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Chapter 323 Brain Resection Surgery
"Um..." Bai Jian'an looked nervous and instinctively wanted to step forward to check.

"Stay away from me!" 0748 abruptly shook off Gilsu's hand that was supporting him, his scarlet eyes glaring at them.

The voice was hoarse and distorted, a mixture of two completely different tones, as if two souls were fiercely fighting inside his body.

Startled by the shout, Bai Jian'an paused, the color draining from her face.

The commotion in the corridor alerted the people in the conference room. Adler and the others came out and saw 0748 frantically grabbing his hair while clutching his head. Instead of being surprised, they showed a knowing look of "I knew it."

“I told you, he was bound to get into trouble sooner or later.” Lilith crossed her arms and watched coldly.

Bai composed himself, quickly walked to Gilsu's side, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

“I don’t know.” Gilsu shook his head. “He was chatting with Miss Bai, and then suddenly this happened.”

Bai's gaze shifted to Bai Jian'an.

"It's none of my business." Bai Jian'an quickly waved his hand. "I... I just asked his name and thought 0748 sounded strange, so I called him 'Myna'..."

"what--!"

The words "myna bird" seemed to be a key, detonating the explosives in 0748's mind once again. He let out an even more shrill howl, emanating an aura that repelled everything.

He usually has an aura that rejects everything; he doesn't like this world and prefers to be alone.

but now--

"Jian An."

"Stay away from me." Things are different now. Now there's someone he doesn't want to hurt. He's trying his best to maintain his rationality, struggling to regain control of his body with that suddenly rising consciousness.

"Teacher 0748, don't be afraid, the medical team will be here soon!" Gilsu tried anxiously to reassure him.

The title abruptly halted 0748's struggle. His face contorted, his expression shifting rapidly, as if his face had been sliced ​​open. After a few breaths, the god's expression finally settled, as if a preliminary victory had been decided in a contest. 0748 slowly raised his head, his gaze vacant, blankly sweeping over the unfamiliar faces before him.

"Who are you people..." His voice trembled, yet carried an eerie sense of unfamiliarity. "Where...is this place?"

He staggered backward like a frightened monkey trying to escape this incomprehensible environment.

Bai's heart sank, sensing that things were heading in the worst possible direction. He muttered a few words to himself without making a sound. Deep in the corridor, several mechs painted with white medical crosses approached rapidly with heavy steps.

"0748, calm down." Bai's voice was steady, carrying the authority of a superior.

“0748…” 0748 muttered to himself, backing away while shaking his head, maintaining a dangerous distance from the crowd. “I’m not 0748, my name isn’t 0748, I am… I am Li… Li…”

He could blurt out the surname, but he couldn't say the given name no matter what he said.

"Li?" Bai's pupils suddenly contracted.

“Personality disorder,” Carl, who also majored in biochemistry, said coldly.

Bai's expression turned serious. With a change of gesture, the machine soldiers and the miniature medical robots floating in the air instantly abandoned their appeasement strategy and pounced on them like silver lightning.

At the same time, countless invisible nanorobots in the air release high-frequency radio waves, enough to instantly paralyze an adult giant rhinoceros.

"Wow—"

A strange scene happened.

Just as the electric arc was about to touch 0748's body, his figure blurred without warning, like a poorly signaled image. The next second, he was already outside the encirclement of the Machine Soldiers.

After breaking through the encirclement, he did not run away, but stood there, looking around blankly.

The group of PhDs and scientists frowned: ?

Patrol aircraft, medical robots: ?
Countless nanobots in the air: [Beep—]

"What...what's going on?" Adler's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "He flashed...flashed?!"

"Did anyone see how he dodged it?" Lilith was also dumbfounded. "He can dodge radio wave attacks? That's at near-light speed!"

A stream of blue data flashed across Bai's eyes as Elvira's (the research center's headquarters) central monitoring system replayed the scene at a frame rate of one millionth of a second.

