Chen Chaoxun had once been a Heart Plague Exterminator.
Now, having inherited the true teachings of his ancestral [Avian Influenza], he had become a dual-aspect Plague Exterminator of both heart and bird beak. In a way, he had followed the same path Zhou Zhi once had.
Compared to before, Chen Chaoxun clearly realized that he had become bolder. His former self, timid as an insect, was simply repulsive.
Wait?
The Patient Association?
A thought suddenly struck Chen Chaoxun.
Wasn't that...
the greatest rebel organization that had once attacked the Medical Department during the Selection Tournament?
Others might not know, but Chen Chaoxun did.
The legendary president of the Patient Association had been an existence Above Human Dragon.
But...
hadn't she died?
The more one said, the more mistakes one made. Chen Chaoxun said nothing more and merely gave a slight nod.
Number Five did not seem to mind.
"Oh, Numbers Seven and Six are here too... Number Eight, meet the only two Association members left from the previous era, shall we?"
The only two?
Then...
had all the previous Association members died?
The void stirred.
A tall, thin silhouette appeared, twin blades at his waist. He seemed inexplicably listless, and the number Seven was marked on his back.
The other silhouette was seated. Intelligent eyes flickered beneath his gaze, and he appeared to be holding something like a pocket watch.
"It has been a long time since I came to this place."
"The radiation power of the [Medical Department] could even project into the depths of the mind. For a time, I became a madman who had lost all reason."
Number Six spoke. He glanced toward Chen Chaoxun. "Number Eight... a newcomer."
"So the rumor was true."
"The successor who inherited the president's will has finally appeared... Number Five, no