33. Trauma Team Platinum Package / 34. Cheese Lynx

"System, have you become... this intelligent now?"

This action stunned Elysia, who was standing next to her. She thought that at least another clone would come in to confirm, but she didn't expect the system to confirm it directly by itself.

[The host's other bodies are all busy with their own things, how could they possibly have time to come and watch the host win the revival match...]

The system silently made a complaint, then watched as Xia Ling's body gradually took shape within the system.

"Sigh, Little Xia Ling is getting busier and busier. She always ends up looking disheveled... She's such a worry."

"If she continues to neglect herself like this, I might have to consider increasing my discipline on Little Xia Ling."

Elysia looked at Xia Ling's gradually recovering body with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"Waaaaah, I'm so sorry, Elysia, I was wrong..."

"You're a scoundrel, full of bad intentions."

Seeing that Xia Ling had been repaired, Elysia walked over, hugged Xia Ling in her arms, and kept poking Xia Ling's cheeks with her hands.

"Was your death intentional?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it... If I want a plan with a higher margin for error, I have to take on a lot of the risks myself..."

"Although we had considered this outcome before, according to the subsequent plans, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

"After all, the worse I am now, the more accepting people will be of me later..."

"So, that look and that behavior you just did were intentional, weren't they?"

Elysia bit Xia Ling's cheek and mumbled something indistinctly.

"No, no... it was just a genuine expression of emotion..." As she spoke, Xia Ling's eyes darted around, then she suddenly seemed to remember something. "Wait, Elysia..."

"You were watching the live stream in the system space, right? You weren't... moved by me, were you?"

No~

"Real?"

"Really, no~"

With a dangerous smile, Elysia placed her hand on Xia Ling's ticklish spot on her waist.

"Little Xia Ling ~ Sometimes, an overactive curiosity can lead to misfortune~"

"Hahahaha, Ai, Elysia, don't touch there, it's so itchy, hahahaha, I'm sorry..."

Chapter Thirty-Three: Trauma Team Platinum Package

"Alright, alright, Elysia, I need to go out and tend to Himeko's injuries..."

Xia Ling, her face flushed, pushed Elysia away and fled from the system space as if running away.

"Really, Little Xia Ling, wait for me!"

Elysia followed closely behind and chased after her.

Outside the Imaginary Space, Himeko's body was completely covered by the effect of the End of Time. On her body, a layer of ice crystals, as if time had been frozen, maintained her vital signs and prevented her already fragile body from deteriorating.

"Hmm... Although it was expected, the extent of her physical damage still far exceeded my expectations."

Xia Ling placed her hand on Himeko's body, checking her injuries.

"Anyway, let's remove the Key of Blankness first, Elysia, please help me remove the Flame Herrscher Core."

"Hmm, leave it to me?"

Just as if she couldn't sense the radiation from the Herrscher Core, Elysia placed her hand directly on Himeko's chest. With a flash of pink light, a bright red gem was removed by Elysia.

"As expected of Elysia..." Looking at the violent Flame Herrscher Core, which was as obedient as a real gem in Elysia's hands, and thinking about all the things Schicksal had done to preserve the Herrscher Core, Xia Ling clicked her tongue and then removed the armor parts from Himeko's body one by one.

"Xia Ling, this Herrscher Core..."

Encased in pink crystal, Elysia looked at Xia Ling with a questioning gaze.

"Hmm... let's leave it here for now. This core should contain Himeko's consciousness before triggering the End of Time, so she doesn't know she's still alive..."

"Anyway, I have no use for this core. I'll just leave it here and wait for the Thousand-Man Herrscher to pick it up. I want to watch the Kiana evolve into a firefly."

"It sounds like a pretty good name, but you don't seem to have told me much about it?"

Elysia tilted her head.

"Because I still think it's better for you to see the results for yourself later..."

"Alright... since Little Xia Ling says so, then I'll look forward to it!"

"The End of Time is truly amazing... Under normal circumstances, Himeko would probably have lost her life when she took off this armor."

Xia Ling took out a collectible that she had prepared long ago.

"System, activate this collection, target Himeko."

[Collection: Dario's Lantern, now in effect.]

[Removing Honkai Energy from Himeko's body... Removal complete.]

Dario's Lantern, created by Moonlit Pigeon, has the effect of suppressing the Rejection Reaction of a designated operator. However, in the real world, its effect is naturally replaced by clearing the erosion of Honkai Energy.

Of course, clearing away the Honkai Energy erosion does not mean that Xia Ling's treatment is over. After all, Himeko's Honkai Energy resistance has not changed, and given her personality, she is unlikely to stop fighting. Therefore, if she wants to completely heal her, some other things are needed.

Xia Ling took out another uniquely styled bracelet.

[Special Inhibitor: Increases target's maximum health by 2 and restores 2 health.]

Back when Highmore rescued Wendy, she discovered something.

Although there are no artifacts or methods in the system that directly increase the target's Honkai Energy resistance, the effects that increase the maximum health can improve the target's physical attributes and Honkai Energy resistance to some extent.

This suppressor itself has certain monitoring and treatment effects. Its original function of suppressing the Originium Arts has been modified by the system to suppress Honkai Energy erosion.

