"What do you mean... together with you?" Doctor Maki had vaguely formed a suspicion.
"Put your remaining years to use and continue your research."
Xu Yanwu reached out and took Doctor Maki's hand.
Doctor Maki clearly saw the traces of Militant transformation on his palm gradually fade away.
His body also felt light, and the injury in his leg no longer hurt.
"This..." Doctor Maki was stunned. He had been on the brink of death just moments ago, and now... he had recovered?
"A drug that neutralizes Honkai Energy and repairs the damage caused by Honkai Energy—if you continued researching it, could you take it even further?" Xu Yanwu asked Doctor Maki.
Yet Doctor Maki looked at his own hand and asked, "You just healed me, but you're asking whether I can improve the drug?"
"My circumstances cannot be replicated. What I need is something that can work even better, something like your drug."
Xu Yanwu said, "I know a few friends in Anti-Entropy... they aren't in the same faction as Cocolia. What do you think about going there to continue researching this... as well as research into how the human body can use Honkai Energy?"
"..."
Doctor Maki fell silent.
"You really are a madman." Doctor Maki said, "Otto is a madman, Cocolia is a madwoman, and you... you're a madman too."
"I'll take that as a compliment," Xu Yanwu said.
"You're a demon, preparing to drag even more people into hell..."
Doctor Maki continued.
"I disagree with that. I'm no demon... if you must, call me a god."
Xu Yanwu said with a smile, "A god who understands himself."
"One day, retribution will come for you."
"That's right. Retribution should fall upon me... I wouldn't be happy if it fell upon someone else."
Doctor Maki cursed Xu Yanwu,