2026-09-03 14:07:13When Luna had pushed the four silver needles into his magical gates to save his life, it had left permanent marks. There were four perfect, glowing white circles burned into his skin. One near his collarbone. One on his side. One near his stomach. And one directly over his heart.
The four circles pulsed with a very faint, soft green light.
And there were dark scars, too. In the center of his chest, there was a patch of skin that looked like gray ash. It was a shadow that n
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Sitting in a large, comfortable wheelchair in the dark corner was a man. The man was not comatose. He was awake. He wore a perfectly clean, very expensive green coat. He had short gray hair. His face was covered in deep wrinkles, but his eyes were bright, sharp, and full of cruel intelligence. Rick recognized him instantly. It was Doctor Aris. The corrupt High Healer. The man who had sold the souls of the scavengers to the Emperor in exchange for immortality. But Doctor Aris was supposed to be in the real world. Ash had sucked the magic out of him. He had turned into a frail, helpless old man on the laboratory floor. "Surprised to see me here?" Doctor Aris chuckled. It was a dry, rasping sound. "When the little girl stole my youth in the real world, my physical body collapsed. But my mind is tied to the Emperor's network. My consciousness fled down here. I am the Warden of the Silent Ward."Doctor Aris patted the thick black pipe next to his wheelchair. "You have been very busy
Chapter 557
To disconnect the tubes was not enough. Rick had to convince their souls to come back to the light. Rick leaned close to the woman’s ear. "It is time to wake up," Rick whispered softly. The woman’s face twitched. A faint, ghostly voice echoed in Rick’s mind. "No," the sleeping woman's soul cried out. "It hurts too much out there. My hands bleed from the scrap metal. The guards beat me. Let me sleep. The dark is quiet."Rick felt a heavy ache in his own heart. He understood her desire perfectly. He had wanted to stay in the peaceful blue illusion, too. The world was incredibly cruel. "I know it hurts," Rick whispered. He gently held her cold, sleeping hand. "I know the world is sharp. But you are missing the sun. You are missing the smell of fresh rain.""The rain is toxic," the sleeping soul wept. "Not anymore," Rick promised softly. "We changed the rules. We are fighting the monsters. But we need you. We cannot win if you stay in bed."Rick squeezed her hand. "To heal is to suff
Chapter 556
Rick looked at the thick black tube in the sleeping woman's chest. The tube was surrounded by a glowing red magical lock. If Rick just pulled the tube out, the red lock would flash. It would sound a massive alarm. If the alarm rang, the Emperor would instantly know Rick had escaped the ice. The Emperor would send a wave of absolute deletion magic down here to destroy the entire ward. Rick had to be perfectly quiet. He had to be a ghost. He reached into his dark gray coat. He pulled out a single, thin silver acupuncture needle. "No explosions," Rick whispered, his brown eyes filled with intense, cold focus. "Just surgery."Rick knelt down beside the sleeping woman's bed. In the real world, the battle was reaching a terrible climax. The giant, ten-foot-tall Emperor of Rot held Luna high in the air. His massive, gray hand wrapped completely around her throat. "You are so fragile," the Emperor sneered. His toxic purple eyes burned with cruel joy. "Your Ghost Doctor is dead. I crushed
Chapter 555
The black ice was incredibly thick. It closed completely over Rick. Inside the soul of the Emperor of Rot, Rick was trapped. The dark, freezing ice covered his arms. It covered his legs. It covered his face. He could not move. He could not breathe. Above him, he could hear the terrible, loud laughing of the Emperor. Rick knew what was happening in the real world. The giant monster was holding Luna by her throat. The monster was lifting her into the air. Luna was choking. Her brown eyes were terrified. “I have to break the ice,” Rick thought. He tried to summon his roaring, brilliant green Earth Qi. He wanted to explode like a bomb and shatter the cage. But as he pushed his magic outward, the black ice only grew thicker. "Fighting the ice makes it stronger," Rick realized in the dark. "The Emperor feeds on struggle. If I punch the wall, the wall eats my fist."Rick stopped fighting. He was a master surgeon. A surgeon does not use a hammer to perform a delicate operation. A surge
Chapter 554
At the very center of the hospital, there was a large room with a glass wall. Inside the room was a desk with a glowing microphone. It was the central broadcasting station. Rick pushed the door open. He locked it behind him. He ran to the desk. He grabbed the microphone. He had to tell the hundred thousand trapped souls the truth. He had to show them the evidence of their own rotting bodies. Rick pressed the button on the microphone. "Listen to me!" Rick shouted. His voice echoed through the speakers in every single room of the massive, fake hospital. Thousands of smiling patients stopped what they were doing. They looked up at the ceilings, confused. "You think you are cured!" Rick yelled into the microphone. "You think the blue light took your pain away! But it is a lie! The pain is still there! You are bleeding in the dark!"Rick needed to send them proof. Words were not enough. They needed to feel it. Rick closed his eyes. He gathered every single tiny spark of pain, sorrow,
Chapter 553
Doctor Aris raised his hand. He pointed at Luna. "Nerve Collapse," Doctor Aris chanted. He fired a thin, invisible wave of dark magic directly at Luna. Luna could not see it to block it. The magic hit her chest. Instantly, Luna gasped. The heavy iron wrench fell from her hand. Her legs turned to jelly. She collapsed onto her knees on the metal floor. It felt like a million burning needles were stabbed into her spine. She could not move her arms. She could not breathe properly. The corrupt doctor had paralyzed her nervous system. "Luna!" Auditor Isaac shouted from the high walkway above. Isaac aimed his silver pistol at Doctor Aris and pulled the trigger. The gun did not fire. The white deletion battery was completely empty. Isaac threw the useless gun to the ground in frustration. Doctor Aris laughed loudly. "The Auditor is out of tricks. And the Ghost Doctor is busy letting the Emperor digest him. You are totally alone, girl."Doctor Aris pulled a long, sharp silver scalpel f
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