Chapter 45: Human Ape
Coming out of her thoughts she floated to the ground and released a strong sleeping floral scent but even after a long time the man is still on his feet. She took out the stronger version of the pill she had used to make the guards from the Qin family pass out and prepared to use it against him.
Before she could crush and throw the pill the men started sniffing and he turned to her. She quickly put the pill back in the space thinking he might attack if he sees foul play.
Amelia is stunned in place by the large Phoenix pair of eyes that have no human intelligence in them. It's as if this is an animal and any wrong move she makes will result in her death.
Amelia decided not to throw the pill and stood there rooted on the spot. Something about that gaze. Amelia knew that man doesn't need two hands to shred her into small pieces. Instincts told her if she activated her skills, he will sense it and it might agitate him.
Amelia hasn't felt so scared in a long time. She is the crazy bitch who didn't hesitate to explode her nascent soul on the spot without hoping for unrealistic things like 'she might have heard wrong' or 'he definitely has feelings for her'.
With Amelia, it has always been all or nothing. She was never a hopeful child. In her heart she wanted one thing and if she gets it its great but she will work for it first, do all in her power to get it and if that fails it is not on her.
At this moment however, she finds herself foolish and reckless and wished with all her might that she could turn back the clock to a moment when she was just standing far away from this disaster in front of her.
Who is Amelia? She has met gods and demons she knows the power inside this man is something that will take her half a millennial to harness into her own body. She is scolding herself inside for her stupidity and over curiosity on plants and poisons.
Her internal scolding is interrupted when the man appeared in front of her, his nostrils flaring up as if looking for a scent in the air but particularly on her. She hurriedly checked if she hasn't gotten rid of the sleep inducing gas, it is gone. The pill from earlier she had returned to the space that just leaves her ..cough cough.
She looked at this man Ape who seems like a large ferocious beat a moment ago but now he seems almost desperate as he cycles her. Helpless she took back the spirit barrier that was holding her aromatic scent from coming out.
The large man has olive skin, long black hair and a pair of large piercing eyes the color deep purple. The chest is up high the single arm is large and the muscles are very strong. Amelia looked aggrieved having to let a man smell her aroma that is meant for her husband. She really wanted to cry.
She would usually go straight to violent disempowerment but looking at the enemy this time, she really wanted to have a mother to cry and complain to this time. This is a big bully. Knowing she can't be consoled by anyone either, she decided to get angry.
She wanted to take out her sword and just die trying. What is she so afraid of, death is an old friend. Listening to the man's disgusting behavior as he sniffed her scent like some pervert, she couldn't wait to cut him and use his large remains as fertilizer.
She hasn't looked at the man since the first glance but she felt the ground shake and a large figure fall at her feet. She hurriedly retracted her scent and tried to kick the man in anger. Her foot connected but even through the small leather boots she is wearing, she felt the searing pain of kicking something hard.
"Ahhh...."She instinctively pulled out the sword even as she doubts the blade can cut this block of stone.
Remembering her image, she can't turn from the goddess who led soldiers to slay demons and villains to a vicious woman who murdered a defenseless man on the ground. She turns to teleport away when a firm hand grabbed her ankle.
Amelia appeared in the middle of her room in the main building with a giant body by her feet. She wanted to kick it away but the grip is too tight. Greeting her teeth in anger, she gave him a fierce glare.
"Healer..." The man said this before passing out again.
Amelia became stunned. This term is frequently used by people who seek alchemist for healing rather than to ask for cultivation pills. Amelia's eyes reddened remembering her master's teaching about helping patients.
"Amy you have a gift for alchemy, master knows money is usually at the pill making aspects of the profession but master hopes you won't neglect your calling as a healer who brings life where sickness dwells. Master understands the need for wealth and comfort but when one is a healer, I wish they will be satisfied when bringing relief to the sick. Master will be very happy to know you at least help when you come across someone in need of your healing ability."
Amelia had hit her small chest and made a solemn promise with her childish voice making her master smile with a fond expression.
Looking at the human Ape on the ground, Amelia sighed and began to be enlightened. As a plant type ability user, she may exude a healing fragrance especially as a high level plant type with healing abilities. Sigh, this excuse is fine for now.
The only thing that can help this man is to drive out the poison because she doesn't have an antidote but what if this is a bad man? Wait, she is not a good person either. So how to judge if someone should be helped or not?
