Chapter 12 - Aftermath

Before the man can do anything a big mouth grabbed his head and tore it from its body. The man's face showed strong unwillingness and shock.

My situation is not great either. I drink some health potions to restore some strength. I stopped the bear who was about to crush the head in its mouth.

It looked at me and made threatening actions. Due to Gina it reluctantly handed the head in its mouth to me.

It's time to put an end to this show. I grabbed the head and threw it towards the robber leader.

The robber leader who was beating the Leader Tim grabbed the flying head and looked at it.

Suddenly I felt like falling into the ice chamber as a dense amount of killing intent surrounded me. I hid behind the bear to feel some sort of security.

I looked over and found the leader of the robbers looking at me. For some seconds I felt stared at by a beast.

I swallowed saliva in my mouth and looked nervously at the robber.

If things go wrong then this will be my last movement alive.

After looking at me with hatred the robber leader was about to move toward me a robber came to him and whispered something to him.

The leader stopped and motioned something with his hand. Suddenly the bodies of still-alive guards placed near the wall started to shake.

Soon they swelled to the limit and then exploded at the same time blasting a huge hole in the wall.

The wall is strong but the strength of the ranker's explosion is not trivial.

I was surprised at the cruel method of the enemies. They want to use them as live bombs instead of hostages.

Leader Tim saw this scene. His eyes burst into flames.

" you fuckers. I am gonna kill you." ( leader Tim )

Saying this Leader Tim lunged at the Robber leader but the latter avoided the fight. Other robbers also abandoned their fights and escaped towards the hole in the wall.

Guards managed to keep some but the majority were able to get away.

Before leaving the robber leader looked in my direction for a second or two as if to fit my image in his brain.

Leader Tim tries to chase after the robbers with some guards.

Before the robber leader left I used a scan on him to make sure I knew who is he. What if someday a person suddenly pierced my back with the dagger?

As soon as all things settled I vomited a lot of blood.

Lots of injuries especially the last attack of the man put me in a miserable situation.

My body lost strength and started to fall. My eyelids felt heavy and started to close on their own. Before I lost consciousness I felt someone grab me.

***

I tried to open my eyes. With some difficulty, I opened my eyes and observed my surroundings. The room is dimly lit but you can still see the things just fine. It looked like some sort of hospital room.

An oxygen mask Is placed at my mouth. I removed the mask and took some deep breaths.

Some machines monitor my heartbeat and other stuff. A tube is attached to my wrist and the other end of the tube is the bottle above me.

Looks like I survived the crisis. I tried to get up but my body did not move. I got scared and tried multiple times before I could feel my whole body move as I wanted.

I let out a sigh of relief. I thought I become paralyzed. Anything but that even death is more welcome than sitting in a wheelchair or lying on the bed for the rest of your life.

Relying on others even for some natural things. It's not life but it's pure torture for the person.

I looked at my surroundings carefully. I found the room luxurious as there are sofas and TV in it. I think only I am in this room so I assume it is a special or private room.

Suddenly I heard the door opening and a nurse holding a tray entered the room.

After seeing me the nurse showed a surprised look and came toward me. She put down the tray on the desk near my bed and looked at the various machines attached to me.

She increased the lightning of the room from who knows where.

After observing the data from the machine she turned towards me.

" hello sir. Could you please lie down as sitting up directly is not good for you. You've been asleep for a long time so you should give your body some time before it can fully recover." ( Nurse )

On the nurse intense I lie down on the bed. But what does she mean by long time sleep?

" hello nurse. Could you explain to me how long I have been asleep? And what happened at the museum? Please" ( David )

" how about I call the doctor in charge of you who can give you better information. Just give me some minutes to get the doctor." ( Nurse )

I nodded my head at her. The nurse put the blanket on me and told me not to get up. Making sure I was comfortable nurse left the room.

Some minutes later the nurse returned with another woman wearing a lab coat.

The woman approached me and checked me. She took various tests and looked at the machines attached to me.

After making sure everything was correct the woman spoke to me.

" hello, Mr. David. My name is Jenny. I am the doctor in charge of you. I am the one who treated you. Your condition was not good when you were admitted to the hospital. Fortunately, you are a ranker so your healing ability and immune system are better compared to normal people.

After a lot of effort, we managed to bring you back to normal condition but due to high pressure on the brain, you fell into deep sleep. We can call it spiritual exhaustion. You have been asleep for 2 days till now." ( Doctor Jenny )

"Fortunately you woke up or we were going to try something to wake you up. As for what happened afterwards you passed out. A long story short. The robbers were able to escape using the swear system of the city. The city police and authorities are trying their best to find them. The museum staff put you and your friend in hospital. Your friend was not injured so she got discharged quickly but she decided to stay and took care of you. You should thank her. Now do you feel any discomfort or anything else you might want to tell us." ( Doctor Jenny )

I told her everything Is okay. After asking some more questions Doctor Jenny left with the nurse. While leaving she told me due to me having no relatives they contacted the orphanage director about my situation.