But in that absolutely still moment in time, 0748's figure simply vanished into thin air and then reappeared out of thin air, without any trace of his presence.

"Time travel?"

"Level 1 Alert"

Bai's entire body was quickly covered in jet-black armor, and his voice became as cold as a machine, "Target, Director of the Forbidden Laboratory, ID number 0748."

"Authorize the use of all means to carry out the arrest."

The moment the command was given, the entire Elvira came to life. The ceiling and walls slid open silently, revealing dark cannon muzzles and laser matrices flashing with dangerous light.

Countless combat robots poured out from the hidden door, their synchronized metallic footsteps forming a torrent of steel.

Level 1 Alert

[Target of arrest: Director of the forbidden laboratory, ID number 0748] The alarm blared through the sky, and the entire corridor flashed red.

Startled by the scene, 0748's instincts outpaced his consciousness. Before the laser beams could lock onto him, he transformed into a blur and rushed deeper into the corridor.

"boom--!"

A high-energy laser net flashed past where he had been standing.

"You can dodge that?!" Adler was taken aback.

This high-energy laser net is his greatest achievement; it can catch even a mosquito. Yet, this big guy managed to dodge the laser net.
"Brother! Run this way!" Bai Zhi shouted in 0748's ear, not surprised by this kind of movement.

0748's heartbeat and breathing became faster and faster, like a slippery fish weaving through a dense net of fire.

The robotic arm extending from the wall missed its target, and the electromagnetic mesh descending from the sky did nothing.

His movements were haphazard and even somewhat clumsy, yet he always managed to dodge attacks at the most critical moments in a way that was impossible to see.

"Brother! You've gone the wrong way! Go that way! Not that way! Don't go to the fifth floor!" From inside the hood, Bai Zhi's screams were filled with madness.

0748 stumbled through the corridor filled with red laser sights, its movements illogical and disobedient, relying entirely on a strange intuition, sometimes bumping into walls, sometimes nearly falling flat on its face.

"How can you get lost?" Bai Zhi was going crazy. Seeing him about to rush into another dead end, she shouted anxiously, "There's no road over there! Turn back!"

0748 didn't listen to her at first, but when he saw the dead end, he ran back.

"I told you you shouldn't play with the Snake Life Bell too much. Now Barbie Q is done for, she's become mentally challenged..." Bai Zhi sighed helplessly.

Madness can be cured, but what about stupidity?

The Serpent's Fate Bell's time travel is realistic enough, with each time being a complete life story. Users can easily become immersed in it and lose sight of which one is the real "me".

"You." 0748 gasped for breath, running aimlessly.

He turned his head, his gaze finally focusing on the thing inside his hood for the first time. "You, what are you...?"

Upon hearing this question, all of Bai Zhi's nagging and screaming came to an abrupt halt.

The piercing alarm in the corridor seemed to fade away with it, and she finally understood why 0748 wouldn't obey her commands. It wasn't that it was lost or confused.

He asked, "What is she?"

"You've even forgotten me..." Bai Zhi's voice was soft, carrying a chilling coldness.

Who are you?

"Bakura, or Hubert..."

The blank sheet of paper read out the names of the people who had traveled through time before, nine in total, but 0748 still didn't react.

"Who are you?"

She panicked. She wasn't afraid of 0748 going crazy, wasn't afraid of him cursing, and wasn't even afraid of him dying. At worst, they would die together.

But she was afraid that he wasn't him.

Now, a ghost she doesn't know is possessing her brother's body and using his mouth to ask her what she is.

A burning rage at the invasion of her territory erupted from the white paper, which let out a sharp roar: "Give me back my brother!"

As she shouted, she suddenly stretched her head forward, opened her mouth, and bit down hard on 0748's ear.

"Pa—" there was a soft sound.

She bit into empty air.

0748’s head tilted to the side with inhuman speed, a pure dodge action imprinted on the instincts of another body.

He ducked.

