I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Chapter 293 Taking the Initiative

Lu Yuan did not look at the seed.

He's already preparing the medicine.

Upon opening the bottle of high-grade holy water, the orange-gold liquid dripped down the edge of the crucible like a thin thread into the clear holy water.

"laugh."

White mist rose up.

The liquid changed from transparent to dark gold, bubbles surged for a few seconds, then sank, and a refreshing aroma, similar to that of incense, overflowed from the bottle opening.

Lu Yuan shook the bottle twice, and the medicine became evenly mixed and no longer separated into layers.

A line of gray text jumped across the edge of my field of vision.

[Pharmacology: +0.5......37/100]

Lu Yuan didn't look at it much.

He squatted down in front of Kel, holding the bottle.

The seed's aura had already taken effect on Kel's shoulder; the dark green veins had receded somewhat compared to when she was on the street. But the receding speed was too slow, almost unable to keep up with the spread.

This is where the potion comes in. Lu Yuan held down Kai'er's shoulder with one hand and tilted the bottle over with the other, letting the dark golden liquid be slowly and evenly poured onto the blackened stain.

"laugh."

The moment the medicine hit the wound, it made a sound, and a burnt smell mixed with a fresh fragrance wafted out.

Kai'er frowned in his unconscious state, his body instinctively trying to shrink back, but Lu Yuan's hand pressed him down, preventing him from moving.

The dark golden liquid seeped down along the veins.

The twisted, dark green lines under the skin began to burn off from the very tip.

An unseen force is driving the parasitic spores out of the flesh, one by one, and burning them to ashes.

Dark green liquid mixed with blackish-gray flakes seeped from the edge of the wound, trickling down his shoulder. Kai'er finished pouring the liquid over his shoulder.

Lu Yuan withdrew his hand and glanced at the boy's shoulder.

The rate at which the veins receded accelerated significantly; the finest lines at the very tip had lost their luster and begun to turn gray.

He turned to Milo.

There was still half of the paste remaining in the crucible.

Milo's infection is much milder than Kel's, and because Milo is still a second-order bizarre superhuman, he hasn't actually been infected very deeply yet.

Lu Yuan mixed the remaining ointment into the second bottle of holy water, and only added half a drop of the fire-igniting essential oil.

The color of the medicine was a shade lighter than the one in the bottle, leaning towards a light gold.

Milo frowned slightly. Frank squatted down next to him, one hand steadily supporting his forearm.

Lu Yuan poured it down.

"laugh."

Milo is conscious.

My forearm felt like it had been branded with a red-hot iron, and my body tensed up suddenly, with veins bulging from the back of my hand all the way up to my wrist.

Frank pressed his hand down more firmly.

Milo's body reacted much faster; the small, dark green blisters on his forearm collapsed one by one from the inside, shrunken, and dried up, as if the fluid inside had been drained away.

About five to six minutes.

When Lu Yuan looked at the two of them again.

The dark green veins on Kel's shoulder recede sharply from the collarbone area.

The contamination on Kel and Milo has largely subsided.

At this moment, the gray text in sight also appeared to be updated.

[Detection Target: Milo (Mysterious and Extraordinary) (Extremely Slight Contamination)]

[A strange, superhuman being with essentially normal health.]

The same applies to Kai'er.

Lu Yuan let out a long breath.

The inscription on Buren's cane gradually faded.

The isolation inscriptions on the chassis returned to their original positions, circle by circle.

The warm aura emanating from the glass dome was drawn back in, and the seedlings swayed twice before falling silent.

The old man straightened up.

He didn't say anything.

Only the hand that had been leaning the cane against the wall finally let go.

Hank and Frank then walked in.

Frank moved closer to Milo, stared at the shriveled green blisters on his forearm for two seconds, and then let out a long breath.

"Damn it... I thought..."

The second half of the sentence was left unsaid.

No words were needed. Everyone present knew what he was thinking.

Hank didn't say anything.

He took the hand axe from his waist, placed it on the ground, and squatted down next to Kale to watch it for a while.

The boy's face regained some color from its deathly paleness, his breathing became deeper, his brows were still furrowed, but he had regained his composure.

Hank looked up at Lu Yuan.

He opened his mouth.

"team leader."

In the end, he only uttered these two words.

The tone of his voice contained everything.

Lu Yuan nodded.

Kai'er fainted, her breathing was steady, and her chest rose and fell slightly.

On his chest, the inscribed directional stone tablet given to him by Green, which he carried in his bosom, was mostly covered by his clothing, with only a corner showing.

Two symbols on the stone slab's surface, [Dark Inscription] and [Mysterious Inscription], flickered extremely faintly when the seed's aura passed by.

It was so dark that it was almost invisible.

Milo gritted his teeth and endured it. The green blisters on his forearm had all dried up, and the area treated by the holy water and the heat from the inscription had regained some color.

He was able to sit up on his own, leaning against the wall, his face ashen but his eyes clear.

After checking the wound one last time, Lu Yuan stood up.

"It's all set, but to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, it's best to have them both stay in this house overnight." He looked at Hank and Frank. "You two stay here."

Hank nodded immediately. "No problem."

Frank hesitated for a moment. "Captain, Milo, he..."

"If he's awake, let him lie down and not move around." Lu Yuan paused for a moment. "The seed's aura will continue to neutralize the remaining traces, so it's best if he falls asleep."

