Under Anthony's careful treatment, the old man finally opened his eyes little by little.
However, he seemed unable to make sense of the situation. When he saw the strangers before him, he showed neither panic nor curiosity. He simply stared blankly at Hao Ren and Anthony for a while before muttering in a low voice, "When will this ever end...?"
Only then did Hao Ren understand what was happening: the man still didn't know he had been rescued. He was still immersed in his hallucinations.
"Old man, old man." Lily poked the man's arm with a claw. The chill from her Frost Claws roused his spirits. "Wake up, wake up! You've been saved! The poison in your body and all the contaminated magical energy have been completely removed!"
The old man struggled to move his eyes, looking back and forth between Lily and Hao Ren several times before gradually emerging from the haze. He suddenly drew a deep breath and braced his upper body, trying to sit up. "You... you're... who are you? Where am I?!"
"Relax. Don't move around." Vivian immediately reached out and held down his violent movements. "The radiation left you very weak, and your cells still need time to repair themselves. This is still Vanaheim, but you're safe now. We're investigators passing through."
"Investigators?!" The old man looked confused. "Where did investigators come from?! Did you come from Twilight City too? The Steam Council... No, you don't look like them. Could you be... from another kingdom?!"
Hao Ren scratched his hair. "Uh, I'm not sure how to explain this, but we definitely didn't come from the Twilight City you mentioned. We came from somewhere outside Yggdrasil... Well, judging by your expression, you probably don't understand what 'outside' means either. Fine, we came from another kingdom."
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