Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"When you're eating."

From chatting and laughing with the nurse to wolfing down her lunch alone, Su Wanxi squinted at Gu Cheng, watching the girl's round, puffed-up cheeks, like a little squirrel stuffed with food, so cute it was bubbly.

"Then why did you keep pretending to be asleep? Hmm?"

Gu Cheng tossed her stray hairs and let out a soft hum.

Su Wanxi moistened her lips and said softly, "I feel dizzy and want to rest a little longer." Seeing that her fiancée didn't seem to be in any trouble while eating, she felt relieved and silently processed everything in front of her.

"Feeling dizzy? Still feeling unwell?"

When Su Wanxi said she wasn't feeling well, Gu Cheng's heart jumped into her throat again. Fortunately, the woman replied that she was fine and even had the leisure to pinch her cheek.

"That's good..." Gu Cheng leaned down and let Su Wanxi pinch her face.

"I may feel dizzy, but it won't hurt to say something. Wanwan, you made me worry for nothing for so long."

Gu Cheng's anger was less like a girlfriend's coquettishness towards someone she liked, which softened Su Wanxi's heart. She gently parted her cherry lips and said, "I was about to open my eyes, but since Chengzi likes me so much, I thought I'd let you wake me up yourself."

In fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty needs a prince's kiss to wake her, but Su Wanxi believes that a prince isn't necessarily the one who can wake her. A sweet and lovely princess, like a little cake, plus a passionate and sincere heart, can do the same.

After listening to Su Wanxi's explanation, Gu Cheng's face flushed slightly. A moment later, she lowered her head and kissed her lover's lips.

"Report any discomfort you feel immediately, understand?" After their intimacy, Gu Cheng lowered her voice and said, "And in your heart, if Nidhogg has any other impact on you, don't hide it from me."

Su Wanxi has a history of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the psychological shadows she carries may be even deeper than those of Gu Cheng, and are difficult to detect, so she must be constantly vigilant.

"I know."

The woman nodded, then suddenly wanted to hug Gu Cheng. But when she raised her arms, she realized she was on an IV drip and couldn't stretch them out, and her expression immediately turned pitiful.

Seeing this, Gu Cheng couldn't help but smile, resting his head on his shoulder, pressing his ear against his chest, and gently hugging his fiancée.

Immediately afterwards, she heard her heart pounding wildly beneath the other person's full breasts.

"Your mind is in turmoil, Su Wanwan~"

"..."

Su Wanxi didn't speak, but gently rubbed Gu Cheng's head, her fingertips running through her hair, her eyes full of love.

She did not deny it, nor did she need to deny it.

This being, which is incredibly important to me, truly beats for the other.

After hugging for a while, Gu Cheng let go and talked to Su Wanxi about what happened after the crack collapsed.

"Wanwan, do you still remember Nidhogg's death?"

Gu Cheng only remembers falling into the sea, and then everything goes blank.

Su Wanxi lowered her gaze and said uncertainly, "I don't really remember either. The last thing I did was to disperse the cumulus clouds above Nidhogg. I didn't even see the white light you mentioned."

She had exhausted most of her mental energy, and before she fell into a coma, she even had a pessimistic thought that she would never wake up again.

"Was it her who led us away...?"

The "she" Su Wanxi was referring to was naturally Gu Chengyan. Gu Cheng nodded: "Most likely, but I called her many times and didn't get a response."

If Gu Cheng hadn't been able to vaguely sense the other person's presence, she would have been genuinely worried that something serious had happened to Gu Chengyan.

"By the way, my knife and revolver aren't here."

That Tang sword was made of a special alloy given to her by Su Wanxi. It was one of a kind in the world. If it was lost in the crack, she would never be able to get it back in this lifetime.

Upon hearing this, Su Wanxi gently comforted Gu Cheng: "Since we can stay in the hospital quietly to recover, it basically means that the military has brought the situation under control and blocked information."

"Someone will be coming to us soon; we should leave our belongings with them."

It's impractical to have an awakened person injured and hospitalized, and then bring controlled knives, firearms, and ammunition into the ward along with them.

Gu Cheng thought that made sense, so she didn't dwell on the issue too much. She got up and found that Su Wanxi's glucose solution was almost finished, so she took the initiative to call the nurse to come and get the IV bag.

After removing the IV drip, Su Wanxi saw the orange segments arranged in a heart shape on her bedside table. Her heart warmed, and she insisted on having Gu Cheng eat them one bite at a time.

The young couple rekindled their clingy affection from when they first met.

Around three or four in the afternoon, someone knocked on the door.

Gu Cheng thought it was someone sent by the military, but when she opened the door, she found a petite young woman.

She smiled, her vertical pupils as still as a deep well.

Section 437 Chapter 429 The Road

Ying Qiuhuai looked exceptionally young today. She wore a cool tank top, revealing her shoulders, and paired it with a white skirt that was out of season with plain-colored short leather boots. Her figure was graceful, and her eyes were sparkling.

She was already a stunning beauty, and now that she had shed her ancient robes, her unparalleled elegance was impossible to conceal.

Gu Cheng couldn't help but feel a little amazed, but that was all she could do. She quickly turned her gaze to the pair of dark gold, vertical snake eyes that symbolized the identity of the newcomer.

"Miss Ying?"

Ying Qiuhuai nodded, her expression indifferent. She glanced at Gu Cheng, then at Su Wanxi lying on the bed, her tone calm.

"Congratulations."

These two simple words convey a sense of relief and complexity after everything has settled down.

Gu Cheng pursed her lips and replied in a low voice, "Thank you."

This was both a thank you for the blessings and an expression of gratitude for Ying Qiuhuai's intelligence support along the way; otherwise, they would never have been able to prevent Nidhogg's birth, and the world would have been destroyed.

