Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 765 - 529: I Have a Friend_2

"I used some stimulating therapies on him, trying to awaken his previous memories and get his brain functioning again. But... the result is like this, it's as if he's become a different person."

They walked away from there, and the doctor led the two further inside.

The next room had an observation window opened. Li Zheng glanced inside and was momentarily stunned.

"Kota?"

The life in the patient room was from the same race as Kota, but judging by the physique, it was a female.

Or rather... a female.

Upon hearing the boss call him, Kota leaned forward. When he saw the figure inside the room, his whole body froze.

After looking for a while, his emotions became agitated. He leaned on the observation window, eyes reddening, tears welling up: "Mom... that's my mom! Why is she here? She... I... we always thought she and dad were dead..."

This heartless brother, often seen as not the brightest by Li Zheng, started trembling all over upon seeing his mother, tears streaking down his fur-covered face.

Were it not for remembering the doctor's warning not to make loud noises, he might have been bawling by now.

"You say this is your mom?" The doctor suddenly adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting a white light, "That's great, she's been here for... well, at least seven or eight years now, and we've never found family to cover the medical expenses. Since you're here, why don't you settle the fees for me later?"

"No matter the cost, I'll pay it!" Kota wiped away his tears, choking on his words, "As long as my mom can live healthily, I'll fight tooth and nail to earn enough for her medical bills!"

"Don't speak too soon, the total cost over the years is close to ten thousand Red Crystal Coins. Can you afford it?" The doctor pulled Kota away, closing the observation window to prevent him from causing too much commotion in his emotional state.

"T-ten thousand Red Crystal Coins?" Kota was momentarily stunned by the price: "One Red Crystal Coin for every ten thousand White Crystal Coins, so I need to earn..."

He counted on his fingers for a long time, unable to calculate how many White Crystal Coins he needed to pay.

"Ten billion." Li Zheng couldn't bear to remind him, because even from his perspective this price was astronomical, no wonder Yakumo seemed obsessed with money.

"Ten billion..."

Upon hearing this number, Kota forgot his sorrow; in his entire life, he and his two brothers combined had never seen so much money.

Not even ten billion, the most he'd ever had on him was under fifty thousand White Crystal Coins, not even enough to exchange for one Red Crystal Coin.

Ten billion White Crystal Coins, even if they sold the three of them, it wouldn't amount to one percent of that.

Li Zheng asked the doctor, "Even Kota, who's her son, didn't know his mother was here. Where was this patient admitted from?"

"Are you suspecting me of secretly capturing innocents for experimentation to research this disease?" The doctor glanced at him, "This Tagore race patient was sent from area 950. When she arrived, I had just started studying this condition, so I temporarily took her in.

According to the law enforcement team member who brought her, they found her while on a mission in the wilderness.

At the scene, there was not only her but many other people of different races who had all been torn apart, and she was one of the three survivors. The other two were from area 835, so they weren't taken in by me."

"Wait..." Kota finally processed what was said and asked, "Did you just say everyone else at the scene had been torn to pieces?"

For a moment, his expression on his face became incomparably complex.

He couldn't tell if he was relieved or more saddened.

"So, my dad is definitely dead?" Kota murmured softly.

Li Zheng saw his state and consoled him, "You need to find peace in your heart. At least now, when you were thinking both parents were gone, you found your mom, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I have a mom again..." Kota sighed and said, "It's just as well that my dad's dead. If he were alive too, the medical costs for two people would be unbearable for us three brothers."

Li Zheng: "..."

What kind of grandiose filial talk is this?

"Let's go, we'll keep moving." The doctor beckoned, his tone lightening considerably.

Who would've thought that bringing these two down here would reveal such a surprise gain?

Come to think of it, I have a few unidentified patients here, perhaps the next time a patient visits, I should ask if any of them have missing relatives or those presumed dead but not seen with their own eyes.

Maybe I'll find some descendants to pay those medical bills!

"Doctor, may I go in and talk to her for a moment?" Kota hesitated, making the request.

Ever since his parents went missing on their mission, he, as the eldest brother, took on the family's responsibilities, constantly worrying over his two foolhardy younger brothers.

He had so much grievance he wished to pour out to his mother, even if she might not understand a word he said.

"It's not that I'm heartless," the doctor said coolly, "If you want to go in and get ripped apart by your own mother and eaten up, then go ahead. I won't stop you."

"What... her condition differs from the previous one?" Li Zheng picked up on the issue.

"Yes, the therapeutic approach used on this Tagore race patient was the same as the previous one, but the outcome was entirely different, becoming highly aggressive.

Now, even the meals I send have to be live animals. Any cooked food, she won't even touch.

If you go in there, she'll think it's dinnertime and personally tear you apart."

Isn't this just a beast?

Li Zheng leaned his chin in thought, trying to discern any pattern but found none.

What the doctor said was gospel in this clinic. With the doctor not allowing Kota to interact with the patient, neither Li Zheng nor the others dared to insist.

Kota knew how fierce his mom could be, and if she truly went berserk as the doctor warned, his small frame wouldn't last ten seconds against her.

Li Zheng was also astounded by the "?" that Old Prel displayed, amazed at the strength in Kota's family.

But the "?" sign was ultimately weaker than "unknown," Li Zheng estimated that once his strength improved again, he'd be able to determine just how powerful Kota's mother was.

Following the doctor inward, there was no further examination of other patients.

The initial patients were only for giving them a general idea about the current research topic.

Since they'd already seen a few and had some concept in mind, the rest required no further explanation.

After all, they weren't specialized in medical work, explanations would be wasted on them.

Walking along the corridor, the trio reached a very special patient room.

Unlike other patient rooms, this one, apart from the entrance door, had walls made of some durable transparent material, clearly viewing the inside of the patient room.

"This is Yakumo and Yelan's younger sister, Kuimi," the doctor pointed to the medical bed.

Presumably to satisfy Yakumo's longing upon her visit, the medical bed was placed quite high, Kuimi lying on it almost level with someone standing on the ground.

Once seeing her face, Li Zheng was immediately stunned.

"What race is this? Why does she look so much like us?"

He instinctively checked Prelis' Eye for hints.

[Name: Kuimi

Race: Eight-Night Cloud Rabbit

Strength: Super God (Initial)

Gender: Female ♀

Status: Subhealthy

Description: Identical symptoms. The cautious attending doctor has not yet applied any medical interventions.]

This Eight-Night Cloud Rabbit race's features were almost identical to Earth humans, except for the unique pair of rabbit ears on her head.

"What did you think my appearance was modeled after?" the doctor pointed at himself, "Besides removing the cumbersome ears, all other traits are based on the Cloud Rabbit race. Later, upon seeing your kind of player's general appearance, I swapped them for these more convenient ears."

Listening to the doctor's words, Li Zheng examined Kuimi, who slept like a baby, and suddenly understood a bit why Yakumo was so amiable towards him.

Perhaps it was because he resembled the Cloud Rabbit race, leading her to treat him favorably from the start?

"As I said earlier, I'm here to assist," Li Zheng thought and said, "I have someone relatively accomplished in medical fields, and he's in your channel now, named Xiao Siyuan. Perhaps you could consider taking him as a student?"