"Ah yes. It should depend on my mood." Even master wouldn't want her to help a horrible person but if she wants to why the hell not? Especially someone with such a large body, she could always use an extra...hand.
Although this man has only one had he is harboring immense power. He could work for her. Having made up her mind, Amelia left the man to finish up her business at the B base.
She appeared next to the brothers. "So, are you going to pay me or not? This is what you owe this group of people. Their relatives gave their lives to protect this place, I am giving you a chance to make things right here. If I take them, they will live long fulfilling lives but here they will die in two weeks at most." Amelia began her coaxing as soon as she appeared.
"Miss Amelia, who is that person on the ground just now?" The two brothers had arrived and saw the scene of the large man sniffing her and then passing out. Just as Amelia teleported away, the man grabbed her ankle.
Amelia froze hearing Wei Jie's question, did they see her in such an embarrassing situation?
"I don't know who he is, he is poisoned and I'm going to try and cure him." Amelia answered honestly.
"Why?"
"Whatever poisoned him is sinister and very strong. His crystal nuclei is infiltrated by it, the channels that supports the use of his ability are all contaminated. The fact that he can walk around and cause such a disturbance is a medical miracle. He should be dead 8 times over. As an alchemist I want to figure it out."
The two brothers watch her child like fascination and the sparkle in her eyes, it is easy to see she loves her job.
"You are an alchemist? Do you make pills and potion?"
"Yes but they are not free. In my shop, even handsome men and dazzling woman pay." She said blinking adorably. Wei Lin busted out laughing hearing her say it like this.
Even Wei Jie couldn't hold back a smile. "We will pay. I wonder if you can look at my sister, she has been trying to get a child even before the change." Wei Jie said stunning Amelia in place.
That's right, the male lead has a sister who married a soldier for love even as her parents wanted her to marry a young master and manage businesses. She was in love with the soldier so much so that she threatened to never come home if they forced her.
Helpless, the Wei couple let her be. But then she couldn't get pregnant no matter what. As the world changed, her wish is still the same since her family and her husband's family can have a good life even in the apocalypse.
The husband even started sleeping with someone else thinking it is the wife that is the problem and indeed just three months after sleeping around with the mistress she fell pregnant.
This is the drama that Amelia enjoyed reading the book the most. Liang Mei also used her recently acquired medical skills to help this woman and the outcome was so dramatic that Amelia wanted to get in the book and give that husband a good beating.
"You are a good brother. I wish I had a half brother and not an annoying sister with a long face." Amelia said out loud because she can see a figure wearing an overcoat hiding that one of the sleeves is empty.
"How long are you going to follow us like a creep?" Amelia looked at Liang Mei. Before, Liang Mei could hide from her as she wasn't alert enough. The Wei brothers looked at the place where Amelia turned to and saw a figure slowly coming out.
"How did you find me?"
"It's best you find a water spirit root related stealth technique. That senseless breath was meant for a person with a shadow spirit root. Your cold breath can never be senseless it will always be full of senses, a cold sensation imbued with the breath of yin essence. If you want to hide it, use a yin type or a water technique." Amelia said hotly.
"How do you..." Liang Mei had so many questions.
"This is what happens when one doesn't have a guiding hand. You should go find a master to teach you these basic things or who knows what mistakes you will commit in the future?" Amelia said this time with a coaxing tone.
"So you have a master?" Liang Mei finally understood why Amelia didn't come home this time it was because she found a master.
"Otherwise? I am not lucky enough to have a family legacy that gave me all the resources and cultivation techniques....I'm a bastard child remember?" Amelia said tentatively as if to kindly remind Liang Mei.
"We need to talk." Liang Mei can't keep up with Amelia who seem to know everything. She should probably be freaked that Amelia knows of her secret but she really can't use her left hand for anything.
"I don't think so." Amelia said and walked away. Liang Mei's anger became visible.
"If you attack me again, I don't know what I will cut off this time...so many limbs remaining....what's a girl to do?" She said without turning back.
The male lead looked at Liang Mei and felt some form of intimacy with her. He wanted to speak to her but his brother pulled him away.
"Miss Amelia, what do you think she wanted?" It is rare for Wei Jie to gossip. Wei Lin looks surprised at his brother's words just now.
"She wants her arm back. Probably hoping to force me somehow. I heard your base has miracle medication that can regrow limbs, why would she bother coming to someone she hates when she can make a deal with whomever..." Amelia said but she doesn't care because she knows that Liang Mei probably went to Zhou An to steal the pill but that girl doesn't have it.
