Just as Li Ang was conversing with the physician, the sudden thud of something heavy falling to the ground came from behind them.
Turning their heads, they saw a medical staff member collapsed on the floor beside Princess Anna's sickbed.
The nurse had been holding a ceramic cup. As she stumbled and fell, the cup smashed onto the ground, shattering with a SNAP into myriad pieces.
Dark brown medicinal liquid splashed everywhere, emitting a potent, choking odor.
"What's going on?!"
The physician, Carly, furrowed her brow and stepped forward. She was about to scold the nurse but then noticed something amiss.
The fallen nurse lay with her palm submerged in the scalding concoction. She made no sound of pain, uttered no scream, nor did she make any move to struggle. She just lay there, motionless and silent—a frightening sight.
Carly suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and her scalp prickled as if it were about to split open.
