Sky-cracking Rider

Chapter 461 Section 457 - Awakening

"...Physiological state normal... Biological reaction in sleeping state... Delta waves stable... Spiritual power intensity at 384 degrees... Comprehensive assessment B-grade, Elemental Affinity Eight Stars, no abnormalities found... no Battle Qi..."

Chen Fei's consciousness began to coalesce amid indistinct sounds.

"Oh! Alpha waves present, he's waking up."

Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes to see a hatch with a transparent window, beyond which lay a checkered grid of ceiling panels and evenly spaced lights.

His mind became slightly more functional and he could discern that what he had initially thought to be a "door panel" was actually a cover. Struggling to turn his head, he seemed to be lying in a rehabilitation pod.

First, let's regain focus, and review the homework.

Oh, right, a sudden memory gap... It wasn't from drinking too much, but from an energy deficit of over six thousand points, which caused a surge of blood to my heart and knocked me out.

Also, there was weakness all over my body as if having undergone severe physical energy depletion. Thankfully, there was no severe reaction from lactic acid buildup, likely due to the rehab pod's effect in catalyzing the rapid decomposition of muscle lactic acid, or else I would have suffered unbearably.

Click... Pssst!

Like the sound of deflating, the lid of the rehabilitation pod slowly rose, revealing Chen Fei in his skimpy sleepwear.

"How many fingers am I holding up?"

A man with glasses extended his hand toward Chen Fei.

"Those are fingers!"

Chen Fei wasn't about to think the man's weird gesture represented any number.

"Looks normal to me!"

The man calmly withdrew his hand.

After all, it was a multiple-choice question, and there's more than one correct answer.

"Where am I?"

The rehabilitation pod slowly rotated from head to toe, naturally shifting Chen Fei from lying to leaning inside the pod.

"You are in Hanhai, um, at the community health station, yes, a health station, responsible for headaches, colds, distributing external medicine and the like. Surely not for treating something like cancer or AIDS. That definitely wouldn't be handled here."

The man with glasses awkwardly rephrased his speech, looking highly suspect.

"A secret facility, right?"

Chen Fei bluntly exposed the man's evasiveness. He had heard "Hanhai?" followed by an immediate conversational freeze more than once, and it wasn't just from one person.

"Right, right, right! Heh, exactly! Look less, ask less, keep a secret, otherwise, you won't be able to leave!"

The man with glasses continued to gesticulate, clearly not adept at lying.

Technical Staff!

Confirmed!

All are honest kids, incapable of even telling a lie.

"How long have I been lying here?"

Chen Fei stood up, feeling a bit weak. His legs struggled to maintain stability, so he leaned against the rehab pod momentarily, waiting for his body to regain balance and strength.

The man with glasses hastily said, "Ten days, a full ten days."

Unwittingly, the power in the conversation had shifted to Chen Fei.

"By the way, where's my Little Bird? How is Xiao Jiu?"

Chen Fei's first thought was of the little guy.

The little guy should be capable of taking care of itself, and Officer Yuan Zheng of the sergeant's team would also help, and things like bird food could be found aboard the Mobile Base Vehicle.

Moreover, this small town has a high level of greenery, so there would be no shortage of live food like insects, which is even more suitable for Little Bird to forage on its own.

The man with glasses hesitantly said, "Bird? Uh, I have to ask, just a moment!"

He hadn't heard of any bird and immediately took out his phone and started inquiring outside the room.

In the short time it took to exchange these few words, Chen Fei had regained much of his strength and was able to stand firmly on his own.

"Major Li!" x2!

Chen Fei and the man with glasses exclaimed in unison.

It was said to be an adoption by the management committee, but Chen Fei hadn't expected that the one bringing Xiao Jiu would be a major from the Special Warfare Group.

"It seems you're mostly alright now."

Major Li Xinliang sized up Chen Fei; he had been keeping an eye on the young man's condition these past few days.

Merely a B-rank supernatural power user daring to fight against a being of extraordinary power wielding the Longinus, the audacity was off the charts, and so reckless.

Yet in the end, the former managed to beat the latter half to death, against everyone's expectations.

Reckless, absolutely and utterly reckless.

Surviving was pure luck on his part.

If it had been anyone else, they probably wouldn't have made it beyond the first exchange.

No wait! On this young man, luck seemed to have played more than just once.

A neophyte who dares drag the Dragon of Slaughter into mutual annihilation can't be evaluated by ordinary standards.

"Thank you for bringing Xiao Jiu."

Chen Fei reached out to grab the mischievous little one who had been causing trouble on his shoulder, holding it in his palm.

The little bird treated his palm as its own nest and began to roll around.

Major Li Xinliang said politely, "You're welcome, Xiao Jiu is a Magical Beast and needs someone to look after it. No one would just ignore it."

The whole Hanhai Central Base really didn't have the guts to let such a powerful Laser Jiu mix among sparrows; an accidental blast from its powerful laser beam, and who knew what kind of damage it might cause.

After Chen Fei was picked up seemingly lifeless, the Central Base immediately sent someone to take care of the Magical Beast.

If you want the little guy to behave, it's easy—just connect to the screen of the healing chamber and explain the situation. Little Bird would then patiently wait for daddy Chen Fei to wake up. It's been very well-behaved for the past few days, neither making noise nor causing trouble, showing excellent upbringing.

"If it's convenient, let's find a place to talk."

Major Li glanced at the man with glasses.

Understanding the hint, the latter immediately raised his hands and said, "You guys talk, I'll be stepping out first."

And with that, he left the room.

"Please speak!"

Chen Fei looked at the Special Warfare Group Major, shrugging his shoulders.

If somebody doesn't come to the temple without a reason, then aside from returning Jiu to its owner, the major must have other important matters to discuss.

Major Li Xinliang stood straight up and asked seriously, "Do you know who you fought with that night?"

This was getting to the crux of the matter.

Seeing such a stern expression, Chen Fei guessed that this must be the real issue, while Little Bird was just brought along for convenience.

Chen Fei spread his hands and said helplessly, "I don't know. I know nothing!"

He assured that he was completely oblivious, except for getting into an inexplicable fight, indeed he knew nothing.

He definitely wouldn't cause trouble for himself. Knowing too much might mean never leaving this small town.

"You can say that outside, but here, I'd still hope you'd be honest," Major Li wasn't easily fooled, almost as if about to say "confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll face strict measures."

Chen Fei didn't like this almost interrogative way of questioning and flatly said, "I really don't know, why don't you ask something more concrete?"

Beyond the opponent's gender being male, Chen Fei knew nothing about his age, name, abilities, or rank.

To suggest there was some feud or grievance between them was stretching it—unless the loop of Divine Song reached that level of pettiness to demand a life?

"Let me reveal a little bit then!"

Major Li Xinliang hesitated for a moment and said, "That guy... isn't human!"

"Huh?"