The "Manta Ray" rescue aircraft is tucking away the triangular fins at the sides of the body, and continues to dive down the underwater "shaft" of the central lake of the old Empire Park.

It turns out that the original site of the central lake was formed during the Ice Age 2 million years ago, and it was a huge rock cave, and the porous and loose limestone dome probably collapsed due to gravity and earthquakes to create a nearly perfect circular opening, thus becoming an open "shaft". When the glacier melts and the sea level rises, the water backs up into the shaft, creating a deep blue circle of water. When the drought era came again, the land around the shaft was exposed, but the water veins in the shaft were still preserved.

From the sky, it seems to be the pupil of the planet, looking up from the bottomless center of the earth, deep, mysterious, and weird. Legend has it that as soon as you get close to the "pupil", it will suck you in and say goodbye to the present world – such an open cavern full of fear and darkness.

When the Imperial Park was established, Yaning I took advantage of and improved this terrain and turned it into the central lake it is today.

As it gets farther and farther from the ground, the mechanical manta rays turn on their lighting system, and the lights are dotted all over the body, and reflected on the stalactites around the shaft, revealing a flowing brilliance, which is quite dreamy. The light is also reflected off the underwater creatures, so through the transparent shell of the Manta Ray, the driver and passengers inside can see thresher sharks, angel rays, or glowing jellyfish passing by.

Through the panoramic transparent ceiling, Hong Yuesheng looked at the underwater world outside with a sapphire sheen and a group of barracudas that had just been rowed, these were creatures he had never seen before, and if he were in normal times, he would be very excited by the novelty. But today, he just watched with a wooden face.

He was lying in a small, dimly lit room, with transparent skylights for more than half of the space above his head, and there was silence around him, except for the faint "dripping" sound of the ECG monitors around the room, and the muffled whirring sound of an air pump opening and closing.

All of these instruments were closely connected to the only hospital bed in the middle of the room, and Hong Yuesheng was lying on it, two long silver-white mechanical arms constantly moving back and forth on his chest through the slide rails on the wall, doing the final work of the operation. It had been a short time since he had woken up, and he didn't have a clear idea of how long it would take, and the vague and numb sensations were not only reflected in the perception of time, but also in the sensory aspects, he could not feel the presence of the body, the only thing he felt was the bone-chilling cold deep in the atrium, as if a piece of ice had been buried in the atrium—it was his new mechanical heart.

“Hi,How_is_he?

(Hey!) How's he doing? ）”

Zhong Jiu, who was observing Hong Yuesheng outside the monitoring room, through the upper SLR glass (a glass with a metal film that is coated with too high reflectivity but can transmit light, so the patient can only be observed from one direction, and the other side has a mirror effect) Zhong Jiu was poking his head out and asked, the scar on his neck that was scratched by President Harun Zhilan was vivid, and he had also undergone emergency treatment and was still sitting in a wheelchair.

“Lisa,please_report_the_latest_situation.

(Lisa, please update me on the situation.) )”

The female physician in charge of the first aid gave instructions to the operating table in front of her, she wore a ponytail, a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, a silver-white tightsuit, and a fish-like pattern covering her body, and like her teammates, she wore a red Meda Busoya national emblem on her left upper arm, representing her status as a military physician. The holographic projection in front of her was revealing a spinning silver and white titanium heart. And the Lisa in her mouth is the central computer of the manta ray rescue ship, set up as a woman, assisting the human operator in controlling all aspects of the manta ray.

The various testing instruments of the medical computer began to shine,

“Both_right_and_left_ventricles_have_started_to_contract.

(The left and right atria have begun to contract.) )”

“The_artificial_heart_is_pumping_the_blood_to_each_part_of_his_body，blood_volume_is10L/mat_the_present.

(The artificial heart is pumping blood into all parts of the body, and it is currently pumping 10 liters of blood per minute.) )”

“Pumping_speed_of_the_heart_is_60_times–100_times_per_minute.

(The heart pumps at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute.) )”

““No_sign_of_graft_rejection.

(No rejection occurred)"

Lisa, the artificial intelligence, began to report the latest data of the titanium alloy heart one by one with her pre-set intellectual female voice.

“Damn_it! Cut_the_crap,can_anyone_speak_English_and_tell_me_how_he_is_now?!

