black tower

In the south of the Luoning River, the vigorous sentinels and guides happily study, work and grow in the group of white towers; while the black tower across the water is like a huge tombstone, silently and gloomyly gazing at all living beings.

The sentinels and guides in the tower area don't like to mention this place. Perhaps at some point, it is when their beloved father, brother, and dear friend die in the black tower.

Natasha is an ordinary woman. She was hired by the Tower District Agency as a professional medical nurse. She has worked in the Black Tower for seven or eight years. The supernatural person has a natural sense of repulsion, but this does not prevent her from becoming an excellent nurse. After all, the wages in the tower area are much higher than those outside.

Five years ago, she received a special task - together with several other colleagues, she was responsible for taking care of a sentinel who had just been sent to the Black Tower and unfortunately suffered from madness.At first she thought it would be the same as before, the other party would either recover soon and leave the Black Tower, or be euthanized by the Black Tower Medical Center as the disease was deemed irreversible.The medical resources of the Black Tower are limited, and it is impossible for them to waste resources on the sentinels who have already fallen into madness and cannot be cured. Of course, these dangerous sentries cannot be released just because of this. Only death is their best destination.

However, what surprised Natasha was that for this sentinel suffering from madness, the medical institution of the Black Tower did not make the judgment that the madness was irreversible as easily as before. Good medicine and precious wizards were used in large quantities as if they were free of money. However, even so, the other party's madness showed no signs of improvement, and even became worse.After the initial outbreak of madness, it will gradually enter a plateau and decline period. During the plateau, patients with madness will be awake for several or even more than ten hours after the onset, but as the disease worsens, their awake time will decrease. It became less and less, until the energy of the spiritual sea was burned out, and it was completely reduced to a monster that lost its mind.

Under normal circumstances, when a sentinel with madness has been in a mad state for two-thirds of the time, the Black Tower Medical Center will issue a determination that the disease is irreversible, and euthanasia will be carried out after arranging a final meeting for the patient.

But there are always exceptions.

"Natasha, have you heard? Han Jun is probably going to be euthanized this time. I heard from those in the office that a meeting is being held for his application. I believe there will be a result soon. You took care of it." He has worked so hard for so many years, right?" The new nurse who took care of the patients with Natasha carefully shared this "secret".

"Is it hard? Actually, it's okay. He was a very obedient patient when he was not sick. Su Wei, you don't have to worry." Natasha raised her two beautiful eyebrows thoughtfully, she She has taken care of Han Jun in the black tower for five years. In a sense, she has regarded him as her relative.In fact, before this news spread throughout the Black Tower, she already knew that Han Jun didn't want to live like this anymore.

Perhaps, the other party had already lost the will to live on the first day he was sent to the Black Tower.

Different from those patients who were forced to euthanize in the past, they would more or less show sadness and fear during the short waking period, but Han Jun's eyes were dead silent from the beginning to the end, without nostalgia for life, There is no fear of death, nor any resentment or anger at what happened to him.

"Do you think the higher-ups will really accept Han Jun's application for euthanasia?" the new nurse named Su Wei asked softly.

Natasha smiled helplessly: "Although I think judging from Han Jun's current situation, death is a kind of relief for him. But I think the higher-ups may reject his application," she turned her head, He looked at the new colleague seriously, "He is a hero, and the people in St. Nelson's Tower may not be able to accept the end of his euthanasia."

"That's right. Who would want to see the hero end like this?" Su Wei murmured, her eyes became a little sad before she knew it.

Su Wei is still young, and like Natasha, she is an ordinary person without supernatural powers. This is the first time she has taken care of patients with Natasha, and it is also the first time she has come into contact with a sentinel suffering from madness.

"He won't hurt us, right? I heard that his sobriety period is very short. Is it safe for us to go in now?" Before stepping into the intensive care area, Su Wei couldn't help but chattered. She was really afraid of the crazy sentry. Yes, sentries with abilities beyond ordinary people are often regarded as monsters by ordinary people after they become mad, even if they have been protected by each other.

"Don't worry, the main control room will confirm that they are awake before letting us in. Besides, they are not free." Natasha comforted this little colleague with a good temper.

After passing the fingerprint and iris verification, the alloy gate to the intensive care unit opened slowly in front of Natasha. When walking inside, she couldn't help but look up at the robots guarding the gate on the ceiling. It is a product of pure violence, with a black laser barrel and an infrared eye. As long as they are guarding here, no sick sentinel can leave alive.

The ward where Han Jun lived was at the end of the corridor. When Natasha arrived, the exclusive guard of the ward was already standing at the door with guns and live ammunition.

"He's just had a seizure, go in quickly, you only have 10 minutes. Natasha, after get off work today, do you want to date me?" The guard smiled and looked at Natasha. Hair is the only bright spot in this "prison" glowing with cold metal.

