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CHAPTER 113- Smell of Death
“Who is he?” Another breathed, stepping back as though proximity to Adrian might be dangerous.The thought hung unspoken but heavy in every mind:He had just brought the King of the Underworld’s Medicine, Rootbinder himself, to his knees.And if he could do that to him, what could he do to the rest of them?Even Alfredo had gone completely still.His earlier mockery died in his throat.A new stench began to seep into the air.At first, it was faint, but then it thickened, curling into the nostrils of everyone in the room.The sweet, honeyed perfume of the Lumeris Bloom… was rotting.It twisted into something foul and acrid, like blossoms left to decay in stagnant water, laced with the copper tang of blood.Gasps turned to gagging.Masks lifted to cover faces. They pressed their gloved hands against their noses.“What… is that?” Someone choked.It was coming from him.From Rootbinder.The golden fragrance he had so confidently swallowed minutes ago had turned against him, fermenting i
CHAPTER 112- Tears of Blood
“Throw him out already!” Alfredo’s voice cracked across the hall like a whip.“He’s lost. He’s wasting our time!”The crowd roared in agreement.“Get him out!”“Rootbinder has already spared his life once; don’t tempt him twice!”“Enough of this!”Adrian didn’t so much as flinch.He stood rooted, his gaze fixed on the masked figure on Rootbinder as he waited for the inevitable.Rootbinder was doomed and will be dead very soon.He just had to wait a little bit to claim his prize.In his mind, the count had already begun.Ten seconds.Nine seconds.He took a single slow and deliberate step, as though giving space for the storm that was about to break.On the stage, Rootbinder straightened, the gavel resting at his side. His black mask tilted toward Adrian.“You have exactly five seconds to leave before I strike you down with a toxin that will paralyze you for life.”The hall gasped at the venom in his words.They all knew Rootbinder was not joking, and he had the power to do it.Why doe
CHAPTER 111- Lumeris Bloom
Rootbinder’s head tilted just enough for the chandelier’s light to slide across the glossy black of his mask.“Go ahead,” he said, voice smooth and unhurried, like a man so certain that he was going to win.Adrian’s hand moved slowly into his coat. When it came out, it held a small crystal vial, its contents shimmering gold under the light like molten sunlight trapped in glass. lA faint, delicate fragrance drifted into the air—honey… and jasmine.Some in the front rows inhaled without even thinking, their eyes slightly wide with sweetness.Rootbinder’s gaze flicked to the vial, and for a heartbeat, the hall held its breath.Adrian spoke quietly, the words cutting through the perfume-laced air."You gave me a clue; I will also extend the same favor to you."Rootbinder scoffed at his words, but Adrian continued."This is Lumeris Bloom Extract.”A murmur rippled through the crowd.Several guests exchanged puzzled glances.“Lumeris Bloom? That’s a luxury flower…”“It’s used in royal perfu
CHAPTER 110- Second Chance
Some of them had stopped counting completely.How was this imposter still standing?This was still impossible....Maybe he was just keeping up his arrogant expression, and he will drop dead at the last second.One.Zero.The entire hall became as silent as a graveyard.Adrian had not collapsed. Neither was he gasping for air.Adrian stood exactly as he had when he first drank the Black Veyra... Tall and unshakenThe entire hall froze.How was that possible?How was it possible that someone who had drunk poison twice was still standing?Some checked the time on their pocket watches.It wasn’t just two minutes; it was two minutes and twenty seconds.And he was still breathing.“What… what kind of sorcery is this?” someone whispered, their voice almost trembling.Another muttered, “That’s… impossible.”Rootbinder’s gloved fingers tightened ever so slightly on the edge of the gavel. He took half a step back in surprise.He didn’t let it show… But inside, he was utterly stunned.This man…
CHAPTER 109- Count Down
“He’s already dead.”“Drinking that will only speed it up.”"Who drinks poison to cure a poison?"On the balcony, Alfredo’s laughter cut through the noise like a blade.“Someone bring in a casket already!” He called. “Let’s make this quick!”Adrian didn’t even look up.He raised the vial… and he drank it.Rootbinder’s gaze locked on Adrian; the mask made it look like he had no expression, but beneath it, his thoughts were moving fast.What kind of technique was this?Why use the poison itself as a base?Even he had no idea what technique he was using."He racks his head, but he had never seen or heard anything like this.Was this man… truly not lying?But before the thought could settle, the crowd’s voice swelled again.A minute had passed.Adrian had already diffused the Black Veyra in just one minute.But no one in the room believed it.They all thought he had one minute left to live.From the balcony, Alfredo’s laughter rang out, smug and booming.“Are you done with your little cha
CHAPTER 108- Poison Cure
Adrian tipped the vial to his lips.He took a deep breath, and he drank the poison.The liquid slid down his throat; it tasted like liquid frost, sending a shiver down his spine.A strange numbness spread across his jaw, then his chest… and then—His body gave a single, sharp jolt.He staggered back a step.Some even thought he was going to fall.The hall erupted.“He’s finished already!”“He won’t last a minute!”“Dead man walking!”A triumphant laughter rolled through the room.On the balcony, Alfredo’s golden mask tilted back in glee.“Ah, I almost feel bad for him,” he said mockingly. “Almost.”Adrian ignored it all.He drew in a slow breath, forcing his lungs to work against the creeping frost now threading through his veins.He could feel the poison moving, a merciless current climbing toward his heart.But he already knows what to do.His eyes dropped to the cart of herbs and vials before him.Without hesitation, he reached out—And, to the shock of everyone watching, he picked
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