The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 574 The Dust Settles (Part 2)

At 2:45 a.m., under the professional treatment of military doctors, Jiang Hui's external injuries had healed to a visible state; the rest would require time for recovery and recuperation. She had already undergone two rounds of blood function tests and one round of nutritional supplementation.

At 3:15 a.m., Jiang Hui woke up in excruciating pain. The therapist was giving her bone-healing radiation, which was very painful, but supposedly would help her recover better.

At 3:55 a.m., Jiang Hui fainted from the pain and then woke up. Her first round of treatment was finally over, but Huan Xian next door should still be unconscious.

At 4:25 a.m., Zongting brought two people—the people she wanted to see.

"Ahui!" The person who came in completely disregarded his usual gentle and elegant image, and almost started howling like a child.

Jiang Hui's legs were both immobilized, and a brace was attached to her chest. She was still immersed in the pain of the treatment and could not move. She was also vaguely worried about Huan Xian's condition next to her. Her condition was worse than ever before.

Zhou Xiuwen's arrival cheered her up a little. However, she seemed somewhat uncomfortable, probably because she had never appeared in public in such a disheveled state before.

Although the other party initially seemed quite out of control, Zhou Xiuwen still tactfully avoided Jiang Hui's injuries, stopping a meter away and crouching down beside the first aid station. When their eyes met, they both saw themselves clearly in each other's eyes.

Jiang Hui opened her mouth as if to say something, but her ribs had recently broken, causing blood to flow back and her organs to be damaged. She couldn't even catch her breath and managed to utter a hollow syllable.

Zhou Xiuwen waved his hand: "That's how it is, don't say anything more, be good to yourself."

Jiang Hui didn't force him. She took a breath and then turned her eyes to look to the side.

Zhou Xiuwen followed his gaze and saw that it was a stool.

"..."

"Oh, you're worrying too much. Okay, okay, I'll sit down now."

Jiang Hui couldn't speak, so Zhou Xiuwen spoke for her to listen. He told her about the situation of the people in Class Two outside, about the news from Stark, about the people who had been saved by Jiang Hui, and finally about... Huan Xian.

Zhou Xiuwen had already heard about Huan Xian's situation from Zhou Yuanjing. In fact, he had visited Huan Xian next door before coming to Jiang Hui's place. Because Huan Xian was still undergoing extremely delicate treatment, Zhou Xiuwen was not even allowed to go in. He only listened to the therapist talk about it from outside and learned that Huan Xian's condition was not ideal.

So when the two met, Huan Xian appeared to be in better condition than Jiang Hui, but that was because he had been forcibly injected with the antidote. Now that the effects of the drug have worn off, he is once again in a critical condition, on the verge of death, and his injuries are far more severe than Jiang Hui's. After all, Jiang Hui has already woken up, while he is still unconscious in the next room.

Zhou Xiuwen didn't want to tell Jiang Hui any of this, fearing his friend would overthink it.

However, having been friends with Huan Xian for several years, Jiang Hui, being observant, could easily guess Huan Xian's situation. Seeing that everyone around him was reluctant to talk about him, she knew that his condition must be bad.

Having survived such a near-death experience and suffered such severe injuries, one's spirit may have become fragile. Jiang Hui stiffly turned to one side of the wall, knowing that another friend of hers was lying in the emergency room on the other side receiving treatment.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. It was already so good, the best outcome she hadn't even considered, yet now she greedily hoped it could be even better…

The room fell into an inexplicable silence. Even though Jiang Hui couldn't speak, the stagnant and somewhat stiff atmosphere became immediately apparent.

"Don't be like this." Zhou Xiuwen, who had suddenly fallen silent, suddenly said, his brows furrowed with sadness: "You're always like this... getting hurt where we can't see you."

"You've worked so hard and achieved such glory, and everyone else is grieving for your suffering. But why can't you ever take care of yourself?"

“I know you’re tired and in pain. We’re safe now, so you can cry, you can scream in pain, and you can relax. You can rest, don’t do this. Bear with it… it makes us sad too.”

Jiang Hui remained stiff in that position, her head turned to the side, motionless like a frozen statue from an angle that Zhou Xiuwen couldn't see.

After a long while, the other person turned around, his eyes slightly red and a trace of moisture glistening at the edge of his temple. But Zhou Xiuwen seemed not to notice and said softly, "Since he came to you, I believe he will be alright."

It was a miracle that the other person was able to return alive and come before them. Knowing that the other person could survive such a perilous situation, Huan Xian would surely strive to stay in this world he cherished.

Jiang Hui nodded almost imperceptibly, her expression finally relaxing and no longer wavering.

Zhou Xiuwen, worried that the other party was still preoccupied with this matter and unable to relax, wasting his energy, changed the subject, saying, "I heard you killed an A-grade swamp alligator turtle. That's really impressive; Father said it's at least at the level required for enlistment and rank. You used to worry that you wouldn't be able to adapt to a real battlefield, but I told you, you should be afraid of those star beasts. You don't need to be afraid at all..."

The two of them spoke earnestly, and listened attentively, and surprisingly, they communicated quite tacitly without any sense of hindrance.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room had finally returned to normal, Faria, who had come with him, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for his young master. Are kids these days so ruthless when they talk to each other? Just like that, suddenly being so direct... These two are clearly just good friends who get along well at school, yet he inexplicably felt a tacit understanding and will that only comrades who have fought side by side for many years could have.

He was about to strike up a casual conversation with the person next to him when he suddenly remembered their respective positions. Something was wrong... Just before they arrived, their own marshal had led his legion to take over an entire defensive line, including dozens of important outposts near Atlantis, with overwhelming force.

This defensive line theoretically falls under the direct command of the current military headquarters. Colonel Zongting's Third Army Corps is a core unit directly under the military headquarters…

Although there were many complex relationships involved, and it wasn't simply a matter of opposition, their positions were ultimately established. Even if they weren't exactly enemies, their relationship was certainly not one of harmonious cooperation where they stood side by side watching their younger relatives care for each other.

Why isn't this person dealing with the frontline issues or contacting his immediate superiors to report... what is he trying to do here?
Faria didn't think this busy man, who never did anything superfluous, would waste his time on useless things.

(End of this chapter)