Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

Suddenly, Huang reached out and grabbed Mike's arm, pulling him down in one fell swoop.

Even though the weakened Huangda Cat is weak, it still has such strong explosive power. Even if Mike wants to run now, it's too late.

Huang grabbed the man, leaped off the stretcher, and locked his arms with his legs. In just a few seconds, the whispering posture turned into an embrace, then into an armbar, and Mike was knocked to the ground.

He shouted anxiously, "Good brother, what have I done to offend you? Why are you treating me like this?"

"Who said you're my brother? Today I'm going to act on behalf of Heaven!"

103. We'll cook Dr. [Name] later.

Good heavens, Huang actually said something like "acting on behalf of Heaven"! Mike was caught in a dilemma: whether to struggle or not.

Fortunately, he had another method: he quickly bumped his forehead against the digital watch on his right hand.

In an instant, his body emitted a bright blue light, his size increased, and he returned to his youthful appearance.

Huang Da Mao is still very weak. Although she has redefined the word "weak," she is much less of a threat to the strong and powerful Mike.

A few seconds later, it was Mike who pinned Huang down.

"I already told you not to move around. What if you reopen the wound and start bleeding again? Do you want to end up in the intensive care unit?"

Although the research station has a medical ward, even a doctor like Sussuro can't help patients who are in critical condition.

Huang was taken aback. Looking at the man in front of him, he seemed somewhat familiar, yet also a little unfamiliar. He could barely make out Dr. An's features on his face, but he had suddenly matured a lot. He had grown from a teenager into a young man in his twenties in an instant, which was quite a long time span.

"If you ask this question, you can only blame Kal'tsit. She didn't let me return to my original form in the first place. As a teenager, I was too vulnerable in matters of the heart, unable to be rejected, and troubled by love. If it were me as an adult, I wouldn't have so many demands."

Huang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite: "Is there a version of you in your old age?"

The man shook his head.

That's not available.

Mike thought to himself, he doesn't have an old man form, but he does have a demon form.

The operators probably wouldn't be able to accept the demon's appearance.

Mike felt he had to work twice as hard just to get them to accept their younger selves.

Do you think I've forgiven you just because of this?

Suddenly, Huang got excited and bumped his forehead against Mike. The Guardian operator's indestructible head made Mike dizzy and stagger backward, almost falling on his butt in the snow.

Even though he was already in his youth form, he still couldn't compete with Huang Da Mao.

The two of them soon started playfully fighting again.

A moment later, the operators, having packed their things, drove their vehicles to the ruins of the cabin. Everyone looked at Mike in his youthful form with surprise, seemingly trying to find clues in the Doctor's new appearance.

Mike demonstrated his transformation from youth to adolescence before them, which convinced them. It was fortunate that he didn't turn into a gaunt old man, or they would have completely lost their composure.

Mudrock exclaimed, "I never imagined the doctor was still alive."

Seeing the Sarkaz girl's hesitant expression, Mike felt a sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, the next second he heard an unexpected answer from Mudrock: "I made a 1:1 life-size statue of the Doctor on Rhodes Island. Many operators left messages and flowers under the statue. Now I feel that there is no need to keep it."

Extreme nodded heavily: "Yes, Thorn and I even came up with an epitaph that the Doctor will definitely like. How about I read it to the Doctor now?"

Is now the time to read epitaphs?

Susulu coughed lightly, quickly interrupting Ji Jing's continuous spellcasting.

Back then, the Doctor and the operators were already kindred spirits and often made a fool of themselves. If they were put together again now, would they even be able to get along?

Sussuro pointed to Huang, who was still lying on the stretcher, and said, "Agent Huang needs good treatment and plenty of rest. It would be irresponsible of her to leave her in the open. Now that Mr. An has taken over a research station, we should go there to rest and adjust our condition in order to face even more difficult challenges."

After several months apart, Sussurro spoke eloquently, but what upset Mike was that she actually addressed him as Mr. Ann. Shouldn't she address him as Doctor like the other operators?

Greythroat, who had remained silent all along, couldn't help but cover his face. The Doctor seemed too slow on the uptake of this matter. If he guessed Miss Sussuruo's attitude a little longer, he might be able to get forgiveness.

Dr. Volper is known for being soft-hearted, but the problem is that the doctor really cornered the soft-hearted Sussurro this time, which triggered the good doctor's counterattack.

In other words, it's all his own fault; he brought this trouble upon himself.

Although Greythroat deeply admires the doctor, he would absolutely not offer any help in this matter.

Firstly, the doctor's actions did indeed make her very angry.

Secondly, she had to help Huang Da Mao vent his anger.

Although they often bicker and argue, the deep friendship between them is indescribable. If she were in a similar situation, Huang would probably do the same thing, or even more aggressively.

"Honestly, friends, this guy is really despicable, but causing him trouble here isn't the solution. Why don't we go to the research station first and then discuss what to do next? The Sarkaz have caused quite a commotion. I reckon there should be an altar nearby. Only the Sarkaz understand the Sarkaz. Miss Mudrock, don't you agree?"

Mudstone looked at Holhaya with some surprise. She didn't know this woman, but this woman knew her.

“I forgot to introduce myself. I’m from Columbia. The Melander Foundation is my boss, and I’m currently working with Mike, who is my interim boss.”

Everyone already knew that Colombians liked to create words, and "temporary boss" sounded much more pleasant. As for why Dr. Ann was called Mike, no one wanted to know right now. After a hard-fought battle, they thought they should find a place to rest and then take some time to properly deal with the doctor.

