Skadi, returning to infinity

By then, he will probably be able to wake up and tell you what he went through.

As for whether she could resume action, Skadi wasn't worried; she had other methods she hadn't yet used.

After observing for a while, she left the sterile ward and went outside.

Just then, a chaotic noise came from outside, and then several people rushed in.

"Doctor, come quickly! There are many wounded; we need to treat them immediately..."

Hearing such shouts, the doctors stopped surrounding Skadi and all returned to their offices, picked up their things, and left.

Skadi, however, was not in a hurry. As she followed them outside, she was thinking about something.

From Shayana's near-death experience a few days ago to the large number of injured people today, is there any connection between these events?

Was it because of my own arrival, or did something unexpected happen?

She needs to know this information immediately so that she can deal with the situation.

PS: Update 2/6. I'll write one more chapter and then go to sleep. I'll continue updating after 3 AM. I'm so sleepy.

Chapter Twelve: Such intimacy with His Highness is forbidden! Absolutely not!

"There are so many people."

We went outside and followed them to a square.

The walls were covered with wounded people lying on the ground.

Many people have lost limbs and are groaning in pain as they clutch their wounds.

Some had already lost consciousness, but their injuries did not look good.

What did they encounter?

Skadi initially thought it was caused by the war, but judging from the wounds on some people...

This is not war, but an attack akin to that of a wild beast.

This made her even more puzzled. Could it be that unrest among the beast herd had already begun?

Who is this?

Perhaps because they had been on missions outside, they were unaware of the new addition, Skadi.

I saw her standing there, not treating her, but asking questions.

This caused the others to frown slightly. Who was this person?

"He is a doctor, introduced to Babel by Princess Theresa, and is a very skilled physician."

I don't know anything else, but when I heard that he was "a very capable doctor," one of them came over excitedly.

He tried to take Skadi's hand, but Skadi slightly avoided it.

"Is there something you need?"

I was puzzled by the other person's behavior; instead of speaking, they tried to pull people away.

"Our commander suffered extremely severe burns and needs treatment."

"Burns... I'll go take a look."

Skadi followed him deeper into the area and saw a patch of ground covered with people lying on white sheets, groaning in pain.

Several of them were already out of breath, as if they were about to die.

If we were to activate the [Song of Different Paths Leading to the Same Destination] now, we could definitely save these people immediately.

But once her abilities are revealed, those lurking in the deep sea will find out.

This is a very dangerous thing for her.

So even though they might die, Skadi had to endure it for the sake of future plans.

Of course, she didn't do nothing.

Skadi took a deep breath, then stood in the center of the field, raising her arms out to shoulder height.

Energy surged within my body, and holy light poured down from the sky.

As the sound of the zither filled the air, feathers fell into the bodies of the wounded, suppressing their pain.

This is a B-rank skill, Holy Radiance, from the complete set of selected skills that Skadi can exchange for [Holy Priest].

The effect is to alleviate pain and restore 20% of the injured person's injuries.

Most importantly, the feather can prevent the injury from worsening within an hour.

With such a powerful effect, it shouldn't be rated B.

However, it has the weakness of being able to be dispersed, contaminated, covered, removed, and burned.

All of these factors greatly diminish its effectiveness in actual combat, and virtually no one uses it in battle.

In the game "Gods' Game", the rating system and performance in actual combat are very important factors.

Therefore, [Holy Radiance] was downgraded from double A-level to B-level, and can only be used in some not-so-special occasions.

But that won't work in battle. What about after a battle, or in everyday life?

The ability to flexibly apply skills is something a qualified agent must learn.

After mastering the skills of these priests, Skadi already knew when to use which skill for the best effect.

Moreover, despite its low rating, the [Holy Radiance] has a very large following.

To the untrained eye, it would look like some kind of powerful S-rank skill.

This is even more impressive in the eyes of ordinary people.

They looked at the Doctor, who was bathed in holy light.

Even dressed entirely in black, one cannot help but feel admiration and faith in them.

Kal'tsit was pulled into Theresa's room to calm her down.

Theresa knew very well why Kal'tsit was so angry; the scene just now was indeed easy to misunderstand.

So she assured Kal'tsit that she and Skadi were innocent.

It wasn't, as she mistakenly thought, that they were already a couple who could sleep in the same bed.

This is a bit complicated to explain, since no one who saw such a scene would easily believe it.

Fortunately, Kal'tsit trusted Theresa very much, so after hearing what she said, she stopped worrying about it.

As for the bracelet, she didn't ask.

She didn't know why she didn't want to ask; perhaps... perhaps it was because she knew that asking wouldn't yield any results.

"Your Highness, you should stay away from his room from now on. It wouldn't be good for you if any rumors started to circulate."

"As for that guy, I'll make sure he can never get near you again."

Kal'tsit wasn't angry with Theresa, but she knew the Doctor would have to pay for the "harm" she had suffered in this matter.

Who told him to dare keep Princess Theresa for one night?

Even if he sleeps on the floor, doesn't he realize how much of an impact that will have on Theresa?

She is determined to help Theresa regain the throne of Kazdel and make Theresa queen again.

At this critical juncture, the doctor's reckless behavior is appalling.

Kal'tsit was already thinking about how much negative feedback this would generate and how to eliminate it.

Theresa knew that her explanation might have only made Kal'tsit misunderstand the Doctor even more.

But there was no other way; without revealing Skadi's identity and purpose, this was the only explanation he could offer.

The issue of a "single man and woman" spending the night together in a room is something that can't be avoided no matter what.

If Theresa didn't want Kal'tsit to misunderstand their relationship, she couldn't explain too clearly.

The result of a vague explanation is that Kal'tsit will overthink things and then shift the blame onto the Doctor—that it must be his problem.

This is also a consequence of Skadi now presenting herself as a "male" person; if people knew she was a woman, there wouldn't be so many problems.

Well, to get to the bottom of it, it was actually my own fault for going out onto the balcony and letting Kal'tsit see me.

In that case, Theresa wouldn't need to respond to any rumors.

"The doctor is a good person."

Theresa put down her teacup, stood up, and walked to the window to look down.

"You should know this, little Kal'tsit."

She is trying to help Skadi restore her image in Kal'tsit's eyes.

"I know that being able to perform surgery on a stranger for 75 consecutive hours and save them from the brink of death is something I'm very proud of."

"He is a very good person."

“But that doesn’t mean he can do whatever he wants! Yes, Your Highness! You were so intimate with him.”

In Kal'tsit's current mindset, Theresa and the Doctor's weighting is approximately 99.9%:0.01, or even possibly 100%.

: 0%.

In order to protect Theresa and to safeguard her, it's natural that the Doctor would be so demanding of her.

Just as she said this, she walked to the window.

After watching Skadi being led to a plaza covered in white cloth, and then using a kind of Originium Arts she had never seen before to heal the people around her.

Her eyes furrowed slightly.

Is this guy's Originium Arts skill also that impressive, besides his superb medical abilities?

This seems to have gone beyond what I had imagined; I was just a simple doctor.

Thinking about this, her mind suddenly became chaotic again.