Chapter 20: City Fire Squad

 

Hearing that the Doctor had a condition didn't surprise Lu Xiao.

Even an existence like the Prison Doctor obediently stayed within the asylum. Lu Xiao found himself increasingly unable to see through this place.

Moreover, he had never considered having any direct conflict with humans.

After all, before falling into the Dark Prison, he had been a good five-star citizen himself.

"Mr. Doctor! What's your condition? Please tell me!"

The Doctor adjusted his monocle and said to Lu Xiao,

"We need a large amount of flesh and blood from your body."

Hearing this, Lu Xiao was taken aback.

The Doctor thought his request might have been too excessive and was about to rephrase it.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiao asked in return,

"Mr. Doctor! How much exactly do you mean by 'a large amount'?"

He gestured with his hands over his own body.

The Doctor's mouth twitched.

"Not that much. About this size!"

The Doctor also made a bowl-shaped gesture with his hands.

"I mainly need blood!"

The Doctor had already confirmed that, compared to his flesh, Lu Xiao's blood was the most effective against anomalies.

Coating bullets with his blood would allow even an ordinary person like the Doctor to instantly kill S077-Butler with one shot.

Of course, that was only possible because the Doctor had pressed the gun against the Butler's forehead.

Normal anomalous beings wouldn't just stand there and let you shoot them.

Some anomalies were even faster than bullets.

"You want my blood?"

Lu Xiao pinched his chin.

"Is five liters enough? Any more and I might not have enough!"

The Doctor shook his head again.

"Even if you give me all your blood, it would eventually run out one day!"

"I plan to extract some of your hematopoietic stem cells!"

The Doctor's plan was to artificially generate blood by cultivating Lu Xiao's hematopoietic stem cells.

Although the effectiveness might be significantly reduced, it would be sufficient for use.

Lu Xiao was familiar with the term "hematopoietic stem cells" but didn't know how they were extracted.

He patted his chest.

"Come on, sir! I have got plenty of blood!"

…………

By the time Lu Xiao walked out of the operating room, his face was somewhat pale.

The Doctor had been ruthless and efficient, extracting a large amount from him.

Fortunately, Lu Xiao's recovery ability was extremely strong, so it didn't cause any substantial impact, just temporary weakness.

The Doctor patted Lu Xiao on the shoulder.

"I will notify you when there's a mission that requires you!"

…………

Magic Metropolis.

A luxurious manor villa.

Countless burly men in black suits stood in the garden.

They all wore black sunglasses.

At the end of the sunglasses' temples, a microphone extended outward.

"Brothers! We have received word that someone will raid the manor tonight!"

"All units, prepare for combat!"

The voice transmitted through their sunglasses.

Their waists bulged slightly, as if they were carrying firearms.

In the deepest room of the manor.

A middle-aged man wearing a gold chain as thick as his thumb faced an ornately patterned antique mirror.

His hands supported his belly, and his high-end custom white shirt was already soaked with sweat.

"Magic Mirror, oh Magic Mirror! How many people will come tonight?"

A human face appeared on the mirror's surface.

It looked at the middle-aged man with disdain.

"What will you offer in exchange for the answer?"

"Don't try to fool me with those dirty bits of flesh and blood like before!"

"I need pure flesh and blood! Pure! Do you understand?"

If anyone else saw a mirror talking, they might have a heart attack on the spot.

But the middle-aged man seemed accustomed to it.

He clapped his hands.

The door opened, and two bodyguards in black suits dragged in a young girl.

The girl wore a blue-and-white striped school uniform, her face was pale.

Clearly, she was severely frightened.

The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the bodyguards immediately turned and left.

The girl's hands and feet were bound, and her mouth was gagged.

The middle-aged man pulled the girl by her hair, dragging her in front of the mirror.

"Magic Mirror, oh Magic Mirror! Are you satisfied with this offering?"

He smiled obsequiously at the mirror.

The face in the mirror sniffed.

"Hmm? Not bad! Pure flesh and blood!"

As it spoke, its mouth split open to its ears, revealing a bloody maw.

The girl, seeing this terrifying scene, was filled with horror.

She struggled desperately, but her bonds were too tight.

The middle-aged man turned around, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

It wasn't out of fear, he had just worked up a sweat from the earlier exertion.

A chilling sound came from behind him.

It sounded like a rodent gnawing on something.

About five minutes later, the voice spoke again from behind him.

"There are still seven people! Tell your bodyguards to watch the sewers!"

Hearing the mirror's answer, the middle-aged man nodded, then took out a communicator.

"There are still seven people. They might come through the sewers. Stay alert!"

"After tonight, I will give everyone bonuses tomorrow!"

"Thank you for your hard work!"

His voice echoed in the ears of all the bodyguards in the manor.

His words immediately made many of them breathe heavier.

"Boss Liu is such a good man!" a bodyguard whispered.

"Yeah! Sixty thousand a day? Even the national leader's bodyguards don't get paid this much!"

"Just one more week, and I will have enough to buy an apartment in the city!"

"What kind of business is Boss Liu in? Why are we getting raided every other day?"

"Just do your job. Don't ask questions you shouldn't!"

The bodyguards chatted quietly among themselves.

They weren't too concerned about the raid.

It happened every other day.

Each time, they managed to repel the robbers.

The Boss Liu they spoke of was the wealthiest man in the entire metropolis.

Ninety percent of the businesses in the city had his influence behind them.

And after every attack, Boss Liu would give them bonuses.

Sometimes he gave fifty thousand, sometimes even a hundred thousand.

It was worth noting that there were at least a hundred bodyguards like them in the entire manor.

Meanwhile.

In the sewers beneath the manor.

A six-person squad in tactical gear crawled through the narrow tunnels.

"Captain! Will this really work?"

"The target has omniscient properties!"

"If we go through the sewers, it will definitely know!"

The captain said solemnly,

"Wherever you go, it will know. Going through the sewers gives us a smaller attack surface and better defense!"

"If they toss a grenade down here, tsk tsk! We will all get to meet our great-grandmas!"

"Slick! Can you read the room?"

"Relax! We have done our recon. They only have handguns. They can't get their hands on heavy weapons."

This squad was the same City Fire Squad that had contained Lu Xiao.

In a hidden spot outside the manor, Little Rain held a tablet.

The screen displayed footage of the entire manor.

Her fingers swiped across the tablet rapidly before she spoke into the communicator.

"Captain! All sewer exits are guarded!"

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