As the two chatted, the video continued.
After returning to St. Freya Academy, the unconscious Ye Li was sent to the intensive care unit.
Following a thorough examination, everyone finally learned the true reason Ye Li had collapsed.
"What?! You're saying Ye Li fell unconscious because the Honkai Energy concentration in his body exceeded the limit, and it can't be treated?"
Taking the examination report handed over by her assistant, Theresa wore an incredulous expression. "Why would Ye Li's Honkai Energy levels suddenly exceed the limit?"
Kiana and the others then recounted the entire sequence of events to Theresa in detail.
"You're saying Ye Li not only cured Miss Wendy's Honkai disease, but even extracted the Gem of Desire from her body?! Even Schicksal might not possess such technology. How on earth did Ye Li do it?!"
As soon as Theresa finished speaking, Himeko beside her said, "Let me explain this, Theresa. You still remember when we went to Jiu You of Shenzhou to search for the Ji Lin Stigmata, right?"
"Of course I remember. Wait... Himeko, you mean..."
"Yes, Theresa. You should also know why I applied for the Jiu You mission back then. The outcome wasn't ideal, but just when I was ready to accept my fate, Ye Li found me and said he had a way to remove the side effects of Artificial Stigmata..."
"How is that possible?! Even Grandpa couldn't solve that problem after all these years, yet Ye Li could?"
Theresa said in shock, "And if this method could truly be realized, then the Valkyries could..."
At that point, Theresa suddenly realized something and looked toward Ye Li, who remained unconscious in the intensive care unit.
"That's right, Theresa. Back then, I was just like you. I naïvely believed Ye Li's treatment could bring everyone a happy ending. But in reality, I was wrong—terribly wrong..." Himeko said guiltily. "The side effects of the Artificial Stigmata didn't disappear. They were transferred onto Ye Li."
"So this was the real reason Ye Li was so weak back then..." Theresa murmured.
Meanwhile, in the real world.
After learning what Ye Li had done, the netizens could no longer keep it together.
Ye Li was a real man. He really was. I'm crying my eyes out!
No wonder. I finally understand why Himeko's feelings toward Ye Li were so complicated.
Prison Ye, don't go! How am I supposed to live without you?!
This Ye Tiandi really carried with his life!
Like the netizens, The Big Three were overwhelmed with mixed emotions after learning what had happened.
Because it wasn't just Himeko—each of the three of them had also been saved by Ye Li in one way or another.
Watching the person who had saved their lives lie on a hospital bed in critical condition while they were powerless to do anything was simply unbearable.
"Isn't there any way to save Ye Li?"
Kiana said anxiously, "If St. Freya Academy can't do it, then headquarters should be able to, right?"
"Kiana, I understand how anxious you feel."
Seeing that Kiana had already become agitated, Theresa hurriedly comforted her. "Just now, I requested support from headquarters, but... there hasn't been a response yet. I'll tell you as soon as there's any news."
Looking at everyone's anxious faces, Theresa had no choice but to tell a well-intentioned lie.
Indeed, just as she had said, she had asked her grandfather for help immediately, and he had replied immediately as well.
But the result was...
"Theresa, my dear granddaughter, I deeply regret what happened to Ye Li. But you should know that if Schicksal could reverse the erosion of Honkai Energy on humans, then our battles over these years would not have been so difficult. So... mourn him, my dear granddaughter."
Remembering every moment she had spent with Ye Li, Theresa couldn't believe someone as gentle as him would meet such an end.
Thinking of this, Theresa decided she could not continue waiting helplessly.
Even though her grandfather had clearly told her there was no way, Theresa still wanted to try.
To that end, she decided to go to the Central Cathedral beneath St. Freya Academy, where Schicksal's most advanced biotechnology was hidden.
Late at night, within the Central Cathedral, Theresa sat before a computer, intently searching through the records.
After looking through them, Theresa found that Schicksal's database did indeed contain a great deal of relevant information.
Unfortunately, all of it was encrypted. Only one set of records related to Babylon Laboratory in Siberia on February 7, 2000, had open access permissions.
"February 7, 2000? Damn it, it was at that time." Theresa muttered, "Database, retrieve the relevant records for me."
"As you command, Lady Theresa."
Along with the System Prompt, Theresa vanished completely.
However, Theresa did not know that shortly after she disappeared, a white-haired fluffball followed after her.
"Huh? Why did the screen and Theresa suddenly disappear together? I need to hurry after them too."
With that, Kiana quickly followed behind.
"Wait for me, Ye Li. I'll definitely find a way to save you!"
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