Rhodes Island does not exist.

The number "3" is displayed on the screen.

"Buzz..." Then, the ancient door slowly slid open to both sides in front of the doctor, with electrical sparks crackling.

"Wow."

The gray-white corridor slowly unfolded before him, like a muted modern painting.

"So, this means we've arrived...?"

The doctor's gaze left the elevator car and traveled along the gleaming floor to the very end.

But he couldn't see anything.

The corridor was dimly lit, with even the main light hanging from the ceiling off. Only a green light with the words "Emergency Exit" flashing a dim and eerie glow prevented the corridor from becoming too dark.

Closed metal doors lined both sides of the road, and the air smelled of disinfectant.

For the doctor, smelling this scent was like coming home.

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Thank you segment.

Thank you for the blades and monthly tickets from the Sotisump Protection Association, Undead Doesn't Need Knees, Poor God, Aster, Tenno, and the Broken Webmaster.

Chapter 285, Volume 283: The Land of Nothingness

The smell of disinfectant permeated the corridor.

The doctor picked up his pickaxe, stepped out of the elevator, and went to the third floor.

As his footsteps landed on the corridor floor, and as the sound waves spread outwards, the lights at the top of the corridor suddenly shone brightly.

"Snapped."

The green emergency exit sign flashed briefly and then went out.

After all, its function is no longer needed at present brightness levels.

"Are these voice-activated lights? They're the same as before." The doctor looked up at the familiar-looking lights, then glanced around at the surrounding scenery, remembering that this must have been the former medical department.

Although the medical department in the past probably didn't have just a few rooms, and the corridors probably weren't this cramped.

However, at least the brightly lit scene did evoke some memories of the doctor's past.

"squeak--"

Just as the doctor was pondering the flowers of the past, the tightly closed metal door to his left suddenly opened.

"Hey?"

Emerging from the door was a woman with pointed ears, holding a Rhodes Island terminal tablet in her hands.

As for her race... the doctor certainly wouldn't mistake it.

Adaklis.

After all, the tail trailing behind her was just too conspicuous.

"Gavial?" Looking at the woman he hadn't seen in a long time, the Doctor couldn't help but call out her name subconsciously.

Gavial, who spotted the Doctor at first glance, immediately grabbed the terminal and ran towards him.

"Doctor...? Doctor? It really is you, Doctor?!" Her eyes widened to a degree that even all the battlefields she had ever been on could not match, and her tone was filled with disbelief.

"Oh my god! Why are you back? When did you get back? Why didn't you tell me you were back? Why didn't you just tell me? Do you know how much we missed you?!"

Before the doctor could say anything, Gavial opened his arms and hugged him.

The strength contained in the muscles in his arms held the doctor firmly in place, giving him a profound experience of the tribe's strongest power.

But at the same time, the doctor was also puzzled: why did Gavial know him?

What exactly does "coming back" mean...?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for making you worry." Not wanting to think too much, the Doctor could only wrap his arms around Gavial's shoulders in a reverse embrace, then gently pat her shoulder blades and whisper.

“You know, we were all heartbroken when Amiya and Dr. Kal'tsit told us you left without saying goodbye.” Gavial released the Doctor’s body with a hint of reluctance, then looked into his eyes. “But who would have thought you would come back like this today… No, I have to go tell the other operators.”

Having said that, she maintained the undisguised joy on her face and hurried toward the room on the right.

"Click——"

The tightly closed metal doors opened to the sides under her control, and before the two doors even revealed a gap wide enough for one person, she forced her way in and shouted.

"Listen up, everyone! The Doctor is back! He's right outside in the hallway! The Doctor is back!"

"The Doctor is back?"

"what?"

"Gavial, are you telling the truth?"

In an instant, a chorus of surprised and questioning voices of all kinds surged out from the gap in the door, filling the doctor's cochlea.

What exactly is going on here?

Stunned by this sudden turn of events, the doctor was left in a state of bewilderment.

But he simply didn't have enough time to understand.

Because almost three seconds after Gavial spread the news, a female operator in a purplish-black uniform rushed out of the door.

