Doctors were doubling over, and interns were literally rolling on the floor. Dr. Bernard and Sedric laughed the hardest, their faces contorted with glee."You?" Bernard wiped a tear from his eye. "A janitor? You think you can summon the God of Healing? Do you even know who he is?"Vanessa tugged desperately at Adrian’s sleeve, her face pale. "Michael, please! Why would you say such a thing? You're going to make them kill you!""I will definitely examine your brain myself before I leave," Sedric sneered. "Do you have any idea the power and influence required to even see his shadow? And you talk about summoning him like he’s your errand boy?""Well," Adrian replied, his voice cutting through the laughter like a cold wind, "in his own words... if I ever needed him, he would leave everything he is doing and come to me."The room froze. The laughter died instantly, replaced by a wave of pure, hot fury."Blasphemy!" a senior surgeon shouted. The crowd began to surge forward, turning into a

The atmosphere in the room turned ice-cold as the seconds ticked away on the wall clock. Vanessa was crying uncontrollably, her hands gripping Adrian’s shoulders as she shook him."Michael, please! I am begging you!" she screamed, her voice cracking. "Take it back! Apologize to them! You’ve been so good to me since the day we met. I can't just stand here and watch you die like this! You’re just a man, Michael, you can't fight these people!"Adrian gently reached up and unlinked her fingers from his shirt. His face was like carved stone—no fear, no hesitation. "Vanessa, don't worry about me. The only person in this room who needs to start worrying is Sedric. I don't even think I can call you a doctor anymore," he said, turning his gaze toward the man in the silk coat. "You should use these last few minutes to call your family. Say your goodbyes, because you won’t live to see the sunset."Sedric let out a bark of laughter, though a tiny flicker of unease danced in his eyes. He quickly s

He entered the room, and everywhere fell silent. Everyone... Dr. Bernard, the nurses, and the interns bowed deeply, their foreheads almost touching the floor. Only Adrian remained standing, his hands in his pockets, watching the spectacle with a bored sigh.Aldric’s eyes swept across the room. He was looking for the person who had called him. Because of Adrian’s "Michael" disguise, the messy hair, the janitor’s uniform, Aldric’s eyes passed right over him at first. He must be here somewhere, Aldric thought, his heart racing. Adrian called me. The King of Medicine called me, and I cannot be late.Sedric, seeing his master’s searching gaze, mistook it for confusion. He rushed forward, his face flushed with pride, bowing so low he was practically crawling."Master! Master! It is I, Sedric!" he cried out, his voice cracking with excitement. "I am the one who summoned you! Thank you for honoring my humble invitation! I am so moved that you came all this way for your brightest and most loya

Sedric was trembling so hard his teeth were chattering. "H-him? A great healer? But he’s a cleaner! He empties the trash!""If you knew who you had truly challenged," Aldric hissed, leaning over Sedric until their faces were inches apart, "you would pick up a surgical knife and slit your own throat right now just to avoid the shame. I have witnessed his power. It is nothing in this world. It is a force that bends life and death to its will."Aldric straightened his back and looked at the black vial. "Well, since I heard you have signed your own death warrant, go ahead. Drink the poison. You crossed someone beyond the stars; you were a dead man the moment you opened your mouth. Drinking this venom is actually me being merciful. I have seen people cross him and suffer deaths so lingering and painful that they prayed for a thousand years for the end. Go on. Drink."The reality finally shattered Sedric’s mind. He fell to his knees, crawling toward Adrian’s feet, his silk coat dragging thr

Adrian offered a small, tired smile. "I told you I was going to handle it, Vanessa. I keep my word."Standing a few feet away, Aldric Sylvester watched Adrian with a look of absolute awe. As the "Legendary Healer," Aldric knew his own limits. He knew that if he had arrived ten minutes earlier, he would have made a foolish, traditional diagnosis just like Sedric. He would have treated the symptoms and watched the boy die. But Adrian had seen the invisible; he had treated the soul and the body at once.Aldric stepped toward Adrian, bowing his head again. "Sir, if I have one wish left in this short life, it is to be your student. To learn even a fraction of what you just displayed... it would be the greatest honor of my career."Adrian looked at the old healer. He saw the sincerity in his eyes, the genuine hunger for knowledge that had been lost in men like Sedric. "You have a good heart, Aldric. I will send you some of my documented remedies and ancient formulas. You have earned them."