Chapter 60

"Still somewhat obedient. ◎" Finally getting an effective response, Griselda let out a light laugh, "Take good care of yourself during this time and try to recover from the side effects of the suppressant."

"So, you only come to me when you're sick!" Hyde looked somewhat helplessly at the Holy War Angel standing at the door. He could easily get angry at humans, but he was much more patient with the Holy War Angels.

However, these Holy War Angels were all here to gather information... to speak harshly? Uh, he just couldn't do it!

"Oh, oh, we're just curious about what the Holy War Angel doctor looks like." A Holy War Angel from the Edel Garden smiled seductively and winked at Hyde, "Just because we're fine doesn't mean others are."

"Who?" Hyde pushed up his glasses and asked somewhat irritably. He was really annoyed, having been harassed for so many days, how could he still have a good temper?

This Holy War Angel brought another Holy War Angel wearing a cloak. Noticing that this Holy War Angel really had something to report, Hyde's somewhat impatient expression eased a lot, "Alright, I'll check first, you don't need to come in."

After briefly observing this Holy War Angel, Hyde casually said, and while closing the door, he muttered, "What a strange symptom..."

This Holy War Angel's condition indeed piqued his interest. She wasn't just sick; it was as if she had been infected by something strange, even her core stone showed signs of contamination.

He had never seen anything like this before. The core stone of a Holy War Angel could be shattered, but it would never undergo such an abnormal change.

And now... Hyde had seen one case... and he saw it every day.

"There's no saving it, you'll have to remove the core stone to save your life." Hyde said calmly. The Holy War Angel in front of him immediately showed a face on the verge of tears. Although she knew her condition was serious, did it have to be so harsh?

The reason for the core stone contamination was due to the major incident that occurred in the Edel Garden. She was unfortunately caught up in it. When black spots first appeared on her body, she was terrified for a while. After seeing those who died from crystallization, she was also afraid that she would end up like that.

However, after the black spots appeared on her body, she didn't encounter that situation. These black spots abnormally shifted, which seemed like a good thing, but the places they shifted to made her even more anxious. The black spots had moved into her core stone!

This made her once pure core stone become murky, and she experienced intermittent severe pain in the area of the core stone.

"Although I don't know what you encountered, I can confirm that your core stone has definitely been contaminated by something." As he spoke, Hyde took out an old newspaper, "Is this related to that incident?"

The Holy War Angel nodded lightly.

Hyde continued, "I've also studied this, but due to lack of information, there's been no progress... Speaking of which, the Edel Garden should have many researchers, why come to me?"

At this point, Hyde's eyes showed a hint of suspicion. The Holy War Angel was slightly taken aback, thinking of her mission, and quickly said, "If Doctor Hyde is interested in this, you can go to the Edel Garden."

There were quite a few Holy War Angels infected like her. The one who came here was just one of them; the others went to other Holy War Angel doctors, and some died directly due to core stone collapse...

Her condition was considered relatively good.

"No!" Hyde pursed his lips, "I don't want to overwork myself. Now you have two choices: the first is to remove the contaminated core stone, and the second is to stay with me for long-term treatment. I need some time to figure out your condition."

"Uh... I'll think about it."

Hyde lightly pushed up his glasses, nodded slightly, and didn't say much more. After all, he had already made all the magical artifacts he needed, and the rest was up to this Holy War Angel to report.

Similarly, he was quite interested in this contaminated Holy War Angel. The core stone was related to the source of a Holy War Angel's power. What kind of changes would occur after contamination?

"Have you ever bonded with anyone else?"

The Holy War Angel shook her head.

"Then forget it."

After sending this Holy War Angel away, it wasn't long before someone else came. This time it was the Holy War Angel Protection Association!

"You've really had enough! Are you annoying me on purpose!" Hyde said irritably to Xisika and the others, "So, what exactly are you looking for!"

This doctor had a huge temper. Xisika, who was scolded, pulled a long face, thinking, how to put it, this kind of person who jumps at everything, Xisika had planned to use violence... but she couldn't do it!

"Just trying to gather some information, do you have to be so high and mighty, even as a Holy War Angel doctor?"

