Chapter 1726 Extreme Hot And Cold
âTwo patients exhibiting similar symptoms came to my hospital a few days ago. Maybe they were poisoned as well? Itâs strange, though. They insisted that they didnât eat or were exposed to anything strange or poisonous. Could it be that theyâre deliberately hiding the fact that they went to Daemonic Mount?â Nicole said with a perplexed expression.
Evan thought things were strange as well, so he suggested, âLet me interrogate them. If it turns out that theyâve gone to Daemonic Mount, then it means the antidote must be there as well.â
âShould I head over with you?â
âNo, thatâs not necessary. You should stay here and help Faye.â
Nicole nodded. Almost immediately after, she saw Faye suddenly tossing the blanket aside and stripping out of her clothes.
âItâs too hot. Iâm burning. Itâs as though Iâm engulfed in flamesâ¦.â
Upon seeing that, Evan signaled Nicole with his eyes. He then stood up and left right away.
Nicole, on the other hand, locked the door and took her silver needles out to administer treatment for Faye.
âMrs. Seet, can I go to the walk-in freezer? Iâm really burning upâ¦â
âI understand that itâs terrible, Faye, but you have to lie down and hold still. Let me administer some treatment. It wonât cure you, but it can ease your suffering for a while.â
âMrs. Seet, can you get me a glass of cold water? I want a glass of iced water. Oh, itâs as though lava is flowing in my veins, and Iâm a volcano on the verge of exploding. Itâs so hot! Iâm burning!â
Fayeâs skin was burning red, and the heat she was experiencing was agonizing. It was so bad that she could barely control her emotions.
âHold on, Faye. Donât moveâ¦â
Nicole was trying to keep Faye calm while administering the treatment. Faye, on the other hand, had sweat dripping down her forehead.
Nicole brought over a towel to help wipe the sweat off Fayeâs head. It took some time before the extreme cold and hot waves stopped.
When Nicole saw how pale and weak Faye looked, she was heartbroken. That was the moment Nicole decided that she would not sleep that night. She would contact some of her colleagues, who were all experienced doctors, and hopefully, they could work together to find a cure for Faye as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, Evan entered the room of the two men who were showing symptoms similar to Fayeâs. When he opened the door, the men thought that he was Nicole, so they both looked eager and delighted. Seeing Evan there caused the glow in their eyes to become dimmer and turned their smiles upside down.
âWhat are you doing here? Where is Ms. Lane? When is she going to come to administer treatment for us?â
âItâs only been two hours, but the extreme cold and hot sensations have tortured us several times already! Weâll surely die if things keep progressing this way!â
âHow much is Ms. Lane asking? Money is not an issue at all. Iâll give her however much she wants, so long as she treats my condition. Burning up one second and freezing the next⦠Itâs just too much, and itâs killing me!â
Evan didnât reply.
He scanned the two sickly pale patients. Both of their conditions stood out in stark contrast to each other.
One of them had wrapped himself in a thick blanket while the other was getting ice from the freezer. Similarly, one was so cold that he was shivering, while the other felt so hot that it looked like he was trying to somehow squeeze himself into the freezer.
Evan looked around and noticed that someone had ripped the wire to the air conditioner. It was obvious that one of the men was the culprit.
âStop staring. Iâm the one who ripped the wire out. Iâm freezing over here, but he wants to further lower the temperature. There was no way Iâd let him do that!â
âF*ck! Iâm melting over here, and you want to use the heater function, so thereâs no way Iâd let you have control over the machine, either.â
âAh, and with this, neither one of you can use it, which makes things fair,â said Evan.
âExactly!â growled one of the men.
The other guy, however, complained, âThis is terrible. Given our illness, the hospital shouldâve given us two separate rooms because that would make things so much better for both of us. Making us share the same room is just inhumane.â
âHeâs right. You should give us separate rooms.â
âThe hospital is full, and the two of you should be grateful that weâre giving you a room at all. If youâre not happy with this, youâre welcome to transfer to another hospital.â
The two patients looked at each other before sighing in exasperation.
âThe doctors in the other hospitals canât cure us, either. As of now, only Ms. Laneâs acupuncture sessions can alleviate our suffering.â
âHeâs right. Seriously though, what are we down with? And how did the two of us get infected with the same disease? This is such bad luck!â