Chapter 1821 Aged

Chapter 1821 Aged

The revelation of his awakening immediately prompted a medical team to tend to him. They conducted a small battery of tests, testing his mental and physical parameters.

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A hammer struck his knee, flinging his leg forward. "Are you experiencing any trouble feeling that?" The doctor asked while a tendon reflex exam was being conducted.

"Not at all," Rui promptly replied.

"Hm, good," the doctor nodded with an encouraging smile. "Congratulations, none of our tests have indicated anything of even the slightest concern. We can confidently say that you have made a full recovery and are fit for discharge."

"Thank you," Rui expressed gratitude to the doctor. "I am grateful that you and your team have restored my health from the dire condition that I was in."

It wasn't long before Rui was flooded with visitors from his faction, expressing their relief at his recovery. Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

At that time, he also got a preliminary report of everything that had unfolded since his battle with the Gatekeeper.

Prince Raijun had obediently terminated his contract with the Minister of Domestic Affairs. Immediately, the Minister of Domestic Affairs had chosen to join the Rui Faction as he had always wanted to. "With that, we have now acquired support from seventy-five percent of all high-ranking government officials," his chief of staff explained. Congratulations, Your Highness; you have won the Kandrian Throne War."

Her words were heavy.

The Kandrian Throne War had boiled underneath the surface in a cold war for eight years, ever since Emperor Rael's condition became known. It had escalated greatly over the years, embroiling all of Kandria and eventually spreading far beyond the Kandrian Empire.

And now, it had finally effectively come to a conclusion.

Rui considered the man's words, shrugging.

One consideration that immediately entered his mind was the fact that if they had a fight again, Rui would probably win much quicker, considering that he now knew the exact resonant frequency of the Gatekeeper. Thus, he no longer needed to go through the lengthy and tedious process of banging his head with attacks that did literally no damage to him in order to find the resonant frequency.

It wasn't nearly as satisfying as holistically being stronger, but it was true that his victory against the Gatekeeper was secured.

Rui turned to all of them. "What about Sir Armstrong...? Is he...?"

"He's alive," Master Zentra remarked, closing his eyes. "...Unfortunately, he is still in a coma and has yet to awaken from it."

The air grew heavy.

"...I see," Rui remarked.

His tone was solemn. Yet, it also encapsulated the respect that Rui felt for the man for surviving not one but two Reverberating Death Lance attacks. It was an unprecedented feat and showed just how absurdly difficult the Gatekeeper was to actually put down.

"That's a shame," Rui shook his head. "I actually wanted to speak to him."

"We will inform you of if and when he awakens, Your Highness," Master Zentra remarked. "Unfortunately, the man's physical condition was actually more dire than yours."

Rui frowned, confused. "How does that even make any sense? I didn't inflict any real damage on him. His skull was so tough that I only managed to knock him out."

"That's because he is five hundred years old, Your Highness," Master Zentra remarked, heaving a deep sigh. "Even by Martial Artist standards, that is extremely old. His body has long moved past its prime. He is the equivalent of an eighty-year-old man. This is after prolonging his life significantly with potent life-prolonging potions. Healing potions are significantly less effective as are all medical treatments and healings, esoteric or otherwise. On top of that..."

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