Chapter 177

Chapter 177 Hospital Again

At first, Roland thought that it was only his imagination .

But as the ritual went on, the energy above his head became more and more obvious, turning from a tiny ball into the size of a basketball .

Among his family members, Roland sensed the energy waves quietly and occasionally peeped at it .

But he couldn’t see anything except the plumes of smoke that were slowly rising and disappearing

Roland’s father was right next to him . Sensing that his son was looking above now and then, he raised his head too, only to see nothing special . He asked, “What are you looking at? Is there gold up there?”

“There’s a huge spider . ” Roland made up a random lie .

At this point, the energy was still expanding, and it was gradually emitting a strange aura that electrified Roland’s nerves and feelings .

For some reason, Roland began to feel thirsty, and the energy up there looked like sweet water .

Roland held back his desire and stopped himself from sensing it .

Who knew what it was? What if it was poisonous?

He had to choose a better time if he wanted to absorb it .

The ritual was going on . Because it had been simplified, his fourth grand-uncle finished the process in no more than three hours .

In front of the sacrificial table, his fourth uncle announced the end of the ritual after he completed the final song in a high-pitched but unique tone .

All the participants were relieved . Although the ritual was simplified, most people felt their feet go numb after three hours of standing .

They talked to each other and left the hall, but Roland didn’t . He asked his parents to go first .

According to the tradition, nobody was to leave the village until they had a meal together after the ritual .

Roland stayed in the hall and kept sensing the unique ball of energy .

He was thirstier and thirstier, and he couldn’t help but drunk up the bottle of water he carried, only to no avail .

However, he could still suppress his desire with self-control .

Fewer and fewer people were left in the hall, until Roland was by himself . A few kids intended to play here, but they ran off too .

After all, this old ancestral hall was remote and quiet . It could be creepy when few people were in it .

As the people left, the energy ball on the ceiling began to dwindle much faster than it took shape .

Roland frowned . If this thing disappeared, he would probably have to wait another year, until the next ritual, before it showed up again .

He looked around and found a tall bamboo ladder through which one could climb to the rooftop .

Roland walked to it and carried the ladder .

At first, Roland thought that it was going to be heavy, but he picked it up easily . He walked to his destination and erected the ladder next to the beam .

At this point, Roland sensed that the energy ball was only half its previous size .

He hurried to climb the ladder and sat on the beam .

The hall was big and the beam was thick . It would be fine even if another five adults were to sit on it .

In Roland’s perception, the energy ball was half a meter before him .

But he couldn’t see the energy ball or anything special . He could only detect it with his instincts .

The energy was shrinking to the size of a ping-pong ball .

Roland felt much less thirsty than before . He simply sat in silence and didn’t do anything .

After another while, the energy became the size of a finger, and it was shaking as if it would fall apart .

It was time .

Roland licked his lips and reached his hands out for it .

Earlier, he didn’t do anything because he feared that it was poisonous .

However, this thing was only one percent of its previous size, and it seemed to be disintegrating . It would be gone if Roland didn’t take any action .

Roland knew that a lot of things were poisonous only when their quantity reached a threshold .

He didn’t know whether or not the finger-sized energy ball was harmful, but he knew that it was much safer than a basketball-sized one .

He extended his hand and grabbed something invisible .

It was indeed invisible, and Roland wasn’t really holding anything in his hand .

But Roland somehow knew that he had captured that thing .

It was a complicated feeling .

Before Roland could be delighted or surprised, the energy ball broke the moment he grabbed

it .

It stabbed into Roland’s hand like shards of glass before it melted into his flesh and blood .

Roland sensed that a cold breeze was spreading throughout his body quickly from his right hand .

It was really cold .

He shook his head . He didn’t feel anything wrong except for the coldness .

Roland descended from the beam via the ladder and put the ladder back where it’d been .

He walked out of the hall . He was wondering what he had just touched, when he suddenly felt that his legs were wobbly . Then, he felt that he lost all his strength .