Natasha raised her eyebrows, turned around and told Su Wei: "You have to remember, these guards are even more dishonest than crazy sentries."

"Hey, newcomer, what a beautiful girl." The guard laughed and winked with the young nurse, but the mature Natasha was the best choice in his mind.

"Okay, stop being silly. Open the door quickly." Natasha coughed lightly and demanded solemnly.

The guard chuckled again, and he put his eyes close to the information scanner of the fully enclosed metal door. After a while, the closed door opened, and the soft soundproof wall, the quiet white, constituted this a special ward.

"It's the sound of water." Su Wei murmured and looked at the ward belonging to the chief sentinel. There was the sound of gurgling water in her ears, as if a stream was flowing by her side.

"This is white noise. Sentinels with madness are unbalanced in their five senses. White noise can protect their hearing and prevent their mental state from fluctuating easily." Natasha said in a low voice. After she entered, her eyes fell To the sentinel lying on the restraint bed.

Sentinels with madness are full of dangers. They receive treatment in the black tower, or rather they are imprisoned in the black tower. Even the former chief sentinel cannot escape the fate of being imprisoned.Han Jun, who was wearing a one-piece restraint suit, was firmly fixed on the bed, and several palm-wide straps were tied around his shoulders, lower abdomen, knees, and ankles. In order to protect his unbalanced five senses from being stimulated, he A silver fully-enclosed hood is worn on the head. This hood made of high-tech materials can perfectly isolate the light, sound and smell of the outside world. It is a medical treatment that must be worn by sentries with madness. Auxiliary equipment, sedative gas and oxygen can be fed into it through the metal tube connected to the hood as needed. While ensuring the life of the sentinel, it can also forcibly sedate the sentinel during the attack, reducing their physical exertion and mental pain to a certain extent.

According to the display of the main control center, 10 minutes ago, Han Jun's madness episode had ended, the delivery of sedative gas was stopped, and the sobering agent began to be injected into the hood instead.

Natasha skillfully operated the buttons on the console beside the hospital bed, and soon, the silver hood opened automatically, revealing Han Jun's tired face, his eyes were closed, and his slightly parted dry lips showed his Experienced severe dehydration during an episode.The long-term madness attack tortured Sentinel physically and mentally. As an S0-level sentinel, Han Jun has an extraordinary physique, which also means that he will have more aggressive reactions during the onset.Although the main control center will immediately inject sedative gas into the hood once it detects that his brain waves are abnormal, but this does not allow Han Jun to obtain real relief, even though his body is difficult to move due to the drug sedation , but the brain wave monitoring showed that Han Jun never really gained a moment of tranquility during the illness. The violent spirit not only unbalanced his five senses, but also brought great pain to his body, and his restricted body could not struggle. , but the body temperature will continue to rise. With the rise of body temperature, the water in his body is also rapidly losing, which is why the medical staff must replenish water and nutrition for him in time after each attack.

"Han Jun, are you okay?" Natasha bent forward and asked softly, she took off the closed hood on Han Jun's head.

Even the slightest sound, to Han Jun's ears, made his spirit feel agitated, but this kind of pain is obviously tolerable compared to the onset of madness.

He was familiar with Natasha's voice, knowing that this woman was the one who took care of him all the time, which also made him feel a little relieved.

"Not bad." Han Jun, whose voice had already become hoarse, nodded lightly. After the effect of the sedative drug passed, he subconsciously wanted to sit up, but the belts on his body and the tightly buttoned straitjacket made him understand. A critically ill patient like myself is not eligible for freedom.

"Do you need me to open the excretory tube for you?" Natasha glanced at the two transparent hoses extending from the crotch of the one-piece restraint suit. They are directly connected to the bottom of the medical bed, where there is a waste disposal device.

"Please open it for me." Han Jun is no longer angry or embarrassed that his excretion should be controlled by others. He is used to this kind of life. It is a compliment, continue to "live" as the chief sentinel.

"Okay." Natasha nodded, and when she stood at the console again to operate, she told Su Wei who looked at the side who didn't know what to do, "Su Wei, when you nurse patients in the future, you must first What you do is to help them excrete waste from their bodies, of course, you don’t need to do it yourself, the machine will do everything.”

After Han Jun took off his hood, Su Wei stared at him blankly. She even forgot the task assigned to her by the medical director. As a prospective nurse, she came to study.

"Uncle Han, do you still remember me? I'm Su Wei." Su Wei said softly. Although she called Han Jun affectionately, her eyes seemed too cold.

Only then did Han Jun slowly open his eyes. He looked at the unfamiliar young girl in front of him and shook his head.

"Sorry, after that accident, my memory has been damaged, some people and facts can't be recalled anymore."

"Really? Uncle Han, you are such a noble person who forgets things. Do you still remember my father Su Wen?" Su Wei leaned down and showed a sweet smile to Han Jun.