Because of the energy crisis, power was rationed even in the hospital. After the doctors' rounds ended at 10 PM, each floor was left with only a few emergency lights.
The night grew heavy, and the entire quarantine hospital fell silent.
At twelve-thirty in the morning, Lu Xiao's eyes snapped open. He had been resting in bed, but now he was staring at a dark figure leaning by the door, his body instantly tensing.
"Who's there?" he asked in a low voice, his hand under the covers already secretly gathering his superpower, poised to strike.
If the intruder made a single hostile move, the sphere of water he was gathering would instantly envelop their face, suffocating them.
"Awake?" The visitor didn't move from his spot by the door. He seemed to chuckle, but his voice was slightly distorted. "Not bad. You're quite alert."
He said, his lips curling slightly, making it unclear whether it was praise or mockery.