Frank nodded, squatted down to help Milo take off her coat, folded it, and placed it behind her back.

Buren came to stand beside Kel.

The warming runes on the back of the old man's hand had faded, but he didn't get up. He looked at Kel's face, as if confirming something.

A few seconds later, Buren stood up.

He tapped his cane on the ground, then turned and walked towards the door.

As he passed by Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan heard Bo Lun say something very softly.

Thanks.

The voice was very low. Lu Yuan smiled but didn't reply.

He took one last look at the seeds in the glass dome.

The pale golden luster was a little dimmer than before, and the seed itself seemed to have consumed something; the swaying of the buds and leaves was less pronounced, as if it were tired.

Clearly, this seed is still in its early stages.

This troubled Lu Yuan somewhat. Klaus's newspaper was being printed continuously, with some of its contents intended to encourage the residents of Bronze City to wish for the safety of their homeland.

But the effect didn't seem obvious, which reminded Lu Yuan of the seed he saw in the pipeline layer.

How does it manage to mature in such a short time?

Lu Yuan turned and left room number seven.

The lights in the corridor of Zone C are brighter than those outside.

Lu Yuan had only taken a dozen steps when a person stood at the corner ahead.

Dark gray shirt with gold badge.

It was Klaus. He seemed to have just arrived. When he saw Lu Yuan come out, he didn't look towards room number seven.

"Is it all done?"

"It's stable now." Lu Yuan stopped in front of him. "We'll have to stay overnight."

Klaus nodded. He already knew.

The news was relayed when the night watchman went to the pharmacy to collect the holy water.

Lu Yuan didn't beat around the bush.

"The leader of the treants escaped, but my methods can leave a trace of his aura on him. As long as he doesn't leave Bronze City, I can catch up with him."

Klaus glanced at him.

"how long?"

"I don't know. The marker is unstable; it fades the longer it's left unmarked."

Klaus did not ask any further questions about the details of the route.

The tacit understanding between the two people.

What do you need?

"Rex." Lu Yuan paused for a moment. "Berlen might follow."

Klaus remained silent for a moment.

"What level do you assess the opponent to be?"

"I'm not sure, but I suspect this thing is the same type of contamination the Baron encountered before," Lu Yuan continued. "The Ascension Society seems unwilling to let us know anything about it, even if it meant letting them go."

Lu Yuan paused for a moment.

"Therefore, at least a fourth order is required."

Klaus's gaze lingered on his face for a second.

Then he pulled a hand out of his pocket and gestured toward the backyard.

"I've already given instructions to Lake; you can go directly there."

Lu Yuan paused slightly.

The message was delivered to the branch office on the way back.

He had only been in Zone C for about twenty minutes when Klaus had already arranged for Lake's transfer permit.

Klaus had clearly been waiting for him to bring it up.

Lu Yuan thought about it for a moment.

This at least shows that Klaus is also paying attention to the matter of the forest.

"You keep an eye on that old man, Beren. Make sure nothing happens to him," Klaus added, his tone slightly more relaxed. "If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be transferred in the next few days. Headquarters has made ample preparations for this third-tier inscription master."

Lu Yuan nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Klaus called out to him.

"Lu Yuan." Klaus's tone was flat. "I hope you'll carefully consider your future plans. Bronze City seems to be getting increasingly dangerous."

Recent events have been happening one after another, with increasingly shorter intervals between them.

Lu Yuan didn't reply, but silently walked towards the backyard.

Klaus was asking himself again whether he should leave, but Lu Yuan, at least for now, didn't want to leave.

Because Lu Yuan suddenly had a strong urge to drag out that guy lurking in the shadows, kill him, and feed him to the Worms of Knowledge.

Klaus watched Lu Yuan's figure disappear around the corner of the corridor.

He pulled his right hand out of his pocket, and the dark green crystal on the back of his hand shimmered under the light.

A dark red light appeared and disappeared.

backyard.

Behind the main branch building is a semi-enclosed courtyard, with copper walls on three sides and an open fourth side facing a narrow alley. It is usually used to store supplies and park patrol wagons.

There's nothing here now.

The carriages were moved away, and the supplies were moved into the warehouse.

Only one lantern remained in the courtyard, hanging on an iron hook in the corner of the wall, swaying and emitting a dim yellow light.

Rick leaned against the wall at the farthest point.

Lu Yuan only saw it clearly when he got closer.

Short brown hair lay flat against a head with indistinct features; the facial features were not clearly defined, and something seemed to be moving beneath the skin.

The body below the neck is no longer human.

Gray worms wriggled beneath the fragments of his dark gray uniform. After the exposure of the pipeline, when Rek was alone, he didn't even bother to disguise himself as human.

Lu Yuan walked up to him.

Several tendrils silently turned towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan didn't exchange any more pleasantries.

"There's been new pollution; I've already left my mark. Come with me."

The tips of its whiskers twitched slightly.

Lu Yuan paused for a moment.

"Tonight's journey isn't about the person who ran away; it's about what's behind him."

Rick was silent for a few seconds.

The gray, fleshy worm-like body stood upright, its tentacles detaching from the wall and silently retracting.

"Let's go."

Only two words.

The worm-like body was reorganized into a human shape, and Rick returned to his original appearance.