Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 106 - 084. Start the Killing

Chapter 106: 084. Start the Killing

"Shh, shh, shh...the video is clear, recording has started."

Doctor Anna fixed the camera on herself, took a deep breath, and planned to address the camera with a purely professional tone about her schedule. However, speaking to the emotionless lens proved to be somewhat awkward.

After a moment, she relaxed her tone:

"It’s October 7, 220th year of the Galactic Era, 7:56 AM. I am Assistant Doctor Anna—no, I am not an assistant anymore."

"The place where I am located is in the Outer World, P-205 Shelter, the Mingji Humanitarian Rescue Organization...The situation is increasingly bleak. The greenhouses and the synthetic protein systems have been seriously damaged, and most of the medical equipment has been destroyed. The housed Infected need genetic stabilizers, steroids, and ventilators, but these too have been damaged—I truly wonder if those I sent out will be able to steal them back."

"Oh Twin Queens...the pressure is too much for me. The security team is heavily hit, the strength of Mingji Humanity is unprecedentedly low, nobody can sleep peacefully, and as an acting leader, only the journal time in the wee hours brings me peace of mind."

"Besides necessities, we are lacking steel, titanium, and aluminum, and our weapon reserves are in a bad state, thankfully the uranium fuel rods for the reactor are still sufficient...Now, I am left with only one option."

She picked up the Professor’s tablet, operating it while speaking:

"While clearing up the Professor’s legacy, I obtained a communicator with Frost Plated."

"The Professor...she was too stubborn, even though she could ask for help from Frost Plated at any time, she chose to die rather than compromise, surely due to the effect of Xeno’s failure."

"She still dwelled in the shadows of the past...still as beautiful, naive, and kind as she was in her youth."

Anna murmured and then suddenly changed her tone:

"But how could such a person be a leader?"

"For the continuity of human nature in the Outer World, now, I can only seek help from Frost Plated."

Her expression eased slightly:

"Third Rule has already replied to me, they are preparing to gather personnel and supplies, they should be here by 9 AM today."

"Although Mingji is a humanitarian organization, how can we carry out humanitarian work when we can’t even feed ourselves?"

"Times have changed...Professor, my teacher, I am no longer the naive girl who held idealistic views of human nature."

She unconsciously brushed her hand over the half of her face covered with a chrome mask, the cold metal indifferent to any semblance of beauty it once held, which was once comely and softly delicate to touch.

"For the sake of Mingji’s humanitarian rescue, I lost half of my face, Nodley lost her body and health, and the teacher also gave her life and youth...and just at this time, the dignitaries of Frost Plated are still basking in artificial sunlight, relying on our research results to sketch out false dreams to the masses!"

Her chest heaved violently, her pupils flared with red and black, a rare occurrence of emotional loss of control for Anna:

"I’ve had enough!"

"What Ersha Virus, what helping the Infected, what continuing humanity—what experiment haven’t we done? But all the results were sold off cheaply by you, Professor, to Frost Plated! And yet you immersed yourself in the accident of Xeno, continually reflecting on yourself..."

She took a deep breath, looked up at the ceiling, and spoke in a low murmur:

"That’s why you died, Professor."

"It’s time to wake up, be more realistic, humans have emotions and desires, wanting to live a better life—that is the continuation of human nature."

"Mingji must not fall, so we must continue to change, even if our original intentions and goals have corrupted, but as long as Mingji stands, there will always be hope."

"Now is the 78th hour since the Professor was victimized—Nodley is out of life-threatening condition, but it will take time for her to return to her peak state. She’s not enough to control the situation, the security issues haven’t been resolved, hence, I have activated the second level of the factory, and soon a new Ersha Armament will be online and put to practical use."

"That’s still not enough...whether it’s human resources or those children, it’s still not enough."

Her tone grew more agitated:

"There needs to be one person to inherit your mantle, and there must be a leader to lead people to continue to survive in the Outer World, to continue our research."

Anna dropped her arms, closed her eyes, and after a moment, she faced the camera with clear eyes devoid of any red and black hues.

She spoke calmly:

"From now on, I am Mingji’s new Professor."

Clang clang clang!

Before her words had fallen, intense knocking sounded from outside the room.

"Doctor Anna! Doctor Anna? Are you awake? Please wake up!"

