The Nature of Miracles
The fear caused by death had gone on to truly induce death.
The reference Professor Fu had offered was clearly thought-provoking.
So much so that, at that moment, Professor A Kai stared fixedly at his own withered half-finger and fell into deep thought.
The two negative effects were causally connected. Before this, he had undoubtedly never considered that possibility.
"I believe in Professor Fu's perceptive abilities, but setting aside the fact that even lifeless things without emotions or will are affected by decay..."
To true researchers, respect and prestige were merely extra labels. To be convincing, one had to actually be convincing.
"If that's really the case, then even after taking the hand out, the decay should weaken in step with the fear, rather than showing this kind of contrast, shouldn't it?"
Clearly, Professor A Kai quickly thought of more than one counterargument.
"Could it be that after the hand was taken out, the decay was no longer confined to that one section of the finger?"
Fu Qian showed no displeasure at this and continued to offer his opinion.
"And your overall weakness was mistaken for a normal side effect because of the tests you went through earlier?"
"Because your rank has risen to some extent, I can't be sure how you've changed over these past eight hours. But one thing I can confirm is that you're approaching death at an abnormal rate... and the same is true of me now."
As he spoke, Fu Qian pointed back at himself.
"These are the conclusions I've drawn from my perception. As for your point that lifeless things are affected too, that is indeed interesting and seems difficult to refute."
"Unfortunately, due to the limitations of your rank, there's some information here that you still can't grasp."
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