Although the glass vials didn't look like they contained any proper medicine.
Still, on the principle of it being a last-ditch effort, they gave a dose to each of the forty-plus unconscious people.
Some of them immediately coughed up a yellowish substance.
For others, it trickled out of their mouths and noses.
This startled the onlookers, none of whom had any medical knowledge.
They thought the victims were goners for sure.
"This medicine... COUGH, COUGH... it actually works."
Surprise filled Hartley's eyes.
Only then did Minerva Whitman and the others notice that some of the people who'd been struggling even to swallow were now starting to stir.
The "Selfless Savior" trigger notification appeared again.
This time, the count had reached 864 people.
The number slightly stunned Nina Jacobs as well.
'A causal link...?'
'By saving them, I've ended up saving even more people.'
"It's working! It's really working!" someone shouted in delight.
