The surgery began at 6 a.m., and after sunset and moonrise, it was already 6 p.m.
The clock on the wall ticked away, as if counting down to an unknown fate.
Twelve hours have passed, and so far there has been no bad news. The surgery is two-thirds complete.
The remaining five or six hours will be the most critical period.
Everyone's soul seems to be floating in mid-air, longing to land, yet afraid that the weight of landing will shatter them.
Xiao Shuihan and Luo Yilan held hands tightly the whole time. More than ten hours passed, and neither of them even drank a drop of water, for fear of missing any news.
Chu Wan and Chu Nanfeng each held the emotionally fragile Yunmo and Leng Ruxue, offering silent companionship and comfort.
Meanwhile, Chu Liyue, Lu Zhufeng, and Xiao Qianshan's gazes occasionally met, their expressions revealing deep doubts.
They sensed something was wrong.
Two-thirds of the time had passed since the surgery, and the people they sent out had searched the area, not to mention the area around the hospital, but for hundreds of miles around, they had not found a single suspicious person, which was absolutely illogical.
They absolutely refused to believe that Aisie Hall would let this opportunity slip by.
But... where did she go?
Xiao Qianshan rubbed the end of his cane with his withered fingers and frowned: "I had Robot No. 79 perform a precise scan of all living beings within the hospital area, and no suspicious living beings were found."
Chu Liyue frowned, her slender eyebrows furrowed, her fingers gripping the windowsill, her gaze deep and silent.
Xiao Wujie's surgery ultimately threw her into turmoil. For a full twelve hours, she felt as if she were being roasted over a fire.
Any noise from the operating room would make her heart clench, like a hot iron that had just been scorching hot being thrown into cold water, turning from burning hot to bone-chilling cold.
She... was afraid of hearing news she couldn't bear.
She took a deep breath, trying her best to adjust her mindset and calm herself down. At the same time, she carefully filtered and screened various information in her mind, trying to find any details that she might have missed.
She looked thoughtful, while Lu Zhufeng squatted beside her like a big dog, his eyes fixed on her, his gaze revealing the foolishness of someone waiting for their leader to speak.
His brain cell size is not on the same level as Chu Liyue and Xiao Wujie. In front of them, he is still more used to being ordered around and being treated like a beast of burden.
To his disappointment, Chu Liyue pondered for a long time, but her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, clearly indicating that she had also come up with no solution.
Frustrated, Lu Zhufeng scratched his head and gritted his teeth: "Damn it, can that old bitch fly to the sky or burrow underground?"
Chu Liyue's cold eyes suddenly flickered, her gaze fixed on Lu Zhufeng, and she murmured, "Why...can't?"
Lu Zhufeng's eyes trembled, and his mouth gradually opened into an "O" shape: "I just said it casually..."
Xiao Qianshan's eyes rarely showed any disarray, and he said in a low voice, "Her superb skills are unparalleled; apart from Wu Jie, no one can surpass her."
"Others may not be able to do it, but she might be."
Chu Liyue's eyes were as cold as an icy lake, her sharp gaze intimidating. She suddenly said in a cold voice, "Grandpa Xiao, have your robot No. 79 scan the sky and the ground."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qianshan immediately nodded. Using the sensor hidden in his cane as a medium, within just a few seconds, dozens of silver-white figures shot out blue flames from their feet and flew rapidly into the sky.
On the ground, Robot No. 79 dispersed in an orderly manner, landing at different locations to ensure that the scanning range could cover the entire underground area of the hospital.
They knelt on one knee, looking down at the ground, their eyes, made of LED lights, flashing a technological blue light as they probed and scanned below the surface.
A 5-meter-tall commander robot took to the air, approached the building, and honestly clung to the windowsill, its huge head filling the window frame, while an electronic mechanical voice sounded.
"No abnormalities within 100 meters above."
"No abnormalities observed within 200 meters."
"No abnormalities observed within 300 meters."
...
Lu Zhufeng stepped forward curiously, reached out and gently touched its massive iron surface, then tapped it and clicked his tongue:
"Damn, obedient as a dog, tough and durable."
"Isn't this taking away our jobs, the jobs of cattle and horses?"
The commander robot's mechanical eye flashed, and suddenly an electronic voice announced: "The first sentence of the speaker was entirely composed of vulgar words, and the second sentence contained derogatory terms."
"This behavior is deemed unethical, indicating a low level of moral character; please stay away from it!"
Lu Zhufeng: "..."
The robot continues to broadcast the test results.
"Underground testing showed no abnormalities at a depth of 1 meter."
"No abnormalities found within 3 meters."
"No abnormalities found within 5 meters."
...
When the underground level was 5 meters, the air level was already 4,000 meters above, and there was still no abnormality.
Chu Liyue looked up at the electromagnetic barrier device covering the hospital and said coldly, "Withdraw all aerial detection and proceed with underground detection."
Commander Robot: "Due to the greater difficulty of underground detection, scanning from the surface alone can only detect locations up to 50 meters underground."
Chu Liyue said coldly, "Test at the maximum depth."
No abnormalities were found at depths of 10, 15, and 20 meters underground.
25 meters underground —
"Alarm! Alarm!"
"A large amount of flammable and explosive components were detected at a depth of 25 meters underground."
The commander robot's blue LED eyes rapidly turned red and flashed, its cold, mechanical voice instantly putting everyone on high alert.
Chu Liyue's eyes flashed with an extremely cold and sharp light: "Continue the testing, and increase the intensity!"
"Alarm! Alarm!"
“There are a large number of unconventional life forms at a depth of 25 to 30 meters underground.”
"Component analysis in progress..."
Suddenly, "Hehe~"
The eerie voice was like a low murmur from the depths of hell, sending a chill from the soles of one's feet straight to the top of one's head, leaving one feeling cold and shivering all over.
"We've been discovered."
"That's ridiculously clever."
The sound came from all directions, as if carrying a special power, piercing the eardrums and causing a buzzing and stinging sensation in the head.
"If you can't take it, cover your ears! Get rid of all distractions!" Xiao Qianshan shouted.
"Hehe~ But it's time to show up."
The moment Aisie Hall's soft voice faded, the already dark sky outside the window was faintly tinged with an eerie purple.
The voice carrying the strange magic continues to interfere with everyone's will.
"Grandpa Xiao, have the robots form a line to protect the building, she's going to blow it up!"
"Everyone, retreat to the robot's protected area!"
Chu Liyue spoke out through the walkie-talkie.
Robot No. 79 moved swiftly, forming a circle around the building. The commander robot, which Lu Zhufeng had praised as being able to take his job, flew high into the air, its cold, mechanical commands setting up an energy barrier.
The bodyguards and elite mercenaries reacted swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, they orderly withdrew into the building area.
The robot team's steel hands formed an energy light curtain, enveloping the entire building.
Throughout the hospital, everyone stared intently at the light screen, their rapid breathing creating a rhythmic beat.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
A deafening explosion rang out, followed by chaos.
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