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"About that..." Wei Lin is about to gossip when his brother stopped him.
"Are you going to pay for me to take the people away or not? I have a dying patient on the floor of my apartment." Amelia said.
"We will pay. Before you go, can you check our sister?" Wei Jie asked nervously.
Amelia's face broke into a brilliant smile and walked into the direction of the Wei family. She is counting the accrued amount of wealth when a boy called her name.
"Amelia? Is that you?" A young man wearing a bright blue jacket and a pair of jeans. He has a clean face and healthy complexion even in this kind of snowy weather.
Amelia knew who this voice belongs to but she didn't want to waste any more time here so she continued walking.
"Amelia you bitch! Senior Feng is talking to you. Who do you think you are to ignore him like this?" Amelia's plastic friend from school called out. The entire place seems to have tuned silent and the people watched on.
Same turned and walked towards Susu her old desk mate. It's actually two separate tables and chairs but kids love old concepts like that.
Amelia slapped the girl to the ground and a set of teeth came flying out. It is obvious that she didn't use too much force but ..."Weak." Amelia said this one work and turned around.
"That was fierce. Are you a generally violent person miss Amelia?" Wei Lin asked in a low voice.
The young boy who had called Amelia didn't let out a sound when he saw what just happened and pulled up the girl before going away.
"I think my tolerance is above average." Amelia answered sincerely.
"Above average." Wei Lin laughed. "This style of painting is so cool. Of course on the premise it is not directed at me. I like gentle women with soft temperaments." Wei Lin said with a dreamy look as if a child is dreaming of his future wife.
Amelia became speechless. This is the same male lead who adores and pampered her sister in the novel. Are you saying Liang Mei has a soft temperament?
"Gentle? It's the apocalypse, if you find a gentle woman who is still alive at this time you should know a mountain of corpses exist of people who died because she is 'kind' and 'soft'.
Those women are just pretending, the real gentle people are all dead. Think carefully how they would have survived till now." Amelia said disdainfully.
Wei Jie let out a laugh this time and surprised both Amelia and Wei Lin.
"Our sister is soft spoken and gentle." Wei Jie said suddenly.
"And how did she survive all this time?"
"What do you mean?" Wei Lin asked confused.
"How is she alive? Can she fight? Does she fight? Who has been shielding her from danger?"
"We have supernatural power users who work for the family."
"And how many of them died to protect her?"
"That...I don't know."
"A gentle and kind person wouldn't stand by and watch people die for them. They would try to get stronger or learn how to shoot ...do something to keep herself and those around them safe. That way the 'gentle' woman would die and a warrior would rise in her place. That or she closes her eyes every time someone is getting eaten and therefore retains the innocence from before the change."
"Interesting theory. We are here." Wei Jie said
"Good bring the gentle lady to me." Amelia said with a smile. Wei Ji went to check his sister.
"Are you saying I will never find her?" Wei Lin seems heartbroken by that thought.
"You will, I was just making conversation just now." Amelia smiled kindly. Wei Lin visibly came down.
"A doctor? What's the use?" A man said with a harsh tone.
Amelia looked at the three new comer just as they look at her. The man's gaze is especially hot. This is the woman who could heal soldiers with music, if it's her, then maybe.
"God....god of Slaughter..." he subconsciously used the name they call her when she is not around.
Amelia looked at the man with amusement on her face. Wei Lin rolled his eyes and face palmed.
"Can I scan you now? Excuse my rudeness but I'm tight on time." Amelia looked at the woman who nodded with a skeptical gaze. Amelia didn't care and just used her mental health to scan the woman she smiled at her.
"I know the problem."
Hearing her say this, everyone is surprised she didn't even touch her and she knows the problem. The woman snorted coldly. She had known this was a waste of time. She is about to retort when Amelia spoke.
"You are perfect for the process what you need is a man to impregnate you."
"I have a husband, what do you mean I need a man?" The woman seemed to glaze over the meaning in Amelia's words.
"I mean you are fine." Amelia said again.
"Do you mean there's something wrong with me?" The man looked at Amelia with a pair of unfriendly eyes.
"That is what I meant to say." Amelia said.
"I can scan you and tell you the exact problem." Amelia suggested.
"Fine, but I want an apology when you don't find a problem." The man said with anger.
