Lin Guang couldn't have imagined that such an intense conflict would occur in the first class. Yu Haidong didn't bring the school hospital's teachers over, and Vishdair's injury was far more serious than it appeared, likely having injured the ligaments, making walking difficult.
The school hospital wasn't too far from the battle arena; you could see the tall buildings in the distance if you looked up. But since it was class time, the school bus took ages to arrive, and a round trip would consume the entire class period.
Besides the on-call doctors, there were many expert teachers engaging in scientific research in the lab, and a round trip would consume the entire class period.
Fortunately, compared to those Spirit Beasts born barely half a year ago, she didn't really need to attend the martial arts class as long as she trained step by step to regain the power she once had. So missing one class wasn't an issue.
Twenty minutes later, Lin Guang and Vishdair got off at the "Integrated Research Center Station," a massive complex composed of the school hospital, research center, teacher dormitory, and eco-park.
The two arrived at the ground floor of the school hospital. It wasn't busy at this time, so they only waited in line for a moment before reaching the reception desk.
"All the doctors are busy, and the fastest might be Doctor Kaiwen. More than half an hour ago, a third-year student's Tyrannical Dragon swallowed a leg of a Flashing Flame Horse, and Doctor Kaiwen is currently operating. The surgery should be finishing now, so go in and wait for a while."
The reception desk officer pointed Lin Guang to a treatment room.
After expressing thanks, Lin Guang led Vishdair into the room.
It was a simple, plain white room with a desk piled with books and files and nameplates, several banners hanging on the wall, the most distinctive being one that read "Thanks to Doctor Kaiwen for saving my dog's life." Below it was a photo of a boy with a large dog, half of the dog's body wrapped in bandages. A cabinet on the side displayed various medals and certificates—stuff he'd originally glanced at briefly, only to realize they were anything but simple. Doctor Kaiwen seemed to be a Researcher and Miracle Master.
Lin Guang didn't know when Doctor Kaiwen would finish the surgery, so he looked around the room for a while and found a medical kit. When he returned, Vishdair was sitting on a consultation bed, legs crossed, staring idly at the photos on the wall.
Seeing Lin Guang return, she casually asked, "Where did you go?"
"Of course, I went to find a medical kit."
Lin Guang shook the white box with a red cross in his hand, crouched down, and reached for Vishdair's right leg.
"You... Don't, let me do it myself!"
For some reason, realizing Lin Guang intended to treat her wound, she suddenly panicked, raising her calf high and flailing for a bit, but she couldn't escape.
The pantyhose was somewhat slippery, causing Lin Guang's fingers to nearly slip during the initial grasp, but he quickly adjusted his grip, securely holding her calf.
"I can't dodge at my slow speed, so don't be stubborn."
Seeing Vishdair cease her struggle, Lin Guang effortlessly removed the shoe from her right foot, then took out scissors to cut apart the nearly sheer black stockings, revealing the slender ankle and smooth toes.
Whether it was the Sakaz bloodline's unique Talent or her body had been transformed by world Rules upon crossing over, her foot was perfectly shaped, the toes full and even, with no hint of calluses—nothing like one who survives in the Wilderness would have.
Yet, the wound on her ankle ruined this beauty.
The wound was one centimeter wide and five centimeters long, with the flesh scraped and turned by the backward-facing spikes of the earth spirit child's earthy thorn, looking a mess. Fresh blood flowed over her foot, contrasting starkly with the whiteness, a jarring sight.
Lin Guang didn't flinch but calmly began cleaning sand and dirt from around the wound, then took out sterilized cotton balls soaked in special Plant-type Spirit Beast fluid for disinfection.
Focusing on the wound, Lin Guang didn't notice that when his hands touched Vishdair's blood and wound, her expression slightly changed, watching Lin Guang's movements in sudden silence, the toes of her left foot gripping the shoe tightly yet no longer resisting.
Perhaps the disinfection process caused pain, or perhaps she was overwhelmed by something else into silence.
"I'm sorry."
Amidst the silent treatment, Lin Guang's sudden apology broke the quiet.
"If I could have been quicker, I might've given you time to react."
"...What is this?"
Vishdair seemed to come to her senses, scoffing, "In Kazdail, this doesn't even count as a 'wound'; I've suffered countless injuries far worse than this."
"This was training, but if it were in the Wilderness or a Secret Realm, an injury impairing movement could be fatal—just like the battle you had at noon."
Lin Guang gently said, "I only need to observe the enemy's command and make judgments, whereas you have to personally enter the field, engaging bodily with enemies. The level of danger isn't comparable; I must do better."
"..."
Lowering her head, Vishdair looked at Lin Guang, seeing nothing extraneous in his dark eyes, only her reflection.
"...Just don't hold me back in the future."
She murmured softly, shifting her gaze away.
At that moment, footsteps approached from the doorway, prompting Lin Guang to release Vishdair's foot and stand up.
The door swung open.
A woman entered the room, appearing around twenty-four or twenty-five, though the enhancement of Spiritual Power could rejuvenate the body, making age judging from appearance alone impossible.
With shoulder-length short hair under a pure white coat, a light green dress underneath, her height boosted above 1.7 meters by high-heeled boots, comparable to Lin Guang, her face was delicate yet expressionless, calm to the point of eeriness, yet inexplicably familiar to Lin Guang.
The name "Kaiwen" was written on her name tag.
Lin Guang quickly said, "Hello Doctor Kaiwen, my partner is hurt. Could you please treat her?"
Kaiwen turned her head, glanced at the wound Lin Guang had preliminarily treated and disinfected, then lifted her eyes to Vishdair, rose, and walked to the inner room. Shortly, she returned with a glass test tube containing black ants with large mandibles, each the size of a fingernail.
"Do you know how to use it?" she suddenly asked Lin Guang, her voice, though still slightly aloof, significantly gentler than her expressionless face.
"Ah, no problem."
After a brief pause, Lin Guang extended his hand, taking the test tube from Kaiwen. She turned and sat at the desk, picking up a pen.
Grabbing a wooden chair to sit before Vishdair, Lin Guang said, "Lift your foot and put it on the bed."
"What? Can these things heal a wound?"
Survival on the land of Kazdail required vigilance towards unfamiliar things. Although disgruntled, Vishdair mumbled a complaint but still did what Lin Guang instructed.