(Holy!) Don't tell me all this nonsense, but talk about people! )”

Nakahisa impatiently interrupted Lisa's report.

“Sorry,no_standard_answer_for_your_question.

(Sorry, I don't understand your needs.) )”

Lisa replied calmly for a long time.

The young female physician, on the other hand, showed obvious disgust at Zhongjiu's attitude, and she turned around and replied loudly to Zhongjiu:

“Simply_to_say! His_artificial_heart_works_fine!”

(To put it simply!) It's that his artificial heart is currently working properly! )”

“Ha－ha!”

(Drink!) Zhong Jiu let out a big sigh and immediately shouted:

“This_is_quite_a_tough_guy!”

(This stinky boy is really TM's life!!) )”

“Please_be_quiet_in_medical_area！”

(Please be quiet in the medical area!) The female doctor warned Nakahisa. “But… (though...... ）”

“What?

(What's though?) Zhong Jiu looked impatiently at the female doctor.

“I’d_be_worried_more_about_his_mental_state_comparing_to_his_physical_condition. He_has_not_eaten_or_drunk_anything_since_he_woke_up,and_not_even_said_a_word_either.”

(Although his surgery was successful, it was his mental state that worried me more than his body.) Ever since he woke up, he hadn't eaten or drank, and he hadn't said a word. ）”

The female doctor looked at the beating of the mechanical heart on the ECG monitor in front of her, showing a melancholy blue and faint fluctuations - it is true that the mechanical heart has been successfully implanted in the body, but the patient has no will to let the heart function normally, to put it bluntly, he has no chance of survival.

Zhong Jiu looked at the custody room, Hong Yuesheng was struggling with big eyes, staring at the zenith above almost without blinking, his face was dull, he couldn't tell whether he was sad or lost, as if his soul had left him.

The female doctor also observed Hong Yuesheng, but when she turned around, she found that Zhong Jiu was no longer around. "Ding~" looked at the sound of the elevator arrival, and she found that Zhong Jiu had already manipulated the electric wheelchair into the elevator of the medical monitoring room. ”Hello?! The_patient_still_needs_rest! He_just_woke_up!

(Hey!) The patient has just woken up and needs to recuperate! )”

The female doctor whispered a warning and tried to dissuade him, but Zhong Jiu didn't listen at all, just waved her left hand and threw a sentence:

“I_knew,flat_chested_nerd”

(Got it, flat-chested nerd.) "Still controlling the wheelchair to enter the elevator.

“How_dare_you!”

(You!) )”

The female doctor subconsciously glanced down at her flat chest and stomped her feet in anger.

“Please_be_quiet_in_medical_area.”

(Please be quiet in the medical area.) Lisa had just recorded the female doctor's reaction when she raised her voice, and now she turned to warn the female doctor, rolling her eyes even more angrily.

“Let_it_go,Emily.

(Let him go, Emily.) )”

The holographic intercom system behind Emily, the female physician, shows a bust of the red-haired Alia.

“Sigh!

(Alas!) Emily hung her head in frustration,

“Why_we_must_to_rescue_this_bastard_who’s_a_total_trouble－maker!”

(Why do we have to come to the rescue of such a troublesome bastard!) )”

“Pay_attention_on_your_words!”

(Watch your words!) Red-haired Alia warned,

“How_dare_you_challenge_Headquarter’s_order?!

(Do you even dare to question the lord's orders?!)"

“Sorry_for_my_inappropriate_manner… I_apologize.

(I'm sorry, I lost my temper.) Emily also found herself emotionally out of control and quickly apologized.

The red-haired Alia sighed, no wonder she had to be helpless when she met Zhongjiu to catch up. She softened her tone:

“Seems_the_operation_was_very_successful.

(Looks like the surgery was a success.) )”

“Yes,the_operation_of_artificial_heart_transplant_was_very_successful,

(Well, the artificial heart replacement surgery was a success,)" Emily saluted and reported:

“In_fact,not_just_successful…

(Actually, it's not just normal......)"

At this point, she paused.

“What’s_your_meaning？

(How?) "Red-haired Alia doesn't know why.

