The Psychopathic Beast Emperor-Chapter 106: Exildra’s Dire Condition

The healing room of Henut was so silent that even the silence felt loud. Exildra and Rakia lay on beds surrounded by a mix of green and blue lights. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Henut was the head of all the healers because of her dual elemental power of water and plant. Her elements were more in tune with healing rather than fighting.

After some time, she twirled her hand, and the earlier water bubble around Exildra’s wound flew towards her. Her eyes glowed for a second. She turned abruptly towards them with widened eyes. Her words that followed next caused all their expressions to sink.

"She’s infected with a very powerful parasitic disease. Thanks to the timely intervention of Silvia and her body reacting instantly to lock down, she’s safe, but not for long. At most, she could survive for a week, two at most.

The name of this disease is the Abyssal Devourer Syndrome, a very powerful parasitic disease that is ranked in the top five across the world when it comes to diseases, and the top one when it comes to death-related diseases.

There have been only three cases of this disease, or rather four if we include this girl. Of the previous three, only one survived, but he became a vegetable. He cannot cultivate ever again."

Hearing this, Apollonia shivered. Even the elders’ faces turned dark because the situation was dire. Very dire.

"I don’t know if you can do anything about it because the most I can do is help her fight it for as long as I can.

The disease is caused when an evolved undead creature, mostly ghouls, injures someone and releases necrotic soul fragments into the wound. These fragments are like parasitic seeds.

There are only two outcomes when these parasitic seeds grow and become a devourer core.

It’s either that the infected become a superior ghoul or get consumed from the inside by the original ghoul remotely. Wherever it is, it can kill her.

It also allows the ghoul to track her anywhere she is.

I am very sure you encountered an evolved ghoul looking at the claw wounds on her face and the ones on your bodies," she added, looking towards the three: Apollonia, Bahamut, and Sel.

"Then why aren’t they infected?" Elder Iset asked.

"For that, I don’t really know, but I have theories.

Bahamut and Sel have both experienced their first awakenings and also awakened their concepts. I’m sure that prevented the parasites from entering their wounds.

Apollonia is like the opposite of a ghoul, so it wouldn’t work on her either. If only she were high-level enough, we wouldn’t have to be worried for Exildra... probably.

And, Rakia wasn’t injured by the ghoul, so she’s good too. She was just hit had and depleted her mana."

"I see..."

"Also, Exildra’s case if very grave because the attack was on her face, through her eye socket. The eye is very close to the brain. It connects directly to the nervous system, and soul energy flows strongly through the head, meaning that it can escalate faster than what I’m estimating.

The only known ways to treat it are a sacred purification by a Tier 4 or Tier 5 Holy Ritual, performed by someone with the Holy Element or a member of the angel race. But this method will destroy part of the infected’s life force.

The other method is soul-severing. This means cutting the parasite from her soul, but she could lose all her memories and power, worse, she could die. And that method is a classified, forbidden technique. No one has heard of it for a millennium, ever since it was used by the Human Emperor to kill the Soul King.

There are other theories on treatments, like killing the original ghoul. But that hasn’t been justified yet," Henut added in a grim tone.

Sel and Apollonia’s gazes instinctively turned toward Bahamut, who had remained silent throughout this. His face was too calm, almost expressionless, and that caused them to worry more.

It would have been better if he were raging or crying, but showing nothing? There were only two possibilities. It was either that he was planning something suicidal, or he had accepted the harsh truth, which would be very sad, considering they had just become a thing. It was bad and heartbreaking.

...

Bahamut just stared at Exildra’s unconscious face, which was partly destroyed. Despite that, she was still beautiful to him. Bahamut was in a world of his own, where only Exildra’s face was shown to him. He couldn’t hear anything Henut was saying after she stated what could be Exildra’s situation.

His only bet now was on luck and the system

’System... Is there a way to save her without any negative repercussions?’

[Analyzing Target: Exildra]

[Analysis in Progress...]

[ERROR! ERROR! ERROR!]

[Overriding Analysis...]

[Commencing Deep Analysis...]

[Deep Analysis in Progress...]

[Deep Analysis Completed!]

[Results: None!]

The system’s answer nearly made him faint. But he was still hopeful. He didn’t know where it was from, but he was very hopeful.

’Even a slight chance...’

[... Analyzing...]

[Lead Discovered!]

[Results: This is a theory based on the host’s power. There is a 1% possibility of destroying the parasite with life force or your BEAST concept.

But a catalyst is needed, not to kill her in the process.]

’1% is better than 0%. But what is this catalyst?’

[A Life Rose.]

’What is that?’

[Life Rose is a rose flower that only grows in a battlefield soaked deeply in blood. The rose contains lifeforce essence and also has the property of refining lifeforce into pure life energy.]

’I see... Now, where will I find such a battlefield?’

[No Known Location!]

’It’s alright. Thanks for the information. Since there’s a chance, I will grab it!’

"Bahamut!" Sel called out to Bahamut for the fifth time before he reacted.

"What’s going on?" Bahamut asked, shocking everyone. Did he not hear anything that was said?

"Head Healer Henut just told us about Exildra’s condition," Sel stated.

"I heard."

"Good. We are now going to meet the Chief Elder for a report."

"What of Exildra?"

"She will be taken care of with higher priority. Her background isn’t simple, so they will be made aware too," Henut answered him with an assuring smile.

"Thank you," Bahamut bowed to Henut, surprising everyone. Elder Iset’s eyes glistened as she studied the boy’s actions.

’To think he isn’t as impulsive as I thought...’

Henut cast healing spells on them, and they followed Elders’ Silvia and Iset outside, leaving Exildra and Rakia with Henut.

"You really won yourself a good guy, but fate just had to step in..." she muttered as she stared at the elven girl in coma.