The director visited me a couple of times while I was asleep. Well besides the orphanage I have no connection to this world.

I continued to lie down thinking about the thriller adventure I went through. Now I think backwards there were many places where I should have done better compared to what I have done but at that time every second mattered so I had to make quick decisions.

I summarized my experience and rated my performance as barely passing the line. I need to improve more to face such situations more perfectly and efficiently.

As told I opened the drawer of the desk beside my bed. There are all my things placed. I grabbed my watch and put it on.

I searched the museum incident and found lots of information. Carefully I read the news from various sources and find lots of information.

The strange thing is that in the whole scenario, my name is nowhere to be mentioned. Not even Gina's name is mentioned.

From my point of view, this is the best as I do not want to attract unnecessary attention. But how did they manage to keep the information in check with the media?

I scrolled down and tried to find as much information as I could. After making sure everything was right I closed the watch.

I made myself comfortable and soon fell asleep.

***

I woke up refreshed and looked at my surroundings. The room is the same as before just the nurse is present and measuring some data on the machine.

Finding me awake nurse approached me and asked me if I was feeling well or not.

I got off the bed and tried to walk. The nurse told me to take things slowly but who got the time? I already wasted 2 days and wasting more time means getting closer to death for me.

After some attempts, I managed to walk normally without losing my balance. I asked where is the washroom.

The room has a special bathroom in it.

I washed up and put on some normal clothes. The hospital gown feels comfortable to wear but it's not good enough for all purposes.

When I was changing for some reason the nurse offered to help me put on the clothes and even try to wash me.

I declined her request as I did not need any assistance. My body may feel weak but not to the level of not doing some daily chores.

I changed into the clothes offered by the nurse. It's normal sportswear and after taking a closer look I found these are my clothes.

Someone got my clothes from my home and put them here. The question is who as I do not remember giving the key to anyone else.

I eat the simple breakfast provided by the nurse. Finding the chance I tried asking the nurse when I could get discharged from the hospital the door to my room pushed open.

I saw Gina barged into the room. She looked at me carefully. She even pinched and observed some parts of my body. After making sure I was alright Gina let out a sigh of relief.

She grabbed the chair and put it beside my bed. After sitting she started to fire one question after another at me.

" how are you? Are you feeling alright? Is there any pain? Is it hurting somewhere? Did any part of your body seem painful to you? ...." (Gina)

I stopped the Gina and spoke in a defeated tone.

" Like I said once. Take a breath and calm down. I am alright and perfectly healthy. My body is recovering well. By the way why are you here?" ( David )

" what do you mean by asking this question? Can't I stay to take care of you? You risked your life in protecting me so this much is the least I can do. I want to talk about the things after you passed out but I will let the professional people do it." (Gina )

" What do you mean by official people?" ( David )

Before Gian could speak the boor got opened again and someone walked inside.

A young woman around 22 to 25 years old. She has devilish figure and skily black hair. Her face is smooth and beautiful. Her black eyes are like a black hole sucking everything inside.

She approached me and showed me some sort of badge.

"Hello, Mr. David. I am Officer Mira from the crime investigation burrow. I have some questions to ask you if you do not mind. I have already consulted your doctor and got her permission. So would you like to give me some of your time?" (Officer Mira)

I used the scan on her and had a mini heart attack. Others may thought that due to the sudden arrival of the officer gave me a shock but the problem is something else. I tried to calm myself and replied to Officer Mira.

" sure no problem but I still like to know why am I being questioned in such a manner. If you can not provide a satisfactory answer I would like to use my right to remain silent and contact a lawyer for me." ( David )

Hearing my answer the smiling face of the Officer Mira turned icy. She replied in a cold tone.

" you may have misunderstood your position Mr. David. You are not asked to cooperate but you are ordered to cooperate and you can not refuse. Do not take my politeness lightly and please cooperate." (Officer Mira)

I stopped Gina who was about to say something and speak to Officer Mira.

" you may speak to my lawyer from now on. As for ordering me. I am a free man who has the freedom to do anything I want. You do not have the authority to order me unless you have solid evidence against me or I am proven guilty of something. Till then I am a free citizen of this city who just survived a horrible event due to the incompetency of the city security forces. That's it for me." ( David )

A strong tension built up inside the room as both me and Officer Mira refused to back down.