Inside the safehouse cave.
Yu Hong sat down, gasping for breath, trying to regain his strength.
He placed the talisman array on the ground, his whole body drenched in sweat, his eyes blurred by it, making it hard to open them.
After resting for a few seconds, he turned to check on Doctor Xu and found her resting as well with her eyes closed, so he reached out and pressed his hand against the silver talisman array on the door.
After a brief pause, he let go and saw a replenishing black countdown appear on the talisman array's surface, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
The time wasn't long, just over forty minutes to fully restore to a perfect state.
"Doctor Xu, are you all right?" Yu Hong finally found the time to ask aloud,
"....."
No response.
Yu Hong frowned, turning back again, only to see that Doctor Xu was still curled up on the ground, motionless, with sweat and saliva continuously dripping down her chin. Her body twitched and trembled slightly.