Ying Qiuhuai smiled slightly upon hearing this. Instead of going inside immediately, she reached out towards the door and took out a fruit basket and flowers that she had prepared beforehand.

"I didn't know what you two liked, so I only brought some common fruits, all fresh and rich in vitamins, which are good for your recovery."

Gu Cheng was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. In her few interactions with Ying Qiuhuai, she had always thought of him as a transcendent immortal, but she never expected him to act in such a down-to-earth manner and say things that only old cadres would say.

"Thank you, Miss Ying. By the way, please don't stand, come in and sit down."

She took the items and thanked him again.

With her master's permission, Ying Qiuhuai slowly sat down at the table, her smooth legs gently pressed together against the corner of the chair, every movement exuding elegance.

"You probably have a lot of questions to ask, and I will answer truthfully with everything I know."

This was Ying Qiuhuai's primary objective for this trip.

Upon hearing this, Su Wanxi felt Gu Cheng's hand suddenly clench. She had been holding back a series of questions and longed for answers.

"Miss Ying...you said before that your hometown is on the other side of the rift..."

"Can you tell me what kind of world that is?"

A brief silence fell over the air. Ying Qiuhuai frowned slightly, surprised by Gu Cheng's first question. She quickly exhaled softly, "Of course."

"...My hometown in my memory is a gray-black ocean, where countless giant beasts dwell. They have only the most basic intelligence, knowing how to divide their territory, distinguish food, and hunt repeatedly every day until one day they are devoured by other, more powerful beings."

“Fierce, tyrannical, all negative emotions grow wildly beneath the unfathomable surface of the sea. Even though they are connected by blood, some sea beasts will eat their brothers, sisters, or even parents and children when necessary to obtain the nutrients they need to survive.”

"That was my hometown, a desolate world where no civilization existed, only wild beasts fighting each other, scarred and barren."

Ying Qiuhuai remained expressionless as she answered, as if she were describing something she hadn't experienced firsthand, but rather something she'd read in a movie or novel.

Gu Cheng swallowed hard, then asked, "...Why would a rift-like bridge appear between two different worlds?"

The descending creatures descend into reality through cocooning, leaving ordinary people helpless and only able to deal with them through supernatural forces. Although this subtly deepens the antagonism, it also indirectly alleviates the sharp conflict between the awakened and the non-awakened.

Ying Qiuhuai paused, her fingertips tracing her fair earlobe: "From Miss Gu's perspective, these are indeed two worlds, but in reality, they share the same origin."

"Since ancient times, China has had the concept of Yin and Yang in the universe. In the beginning of chaos, what rose was clear and what descended was turbid. The two were mutually generated yet mutually opposed."

"The same is true of the two worlds. They were originally one, but later different planes emerged. One is virtual, and the other is real. Although they are independent of each other, they are also interdependent and have countless connections."

"When the technology and civilization of the real world reach a certain peak, the two planes will briefly overlap, at which point the descending creatures can invade the real world on a large scale."

By this time, Nidhogg was dead, and all other high-ranking beings had perished, thus naturally resolving the crisis of world destruction.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ying Qiuhuai suddenly thought of something, and her cherry lips parted slightly: "Miss Gu and Miss Su, neither of you tried to use your abilities after you woke up?"

Su Wanxi seemed to understand something after hearing this. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her mental energy transmission was like a mud ox entering the sea. Even with all her strength, she could only make the bedside table pop out slightly.

Compared to the previous S-class gravity manipulation, this performance is worlds apart.

"It seems that the real world can only bear so much mystical power..." Ying Qiuhuai murmured, his expression indifferent. "You've all been wondering why the electronic products in the crack malfunctioned, and why they weren't directly damaged."

Cell phones can be brought into the crack but become unusable; they return to normal upon returning to reality. Other items, such as film, will be directly exposed, and artillery shells will malfunction.

"From another dimension, these technological products are what we call supernatural forces."

"You not only successfully prevented the end of the world, but also selected a clear path for development for the entire world."

The shackles that restrict applied science are loosening, and in less than fifty years, humanity will usher in a new wave of technological revolution.

The room suddenly fell silent. Su Wanxi and Gu Cheng exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes. The news was too shocking, and they needed some time to process it.

Ying Qiuhuai smiled with pursed lips, not in a hurry. Her slender white arms rested on the table, her boot heels touching the ground, and her slightly curled hair covered her snow-white shoulders.

A moment later, the questioner changed from Gu Cheng to Su Wanxi, who asked Ying Qiuhuai the most relevant question at present.

"According to your plan, all the abilities of the Awakened will disappear quickly, and no more Descended Creatures will appear afterward."

The woman nodded, her voice soft: "Although the plane overlap failed, separation will also take time. The descended creatures can no longer rely on cocooning to be born. Low-level awakened beings will also lose their abilities, while high-level awakened beings will retain some of their abilities."

In other words, Su Wanxi can retain a small amount of gravity manipulation, with an intensity of around C level, while Gu Cheng's lightning ability drops to D level, returning to the level where she could fry an egg when she first awakened.

“Miss Gu…” Ying Qiuhuai turned to look at Gu Cheng, her tone gentle. “You will no longer be tormented by the rejection effect, you can breathe like a normal person, and enjoy life to the fullest.”

She had personally experienced the pain that was inflicted on Gu Cheng.

P.S. The next chapter will be the end of the main text.

Chapter 430, Section 438: Candlelight in the Long Night

Ying Qiuhuai's voice was soft and gentle, like maple leaves falling on a lake. A gentle autumn breeze stirred up ripples. Gu Cheng's eyebrows relaxed slightly upon hearing this, and she suddenly felt a sense of relief.

There was a time when living like an ordinary person became a luxury.