The military vehicle galloped over the mountain roads, going up and down the range; the red leaves were like flames. 

The scenery was picturesque but Xia Lei was in no mood to admire it. He grew increasingly anxious the closer they got to that military base. “Tell me - How is Ning Jing now?” 

This was his third time asking this question. 

Long Bing’s first answer: Just a small problem.

Long Bing’s second answer: You’ll know when you see her.

This time, Long Bing glanced at Xia Lei and sighed. “Okay, I’ll tell you. She’s gone mad.” 

“Ha?” Xia Lei paused, not daring to believe it. He clearly remembered that he had specially nagged Ning Jing not to interact with those two pieces of alloy when he’d left, but something had still happened to her. 

A hint of puzzlement tinged Long Bing’s voice. “I didn’t quite believe it when I received the notice either. But I’ve seen them and Ning Jing too. They were definitely mad. The best specialist doctors in the nation had examined them but they could not find the cause. It seems to be a collective disease, and the cause is unexplained… This is very ...