The dead sea of civilization

Immediately after, a body covered in blackish blood and mucus landed on Twilight Sparkle's seat.

Starlight Glimmer mustered her courage and approached to take a look.

"Ew..." She saw that on this bloody, slender limb, blood was still dripping onto the floor, causing her to step back involuntarily.

But after a moment of thought, she realized that if she left this disgusting thing lying here, she would be held accountable when Twilight Sparkle returned. Then, the barrier suddenly retracted and disappeared.

Starlight Glimmer, stunned, decided it would be best to take it to the hospital; it seemed severely injured.

Ponyville Central Hospital————

Twilight Sparkle lay in the hospital bed, struggling to breathe, with Spike by her side, tear-stained and worried, and Clooffi leaning against the wall, frowning.

The rest of the friends also rushed over, gathering around Twilight Sparkle's bed, watching the nurse's expression.

She hung a full IV bag on the rack and said:

"Princess Twilight has a minor fracture in her sternum; magic can accelerate her recovery process."

"Thank you," Clooffi said, and the nurse nodded, turning to leave.

The room was silent. Clooffi looked at the group of friends puzzled and asked, "What are you waiting for? Use magic."

Rainbow Dash rushed forward and said, "But you've grown a horn, right? You're Twilight Sparkle's elder."

Clooffi rolled her eyes and said, "I don't know how to use magic. No matter our relative ages, I'm only-----"

"23 years old?" Rarity interjected.

Clooffi felt a wave of arrogance wash over her, which she didn't like at all, and even despised such an attitude. The most effective way to deal with a pony with such an aura was to simply command,

"Quickly." This time, she lowered her voice, but the sense of authority in that single word was unmistakable.

Seeing that teasing was ineffective, all eyes turned to Rarity, who became flustered and quickly explained:

"I... I'm just a fashion designer! For medical matters, you should consult a doctor."

"Oh, since no one knows what to do, let's let Twilight Sparkle rest here without disturbing her," Applejack suggested, and the others agreed.

Clooffi nodded and said, "Alright, you all leave first, Spike and I will stay here and watch over her."

After the girls left, Clooffi quietly watched Twilight Sparkle, and Spike leaned against her for a while without moving. Feeling sleepiness overtake him, he rested his head on his front hooves by the bedside, pulled a corner of the blanket, and, warmed by Twilight Sparkle's body heat, fell asleep.

After a long while, a flurry of panicked hoofsteps rushed into the ward, followed by a rustling discussion.

Clooffi rubbed her eyes, emerged from the corner of the blanket, and looked up to see a dark, unrecognizable mass collapsed on the bed in the next room,

"Starlight Glimmer? What are you doing here?"

Seeing Clooffi awake, Starlight Glimmer explained what had happened after they left.

"What?" She stood up and walked towards the thing.

"The doctors and nurses don't know what to do with this thing, nor do they know what it is... I don't either," Starlight Glimmer added.

Clooffi took a closer look; the creature was still wearing tattered clothes covered in dust, "Why don't you clean it up first?"

One of the doctors said, "We can't take rash actions now. Besides stopping the bleeding, there's a risk of infection during the process. Biologically, this thing is different from us, but it seems to be in a deep sleep."

"Oh... alright then," Clooffi stretched and said, "Let's wait until it wakes up. I don't understand this stuff, and since the bleeding has stopped, let's wait for it to wake up."

The nurse nodded, covered it with a blanket, and left with the doctor.

Seeing them leave, Starlight Glimmer asked Clooffi, "How is Twilight Sparkle...?"

Clooffi waved her hoof and said, "She has a minor fracture in her chest. The five friends who came earlier don't know anything about magic to speed up the treatment... neither do I."

The last three words were spoken in a lowered voice.

Starlight Glimmer walked over, lifted a corner of the blanket, and said seriously, "Let me try."

Clooffi stepped back, but was called by Starlight Glimmer,

"Why are you stepping back? You two live together; having a horn and not using magic are two different things. Come and learn. What if I'm not here next time?"

"Go to the hospital."

Starlight Glimmer was speechless, but seeing Clooffi move closer to the bedside, she began to cast a spell, saying:

"When performing medical spells, one usually senses the patient's body temperature first. The intensity of the spell should be adjusted accordingly."

Clooffi saw Starlight Glimmer close her eyes, and her horn began to emit a faint green glow. After about 5 minutes, the glow disappeared.

"Is that it? It's done?" Clooffi asked.

"Yes, this is a general healing spell, with very subtle effects," Starlight Glimmer replied, covering the blanket, "Alright, Twilight Sparkle should be fine in a while after the accelerated treatment."

"Okay," Clooffi absentmindedly responded.

Then, Starlight Glimmer felt a chill down her back, and she immediately turned sharply, her horn glowing as she looked back, startled.

One of the creature's limbs had already draped over Starlight Glimmer's back, with some blood stains now embedded in the fur on her back. Starlight Glimmer shakily asked, "Did... did you... see him... move just now?"

Clooffi replied doubtfully, "No? Did that thing move?"

She stood up and turned to look, and indeed, it had moved.

Clooffi took a deep breath calmly and said, "Well, at least it proves that this thing is still alive."

She carefully moved the limb that was on Starlight Glimmer's back back to the original hospital bed, gasping. Suddenly, the creature tightly grabbed Clooffi's front hoof, and Clooffi desperately tried to break free, but the creature's grip was like an eagle's talons. Starlight Glimmer panicked and tried to use magic to control the 'talon,' but it was to no avail.

When they calmed down, the 'talon' was still tightly holding Clooffi's hoof, but she could also hear the creature whispering something.

Clooffi leaned in to listen, and after a while, to be honest, she didn't know what this thing was saying, but... she was trying to recall... she seemed to be familiar with this language...

"Starlight Glimmer!" she suddenly called out, "Go to the Censor's office and call a horse over here!"

"Why?" Starlight Glimmer was very puzzled.

"Just go, and say we need an interpreter! Hurry!"

Two Sisters Old Castle------

Black vines were spreading throughout the old castle, gradually wrapping around the two thrones of the sun and moon. A figure resembling a unicorn with a silvery moonlight glow emerged from the night; beneath the thrones, there was the sound of countless spears and bronze wind howling.

After a while, the magic around the silver unicorn's horn began to condense, and then three words appeared in the air:

All people Three days

Mahatton

Instantly, all the terracotta warriors turned their heavy bodies, raised their spears, and rode their bronze horses towards the forest.......