Asura in Arknights

It seems the broken instrument's test results were correct; the problem lies with the Agor man himself.

Dr. Kent turned around, placed his hands heavily on Li Ang's shoulders, and said earnestly, "Kid, you may be staying with me for a while."

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After the examination that day, Li Ang stayed temporarily at Dr. Kent's clinic for treatment.

According to Dr. Kent, his condition was very strange and did not resemble that of an infected person at all.

Although his eyes were completely crystallized, the density of the blood source stone crystals was shockingly low, at only 0.007 u/L. This was after being severely contaminated in the disaster-contaminated area. If it were to return to normal levels, it would likely be even lower.

Theoretically speaking, Originium is everywhere in this world. Humans ingest trace amounts of Originium crystals with every breath and meal. The density of Originium crystals in human blood could not possibly be that low.

Dr. Kent couldn't explain this result at all, but it also meant that unless Leon went crazy and did something reckless, it would be difficult for his Oripathy to spread.

This was good news, and it relieved Li Ang of a great weight.

Besides Oripathy, he has many other health problems. The consequences of being exposed to the contaminated area were more serious than he had imagined, almost equivalent to walking through a nuclear radiation zone. However, he has already contracted the worst Oripathy. There are treatments for the other aftereffects, but they will take some time.

Leon received treatment from Dr. Kent, and Adele also had a lot of data collected from the volcano that needed to be processed, so the two of them temporarily stayed in Dua town.

In his spare time, Li Ang would explore how to use his Originium Arts. Adele would visit his clinic every day to check on him, and Li Ang would also ask her for advice on proper Originium Arts.

During this time, Adele also asked Leon about his future plans.

Li Ang had many choices, but in the end, he chose to go to Letania with Adele.

Time passed day by day, and the aftereffects on Li Ang's body had been mostly treated. They were just waiting for Adele to organize the data before they left the town.

Li Ang had thought he would spend the last period of time peacefully, but before he left, the situation took an unfortunate turn.

A completely unexpected person approached Li Ang.

Chapter Fourteen: Exposure

That morning, as usual, Li Ang took all the medications Kent had prepared for him in one go. He did feel better during this period.

Li Ang was not worried that Dr. Kent would be detrimental to him.

Through this experience, Li Ang gradually realized how convenient it was to be able to sense other people's emotions. He didn't have to worry about being deceived at all, and the kindness and malice shown by everyone were as dazzling as lights in the darkness.

Aside from the hair he lost every day due to Leon's illness, Dr. Kent didn't seem to have much ill will towards him.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people can perfectly disguise their emotions, and Li Ang does not intend to rely entirely on this ability.

Standing by the window on the second floor of the clinic, Li Ang quietly sensed the situation outside. After this period of practice, he could completely grasp the situation within a ten-meter radius. If he gave up some of the precision of his perception, this range could be increased several times over.

Now, the growth trend of his perception range has slowed down. According to Li Ang's calculations, his perception range may eventually stop at 100 meters.

However, having a perception range that far is not a good thing either. A massive amount of information floods into his brain every moment, which consumes a lot of his energy. In the past few days, Li Ang has been more prone to fatigue than before, and his sleep time has increased by an hour each day.

If this continues, he might end up spending more than half of his time sleeping each day, which is unacceptable to Li Ang.

Therefore, Li Ang is trying to deliberately ignore some information.

For example, what's the use of him even if he senses that a fly ten meters away has several legs? It's a complete waste of his brain cells.

Li Ang's initial plan is to categorize things based on perceived distance and perceived objects, subconsciously ignoring unimportant things in the distance, thus saving himself a lot of energy.

Li Ang is opening up his senses to the fullest and getting used to this feeling.

The wind carried sounds from afar, and it felt much livelier this morning than usual. Normally, the town would be very quiet at this time, but there seemed to be a large group of people gathered in the distance, doing something I wondered.

Just as Li Ang was feeling puzzled, he suddenly heard Dr. Kent calling him from downstairs.

"Li Ang, someone is looking for you. Come down here first."

"Someone is looking for me?" Li Ang was taken aback.

Is it Adele?

The timing was off. Adele usually came to see him in the afternoon, but who would come at this time? He didn't know many people in Duva.

