God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Chapter 897: Chapter 893: The Path Ahead Is Difficult

Of course, Xiao Tian also made his judgment based on the curve of her smiling lips and the expression in her eyes.

Otherwise, it would be really hard to tell what emotion Adison Claire was trying to convey from just her facial expression.

Hearing the slightly hostile tone in Adison Claire’s voice, Xiang Yiting quickly stepped forward to mediate, saying, ”You’ve misunderstood, this is my friend, and we’re here to ask a favor of you!”

”A favor of me?!” Adison Claire shrugged, chuckled lightly, ”That’s really interesting!”

While Xiang Yiting and Adison Claire chatted, Xiao Tian seriously observed the shocking burn scars, calculating in his mind the possibility of helping her restore them.

If Adison Claire’s facial scars could be repaired, Xiao Tian felt it would be a bargaining chip in the upcoming negotiations, giving him more leverage.

However, despite saying this, Xiao Tian was also well aware that no matter how many bargaining chips he had, as long as he was asking for something from Adison Claire, he would never have the upper hand.

Being able to bring the situation to an even ground was already hard enough, and he couldn’t ask for more.

But the more he looked, the more troubled Xiao Tian felt, because Adison Claire’s condition was not a typical burn case. The scars resulted not only from high temperatures but also had characteristics of chemical corrosion.

Moreover, the scars on Adison Claire’s face were clearly not recent, which further complicated the challenge of restoring her original appearance.

As for plastic surgery, Xiao Tian hadn’t considered it at all. Firstly, he was not an expert in that field, and secondly, with Adison Claire’s financial resources, she could definitely afford top-tier plastic surgery.

If it were that simple, it wouldn’t have waited until now.

This time, Xiao Tian undoubtedly encountered an unfamiliar realm. Although he could easily handle most internal and external injuries with his medical skills, he truly lacked experience in scar restoration.

Additionally, Xiao Tian hadn’t focused on studying this area too much in the past, making the path ahead seem even more difficult.

Perhaps using his experience in other fields, through slow exploration and attempts, he might find a solution, but the premise was a deep understanding of Adison Claire’s case. Otherwise, it’s meaningless to talk about it theoretically.

While pondering, he heard Adison Claire laugh and say, ”Since you need something from me, wait a moment. I’ll talk after I finish this experiment.”

After speaking, she glanced at Xiao Tian, whether intentionally or not, leaving both Xiao Tian and Xiang Yiting utterly confused and baffled.

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What Xiao Tian and Xiang Yiting didn’t expect was that the ”wait a moment” Adison Claire mentioned actually made them wait until the afternoon, amounting to about five or six hours in total.

By then, Xiang Yiting was already nodding off, and Xiao Tian couldn’t help but wonder if coming to find Adison Claire was a wrong choice?!

Deep underground, naturally, they couldn’t see the light outside. Xiao Tian looked at the watch on his wrist; it was exactly eight o’clock, with the hour hand on eight and the minute hand on twelve, indicating eight in the evening.

At this moment, the drowsy Xiang Yiting suddenly woke up from her half-asleep state, drowsily asking, ”What time is it now?”

Xiao Tian didn’t reply, he just extended his left wrist in front of Xiang Yiting.

Seeing the time, Xiang Yiting’s eyes suddenly widened in disbelief, ”It’s eight o’clock, have we waited a whole day?!”

Upon saying this, her stomach rumbled, causing her face to redden, and she explained, ”A whole day has passed, I’m quite hungry.”

Shaking his head, just as Xiao Tian was about to clarify to the drowsy Xiang Yiting that it wasn’t eight in the morning, but rather eight at night, a sudden crisp shattering sound was heard, like a glass cup breaking on the floor.

Meanwhile, the area in the underground laboratory where Adison Claire was, was already engulfed by thick black smoke, concealing her figure.

Moments later, as the smoke cleared, Adison Claire, looking rather gloomy, pinched her nose, waving her hand to disperse the lingering smoke faster.

Stretching lazily, Adison Claire yawned and then suddenly looked irritated, exclaiming, ”FUCK! This is the five hundred and eightieth time; I’m going to go crazy if it doesn’t succeed soon!”

Holding her head in her hands, pacing back and forth, she saw Xiao Tian and Xiang Yiting hiding in the corners, covering their noses with one hand and their mouths with the other, in a surprisingly synchronized manner.

Seeing this, Adison Claire sneered disdainfully, ”What an ignorant lot, frightened to this extent by non-toxic smoke.”

Without waiting for Xiao Tian and Xiang Yiting to reply, Adison Claire ignored them, changing out of her lab coat into a pink sweater, walking towards the staircase without a word, taking the liberty of turning off the laboratory lights as well.

The sudden darkness startled Xiang Yiting, but she quickly composed herself, albeit puzzled as to how Adison Claire dared to stay here alone in such an environment?!

In fact, this question repeatedly surfaced in Xiang Yiting’s mind, yet each time the reason was elusive.

Logically, a woman like Adison Claire, without any pets for company, and aside from a simple phone for communication, devoid of any entertainment devices like a TV, it would be impossible to persist in living there.

When Xiang Yiting, also a woman, searched her own heart, she knew she could never do it.

But Adison Claire managed to, and continued day after day, year after year. Whether it was sheer perseverance or a genuine liking for such a lifestyle remained a mystery.

Shaking her head to clear these distracting thoughts, Xiang Yiting peered at Xiao Tian through the faint instrument glow, ”Let’s leave too.”

Xiao Tian nodded. Now that the main person had gone, there was no point in staying.

On the way out, Xiao Tian led the way, reminding Xiang Yiting to hold onto his clothes and watch her step as they ascended.

Such darkness posed no issue for Xiao Tian, who could find his way out with his perception power even with his eyes closed, but Xiang Yiting lacked this ability, which could lead to discrepancies between her actions and what she imagined.

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Upon smoothly returning to the surface, just as they opened the iron door, Xiang Yiting exclaimed in astonishment, ”Why is it dark already?!”