Chapter 125: I will be taking this (1/2)
Back at the hospital…
<Ding. Congratulations. You have learned the recipe for lesser-grade anti-toxin>
<Ding. Congratulations. Your Alchemy Skill has upgraded>
[Fu Fu Fu! Not bad. Maybe when I finally don't have paws, I can make a lot of things! Woof!]
Qin Hua was happily daydreaming as she watched the elder prepare the concoction. This was the easiest upgrade she had received as all she had to do was simply wait and observe.
Soon, the first batch of trial concoction was prepared to completion and the elder looked at Lu Chen with his excited reddened eyes.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, had no idea what the green concoction was. He scooped out a bit and smelled the suspicious looking liquid.
[Woof! Woof! Naive humans!] Qin Hua shook her head helplessly. She then directly stuck her head inside the stockpot without bothering to explain it to anyone.
Ah! The dog! The elder saw the dog drinking directly from the big container and panicked but he didn't dare say anything to the huge beast.
Lu Chen, however, didn't seem to quite care about that part. He watched her actions and narrowed his eyes at her pensively. ”Oh. Looks like it is safe to consume. Let's give it to everyone.”
”Ah?” The elder was confused.
Lu Chen smiled and patted him. ”What else can we do, senior? We don't have any doctors in the group. We have no idea how to monitor health, etc.”
”All we can do is simple trial and error.”
”Ah. You are right.” The elder nodded and hurried to scoop out small portions of the anti-dote in several plastic cups they had lying around.
After drinking a tiny sip, he spread the cups out on a tray to give to others. ”Let me take it, elder.” Lu Chen took the tray from him with a gentle smile.
Gou Sheng looked a bit startled to see this gentle side of Lu Chen. He didn't expect the man who mercilessly made sick people drag their wounded bodies for several kilometers to act in this fashion.
”Here. You should drink some more.” Lu Chen handed the elder a full glass and then turned to walk away.
”I think we have enough here. So maybe we should save the rest of the herbs for the future.”
Woof! Woof!
The elder watched the dog and the man communicate in strange ways and smiled tiredly.
He then saved his portion of the antidote and walked over to take care of his granddaughter. The poor girl was only in middle school and yet she had to deal with such a situation.
Lu Chen had already given her a glass, but the elder gave the child extra to make sure that she was fully cured of the insect venom.
Lu Chen saw this and chuckled, giving the elder another one. ”Huh? Where are Alex and Xu Meilin?”
Qin Hua also noticed their absence and saw that the small cat had disappeared as well.
[Eh? Where did you run off to now? This little girl is so naughty! Woof!]
Qin Hua tried to pay attention to their surroundings and dashed to look around the hospital when her ears suddenly perked up. [There are others here? Woof?]
Qin Hua slipped into the shadows and disappeared, leaving behind all the survivors with Lu Chen, Guan Ye, and Luo Zu.
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Meanwhile…
”Are you sure? You don't want me to help you? It's no problem. Our normal abilities are all enhanced now. No matter how heavy you are I can easily carry you!”
Do you want me to carry you?” Fang Yuan generously offered again as the four of them headed back to the hospital.
Alex's lips twitched. Just how heavy do you think I am asshole? She cursed him inwardly but didn't say it out loud. She only shook her head with a small smile.
Only a couple more minutes. Only a couple more minutes. She muttered to herself and dragged her injured body on the ground, moving forward inch by inch.
In truth, she had a few spare mana cores inside the storage pouch hanging around her waist which surprisingly hadn't been affected by the acid.
Absorbing these might probably help her condition a little bit, even if it does not heal her. However, she didn't want to risk exposing this item in front of strangers.
Especially with Xu Meilin still unconscious, the entire burden fell on Alex's shoulder and she was doing everything that she could.