chapter 12 Night Goddess

There were six wards, but only the door of the first one can be opened. Was it that only this one was set to be "openable," or was it like the door he knocked on for five years, where only his current strength can open the first door?
After Ben Lin knocked on the door for five years, his mental perception enhanced, allowing him to open the door and enter the hospital.
As for the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth wards, would he need to enhance his own strength to open them as well?
Ben Lin was uncertain, but he doesn't have time to dwell on these questions now.
Because before him, the door of the ward that was once covered in seals was slowly opening.
The room wasn't large, and the light was dim. In the center of the room was a chair, on which sits a woman in a starry black dress, staring blankly ahead.
Aside from this person and chair, there was nothing else in the dim room.
Ben Lin cautiously approaches the door, thinks for a moment, and a very official smile appears on his face. He waves to the woman inside.
"Hello, I am Ben Lin."
Regardless of who she was, it won't hurt to be polite at first. As the saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you. If he was courteous, even if this was a deity, they probably won't give him a hard time.
However, Ben Lin's face outside was frozen in a smile, and the woman in black remained as still as a statue.
Ben Lin gritted his teeth and walked into the room.
The moment he stepped into the room; words suddenly appear on the wall behind the black-clad woman.
"Room One. Patient: Nyx. Task: Assist Nyx in treating her mental illness. When treatment progress reaches specified values (1%, 50%, 100%), you may randomly extract a portion of Nyx's abilities. Current treatment progress: 0%."
"Nyx?" Ben Lin gasps in shock after reading the words on the wall!
Although he doesn't understand mythology very well, he had heard of the infamous goddess Nyx in Greek mythology. She's one of the top gods in the pantheon!
So, this seemingly vacant woman in front of him was the renowned Goddess of the Night?
With a dignified and elegant demeanour, flawless features, smooth black hair cascading like a waterfall behind her, and a black stardust dress as deep as the night sky, her fair skin appeared as delicate as porcelain.
Although her eyes lack vitality, the aura she exudes far surpasses that of any human.
Not even the empresses in history could compare.
Nyx, she was a goddess, but also an empress.
The empress of the night!
Ben Lin stroke his chin and carefully examined Nyx. He has seen a god before, and compared to that Angel zhi on the moon, he feels that Nyx was lacking something.
Divinity? Power? Authority?
Or perhaps all of the above?
Ben Lin didn’t know, but he could guess that Nyx's current condition was related to her illness.
But she's a deity!
A deity standing at the pinnacle of mythology!
How could she be ill?
Was her illness natural, or... caused by someone?
If it's natural, Ben Lin finds it hard to believe. But if it's caused by someone... Ben Lin can't fathom what kind of being could make the Goddess of the Night sick.
And with a mental illness, no less.
According to the words on the wall, Ben Lin now needs to try to help Nyx, but what kind of illness does she have?
As a former "mental patient," Ben Lin has some knowledge of mental illnesses. Generally speaking, they can be categorized into depression, OCD, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, and so on.
To help Nyx, he first needed to determine what illness she actually had.
Ben Lin pondered for a moment and crouched in front of Nyx. He gently waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"Can you hear me?" Ben Lin spoke softly in Nyx's ear.
Suddenly, Nyx's body trembles, startling Ben Lin, who instinctively takes several steps back!
Then, Nyx's head stiffly turns towards Ben Lin, and her vacant gaze stares directly at him!
Ben Lin gulped hard, afraid to move.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Just as Ben Lin's scalp begins to tingle from Nyx's unwavering gaze, her expression changes.
From blank to confused,
From confused to shocked,
From being shocked to tears welling up!
Nyx's body trembles slightly, tears swirling in her eyes. Her lips part with difficulty,
Choking for a long time,
She spoke in a hoarse voice:
"I've finally found you... my child!!"
In that moment, Ben Lin feels as if a surge of electricity shoots from his feet to his brain, leaving his mind blank!
Her?
Me?
Child?
Huh???
Ben Lin indeed doesn't remember what his parents looked like. After all, they entrusted him to his aunt after giving birth to him, and he never knew where they went.
But...
His mother should, possibly, be a human.
And not the Goddess of the Night.
No, wait! How was this foreign Goddess of the Night speaking Chinese?!
Oh right, in my dreams, I could understand the language of the gods. Maybe this was a form of brainwave signal transmission?
Just as Ben Lin was lost in his thoughts, Nyx stands up. She opens her arms and staggers towards Ben Lin!
She runs faster and faster, her expression growing more and more excited!
At this moment, Ben Lin's mind was a mess of mush. He subconsciously opens his arms, wanting to embrace the Goddess of the Night!
However,
The Goddess of the Night runs past Ben Lin, brushing shoulders with him,
And embraces the flower vase on the windowsill!
Nyx holds the vase tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks. She opens her mouth with great difficulty,
Choking up for a long time,
And rasps:
"I've finally found you... my child!"
Ben Lin: ...???
Then, Nyx's gaze falls on the chair she sat in for who knows how long.
After a moment of dazedness,
She rushes forward to hug the chair and the vase once again, crying in anguish!
"Hypnos! My child, you're here too!!"
Ben Lin, in disarray, stands there like a statue, watching Nyx consecutively acknowledge the vase, the chair, the wall, and the air as her child, crying profusely.
Ben Lin: I think I might have an idea of what her illness was...
It's not a minor one...
...
In the early morning, Ben Lin wakes up from his dream, gazing at the bald ceiling, sighing helplessly.
After spending the night with Nyx, Ben Lin feels like his entire being was in disarray.
Just as he's about to get up, he suddenly exclaims softly.
In his mind, the mist-covered Asylum of the Gods was floating within, and he seems to have a close connection with the hospital.
Now he doesn't need to sleep to enter it; he can project his consciousness into the mental hospital at any time.
Was this the benefit of opening the door? Ben Lin will attempt to connect his consciousness to the mental hospital, and immediately he can sense everything happening inside.
Of course, the five sealed wards are still inaccessible.
At this moment, Nyx was in the courtyard, hugging the vase and chair, muttering to the empty air, and Ben Lin doesn't know what she's saying.
Sitting on the bed, Ben Lin rubbed his eyes in frustration:
"Treating the illness, treating the illness... I'm not a doctor, how can I help her?"
Suddenly, Ben Lin's eyes lit up, as if he's figured something out.
Ben Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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