“Considering_the_boy’s_fatal_wound,even_with_the_latest_type_of_titanium_artificial_heart_which_we_equip_for_Medarbussoya_soldiers,it_should_have_been_no_chance_to_ save_theboy_theoretically. But_during_the_surgery,his_body_fused_together_with_the_artificial_heart… I_mean_we_saw_that_metal_piece_grow_together_with_other_organs_of_him. This_is_incredible!... I_shouldn’t_say_it_as_a_doctor,but… it_actually_happened_right_before_our_eyes! His_aorta_and_pulmonary_artery_accepted_the_titanium_heart_perfectly! And_even_no_need_to_stitch_up! In_addition,we_noticed_a_huge_energy_wave_released_when_he’s_healing_himself. It’s_a_completely_inexplicable_phenomenon…

(The boy had been fatally wounded before, and even the latest titanium artificial heart that our Medabsoya equipped the soldiers with was unlikely to be able to save him.) But during the operation, his body was surprisingly integrated with the mechanical heart...... That's not what you should say as a medical professional, but ...... During the implantation process, his aorta and pulmonary arteries directly absorbed the external mechanical heart without suturing at all, and burst into huge energy fluctuations, which is completely unexplained ......)"

“Really?”

(Huh?) )”

The red-haired Alia was also surprised by Emily's report, and she turned her head to look at the screen in the custody room, staring at the silent boy who was looking frustrated at the zenith.

“Emily,sent_the_boy’s_data_to_HQ. Let_them_make_a_close_investigation.”

(Emily, send a copy of the boy's information to HQ for a detailed analysis.) )”

“Yes,sir!

(Yes!) Emily straightened up and saluted.

In the monitoring room, the robotic arm is gradually withdrawing the heart-lung machine devices from Hong Yuesheng's body under Lisa's control, and at the same time introducing the implanted product information to the patient, according to the patient's ethnicity, she uses the Yaning language, and in order to relax the patient, she uses a soft female voice:

"The titanium artificial heart has replaced the left and right ventricles of your heart, and the tiny battery and manipulation system have been implanted in your abdominal cavity to provide power."

Hong Yuesheng's breathing was still heavy on the bed, and he was indifferent to the sweet female voice, just continued to stare out of the transparent zenith.

"Although at first, you may not be used to it, try to relax your heart muscle for the next heartbeat~" Lisa seemed to be performing a hypnotic technique, "Do you hear that?" This is the sound of your blood filling your heart~ Your discomfort will gradually disappear, and with every breath you take, the air will come with the reassuring sound of the slightest, agile, and the titanium artificial heart will open a door to a new world for you, allowing you to regain endless freedom...... Composed. Composed. by ......"

Lisa's voice is getting lower and lower, and it turns out that Nakahisa, who has just entered the door, has unplugged the voice power of the artificial intelligence.

“BangBangBangBang~~”

Humming the melody of a symphony in his mouth, Nakahisa drove into the room in a wheelchair, and appeared as noisy as ever. The lights in the room were automatically adjusted, and the lights changed from dim to dazzling white as Nakahisa entered.

"Yo yo yo, skinny old man! You can't even die if you pierce your heart! Are you playing a lone hero movie that doesn't die?! ”

Zhong Jiu approached the hospital bed, but Hong Yuesheng was completely unmoved by Zhong Jiu's enthusiasm and just looked out the window.

"Hey, you have such a cold attitude towards buddies who are born and die!" Zhong Jiu poked Hong Yuesheng, "I brought you some private goods to help blood circulation!" You just thank me, buddy! As he spoke, he pulled out an erotic magazine from the back of his wheelchair and pointed to the glamorous and charming cover girl on it:

"Look at this girl, she has a good face and a good figure! Look at that chest, there's nothing to say! ”

But Hong Yuesheng didn't look back, pushed Zhong Jiu's hand away without appreciation, and threw the magazine to the ground.

Zhong Jiu's face changed, "Hey, what do you mean, stinky boy, don't look awkward with me!" He pouted, "What's the big deal!" Isn't it just a dead and a little cripple?! ”

This sentence angered Hong Yuesheng, he finally turned his head and moved his gaze back from the zenith, staring at Zhong Jiu, his voice low and hoarse: "You dare to say it again?!" ”

Zhong Jiu looked indifferent: "Come with me!" I'll really continue to talk about that little master today, not only those two girls, aren't you just a low-born, useless waste......"

Before Zhong Jiu finished speaking, Hong Yuesheng didn't know where he got the strength, and he didn't care that his chest had just been sutured, and his whole body was connected to various infusion tubes, and he punched Zhong Jiu on the left side of his face with his fist, so that he almost fell out of the wheelchair.