Amelia looked at him for a while and then spoke. "You over indulged when you had just matured. All your good soldiers were spent that time. As from 5 to 7 years ago you have only produced dead swimmers."
"Hahahaha..." There it is. The drama Amelia had wanted to see in person.
"Are you KIDDING ME?" The 'gentle' Wei Ze became enraged.
"I had to listen to your family criticism for so long and you just refused to go on a checkup with me."
"Ze, come down."
"You have the nerve. You who has been cheating with a skank outside is telling me to be calm?"
"I'm done...I am done with this nonsense and most importantly I am done with you!"
"Ahhh..." She pushed him towards the door. Amelia is now sitting down watching everything.
"I...Ze Listen to me this woman is lying." The man pointed at Amelia as accused.
"Why do you think so? Because your Mistress is pregnant? Hahaha...this is the funniest joke I have ever heard. Why do you think I have been running away from sleeping with you? You are contaminated with something nasty as of late...even your breath is full of bitch."
"Hehehe..." Amelia finally heard this line.
"Who is telling you these thing?"
"I wish to never see you again. But because of living in the same base, I will settle for a divorce. The insults I have had to listen to in your home are enough to drown all the affection I once held for you. Please, have a nice life."
Seeing she is not joking, the husband panic. He might have been unfaithful but be loved his wife, he never wanted a divorce he doesn't even want children that much. He just listened to his mother nagging him, it never occurred to him that she was even harsher of his wife. He had been there sometimes but to want to leave him because of this?
"You are throwing a tantrum because you found out that matter, come home with me and we can talk about this."
'Slap.' A crisp sound of a cheek being slapped sounded. The woman's voice became colder. "Leave."
The man saw it. The anger from before is gone and a deep sense of indifference remains in her eyes. He is taken aback by how unfamiliar she seems to him just now.
"I think my sister has made herself clear. See you around major." Wei Lin opened the door for him. He never liked this man.
"Thank you." Wei Ze looked at Amelia with a grateful expression.
"Actually you are not fine. You have been on the pill so of course you won't get pregnant." Amelia gave her a sly smile. The woman became stunned.
"Why didn't you tell us you were living like that? And you took a pill?"
"Where do you even get those at times like these?" Amelia asked curious. She was also curious when she read the novel.
"I was a healthcare worker before so I have many hidden inside the suitcases in the house. When we packed up many came along." She said with a slightly proud tone.
"Why marry him at all if you don't want
kids?"
"It's not that I didn't want kids it just that after becoming his wife I realized he is completely controlled by his mother. And his mother hates female children. She refused her own daughter a chance to go study at a prestigious university because she is a woman. What if I have a girl? Would I have to argue with her on matters of my child forever?"
"She is meddlesome and her son just gives in. Having an incompetent father like this and a weak mother like me, my child would suffer. Ever since the fog of puppy love lifted from my eyes I had wanted to leave that place. It's like living with a constant yapping monkey in your ear. There is no peace."
"I wanted to continue climbing the career ladder at work but when I was promoted the woman actually went to work and made things difficult for my superior so they will take a way my promotion."
"I have been expecting him to cheat for a long time so I can leave, that is why I moved to another room as soon as I heard he was cheating. Who knew the woman would fall pregnant? I waited for his mother to find out and chase me away, but such a good opportunity came so suddenly I couldn't resist."
Amelia is impressed with the level of patience this woman has shown. She smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
"Little sister, you have suffered. I'm glad you don't have a child with that man. Someone who won't even defend you is not worthy." Wei Jie comforted.
"Have you made up your mind about the people?" Amelia asked she wanted to go back and check her base. That gorilla man could wake up any moment now.
Wei Jie took out 10 000 level 4 and level 5 crystal nuclei. Amelia checked them and took them away.
"What about the purified crystal nuclei you promised?" Wei Lin asked.
"I didn't promise I said it will be a transaction."
"Level 6, I have 800 according to your statement I want 50% purified not 40%." Wei Jie said.
"I will bring them back after they are purified. Happy cooperation." Amelia went away. She took back all the people who have been waiting for her to the Jiangkang base. She rushed to the apartment and found the man awake. Those purple eyes looked at her when she appeared in the middle of the room.
"The human Ape is awake. Good. I have a score to settle with you." She looked at the handsome face with obvious hostility.
"Human.....Ape?" Blake is stunned. Why is he an Ape? He saw the woman looking at his larger form in anger. She resembles a kitten when you step on its tail...he mused.
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