Chapter 86 - Offer (2) (1/2)
Considering its effects, Billy decided to call that Reinforcement magic… even though it was similar to how he strengthened things by making them level up, it was a bit different since the effects were more powerful, but they didn't last for long.
Billy decided to experiment with that by making some parts of his body harder… like his fists, and while it worked, he could only make it last for a moment, and once he delivered a strike, the energy would disperse. Not to mention, it could only do one thing, like increasing endurance, speed, or power. It couldn't do those three at the same time.
”I guess I need to practice it more until it becomes a skill,” Billy nodded to himself.
When Billy went to check Kate's condition the next day, he frowned when he saw her in the living room. He immediately used Appraisal, so he noticed that the virus status was still there.
”Good morning, Billy,” Kate said while she was walking around the living room slowly. ”That message that you did yesterday sure improved my health.”
”You might want to rephrase that… by the way, don't mention to anyone about that, all right?” Billy asked. ”While the massage helped, I think that your health has been improving a lot on its own. I don't want to make people think that I healed you.”
”I suppose that would be troublesome,” Kate said. ”Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.”
”What secret?” Billy frowned. ”Anyway, where is your father?”
”He fainted after seeing me out of bed. He is resting in his room right now,” Kate said.
That was understandable. If Billy were in his position, he probably would be so shocked that he would probably cry. Regardless, Billy couldn't celebrate yet, he had to check Kate's lungs, and by using the same excuse of the previous day with a massage, he checked it. Much to his surprise, while the status was there, he could feel that the weird feeling in her lungs had grown weaker. His idea was working, and only five percent of his mana had been used. So, things were proceeding favorably.
Billy recalled how medicines worked against most viruses on Earth. Antiviral medicines work differently depending on the drug and virus type. Antivirals can: Block receptors so viruses can't bind to and enter healthy cells. Boost the immune system, helping it fight off a viral infection. Lower the viral load, amount of active virus in the body.
Billy was pretty sure that his mana was doing the first two things, blocking the virus and boosting the immune system. The question was: would it be enough? It was hard to say… he would only feel less uneasy if he didn't feel any traces of the virus in her system… It was also weird that he could feel the virus in a single part of her body.
Over the course of the next few days, Billy realized that the virus grew weaker and weaker, not to mention, his mana in her lungs was being consumed at a slower rate… probably because the virus was getting weaker.
”I just hope that once I return, her situation won't suddenly get worse, and she will be one step closer to death…” Billy thought and then gulped.