God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Chapter 863: Chapter 859: Enlightenment from a Single Sentence

Thinking about this, Xiao Tian reached out to interrupt, ”Wait, is that Shaking Light Disc that Linda brought back still with us?”

After hearing Xiao Tian’s question, Melinda felt even more guilty. Lin Bingxuan, next to her, gave her a comforting look and then replied, ”Don’t worry, we’re about to talk about the Shaking Light Disc.”

Even now, Xiao Tian had too many puzzling questions he couldn’t unravel, too many questions he wanted to ask. The most straightforward one being, for instance, who created the fake Shaking Light Disc, and how was it able to fool even someone as brilliant as Ghost Face?

But at this moment, all he could do was take it step by step, patiently listening to Lin Bingxuan explain the whole situation.

”After Mr. Ghost Face left a few words, he immediately returned to the laboratory. We could only try to contact you as he instructed...”

At this point, Lin Bingxuan paused, and her expression changed.

Xiao Tian knew that the incident probably started here...

Sure enough, after a brief pause, Lin Bingxuan said gravely, ”However, before we could try dialing your number, a massive explosion sounded from the laboratory. By the time we arrived, Mr. Ghost Face had already passed out.”

Looking around, Xiao Tian examined the new glass surrounding them and roughly gauged the power of the explosion, but he was confident that Ghost Face, given his capabilities, would have had the means or ability to survive such an explosion.

Lin Bingxuan continued, ”Fortunately, when we arrived, aside from being unconscious, Mr. Ghost Face didn’t suffer any severe external injuries.”

After finishing, without waiting for Xiao Tian to ask any questions, Lin Bingxuan added on her own, ”Later, I attempted to use Endless Life for assistance, but it had minimal effect. Currently, we have him placed in the central hospital, where he is under constant supervision by dedicated staff.”

Having said this, Lin Bingxuan, infected by Melinda’s sadness beside her, lowered her head in disappointment, not intending to speak further.

Xiao Tian looked at the two, both showing signs of depression, moved between them, wrapped an arm around each and gently reassured them, ”This isn’t your fault. Besides, you have already done your utmost efforts after the fact, so don’t blame yourselves too much!”

Lin Bingxuan’s lips trembled slightly, and a cloud of unshakable gloom rested between her brows and eyes, ”It’s just that my abilities are too lacking; I have never been able to help much.”

This truly was spoken from Lin Bingxuan’s heart, from watching Xiao Tian’s steadily declining strength and the later genetic collapse.

To the current situation where Ghost Face lay unconscious, the so-called miraculous Endless Life, seemed like just a decoration, showing no sign of proving its worth, not even a hint!

Hearing this, Xiao Tian, after a bit of contemplation, understood what Lin Bingxuan was thinking. His fingers lightly tapped the back of the sofa, ”Bingxuan, actually your understanding is skewed.”

Lin Bingxuan slightly lifted her gaze and seriously focused on Xiao Tian’s profile, waiting for him to continue.

”About Endless Life, the most important point is those two words ’endless’. As long as there’s a sliver of life, even a single breath left, it brings with it infinite hope!”

Xiao Tian explained, ”Imagine if in an emergency we had the means to save someone, but couldn’t implement it in time, wouldn’t it become a lifelong regret?”

”Like what?” Lin Bingxuan furrowed her brow, though she understood Xiao Tian’s point, she wanted to comprehensively grasp it.

”Like being severely injured and unable to procure medicine in time!”

Xiao Tian continued, ”In such a situation, the role of Endless Life is indispensable. With it, we can buy time, and without it, there would be no hope at all!”

These words, spoken gently by Xiao Tian, brought sudden clarity to Lin Bingxuan, as if a brilliant sun had dispelled the gloom in her heart. In exchange, she gained a new perspective on understanding Endless Life.

In fact, with Lin Bingxuan’s sharp intellect, these thoughts weren’t out of her reach; it’s just like when you’ve done something good, or have been enormously kind to someone, but the person helped remains silent, seemingly unaffected.

Sometimes, some people might not care, but others might start to wonder what the other person truly thinks, why there is no acknowledgment, despite significant help.

Of course, it’s also possible that the helped individual keeps the kindness in heart, planning to repay it later.

Overall, for people with different personalities, different understandings and thoughts are bound to emerge.

Like Lin Bingxuan at this moment, it wasn’t that she couldn’t think of what Xiao Tian said, or never considered it?!

The answer is likely no.

However, even if Lin Bingxuan understood these things, if Xiao Tian never expressed them, the thought of being seen as useless would continue to spread like a disease in her mind, eventually forming an insurmountable wall.

But now, after Xiao Tian’s reassuring words, Lin Bingxuan felt the world before her brighten, even the breakthrough that seemed stuck in a bottleneck showed subtle signs of loosening...

Lin Bingxuan dared not delay, understanding the rare opportunity at hand, knowing that if she missed it, it might never come again.

Her gaze shifted and saw Xiao Tian and Melinda both appearing to sense something, looking at her with delighted eyes, gently nodding.

Lin Bingxuan, not replying, simply nodded back to them and walked directly to the nearby study, quietly closing the soundproof wooden door.

What she needed now was to leverage this bit of newfound clarity, attempting to understand her Cultivation Technique from a different perspective, achieving a breakthrough in another sense!

This kind of breakthrough might not bring significant improvement in strength, or even much gain to the Cultivation Technique itself, but both Xiao Tian and Melinda knew the breakthrough in this context.

In a certain sense, it was something Lin Bingxuan deeply desired, significantly surpassing any benefits that breakthroughs in Cultivation Technique or strength could bring!

...

After Lin Bingxuan left, Melinda’s expression of surprise gradually calmed. Although the breakthrough diluted some of her negative emotions, she still couldn’t feel entirely relieved.

This feeling, distinct from defeat in battle, was even harder to bear than losing a war.

It’s like going to the market and a vendor claims to have the lowest prices in town. You feel like you’ve gotten a great deal, cheerfully buying a week’s worth of groceries.

Only to walk out and see another stall on the street selling the same vegetables for cheaper, just as fresh as the ones you bought.

In such a situation, it naturally feels like an insult to your intelligence, leaving you utterly disgusted and uncomfortable.

This discomfort, irrespective of money, is purely about an inability to feel peace.

Such was Melinda’s sentiment at this moment.