57: Chapter 57 Liu Ying: Is he Lu Zheng?

Inside the Hospital, General Captain Yu Xiangwen had already come out of the operating room. Although he was out of danger, he still required constant monitoring and was currently in the intensive care unit.

There were people guarding outside his ward, not letting even a fly get in.

"Old Yu, you must pull through,"

General Liu Ying said slowly, standing outside the ward. The sight of the figure covered in tubes pained his heart. He turned and left; one of his arms was missing, and his chest was heavily bandaged.

In that battle, he had lost an arm, and General Captain Yu Xiangwen was severely injured and unconscious, but it was all worth it; Jianghai City was safe.

"Did you find him?"

General Liu Ying turned his head and asked. A person behind him replied, "Chief, we have searched the entire population registry of Jianghai City, and there is no one named Jiang Tian."

"We have no understanding of him whatsoever, and there is no sign of him in the surveillance footage. Currently, we only know that the Ultraman suit he wore came from a resident's home. We investigated that as well, and it has absolutely no connection to Jiang Tian."

"Chief, should we continue the investigation?"

General Liu Ying walked slowly in front, passing by room after room, when suddenly a name appeared before his eyes. Lu Zheng!

"I remember this Lu Zheng is Lu Wen's younger brother, right!"

"Is he injured?"

General Liu Ying asked. A person behind him hurriedly explained, "Chief, he is indeed Lu Wen's younger brother, Lu Zheng, but he was not hospitalized because of last night's incident."

"He was unlucky, encountered a cult, and had his mind controlled. I heard he only just woke up yesterday."

"It is unclear if there is still any danger, so he hasn't been discharged yet."

"A cult?!"

General Liu Ying was stunned. Through the door's window, he saw the young man sleeping in the ward. The reason he knew the name Lu Zheng was because of Qin Yao.

In Qin Yao's file, Lu Zheng was her ex-boyfriend. After Qin Yao left for university, the two completely lost contact.

After arriving in Jianghai City, he had wanted to see what the young man who could be Qin Yao's boyfriend looked like and what was so outstanding about him.

However, upon learning that Lu Zheng was just an ordinary person, he lost interest.

However... was the Holy Spirit Sect targeting Lu Zheng a coincidence, or was it because of Qin Yao?

General Liu Ying couldn't help but overthink, because in the outside world, the name Qin Yao was becoming known to more and more people, and the higher-ups even had the intention of cultivating her as a seed.

"Chief?" Seeing the Chief staring blankly at the young man in the ward, the person behind him reminded him softly.

"Since Jiang Tian doesn't want us to know who he is, there is no need for us to waste time, and we shouldn't disturb him."

"It is no exaggeration to say that he saved Jianghai City, and we owe him."

"I believe that one day, we will meet again."

General Liu Ying withdrew his gaze from Lu Zheng and walked forward, but then added, "After Lu Zheng is discharged, pay more attention to the situation around him."

"If you notice anything wrong, you must report it immediately."

General Liu Ying was worried that the cult's purpose in targeting Lu Zheng was not simple. The people behind him nodded in response, among whom was Bai Chengyan.

Bai Chengyan looked at Lu Zheng inside the ward; receiving the Chief's attention was a good thing for Lu Zheng.

After a while, the group had moved far away. Inside the ward, Lu Zheng slowly opened his eyes. With his current strength, he had long known about the people outside the ward.

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"Chief, you are right, we will meet again."

"It's just that this time, it seems you, Chief, don't know it yet."

Lu Zheng muttered to himself, then thought of the Holy Spirit Sect that had made him a target, and looked out the window.

"I wonder what the Holy Spirit Sect's purpose in wanting to capture me really is?"

"I am just an ordinary person; I don't think a cult would notice me."

"Or perhaps, is it because of Qin Yao?"

A sharp glint flashed in Lu Zheng's eyes. After being enhanced by the System, his thinking on problems was also very thorough.

The only thing about himself that seemed exposed and capable of attracting other people's attention was his ex-girlfriend, Qin Yao.

With the Spiritual Energy Revival, evolution was no longer a secret. Yesterday, he saw a news report that in the grand competition recently held by the Evolution University, Qin Yao had secured third place among ten thousand people.

For a time, she was infinitely glorious. Soon, she would head to the military region to compete against the military elites.

"It seems the gap between you and me is growing larger and larger..."

"But, one day, I will stand before you."

Lu Zheng said slowly, his fists clenched tight. He was already very, very strong now, but compared to those people, it was still not enough. However, with the Clone and the System, he believed that his destination was far beyond the present.

"Holy Spirit Sect, no matter what your purpose is, setting your sights on me is your biggest mistake."

"Let me see if you are strong enough, or if my fists are hard enough."

"Or perhaps, you want to face my Clone."

Immediately, Lu Zheng moved his mind, and his perspective appeared at the bottom of Qianxing Lake. A behemoth was currently foraging for food. Despite the Spiritual Energy Revival and the massive explosion in the number of creatures in the lake, it was still not enough to face such a devouring giant beast.

For the Clone, the energy points from ordinary creatures were now half of what they were before; only by devouring Evolved Beasts could it obtain a large amount of energy points.

Therefore, the Evolved Beasts in the C and D zones of Qianxing Lake could be said to have suffered a massacre and had begun to disappear.

It was unknown if they had been eaten by the Clone or if they had sensed the danger and fled to the depths.

Lu Zheng, controlling the Clone, had now arrived at the boundary between the B and C zones. Looking at the depths of Qianxing Lake, a trace of desire flashed in his eyes.

[Clone]: Black Jade Snake [Rank]: 10 [Talents]: Coil (Tier 2), Digestion Enhancement (Tier 2), Perception (Tier 2), Elite Sharp Fangs (Tier 2), Elite Hardening (Tier 2) [Combat Power]: 85 [Energy Points]: 68000 / 100000 [Divinity Points]: 0

These were the Clone's current energy points. In one day, it had only increased by 10,000 energy points, and the price was that the Evolved Beasts in the C and D zones of Qianxing Lake had disappeared.

If he chose to let the Clone continue to stay here, the time to accumulate 100,000 energy points would be indefinitely delayed.

This was something Lu Zheng could not accept.

Nowadays, with the massive explosion of Spiritual Qi, all things were competing, and every day was spent in rapid evolution, with strength progressing quickly.

He was already late to begin with, so he could not afford to waste any more time.

Looking at the Clone's combat power of 85 points, the threat from the depths of Qianxing Lake felt much lighter. He had made his decision and immediately swam towards the B zone.

As he crossed the boundary between the B and C zones, he completely stepped into the B zone.

Lu Zheng had indeed guessed correctly; there were indeed many creatures in the B zone, and he soon noticed the figure of a fish-type Evolved Beast.

The Clone was like a Dragon entering the sea, beginning to devour to its heart's content, and the energy points in the attribute panel began to increase at an extremely fast rate.