Beep…Beep…Beep…
The constant beeping sound was the first thing Shi Lang heard after regaining his consciousness. He could not open his eyes, it felt as if they were made of lead. His mind was in a numb state, unable to recall what was going on and what happened.
It took him a few minutes to regain his memories. Recalling what happened Shi Lang became restless, he only had the memory of a phaser canon, blasting a few meters away from him and Amelia. He used all the spirit energy inside him to shield the blast impact and the nano-bots were covering his companion.
Just before his mind went blank, he shoved Amelia away with his complete strength. Now, he was getting very anxious. The body gradually regained movement, and he slowly opened his eyes. The world around him was green. Shi Lang understood that he was immersed in medicinal liquid. He blinked a few times and tried to move his neck, but the whole body gave him painful feedback.
He calmed down and closed his eyes. The pain made him unable to move, so he decided to check what was wrong with his body. Closing his eyes, he tried to use the spiritual energy inside his body. However, the energy did not move. Shi Lang was worried but it was still under control. He used his special ability and sensed his body.
A three-dimensional figure appeared in his mind, the exterior of the body was fine, the physical wounds will heal, and they did not worry him, Shi Lang focused on what was going inside. His organs were shaken by the impact of the phasor canon attack. The signs of injuries were low performance and he could sense the nanobots repairing his tissues.
This can be controlled as well, he focused his mind on the spiritual aspect of his body, the dantian was fine, but the meridians, made Shi Lang frown. They were riddled with small and big wounds. The impact from the canon left a direct effect on his meridians. The backlash of the spirit shield collapse had left his meridians shaken.
This type of injury can only be cured by constant spiritual flow in the meridians and it will take a long time. Until Shi Lang finds some natural treasure to heal himself. The knowledge bestowed by OB-One was not of any use at this moment.
Sighing he opened his eyes and saw a person standing below the medical tube. This person was a Neomonian. Shi Lang was suspended inside the liquid and his body was immobile. The person below did not look up at first but Shi Lang using all his resolve jerked his body.
The person noticed something and was shocked when he looked up. He gave Shi Lang a few hand signals meaning, let him wait and he will call the others. Shi Lang blinked his eyes showing he understood.
The person rushed away quickly, and in just a few moments, a group of people flooded inside. This group had Hayley, Jenkins, General Edwards, Charlotte Knight, and Shi John. Shi Lang looked at them but did not see Amelia, and his heart sank. Just when he thought something bad has happened, Charlotte used signs to tell him that Amelia is fine, she suffered minor physical trauma and was in her ward.
However, will Shi Lang believe her? No, and closed his eyes and sort of vibrated his head from side to side, showing that he was not convinced. Charlotte knight sighed and said, “Do not worry, she will come here soon.”
Shi Lang cast a gaze to his father and found the old man to be tearing up with relief. He blinked his eyes, to comfort the man. He could guess that his mother and aunt probably were shaken badly and that was why they did not come to see him. After all, the intensity of his injuries was that much.
After a few minutes, he was beginning to feel exhausted again, and at this moment Amelia came inside in a wheelchair. Her leg was in a cast, but Shi Lang could tell that she was fine and this was minor trauma. He blinked a few times and Amelia nodded in response.
Soon, he fainted again. His body did not have enough energy at this moment.
Charlotte looked at him, “We cannot let this go by.”
General Edwards nodded and said, “I agree but this thing cannot be decided by us. Shi Lang is a man with a strong sense of individuality. Let us wait for him to come out of that tube, and then we will discuss this. Amelia, focus on healing up soon.”
Amelia replied, “Yes, Sir.”
The elders went back to tell the others about this while the youngsters sat with each other inside Amelia’s ward. Jenkins asked, “Who could be so powerful to send in fighter ships inside the atmosphere undetected?”
Hayley shook her head and said, “I have no idea, and OB-One has told us, that it was not done by someone on the inside of this planet.”
Amelia did not dwell on this topic, she asked, “What do you think will happen when Lang gets out of that tube?”
They all knew the answer to this question, but they did not wish to face it. The answer was too terrifying. Not for the enemy but even for them. Shi Lang has never really been enraged in front of them, his silent actions have been enough to tell them. His calm was very scary, but when such people exploded in rage, they were no less than extermination forces of nature.
While everyone was pondering over his conditions, the imperial court of the Neomon Empire was shocked. The empress had ordered a comb search and the special intelligence squad was mobilized. However, they did not find anything. Nexalia knew how cruel can Shi Lang be, last time he diffused the situation with iron hand means, and a deep impression was left on the people of the empire.
Nexalia did not have the guts to face him. She would rather take her time to get some results. However, the more time passes by, the more Shi Lang would heal, and the more he healed, the more pressure she will have. But if she met with Shi Lang empty-handed, then the wait would be wasted. Nexalia was in a bind. She decided to send her sister to meet Shi Lang and the others on her behalf.
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Shi Lang was still suspended in the medicine tube, but the liquid was not flowing over his hand and a few floaters were keeping him free from the effects of gravity. His wounds have healed mostly, the reason he was still inside was that OB-One said so. The medicinal liquid was somewhat helpful in getting his meridians corrected.
Shi Lang was eager to get out. He was physically unfit but his mind was completely fine, he could still think, and inside the tube for the past few days, he has been thinking about this matter only. Recalling how he and Amelia almost died, he realized that he was not as strong as he thought he was.
This pent-up frustration was enraging him, he would smile and talk to his people when they come to meet him, but they all could sense that it was all a facade. Shi Lang stood at the peak of the federation, how could he take this humiliation lying down?
General Edwards had issued a gag order on his situation. They did not want the news to leak and since Shi Lang was on vacation, if there was any emergent situation it was dealt with by either General Charlotte or General Edwards. It has been two weeks since they rescued him and everyone was trying to look for some clues on their own, but they could not find any clues.
General Edwards dealt with the pilot captured from the enemy fighters, but the people were all implanted with a partly artificial brain. They were of no use. Shi Lang was aware of this, he was silent because he was waiting for someone.
That, someone, was the Empress. This incident happened in her territory, she should explain things to him. After a day, OB-One suggested that Shi Lang should take pills made from the condensed essence, and finally, the time in the medicine tube was over.
Shi Lang came out of the medicine vessel and stepped on the cold floor. He just changed into a set of casual clothes given to him by OB-One, when Nexa entered the room. She saw Shi Lang, and the latter also gazed at her, however, his cold eyes made her stop.
Shi Lang did not even bother to greet her and walked out of the room. Jenkins was responsible for attending to the princess and at this moment, he was scared silly. Shi Lang did not pay attention to anyone, he walked straight to the holding cells. OB-One has told him the route earlier.
They all followed him. The metal door of the cells was locked, Shi Lang did not have the passcode, and the guard on the side was so scared by his aura that he was fidgeting. Shi Lang glanced at the guy and then, raising his leg, he kicked the door.
This thing that could hold back a whole armed unit for an hour, caved in with a kick, and the sound rang out throughout the facility. Alarms went off.