Bam! Gabriel smashed his fist angrily into the hard wooden table in front of him and turned it into dust. He spat loudly, "This damned lich!"After he had vented his frustrations, he asked in a worried voice, "Mr. Apothecary, is this parasite thing dangerous?"Carl shook his head. "I can't be sure just yet. I have no idea what it does, but I think that anything that is related to a lich has to be full of evil and danger."The young apothecary's reply caused both Gabriel and Hervor to be terrified.Carl paused to think for a moment, then said, "Perhaps you could ask the temple for help." He added, "You could look for the priestess who fought the lich in the forest earlier. She might be able to resolve Hervor's problem. Otherwise, you could go to the Holy City to seek the help from the head priest. If you tell them you've been cursed by a lich, I'm sure the temple will do something about it."Gabriel fell silent. He glanced at Hervor and had a conflicted look

Hervor's skin turned red as steam started to rise out of her body. She looked like she was in terrible pain."Hervor! How are you feeling?" Everyone was terribly concerned and worried for her.She tried to endure the pain and squeezed a smile out. "Don't worry, I'm not… AHHH!" A powerful force suddenly hit her from the inside and she could not help but let out a scream of pain.Carl could see that Hervor's body had given off an intense concentration of magic particles after drinking the concoction. A brilliant glow surged toward her belly button in waves.This told Carl that the concoction he had made was indeed effective against the parasite. The force created by the drug was targeting the parasite and trying to kill it. The pain that Hervor felt was unfortunately part of the process to kill the parasite.He tried to cheer her on, "Hervor, hang in there for just a while more…"Before he could finish his sentence, a black beam shot out fro

As the battleship fell apart, everyone lost their balance and fell into the river. Amazingly enough, the exact place where Hervor lay remained in one good piece as it floated on the surface of the water.Carl clung onto the floating wood and had nearly fallen into the water. At the same time, he called Pudding over with his thoughts.The snake's thick body emerged from the water and swung its tail toward Carl and Hervor, ready to carry them to the nearest shore. Just a split second before Pudding could do that, however, the lich appeared on the other side of the floating wood and raised a finger. A dim glow instantly shot out from his finger and everything within a fifteen-meter radius froze immediately.Pudding's body stiffened instantly, as if it were nothing but an ice sculpture, its tail still in the air. Carl himself felt like he had become a stone statue. His body felt as if it did not belong to him anymore, and he could not even move his eyes. This restrictive

Carl felt a violent force surge into his brain that made him shudder uncontrollably. He tried his best to endure the discomfort and attempted to resist the lich, but the man was far too strong for him. He felt like his brain was being pierced by a needle, which put him through excruciating pain.Pudding could sense Carl's pain, and after a brief moment of hesitation, it bit down on Carl. The sudden bite made Carl ask: Pudding, why did you bite me?He got his answer almost immediately. He was amazed as the unbearable pain in his head disappeared completely.Carl remembered that this was because of the soul pact between himself and Pudding. They could share everything, including pain. Back when he had taken the secret drug and was on the verge of breaking down, Pudding had also bitten him and taken on the pain for him. The same thing was happening now.He could sense that Pudding had become weak and listless from the pain.The lich, on the other hand, was asto

The lich glared menacingly at Carl, as if he was going to behead the young man if he did not have any answer for this question.Carl was frantic at first, but he took a deep breath and replied to the lich calmly, "I need to check her vitals before making a diagnosis and giving you a proper answer."The lich's eyes flickered brightly as they stared straight at Carl threateningly, as though he were trying to assess if the young man was lying to him or not.Carl did not look away and stared right back, so the lich eventually loosened his grip and said in a sinister voice, "Go and check her now, then come back with a clear treatment plan."The young man caught his breath and went to the couch to take a look at Hervor. He felt terrible when he saw how the young lively mercenary girl had passed out again.Even though the mastermind behind all of this was the lich, Carl felt that he had contributed to her condition as well. After all, it was his concoction that had