Chapter 124 – 20. The Long Day (2)
The pungent smell of disinfectant filled the narrow room.
The sound of metal utensils clattering non-stop, the friction of blue marbles colliding back and forth in a silver dish.
Except for one thing, a window that opened wide to the south and looked down, the scenery was not much different from any other operating room.
Beep— beep beep— beep—
However, the high-pitched electronic sound that emits signals irregularly reveals an unusual presence.
It was evidence that something unusual was happening to the patient’s body, or a sign of an impending emergency.
“Another vital instability… The process was obviously perfect, but why…!”
Siana Plata, a blonde woman in a green gown, despaired as she wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her arm.
The surgical guidelines presented by Sanya were obviously perfect, and Sianna and the Awakened people who acted as her assistants performed the given task without error with delicate touch.
He was at the level of perfecting the difficult process of extracting and melting the broken essence, dissolving it to the form of magic particles, and slowly reacting with the orb of the sea dragon to harden it into a single substance.
If it had been originally planned, all she had to do was swallow the orb of the sea dragon that had fused with the essence and stably absorb it into her body.
However, leaving the final process behind, Sanya’s vital signs suddenly began to change drastically.
Seeing the severely soaring blood pressure and irregularly beating pulse, if the orb was inserted now, the body could not accept the magic and exploded.
“The potions are all gone now…”
At the head of the bed, empty potion bottles are piled up without even a single sip left.
The two Awakeners who used healing powers in parallel with the potion also poured all of her magical energy into Sanya and became exhausted and were carried away.
Even when I tried to ask the person who had come up with the method for her surgery, Sanya, who was lying on her bed, only let out a hard breath with her eyes tightly closed.
“Sanya! Take a deep breath, take a deep breath…!”
Seizures started again.
The chest raised unnaturally high, the sound of urgent breathing, and even the limbs shaking as if they had been electrocuted.
It’s already been the third seizure, and the symptoms are getting worse to the point where I can’t stand by.
Sianna’s eyes were filled with confusion and fear as she looked at Sanya.
“At this rate… I can never let you go like this in vain…!”
It was pointless to think of ways to deal with it in the operating room any longer.
But she didn’t have time to sit down and think about the best option for her.
In the end, Shiana decided to give her the most effective treatment she could.
If both potions and awakeners have fallen, she just needs to bring something more powerful than that.
It was a moment when a high-ranking healer, or an artifact equivalent to it, was needed.
The first person that came to mind was the association’s awakened ‘White Cross’, but that person is likely to be on an overseas business trip by now.
The next thing that came to my mind was… An artifact in the possession of the government called ‘Pacemaker’.
Originally, it is an item that requires permission for its use through a tricky process and meticulous reporting of the rental period and number of uses, but if Sianna visits it and names it Sanya, she will let her use it at least once without such a complicated process.
Of course, borrowing the power of the government meant she was bound by her relationship, so she was a tricky option for Shiana, who didn’t want to be involved with an agency other than Arbadellin.
But now was not the time to put personal feelings first.
“Huh… Huh…”
“This, the ventilator doesn’t work anymore…”
Before my eyes, Sanya is slowly dying.
Even if it doesn’t seem to have a big impact on your life right now, you don’t know when the situation will change seriously.
After making up her mind, Shiana left the door and immediately started running toward the building with the quantum transmitter.
But she immediately stopped and thought again.
‘If Sanya is in danger while I’m gone… What?’
There was no more time for her delay, and she was still hesitant, fearing that her own absence might have the worst consequences.
At that time, a name passed through her mind.
‘Wouldn’t it be okay if it was Jihoo…?’
It is a space designed to prevent intruders from entering, so there is no need to think about external threats, just take care that Sanya does not get sick anymore.
And among her own acquaintances, knowing Sanya’s situation, the only person she could trust was… Izzy Hu.
‘Let’s get in touch soon…!’
Having set her goal, she began to accelerate her pace again.
However, Lee Ji-hoo’s phone call was still silent.
It wouldn’t be that late at 6pm on a weekend, but she hadn’t read the text message she sent before the surgery, so it was clear she was up to something.
