Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 787: Section 782 - 23 Tweets

After Director Qian left reception room 3 with the securely sealed bracelet, Assistant Lu Shang, noticing a subtle change in Chen Fei's expression, said, "Is your special ability being suppressed? I guess by the time the public interest naturally cools down, you won't even need the antidote."

The effects of the Supernatural Ability Suppressant could last from one to three months, although it varied by individual, but at least one month was usually guaranteed.

"At least a month? Okay then!"

Chen Fei murmured to himself and then asked, "So, are there any restrictions on my range of movement?"

His Metal Elemental Psychic Power was unaffected as usual, but the "Spatial Branding" was impacted by the Supernatural Ability Suppressant and could not be used, which left him feeling very puzzled. Was there some distinction he was missing?

Assistant Lu pointed down at the ground and said, "You cannot leave the camp. Going out requires prior application and approval before you can head to the designated destination. During this period, you cannot go home. This is for your own good, as it will prevent your family from being disturbed."

Public media will follow industry rules and automatically avoid reporting on non-public figures, but those personal private media will not adhere strictly to the norms.

Keeping Chen Fei in the park camp drew public attention while also reducing disturbances to his family. Assistant Lu's words were not just to stabilize him, this was also the style of civil servants—regardless of time, place, or situation, procedural justice was an essential prerequisite.

Chen Fei cautiously asked, "Can I go see the area where the injured are gathered? My Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu is over there helping."

And he wanted to pass on a few words to his sister who was at the scene.

"Pure Light Sparrow? Xiao Jiu?"

Lu Shang looked over Chen Fei's shoulder, which was empty, yet in Chen Fei's personal file, there indeed was such a spirited little bird.

Chen Fei was a locally registered supernatural power user, and Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu was also registered locally as a Magical Beast, but was born in the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area of another sovereign country. Thanks to Chen Fei's ownership, it had local residency even though it was a non-threatening Pure Light Sparrow, and the approval conditions were quite lenient.

In the local area, the Magical Beasts that enjoy citizen rights are almost countable, and it's hardly a secret.

"Right, Xiao Jiu here shouldn't be considered as a highly threatening Magical Beast, right?"

Chen Fei's tone grew increasingly cautious.

Unlike the Dual-Headed White Wind Crane and the Sky Dragonfish, the great deeds Xiao Jiu had accomplished were truly astonishing, but it never had the same summons response on Blue Star as it did on Cangqiong Star.

"Pfft! What threat does a Pure Light Sparrow pose! Let me ask around for you!"

Lu Shang laughed, pulling out his phone to start sorting out the process.

Locally, the population of Pure Light Sparrows did not exceed thirty, a very small, singular flock. Competitors included not only sparrows and house swallows but also thrushes, magpies, bulbul, doves, pigeons, and other small and medium-sized birds, as well as eagles, falcons, house cats, small drones, and humans, their natural predators. Their numbers had never been able to expand, and as time passed, such a small group would either randomly hybridize with local birds without reproductive isolation, losing their magical lineage after several generations and thus blending into the multitude, or the flock would naturally die out.

Foreign species, once unable to become dominant species, ended up in a very sorry state (like bullfrogs, tilapia, crayfish, oysters, mussels, and Nile tilapia—upon entering the native habitat, they immediately encountered the planet's greatest predator, and their species propagation completely depended on artificial breeding).

The several Pure Light Sparrows in this city, although ranked as First-Rank Magical Beasts, did not even have the qualifications to release spells and were, therefore, not considered species capable of threatening humans. Their status was roughly equivalent to omnivorous sparrows.

After several phone calls and receiving incoming calls, Assistant Lu finally said to Chen Fei, "Your application has been approved. Since the media haven't caught on yet, we should take the opportunity now, rather than later. Let's go right away."

"Okay!"

Chen Fei nodded.

The two found a small military manned aircraft and flew directly to the hospital where Little Sister Chen and Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu were located.

The extent of the tragedy at the hospital scene was even worse than Chen Fei had estimated, especially since the black vortex cloud appeared in the city center; the sudden swarm of monsters caused massive casualties to the unprepared commoners.

The air was thick with the smell of blood, and many bodies were left lying on the ground, hastily covered with stark white hospital sheets due to a shortage of body bags; the sight was densely packed and horrifying.

Chen Fei glanced briefly, noting the dead numbered no less than fifty; cries and wails were relentless, and relatives were arriving continuously, creating a sorrowful atmosphere throughout the hospital.

What he had said in reception room 3 wasn't wrong; using the "Dragon Slayer Missile" certainly would ignite a tremendous controversy, but not using it could lead to even greater casualties.

This was also the main reason why the Rapid Response Center hadn't thrown Chen Fei under the bus; what was his remained his, whether it be flowers or rotten eggs.

"We need volunteers! We need volunteers! Anyone who can help, follow me! We need volunteers..."

A security guard was running back and forth, yelling loudly.

Doctors, nurses, and support staff were already overwhelmingly busy, and even the hospital security felt the need to perform the work of two people alone.

Due to a severe lack of manpower, they had turned to volunteers, even the relatives of the patients.

Hearing the calls, several young and middle-aged people followed the security guard; at such a critical moment, no one would refuse to lend a helping hand.

"Xiao Jiu is in the emergency room; they are triaging there."

