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“I’m fine,” she waved her hand. “Don’t worry about me. Look at Old Deng. He’s badly injured inside. I don’t know if he’ll be alright.”

Ulan Aodeng waved his hand, indicating that there was no problem.

The dizziness from being forcibly pulled back from the mental world hadn't completely subsided, but he struggled to sit up and immediately turned his gaze to Ulan Haisang, who was still unconscious on the bed next to him.

Hai Sang's brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyelids trembled rapidly, as if he were going through an extremely painful struggle.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.

Those were completely different eyes.

There was no anger, no hatred, only a deathly emptiness.

He stared blankly at the ceiling for a long time before slowly turning his eyes, scanning the group of people standing by the bed, and finally fixing them on Ulan Aodeng's face.

That look in his eyes was incredibly complex.

There is resentment.

It hurts.

There's an indescribable sense of bewilderment, like being betrayed by the person you trust most.

He opened his mouth, a series of hoarse, almost inaudible syllables came out of his throat, but in the end, he said nothing.

“Hai Sang…” Wu Lan Ao stepped forward and reached out his right hand to help him on the shoulder.

Ulanhaisang recoiled as if he had been burned, dodging the hand.

Although everything in the spiritual world is fake, the pain that Ulan Aodeng felt as his father killed his wife and children is real and undeniable.

He propped himself up on the edge of the bed, wobbled, and sat up, head down, not looking at anyone.

Then he rolled out of bed, barefoot, still wearing his hospital gown, pushed aside the two staff members blocking the door, stumbled out of the ward, and rushed into the darkness at the end of the corridor.

The footsteps grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared completely from everyone's sight.

An awkward and heavy silence fell over the ventricles.

“…Let him calm down.” Ulan Aodeng slowly withdrew his hand that was hanging in mid-air, his voice hoarse, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. “He will figure it out.”

"He will," he repeated, as if trying to convince himself.

Summer, Autumn Harvest, and South Star exchanged glances, but none of them said a word.

The silence lasted for about ten seconds before Qiu Shi broke the deadlock.

“Um,” she cleared her throat, her gaze sweeping over the people in the room, “Ao Deng, in the spiritual world… what exactly did you do? How did you end up like that with Xiao Hai?”

"I'm curious."

Ulan Aodeng remained silent for a long time before speaking in a low voice, as if he were confessing to his crimes, recounting his actions in the mental world from beginning to end.

"...I stabbed 'Xiao Rou' through the heart with one shot, and then, after she died, the three children rushed over and cried, and I shot her again..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood the part he omitted.

The ventricles were silent for a full three seconds.

Everyone gasped in shock: "You fucking...you stabbed his wife to death right there at the dinner table, in front of Hai Sang?! And then you stabbed his three children to death?!"

Holy crap, is this your fatherly love?

"That's all fake!" Ulan Aodeng said anxiously, his voice rising eight octaves. "That's just an illusion Evelyn used to deceive him! If I don't take drastic measures, Hai Sang will never wake up!"

"You're too ruthless!" Xia Tianlai slapped his thigh. "Couldn't you at least have sent Xiao Hai away first?! You... you killed his wife and child right in front of him, how can he accept that?!"

"You are absolutely ruthless and wicked!"

"There's no time to scheme on the battlefield!" Ulan Aodeng argued, his face flushed and neck red.

"At the time, I was only thinking about killing Evelyn to save Haisang, but I didn't expect to fall into her trap. Evelyn is too cunning!"

Nanjixing was silent for a moment before finally speaking slowly, his voice carrying the calm of someone who had been through it all: "It's a bit ruthless, but it's definitely an effective method. It's more effective than any kind of wake-up call, and it works very quickly."

With Evelyn around causing trouble at any time, there's really no time for a slow, heart-to-heart talk or persuasion.

Qiu Shi took a deep breath and said helplessly, "You old geezer, you really don't hold back when you strike."

“However,” she changed the subject, “if I were in that position, I probably wouldn’t have been much more lenient than you. With our son almost gone, who cares about how ruthless the methods are?”

Xia Tianlai also put away his teasing expression and said seriously, "Hai Sang is a smart kid. Give him some time, and he will figure it out."

Ulan Aodeng gave a wry smile and didn't say anything, but his tense shoulders finally relaxed a little.

Just then, his expression suddenly changed, and his entire right arm trembled uncontrollably, as if he was trying his best to lift his hand, but he couldn't.

"What's wrong?" Xia Tianlai's professional instincts were instantly activated. He took two steps to him, grabbed his wrist and started to take his pulse, while his other hand had already taken out a testing device and attached it to his right arm.

The instrument emitted a rapid beeping sound, and a string of data that made one frown appeared on the holographic screen.

Summer's expression gradually turned serious.

"How was it?" Qiu Shi asked, leaning closer.

"It's a result of mental damage manifesting physically." Xia Tianlai put down the instrument, rubbed his temples, and said in a heavy tone.

"In his mental world, he felt that his right arm had been crippled by Evelissa, and subconsciously he felt that this was an extremely serious injury, which led to severe mental damage."

"Although he has no physical wounds, the connection between his arm and his mind has been severely damaged, so it's essentially useless."

"Can it be cured?" asked Antarctic Star.

“I’ll prescribe some medicine to regulate your nerves and energy channels, hoping you can recover slowly.” Xia Tian paused, then chose to tell the truth, “But in my experience, this kind of psychological trauma… is very likely to be permanent.”

“Ao Deng, you need to be mentally prepared. Even if your right arm recovers to its best condition, you may not be able to exert much strength in the future.”

As the Guiyuan Physical Training Instructor of Longgu Village, Ao Deng's previous level of ancient martial arts was second only to Bai Yuekui in the entire village.

