Chapter 39 - Glow

The cloth that was used to be empty before is now full of light that was absorbed from Geraldine's mana.

"A map!" She exclaimed when she saw the whole picture on the cloth and because it could only be seen with the light from the mana, she tried to memorize every detail before she runs out of energy to give out the mana from her fingers.

"If only this body could take my full mana, then I don't have any problems at all," She said as the light from her finger started to die out.

Hurriedly getting her lamp to light up the cave, the images on the cloth was gone as soon as her mana's light vanished.

Geraldine took it and placed it back on its box and put it safely on her back as it was the most important discovery she finds and also helps her make the job easier.

After all, it was the map to where the poisonous butterflies are located.

Geraldine went outside of the cave and grabbed some of the snow that was forming outside and used it to build a wall from the entrance and only left a small opening for her to let some air inside.

Taking out the dried meat she bought, she eats it to fill her in and sleep through the rest of the night with a satisfied grin.

When the morning came, she instantly prepared herself to climb in the direction base on the map, and luckily it wasn't so far away but it's further up ahead.

Breaking down the snow wall she builds, Geraldine was greeted by the sunlight and the heat it gives, which gave her a bit of comfort but before she started her new journey. Geraldine covered the cave's entrance with snow again and make it look like a regular pile of snow.

Geraldine closed her eyes and imagined the images she saw on the map and when she opened her eyes, a series of lines are seen to where it leads her towards her destination.

"I hope it won't be difficult to climb that high," She said as she used her ice axe to start climbing up.

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It took her half a day to reach the area where the last line is visible but all she sees are snow, nothing uncommon, or something that was out of place in the area and it made her think that the map must be wrong or she reads it incorrectly.

Geraldine sighs loudly as she grabbed one of the heating stones and started rubbing it on her hands to make herself a bit warmer and when she was about to put it in her bag, she saw the jar that she brought with her.

"I almost forgot about you," She smiled and takes it out, "Poisonous butterflies are attracted to poison, and using a high-level poison is a great idea to draw them out," She said as she opens the lid that was tightly sealed.

It was the first time she opened the jar and she expected it to be in a liquid form but it was in solid form, the same shape and size as the mana pills she created before.

Taking one of the poison tablets out of the jar, she raised it up to see its appearance, it was all in black matte color and it was as hard as the rock.

"How can you eat something this hard? Will it melt like a candy when mixed with saliva?" She shrugged and put it in her mouth, "I'll never know if I won't try," she said and stayed calm for a bit.

The tablet started to melt into her mouth and the bitter taste kicks in as she cringed over the taste as she didn't expect it like that. Geraldine could feel the poison going down on her body, it was strong that her heartbeat started to go slower.

The amount of poison on a single tablet was at a different level compare to the poison she used to take in and because of this, she pukes it out from her mouth, afraid that she might faint from there which leads her to another problem.

"Salle really ain't lying that this was indeed dangerous," Wiping away the saliva from her lips, Geraldine notice something strange to where she puked the tablet.

The tablet melted and a red glow below it absorb its juices and that when Geraldine knows that she's in the right place. Taking out multiple tablets from the jar, she throws them on the different locations to see if the red glow would appear again and it did and it creates a trail.

Geraldine follows the glow as when it's done absorbing the poison it goes to a specific direction which might be the location of their nest.

"Wait for me, I'll be coming for you!"