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"The response is good, which means that the body has a high tolerance for purification."

She took a brand new bandage out of the drawer.

"This process takes four to five hours and will be very painful, but you have to persevere. If you stop, all your efforts will be wasted."

"Can we use anesthesia?" Su Yuehe asked.

"no."

Dr. Zhou shook his head: "The anesthesia will interfere with the effect; you can only tough it out."

She rewrapped the bandages, this time with a semi-transparent material, through which the bluish-purple light beneath was clearly visible.

"Inject the strengthening fluid every fifteen minutes. Ring the bell if needed."

Time passes slowly.

Outside the window, the setting sun casts its golden light over the northern military camp, gradually turning the sky from golden to dark red.

Chen Guan felt as if an invisible rope was twisting his arm from the inside out, and each injection from Dr. Zhou was twisting that rope another turn.

"Are you alright?"

Su Yuehe's voice came from the side.

"fine."

"Can I believe it?"

Chen Guan turned his head, looked at the fluorescent light on the ceiling, and honestly said, "It hurts a little."

"Dr. Zhou said this is a good sign."

Su Yuehe paused.

"The deeper the erosion goes, the more painful the resistance process will be, which means your body is driving those things away."

Chen Guan didn't continue that topic, instead asking about something else: "I heard your mother is coming?"

"It will arrive tonight."

Su Yuehe's tone sounded somewhat complicated.

"She's handling some parliamentary affairs, and her main purpose in coming to the North is to attend tomorrow's coordination meeting."

"A coordination meeting?"

"Um."

Su Yuehe leaned back in the recliner, her gaze fixed on the ceiling.

"Regarding the response to the fissure anomaly, representatives from the Academy, the Parliament, the Superpower Association, and the Great Wall will all be present."

"Will your father come too?"

Su Yuehe's shoulders twitched slightly, and she forced a smile that wasn't very pleasant: "No, not at all."

Her mother was the Speaker of the Human Council, but Chen Guan had never heard her mention her father, and the outside world was also vague about it.

Judging from her reaction, this was clearly a taboo subject, and he wisely refrained from pressing the matter further.

At midnight, Dr. Zhou announced that the purification process had reached the cutoff point.

The bluish-purple color under the bandage began to fade, revealing normal skin tone, but some fine black lines remained on the skin surface, like scars left after a burn.

"You still need three more days of recovery time. During this period, you cannot get it wet or engage in high-intensity combat. To be honest, as a doctor, I should advise you to go back to school."

Dr. Zhou wrapped the new bandage around the neck; this time, he used ordinary medical gauze.

"Come back for a follow-up check-up the day after tomorrow. If there are no recurrences, you can resume normal activities."

Su Yuehe helped Chen Guan out of the treatment room. His left arm was still sore and swollen, but the feeling of being burned alive had subsided.

The night sky over the military camp was cold and clear, and the energy fluctuations of the fourth rift in the distance emitted a faint blue light in the darkness.

"Do we need to attend the meeting again tomorrow?"

Su Yuehe inquired, and she did take Dr. Zhou's words to heart.

"want."

Chen Guan looked at the light and said, "No matter what, we're already here."

Su Yuehe sighed, rubbing her forehead; she knew this would be the answer.

This is very old.

……

The next day.

Chen Guan woke up early. The burning pain in his left arm had subsided into a soreness. He could still occasionally feel something wriggling under his skin, but it no longer affected his normal activities.

He sat up, used his right hand to untangle a corner of the bandage, and secretly peeked inside. The black patterns inside were a bit lighter than last night.

Dr. Zhou's acupuncture was indeed effective; he's a miracle worker!

"Are you awake?" Long Ao's voice came from the doorway.

"woke up."

The door was pushed open, and Long Ao stood in the doorway holding a lunchbox.

"Eat it while it's hot, it's from the cafeteria."

Chen Guan took the lunchbox and opened the lid with one hand.

Inside were two roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and a bowl of plain porridge.

What time is the coordination meeting?

"Nine o'clock, main conference hall. An Changqing asked me to tell you that you don't have to go if you're not feeling well."

Chen Guan took a bite: "Go."

This time, there were not only them, but also many senior students from different schools. Chen Guan felt that he should at least make an impression on them first.

Moreover, some important figures were also coming, and Chen Guan was quite curious about what they looked like in person, but he couldn't tell what was missing from the photos.

Long Ao leaned against the doorframe, hands in his pockets, his gaze fixed on his bandaged left arm, and asked casually, "What did the doctor say?"

"Three-day recovery period, follow-up check-up the day after tomorrow, nothing serious."

"That's good." Long Ao said, then casually waved his hand and turned to leave.

The footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Chen Guan finished his steamed bun in a few bites, then got up and went to the washbasin to wash his face.

Baal's voice echoed in his mind: "Don't be too happy yet."

"What do you mean?"

"That doctor is good; he's capable of handling ordinary erosions, but what's left in your arm is unusual."

Speak like a human.

"Astaroth, it can't be washed away with a few injections. It's already taken root in your bones. That doctor only cleared the surface reaction; she's not qualified to cure it completely."

Chen Guan stopped moving and looked down at his left hand. His five fingers were open and closed, moving freely, with no abnormalities except for occasional soreness.

"What should we do then?"

"There's not much we can do. It won't kill you for now. We'll talk about it again when we find a suitable solution."

Barr's tone was nonchalant, as if he didn't take it seriously at all.

He was confident that Astaroth himself would not cause trouble, so this remnant might not be a bad thing for Chen Guan.

"Can't you say something constructive?"

"Lord Baal has been very constructive; at least I told you the truth, unlike some doctors who think they've cured you."

Baal let out a cold snort. He really didn't know the heart of a good demon. Lord Baal was the kindest demon in the world.

Chen Guan put on his coat, too lazy to argue with Bal anymore.

……

At 8:40, the seven people met at the entrance of the main conference hall.

Several groups of people were standing in the corridor. Some were wearing Great Wall military uniforms, some were wearing black uniforms from the Superpower Association, and there were a few people dressed in casual clothes but with a unique aura. They were probably representatives from the council.

Liu Feiyu took off his headphones and hung them around his neck: "Quite a grand affair, with forces from all sides gathered. When was the last time it was this lively?"

"The southern front animal tide thirteen years ago."

An Changqing answered quickly, clearly having done his homework.

Then, the group pushed open the door and went inside.

Chen Guan followed him into the conference hall.

The conference hall was spacious, and the monitoring data of fracture number four was being played on a projection screen at the front. They were seated at the end of the side closest to the door.

Deputy Commander Song, whom I had met before, was already sitting next to the main seat. Bai Ying stood behind him, his expression always cold and hard, but his features looked quite familiar.

Among the students sitting below, there were quite a few familiar faces.