"How are you doing?"
Inside the New Realm, Jessica and the mecha carrying the grandpas moved side by side. Jessica was slightly ahead, carefully scanning the surroundings with a detector. After confirming that the energy that had flown over earlier had not attracted anyone's pursuit, she breathed a little easier, then looked back at Grandpa Lu and the others with concern.
She remembered clearly that on the grassland, when facing that mutant army, Bernier had been cut in half by the very first Sword Qi. The fact that he had survived that was, honestly, completely beyond her expectations.
"Not very well..." Soap imitated Bernier's voice and said weakly, "The place where I was severed has suffered severe corrosion. Although it was forcibly stitched back together, the flesh and tissue are constantly mutating. I have to control the mutation while keeping that area functioning and continuously supplying it with energy, but supplying it with energy only accelerates the growth of the mutated tissue. I feel like I won't be able to hold out for much longer..."
Soap's words were based on Bernier's final, particularly intense memories. At the time, Bernier had been struggling between life and death, making his memories of his physical condition especially vivid. They were also the firsthand information Soap had obtained after absorbing him.
"How extensive is the infection?" Jessica asked in detail.
Soap looked over Bernier's body and estimated, "About two percent..."
"That's already very serious..." Jessica drew in a breath. "But don't worry. Although that native elf isn't very high-level, her purification ability is extremely strong. There's a good chance she can heal you. Even if she can't cure you completely, making you last a little longer won't be a problem..."
"Really..." A trace of excitement entered Soap's voice. It was like a cancer patient