With his powerful and domineering Six Harmony Spear, combined with his body honed through countless trials, he could rampage through hundreds of snakes and dogs, making him arguably the second best fighter in Dragon Bone Village.

But now, his right arm is basically useless. Not only is his marksmanship greatly reduced, but his perfectly honed physique has also been damaged, and most of his ancient martial arts skills have been wasted.

Right now, he could probably feel immense pressure from any awakened Source potential Awakener of even a moderate level.

The air in the room grew even heavier.

Such a disparity is enough to discourage ordinary people.

Ulan Aodeng looked down at his uncontrollable right arm, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly grinned.

"Hey, it's no big deal." He forcefully shook his not-so-flexible arm, his tone nonchalant. "I've made a killing trading an arm for my son's life."

He stood up, stretched his left shoulder, and patted his chest: "From now on, I will focus on teaching everyone in the village the Returning to Origin State and martial arts, and I will not go out on fieldwork anymore."

"Anyway, with my current skill level, going out would only be a burden to everyone, so I might as well stay in the village and contribute my talents."

“Perfect timing. I can devote myself wholeheartedly to this work. Before, I had to be distracted by other tasks, but now I can focus on educating the next generation. Maybe I can even train a few decent experts for Dragon Bone Village.”

He spoke with great enthusiasm, but Xia Tianlai, Qiu Shi, and Nanji Xing all sensed a hint of undisguised melancholy deep within his words.

Previously, while serving as the Guiyuan Physical Training Instructor in Longgu Village, he was also a member of the Awakening Walker Team.

He is the only Dragon Bone Village administrator besides Bai Yuekui who goes out on combat missions, and he is also the only person who can barely replace Bai Yuekui in most missions after her cells fail.

Now that his right arm is useless, his strength has been greatly reduced, and if he goes out again, he will only hold everyone back, so he has no choice but to give up the next job.

It might seem like a good thing not to have to go out on missions and avoid danger, but in reality, Dragon Bone Village doesn't support idlers. The less you do, the less you get.

Moreover, this would cause Bai Yuekui, who could have avoided high-intensity missions, to return to the front lines, accelerating her cellular deterioration.

This would be an extremely painful decision for the four Zhang Hengs of Longgu Village who were raised by Bai Yuekui and regarded her as their mother.

At the same time, giving up his identity as an Awakened One also means giving up the right to leave the core area of ​​the village. From now on, unless there are special circumstances, his activity range will be limited to an area of ​​about one square kilometer.

This is both setting an example to uphold the rules and for safety reasons.

The other three didn't say much about Ao Deng's decision and tacitly accepted it.

Although this was inevitable, it was undoubtedly the best thing for him to bring it up himself.

Finally, Qiu Shi broke the somewhat heavy atmosphere by turning around and sharply locking her gaze on another target in the room—"Mai Duo".

“Alright, that’s all for your father,” she said, sitting cross-legged on the floating frisbee, hands on her hips, glaring at him. “Now it’s time to talk about you, little hero.”

"Maido" was squatting in the corner watching the show with Chagai when she heard this. Her movements stiffened slightly, and she revealed an innocent smile: "Huh? What's wrong with me?"

"You stole the spare brain-connector, conspired with your classmates to secretly run cables from the medical clinic, and occupied school facilities to assemble dangerous equipment, and privately conducted brain-connection..."

Qiu Shi's voice rose eight octaves, his spittle almost spraying Mai Duo's face, "Do you know what this behavior means? It's defiance, it's rebellion, it's a terrorist attack!"

"Do you know what the consequences would be if something unexpected happened to you?"

"Let's not even talk about entering the spiritual world. Just imagine what you're doing assembling that disgusting thing. If it short-circuits, leaks electricity, or suddenly explodes, you'll kill yourself before you even get inside, and drag your classmates down with you!"

"And what about Jiuge? Do you know that Jiuge hasn't fully gained trust yet? Because of this, how many more people will scrutinize him with strange eyes?!"

Qiu Shi cursed for a full twenty minutes without taking a breath.

Then Xia Tian took over, and she scolded for another twenty minutes, mainly criticizing the seventy fatal flaws and three hundred and twenty hidden dangers of her homemade brain-connected device from a technical point of view.

Finally, it was Nanjixing's turn. Because he spoke too fast and used a dialect, "Maido" really couldn't understand him. He realized the problem himself and stopped after speaking for only five minutes.

Ulan Aodeng originally wanted to curse, but since his daughter had saved his life, he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he let it go.

Maiduo lowered her head, adopting the standard "I was wrong, I'll do it again next time, but I'll admit defeat this time" posture, and obediently nodded:

"I understand. The uncles and aunts were right to teach me a lesson. I have deeply reflected on my actions and will seriously examine my mistakes. Next time, I will definitely discuss things with you first."

"There must be no next time!" the four people said in unison.

Then, she was also locked in solitary confinement.

Chapter 206 King-Level Devouring Beast - The Final Phase

The solitary confinement room is next to the All-Science Hall; it's a small room, about ten square meters, converted from a discarded shipping container.

When "Maiduo" was thrown in, Xiadou was lying on her straw mat, sitting cross-legged, looking solemn and dignified.

Seeing Mydo being brought in, she opened her eyes and said in the tone of a survivor who had just escaped a catastrophe, "You've come? Welcome to hell."

"Maiduo" looked around the small space that was crammed with eight people: "Is it too crowded?"

“It was already even more crowded. Principal Qiushi said we were too noisy when we gathered together, so he split six of us into six and put us in solitary confinement in another place.” Xia Dou counted on her fingers, “Now, including you, there are nine of us.”

"No, it's ten!"