Kiana had only fainted from the shockwave and recovered quickly after a short rest, leaving no aftereffects. Bronya, on the other hand, only appeared at the end, just as Raiden Mei and the others were about to board the Hyperion with Himeko Murata. Since Himeko discovered Evan's injuries at the time, she didn't ask too many questions. After confirming that Bronya was Raiden Mei's friend, she allowed her to board the Hyperion as a survivor.
Now, a medical officer in a white coat was reporting to Himeko Murata, who was standing with Raiden Mei, Kiana, and Bronya.
"The patient's condition is very complex. He seems to have undergone extremely exaggerated self-training and shows varying degrees of overexertion symptoms. For a person with ordinary physical fitness, this would be enough to cause paralysis in bed, but the patient can still move freely and even fight Honkai Beasts and zombies."
The medical officer paused here. Himeko Murata and the others, thinking her report on Evan's injuries was over, asked in confusion.
"Then why is he bleeding?"
"Because what I just said is only the lightest injury on his body."
"?!!"
"The bleeding was caused by a sharp object ejected from somewhere, possibly gravel created when a Honkai Beast smashed the ground. Originally, he should have been able to dodge an attack of this level, but before that, he had engaged in high-intensity combat for over ten hours. Both his physical and mental exhaustion had exceeded the limit."
"Evan went to the border of Nagazora City to fight Honkai Beasts earlier. That's why Nagazora City didn't fall prematurely."
It was Himeko Murata who answered. The medical officer nodded and continued.
"Besides external injuries, his internal damage is even more severe. Not just the symptoms of overexertion I mentioned earlier, he seems to have forcibly absorbed an excessive amount of Honkai energy by some means, causing varying degrees of damage to his internal organs. If it were an ordinary person, even if they didn't turn into a zombie because of that Honkai energy, they would have died directly due to organ damage."
"Forcibly absorbed excessive Honkai energy? Why..."
Himeko Murata was shocked and uncertain, finding it hard to understand Evan's suicidal act. It was Bronya who gave the explanation.
"Bronya saw him at the defense line on the edge of Nagazora City earlier. The battle was already over then, and he was saving a garrison member who was about to turn into a zombie."
"Stopping zombification by absorbing the Honkai energy invading the human body? Theoretically, it is indeed feasible, but even disregarding the risks, the pain involved in this process is not something an ordinary person... no, even most Valkyries could endure."
A long silence. No one could speak.
The medical officer also took a deep breath. In fact, when she first got this information from the data of various instruments, she didn't believe her eyes for a long time either.
"The good news now is that the patient's recovery ability is beyond imagination. Even with injuries of this degree, his life is not in danger. His coma is only due to excessive physical and mental exhaustion. When he wakes up, his mobility will not be affected. Based on the data observed during our treatment, if he continues to receive treatment, he will be fully recovered in less than three days."
It was unknown if this medical officer did it on purpose, first keeping everyone in suspense with bad news and then making them sigh in relief with good news, causing Himeko Murata and even Raiden Mei to cast complaining glances at her.
"Then—can we go see him now?"
"The patient is currently still in a coma. Sleep is the best way for him to recover. Please do not try to wake him up forcibly."
Since the medical officer said so, she naturally agreed.
As a result, a large group of people came to the medical room where Evan was. Looking at him lying on the white hospital bed, Himeko Murata couldn't help but sigh.
"With this sunny appearance like a boy next door, one completely cannot associate him with that guy who can confront giant Honkai Beasts and Titans head-on."
In today's world, the gender ratio is already unbalanced. The one next door is usually a girl, Major Himeko.
The medical officer on the side wanted to make a retort, but considering that her way of reporting the situation just now seemed to have angered quite a few people, she wisely kept her mouth shut to avoid attracting more fire.
Himeko Murata's words made Raiden Mei and Kiana recall every bit of their interaction with Evan from the moment they met until now. Too many things had happened in a not-so-long time. He had silently given so much. This appearance, covered in wounds and with a pale face, really didn't look like him, yet it was indeed him.
Since the medical officer had said earlier not to disturb Evan, everyone tacitly remained silent. Even Kiana, who was usually carefree, behaved unexpectedly ladylike at this moment.
Even though a comatose person wouldn't wake up from this level of noise at all.
After confirming that Evan's condition was indeed not as bad as imagined, everyone quickly walked out of the ward. Kiana's face looked a bit unpleasant; she felt she was terrible.
Evan had eliminated so many Honkai Beasts and done so many things, yet she was knocked out just by Raiden Mei's awakening. It was simply embarrassing to the extreme.
And this Bronya who suddenly popped up—being able to see Evan at the edge of Nagazora City meant she possessed the strength to roam freely in the Honkai-erupted Nagazora City. As a result, she herself seemed to be the weakest among them?
Kiana naturally couldn't stand it.
"Aunt Himeko, does Aunt Theresa have any way to make me stronger?"
As her words fell, Kiana felt the pressure of a strong person emanating from Himeko Murata. It seemed that without asking Aunt Theresa, the Himeko Murata in front of her was already very powerful. However, these matters had to be put aside for now; Kiana knew what she should do.
"Cough, Miss Himeko, I didn't say anything just now."
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