Four Split Personalities

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Game Time AM09:41

The whole Bathed in Fire adventurer team, having finally noticed their missing companion, ventured out to search all around the vicinity of Beaver Town but found not a single clue or trace. Alramis, in a fanciful attempt, even tried sending a friend request using the keyword ’Mo,’ which predictably sank into oblivion.

With no other options, the four players could only trust that the person who left without notice after leaving a letter would be fine and sincerely hoped he wouldn’t starve because he got lost.

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Game Time AM09:53

Staying temporarily at No. 9, Champs Elysees Street, Outer District of Academy City, Cole received [Hundred Forms] as expected, then spent a whole half-hour completely replicating himself into the appearance of a certain Half Dragon Knight, preparing for the upcoming ’trial.’ Meanwhile, Liz, having received a bouquet and a large amount of pocket money, headed out strolling around.

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Game Time AM12:31

Upon returning to the dormitory, Yu Chen promptly logged into The Realm of Innocence, began to console Saint Feyali Graham, who had been stood up by her appointment, and falsely claimed that the still-offline Motan was still asleep, ending up embarrassed by Fyari’s age-inappropriate teasing.

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Game Time PM15:27

Ji Xiaoge informed Jadka and Ya Ya that he and Mor planned to go out to dinner with friends tonight and extended an invitation to them, but Jadka, who was hungover, and Ya Ya, who planned to go to the food street with Scarlett Disel, declined.

Shortly after, Motan logged back into the game with an ’Orderly Good’ persona, returned to the Shady Inn, and, with Wang Badan’s cooperation, muddled through the fact that he had inexplicably disappeared for almost a whole morning, during which he discreetly disposed of an alchemical creature named [Wangworm] he had discovered in the inn lobby.

Afterwards, having agreed to meet Ji Xiaoge at 7:30 pm at Central District’s[Steam Fish Pot 597 Branch], Motan expressed his desire to find a quiet place to try out his newly acquired Weapon[Dawn], and after reassuring Ya Ya and moving the completely unconscious Jadka, who had drunk Ji Xiaoge’s special sobering soup, back to his room, he left again.

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Real Time AM00:19

T City, a certain hospital

An elderly man with white hair and a hunched figure almost ran to the surgical room, sternly asking the nurses lingering there, "How’s Little Yu Jing’s condition?"

"Not... not too optimistic..."

One round-faced nurse with reddened eyes didn’t even turn her head, as she stared intently at the perpetually flashing red ’In Surgery’ sign above the door, tremblingly said, "Obviously, Little Yu Jing was fine all day, but just earlier, her game cabin suddenly started alarming. When we carried her out, she had already lost consciousness; none of us dared to delay and promptly contacted the department responsible for this child, and then... brought her here for emergency resuscitation at once."

A trace of shadow flashed in Vice Director Wang’s eyes; after remaining silent for a long time, he asked, "Is it because of the game..."

"It shouldn’t be.

A calm voice suddenly sounded from nearby, prompting Vice Director Wang to turn and see a woman dressed in a white coat with neatly cut shoulder-length short hair, much like himself, appearing on the opposite side of the surgery room without him noticing, with her brows slightly furrowed as she shook her head. "Half a year ago, we at S Hospital specifically purchased three game cabins from Innocent Company and conducted at least twenty strict tests. Although truly unbelievable, the facts prove that the game ’The Realm of Innocence’ has an exceptionally low mental load on its users. Players indeed get rest quality equivalent to that of normal deep sleep during the game, so if this child suddenly had an accident while playing, the same result would’ve occurred even if she were just sleeping. Of course, this is just a theoretical conclusion."

"Little Zhen."

Vice Director Wang tiredly smiled slightly, subtly nodding to this young man, whose reputation had been well established for twenty years and who had worked alongside him for a long time at S City’s Municipal Hospital before he was transferred to T City, asking, "Why are you up this late?"

"Doctor Bai Zhen."

The nurses next to her immediately bowed to the esteemed chief surgeon, who was known for her immense influence in the medical field and had been specially invited to give a lecture here three days prior.

Frankly, instead of cozying up, these young ladies were more curious about how this seemingly young and competent woman maintained herself, knowing that Bai Zhen had to be at least in her forties, yet appeared not older than thirty, arousing genuine envy.

"Hello.

Bai Zhen nodded to the young ladies and then raised and waved her electronic folder at Vice Director Wang, whispering, "I’ve been reviewing the case of the girl named Tang Yujing you mentioned earlier, and was going out for some fresh air before bed when I overheard the commotion here. Could it be..."

"That’s right; it’s Little Yu Jing."

The elderly man nodded with a somewhat pallid expression, worriedly turned to look at the surgery room behind him, and softly said, "Although her health has been poor for years, and the staff here have already prepared themselves mentally, none of us expected... Alas, if it were at S Hospital..."

"The same case, our hospital may be larger, but only leads in surgery; Tang Yujing’s illness is the same anywhere, and T Hospital’s conditions are already quite good."

Bai Zhen shook her head, interrupting Vice Director Wang, and then squinted slightly, looking down at the file in her hands. "By the way, Aunt Wang, I noticed that although Tang Yujing’s family situation was quite ordinary even before her illness, the medication she used was...

"I really like that child."

The elderly man interrupted Bai Zhen and said something seemingly unrelated.

"I see..."

Bai Zhen slightly nodded, refraining from saying anything more, only regretfully sighing: "I’m really sorry I can’t help."

"Haha, listen to you, girl."

Vice Director Wang chuckled, shrugged, and said, "You’re already the top surgeon; if you could help even here, would any other doctor survive? Alright, go rest; Little Yu Jing... she’ll be fine; she said before, you know, that she made many friends while gaming and couldn’t bear to leave just yet."

"Yes, fortune favors the kind."

Bai Zhen said something she herself didn’t believe, and then, not staying much longer, seemingly quite unsociably left.

Ten minutes later

Bai Zhen leaned against the door, quietly hung up the phone.

The caller was an old acquaintance, once in another unknown industry known as ’Tian Shu,’ long since formally inheriting the title of ’Divine Calculator.’

She asked that God Stick a few questions and received the anticipated answers.

A snow-white surgical knife, flickering with a faint luminescence, appeared silently in Bai Zhen’s hand.

As someone who, even in another industry, could be considered a legendary figure, possessing the nickname ’White Angel’ aside from ’Top Surgeon,’ Bai Zhen could undeniably offer a solution, even if the illness ravaging Tang Yujing proved extremely challenging.

But... she couldn’t.

As an ’Aberrant,’ she could, effortlessly, use her power to save ordinary people when ’aberrations’ strike, but the illness afflicting Tang Yujing was of a different realm.

That set of rules, far more stringent than decades ago, won’t permit such actions.

Life, aging, illness, death — the rules of the world.

Tang Yujing was merely one of many affected by these rules.

Someone may have the means to interfere with this causality, but as an Outsider like herself, she definitely could not.

Every competent doctor understands they can’t save everyone.

If she had to intervene...

"If she had to intervene."

A hint of intensity flashed in Bai Zhen’s eyes, as her slender finger gently caressed the surgical knife.

Then, she widened her eyes in sudden realization, abruptly froze.

"Why... does that child have ties with Chenchen...?"

Chapter 1150: End

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