The system flickered.
[Alert: Supplementary Medical System closing in 72 hours.]
Kaelen stopped walking. He was halfway across the hospital courtyard. The women on the stretchers groaned. Some whimpered. A few just stared. Elara had started pulling her hair again, a slow rhythmic tug at her left temple.
[Medical System: Active patients detected. 87 survivors. Severe psychological trauma present. Mass hysteria symptoms. Mana residue contamination in 63% of cases.]
[System Notification: Closing sequence initiated. Rewards pending for Scenario: Temple Liberation – Protagonist Saved.]
[Reward Selection Required.]
Two choices appeared in Kaelen's vision. Glowing blue text against the grey stone of the hospital wall.
