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The White Rabbit of Terra The battle began.
Clang!
Clang!
Swish!
The battle ended.
Don’t expect any bizarre miracles to happen.
The fact that Kai managed to block two of Aiz’s strikes before his weapon was sent flying was already highly impressive.
At the very least, Lefiya was watching from the sidelines with her jaw hanging wide open.
The little elf could clearly tell that Aiz had attacked with her full strength; her speed was even faster than when she fought monsters in the Dungeon.
Aiz’s promise to “control her strength” simply did not exist.
Kai glanced at the standard Rhodes Island longsword that had been knocked into the distance.
There wasn’t a single chip on the blade.
The quality is insane!
While the sword was fine, Kai’s right hand was completely numb from the shock of the impact.
He probably didn’t even have the strength to hold a Jagamaru-kun right now.
Aiz might look slender, but a Lv.5’s physical strength was no joke.
“You…
are very strong.” “?” “When I was a Lv.1, I didn’t have your speed or strength.
Can you tell me how you train?” Kai’s brain went into overdrive.
He had a sinking feeling that if he didn’t give Aiz a satisfactory answer, she would never leave him alone.
Even though this girl was undeniably gorgeous, a weak little rookie like Kai wanted absolutely nothing to do with her!
“This…
actually has to do with my innate talent.
As long as I enter a combat state, all of my attributes receive a massive boost.
I’m sorry, it’s not something I can teach.” Kai knew that his physical growth was likely tied to the Alatreon template, so calling it a talent wasn’t exactly a lie.
Sure enough, upon hearing his answer, Aiz visibly deflated.
It was another completely fruitless day.
“Ahem.
I’m so sorry for bothering you today, sir.” Seeing Aiz lose her enthusiasm, Lefiya practically dragged her away at top speed.
The timid little elf felt incredibly embarrassed by Aiz’s behavior of showing up at someone’s door just to beat them up.
She was already mentally planning to bring Kai some apology gifts tomorrow.
Seeing Aiz and Lefiya leave, Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He shook his right hand, realizing the numbness was already gone.
It seemed the Alatreon template had enhanced his recovery speed as well.
What a comprehensively powerful buff.
Kai quickly pushed the Sword Princess to the back of his mind and began jogging laps around the ruined district’s only proper road.
While this kind of training couldn’t compare to the life-and-death struggles of the Dungeon, it was better than nothing.
….
Shifting perspectives back to the world of Terra, the Doctor’s advancement was remarkably swift.
Chernobog was now safely halted outside of Ursus territory, officially bankrupting the Black Snake’s conspiracy.
The Third Army had gradually withdrawn from Chernobog.
The incident had now entered the phase of diplomatic wrangling between Ursus and Yan.
Because the two nations fundamentally disagreed on several key issues, neither side would dispatch official personnel to investigate and secure the city.
And so, Rhodes Island stepped in.
Under the banner of rescuing survivors, Rhodes Island marched into the city.
The operation was being executed by the Doctor and Amiya, while Kal’tsit was off negotiating with both Ursus and Yan.
Kal’tsit was attempting something massive: claiming Chernobog entirely under Rhodes Island’s name.
Due to certain circumstances, Yan would fully support Rhodes Island, and it was highly likely Ursus would abandon the ruined city altogether.
The Doctor and Amiya’s progress was incredibly fast.
They had completely neutralized the Yeti Squadron with zero casualties.
This was all thanks to the tiny fragment of Kai’s horn that he had left for the Medical Department.
Though it only weighed a little over sixty grams, it was enough to synthesize over six hundred vials of specific medicine.
All Rhodes Island Operators had already been inoculated, and the Doctor had brought about ten extra vials to Chernobog.
They were coming in handy right now.
“Big Sis!
You’re okay?!” The White Rabbit groggily opened her eyes, letting out a bitter laugh as she looked at the members of her Yeti Squadron gathered around her.
“Asak?
Did you die too?
Was it Rhodes Island’s doing?” “Big Sis, we’re not dead!
Don’t say such unlucky things.
The Doctor from Rhodes Island saved you.” image: FrostNova/Yelena At that exact moment, the Doctor walked into the tent.
Seeing that FrostNova was finally awake, she let out a sigh of relief.
While Kai’s medicine was undeniably powerful, this was their first time attempting to cure a severe patient like FrostNova, whose Originium infection had spread through nearly her entire body.
From the looks of it, Kai’s medicine was entirely reliable.
“Yelena, you promised you would become a Rhodes Island Operator.
Naturally, I have to save my own personnel.” “Doctor…
thank you.” “How does your body feel?” “More relaxed than ever before.
It feels like I just took off an entire suit of heavy power armor that was crushing me.” “Hahaha, you were definitely as heavy as a suit of power armor.
When we fought you earlier, our Rhodes Island Specialist Operators couldn’t even pull you.
They were complaining to me, wondering how someone with a similar build to Crownslayer could be so impossibly heavy.
Now, they’ve started calling you our Chubby Gamer Girl.” “Honestly, she’s not wrong!
You have no idea, Big Sis.
When we were carrying you back earlier, Svidersky and I almost couldn’t lift you.
It took four of us to finally carry you back, and you even bent the stretcher.” “Ugh…
stop talking about it.
(≥_≤| |” “Alright, alright.
You were only that heavy because of the massive amount of Originium crystals inside your body.
Now that the Originium is gone, you are one hundred percent a cute, beautiful girl.” The Doctor laughed as she comforted Yelena.
Being a woman herself, she knew perfectly well how much girls cared about their weight.
But seeing Yelena’s utterly bewildered and embarrassed expression just made the Doctor want to tease her, much like how she constantly called Amiya a little donkey or Kal’tsit an old lynx.
“Oh, right!
Doctor, my father…
how is my father doing right now?” “Patriot’s forces are still fiercely guarding the path to the Core City.
Their defenses are air-tight, and trying to bypass them is basically impossible.
But Rhodes Island has no desire to harm such a noble warrior, so…” “I understand.
I’ll go persuade the old man.
But that stubborn fool probably won’t listen to me, and it will still end in a fight.
Doctor…
the medicine you used to save me?” “Don’t worry, I have nine vials left on me, and Rhodes Island has hundreds more in storage.” “You…
you actually have that many?!” “It’s not a lot.
For the Oripathy patients of this world, it really isn’t a lot…” The medicine primarily relied on only two core ingredients: Kai’s horn and the Doctor’s blood.
The rest were standard healing agents and nutritional supplements.
In fact, the Doctor’s blood played an even more vital role in the medicine than Kai’s horn.
Because the Originium in most severe patients had already fused with their organs, completely eradicating the crystals all at once would cause massive organ damage, resulting in instant death.
The Doctor’s blood acted as a neutralizing agent, simultaneously healing the patient’s internal organs as the minerals melted away.
Because she had donated so much blood recently, all of the Doctor’s daily meals consisted entirely of medicinal cuisine.
She also had to undergo comprehensive treatments from the Medical Department every morning and evening.
Even here in Chernobog, a dedicated squad of medical Operators was constantly monitoring her physical condition.
But right now, the only thing the Doctor cared about was the White Rabbit sitting in front of her.
She pulled down her mask, flashing Yelena a cute, charming smile.
“Operator FrostNova…
welcome to Rhodes Island.”