He actually avoided her, the cutest little sister in the world.

"You've really made something of yourself! You're even avoiding me!" Bai Zhi was completely enraged. Like a cat that had been provoked, she frantically struggled inside the hood. "I'll fight you to the death, you bastard!"

"Give my brother back to me!"

"Snap—" He missed again.

"what--!!!"

The cold, mechanical corridor echoed with the sharp cracking sound of white paper being slapped open.

In the control room of Elvira, Bai stared at dozens of screens as his assistants reported in alarm: "The target has evaded all our capture and attack attempts."

In the surveillance footage, 0748 was like a ghost. Whenever an attack was about to hit, he would appear a dozen or even tens of meters away in the next instant, and then their capture operation would have to be reorganized, because the body was one of their own, and the attack could not be fatal.

Fortunately, the ghost was not aggressive.

Bai listened to the report expressionlessly, his eyes fixed on 0748 on the screen. Suddenly, he said, "Rescind Level 1 Warning and halt the arrest operation."

The assistants around him were all taken aback, but the highest order left no room for argument, and they immediately obeyed: "Yes!"

In an instant, the piercing alarm stopped abruptly, the flashing red light faded, returning to a cold, pale white, and the dark cannon muzzles that had protruded from the walls and ceiling silently retracted.

The legion of combat robots, their metal joints clicking in unison, turned and marched in perfect unison back into the hidden door.

In the corridor, 0748, who was preparing to perform a perfect dodge, stood there in astonishment. The surroundings became empty and deathly silent. A patrol of mech soldiers walked past him without any reaction and left.

"Huh?" He was stunned.

This feeling of being completely ignored was even more unbearable than being pointed at by hundreds of laser cannons. He took a few steps forward and blocked the way of a walking researcher. The person stopped in his tracks and stood still without blinking.

0748 stood in the middle of the corridor, hands on his hips, completely bewildered. He even yelled at the security camera in a very irritating way, "Hey—come and arrest me!"

No one responded.

He was in such a hurry, as if he only had [Three Jade Crystals] or [Lollipop Cat★Delicious Meow Prize] on the field, eagerly waiting for the opponent to activate their effect so he could chain-summon more people and transform.

But the other side just won't turn on the effects.

Then move!

"As expected of that man, he found our weakness in one go." Bai Zhi's voice was cold and filled with disgust. "Don't waste your energy, you villain who stole my brother's body!"

Their time travel ability is triggered by an external, intrusive action as an anchor point; it cannot be initiated autonomously.

If the other party ignores you, doesn't hit or scold you, he's like a machine with its power off—it has the potential but can't start.

"Ignoring me?" The person possessing 0748's body snorted. "Hmph, then I'll cause trouble!"

He twisted his neck, aimed at a thick alloy wall panel next to him, and kicked it hard.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the wall panel remained completely still, without even a mark. 0748 shook his numb leg, a moment of embarrassment on his face.

"You didn't know that your brother's strength rating is only B?" Bai Zhi added insult to injury.

Unconvinced, he kicked the recessed floor lamp in the corner again, but the result was the same. The lamp's casing was incredibly sturdy, but he felt a sharp pain in his ankle.

As expected of Elvira, Biantana's most advanced technology base, it's incredibly resilient.

"I can't break through." 0748 narrowed his eyes. "Then I'll just run!"

If you can't smash it, can't you at least run away?
He ignored everyone else and sprinted towards the exit of Elvira. This action, which did not trigger his abilities, looked very straightforward in the surveillance footage.

as predicted.

"despair--"

As he stepped down, he felt a slight stickiness from the metal floor beneath his feet. Looking down, he saw a transparent, gel-like liquid seeping from the gaps between the floorboards, covering the soles of his shoes.

His heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up inside him.

"Could it be that……"

Before he could finish speaking, a current, not strong but enough to numb his nerves, suddenly surged from the soles of his feet, instantly spreading throughout his body. His muscles spasmed, his body stiffened uncontrollably, and he fell heavily forward to the ground.

