With a thud.
It sounded like a fall.
Whether it was Duan Chen or Jun Ci, they were both stunned. The two of them looked foolishly at the human-shaped object that had fallen in front of them with that thud.
"You..."
For some reason, looking at the back of this head, Duan Chen felt it was extremely familiar.
Moreover, it confirmed that it was indeed someone he was familiar with.
The one who fell was a woman, with her hair disheveled, her eyes teary as she crawled up, patting her knees with both hands, her body swaying.
She pouted, and said with a choked sob, "How could this be..."
However, when she looked up and saw Duan Chen, her eyes lit up: "Did you fall too?"
Fell?
Duan Chen's mouth twitched.
Could anyone else fall?
But he was extremely speechless, and felt he might have fallen into an unnoticed illusion.
He tentatively said, "Xier?!"
The woman nodded vigorously.
Her eyes were filled with elation: "Yes, yes, it's me, did you fall too?"
Duan Chen's gaze bypassed her and fell behind her.
He took two steps inside, with Jun Ci always by his side.
Xier did not stop them.
To their surprise, or rather, unexpectedly, they saw a silhouette of blood.
Jun Ci's pupils contracted...
This truly looked like a crime scene.
Duan Chen, on the other hand, felt it was nothing unusual.
He said speechlessly, "Did you fall?"
Xier nodded aggrievedly, pointing to the white coat she had thrown aside, which was covered in blood.
Xier, looking very sad, opened her mouth and said, "I don't know what happened, it was clearly flat ground, and then suddenly I fell and then I fell down."
"I was completely shattered!"
Clearly, the shattered she spoke of was literal.
Duan Chen pouted speechlessly: "Who put you back together?"
Xier pointed to herself.
In this wretched place, besides herself, who else could it be?
Jun Ci, however, felt utterly confused.
Assembly?
However, the crisis had indeed been resolved.
Duan Chen then took the initiative to introduce himself to Jun Ci: "This is a friend I know... her name is Xier, and she's also part of our Sucheng Spirit Hunter Guild branch."
"Xier, this is my teammate for this mission, her name is Jun Ci, and there are three others named Qin Nanyuan, Yuan Qingqing, and Yuan Yuan. If you see them..."
"Qin Nanyuan?"
Xier interrupted Duan Chen.
She bit her finger, gnawing it somewhat nervously, and frowned in thought, "I think I've heard that name before... is she a girl with fiery red hair?"
Jun Ci's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded, "That's her, have you seen her?"
Xier said indifferently.
"Of course I've seen her, don't worry, I've already healed that child."
Healed...
For some reason, the word "healed" made Jun Ci feel a sense of unease.
Duan Chen frowned: "How did you heal her?"
Xier clapped her hands, excitedly and gleefully saying, "Of course, I healed her as I should!"
She blinked, clearly unwilling to talk about the patient she had already healed.
It wasn't because she felt her medical skills were insufficient, but rather, she had no great curiosity about non-patients.
Her attention quickly shifted to the flower field they were currently in.
Then, it quickly shifted to Duan Chen.
Xier's nose twitched slightly, and she squinted, looking at Duan Chen nervously.
She bit her lip and said hesitantly, "You... seem... are you injured?"
Duan Chen suddenly remembered Xier's profession and nodded vigorously.
"That's right! Will you treat me?"
Xier's face immediately brightened.
She clapped her hands, "Okay! Since we're acquaintances! I can give you a 20% discount!"
A 20% discount?
Duan Chen couldn't help but smile wryly: "Two point four million?"
Xier shook her head.
"No... I'll give you two point eight million!"
"This is a new plan I've launched, but it requires a small sacrifice from you. I have a new treatment method I want to experiment on you."
Duan Chen politely declined the experimental method Xier spoke of.
However, at the moment, apart from Xier, he couldn't find anyone better to treat him, so he had to reluctantly accept.
"Whatever treatment method you have... just start with what you have."
With Duan Chen's permission, and ignoring the clearly disoriented Jun Ci beside him, Xier smiled.
"The current medical situation is a bit scarce, but time waits for no one, please bear with it for a moment."
She then pushed Duan Chen to the ground.
Duan Chen's physical fitness was extremely strong; it could be imagined how powerful Xier was to be able to push him to the ground.
Yet, her appearance was that of a delicate, boneless girl.
Even more so, she would stumble and fall when simply walking.
Even more so...
Where had anyone ever seen someone like Xier, who walked herself off a cliff and then shattered herself at the bottom?
Jun Ci was clearly still lost in thought, but Xier couldn't wait any longer.
She happily extended her hands.
Six arms emerged from behind Xier.
Jun Ci suddenly snapped back to reality, pulling out her weapon to step forward, but was immediately stopped by Duan Chen, who was lying on the ground.
"Wait! Jun Ci, don't get agitated, I can assure you, this is definitely not some anomaly."
Jun Ci frowned sharply.
Not an anomaly?
Even more so than an anomaly!
Xier, however, didn't care how others viewed her.
Her arms waved ceaselessly, each holding a different surgical instrument.
With a forceful motion, she directly dissected Duan Chen's chest.
As if treating a lab rat, Xier's expression was extremely serious, but combined with the six arms behind her, it looked like a murder scene.
Blood splattered on her face, and she didn't even use anesthesia.
Xier was very serious, and she even explained to Duan Chen the significance of each step.
She exclaimed joyfully in a low voice: "I'm going to open your abdomen... your internal organs are damaged, I need to replace one for you. Do you have any preferred internal organs?"
This...
Jun Ci's pupils widened!
Duan Chen, lying on the ground, also had his pupils widen.
He endured the pain and asked, "Can organs be replaced?"
Would different organs cause rejection?
Xier smiled, holding her scalpel.
"Of course they can be replaced... as long as I'm here, you can even replace your head if you want... but, after replacing your head, I can't guarantee it's still you."