Chapter 522 The Secret of Mutation I
In what is known as the seventh largest gold mining area in the main continent of Comilia, it is not surprising that such a small golden palace building appears, but the magnificence of the house is jaw-dropping.
Alice is also the most beloved princess of the Demon Moon Empire, but when she saw the decoration of the golden palace, she couldn't help but stare straight in her eyes.
“Is there such a place in the mountains and forests?” When Hughington saw all this luxury, his heart jumped: “How much is this much gold worth?”
The stranger said: "This is the palace of Governor Shank. The outside of the house is protected by a triple magic circle. The entire house and palace are made of gold. There is no way those monsters can get in. You can stay here with confidence."
Alice said: "Who are you?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nilu Wei. I am the captain of the soldiers stationed in the gold mining area. You call me Nilu and Wei. "Everything is fine."
Chloe cleaned up the filth on her body and said, "Alice, why would you be here if we hadn't discovered it just now?" There are fewer monsters outside the Golden Palace, and there are sounds of fighting in the village. I'm afraid you are in danger."
"We..." Alice sighed: "Let's talk. "It's a long time. Anyway, I accidentally got lost and walked in here. Hullington followed me because he was looking for me." She briefly explained what happened.
Chloe said: "So there is such a thing, you are really unlucky." Although they had some unpleasantness in Tubat volcano before, as adults they would not be in love with each other. Liz generally cares.
"Uh..." Hullington touched the scratched wound on his face and asked: "Hey, Captain, is there any medicine here for me to rub?"
"Are you injured?" Everyone looked over. They had been running for their lives and had not noticed this. But now seeing the scratch marks on Hullington's face, he looked very horrified.
Seeing their surprised expressions, Hullington was a little surprised: "What's wrong? Isn't it just a few wounds? Could it be poisonous?"
No one said a word.
“It’s not really poisonous, is it?” Hughington asked, “Is there an antidote?”
Still no one said anything, just looked at him with some sympathy.
Hughington looked at them: "There is no antidote? Then use magic to treat me."
Angelou took out the package they placed in the hall. Some medicines: "Here you go. This is an antidote."
"Is there an antidote? Is it for external application or internal use?" Hullington shook the concoction in the small bottle and asked.
“It’s for drinking.” Chloe said, “Alice, you want to drink too.”
Alice asked: "I want to drink it too? Why? I am also poisoned? Why can't I feel it."
"You are poisoned by the toxin of Attila's death ore. This medicine can And the aggressiveness of this toxin," Chloe said.
"Attila Death Ore!" Hullington looked shocked.
Alice asked in confusion: "What is that?"
Hughington said: "It is a kind of ore that contains poisonous elements and is extremely toxic. This toxin The scary thing about ore is that even if you don't come into contact with it, it can poison people as long as it is exposed to the air, and this poison is very variable. Even without magic, it can produce different changes in different environments, different temperatures and humidity, and when combined with different substances, and it is difficult for people who have been poisoned by the Attila ore toxin to detect it. Until you are already poisoned, the toxicity will only occur in the last period of time before death.”
Alice's heart was really frightened. She didn't expect that she would still be poisoned after going on hunger strike in the forest for so many days. But fortunately, there is an antidote now, and she is relieved.
Chloe continued: "The onset of this toxin is related to a person's own strength and physique. The stronger one's own strength, the greater the power contained in the body. When the toxin is suppressed, the poisoned person will also The opposite is true for the weaker you are. Generally, you will be killed by this poison in about two days. The famous "Plit Death Zone" in history was caused by this kind of ore. Affected."
Sitting on the golden steps, Nilu Wei said: "It's no wonder that the mine prisoners were the first to die, but I was fine after being in direct contact with the ore."< br>
"If you are strong enough, you can completely suppress the toxicity and slowly neutralize its aggressiveness. But..."
"But what?" Wei looked at her. Chloe looked at Hurlington and said: "But the monster that scratched you probably also contained mutated toxins, and the medicine we brought cannot cure it."
Hughington was startled.
"No, it can't be..." Alice was also stunned and turned to look at Hurlington.
Chloe sighed: "I'm really sorry. You just said that this toxin is very variable. The poison in the breath is different from the poison after it invades the body. . One of our companions died like this."
Hughington had already discovered that one of the four of them was missing, but he didn't expect that he was already dead.
"Hughington..." Alice looked at him, wanting to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say.
Hughington stood there blankly. After a while, he suddenly forced a smile and said: "You also said it was possible. Maybe it is not poisonous? If those monsters were poisoned, wouldn't they also die? ? But they are still alive."
"Yes, yes, maybe." Chloe also smiled.
In fact, both Hullington and Chloe knew that although this possibility existed, it was actually not high. A certain toxin is not effective on all living things. For example, this poison has no effect on plants at all, and it is also useless on some monsters that are not resistant to poison.
These humanoid mutated monsters may be resistant to this toxin. It is more likely that the mutation of these monsters is related to the Attila death ore.
The lifeless atmosphere was dull for a while. Alice noticed that something was wrong with Hullington: "What's wrong with you, Hullington?"
"I don't know, my legs seem..." Hullington squatted down and rolled up his trouser legs. . This pull shocked everyone.
On his calf, a large piece of flesh was rotten and left a brown 'scar'. But upon closer inspection, I found that those brown things were actually small insects that were densely packed like schistosomiasis in the ditch. These small insects were crawling around in his rotten flesh and kept multiplying. From a distance, they looked like they were in trouble. Funky steamed buns, but the fungus is brown.
Alice was so frightened that she crawled away, fearing that those bugs would crawl on her. You can't blame her, she is just a girl after all.
"What is this? Is it also caused by poison?" Nilu Wei asked.
"It should be." The person who spoke was no one else, but Hughington himself. He is an alchemist, and he knows all too well the changes in some substances.
"Is this also poison?"
Anluge said: "This should be a fungus. It may be catalyzed and reproduced by Attila toxin. Attila The poison of death ore is not only easy to change, but also easy to change other things. Attila poison will affect the poisoned person during his or her life and after death. Catalyze and modify the microorganisms and parasites in the poisoned body, including those outside the body."
"Like those rotten monsters in the forest?"
"Yes, you. It is the same reason that after a corpse rots, many insects will emerge.”
Hullington thought that this might be an injury he had accidentally received while fighting in the forest before, but he was not aware of it. He watched his calf slowly being eroded and expanded by the swarm of fungi, and a heavy shadow cast a heavy shadow on his heart. He poured the detoxification concoction on it and washed it with water elements, but it still had no effect. Although a lot of those bacteria and bugs were cleaned out at that time, within a few minutes, they multiplied densely and were everywhere again.
After another ten minutes, Hughington began to feel that something was wrong on his face. Light yellow, oil-like juice with bloodshot eyes was constantly flowing out of the wound.
"The poison is starting to take effect." Although she didn't want to say these heavy words, Chloe said it anyway because: "This is the time for you to make a decision."
Love Liz didn't understand what Chloe said: "What decision?"
No one answered.
(End of this chapter)