The blazing flames enveloped Ifrit, but she didn't feel anything. Her clothes, the items she carried with her, and even the fireproof coating under her feet showed no trace of burning.
Ceria said calmly: "Liberating power should also require precise control of one's own power. The second stage to the third stage is not achieved overnight. It requires a very long learning and experimentation process. It is difficult to rely solely on one person's exploration. Do it to this extent.”
Her view was agreed by Zhou Jinru. Compared with the increase in power, what people are more concerned about is the consumption, that is, the price to be paid.
"Life, the price of liberating power is life."
Ifrit's words moved several people present because she was consuming her life at this moment.
Zhou Jinru nodded: "Okay, terminate the third stage. There is no need to do this now."
"No."
Unexpectedly, Ifrit rejected his request, opened her hands, and said solemnly: "You should look at the fourth stage again."
"no need!"
Ifrit didn't listen to Zhou Jinru's words at all. The flames on her body instantly converged and retracted into her body. At the same time, she emitted a faint light. Her brightness exceeded the professional lights at the training ground.
"If you just try to transform the form instead of outputting power, the life consumed will be negligible. Actual power consumption will only occur during fierce battles."
At this point, Seria just frowned. She could no longer understand Ifrit's true level, and she didn't know what kind of environment gave birth to such a Sakaz man.
However, it can be heard from the conversation between the doctor and Ifrit that they know the truth.
After a few seconds, Ifrit returned to her normal state, but she still said the next sentence: "Doctor, in fact, the third stage and the fourth stage should be regarded as one type. The difference lies in the width and rate of power output. , after the fourth stage, there is a fifth stage, which is the real qualitative change, a step from human beings to being on par with gods. In our world, only one person reaches the fifth stage."
"You should rest first."
Ifrit took a bottle of water and left with the two operators. She had to do another physical examination for data comparison.
Zhou Jinru looked at the operator who was recording the strength test data and kept typing on the keyboard. He turned to Huang beside him and said, "Huang, what do you think?"
"Her power doesn't seem to be her own. It feels weird."
"She fused with Balrog. If it hadn't been like this, outputting power for a long time without reliable medical treatment to suppress the cell fusion rate, she wouldn't be alive today."
The person who said these words was Seria, but in Zhou Jinru's impression, the adult version of Ifrit has always been autistic, and there is a high probability that he will not say these words. In other words, Director Sai just stood aside. After a few glances, the fact was confirmed.
Zhou Jinru said with a smile: "Dr. Hemo often said that you don't care about Eve, but in fact it is a misunderstanding. You always have that child in your heart."
"That child...I am also responsible."
"Okay, go see her and try to get to know her as a new friend. I will help you."
Seria was silent for a few seconds, then stepped towards the direction in which Ifrit left. Her back was as strong and tall as a mountain.
Huang looked at it for a long time and wondered: "Did we misunderstand something?"
"It's possible that we all regarded them as a family before. This is indeed the case, but some details are different from our understanding."
Zhou Jinru put down his hands and coughed slightly. It was his turn next.
There are some differences in the items tested by Ifrit just now in his strength test, mainly in resistance to blows...
"Don't worry, doctor, I will be careful."
Forty minutes later, Gavel, who was on duty today, tilted his head and thought to himself, what happened to the doctor today? He was still hung up with a flagpole in the morning, and then entered the infirmary sideways in the afternoon?
Huang stood at the door like a child who had done something wrong, his pointed ears drooped, waiting to be scolded. Dr. Kelsey was on the way.
The first one to run over was Amiya. The first thing the little rabbit said when he rushed in was whether the doctor's life was in danger.
"No, it's just... I can't tell, it's not good anyway."
Zhou Jinru's voice trembled and he almost stopped crying. During the anti-blow test, he wanted to try to simulate Huang's fighting style, and then... nothing happened. Many capillaries on the body surface burst and he instantly turned into a bloody man. Fortunately, The bleeding stopped immediately, but I was too weak to stand up.
However, Huang believed that it was his mistake that caused the doctor's injury.
The blood stains have been cleaned up, and there are not many wounds visible. From the outside, he just looks pale.
"Doctor, what's going on?"
"I made a mistake and it has nothing to do with Huang. Don't blame her."
Huang bit his lower lip, looked up at Zhou Jinru, lowered his head, turned around and walked out of the infirmary.
Zhou Jinru grabbed Amiya's hand and shouted: "Hurry up and catch up, it's really not her problem, we must bring her back!"
Amiya ran out in a hurry, and just happened to pass by Kelsey who was rushing over. When the big lynx came in, she asked Gavel for the diagnosis and treatment records first, and then came over after looking at them for a few times.
"What's going on with you? Yesterday you were on the deck and today you're in the infirmary. Are you going to jump in line and enter the comprehensive biological treatment room tomorrow?"
"It's not that it's not that..."
Zhou Jinru smiled weakly, but looking at Kelxi's expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.
Kelsey sat next to him and said calmly: "The amount of bleeding is not large, and it is not yet to the point of needing blood transfusion. Just rest for the next few days, and don't think about work."
"It's okay. It's easier to sit and work. If I don't work, Amiya will go crazy. She's still a child."
"You still know?"
Zhou Jinru: "..."
I know, I know, but what's going on with this tone?
Not to be outdone, he said: "Thank you for your hard work for such a long time."
Kelxi said nothing, her eyes were meaningful, and Zhou Jinru felt guilty for a while, as if he had done something sorry for her.
This weird silence lasted for more than a minute. Kelsey stood up and left. Before leaving, she said: "Everything about work is easy to talk about. Amiya, you have to guide her and help her, do you understand?"
After she left, Zhou Jinru lay alone on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking for a long time, until Amiya came in with Huang.
The big cat's face was filled with grievances and unspeakable pity, and he moved forward step by step.
Zhou Jinru waved his hand: "No, come here, I'll tell you slowly, Amiya, please stay away for now, I'm in trouble."
The little rabbit waved his hand and turned to leave.
Huang stood there and whispered: "Are you okay?"