In this way, the lantern is used to clean up the Himeko Honkai Energy erosion on Himeko, the suppressor is used to increase Himeko Honkai Energy resistance, and the health restored by the collection can also pull Himeko back from the brink of death. It can be said that the arrangement is very clear.

As for why Himeko wasn't given a one-time cure...

Just like Theresa said when Himeko was injured last time, she was already too tired, so let her take advantage of the injury to rest for a while.

"Alright, Himeko's problem is solved. Now we just need to wait for the effects of the End of Time to wear off in a day."

Xia Ling opened the system panel and selected the Medic Operator Supply Ticket in her backpack.

After the last update, the system allows you to directly select the class of a character card at double the price; however, you still cannot directly specify the operator.

"Next, we need a new clone to partner with AI Little Ther to fill our vacant free agent position. We also need to take care of Himeko, who hasn't fully recovered, and make some contact with the Hyperion to completely resolve my identity issue."

"Let me see which operator is so unlucky!"

"It's okay, I'll like Little Xia Ling no matter what she's like~"

Elysia was already standing to the side, eagerly anticipating the appearance of the new tail.

"... Then I must offer a moment of silence for this new clone in advance."

Xia Ling took a deep breath and slowly opened the black Operator Recruitment Pack.

Accompanied by a burst of colorful light, a character card slowly appeared.

"Let me see... hiss—"

Seeing the familiar Big Lynx on the character card, Xia Ling couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Hey, Jail Cat, you followed me here because you smelled Little Ther, didn't you!"

A heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire Hyperion warship.

Kiana is missing, Himeko's fate is unknown, and Xia Ling... has already been indirectly declared dead by Yae Sakura.

This plunged the peaceful and harmonious people of St. Freya into a gloomy atmosphere, as if they had been in another world.

"Yae Sakura, how is the headmistress now?"

Mei glanced at the closed door and asked Yae Sakura in a low voice.

"..."

Theresa has been locked inside for almost an hour...

Yae Sakura couldn't help but sigh.

"At first, we could hear some low sobs, but now... it's been a long time since she made a sound."

"This..."

The current predicament left Mei and Bronya, who had originally intended to comfort Theresa, somewhat at a loss.

"Don't worry too much about her. Ms. Theresa is a very strong person. Give her some time, and she can adjust herself."

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps approaching from afar, Ain's voice slowly drifted over.

"Einstein Doctor."

"Well, you may not know this, but Theresa has actually experienced the pain of losing someone important before."

"Kiana's mother, Cecilia Saniyat, was also Theresa's closest friend."

At this point, Ain couldn't help but glance at the tightly closed door, and a hint of heartache appeared on her face.

"Ms. Theresa... is indeed a person with a tragic fate..."

"In short, you two shouldn't disturb her. Besides, you're both sick, right? One of you injured her heart because of the core removal, and the other has been Honkai Energy overload. You should go back and rest. Yae Sakura is here to guard you."

Meanwhile, inside the tightly closed room.

Theresa huddled by the bed, tightly embracing a life-sized HOMU.

Since Xia Ling solved the problem of the Stigmata Space, she hasn't slept with HOMU in her arms for a long time.

But now, only the HOMU in her arms can bring her some peace of mind, and make her feel in a daze that the person who once embraced her has never left.

"Xia Ling..."

Chapter Thirty-Four: Cheese Lynx

At this moment, inside the system space, Kal'tsit and Xia Ling looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Excuse me, are you here following Little Ther?"

"Should I play along and start acting crazy towards Little Ther?"

"It's not impossible..."

"Whether it's okay or not, let's put that aside for now..." Kal'tsit blushed slightly and pressed down on her skirt. "Elysia, could you let go of my tail first...?"

"The kitten is so cute~ Even its short tail is adorable!"

"Don't hold it so tightly, it's itchy!"

Xia Ling sighed, "They actually pulled Kal'tsit, I really don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing..."

"Hey, what did Kal'tsit do to you?" A question mark slowly appeared above Kal'tsit's head, "Don't you even know the value of a six-star Guardian Mon3tr?!"

"And it has a three-star healer, right?" Xia Ling couldn't help but complain, "But it's alright... Come to think of it, Kal'tsit really does meet my needs in the current situation."

"You can take care of Himeko, have a certain level of combat ability, meet the requirements of a free agent, and perfectly play the role of my 'parent,' resolving my identity issue. The only drawback is that without mon3tr, your main combat ability is a bit weak..."

[Ahem, dear host, I need to correct a mistake you made.]

The system suddenly spoke up at this moment:

Actually, the character card you drew is a little different from the characters you usually play.

[This Kal'tsit is the Kal'tsit after the system pre-update, which involves some issues from the world you traveled to before... You can think of it as Kal'tsit being buffed after Hypergryph released the new roguelike character.]

"Wait, a new meat pigeon has appeared outside?" Xia Ling's eyes widened. "No, what I should be surprised about is why you can still update it here!"

[It's not like I'm offline... Anyway, the new roguelike game should be implemented in the system after a while, and there will probably be quite a few changes then.]

As for Kal'tsit... since a melee Kal'tsit in a mini-boss form has been implemented in the new roguelike game, the one you pulled also has melee capabilities, just like how Highmore has the ability to transform into Paranoid Bubble.

"But why don't I feel anything at all?"

Kal'tsit looked puzzled.