Hilda suddenly collapsed, startling everyone at the scene. Hao Ren was the closest, so he was the first to react. He hurriedly supported Hilda by the shoulders. "Hey, hey, what happened?"
Hilda had completely lost consciousness. Hao Ren even felt that her current state was like that of a dead person: her entire body was rigid, her face pale, and he could not even feel her breathing! Vivian was the second to react. She quickly joined in the rescue efforts, pressing ice against Hilda's face and stimulating her bloodline. After a long while, Hilda finally showed faint signs of breathing, but there was no indication that she would wake up.
"What happened? Was the pressure too much, and then she went into shock when she suddenly relaxed?" Hao Ren instinctively thought of this explanation.
Vivian's expression was much more solemn, and there was confusion in her eyes. "No, it doesn't seem like that. I can't sense any... intelligence from her. I forcefully stimulated the blood and flesh-and-blood energy in her body to make it 'live' again. By all rights, she should have regained consciousness, but she still hasn't opened her eyes."
Just as Vivian had said, Hilda's body had completely ceased all physiological activity for several minutes. It could be said to have been one hundred percent dead. Only through the vampire's strange blood magic had she been revived from temporary apparent death. Yet this body still showed no sign of regaining consciousness, as though her soul had already left the exhausted shell. What remained before everyone was merely a mass of flesh and blood tissue that was still functioning.
"Move aside. This unit will perform a superficial scan." The Data Terminal seemed to have made a conjecture. It emitted a pale-blue glow and swept it over Hilda. "Basic health