Ophelia looked up at Keh and saw the deep concern and reluctance in his eyes. Her heart felt like it had a crack in it, and even though the zing sun was warming everything, she felt a chill from her hair to her toes.


    Ever since she learned of Keh''s illness, she had been suppressing all her emotions, with every nerve tense. She was scared, absolutely terrified. But she couldn''t show it. But at that moment, when she met Keh''s gaze, she couldn''t hold back any longer. She wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her head in his chest. "I heard you. You don''t need tofort me."


    Ophelia thought Keh wasforting her. He gently patted her on the head. "I''m not just trying tofort you. It''s true."


    "Is there really a way?" She asked, lifting her head with teary eyes


    "Yeah."


    Ronin hurriedly came out of the courtyard. Keh looked at him and said, "I''m going to go through with the surgery," He was willing to take a gamble for Ophelia.


    "Surgery? Can it really work?" Ophelia''s eyes lit up with hope again. Honestly, if she hadn''t felt there was no other choice, she wouldn''t have believed in the whole "poison bugs" thing. She turned her head and followed Keh''s gaze toward Ronin. Ronin was taken aback, his eyes shining in the sunlight. "Huh? Let''s talk on our way back," This wasn''t the best ce to discuss it. If surgery was the decision, he needed to arrange it as soon as possible. Too much time had been wasted.


    Seeing him nervously holding the case as he walked down the mountain, Ophelia and Keh exchanged a nce and followed him down.


    Once in the car, Ronin quickly opened the silver metal case and looked for a container. The two in the back curiously looked over and saw two tiny blue bugs lying quietly in his palm.


    "Shhh. I took them to bring back for research," Ronin quickly ced the two little bugs into a container. "This trip wasn''tpletely pointless."


    In the sunlight, inside the ss jar, the two little bugs fluttered their blue transparent wings, clinging to the ss wall. On the way back, Ronin discussed the previous surgery n with Ophelia.


    "Then what''s the sess rate?" Ophelia asked, feeling her palms tighten, her nails digging into her skin without realizing.


    "The sess rate was about twenty percent before."


    Ophelia immediately caught the words. It was twenty percent before, so now, as time went on, the chances were definitely getting lower.


    Seeing her worried expression, Ronin quickly reassured her, "Actually, the survival rate is still over thirty percent. The remaining chances might just mean an iplete surgery, potential damage to brain tissue, or-" "Or what?"


    "Or end up like Noah."


    Ophelia took a moment to process, Keh might end up losing his memory. Her heart sank instantly. She thought as long as he could survive, even if he forgot about her, that would be okay.


    Ophelia lowered her eyes and held Keh''s hand. After all, in this lifetime, she wasn''t nning to ever let go of his hand.


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    Keh nced at Romin, questioning why he needed to exin so thoroughly. He wanted to hold Ophelia''s hand back, bur found that this time, she was gripping it particrly tight.


    I''ll be with you," Ophelia would always stay with Keh. No matter the oue, she would remain by his side.


    In making the decision, Keh felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his heart. He looked at Ophelia, wondering juss how amazing she really was. When she was by his side, all he could think about was staying alive, free from any worries. He lifted her chin and kissed her without any hesitation. Slowly be took in her breath.


    Ronin, who had been sitting sideways, was surprised that they were still showing off their affection towards each other in such a critical situation. After all, they were here to find a solution, not on a vacation.


    After Keh kissed her as if nobody else was around, he held her head and pressed his forehead against hers. His eyes regained their usual arrogance, like a dark whirlpool ready to draw her in. "Don''t worry, I''m not going down that easy He would fight with all his strength for Ophelia.


    Ophelia nodded, wrapped her arms around his neck, and ced a gentle kiss on his lips.


    The car retraced the same path it had taken earlier, Just after leaving the vige, Ronin could clearly see the blue transparent bugs inside the bottle gradually turning ck. "Stop! Stop!"


    He thought it was because of the sunlight, so he quickly moved it to a shady ce. The car stopped, and Ronin got out, quickly grabbing his equipment from his case to start examining the bugs before theypletely turned ck.


    The three cars, along with the two further away, all stopped to wait for him. They ended up waiting for two hours. During this time, they also took a short rest in the car.


    Back on the road, as the car drove out of the dense forest, the thick leaves blocked the sunset, with small patches of light filtering through the branches and scattering on the ground.


    Since no one had eaten at noon, they found a ce to get some food in the downtown area. Once they left Jenton, they''d have to rush back to Denex overnight, probably arriving early the next morning.


    Evening hadn''t fully set in yet, but the dirty businesses on the main street were already open.


    The guild members had well-defined roles. Ray and the others joined Keh and Ophelia for a meal inside, while the rest kept watch outside, diligently doing their jobs.


    "This ce is really messy," Caleb said as he squatted by a street stall, ncing around. Across the street, Barrett also looked around. "You bet," The two of them chatted casually for a while.


    In a restaurant with vintage decor, they originally wanted to go to a private room upstairs, but it was already full. So, they had to eat on the ground floor.


    While waiting for the food, Ophelia suddenly felt like going to the restroom. She stood up, her gaze falling on Mnie. "I need to use the restroom. Mnie, would youe with me?" In such an unfamiliar and chaotic city, she had to be careful. "Of course, Mrs. Sinir," Mnie quickly stood up.


    "Don''t need me to go along?" Keh tilted his hat up to look at her.


    "No need, we''re girls. It''s easier that way," Ophelia thought Keh was too noticeable. So it was better if he didn''t stand at


    the restroom door.


    Keh''s gaze only turned away after he saw her enter the restroom.


    Mnie closely protected her, almost going into the restroom with her. "Mrs. Sinir, there''s something I''ve never exined before. I identally saw Keh''s tattoo on his chest 80%


    "I didn''t pay you much attention earlier because I thought you might be a burden to Keh, but now I have nothing but respect for you now. I hope you can forgive me." Ophelia pushed the door open, and Mnie quickly stepped aside. "It''s all in the past. I haven''t thought much about it


    She washed her hands at the sink, and as she turned around, she saw two peopleing down from upstairs. The man waspletely drunk, holding a still-charmingdy in his arms. The two were swaying as they walked, and Ophelia couldn''t dodge in time, getting her shoulder heavily hit by the man.