NOVPUB"Wu... Wu Bin? How could you be there?"
Han Biao said this, and even he was baffled.
Jin Nanhua reminded on the side, "Our operation has two objectives, one is to capture the Barbaric Dragon, and the other is to find the clone of our classmate Wu Bin."
"But we never expected Wu Bin’s clone to be with the people from the Ninth District."
Everyone’s expression became grave.
The people from the Ninth District were no easy adversaries, but the key question was how they managed to make contact with Wu Bin’s clone.
As everyone was pondering, they watched the clone produce a dagger, and before everyone’s eyes, stabbed it into the Barbaric Dragon’s reverse scale!
Once the reverse scale was pierced, the Barbaric Dragon became instantly enraged, awakening from its dormant state.
However, under the double effect of the gel and the anesthetic, the Barbaric Dragon couldn’t cause any harm to the people from the Ninth District!
Jin Nanhua and the others could only watch helplessly as the clone extracted something the size of a fist, still beating, from within the Barbaric Dragon!
"The Barbaric Dragon’s heart! They actually removed the Barbaric Dragon’s heart!"
Jin Nanhua was furious, his eyes bloodshot!
Originally, they thought if the people from the Ninth District couldn’t take the Barbaric Dragon away, they would still have a chance to snatch it back.
But they hadn’t expected the enemy to directly remove the Barbaric Dragon’s heart!
This way, wouldn’t the Barbaric Dragon become a dead dragon?
"Damn it, we can’t wait any longer! Brothers, kill them!"
With an order from Hu Feng, the vanguard team members raised their guns to return fire.
The Ninth District had achieved their strategic objective, and having secured the Barbaric Dragon’s heart, a group of people covered the clone, swiftly retreating.
Before leaving, the clone took a last look at Wu Bin, his eyes filled with provocation.
For some reason, Wu Bin felt a chill in his heart when he met the clone’s gaze.
Everything was as Nightingale had predicted, these people from the Ninth District had arrived in a submarine.
They came fast and withdrew even faster.
To accomplish this mission, they had even left behind some dead-end fighters to cover the retreat, ensuring that the clone could safely board the submarine and escape.
Hu Feng had originally wanted to capture some of the Ninth District’s survivors.
Who knew that these men from the Ninth District had the nerve, seeing they couldn’t beat the vanguard troops, to take their own lives with bullets.
After ten minutes, the battle was over.
Jin Nanhua stood before the body of the Barbaric Dragon, nervously collecting data.
"Quick, bring the equipment over!"
"Record this, note down the current state of the Barbaric Dragon!"
With its heart carved out, even a member of the Dragon Clan would be on the brink of death.
Jin Nanhua had to record the complete physiological data of the Barbaric Dragon before it fully expired, as that would be conducive to the development of subsequent scientific research.
Watching a group of scientists carrying out various tests around the Barbaric Dragon’s body, Wu Bin didn’t quite know what to say.
Nightingale holstered his gun and said to Wu Bin, "That’s it, your task is done, you can go back."
Wu Bin felt somewhat awkward.
"I seem to have been of little help."
Nightingale gave him a glance.
"You’ve been a great help, you just touched the Barbaric Dragon, why did it suddenly lose its strength? Is your ability Stamina Extraction?"
Wu Bin gave a slight smile, but didn’t explain too much.
Joking aside, this was his lifesaving skill, so was it something he could just reveal?
Seeing that Wu Bin refused to speak, Nightingale didn’t force the issue.
She looked at Wu Bin and said, "Did you see that clone just now?"
Wu Bin nodded.
Nightingale suddenly spoke with a grave expression, "Now that the clone has aligned itself with the Ninth Zone, our mission objective needs to change."
"From containment to elimination."
Wu Bin’s eyes widened instantly.
"That’s so cruel? Though betraying one’s country is wrong, does that warrant immediate elimination?"
Nightingale said indifferently, "Haven’t I told you before? This clone was created by the Pisces Jade Pendant, and therefore there is a certain connection between the clone and the original."
"We call this connection symbiosis."
"That means as the clone’s energy itself gets stronger, the original’s energy becomes weaker."
"So in dealing with these clones, we normally adopt a containment policy, letting them serve as ordinary civil officers at the Ninth Institute and requiring them not to further enhance their abilities, to avoid affecting the original."
"However, in the Ninth Zone, this limitation clearly does not exist. Because for the people of the Ninth Zone, he is the original, and you are the clone."
After hearing Nightingale’s explanation, Wu Bin was a bit stunned.
"Hold on a second, this sounds a bit convoluted."
"You mean to say the stronger the clone’s energy, the weaker my energy becomes?"
Nightingale nodded.
"You can understand it this way. As your clone grows stronger, your vitality gets weaker, and your body becomes more frail."
"Look at the doctor, he is in that situation right now."
Wu Bin looked towards Jin Nanhua.
He noticed that Jin Nanhua had to cough occasionally, and each time he coughed, he would definitely cough up some blood.
Indeed, compared to the last time they met, Jin Nanhua’s physical condition was much worse this time.
Upon hearing this, Wu Bin felt a chill in his heart.
"So, does that mean Doctor Jin’s clone is also wandering outside and getting stronger?"
Nightingale nodded.
"Don’t worry, we have already started a manhunt for him, although we haven’t received any news about him yet."
Wu Bin couldn’t help but grin bitterly.
What sort of reassurance was that!
Dammit, Wu Bin had originally thought about living peacefully with his clone, but now it seems they were enemies from the start!
No wonder the clone gave him that meaningful smile earlier; he must have known all along!
"Alright, the rest of the matter is not for you to be involved in. You go back first, and if there’s anything else, I will inform you."
Nightingale gestured for someone to take Wu Bin back to the ship.
...
On the ship, the main hall.
When Han Jiaoyan and the others saw Wu Bin returning, they all quickly gathered around him.
"Wu Bin, are you alright? Where did you go just now? We couldn’t find you anywhere."
Han Jiaoyan and the others didn’t know about the existence of the Ninth Institute; they only knew that Wu Bin had been taken away by the staff and then explosions were heard outside, which was quite frightening.
Wu Bin said with a smile, "I didn’t go anywhere, just walked around on this ship."
On hearing what Wu Bin said, the netizens in the live broadcast room began to speculate.
"With Wu Bro’s expression, it’s definitely not as simple as just wandering around nearby."
"Isn’t that obvious? Didn’t you hear that loud bang earlier? I reckon some explosives were set off."
"Damn, I searched the satellite map for this island and found it to be blocked, there’s definitely something fishy about this island!"