The transparent liquid, as if alive, quickly and firmly stuck him to the ground.

He convulsed, and with his last ounce of strength, he forced out a sharp scream from his throat: "Bastard, you tricked me!"

Operation to escape Elvira has failed.

Elvira, the Forbidden Laboratory, Room 505, specializing in 'soul' research.

The room was like a giant metal box, with wires and interfaces covering the walls, and a floating screen displaying a data stream that only 0748 could understand.

A group of researchers sat in a circle, their expressions varying—some indifferent, some curious, and some gloating.

In the center of the crowd was a silver-white diagnostic platform covered with sensors and restraint devices; it looked more like a torture device than an operating table.

0748 was dragged in by two heavy robots. His body was still struggling, but what he was uttering was an indomitable cry from another soul: "Let me go!"

Carl looked at him coldly and uttered three words: "Press it on."

Upon receiving the command, the robots acted without hesitation, pressing 0748 heavily onto the platform. With a few clicks, metal restraint devices extended from the platform, firmly locking his limbs and neck.

"It seems it's not true time travel." Bai stood by the platform, his voice devoid of any warmth.

Since being shackled and controlled by the robot, 0748 has never been able to break free of his restraints. He is not the kind of person who ignores everything, but the strongest transmigrator.

He looked down at 0748, who was firmly fixed in place, and continued to ask, "Who exactly are you? What happened to the original 0748?"

The bound 0748 stopped his futile struggles and breathed heavily. His gaze swept over the unfamiliar faces around him, and when he saw Karl in his white coat, his pupils contracted sharply. A fear that ran deep in his bones made his whole body tense up.

"What are you trying to do!" He didn't recognize these people, but he recognized the people in white coats.

"I am not 0748!"

"Are you going to operate on me? I don't want to! Let me go!"

The white paper echoed, "Don't hurt my brother's body!"

Karl looked at Bai, as if waiting for a final instruction.

"Prepare for a deep consciousness scan." Bai's gaze grew increasingly solemn as he turned to Gilsu and ordered, "Connect to the Cradle System. I want to see what's hidden in his mind."

The moment the word "cradle" was uttered, even Adler and the others' expressions changed slightly.

A helmet-shaped instrument covered with probes and wires slowly descended from the ceiling, approaching 0748's head.

"No—" He stared at the thing, his eyes widening in terror, and let out a piercing scream, "Don't come any closer! Get away! Ah—!"

The instrument was eventually closed.

Soon after, the soul probing waveform appeared, and everyone was stunned.

"This shape is—"

There are nine white dots in the picture, rotating around the central red and blue dots.

There are actually 11 consciousnesses in this body!
"What is this red dot?!" Bai Zhi exclaimed, looking at the waveform.

Bai asked with surprise, "Is the blue dot 0748?"

"Yes! The blue dot is the older brother!" the white paper said urgently. "The white dots are some insignificant remnant souls, and the red dot is this bastard who's yelling right now!"

"Kill him quickly! Use the Soul Energy Converter!"

“No way.” Bai shook his head and refused. “His soul strength is now higher than 0748’s. If we use the soul energy converter, 0748 will be pushed forward to die in his place.”

"We need to think of a way to stimulate 0748's soul first."

"Stimulate 0748's soul?" Karl pondered. "Is there something particularly urgent about him? Something so urgent that he desperately wants to regain control of his body?"

"You're bad at dueling?"

Upon hearing this, the red dot in the image became even brighter, almost obscuring the blue light from 0748.

"No!" Bai Zhi shrieked, "Why is this person in such a hurry!"

"You're not bothered by calling him a noob, but you get angry when he's called a duelist noob?"

"Then hurry up and think of something that might make 0748 furious," Karl said calmly to the blank sheet of paper. "If you can't figure it out, 0748's soul will be devoured."