His legs shaking, he hurried to sit down on the stairs .

He touched his forehead . His body temperature was normal .

He touched his chest, only to notice that his heart was beating fast, and the air he breathed out was hot too .

Was that thing really poisonous? Roland smiled bitterly . At this moment, the world was swirling before him, as if he were drunk or having a stroke .

It’s really poisonous?

Roland smiled wider . He had been prudent enough to grab that thing when it was in its minimal size and was about to disappear .

However, it turned out to be fatal nonetheless .

At this moment, Roland saw a child . Though he couldn’t see the child clearly, he recognized him to be one of his nephews . He hurried to call him: “Deshui, fetch some water for me . I’m feeling queasy . ”

The simplest solution for poisoning was to drink water .

After a shock, the boy immediately ran back to the village .

The world was spinning faster and faster . Roland struggled to take out his phone and tried to make an emergency call, when his head became dizzy and he fell into darkness .

After he didn’t know how long, Roland opened his eyes .

He saw a white ceiling, as well as a fan hanging there .

He looked around and saw iron bunks and white sheets . He also smelled intense disinfectants .

Ugh… I’m in the hospital again .

With a bitter smile, Roland was about to sit up when his mother came in . Seeing that Roland was up, she approached him and said angrily, “Don’t sit up . Just lie there . ”

His mother seemed angry, but she was actually relieved .

Roland looked around again and saw nobody but himself in the ward . Also, there was an IV in his arm .

“What happened to me?

“You scared me . ” His mother’s eyes were bloodshot . “Back in the village, Deshui ran to us and shouted that you passed out . We came to you and couldn’t wake you up . We called an ambulance and sent you to a hospital, but the doctor found nothing wrong after all the tests . He said that your symptoms are like those of oxygen intoxication and that you only need some rest . ”

Oxygen intoxication? De-adaptation to high altitude?

Roland’s eyes widened . “It’s not like I came down from Mount Everest . Why would I get oxygen intoxication?”

“That’s what we said too . ” His mother snorted . “But the doctor couldn’t find any illness after the examinations . ”

Roland was lost for words .

At this point, Roland’s father came in with a male doctor .

Unemotionally, the doctor looked at Roland’s pupils, examined his tongue, and tested Roland’s body temperature, before he said, “It seems that you’re fine . Go back now . It’s only a waste of money if you stay here . ”

Roland’s mother said worriedly, “Doctor, why don’t you let him stay here for the night . His illness was too weird . ”

“We really can’t find any problem . It probably should only be oxygen intoxication . He’ll be fine after a few days’ rest . Staying here won’t make him recover faster . ” The doctor left after he said that .

Having no choice, Roland checked out from the hospital with his family .

He didn’t feel much when he was in bed, but the moment he got up, he felt weak and dizzy .

It was past 21:00 after he returned home . Roland had some porridge and then crawled into the game cabin .

Soon, he fell asleep and entered the game .

In the game, he felt that his body was as strong as before, utterly unaffected by his weakness in reality .

“So, the soul is really not affected by the body?” Roland warmed himself up as he murmured to himself .

Then, he saw that people were talking in the guild system and the other guys of F6 were pinging him .

Schuck: “I saw the girl Li Lin mentioned . Her name is Night Tide Sands, right? She’s not bad at all . ”

Brazil: “I think so too . She’s definitely going to make a great wife . Most importantly, she behaved normally when she saw Schuck . ”

Husseret: “She’s beautiful and graceful, almost as good as Schuck’s wife . ”

Raffel: “Keep it up, Roland . We’re expecting to celebrate your wedding in a year . ”

Were they at the saber arts club this afternoon? Roland scratched his head and replied in the guild channel, “She doesn’t like me . Don’t talk as if we’re a couple!”

He then turned off the guild channel and found Vivian . “I’m traveling to Isnas later . You’re going to run the Magic Tower and the manor for me . ”