Chapter 388: Return (cont.)

Replacing your own spinal cord with someone else's...

Unless someone was about to die, no one would be willing to do something like that!

"Could we use something else? Is there really no other way?"

Several World Serpent members exchanged glances. One executive familiar with this field gave a wry smile. "I'm sorry, Boss... We want to help too, but Bishop Otto is telling the truth. We don't have any other solutions."

Ren Yu fell silent.

Nerves... sufficiently powerful nerves...

Where was he supposed to find a spinal cord with nerves strong enough?

Though a section of one might work.

And it came from a Honkai Beast. He just did not know whether its nerves would be compatible with Cecilia.

Seeing Ren Yu frown in thought, a World Serpent executive spoke again. "Boss, perhaps we should forget it. Whether Ms. Cecilia can even wake up is still uncertain. You really don't need to think that far ahead."

But Sigfried suddenly spoke up and asked the man,

"Spinal nerves... If there were a spinal cord comparable to that of an S-rank Valkyrie, could it bring Cecilia back?"

The young man nodded. "Theoretically, yes, provided Ms. Cecilia's consciousness can awaken... But the issue with this proposal is that we can't find a suitable candidate. As far as I know, Schicksal's S-rank Valkyries are all quite young, and none of them have suffered bodily damage... Under those circumstances... well... it would be difficult."

The young man did not say the rest aloud.

But Sigfried already understood. He cautiously asked again,

"Then... what if the person offering their spinal nerves isn't an S-rank Valkyrie, but someone whose strength is roughly on par with one? Also, can a man's spinal nervous system be transplanted into a woman?"

His tone was anxious, as though he could