"You go back to the hospital to continue your blood transfusion (03:01)"
You have fallen into a coma (03:03)
After waking up, you ate a ham in the hospital kitchen and left 300 yuan (05:32).
You bypassed the surveillance cameras and arrived at the South Bypass outside the Martial Arts Bureau, where you dialed Wei Sijian's number (06:40).
You ask him for a heart-protecting pill, a mind-awakening pill, and a rejuvenating herb (06:42).
Wei Sijian refused your request (06:43)
You gave him a modified version of the herbal formula for 'Gas-Gathering Agent' (06:44)
Wei Sijian agreed to your request and wants to become your godbrother (06:45)
Wei Sijian gave you heart-protecting pills, mind-awakening pills, and resurrection herbs (06:54).
Following the map left behind by the scavenger, you arrived at the northwest edge of Jingcheng City Wall through the sewers (Note 1) (07:45).
..."
Upon seeing this, Shen Qian's pupils suddenly contracted.
The edge of Jingcheng is surrounded by towering city walls, which are also protected by electric fences. As for the world outside the city, Chen Qian had only seen it once before, when he migrated from Lucheng to Jingcheng.
But he was too young then and doesn't remember much.
As far as I know, most cities in China are under a city-wide lockdown, and ordinary people simply cannot leave the city.
The system led him to the edge of the city. Could it be...?
There were also the scavenger's belongings, mostly spoils of war he had obtained from killing, but he didn't see them when he woke up before sinking.
"You took heart-protecting pills and mind-awakening pills (07:46)"
You passed through the breach in the northwest city wall and arrived outside the city during the changing of the guards (07:55).
You cut your arm in a strong gust of wind (07:56)
You have walked 4736 meters northwest (07:59)
You have found a Z-class Iron Eater lurking here (08:00)
You fought the Iron Eater for three minutes and defeated it (08:03) (Click to retrieve battle experience)
You have suffered extremely serious injuries and are on the verge of death (08:04)
You took the Rejuvenating Herb and it stimulated your life potential (08:05)
You have successfully opened the tenth acupoint, Shenque (CV8), using the 'Gate of Life and Death' (08:10) (Note 2).
..."
After reading this passage, Shen Qian was unable to recover for a long time.
He not only broke through the blockade and entered the outside world, but also fought a Z-class Iron-Eating Beast for three minutes...
Although Shen Qian didn't know what the Iron Eater was or what level Z was, the fact that he was on the verge of death under the system's control showed how powerful the Iron Eater was.
It's likely that even low-level beginner martial artists might not be this strong.
However, what shocked Shen Qian the most was that the system actually helped him open the tenth aperture!
Ten orifices!
There is actually a tenth aperture in this world.
If I remember correctly, the Shenque acupoint is located at the navel.
Thinking of this, Shen Qian skipped the part about how he returned to the city and recuperated in a coma in the hospital, and scrolled to the bottom.
There are two comments in the AFK log.
"Note 1: You killed four scavengers and looted their spoils. You buried all the spoils under the peach tree in the fourth section of the left side of the back garden of Special Hospital 998."
"Note 2: Shenque Aperture is also known as the Aperture of Life. According to the system's deduction, after opening the nine apertures, there is a possibility of opening the tenth aperture, thus achieving true perfection."
As expected, it was pretty much as I had guessed. The so-called tenth aperture was the result of the system perfecting its methods. I wonder if there is another person in this world who has opened all ten apertures.
However, based on the previous estimate, the possibility is not very high. Starting from the seventh aperture, the conditions for opening each aperture are harsh and extremely difficult. The tenth aperture must be opened between life and death, which is beyond human capability.
He had no idea what his physical condition would be like after opening all ten acupoints, but unfortunately, he was seriously injured at the moment and had no strength left to feel anything.
Squeak!
At this moment, the ward door was pushed open, and a doctor in a white coat walked in with two nurses, followed by Shen Qian's mother Wang Xiaojuan, police officer Song Ye, and Ding Yi who was walking at the back.
The doctor examined Shen Qian and then said with some amazement, "He has a very strong vitality, comparable to a martial artist. At this rate, he may be able to be discharged in less than a week."
People reacted differently to this statement.
Song Ye was puzzled. Had the doctor made a slip of the tongue? Wasn't he a martial artist?
Ding Yi, on the other hand, was somewhat disappointed, but she hid it well in the depths of her eyes.
As for Wang Xiaojuan, she didn't care about these details at all. She was relieved to hear the doctor say that she would be discharged soon and kept thanking the doctor.
After the doctor left, Song Ye stopped Wang Xiaojuan from going forward, pulled up a stool and sat down in front of Shen Qian, while turning on the recording function on his wristband.
"Chen Qian, this is a formal inquiry. Can you tell me what happened during the time you were missing?"
"I... I don't remember a lot of things. When I woke up, I was in a garden in 998 Hospital, covered in blood. I don't know how the wound on my back came about."
Since he hadn't figured out how to write it, this was all he could say.
Besides, he was missing for seven days, so if he were to fabricate a story, it would be full of flaws. It would be better to pretend that he knew nothing.
Song Ye frowned. "Then why did you go to Tongxinyuan Hotel that day?"
Shen Qian keenly noticed that Ding Yi's chin was slightly raised.
This question is indeed not easy to explain, but Shen Qian has recently benefited from the development of his intelligence by the Obsidian Spirit Stone, and he is quick-witted and soon came up with an explanation.
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