Upon reaching the first floor, Li Ang finally confirmed the aura emanating from the newcomer.

It's Noyce.

"It's him?" Li Ang frowned.

What is he doing here?

Given his previous attitude towards Li Ang, it's quite strange that Noyce is now coming back to him.

After greeting Dr. Kent, Li Ang found Noyce waiting at the door.

What brings you here?

Unfortunately, Li Ang could only sense other people's emotions and could not read memories. He only knew that Noyce had something very important to tell him, and that Noyce had struggled with his conscience for a long time before finally deciding to come to him.

Noyce didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated his purpose.

"It's Miss Nauman. Someone reported that she is infected, and now almost the entire town knows about it."

Noyce's expression was somewhat uncertain; he didn't know whether he should be angry or show some other expression, but in the end, he decided to come to the clinic to tell Li Ang about it.

"The mayor has already led his men to block the door. If there's anything you want to do, hurry up and do it."

"That's all I wanted to tell you."

What? Adele is also infected?

Noyce's words surprised Leon. He had been with Adele for almost half a month, but had never found any relevant clues. The only suspicious thing was that she knew a lot about Oripathy, even more than Dr. Kent in some areas.

Only someone who is also infected could have such a deep understanding of Originium disease.

These thoughts flashed through Li Ang's mind, finally settling on Noyce's last words.

The mayor has already led his men to block the door.

Wait, could this be the commotion I felt in the distance just now?

Caught in a vortex of emotions, the most important thing is to maintain one's composure. But at this moment, Li Ang's calm and collected state of mind was shattered, and for the first time, anxiety surfaced in him.

What do those people want to do to Adele?

Although reason told Li Ang that those people couldn't do anything to Adele, Adele herself was a very powerful sorceress, and if a conflict broke out between the two sides, it was hard to say who would hurt whom.

But Li Ang asked himself honestly, if a conflict really broke out, would Adele be able to kill those people?

No.

Why would Adele go to such lengths to help Leon, even promising to take him to Brandenburg for treatment? Simply because she felt guilty.

A month ago, Adele passed through that village on her way to the volcanic area. At that time, Adele observed a sign of a natural disaster, but because the sign was not obvious and she was worried that her judgment was wrong, she decided not to issue a warning to the village after much consideration.

She felt that if she had given a warning back then, Li Ang wouldn't be in this situation now.

Moreover, it's not just physical force that can hurt people; in many cases, language can be a weapon far sharper than swords.

Thank you.

After hastily uttering those words, Li Ang ran towards the direction he had sensed earlier.

The Agors' formidable physical prowess was on full display at this moment. Leon's footsteps left a deep imprint on the ground, and Noyce, standing nearby, only saw a blur before completely losing sight of him, without even seeing how he disappeared.

After Li Ang left, Dr. Kent came out of the clinic, having heard everything Noyce had said.

"So that little girl really is infected...?"

There wasn't much surprise in his words. After all, Old Kent had been a doctor for decades, and he naturally had his own methods for judging whether someone was infected.

"It's just a bit strange...who exactly reported it?"

Adele's daily life was very simple. She stayed in the hotel organizing data, visited Leon at the clinic, and rarely interacted with others. Even Dr. Kent only had a vague suspicion and couldn't be completely certain that Adele was infected.

Furthermore, Adele is not the kind of infected person whose body is covered in Originium crystals, so how did the person who reported her determine that?

How did the town mayor determine that the other party was telling the truth? Why go to such lengths to block the door with so many people? What if he was wrong?

However, everyone's attention is now focused on Adele's status as an 'infected' person, and no one cares who reported her.

Compared to an infected person, such details are insignificant.

……

When Li Ang arrived at the scene, he experienced for the first time how much malice humans could inflict on complete strangers.

The malice that spread like rotten mud... was almost suffocating.

I have a fever of 38.7 degrees Celsius and need to take a day off.

I can't take it anymore. My body is fluctuating between hot and cold. I'm taking a day off and will be back to normal tomorrow.

Nothing good ever comes from my mom coming here. She won't let me open this or close that. The other day it got cold and I opened the window at night, and I've already caught two colds in just over a week... I'm so annoyed...

