Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 362 - 357: Injured

A major incident occurred at the base, and with Ji Ning’s personality, she would definitely have shown up by now.

This is not right, very not right.

And how did Joe Lane break through multiple defenses and surveillance at the base to reach the Sixteenth Rank superpower user?

Blatantly attacking an important figure from another continent in a military area of another continent, in complete disregard of international conventions.

Aren’t they afraid of causing international conflicts and triggering a war?

Fu Yuanxuan’s mind was racing, wanting to connect the dots between the two, but he couldn’t help but think of Ji Ning, who hadn’t appeared all this time.

He always felt that she was behind this incident.

But before he could figure out the crucial point, the radio on him suddenly crackled to life.

"Ground team, ground team, this is 09, this is 09, the target individuals have fallen into the depths of the mountain range, coordinates are..."

Fu Yuanxuan’s eyes flashed with surprise, his lips pressed tightly together, and he furrowed his brow.

Subsequently, the senior management of the Jiuming Mountain Base held an overnight meeting to organize a rescue team and flew into the mountain area.

After a thirteen-hour search and rescue, they found the severely injured and unconscious Sixteenth Rank superpower user hanging on a large tree in the depths of the forest and Joe Lane, who had drowned, in a stream not far from the tree.

When both were brought back by the rescue helicopter, personnel from the two continents’ embassies couldn’t believe the facts and almost staged a brawl in front of everyone.

Joe Lane’s butler, Charles, wailed desperately, wishing he could kill the severely injured Sixteenth Rank superpower user on the spot.

The two continents were now at complete odds.

But they tacitly avoided troubling the Hua Continent.

They categorized the incident as a personal grudge.

The only thing that puzzled Charles was that after they all left the Jiuming Mountain Base, they still hadn’t seen the Hua Continent woman whom the gentleman feared so much.

Meanwhile, the Ji Ning he was concerned about was sitting in the examination hall of Anhe Middle School, earnestly taking the final exam.

As the bell rang, Ji Ning looked up from the exam screen.

She twisted her neck and stood up.

Sitting not far away, Bai Xiaotang quickly walked over to her.

She hugged Ji Ning’s arm, patted her chest with one hand, and said with a scared expression on her small face, "Sister Ning, you scared me to death. I thought you wouldn’t make it to the exam."

Ji Ning frowned slightly, nonchalantly withdrew her arm from Bai Xiaotang’s grip, and said calmly, "No traffic jam."

"Jiuming Mountain..."

"We’ll talk later." Ji Ning stopped Bai Xiaotang’s questioning and looked up at the boy who was walking over.

"Hello, Ji Ning. Long time no see. I wonder if we could have a chat?"

The boy was Wu Muzhe, the elite Class A monitor who had been persistently pestering Bai Xiaotang about learning the Body Refinement.

This exam had rearranged the order of all the students in the grade, and he had ended up in the same exam hall as the two of them.

He initially thought Ji Ning wouldn’t participate in the final exam this time either, but to his surprise, she entered the classroom just before the bell rang.

This delighted him immensely, and throughout the exam, he kept thinking about how to talk to Ji Ning afterward and how to get her to agree to his request.

Ji Ning mildly nodded at him but refused outright: "Not convenient."

"Then can we exchange contact information? I have some Body Refinement issues I’d like to consult you about."

Wu Muzhe’s shamelessness made Bai Xiaotang furious.

It was one thing to pester her, but Ning had hardly returned to school, and he wanted to bother her too?

He clearly ignored her warnings!

"Wu Muzhe, Sister Ning doesn’t have time to guide you. We have something to do now, so could you please move aside?"

Wu Muzhe’s expression stiffened, a trace of anger flickered in his eyes, but he maintained a dignified demeanor and said gently, "That’s okay, when Ji Ning has time later. We can add each other as friends first."

His words were directed at Bai Xiaotang, but his gaze never left Ji Ning.

