After this "great war", everything finally calmed down.
Or perhaps, it seemed as if nothing ever happened.
-----Time Divider-----
New York, First Military District compound.
Lucas Knight opened his eyes, seeing the ceiling, the incandescent lights, and the slightly vintage curtains.
The smell of disinfectant filled his nose.
Hmm, which fool dared to lay a hand on him, Shit! Dammit!
The man’s deep, cold phoenix eyes gazed around, taking just three seconds to realize that this place... should be New York.
Tried to move a bit and found that his whole body hurt, especially his chest, as if stabbed by a dagger.
Enduring the sharp pain.
He slowly sat up, discovering that his entire body was wrapped in bandages.
His chest ached with a dull pain, and he didn’t know what was wrong with him. He faintly remembered the doctor saying there was snake venom in his body, and it would be very uncomfortable when it flared up.
Dull pain in the chest.
A slight heat in his throat, a metallic taste surged up, and he tried to force the blood back down in vain, fainting completely.
In the adjacent ward, Alexander Kingsley slowly awoke.
The first reaction was, pain!
Besides the pain, there was no other sensation!
His whole body seemed to have been taken apart.
He opened his mouth and called out: "Adjutant."
Adjutant Li and Harry North, kneeling the entire time by the door, with one person kneeling per doorway, had no choice since both of their masters were nearly left dead.
Their hearts were in their throats.
Hearing Alexander’s low, deep voice, Adjutant Li: "Adjutant."
Harry North’s ears perked, glancing at Adjutant Li, excited beyond belief: "Adjutant, the Admiral has woken up!" Finally awake! Finally awake!
It’s been three days.
Adjutant Li was so excited that he almost jumped up, nearly tearing up after more than ten, twenty years of following the Admiral and the Crown Prince, now that both had incidents, a grown man nearly broke into tears!
Harry North simply burst into tears.
Honestly, for so many years, knowing his lord had a bad temper, he had never seen him this furious, beating up the entire hospital, the bodyguards, and even the Admiral!
Harry North’s leg was now limping.
The adjutant advised him not to kneel.
He insisted on kneeling.
"Assistant North, let me help you."
Adjutant Li helped Harry North, opening the door.
The two men entered and knelt on the floor, greeting Alexander courteously.
"..." Alexander looked at the half-disabled Harry North and coldly asked, "How is the Crown Prince?"
"The experts say he should wake up today. If he doesn’t wake up today... he might have to lie down for another ten days to half a month." Nothing else, the Crown Prince was too seriously injured, both inside and out.
The experts in New York were practically miracle doctors.
Miracle doctors, and yet it took a full three days for the Admiral to wake up, making the adjutant and Harry North unbelievably ecstatic.
"Admiral, it was my negligence, I am willing to accept punishment."
"Yes, I am willing to accept punishment." Adjutant Li had no complaints either.
Alexander paused, his whole body aching, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, he sternly commanded: "Harry North, listen to orders!"
"Reporting, Harry North is present."
"Go let the doctor tend to your wounds, punishment will come after recovery."
Harry North was indeed seriously injured, Alexander would not punish him, not to mention, he was the Crown Prince’s trusted aide, always willing to risk his life for the Crown Prince, how could Alexander bear to punish him!
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