"Is that so?" Hyde gave Xisika a dangerous look, "If anyone could gather information, let me calculate where you should be in line... damn, you're really annoying!"

"Out, out, out! All of you, get out! I'm closing shop!" Hyde, who was extremely impatient, directly drove everyone out of the clinic, slamming the door shut. The people who were driven out looked speechless. Well, thinking about it, this doctor had indeed been harassed a lot recently.

Anyone would be annoyed in this situation!

Not only were various factions probing, but even the players were doing the same, and they made up a significant proportion. After all, whenever something big happened in the game that wasn't a secret, a bunch of analysts would always emerge.

Initially, it might not be accurate, but with the sheer number of players, one would reveal a bit of useful information, another would spill some usable details, and gradually, it would be like putting together a puzzle, piecing together the whole picture, and some things could be reconstructed.

Therefore, some people analyzed that Zheng Chen's hiding place might be related to these Holy War Angel doctors...

Of course, this was just one possibility. Another was that he had already left the continent, which had the smallest probability.

The reason players were so enthusiastic about this was that the reward for this large public task was extremely high!

Completing it would be a huge leap forward.

However, there was still no information about Zheng Chen.

After closing the door, the look of frustration on Hyde's face slowly disappeared. He looked serious. No matter what, the Edel Garden had already sent these infected individuals to him, which meant they really suspected something here.

After all, there were only so many Holy War Angel doctors, and it was easy to keep an eye on all of them. It seemed they couldn't wait any longer. The Edel Garden could afford to wait, but Zheng Chen couldn't. As he said, the longer time passed, the harder it would be for him to leave.

"You might have to leave early, the situation is not optimistic." Hyde said solemnly, detailing what he had encountered. Zheng Chen didn't react much, but Griselda couldn't help but sigh.

"Since that's the case, let's do it as soon as possible."

"Speaking of which, senior, do you really think this is reliable?" Long Wei said helplessly, listening to Xisika's suggestion. Although Xisika's reasoning was sound, it just didn't seem very reliable.

"Of course!" Xisika said confidently, "No one else paid attention, but I did! Do you remember the things we heard when we first came here?"

"Uh...?" Long Wei thought for a moment, puzzled. What things? He didn't have much of an impression.

"You're so slow, do you remember the young people in the town talking about songs? At the time, I didn't pay much attention, but now thinking about it, the person singing was also an outsider in this town, and he came here injured. There were four of them!"

"…Is that it?"

Long Wei's mouth twitched, feeling a bit far-fetched.

"Why not? Isn't it in the small details that important things are discovered? I've already gathered more information, and there's an 80% chance it's Zheng Chen and his group."

"Um, if that's the case, even if we confirm it, it won't help our situation, right?" Long Wei's words were cut off by Xisika jumping up and hitting him on the head.

"Who said it wouldn't help! The focus now isn't on Zheng Chen, but on the singer! The singer! Before the incident in the Edel Garden, he lived here, but two days after the incident, they gradually disappeared from the town. There's definitely something wrong!"

"Senior, you're amazing, to notice this. Should we report it?" Long Wei was given a glare by Xisika as soon as he finished speaking.

She shook her head, "Are you kidding? Reporting it would completely reveal the results of my efforts. This is just a guess, and everything has to wait until we see the results... Besides, I have something important to confirm!"

He was very concerned about what Bagret left behind. The incident in the Edel Garden definitely had some secrets, but the Holy War Angel Protection Association couldn't investigate now. Although they couldn't investigate, it didn't mean there were no other ways. Zheng Chen was a clear source of information.

"So let the town's idiots slowly search, we'll wait and see."

On the other hand, Zheng Chen was also preparing. Since they decided to leave immediately, they needed to speed up their preparations. Among the things he needed, clothes were currently the least necessary, but he could still prepare some.

Picking up one of the clothes, Zheng Chen frowned slightly. This piece of clothing... was a bit small, very unsuitable for him to wear. Not just him, but most of the men present couldn't wear it!

If it were women's clothing, it would be several sizes too big.

"Don't look, these are for you." Pushing up his glasses, Hyde gave a sly smile and pushed the pile of women's clothing in front of Zheng Chen.

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