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Froi burst out laughing.His expression practically begged for a beating.He spread his arms and stood his ground."I'm right here.""Let's see how you're going to make me do anything.""Do you think people call me the Deadbeat for no reason?""If you want to make me submit, go ahead and try."Actions spoke louder than words.Hudson didn't bother arguing.His hand shot out like lightning.To the villagers, it looked as though he merely tapped Froi once.Most of them didn't even see exactly what happened.Froi immediately jumped backward.His eyes filled with caution."What did you do?"Hudson folded his arms."Nothing much.""I just gave a lesson to a professional liar.""Y—"Before Froi could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed."AHHH!"A miserable scream echoed through the courtyard.He dropped to his knees.Then both hands began clawing frantically at his body.His neck.His chest.His arms.His back.Every inch of him felt unbearably itchy.The sensation was so intens
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Did he really know medicine? As the seconds passed, the curiosity in the villagers' eyes gradually turned into confusion.Hudson was clearly trying to save someone, but from their perspective, he wasn't doing anything useful.Every so often, he would simply tap or press a few points on Finn's body with his fingers.To everyone watching, it hardly looked like medical treatment at all.It looked more like he was wasting time.Froi, who had been struggling moments earlier, stopped resisting after seeing this.A sneer spread across his face.Deep down, he was convinced Hudson was putting on a show.After all, who had ever heard of saving a dying man by poking him with a finger?Loron, meanwhile, stood nearby with a deep frown.The nervous hope he'd been holding onto was beginning to fade.Several times, he wanted to step forward and ask Hudson directly whether Finn could actually be saved.At this point, he suspected Hudson might have been mistaken earlier.Maybe Finn really was dead.May
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Hudson’s words hit the room like a thunderclap. For a moment, everyone froze.His calm voice instantly drew every eye toward him.Conrad, who had already fallen into despair, felt a spark of hope ignite in his chest. He hurried over and grabbed Hudson’s arm.“Hudson, are you saying Finn can still be saved?”Before Hudson could answer, Froi spun around and glared at him.“Who the hell are you?” he demanded. “Some punk who thinks he knows everything?”Unlike most people in the village, Froi spent very little time at home. He was addicted to gambling and spent most of his days in nearby towns, drifting from one card game to another. Whenever he ran out of money, he returned to the village looking for someone to take advantage of.Because of that, he knew almost nothing about Hudson.Hudson remained calm.“Who I am doesn’t matter,” he said. “What matters is that your father isn’t dead yet. There’s still time to save him.”A flicker of unease crossed Froi’s face.He quickly masked it with
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The crowd gathered at Lena's gate quickly parted.Loron pushed his way through the villagers and hurried toward Hudson, his face filled with anxiety."Master, please come quickly and help us!"The moment those words left his mouth, everyone around him froze.The villagers stared at one another in disbelief.No one had expected Loron, one of the village elders and the only doctor in the area, to address Hudson, a young outsider, as "Master.""Dr. Miller, what happened?""Why are you in such a hurry?""Did somebody get hurt?"Questions flew from every direction as the villagers crowded closer, eager to find out what was going on.Loron wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained anxiously."This is bad. Finn suddenly got sick.""He came looking for me earlier, and before I could even finish examining him, he grabbed his stomach and started screaming in pain."His voice trembled."Now he's unconscious, and his condition looks critical."A person's life was on the line.After speaking
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"Yeah, it's the middle of the day. Why does it suddenly feel cold?""You're right. It really is getting colder.""That's strange..."The villagers continued whispering among themselves as more and more people noticed the unusual chill in the air.None of them realized what was really happening.An invisible killing intent had already begun to spread through the courtyard.Although Hudson's strength had not fully recovered, the aura he carried wasn't something that disappeared simply because he was injured.Marlon's lies had completely stirred Hudson's anger.At that moment, Hudson felt that the punishment he had given Marlon earlier had been far too lenient."Alright, enough about the weather."Grenn waved his hand impatiently."So what if it's a little cold?""We're not here to talk about that today."Seeing everyone's attention drifting away from the matter at hand, he quickly pulled the conversation back.He intended to keep the pressure on Hudson and Lena until Hudson was forced t
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When Conrad reached the far end of Iron Mountain Village, he split off from Hudson and headed home.Meanwhile, Hudson walked back with Lena.The sight of the two of them immediately attracted attention.Lena's sleeves were torn. One leg of her pants had been ripped during the struggle, and she was wearing Hudson's oversized shirt over her damaged clothes.Hudson, meanwhile, was walking beside her shirtless.To anyone who didn't know what had happened, the scene looked suspicious.The villagers exchanged strange looks.Before long, rumors spread throughout Iron Mountain Village.According to the gossip, Hudson and Lena had gone into the hills together and gotten involved in something inappropriate. Some people even claimed things had become so intense that Lena's clothes and pants had been torn apart.As the story traveled from one person to another, it became more outrageous.Soon, villagers began gathering outside Lena's house.Some whispered among themselves while others openly crit
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