Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 278 – This is a Good Thing, Don’t Waste It

“A hot potato?”

Hearing Chu Chen’s words, Lin Fan smiled. It was a joyful smile, the kind one would have when looking at a pile of rare materials.

Her gaze swept over the dark, dense mass of mutated soldiers kneeling on the ground, their bodies still twitching intermittently.

“This is no hot potato.”

Lin Fan stuck out her tongue and licked her somewhat dry lips, a greedy light flashing in her eyes.

“This is clearly a great gift from the Federation.”

Chu Chen frowned, not quite understanding what Lin Fan meant.

Although these soldiers were temporarily suppressed, the forced evolution inducer in their bodies was like a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate again at any moment.

The moment Lin Fan’s mental suppression weakened, they would turn into even more frenzied killing machines.

“Little Jing, go and give it a try.” Chu Chen wanted to make one last attempt and said to Sun Jing, who was not far away, “Use your healing ability and see if you can purify the berserk energy in their bodies.”

“Okay!” Sun Jing didn’t hesitate and immediately stepped forward.

She was now a level-six healing-type Evolved being. With a raise of her hand, a green radiance representing life force surged like a tide toward the nearest few mutated soldiers.

Under the glow of the light, the soldiers’ convulsions noticeably subsided, and their pained roars weakened.

But… that was all.

The moment the light dissipated, the crimson and madness in their eyes surged forth once more.

“It’s no use.” Sun Jing shook her head, her face a little pale. “They have completely mutated. My ability can only temporarily soothe them, not eradicate the cause.”

Chu Chen’s expression darkened.

So it really was no use?

Did he really have to personally dispose of these nearly ten thousand soldiers?

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“Alright, stop wasting your energy.”

Lin Fan spoke lazily, interrupting everyone’s thoughts.

“If the stuff those old geezers from the Federation cooked up could be healed, they wouldn’t have to hide it away.”

As she spoke, she waved her hand under everyone’s astonished gazes.

The next second.

An absurdly huge Japanese-style open-air hot spring, with steam gently rising from it, appeared out of thin air in the open space at the center of the battlefield.

It had everything, from marble pool walls and exquisite rockeries with flowing water to even potted cherry blossom trees by the poolside.

This bizarre and ridiculous scene left everyone present dumbfounded.

Lu Yuan, who had just scrambled up from the ground, looked as if his eyeballs were about to pop out.

“Holy crap! A Dragon Clan spatial item? No… what kind of spatial item could hold something this big? Did she just move an entire place over here?”

He felt his worldview being brutally shattered by this demoness once again.

“Don’t make a fuss.” Lin Fan glanced at him as if looking at an unsophisticated country bumpkin.

She walked to the edge of the hot spring pool, looked at the crystal-clear water that gave off a strange, fragrant scent, and nodded in satisfaction.

“I got my hands on something good recently. It might come in handy.”

After she finished speaking, she kicked the edge of the deep pit at her feet.

“Get him up here for me.”

Shi Ming and Zhou Ming exchanged a glance. Though filled with doubt, they immediately jumped into the pit and worked together to haul up the half-dead Chen Mo.

At this moment, Chen Mo’s body was still continuously deforming. His muscle tissues writhed as if they had a life of their own, and his eyes were filled with chaos and pain.

Without even looking at him, Lin Fan reached out and grabbed the back of his neck as if lifting a chick.

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Then, under everyone’s horrified gazes, she carried Chen Mo to the edge of the hot spring pool.

Splash!

She shoved Chen Mo’s head directly into the water.

Glug, glug, glug…

Chen Mo’s body began to struggle violently, his hands flailing wildly in the air as bubbles continuously escaped his mouth.

“Lei… Lei Jie! He’s going to drown!” Sun Jing cried out, her heart pounding in her chest.

“He won’t die.” Lin Fan’s face was expressionless, and the force in her hand actually increased. “This is good stuff. We can’t waste it. We have to make him drink a few more mouthfuls.”

Lu Yuan, standing to the side, felt his mouth twitch.

Was this supposed to be saving someone?

This demoness’s methods were as simple, brutal, and unreasonable as ever.

Just like that, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Chen Mo was held underwater by Lin Fan and forced to drink for a good ten seconds.

Only when he had completely stopped struggling and was floating on the surface like a dead fish did Lin Fan let go, pull him out of the pool, and toss him casually onto the ground.

Everyone’s heart sank.

It was over. The commander of the Chuanxi Base had just been drowned…

However, in the next second.

A miracle happened.

The twisted muscles and overgrown bone spurs on the surface of Chen Mo’s body, lying on the ground, began to smooth out and recede at a visible rate.

The berserk, chaotic aura around him was soothed as if by a gentle force, gradually becoming stable and peaceful.

A few seconds later.

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Chen Mo’s eyes snapped open.

The former crimson and madness in them had vanished without a trace, replaced by a clarity that came from surviving a disaster.

He struggled to sit up, glanced at his own restored arms, then at his concerned comrades around him. Finally, his gaze fell upon Lin Fan.

His expression was very complex.

There was shock, gratitude, and bewilderment.

But in the deepest part of all these emotions, there was a trace of reverence and faith that even he himself had not noticed.

He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse.

“I…”

“I feel much better.”

He hadn’t lost his mind, he hadn’t become a puppet. He was still himself, Chen Mo.

It was just that deep within his soul, a seed named “Faith” had been planted.

“This… How is this possible!” Sun Jing covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief.

Chu Chen shot to his feet, staring intently at the pool of water. Behind his glasses, his eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

He saw it!

This pool of water contained an incredibly pure and gentle energy!

Not only did it neutralize the berserk foreign energy in Chen Mo’s body, but it had even strengthened his body in the process!

Although Chen Mo’s current aura had regressed to the early stage of level five, where he was before the mutation, it was many times more condensed than before!

“What on earth is this?” Chu Chen’s voice trembled slightly.

“You could call it… a true Evolution Serum,” Lin Fan said faintly, as if she had just done something insignificant.

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She turned to Chu Chen, a meaningful curve playing on her lips.

“Now, I have a mission for you.”

“Arrange for people to take this pool of water and make every single one of those kneeling guys drink a few mouthfuls.”

Lin Fan pointed at the nearly ten thousand mutated soldiers.

“If it’s not enough, come to me anytime. I’ll make sure there’s plenty.”

She paused, her voice carrying an unchallengeable dominance.

“Also, send out a notice.”

“From this day forward, that trash that turns people into monsters is no longer worthy of being called Evolution Serum.”

“This is the hope that can lead humanity into the future.”

Lin Fan’s gaze passed over the crowd, looking toward the distant Hangcheng and Jiangcheng.

“Zhou Ming, Ah Hu, Zhang Jie.”

She called out three names.

“Go and prepare some large barrels for water. The more, the better. Fill them all up.”

The three of them immediately stepped forward. Though they didn’t understand, they still responded loudly, “Yes!”

Lin Fan looked at them, her voice calm yet containing the force of a thunderclap.

“Tomorrow, you will take this water to the survivor gathering points from Jiangcheng and Hangcheng.”

“Tell them that as long as they follow me, Lei Li, everyone gets a share, regardless of age or gender.”

“From this day forward, the era of evolution for all… begins with me!”