Assistant Lu Shang checked his phone. No one acknowledged them, and almost no idle personnel could be found in the entire hospital; they had to rely on information communications dedicated to government departments to get the information they needed.

It wasn't just this hospital; the others were the same.

"Jiu!~"

As soon as Chen Fei entered the noisy and chaotic emergency area, he heard the familiar chirping.

"Jiu!" "Jiu?" "Jiu Jiu!" "Jiu!?"...

Why was there an echo?

A flurry of chaotic chirping and the sound of flapping wings echoed incessantly.

"Xiao Jiu, use the 'Light Healing Technique' on this one! Next, hiss, get 'Whispers of Life' ready!"

Someone was talking to Xiao Jiu, arranging for patients to be seen, and doing pre-treatment work for subsequent treatments.

"Huh? Why are there so many Pure Light Sparrows? Which one is Xiao Jiu?"

Assistant Lu Shang was astonished to see many little birds flying around in the emergency area, and after a moment's identification, confirmed they were all Pure Light Sparrows.

The Pure Light Sparrows from Cangqiong Star are timid and frail birds that aren't usually fond of humans, as humans are, in a sense, one of the natural predators of birds. Getting close to people isn't exactly a good habit and can easily lead to being captured and killed by those with ill intentions, ending up as skewered grilled bird served with a drink for 1 Star Yuan each.

It seems the entire local flock of Pure Light Sparrows has gathered.

"On the table!"

Chen Fei, with his sharp eyes, spotted a little bird with dark feathers hopping around on the table at a pre-diagnosis area.

As if it heard his voice, the little bird suddenly tilted its head to look at him, and the next second, it flapped its wings and landed joyfully on Chen Fei, chirping merrily.

Suddenly, the Pure Light Sparrows flying around in the emergency area converged towards Chen Fei, circling beneath the ceiling.

This scene attracted the attention of many people.

"Go help out!"

Chen Fei held the little bird and pointed towards the pre-diagnosis area he'd indicated before.

"Jiu?"

The little guy looked at Chen Fei, then back at the table, and finally flew back to it.

A sweet-looking nurse approached Chen Fei, examining him up and down.

"Are you Xiao Jiu's owner?"

"I'm not its owner, I'm its dad!"

Chen Fei's response made the nurse's expression freeze—as if he really were its biological father.

He looked around and asked the nurse, "Where's Chen Meng?"

They had agreed that Little Sister Chen would look after Xiao Jiu, but now she was nowhere to be seen.

"Chen Meng? She's volunteering! She was throwing up terribly at first, but eventually, she got used to it."

The nurse clearly knew where Chen Meng was but described it in a way that made one's scalp tingle.

"Oh, thank you! You go ahead with your work!"

Chen Fei knew where to find his younger sister next.

"Jiu!" ×23!

Everyone's eyes brightened slightly as they saw light orbs the size of ping-pong balls flying around the emergency area.

Some collided with walls, others rolled onto the floor, some touched pillars, and others flew up towards the ceiling. As soon as they touched something solid, they would bounce around chaotically, continuing until they touched a human body, after which they would disappear.

A few, however, slowly dissipated in the air.

"'Light Healing Technique', why are there so many?"

A doctor on the scene recognized these little light orbs as first-rank "Light Healing Techniques" from the Light Series, but couldn't understand why there were suddenly so many.

Someone exclaimed with surprise and joy, "These Pure Light Sparrows all know how to use 'Light Healing Technique'!"

"That's right! I saw it too!"

"This is really great."

"Why do they all know 'Light Healing Technique'? Something's off!"

"What's off about it? There are some that can use 'Whispers of Life', starting at the Fourth Rank Human Order."

"...This is completely unscientific!"

In many people's minds, although Pure Light Sparrows are common in Cangqiong Star's atmosphere and are magical beasts, they are the lowest tier of magical beasts, typically unable to use spells, with only a rare few being able to cast them.

Now, suddenly, there were so many Pure Light Sparrows able to use "Light Healing Technique", surprising everyone on the scene, but it was as timely and important as a sudden rainfall.

"Jiu!" ×23!

Another flurry of "Light Healing Technique" flying around benefitted many patients waiting for diagnosis.

Many people now saw clearly that leading the flock of Pure Light Sparrows was one on the pre-diagnosis table, not only of a higher rank but also distinguished by its unique feather crown.

"Something, something's not quite right."

Assistant Lu Shang looked uncertainly at Chen Fei, your little bird really does this?

"Xiao Jiu under ten thousand, beyond ten thousand unbeatable!"

Chen Fei thought to himself, you haven't yet seen the sight of a Pure Light Sparrow flock blotting out the sky and decimating adult dragons in seconds—that's a grand spectacle!

If this city had over a hundred thousand Pure Light Sparrows, that dark Vortex Cloud would definitely not have been able to send so many monsters here so easily, and they wouldn't even need the "Dragon Slayer Missile" as Xiao Jiu alone could handle it all.

"Jiu!" ×23!

After the third wave of "Light Healing Technique" flying around, the Pure Light Sparrows finally quieted down, and so there was no fourth round of chirping.

Xiao Jiu flew back onto Chen Fei again, its small sharp beak grooming its feathers, no longer obeying the doctors' instructions.

Chen Fei knew this meant Xiao Jiu had exhausted its Light magic power and needed to rest.