Chapter 216 - Change In Attitude

'Stealing magic…'

Rex's eyes started to glow with golden light yet again and within a few seconds, he was able to steal the talent.

'Now with this, she wouldn't have to worry about being affected by it again…'

'Hmm, but it would be too cruel to take something without giving anything in return…', Rex thought.

He was literally saving her but despite that, he felt bad for taking a talent of someone. So he decided to give a different skill to her.

'Poison Resistance.', this was the ability that he gave her.

So what was the difference between the previous and current abilities?

Simple, the previous ability rendered the host resistance to all sorts of poisons and by this, it means that, things that are considered poisonous by the ability would be forcefully ejected out of her body.

While this was how the previous one was, the current ability was much more flexible and kind of normal – it would only be resistance to the poisons that would be recognized by the host's body.

Yes, the ability would have the role of providing resistance and nothing else. It wouldn't be the one that would judge. The one to judge would be host's body.

So, if a certain item causes a certain level of damage to her body, the ability will work perfectly but until then, it would stay static.

As he stole the talent, and as the orb was getting smaller and smaller as her body absorbed the life force, she started to feel better.

She could even wake up anytime soon so Rex thought about finishing the job as soon as he can and leaving.

So he was working hard, and while he was doing it, there was something else going on outside of the room.

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The Queen and Dan were moving from one side to the other.

"Can I go?", the Queen asked Dan if she could enter the room right now.

Dan shook his head and said, "Of course not, it hasn't even been a minute and you want to enter?"

"Let him do his work.", he said.

"But…"

"…"

The Queen was hesitant. She did leave the room but after that, she couldn't control herself even for a second.

"Just what are you worried about?", Dan asked yet again.

"My daughter!"

"I'm worried about her!", she said.

Dan stared at her for a second and then said, "Oh come on…"

"Does that mean you don't leave her even for a second in an entire day?"

"Don't be like this!", he said.

"No, I am worried because that person is with my daughter.", she said.

Until a few minutes ago, she was talking so gracefully and was calling her 'Son'. But now, the moment she was out, she started referring to him as 'That Person'.

"How can you think that way about the person who saved you?", Dan was furious when he heard this.

The little girl, who was sitting on his lap, got a bit scared.

"I am just cautious."

"What if he saved me just to get my trust so that I would leave him with my daughter?"

"You even gave him two artifacts, what if he took them and ran away?"

"There is a window in the room too which would be perfect for him to escape.", she said.

Yes, the Queen was doing a perfect job in infuriating Dan.

He was controlling his anger because there was a little girl near, or else, he would have shouted at the Queen by now.

"Why are you behaving this way?"

"I have never seen you act like this.", Dan said.

"Of course, that's because we never left our daughter alone with a stranger.", she said.

"I-"

"I'm pretty sure. He might have stolen the artifact that is around her neck!"

"Just you wait and see, the artifact will definitely not be on her neck.", she said.

Dan kept quiet even after she said all that because of the little girl who held his hands.

Her little hands were trembling after seeing which, Dan decided to keep quiet.

The truth will be out once they enter so they decided to stay calm.

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After around thirty minutes, Rex finished the treatment.

'Ha, it was over sooner than I expected.'

'I never expected the root cause for this critical state was this artifact.', Rex thought as he looked at the necklace.

He was right, the magic that demons use is completely different from what humans use.

So, using their blood as cores to help the princess gain some energy would have a side effect as well and that side effect was her lifeforce was getting sucked by the artifact.

The artifact had only begun to condense it – hence the orb was formed.

Once all the lifeforce had been extracted, the necklace would have absorbed it completely.

He then used telekinesis and opened the door.

"I'm done, you can enter now.", he said.

The moment the door was opened, the little girl, Dan, and the Queen ran inside.

After entering, their sights were naturally directed at the princess. Her complexion was much better than it had ever been. In fact, she looked so healthy, that the Queen felt like crying.

"And you were suspecting him…", Dan whispered slowly to the Queen.

Right after hearing that, his sights again changed and went towards the neck of her daughter. Yes, she noticed that the necklace was missing.

She immediately looked at Rex and asked, "Where is the artifact?"

"Which one?", Rex asked while panting.

He had just taken in talent and had used a lot of concentration in transferring powers here and there due to which he was exhausted a bit.

"You have the audacity to ask which one?", she raised her voice.

'Huh?'

'Did her behavior just change or did she get swapped?', Rex was surprised by the expression that she made.

"I mean, you-", as Rex was about to justify his question, the Queen raised her hand and topped him.

"I don't want to hear even a single word."

"Just tell me, why did you take the artifact from her neck?", she asked.

"…"

'What a fu*king bit*h…', this was the first thought that came to Rex's mind.