"My brother will be worried about this," Bai Zhi thought quickly. "Oh! Bai Jian'an! He likes Bai Jian'an!"

"If you say something bad about Bai Jian'an, he'll definitely get angry!"

Bai was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, and then said, "I can't bring myself to say anything to scold Jian An."

He turned to Adler and asked, "Are you the only one here who has a problem with Jane? Say something about it."

Adler, with a sour face, reluctantly said, "Bai Jian'an is just a third-rate writer."

Upon hearing this, the blue light in the soul waveform suddenly brightened, but it was not as intense as the red light.

"Look, he's getting anxious! Brother's getting anxious!" said the white paper. "Quick, quick, say a couple more lines!"

Everyone looked at Adler.

Adler said awkwardly, "I... I only know this one sentence."

Even someone as pedantic as him could hardly find a single insult to utter about Bai Jian'an.

"You old geezer, you can't even swear when I ask you to!" Bai Zhi shrieked. "Where did your usual chattering energy go?!"

Bai stared straight at the white paper and suddenly said, "0748 may care about more than just Jian An."

Bai Zhi was stunned. Everyone looked at Bai, waiting for his next words.

But he looked at Carl and said, "Let's do the surgery, cut the white paper."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and Bai Zhi was completely bewildered: "Are you going to cut me at this moment?!"

No, don't.

"My brother went to the research center because he wanted to learn advanced science and have surgery to remove this cancerous tumor from me."

"If you cut me, you'll only be doing him a favor; he won't be in a hurry."

She muttered a lot to herself, her voice getting softer and softer as she spoke.

"Karl, do it. No need for anesthesia," Bai said coldly, like a machine.

Carl stared blankly at Bai, then chuckled, "Sometimes, I feel like you're more of a devil than him."

After saying this, he called to several assistants to prepare for the long-planned resection surgery.

The surgery was scheduled when 0748 entered the research center, but Karl kept saying he didn't have time and kept putting it off. After several delays, 0748 got tired of bringing it up again.

He planned to do it himself, but he never managed to.

"No! You're not going to force my brother like this!" Bai Zhi looked at the various knives and begged for mercy frantically.

"He always complains that I nag, and I've even caused him to be discriminated against."

"It made him so afraid to even hold the hand of the person he liked."

Her voice trailed off, finally ceasing her pleading, her gaze becoming vacant: "It's all because of me."

"If it weren't for me..."

"Blame me"

"Without me, my brother wouldn't be able to..."

Bai Zhi recalled everything she had experienced over the past ten years, and her eyes reddened without her realizing it; she gave up resisting.

She turned her face, pressed her nose against 0748's neck, and sobbed in a low voice.

She likes to play like this when she's sleeping, tickling herself with her breath.

Carl put on gloves, summoned the robot, and prepared to stop the bleeding. Then he wiped the white paper neck with disinfectant.

Feeling the coolness on her neck, Bai Zhi suddenly closed her eyes, her head trembling slightly.

Bai stared blankly at the soul waveform diagram, at the blue dot that symbolized the consciousness of 0748.

"Don't you really care?"

After completing the preparations, Karl put a mechanical collar on the blank sheet and inserted countless nanoneedles into its body to control various biological tissues.

Without hesitation, he pressed the remote control.

"Prepare."

"Fifteen, fourteen"

The mechanical neck collar begins to slowly contract, the blade inserts into the skin, and then contracts instantly after a dozen seconds, severing the head while quickly stopping the bleeding.

"It hurts." Bai Zhi let out a muffled groan, his brows furrowed, his face pressed tightly against 0748.

She really envies normal people who have two hands.

She thought that if she had two hands, she could hold her brother right now.

“Five,” Karl read out coldly.

"Four."

"three."

Bai looked at the soul wave-shaped screen, watching the blue light flickering between light and darkness, and his heart raced.

"two."

"one."

"Brother, it hurts so much." A tear fell from the white paper.

(End of this chapter)