Every needle Abel inserted was focused and precise.As he inserted the last one through Jaden's chest, the blackness around his cheeks miraculously diminished, and his breathing stabilized considerably as well."Huh?" Surprised showed on Lubor's face as he watched from the distance.At the same time, Abel took out a yellow pill the size of a grape and inserted it into Jaden's mouth. "This is an antidote pill—it won't be as effective as the ones my mentor cooked, since it's just a duplicate that Loggins Apothecary developed by imitating a sample."And soon after Abel helped Jaden take that pill, it quickly vaporized into a yellow puff of smoke as everyone looked on and flowed down Jaden's throat.Despite being unconscious, Jaden coughed twice, and his cheeks flushed."It works! You're amazing, Mr. Loggins! You were just being humble before!"Seeing that his son was recovering, Chet was beside himself with excitement. In fact, he was ready to prostrate himself before Abel in gra
However, even as Jaden turned quiet, his skin complexion was a terrible black and his breathing much weaker. In fact, he was only exhaling without breathing in."Mr. Loggins, what's happening here?!"Chet was utterly confused—how did his son's condition deteriorate so soon after showing signs of recovery?!"Let me see!" Abel pulled out the needle he just inserted into Jaden's throat, his face falling as he weighed the needle between his palms."What's wrong, Mr. Loggins?!" Chet asked, hurrying to his side.Some distance away, Edon was zoning out, as he remembered Frank warning him not to let Abel touch the needles he inserted into Jaden directly.That skin contact was enough to transmit the poison."Mr. Loggins!" Edon could not help shouting just then."Huh?!"Both Abel and Chet turned to find Edon standing there, holding out his hand toward them.However, even as Edon was going to relay Frank's warning, he suddenly changed his mind—would Abel really be unaware of the nat
Chet turned toward his brother Edon right then. "Don't just stand there! Go, bring in Mr. Loggins' mentor!""But who is he?!" Edon was equally bewildered, still standing by the doorway. "How am I supposed to know when he never mentioned his name?"Still, Edon knew that things would be terrible for the family if Abel died in Favoni House.That was when Lubor seized the moment and said, "Chet, at this point, you should just give up the chief of the Martial Alliance. That way, I can ask the elder of Hundred Bane Sect to bring the cure… or it would really be too late!""Alright… alright!" Chet exclaimed in panic. If it was just his son, he could calmly take the loss while rearranging his plans for the family's future appropriately.Abel, however, was not a part of the bargain—if he died, it was over for the Favonis!"Hehe… Don't worry, brother. As long as I'm here, Abel Loggins and my dear nephew will be safe."Lubor grinned gleefully right then.After all, his plan finally worke
At Abel's age, the Favonis' mess would at least knock a couple of years off his natural lifespan.Nonetheless, Chet was glowering at Frank and snapping, "I hope you know what you're doing. Even Abel Loggins was poisoned because of a moment of negligence, so you'd better watch yourself.""You refused to listen to me before, and you're on your high horse now?"Frank snorted—he did not think highly of Chet at all and was only here for his own reasons. "You'll tell me where Silverbell is once I save Jaden Favoni, won't you?""Silverbell?" Chet did a double take."That's the name of the chief of the Martial Alliance," Edon quickly explained beside him.Chet scowled uncomfortably right then, since he had just told Lubor that Silverbell was in their rear courtyard.Lubor would have taken her with him by now to hand her over to Hundred Bane Sect.Be that as it may, Chet nodded. "Yes, but you'll have to save Abel too. You can save him since you've promised to save my son anyway, right?"
Edon and Chet were both gaping after Frank told them his theory, with Edon exclaiming, "Lubor did this?!" If that prick poisoned Jaden a second time while they were not watching… That explained why Jaden's condition deteriorated so soon after Abel's treatment started to work!"That bastard… I'm bringing him back here! We definitely have questions for him!" Edon bellowed furiously, hot-headed as ever."Stop!"Chet bellowed as he shot Edon a deadly glare. "Are you so eager to doom us all? Forget buying the kid's words at face value—are we really going to turn against Lubor right now even if he's right? What are we going to do if the kid can't cure Jaden and Mr. Loggins?!"Edon was left stumped for a long while and eventually dropped on his rear. "Fuck, I can't do this, and I can't do that either… This is killing me!"Chet could see that his brother was frustrated, but was also convinced of Frank's ability."Frank Lawrence," he quickly said, "if you can save both Jaden and Mr. Log
"72 Needles of Banishment!"At Frank's thought, all the acupoint needles inserted into Jaden shot out and dropped to the floor with an audible clanging.And even as the needles left him, Jaden steamed shrilly, leaving Chet sweating down his cheeks as he stood aside.However, he was afraid to bother Frank as he looked on helplessly.To his surprise, Frank was done with Jaden right then, ignoring him right then as he turned toward the unconscious Abel.It took time to deal with Jaden's situation, since the Soulbleeder had permeated into Jaden's marrow, and curing Abel was much easier.Putting his palm on Abel's scalp, he infused a strand of pure vigor into the man before feeding him a yellow pill."Come. Carry him somewhere cool to rest—he'll regain consciousness soon enough."Frank was clearly referring to Edon, but the man was left pointing at himself. "Wait, are you talking to me?""Go! Do as Mr. Lawrence says!" Chet barked at his brother right then.However, Edon appeared a
"Grr…"Frank was so furious that he could kill Chet right then.Still, he soon calmed down, and flicked his fingers, launching an invisible burst of pure vigor into Jaden's body.As he strode off, he growled coldly, "Your son won't wake up before I return, and you will all die with Silverbell if anything happens to her! You hear me?!"Chet flinched right then—even if he thought nothing of Frank before, he felt Frank's threat now in his very bones.After all, Frank excelled in both martial arts and medicine despite being young. He was definitely supported by some hidden faction in Draconia, and not just a modest company like Lanecorp!And they had to be a force to be reckoned with!Even as Chet watched Frank leave, many thoughts crossed his mind all at once.He could cry right then, even if he were the head of the Favoni family.He ended up on the wrong side of Hundred Bane Sect for the sake of saving his son, and then Abel got hurt when they brought him in to help.And in th
Most of all, Silverbell carried a secret with her—one she pulled off by swindling every champion of Draconia.If she fell to the hands of Hundred Bane Sect now, they would easily be the ones who won big.And Silverbell would rather die than see that happen.Just then, Lubor smiled as he threatened, "Hehe… You'd better not get any funny ideas. I've already implanted a blood centipede in you, and you'll die if I get upset."He then lifted her chin, clicking his tongue and sighing. "You're so beautiful… You're setting me on fire even if it's our first time meeting!"Silvebell remained silent despite his provocation, leveling him a look of contempt while avoiding his touch."Huh?!"Lubor glowered as Silverbell stayed defiant against him.He would have no hope of even reaching her level on any other day, but she was completely under his control now.It certainly left him buoyed, but he immediately felt humiliated as Silverbell was still glaring at him as if he were trash!"Bitch!"