‘Should I go back now…?’
If you pass through the quantum transmitter as it is, you will not be able to return for the next 15 minutes.
In addition, even if they went to the government building and urgently obtained permission to use the artifact, it would inevitably be delayed for at least 10 minutes.
It takes about 5 minutes to get back to Sanya, while it takes at least 25 minutes to get back with the artifact.
A small, white hand fiddled with the phone non-stop.
Press the call button, hang up before 3 beeps, send a short text again, and press the send button.
In less than 5 minutes, dozens of missed calls and texts piled up.
“Why don’t you take it… Why don’t you take it…!”
His psychological state, which had already been stained with panic, could not even bring out the option of thinking of someone else.
As I continued to put my head into the small screen and make a call, finally a familiar voice came out through the speaker with a click sound.
– Hello? Professor Siana?
“Jihoo-kun, why… Why haven’t you received it until now…! Ji-now… Please come right now to the place where you came from last time. Hurry up…!”
– Professor Siana…? I just turned on my phone and I still can’t figure out what’s going on, but first…
That’s not the case right now…!
Hearing Jihoo’s calm voice, which made her collapse, made Shiana’s heart suffocate.
However, a basic explanation was essential, no matter how urgent, since walking into the operating room without knowing what condition Sanja was in could be startling at the mess.
Realizing that after taking a few deep breaths, Shiana decided to only contain her core so that she could convey the information as boldly and concisely as possible.
“Sanya, Sanya is dangerous…”
– I’ll go right now.
Only then could Shiana safely entrust her body to the transmitter.
* * *
[Room 308, Hall 17, Arbadelin. A large golden door. Knock twice when entering.]
“Is this right…?”
Smart.
I knocked twice on the golden door, and the door opened as smoothly as before.
However, the smell of alcohol, which was much stronger than the last time, and the faint scent of blood in it, were felt as soon as I entered, giving me certainty that something had happened.
Beep— Beep— Beep—
An intermittent beeping sound that could only be heard in an operating room lingered in my ears.
With the intention of examining Sanya’s condition first, I headed inside as quickly as possible.
As soon as I walked down the hallway and turned the corner, what caught my eye was a silver-haired woman lying helplessly on the bed.
As a result of examining the monitor using the short knowledge I had encountered in medical dramas, there seemed to be no abnormality in the current vital signs.
“Whoa… I’m glad.”
I worried a lot because Sianna’s voice seemed so urgent, but at this level, although she is a little unstable, her condition is not at a bad level.
It was only then that I was able to take my eyes off Sanya and look around the room.
Empty potion bottles that seem enormous at first glance, surgical instruments and iron carts with dark red blood scabs attached to them…
Although we do not know the details of the inside story, we naturally guessed that some rather arduous operation had taken place here.
Then, suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.
“Are you Jihoo…?”
The sound of her voice that seems to seduce others naturally makes her body startle.
I turned my gaze to her and looked carefully at Sanya’s face.
Her eyes, which were originally red, were now emitting a more mysterious red light.
“Jihoo… Long time no see?”
Sanya leaned against the head of her bed, guiding her creaking body.
Even such a simple act feels strangely strange… Inadvertently, I take a step closer to the bed.
Sanya stretched out her slender arm and picked up the marble from her silver bowl.
It was a bead shining so blue that it made me shiver just looking at it.
“Ah… Try it. Ah…”
“Ah…”
“Yeah, nice…”
A small, pretty finger holding a blue marble enters her mouth.
Even though it must be wet with saliva, he gently caresses my tongue.
Every time a relaxed hand touched the inner mucous membrane, a strange pleasure made my heart pound.
“Let’s swallow now. Gulp…”
“It’s too big…”
“Eh, it melts by itself, so it’s okay. Come on, let’s gulp…”
Sanya took her saliva-drenched fingers and brought them to her mouth.
Chew-up… Chew-up…
The sound of sucking in sweet liquid is so good that I don’t know why, so I inadvertently swallow my saliva.
Gulp.
As soon as you feel the beads pushed deep into your mouth touch your throat, they melt away and disappear.
And, an indescribable heat rushed through his body.
