I Became A Mech Soldier After Waking Up in The Future. - Chapter 88

Keiko woke up in the evening the next day, surrounded by a burst of noises: the pitter-patter of footsteps, clamoring yells, and the clanging of bottles and jars.

The smell of disinfectant filled her nostrils. Her entire body felt extremely sore, and it took a long time for her to just lift her fingers.

“Bed number 6! I need new anesthesia, hurry up!”

“Bed number 8! Where are the bandages?! What took it so long?!”

“Bed number 11! Please apply some alcohol to her wound, make sure it’s properly disinfected!”

She struggled to open her eyes. The glaring light made her eyes wince, a bit bedazzled. She vaguely saw a swaying figure slowly approaching her, then the figure leaned over and greeted her gently while passing a glass of water.

“Second Lieutenant Lee, you are finally awake.”

Keiko instantly recognized the voice—It was Jeanne’s.

“Hmm…” Keiko replied weakly.

She immediately felt the wetness lightly touch her parched lips, licked them in reflex, then greedily sucked the water to quench her thirst.

After drinking the water, a refreshing feeling spread all over her body and her confused mind gradually regained its clarity.

“Where… where is this?” Keiko inquired.

“We are in Trudheim Military Hospital,” Jeanne replied.

Keiko wanted to ask about the situation but looking at Jeanne who stared intently at her, she unsurprisingly couldn’t find the courage to speak.

After a moment of awkward silence, Jeanne broke the silence first.

“Is there anything you want to say to me?”

Jeanne said with a breaking voice as her swollen red eyes seemed about to be watery again.

“Um…” Keiko scratched the back of her head while chuckling awkwardly, “Nice to meet you again?”

“Are you trying to piss me off?” Jeanne gritted her teeth and growled in frustration.

“I’m sorry to worry you, Major,” Keiko released a long sigh, “But in that situation—”

“I know. You don’t need to explain yourself to me. After all, who am I to worry about you, right?” Jeanne sneered, traces of pain could be heard from her voice.

“No, no. I don’t mean it that way! I don’t regret taking that action now I see you’re fine!”

After blurting such an embarrassing line, Keiko finally realized what she had done and almost instantly turned her head to avert Jeanne’s gaze.

“Hehe, really?” Jeanne’s expression turned back to her usually sly face, causing Keiko to realize that she had fallen to her trap.

‘This woman is truly dangerous,’ Keiko complained in her head while ignoring Jeanne’s teasing grin.

She quickly changed the topic.

“The swarm tide… what’s the situation right now?”

“It’s not very good. The monsters had already invaded Trudheim city. The front line was pushed back five kilometers from the city wall, and many lives had been lost,” Jeanne said solemnly, her attitude completely turned serious this time.

“Continue to tell me about the situation,” Keiko responded calmly.

“Thrudheim city had entered a first-level warzone state and had become a battlefield, and the access between Trudheim and Valhalla had been blocked. This is a seven-star general order, the highest military order of the military council. Except for the army, who was given an enter and exit permit, no one was allowed to enter Valhalla from Trudheim through the city gate.

Thrudheim’s three outermost outposts have been destroyed. Although the swarm tide outside the city has stopped, at least thousands of Zerg and predators have infiltrated the city, and currently the army is busy clearing the city.”

“So, we couldn’t return to Ein right away, right?”

“Yes.”

“Captain Amanda and Seol-Hyun Ae, what are they doing now?”

“They… are currently deployed on the battlefield. We’re severely lacking manpower, with thousands of monsters running amok within the city. It is still not clear how long it will take to clear the city in this case. They had been fighting for almost a day and a night now, without resting. I spoke to Captain Amanda just now, confirming that they are still alive.”

She knew that it was useless to hide it from Keiko; she would inevitably know.

Keiko didn’t say some nonsense like “I’m going back to the battlefield now” or something like that.

It was glaringly obvious that, in her current condition, insisting on going to the battlefield was the same as committing suicide.

After a moment of silence, she changed the subject and said:

“My injury…how is it?”

“There are more than 60 wounds—large and small—all over your body and more than 20 deep wounds, all have been sutured. It’s a miracle that there is no injury to your muscles and bones. It’s only that you’ve lost a lot of blood, so you need to rest for a while,” Jeanne hesitated for a moment before adding,”Your natural healing ability is exceeding my expectations. In just one day, many of your wounds have been scabbed over.”

Keiko frowned and said nothing.

Her healing ability was abnormally strong. She knew this fact pretty well. Although it couldn’t be said to be instant healing, it was 5 to 6 times faster than ordinary people.

“Are you… immune to Zerg’s poison, Second Lieutenant Lee?” Jeanne asked suddenly.

Keiko was a little surprised and didn’t immediately reply.

Was she immune to Zerg’s poison? She herself didn’t know the answer.

“You have been scratched and bitten by at least four venomous Zerg species, but the poison was quickly neutralized. If an ordinary person was poisoned and didn’t get the corresponding antidote in time, they would definitely die. But you are immune to the four types of poisons in your body,” Jeanne said bluntly.

“Hehe, I’m really lucky then. But honestly, I’m not immune to zerg poison. I was infected by kudzu poison before and comatose for nearly five days, you know it already, Major,” Keiko smiled.

“Really?” Jeanne responded without further questioning.

The two fell into an inexplicable silence. After a while, Keiko asked with an unnatural expression.

“You…are you hurt?”

Jeanne stared at Keiko intently, and when Keiko looked away, averting Jeanne’s gaze, Jeanne’s mouth pursed, struggling to hold her laughter.

So she replied enthusiastically, a bright smile blooming on her cherry lips, “I’m fine. Thank you for your concern, Second Lieutenant Lee.”

“Have you been here all the time while I was in a coma?” Keiko turned his head and asked her.

“What do you mean? I’m a civilian officer. They don’t need me to direct the battle outside. So I’ve been very idle all this time. What can I do except stay here with you?”

Jeanne gave her a playful wink and replied coyly, enough to stir a storm in a certain dense girl’s heart.

Keiko’s face suddenly became flustered, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

“Major has worked hard. Please take more rest, don’t let your body get tired.”

At this moment, Keiko, who was like an incarnation of War Goddess on the battlefield previously, couldn’t be more stiff and awkward when talking to Jeanne, like a virgin maiden.

Jeanne sneered and said, “I, of course, will go to rest when I feel tired. But, I’m not tired right now.”

Keiko slumped into her bed, looking at the ceiling blankly, and didn’t speak at all.

In fact, she said so much just to express one point: “Miss, please go away. I feel so awkward right now.”

However, the eldest miss had seen through her farce with a single glance, rendering her effort useless.