Mike cast a grateful glance at Holhaya, after all, he was the one who had caused this mess.

He has temporarily gained the forgiveness of a few operators, but with hundreds of operators in total, not everyone can forgive him. There will always be some who make even more outrageous demands on him. He is not yet prepared to face them with a tough attitude, but this is a process he must go through.

Mike cannot compromise with everyone. The path he chooses to take is the price he must pay. He is no longer the weak-willed Dr. Anne.

……

Dozens of kilometers away, a woman named Felin, bundled up in thick winter clothing, trudged through the snow, her snowmobile and sleds lying nearby.

When she arrived at a secluded clearing deep in the dense forest, she saw four altars arranged in a row.

The woman raised her head, her pointed ears twitching as if she were speaking to someone.

"I was right after all. The four altars absorb the life force of passersby. If Mudrock and the others hadn't happened to pass by and discovered the wooden house, I might have been tricked into going there too."

104. You are indulging him.

Having dealt with the Sarkaz for many years, she understands the characteristics of this race and is familiar with the principles behind any of their spells.

Only a Sarkaz would use such cruel and violent methods.

The art of stealing life has long been forbidden on Terra, yet some still venture out and risk it.

"That's what really gave Theresa a headache back then."

The woman spoke softly, and a purring sound came from behind her, as if something had been following her.

“I understand what you mean. As long as we destroy the four altars, that Sarkaz woman will no longer gain endless power. My operators went to cause her trouble until now. The altars have completely stopped functioning. Theoretically, the Doctor has arrived and driven the Sarkaz away. His decision not to pursue them is consistent with my assessment of his character.”

The woman took off her helmet, revealing a youthful and radiant face.

She said she was in her twenties, young and beautiful, and probably no one would disagree.

Who would have thought that this young Ms. Felin has lived for over ten thousand years?

No matter what, there will always be someone who calls her an old woman, besides that crazy kid W, it's only the Doctor.

"The Doctor will definitely pin the main responsibility for leaving Rhodes Island on me. This guy is taking advantage of the fact that the operators don't dare to cause me trouble, so he talks nonsense and acts recklessly everywhere."

Kal'tsit narrowed her eyes. She had absolute dominance over the Doctor, whether it was Anne in her teenage form or Mike in his adult form.

As for the demon form, she hasn't tried it yet, nor dared to, because the demon form doesn't have any physiological organs that symbolize gender.

Heaven knows what kind of foolish things a violent demon might do. She's still young this time, she can't possibly lose her life over something like this.

So regardless of whether it's the boy form or the young adult form, Kal'tsit decided to give this guy another good lesson.

A creature following behind her let out a joyful cry, and then a hideous black monster revealed its form, extending two front claws and swinging its sharp claws to smash towards the altar.

These altars exuded an ominous aura, but the monsters were even more powerful and easily toppled one of the altars. The four altars could no longer be connected by the formation, and their power was greatly weakened.

They cast their spells very discreetly, and ordinary people whose life force is being drained will not feel anything at all. They will only feel that they can't help but take a few extra breaths at a certain moment, which is perfectly normal for the extreme climate of the Sami Icefield.

For warriors with some strength, they only feel a sense of unease at certain moments, without suspecting the existence of anything harmful to humanity nearby.

Fortunately, the problem has been temporarily resolved.

Kal'tsit didn't believe that the Sarkaz, driven away by Mike, would behave themselves from then on. On the contrary, she thought they would find another place to set up the altar again. She knew the Sarkaz too well.

"Hurry up and get this done before we leave."

The woman looked up at the gray sky. Ever since she stepped into the Sami Icefield, she felt that everything was shrouded in mist. If she couldn't find the Cyclops, going to the Wall in the North would be a good choice.

The black monster moved swiftly, knocking down the remaining three altars in succession before raising its claws towards the mistress, seemingly showing off something.

Kal'tsit looked bewildered; even she couldn't understand what her M3 was thinking.

Alright, that's all for now. It's time to go find the doctor.

……

the other side.

Mike led his team back to the research station, a round trip that took four or five hours, and everything was calm and peaceful.

"Welcome back."

The operators who remained behind noticed the Rhodes Island operators following behind Mike, and everyone felt a sense of joy, like old friends reuniting.

A minor incident occurred when the agents entered the research station.

Mike gave everyone who came to greet him a big hug, as if he were the old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

Andorn pushed Mike away with some difficulty and said helplessly, "We've only been apart for a few hours, not years."

"But these few hours have felt like I haven't seen you for years."

"There aren't that many, the doctor just wanted to hug us."

Muirsey looked at the smug Holhaya and mercilessly exposed Mike's true thoughts. The water sprite looked at the growing team and couldn't help but pout her little mouth in secret, so pouting that it could almost hang a water bottle.

She thought that these agents must all possess unique skills.

Since there were still wounded in the team, the doctors present immediately began to provide medical treatment, while the rest of the people chatted idly in the lobby of the research station.

The research station has abundant food reserves, and Magellan can even go out to prepare some fresh ingredients for everyone, so there's not much to worry about in terms of food.

Besides, the operators have various ways to relax when they were on Rhodes Island, so Mike doesn't need to worry about that.

Actually, it's very difficult to find him now, because when he returned to the research station, he locked himself in his room and wouldn't come out. Even when Muirsey knocked on the door, he was only refused entry.