"Your uncle!" Zhongjiu was not to be outdone, turned around and threw himself back from the wheelchair, and suddenly the two of them scuffled on the hospital bed, fell from the bed to the ground, pulled down the infusion rod next to him and smashed it on his body, and even several machines next to him were dragged by the wiring entangled by the two of them, and for a while, the alarm in the room was loud, and even the lights switched to flashing red.

Outside the monitoring room, Emily was shocked to see what was going on in the room:

“What_the_hell! Fighting_at_this_moment,how_stupid_they_are!

(What a situation!) These two are fighting?! Each of them was seriously injured! These two idiots! She rushed to the elevator to the medical care unit, but the elevator's descending button was red No Travel.

“The_artificial_intelligence_system_is_cut_off_fromICU.Elevator_cannot_open.

(The artificial intelligence power in the monitoring room is turned off, and the through elevator cannot be opened.) Lisa reported the situation, it was the line that Nakahisa unplugged when he entered the house.

"Captain!" Lisa turned her head anxiously to look at the holocommunicator's camera.

In the cockpit, the red-haired Alia frowned, habitually biting the thumb of her right hand, looking at the situation in the room without saying a word, and did not stop it.

The two people in the room intensified, punching back and forth, each hitting each other in the face and body. The two fought for a while, and finally Hong Yuesheng rode on Zhong Jiu and waved his fist, but stopped in mid-air.

"Keep fighting!" Zhongjiu looked at him and shouted.

Hong Yuesheng didn't fight any more, and finally collapsed to the floor next to Zhong Jiu in exhaustion, supporting the floor with her bent forearms, panting heavily, sweat running down her neck, and the mechanical heart detector next to her quickly flashed red light to alarm.

"Is this like you?" Zhongjiu lay on his back on the ground, looking at the gradually calming tide outside the transparent zenith, and said with a sigh of relief.

Hong Yuesheng turned her face to look at him.

"When others recruit you, you punch back, fight against everything that stands in your way, and never admit defeat, this is the little mouse I knew before!"

"......" Hong Yuesheng lowered her head, looked at the dark ground, and tears fell on the back of her hand, "I...... I was born to do only one thing all the time: to run all the way to my destination, to keep running...... But now, I don't know where to run, and there is no one waiting for me anymore. He buried his face in the darkness and tried to hide his whimper.

"Man, you have to fulfill yourself." Zhongjiu pretended not to hear Hong Yuesheng's low cry, and fragments of childhood memories flashed in his mind—

Dressed on a white background, embroidered with autumn maple leaves, the mother in a gauze skirt was pale, and her long black hair was scattered in the icy water, constantly falling. His mother's face was so young, and a pair of sad eyes were watching him, and blisters were spilling from the corners of her mouth......

Zhongjiu shook his head, drove the memories out of his consciousness, and opened his mouth wide to catch his breath,

"You're lying here now, your sister is dead, the woman you like is dead, it's a tragedy, if you think it's like this, it's okay, it's okay! However, "

He turned his head sideways to look at Hong Yuesheng.

"If you want to be worthy of those who have died because of us, live as a person! What is lost now will be regained from those who owe us! ”

Hong Yuesheng stretched out his hand to wipe his moist eyes, and also lay on his back on the floor, his figure was reflected on the glass ceiling, but he also seemed to see Lingzi and Phoenix Butterfly reflected in the background of the sea. He repeated in a low voice: "What you lose now, you will take it back later?" ”

He lifted his hand and touched his bleeding chest, which was buried a mechanical heart—the same name as Meda Busoya's mechanized troops, but buried in a complete Yanin, which was ironic.

Outside the monitoring room, Emily's surprised expression was reflected on the SLR glass—the ECG monitor showed that the heart was beating back to normal human levels, or even more powerful, and the color had changed from the red of the previous alarm to a healthy green.

“How_it’s_possible…?

(How is this possible...?) ）”

Emily, who watched the two people who had regained their composure after a vicious fight on the floor of the care room, opened her eyes wide and was completely incomprehensible.

In the cockpit of the manta ray, Alia, who was also watching all this through the electronic screen, shook her head and rolled her eyes to the sky:

“These_men…”

"Man, ......"