She also has a large tail, just like Gavial.

Its fluffy tail makes you want to sleep on it.

"Doctor! You're back!"

She ran up to the doctor, her face beaming with smiles.

"Provence..."

Looking at the woman in front of him, the doctor felt a pang of sadness.

"How have you been out there? Have you been eating well? Although I don't know where you've been, as Rhodes Island's best natural disaster and Originium expert, you must have seen many dangerous and beautiful landscapes that we natural disaster messengers have never seen before, right?"

A barrage of questions poured out of Provence like a string of pearls, leaving the doctor, unable to keep up, only able to retreat with a smile.

Even so, the operators' enthusiasm remained undiminished.

As Gavial's news spread throughout the floor, more and more operators began to gather around the Doctor.

Familiar faces appeared one after another, but in ways the doctor was unfamiliar with.

When was the last time I saw them?

Surrounded and huddled by the operators, the Doctor's thoughts began to dull.

Propelled by the operators, he arrived at the medical department's reception room and sat in the center of the large sofa.

"PhD."

Ace, who was in charge of security, stood to one side, holding the iron hammer that he treasured, and nodded to him.

"PhD!"

Provence's voice was filled with laughter; she was overjoyed to be reunited with the doctor.

"Doctor~"

Gumi's voice, sweet as honey, filled the entire space.

"Yo."

W leaned back quietly in his chair, bending her neck slightly and glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

They all gathered here.

For them, reuniting with the Doctor was a long-awaited reunion. So even the most reserved operators would set aside their usual inhibitions and talk with the Doctor at this time.

But not everyone.

Surrounded by numerous operators, the Doctor still sensed a nostalgic gaze from outside the crowd.

Driven by this curiosity, he looked out at the world beyond the crack.

Then, he saw it.

He saw a white-haired woman with a wide-brimmed hat standing against the wall in the corner of the hall.

At this moment, her gaze was passing through the crowd surrounding him and landing on his face, which was hidden by his hood.

The doctor certainly remembered her, and he remembered her name.

Skadi.

Why doesn't she come over? Why doesn't she join these people?

Just as the doctor was about to speak up and ask a question, calling out to the deep-sea hunter by the wall, a youthful voice suddenly interrupted his plan.

"Sir, can you grant my wish now?"

The doctor's gaze trembled as he looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The girl who was once dressed in rags is now wearing a white dress with the Rhodes Island emblem.

Has she gotten older?

Probably.

After all, she was a human being, a normal human being, a human being different from the Doctor.

Her name is Levini.

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Thank you segment.

Thank you for the razor blades, monthly passes, and spicy snacks.

Chapter 286, Chapter 284: The Night Is So Quiet

I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

I hope that those who have remained silent will no longer be silent.

I hope that people who are struggling can be fearless.

I hope that those trapped in nightmares can sleep peacefully.

Those who broke their silence picked up the microphone, their words earnest, their weakness surprisingly powerful, and the truth seemed like flattery.

Those who recklessly mounted their saddles could no longer catch up with fate, nor could they ever catch up with it again.

And to those who have gone to bed, goodnight.

Because the night is so quiet.

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"Oh dear, it seems you're awake."

In a state of indescribable daze, the doctor saw a white-haired woman wearing a white coat.

That's Warfarin.

It was the goal that the PhD student had been chasing all the way from the tenth floor to the third floor.

But what exactly is going on now?

As Warfarin's voice echoed, the doctor opened his dizzy eyes and looked around at his surroundings.

This was an unusually quiet room, devoid of any strange creatures or living beings, with only rows of cold, indifferent cabinets standing silently in place, like tombstones for the deceased.

Each row of cabinets has a set of rectangular drawers drawn like a grid, waiting for someone to pull them open one by one and see what they contain.

But for the PhD student, even without explanation, he understood exactly what those cabinets were.

Those cabinets are refrigerated containers for corpses, while this place is undoubtedly a morgue.

As for myself——

"Tsk."

Feeling the hard and cold touch beneath him, the doctor knew very well that he was probably lying on a standard-sized autopsy table.

It seems that Warfarin moved herself here.