Rhodes Island's Psychologist

Ch 58: You Are Buffed

This is his second time seeing Nightingale using magic, or rather, Originium Arts. The thin screen looks so fragile as if you can poke a hole through it with your finger, but it blocks all the attacks. 

The flames and rubbles from the explosion bounce off the light, and all they could do is cause small ripples on the shield. Lin Yie gulps. 

He turns to Nightingale and gives her a thumbs-up, "That was really impressive, Liz." Nightingale glances at him, but she doesn't say anything. She taps her staff on the ground and her wounds are also healed.

"Can you heal this hapless kid too?" Lin Yie puts Ifrit down, "We can gain another fighting force when she is healed. Yato can't deal with that woman alone."

Nightingale looks at Ifrit, but she doesn't heal the girl. She shakes her head, "I can't."

Lin Yie pauses, "Why?"

"I can only heal the wounds on her body." Nightingale checks Ifrit's conditions, "But the problem is not her external wounds. It is her infection. Her wounds stimulated her oripathy and made her infection more severe. If she wakes up and receives more stimuli, the stones inside her might explode."

Lin Yie's mouth twitches, "Then, what should we do?"

Nightingale thinks for a moment before saying, "She needs fresh air. This place will only put more burden on her body."

Lin Yie looks around, "We might have to go back to the roof."

Lin Yie asks, "How much time does this kid have?"

Nightingale rolls up Ifrit's sleeves. Lin Yie can see the originium shards on Ifrit's arms. They are glowing red as if they are heating up.

"Five minutes at most." Nightingale says, "If nothing is done, she will explode in five minutes."

(Fuck. I am left with no choice!)

Lin Yie clenches his teeth and carries Ifrit on his back, "This is 23rd floor! Five minutes are only enough for us to go up, not down."

"I agree." Nightingale nods and stands up, "Let's go."

Lin Yie glances at Nightingale. He wanted to ask Nightingale to stay here, but he realized he has no experience dealing with the Infected, and Nightingale wouldn't be safe here either. This is not the time to be a hero.

"Alright." But before he leaves, Lin Yie hesitates, "I know this is not the time to ask, but... " Lin Yie looks at the empty syringe, "Did you recover your memory?"

Nightingale shakes her head.

"Do you know who I am?"

Nightingale frowns, "Rhodes Island's psychologist, Lin Yie. Is there a problem?"

"No. There is no problem." Lin Yie takes a deep breath and shouts at the nearly destroyed corridor, "Yato, take care. We are leaving first!"

Yato doesn't respond. Both W and she are nowhere to be seen. The explosion penetrated several floors, and Lin Yie already lost track of them. He can only pray that Yato is safe.

But he has his own problem to take care of. He can feel Ifrit getting hotter and hotter. He can't delay any longer. He runs into the emergency exit.

Fortunately, it is still intact.

As they climb the stairs, Lin Yie doesn't see any intruders. It seems that they have all gone downstairs. And they shouldn't have expected Lin Yie to go up instead. Everyone knows the top floors are the most dangerous places right now with all the fighting and explosions. Who knows when the building will collapse? And if it does, the people there will die for sure.

Lin Yie suppresses negative thoughts. Now is not the time for thinking. He has a life to save. With the unconscious Ifrit on his back and crippled Nightingale trailing behind, Lin Yie feels like a father dragging two kids to kindergarden.

When they finally reach the top floor, the helicopter is still there, but after crashing inside, it only has a burnt skeleton left. The fire is not extinguished yet, and black smoke fills the air. Lin Yie intentionally walks away from the smoke before putting Ifrit down.

"Open that window," Nightingale instructs Lin Yie. He looks around for a tool to break the glass, but he can't find anything. In the end, he shoots the glass with his python, and wind pours inside through the hole.

Ifrit's body temperature finally stops rising.

Lin Yie looks at Nightingale, "Is that enough?"

Nightingale nods, "Almost. Next, we need..."

Before Nightingale can finish speaking, they hear footsteps. Lin Yie turns around and sees the intruders.

"There they are!"

Another intruder shouts, "Use them as hostages! Go!"

They rush towards Lin Yie.

This is giving Lin Yie a massive headache. He checks his python and sees there are only two bullets left.

"Shit." Lin Yie can't help but curse. He turns to Nightingale, "I only have two bullets left. After that, I will have to fight to the death."

Nightingale shakes her head, "Not fight to the death."

She raises her staff and aims it at Lin Yie. In the next second, Lin Yie is enveloped by a green light, and his wounds are closed.

"Fight to your heart's content." Nightingale says seriously, "I won't let you die so easily... You are buffed now."