*****What everyone witnessed upon turning over wasn't merely the twitching fingers they had been celebrating moments ago, nor was it only the abnormal chest movement Jason had noticed.Instead...It was the scene of the old patriarch's chest now rising and falling violently… so much so that the muscles beneath his skin spasmed repeatedly.To make matters worse, white foam had begun to roll from the corners of his mouth.Witnessing this scene, the atmosphere in the chamber changed drastically again.“What's happening to Father?" Williams shouted, the smug smile that had been plastered across his face vanishing instantly.“Is... is this supposed to happen?” Sir Alfred demanded, his voice trembling.The hope that had filled his heart moments ago rapidly transformed into dread.Hearing his question, every gaze immediately swung toward the Healing Sage.However, the elderly physician currently wore an expression of shock and bewilderment, looking as though he couldn't understand what was

*****‘Doesn't that mean it could actually kill him?’As soon as this possibility fully formed in his mind, Jason felt his blood run cold.His chest tightened, the hairs across his body stood on end, and an indescribable sense of dread washed over him.Without realizing it, he turned toward Nicholas.The young man still stood there exactly as before. His hands remained casually tucked into his pockets, his expression relaxed, and his eyes calm.He looked so detached from the chaos around him that one would think he was merely watching a boring television program.The contrast was absurd.“I...” Jason's lips immediately parted.He wanted to ask Nicholas for help… to beg him to save his father.However, just as the words reached the edge of his tongue, he froze.The memories came flooding back… every insult, accusation, and sneer Nicholas had received since he set foot on the Hunters’ territory.And as he recalled everything, it was as though he had been struck harder on the face.‘Will

*****At this moment, the elderly patriarch was no longer merely trembling.He was thrashing violently across the bed, his entire body convulsing with such frightening force that the massive king-sized bed beneath him rattled and shook as though it might collapse under the strain.His breathing had become harsh and erratic, each inhale sounding like a desperate struggle for survival, while thick white foam continuously spilled from the corners of his mouth.The sight was horrifying.Compared to the condition he had been in before the treatment began, he now looked infinitely worse, as though he had been pushed one step closer to the gates of death.Witnessing this, everyone in the chamber froze for a brief moment before panic exploded like wildfire.“Sir Healing Sage!!!!”The cry erupted almost simultaneously from nearly every person present.Faces turned pale, hearts pounded wildly, and even the servants who knew little about medicine could tell that something had gone terribly wrong

*****Still inside the massive chamber, it was as though time itself had come to a complete halt.The air remained frozen, the atmosphere appeared suffocating, and every single person stood rooted to their spot like statues carved from stone.For a moment that felt like an eternity, none of them moved, blinked, or reacted.In fact, several of them seemed to have forgotten how breathing worked altogether.Their gazes remained locked onto the elderly patriarch lying peacefully on the bed, their minds struggling desperately to process the absurd sequence of events that had just unfolded before their eyes.Just moments ago, the old man's condition had appeared so dire that many of them had already begun preparing themselves mentally for the worst.The violent convulsions, the foaming mouth, and the erratic breathing… everything had pointed toward disaster.Yet now, the same man lay comfortably on the bed, snoring away as though he had simply returned from a day of exhausting labor and was

*****Meanwhile, once the father-and-son trio disappeared completely, an awkward silence settled over the chamber once more.Gradually, all eyes returned to Nicholas, a different emotion surfacing on every face.Sir Alfred wore an unusually complicated expression for a long moment before inwardly sighing.‘The first time I judged a book by its cover, I was completely wrong.’ The realization left him feeling somewhat embarrassed.As for the maids, they looked at Nicholas as though they had just discovered a mythical creature disguised as a human.‘Someone actually dared to humiliate those three like that.’ One maid's eyes sparkled reverently. ‘If I hadn't witnessed this with my own eyes, nobody could have convinced me it happened.’‘To think I would live long enough to see those hateful people suffer such a miserable defeat. I could die in peace now.’ Another maid nearly burst from excitement.The third maid was already thinking several steps ahead.‘I need to tell the others immediate