Chapter 278
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Chapter 278: Patient Lin Qiye
Beep beep beep——!!
The harsh warning sound echoed through the medical research institute, red lights flashing. Everyone in the institute was momentarily stunned before they instantly became busy and noisy.
Abnormal brain waves detected in the patient!
Abnormal heart rate and blood pressure detected in the patient!
A sharp increase in forbidden energy indicators detected!
A large amount of mental fluctuations detected!
… He’s about to wake up!
Dr. Li quickly walked to the central screen, staring at the image of the boy bound to the chair. The boy’s eyelids trembled at a high frequency, and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he were about to open his eyes at any moment.
Is he finally going to wake up…? A look of surprise appeared in Dr. Li’s eyes.
The alarm was turned off, and the flashing lights stabilized. All the researchers gathered in front of the screen, nervously watching the image.
In the image, the boy’s head, which had been drooping, slightly lifted, and the high-frequency trembling of his eyelids suddenly quieted.
In the next moment, a pair of golden eyes slowly opened…
Buzz——!
The image on the screen began to fluctuate, like an old television with signal interference. After flickering for a moment, it returned to normal.
He was actually able to barely break through the suppression of the forbidden monument, allowing the [Mortal Realm] to influence the outside world… Is this the extreme danger of Sequence 003?
Dr. Li turned to the researcher beside him. How is his condition?
Heart rate, blood pressure, brain waves, and mental fluctuations have all returned to normal, stable, with no abnormalities, except for…
Except for what?
His mental strength is significantly stronger than before. The moment he awakened, he must have stepped from the Pool Realm into the River Realm.
Dr. Li nodded. He had been maintaining the [Mortal Realm] in his mind for the past year. After long-term training, it was not surprising that he could break through the bottleneck in one go.
In the image, Lin Qiye’s calm eyes scanned the surroundings. Upon seeing the restraints on his body, his brows furrowed slightly.
Dr. Li adjusted his clothes and walked toward the door to the room. He opened the door and said, “I’ll go in and talk to him.”
……
This is… a hospital?
Lin Qiye shifted his gaze from the restraints on his body to the dazzling medical equipment around him, a hint of confusion appearing on his face.
Moreover, why do these restraints look so familiar… Isn’t this something only found in a psychiatric hospital?
He was brought to a psychiatric hospital?
Lin Qiye temporarily set aside his doubts and a hint of darkness appeared in his eyes as he attempted to open the Darkest Forbidden Realm to tear off the restraints on his body.
But his forbidden realm felt as if it were being suppressed by something, unable to be released.
This feeling was not unfamiliar to Lin Qiye.
When he was training in the training camp, the instructors used forbidden objects to suppress them, and it felt the same. The difference was that during the training camp, Lin Qiye’s Darkest Forbidden Realm could barely withstand the suppressive force and release itself, but here, he could not do so at all.
The suppression here was on a completely different level than that in the training camp.
Lin Qiye tried the [Illusionary Demon Forbidden Realm] of Mei Lin, but it also could not be released. Only the [Mortal Realm] could slightly emanate from his body, surrounded by a hint of golden light.
Lin Qiye snapped his fingers, and a flicker of golden light appeared. The two restraints on his body automatically loosened.
He stood up from the chair but stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. Fortunately, he managed to steady himself by grabbing the wall beside him. He looked down at his legs, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. His legs had atrophied and weakened due to prolonged inactivity, and this body felt much weaker than he remembered.
How long had he been asleep?
Just as Lin Qiye was pondering this, a light sound came from outside the door. The silver metal door slowly opened, and a familiar figure walked in.
Lin Qiye was momentarily stunned upon seeing that face. You are… Dr. Li?
Dr. Li was surprised to see Lin Qiye had managed to free himself from the restraints and stand up from the chair. He reached out to support Lin Qiye while smiling and said, “It’s me. Sit down and let’s talk.”
Dr. Li helped Lin Qiye back to the chair. Unable to hold back, Lin Qiye asked, “Where is this?”
“This is the depths of the Abstinence Institute, a psychiatric hospital codenamed Sunshine,” Dr. Li replied honestly.
Abstinence Institute… Lin Qiye repeated the words. He vaguely remembered Cao Yuan mentioning that this was a prison for those who possessed forbidden realms. How did he end up here…
Wait!
Lin Qiye raised his head, astonished, and asked, “A psychiatric hospital?!”
“That’s right.”
“Why am I here?”
Dr. Li looked at him with a strange expression. “You’re in a psychiatric hospital because you have a mental illness!”
Lin Qiye: …
“I don’t…”
“I know you’re going to say you’re not sick. All mental patients say that,” Dr. Li said seriously, pulling out a case file from his pocket and reading it aloud in front of Lin Qiye:
“Patient Lin Qiye has been in a state of mental dissociation for a long time, with vacant eyes and dilated pupils, unable to respond to external stimuli. He often talks to the air and unconsciously opens the [Mortal Realm] to alter the surrounding environment. During treatment, the forbidden realm went berserk, destroying over five hundred thousand worth of medical equipment…”
“Due to severe delusions and self-isolation, as well as the potential negative impact on the outside world, he has been classified as an extremely dangerous severe mental patient and is undergoing long-term treatment in our hospital.”
Dr. Li read for a full two minutes before putting away the case file and looking at Lin Qiye’s dazed eyes, saying, “So, mental patient Lin Qiye, do you have anything else to say?”
Lin Qiye was left speechless.
What he said sounded like the truth…
Even if it was like that before… but I’m fine now! Lin Qiye said stubbornly.
“Mental patients always say that.” Dr. Li replied calmly. “Whether you’re better or not isn’t for you to decide. Severe mental illness rarely gets completely cured suddenly; it usually requires a process. You’ve just recently emerged from a state of self-isolation, which doesn’t mean your mental state is completely fine.”
Lin Qiye: …
“Then I…”
“You still need to be hospitalized for isolation and observation until we confirm that your mental state has completely returned to normal, with no lingering effects, and that you won’t cause any damage to the outside world unconsciously. Only then can you be discharged.”
A vague sense of foreboding arose in Lin Qiye’s heart as he tentatively asked, “How long will the observation take?”
Dr. Li glanced at him and replied淡淡地: “About a year or so.”
Lin Qiye: …