Thankfully she's going back tomorrow, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to handle it.

that's all.

Chapter Fifteen: Expulsion (3K5)

Adele was temporarily staying at a hotel in the north of town. The hotel and the clinic were not far apart, and with Li Ang running at full speed, he arrived at Adele's residence in less than three minutes.

By this time, the streets near the hotel were already packed with people. Residents who were rarely seen in town on ordinary days had all appeared here, like a grand carnival, with an extremely frenzied atmosphere enveloping everyone.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it, and when the drum breaks, everyone beats it.

The townspeople unleashed a torrent of foul language and biting sarcasm, racking their brains to use the most vicious words they could think of to attack Adele. Only in such an opportunity could they enjoy the pleasure of standing on the moral high ground to criticize others.

Who is Adele Naumann? She's a scholar from a big city. In the past, they might never have had the chance to speak a word to such an important person in their entire lives. But now? Adele Naumann is just a lowly infected person, and anyone can spit on her.

Occasionally, one or two voices would try to defend her, but they were quickly drowned out by the wave of condemnation. Everyone was criticizing her: Why are you defending her? Are you sympathizing with those infected? Or... are you also infected with Oripathy?

Under such impeccable logic, even the few who can remain calm cannot stir up any trouble.

Even Adele's ordinary daily life was misinterpreted as a malicious act.

In Li Ang's perceived world, the malice emanating from people materialized, and the foul-smelling mud seemed to come alive, slowly converging towards the center of the crowd, the very spot where Adele was located and the epicenter of the turmoil.

“Miss Nauman, Duwa Town does not allow any infected people to enter. This is a decision made by all the residents of the town. Your decision is putting me in a difficult position.”

In the very center of the crowd, Li Ang heard a slightly aged voice, but from the other person's words, Li Ang heard more of a pretentious arrogance.

The man sighed, "I heard that some infected people have sneaked into the town. Everyone is furious. If we hadn't stopped them, who knows what would have happened next."

"Miss Nauman, you'd better leave here as soon as possible before everyone changes their minds."

"..."

He was met with only silence.

At this moment, Li Ang had already pushed aside the crowd and rushed into the deepest part of the crowd. His forceful actions naturally attracted the attention of others, and some townspeople recognized Li Ang's identity.

"Is this... the blind man who lives in old Kent?"

"That damn infected person goes to the clinic every day to see him?"

Every word of those whispers reached Li Ang's ears. Naturally, there were some insulting words among them, but compared to what was said about Adele, they were far too mild. Li Ang didn't even bother to mark the people who said them.

"What do you want to do?" Li Ang asked coldly.

Among the crowd, several fully armed guards blocked Adele at the hotel entrance, while behind them stood a thin, short Felin old man speaking in a repulsive tone.

"Who goes there? This is no place for you. Get out!"

Noticing Li Ang's sudden intrusion, one of the guards, without hesitation, grabbed a stick and smashed it down on Li Ang's head.

If this blow had landed squarely on an ordinary person's head, they would have been either dead or crippled. Li Ang's mood grew even colder.

Since the other party was so ruthless, Li Ang saw no need to show any mercy.

The guard's baton had only swung halfway when it abruptly stopped in mid-air. It was as if an invisible hand had grabbed his neck, and his face instantly turned purplish-red.

The other guards noticed what was happening and were about to subdue Li Ang, this audacious fellow, when they were horrified to find that they couldn't move their bodies.

From their unobservable perspective, tiny Originium particles were evenly distributed throughout every inch of space around them, shimmering with starlight.

During this time, Li Ang also developed some other uses for his Originium Arts, and what he is using now is one of them, or more accurately, it is just the preparation work for that method of use.

Due to the limited range of control, only when Li Ang's body is not far away can such a large number of Originium particles remain in a semi-activated state. Then, with a thought from Li Ang, these semi-activated Originium particles can instantly erupt.

Centered on Li Ang himself, everything within a two-meter radius would be torn to shreds by the sudden burst of force.

As long as one can master Originium Arts, even the weakest spell is enough to threaten the lives of ordinary people. In many ways, Originium Arts are somewhat overpowered.

Looking at the people he had subdued, Li Ang didn't know what to do with them.

What should I do? Kill them?