Volume 1 Glacial Relics Chapter 18 Sedatives
"Ice track... there's more ice track!" Ke Lan completely ignored Layton and the hound's attempts to stop him, and rushed into the ice track like crazy, holding the flashlight against the wall and turning the brightness to the maximum.
No, nothing...
Everything seemed to be just his nightmare.
"Layton, hold him down!"
The hound that had caught up with them took out a syringe without giving any explanation, stabbed it into Ke Lan's shoulder, and pushed all the medicine inside into him.
"I'm sorry... but I've seen too many hunters go crazy because of hallucinations, and I don't want you to become like that." The Hound said, and together with Layton, he helped Ke Lan up.
The drug took effect quickly. Ke Lan only felt dizzy, his weak arms drooped at his sides, and his legs felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't move a step. He could vaguely hear the hound complaining in his ears...
"Damn it... Is this a sedative given by the doctor? Why does it look like a knockout drug to me?"
"We don't have time to worry about so much. Let's carry Ke Lan away first. We can't waste any more time here." Leighton said, and he held the unconscious Ke Lan under his ribs and strode towards the stone chamber.
"Wait a minute." The hound's voice suddenly came from behind, "It seems that there is really something in the ice?"
"What could it be? Didn't Ke Lan see it all? You, old dog, wouldn't have been tricked too?" Layton paused speechlessly and threw the flashlight in his hand over.
Taking the flashlight, the Hound carefully checked the ice walls on both sides, but still found nothing.
But he just caught a glimpse of a dark shadow floating inside the ice...
No, this ice is so solid that even with a large engineering drill it would take a long time to break it. How is it possible that something could be swimming inside it?
"...Maybe my eyes are blurry." The old dog blinked hard, rubbed the stubble on his chin, and said with a frown.
"You are not seeing things, you are just being paranoid. In my opinion, we should have given this guy a shot from the beginning . He might have already picked treasures in the core area by now." Layton said unhappily, "Let's go, I really don't want to stay here for even a second longer... My temperature control system is broken, I am almost freezing to death."
"Yeah." The Hound nodded, "I remember Ke Lan said before that the injuries on your body were caused by a giant centipede? That centipede also had a human upper body, and its face looked exactly like Asano Akira?"
"Didn't you see how I got the wounds? And the centipede... Did you believe the story he made up? He also said that a piece of rotten flesh grew into your shape, and then broke apart... Hahaha, if that really happened, I would have definitely recorded it with a camera."
"Did you take a picture of it? Where's the automatic recording device on you?" the Hound asked as he walked down.
"Wasn't it reimbursed along with my robotic arm? I get annoyed just thinking about it. I'll have to write a report when I go back. It's not as convenient as uploading a video recording of the entire process."
"To be honest... I always feel that the memory of the scene where your robotic arm was blown off... seems a little fuzzy. There seem to be some details in my subconscious, but I just can't remember them no matter how hard I try..." The Hound scratched his head in frustration.
"Look at you, when will you change your suspicious habit? You look like you're constipated. Weren't we being chased by the split-jaw worms at that time? Isn't it normal that you can't remember some details?" Layton said disapprovingly, "Do you really think that all of us have lost our memories like Ke Lan said? Then why is his memory different from ours? It's obvious that there's something wrong with him."
"That's true..." The Hound nodded and stopped dwelling on this topic.
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Not long after, the two men brought Ke Lan back to the front of Jumen again. At this time, the effect of the medicine gradually wore off , and Ke Lan finally woke up.
"What did you hit me with? The force... is quite strong..." Ke Lan rubbed his temple hard and asked weakly.
"A large dose of phenobarbital plus morphine." Ivan said expressionlessly, "Although there is a certain risk of sudden death, it can eliminate the impact of hallucinations on you to the greatest extent."
"Fuck... you quack... are you trying to kill me?"
"If you go completely crazy, it will be even more troublesome... Besides, even if you suffer respiratory failure due to the effects of the drugs, I have a way to save you." Ivan shrugged.
"How?"
"Tracheal intubation."
"...If I get sick in the future, I will never come to you." Ke Lan silently crossed out the label of Ivan as a quack doctor in her heart, and replaced it with... "taking human life lightly".
"I also don't treat ordinary patients."
"Okay, stop arguing - Ke Lan, how do you feel now?" The Hound stepped forward and patted Ke Lan's arm. "I mean... those things about hallucinations, do you still think ?"
"My head hurts... I feel like I can't remember the details of many things, those things... It seems like I had a dream... Damn it... You shouldn't have given me that medicine..." Ke Lan complained.
"But at least you look better than before, really." The Hound said, "You almost went crazy just now, don't you know."
"I'm not sure whether those things are real or fake, but I think those monsters are not something I imagined out of thin air. I have never seen anything like them..."
"It's normal. There was a crazy hunter who claimed that he saw a living Alpha alien with his own eyes. He kept shouting about evil gods and sacrifices. Do you know how this incident ended? The computer drew the so-called 'Alpha alien' based on his description. When it was compared with the database, it was found that this image came from a low-budget science fiction anime filmed forty years ago, called "Gong Damu vs. Alpha Demon King"..."
"Fuck... I've seen that anime too. The Alphas in it look like crabs and can blow bubbles..." Layton said, trying hard to hold back his laughter.
"So, it's just an illusion, there's nothing to be surprised about." The Hound said, shifting his gaze to the giant stone door in front of him, "Everything else is trivial. The most important thing right now is how to open this giant door - by the way, have you figured out any tricks?"
Ivan and Asano Akira stayed down there the whole time. In addition to taking care of the unconscious Zhuo Ligetu, their main task was to find a way to open the stone gate.
"At present, we can only confirm that this stone door requires energy crystals to open. There has been no progress on other issues for the time being." Ivan said seriously.
"Hey, doctor, what you said is the same as not saying anything. Even if all the Alphasians are strong men, this door cannot be opened by force alone... Since we need to use crystals, have you found the crystal slot?"
"If there is, it should be there--" Ivan raised his arm, and the others looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a small platform protruding outward in the middle of the gate, about a hundred meters high. However, due to the limited viewing angle, it was unknown what was on the platform.
"We have to send someone up to take a look," said the Hound.