Not wanting to miss any expression on her face.

Ji Ning found it somewhat amusing and said calmly, "Not convenient, move aside."

Without waiting for Wu Muzhe to step aside, Ji Ning directly pushed past him and walked out of the classroom without looking back.

The little episode with Wu Muzhe didn’t bother Ji Ning, but the boys who were friendly with Wu Muzhe, and the girls who admired him, were furious.

"What’s her deal?"

"So arrogant? Who does she think she is?"

"Just a stinking beggar living off others, and she dares to talk to the class monitor like that?"

"Exactly, let’s teach her a lesson!"

...

The indignant ones had clearly forgotten the lasting impression Ji Ning had left on them before.

On the other side.

Ji Ning and Bai Xiaotang met up with Lin Yuanyang and You Le from another exam hall, and the group walked out of the teaching building together.

Before they could descend the stairs, a familiar and enthusiastic voice called after them.

"Ji Ning, wait a moment. The principal wants to see you!" The dean, Wang Li, was propped against a wall not far away, panting slightly, clearly having run over in a hurry.

"You three as well," Wang Li pointed to Bai Xiaotang, Lin Yuanyang, and You Le.

The group had no choice but to change course and follow Wang Li to the principal’s office.

The principal had called Ji Ning and her friends to discuss the Hua Continent High School Students Tournament next semester.

Commonly known as the high school students’ all-around competition, it tested various qualities of regular high school students through multiple events, in preparation to find and cultivate the next generation of superpower users.

When the principal initially registered Ji Ning, he hadn’t known she was a superpower user.

Even now, he only knew she was an agent at the Security Bureau and still didn’t know about her superpower user status.

Because of this, the principal was quite pleased with himself, thinking that with an ace up Anhe Middle School’s sleeve, they could shine in the March competition in Hua Continent and end the years-long embarrassment of not making the top eight. However, Ji Ning suddenly said, "Sorry, Principal, I can’t participate in the competition."

The principal, who was in high spirits, was stunned by this news, nearly breaking his voice, "Why? Is it a timing issue? I can negotiate with them..."

"No, it’s because I’m injured."

Ji Ning unzipped her school jacket, revealing an arm wrapped in white bandages.

From the shoulder all the way to the wrist.

The principal and Wang Li felt an instant chill, as if their vision went dark, filled with heartbreak, and they couldn’t recover for a long while.

Standing by their side, Bai Xiaotang, You Le, and Lin Yuanyang were equally stunned to the core.

To them, Ji Ning was like an invincible superhero; even in a brawl, she would never get hurt.

Bai Xiaotang exclaimed, "Sister Ning, who hurt your arm?"

Ji Ning silenced her with a glance, but Bai Xiaotang’s eyes were full of distress, as if she herself were injured.

Lin Yuanyang looked worriedly at the blood seeping through the white bandages and asked, "Is there no treatment?"

Ji Ning knew what he meant, gave a slight nod, "It’s been treated, but it will take half a year to recover."

What she didn’t say was that her entire arm had nearly been severed by the Sixteenth Rank superpower user, and this was the result after superpower healing.

That day, even though she had threatened the Sixteenth Rank superpower user to cooperate in acting, their fight had gotten serious, and they both wanted to severely injure the other, so neither held back.

The Sixteenth Rank superpower user was truly severely injured and unconscious, and she almost lost an arm.

Making it to the exam at all was thanks to Mantis, who drove the base’s off-road vehicle at racing speed.

After dropping her off, he went straight to the traffic management bureau to report.

Ji Ning looked at the principal and Wang Li, their faces a mask of disappointment, and scanned the office for other competitors, then continued, "I can be their team guide."

The principal’s eyes lit up, just about to agree when a dissatisfied voice rang out: "No way!"

Immediately afterward, two sharp voices also objected.

"You’re already injured, why show off?"

"Exactly, we’ve been trained for a while now. She doesn’t even go to school, what does she know?"