The nurse outside sounded very anxious:

"Head Nurse Nodley’s condition isn’t good, her Qi Energy interfered with her normal arteries—she absolutely needs Zunisidine."

"Nodley?!"

Anna hurriedly got up to open the door and rushed to the emergency room.

Passing through the disinfection room, as the doors to the ICU swung open, Anna was met with black blood splattered across the floor. Her face darkened as she asked the leading surgeon:

"What’s the situation?"

"It’s not promising,"

the leading surgeon said with concern:

"Head Nurse Nodley’s main issue is bleeding, so we initially planned to use the conventional method—a Qi Energy bridge, allowing the Martial Artist to use their Qi Energy to heal their own wounds. It’s the safest and most effective method with no risk of bodily rejection."

"Then why did this happen?"

Anna glanced at Nodley on the bed, her face covered by an antibacterial suit, exposing only her opened chest cavity,

just as the leading surgeon had described, physicians had installed a nanotube from the ’Qi Sea’ organ, directly leading to the cardiovascular system to allow Qi Energy to circulate throughout the body and maximize the Martial Artist’s self-healing abilities.

But now, Nodley’s heart was visibly tarnished, black decay traces spreading across half of her lung, and the air was filled with the stench of decay.

"This seems to be a corrosive ability associated with the shadows, could it be Zonia..."

A chill ran through Anna, but she quickly shook her head.

—Ersha Armament was obviously meant to be sold; there has never been a case where an arms company stopped sales because their own employees were killed by their manufactured guns.

"Go for a prosthesis then, Nodley is a Martial Artist of the Alpha Stage, use military-grade for both heart and lungs, replace them all."

Martial Artists have robust physical conditions, and as long as the ’Qi Sea’ organ remains, their potential remains undamaged. Anna observed for a moment then gave up on preserving the original organs.

However, the leading surgeon grimaced:

"...There aren’t any."

"How is that possible? We are a medical organization!" Anna exclaimed in surprise.

"We’ve checked the inventory... There are no military-grade prostheses available, not even civilian ones."

The leading surgeon expressed difficulty:

"Actually, the best treatment would be using Zunisidine, a special medication—it could rapidly repair the body of a Qi Strength Cultivator, significantly stimulating the Qi Energy organs’ purification ability and thus preventing further infection... But that medicine was also stolen."

"Zunisidine..."

Anna paused.

This substance could only be produced by the Four Nations.

She recalled that Mingji’s Zunisidine was always specifically ordered by the Professor, brought by agents from Frost Plated Third Rule, but now it was too late to add Zunisidine to the request.

The agents of Third Rule had already departed, and they wouldn’t go back just for one specific medication, especially since using the subway channel once was costly.

"Let’s just keep her alive for now," Anna said helplessly. "Is there anything we can do?"

"All we can do now is continuously change her blood, dialyzing her over and over, using an advanced dialyzer, then employing ionizing radiation to kill the contamination in her blood,"

the leading surgeon explained:

"But this way has poor outcomes because the Transcendent’s corruptive power is usually something they have to overcome themselves. Moreover, the dialysis and ionizing radiation cause great damage to the blood. As a Martial Artist of the Alpha Stage, she can withstand at most fifteen dialysis treatments."

"Proceed with the dialysis then."

No matter what, Nodley cannot die here... not now.

Anna turned and left, her gaze wandering.

Nodley was not just a symbol of martial force; more importantly, as one of the founders of Mingji Humanity, she held high beliefs and was highly respected among the younger physicians.

She cannot die easily. The Professor had already passed away... Once she dies, it would be very difficult to maintain the banner of Mingji’s humanitarian efforts.

Without Nodley to stabilize those who placed their hopes and beliefs in humanitarian efforts, they would soon become disillusioned and leave.

After all, if it weren’t for belief, how could they endure such harsh conditions, leave the comfortable and pleasant Four Nations, and willingly use living people for experiments?

To sustain Mingji’s scale with just manpower and commercial contracts, the monthly expenses for manpower alone would be at least 730,000 Derby!

Without these, the transformation Anna aimed for would inevitably fail.

"A commercialized Mingji, an industrialized Mingji, that is the Mingji I want."

With a grim face, Anna walked alone towards the Central Elevator.

The agents from Third Rule were soon to arrive; she needed to prepare in advance.