The mantis spoke in a very human-like manner.
"It's me, Doctor Kal'tsit."
"How are you feeling now?"
Hearing Kal'tsit's words, Block twisted his body.
"It's a very strange feeling. I can feel my body is incredibly light. The long-term torment of oripathy seems to have vanished at this moment... But my appearance..."
As Block spoke, he looked towards the window. With the refraction of light and shadow, he could vaguely see his reflection in the glass. Although he was mentally prepared, when he saw his own appearance, he still felt as if his heart had stopped.
He had turned into a super-sized mantis!
"Isn't there a saying in Sargon about ancient people reverting to their ancestral forms, like those crocodile-men and dog-men, similar to Spot... Perhaps Mr. Block's ancestor was a mantis-man..." Kanna, seeing the strange looks from around her, could only make up an excuse.
"Uh... Although I don't want to interrupt you, I am a Lupo from Siracusa..." Because he had already anticipated this mentally, even though he had turned into a non-human form, he still calmed down. At least not only was his life saved, but his body had also become incredibly healthy. Aside from the two wings on his back that he was a bit unaccustomed to, he undoubtedly now possessed a powerful body.
Moreover, even if he had transformed into a different appearance, his language and memories were still intact. Just as Kanna said, if worst came to worst, treating himself as a mantis-man who had reverted to his ancestral form was not a bad solution.
After all, compared to transforming into this appearance, dying from the torment of oripathy made him more afraid.
"Don't move around just yet, Operator Block. We need to conduct a thorough re-examination to assess your current condition." Kal'tsit frowned, seeing the large mantis excitedly waving its scythe-like arms, stirring up gusts of wind.
"I'm very sorry, Doctor Kal'tsit... Ouch!" The flying mantis very human-like touched its forehead with a scythe-arm, and then, without realizing it, cut a layer of skin on its forehead.
Seeing Block's appearance, Kal'tsit sighed helplessly. "Don't move around now. After we've finished the examination, we'll arrange for you to go to a private training ground for body control and recovery training. For now, you just need to lie still on the bed!"
"No problem, but Doctor Kal'tsit, how do I fold these wings? It's so uncomfortable to lie on them..." After lying on the bed, Block looked a bit awkward as he shifted his body.
However, Kal'tsit couldn't answer his question. After all, she was just a Feline; she didn't have wings and wouldn't have such a problem.
But under the pressure of her gaze, the other party quickly lay down obediently and was then hooked up to various pieces of equipment.
Several Doctors, including Shining and Ptilopsis, entered the room to assist with the examination and understand Block's current condition.
As for the issue of changing into other forms, they weren't worried. As long as he was still a living being, and his intelligence, memory, and language were intact, then changing his appearance wouldn't have much impact. After all, not to mention Terra, even on Rhodes Island, there were Operators who didn't look human... And the results, when they came out, excited everyone. Operator Block's medical report showed absolutely no Originium in his blood, just like a newborn baby.
As long as the tests showed that the fusion rate and speed of Originium in his blood were not higher than the standard for ordinary people, then Block could live a normal life as an ordinary person.
Everyone was very satisfied with this result. Although the cost was high and the mutation was uncontrollable, the effect of completely eradicating oripathy could still be considered Rhodes Island's last resort for treating internal Operators.
Even Silence was considering whether it would be necessary to exchange a piece of pure originium for the rebirth of Ifrit and Ptilopsis if their conditions worsened beyond repair.
In the end, she still felt it was better to wait. After all, medical technology was advancing rapidly, and perhaps in a year or two, there would be a specific medicine that could successfully inhibit the rise in Originium concentration, and then there would be no need to worry about it.
With a series of footsteps, someone else arrived outside. Kanna turned her head and saw Sharp. She thought that since Block was originally an Operator under him, it was normal for him as a captain to visit.
However, given the current situation, she wondered if he, as the captain, could accept it.
Sharp was also very nervous when he arrived at the door, because almost all of Rhodes Island's top Doctors who were still on duty were there. His sharp eyes even caught a glimpse of Kal'tsit's ears... Could Block's condition have worsened again?
If he hadn't seen Ifrit, Kanna, and Amiya, who were not Medical Operators, at the door, he wouldn't have walked over at all. After all, so many Doctors being there surely meant a high-difficulty rescue operation, and he didn't want the Doctors to be distracted by him, leading to the patient inside not receiving timely treatment.
"What's going on?" He quietly walked to Kanna's side and whispered his question to her.
As for why Kanna, it was because among the others, Amiya and Doctor were discussing something, and he wasn't familiar with Ifrit. The Medical Operators were all busy, so Kanna was the only one he could find to talk to and who he was relatively familiar with.
"Uh! Block had a small situation, but it's a good direction. As for the details, you can ask Doctor Kal'tsit later..."
Seeing Yunlong Ge beside her, what could Kanna say? Should she tell him that she had turned his team member into a Pokémon, and a bug-type one like a flying mantis, which was completely unrelated to humans... Anyway, Kal'tsit made the final decision, so this difficult task should be left to Empress Dowager Kal'tsit herself... Thinking of this, she pulled Ifrit's hand.
"There's nothing fun here. Let's go find Popukar and Rosmontis!"
At this moment, Ifrit had also recovered from her curiosity. After all, compared to a big mantis, her good younger brother had even turned into a slime... She was surprised once, but after seeing Dahlia, who had transformed more completely, she no longer felt overly stimulated by Block's "transformation."
"Okay! Dahlia, let's go!" Ifrit waved to Dahlia, who was not far away, transforming into a small flying mantis and flailing her arms. After Dahlia transformed back into a puddle of water and bounced into her hand, she left the Medical Department with Kanna.
After walking around, the two arrived at the Recuperation Courtyard. Upon entering the room, they saw Popukar chasing butterflies everywhere.
Popukar was very happy when she saw Kanna and the others. She carefully held a freshly caught butterfly and ran over.
"Kanna, Kanna! Look, this is the butterfly I just caught. Isn't it pretty...?" Popukar looked at Kanna with anticipation.
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