Dr. Spasi fell silent for a moment, seemingly weighing how best to deliver this cruel fact.
In the end, he slowly spoke in a voice barely above a whisper.
"Judging from your condition, Collapse Energy will consume your entire body within six hours."
His words were filled with helplessness and sorrow.
"I'm sorry, my old friend."
Faced with the outcome she had long anticipated, a faint loneliness appeared on Director Fal's face, only to be replaced by resolve moments later.
"...Doctor, can you grant me one final wish?"
She raised her hand and gazed at the purple veins spreading across it, as though silently conversing with them.
"I'm leaving Su to you."
The next morning.
When Su stepped through the hospital doors again, ready to begin another day of work, the sight before him left him stunned.
The outpatient building was surrounded by tightly guarded cordons, an unusually alarming scene.
"Huh? What's going on?!"
Seeing someone lingering before the barricade, Bolong of Moth to Fire hurried over.
"Dr. Su, you can't go in."
Bolong's voice carried unquestionable resolve.
"Due to the spread of Honkai Disease, Moth to Fire has sealed off this hospital. All the patients have already been transferred to Moth to Fire headquarters."
"How could this happen? Right, I should ask Director Fal."
Su immediately caught the key words, and the unease in his heart deepened.
"The number you have dialed is powered off. Please try again later..."
People's joys and sorrows are not shared
Just as anxiety surged through Su's heart like a tide, an unfamiliar yet gentle voice quietly sounded behind him.
"Excuse me, are you Dr. Su?"
Su turned around, his gaze meeting that of a one-armed elderly man.
"Hello, I'm Spasi. I currently work for Moth to Fire. Your director, Fal, is an old