Meanwhile, "Command" manipulated from behind the scenes, transferring the three cucumber slices into a dedicated ward, where their vital signs were maintained by a medical team controlled by Command itself.
Until the souls of the three cucumber slices were returned to their rightful place, no one would discover that these three players had lost their souls.
Under normal circumstances, facing such accidents, "Command," as the Plane's Core, could have simply wiped the players from existence to solve the problem once and for all.
But this time was different.
The souls and soul constructs of these three players had been stolen by the Metal Ancestor Dragon.
Their souls must be reclaimed quickly; otherwise, they could become the stepping stones for the Metal Ancestor Dragon to launch an attack on "Command."
And reclaiming their souls required a ceremony, for which the bodies of the three cucumber slices were needed.