Chapter 238

Chapter 238

Garrett Nordmark or 格雷特 lifted his foot and walked towards the laboratory. Behind him, the protective mage chuckled and called out, "Hey, kid! Are you trying to cover up your tracks and then tell us you didn’t cause trouble?"

"These dangers can be killed!" Garrett turned around like a gust of wind. "As long as proper precautions are taken, it won’t infect the user. As long as it’s properly eliminated, it won’t leak out and cause harm!"

"That makes sense," the mage in white robes nodded playfully. "Alright then, let’s go in together and take a look."

The high-level mages filed in. Upon reaching the changing room, Garrett turned back and stopped everyone, bending down to pull out protective suits from the side. "Masters, please change into protective gear and follow me into the danger zone."

The high-level mages of thirteen or fourteen levels looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh. The mage in white robes from the protective department even laughed out loud. "Protection?—Kid, are you talking to me about protection?"

"Master, I know nothing of your power." Garrett bowed lightly. "But, I can assure you that the protective measures I use can provide effective protection and won’t bring danger to the outside world. If possible, please follow the laboratory’s requirements and change into protective gear."

He pointed to the sign on the wall that read "Danger, No Entry." Among the crowd, the mage from Black Crow Swamp laughed and squeezed forward. "Alright, let’s not make it difficult for the kid... Well, Garrett, um, how do I put on this protective gear?"

"You first put on the mask... These are goggles..." Garrett guided him step by step. "Cover your head with an air bubble, then put on the full-body protective suit... Button it up here, and here, press it tight, no leaks..."

Master Carlisle and Old Sam exchanged glances and followed suit, clumsily putting on the protective suits together. However, the mage from the protective department looked displeased, standing by with folded arms. Beside him, a mage from the curse department laughed and pulled him, taking out an alchemical puppet and tossing it out. As soon as the puppet landed, it grew, stretching its arms and legs, and in a moment, it was as large as a real person. "How about using this to try?"

The mage in white robes snorted, and light flickered on his hand as he conjured up protective shields one after another. The puppet wobbled forward two steps and stood at the door of the changing area. The mage from the curse department took out another puppet and waved to Garrett. "Kid, should I dress it too?"

"Sure! Thank you, Master!"

Garrett hurried over. The mage from the curse department smiled as he watched him busily, casually asking, "Kid, can you handle wearing this suit? Do you want me to add a couple of shields for you?"

"Thank you, Master, no need." Garrett slightly tilted his head, his hands never stopping. "I know what I’ve made. As long as the skin isn’t broken, bacteria like staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli won’t cause any harm; Vibrio cholerae and Salmonella, on the other hand, need to be ingested, so as long as I wash my hands and face before coming out and don’t ingest them, there won’t be any problem; The more troublesome ones are Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which can cause problems when inhaled, so I wear a mask, an air bubble over the mask, and a layer of protective clothing over the air bubble. With three layers of protection, nothing can go wrong."

His explanation was logical. Even though several high-level mages had never heard of these bacteria, they sounded like @#¥% to their ears, they understood that he indeed had his reasons.

In a moment, Garrett himself was fully equipped. He opened the gate leading to the buffer zone, and the others, wearing protective suits, filed in. The mage from the divination department threw out a secret eye. "Let’s watch here."

The secret eye followed the group forward. As the outer airlock descended and the inner airlock rose, the first and second rooms were fine. But as they passed the dissection room, the light curtain of the secret eye displayed a scene that was too gruesome to bear:

Half of the shelves in the room had collapsed. Countless glass dishes had fallen to the ground. Clusters of mold, white, green, yellow, and blue, were everywhere. Fragments were strewn across the floor, disregarded and kicked away...

"This... this..."

The necromancer’s voice trembled with pain. He hurriedly paced back and forth, bending down to move this shelf, kicking that fragment. In a moment, he pounced on the intact shelf, sticking to it and examining each glass dish:

"Such a huge loss?! So much has been destroyed? Can it be made up for? How long will it take to make up for it? I told you Carlisle wasn’t reliable, if you’re going into Black Crow Swamp, you can’t let them bully you like this..."

Crack!

In the dark night, Marcus Breno ran desperately.

He had intended to escape into the city. The person in charge of the spy outpost, the innkeeper, even if his faith had been tainted, shouldn’t immediately betray him. At the very least, he could find a channel to help him send things back.

As long as he sent things back, the mission would be completed. Completing the mission would earn him points, and with points, even if he couldn’t use them himself, his daughter could exchange them for a dose of Holy Radiance Potion and become a knight...

His daughter...

Marcus Breno coughed up blood, feeling a slight relief in his breathing. The sound of hooves behind him kept coming, from directly behind, from the left rear, from the right rear. The pursuers had spread out a wide net, pushing him relentlessly towards the outskirts, constantly driving him outwards.

At least three teams, dozens of horses, could be heard from the sound. What kind of person was that little mage who was only second or third level?

...And he even brought dogs.

The fierce barking approached from behind, Marcus Breno gritted his teeth and plunged into a stream. The icy cold water of winter instantly submerged him, making him shiver, and immediately his chest felt better.

Breathing became more and more difficult... if this continued, his strength, even that of a fifth-level knight, wouldn’t be able to match that of the pursuers...

He forced himself to wade through the water for a while, but it wasn’t as much as Marcus had hoped for. When dawn was breaking, the barking of the pursuit dogs caught up with him once again. Marcus gritted his teeth, turned back, and retraced his steps, leaping onto a tree by the roadside and lying on a treetop.

"He’s up ahead!"

"He’s up ahead!"

Five riders with hunting dogs and warhorses came rushing over. Just as the last one passed, Marcus suddenly dropped from the treetop, his dagger pressing against the neck of that person. A spurt of blood shot out, and he remained silent, rushing towards the second-to-last one.

The three in front were alerted by the sound. Marcus clenched his teeth, his dagger dancing wildly. The third rider fell, then the fourth... just as he was about to take down the last one, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

In the split second of hesitation, a steel blade swung towards him.

Marcus narrowly avoided it, feeling a sharp pain in his left shoulder as a large piece of flesh was cut off. He endured the pain, finishing off the last rider, and with a swift stroke, he killed the hunting dog that was biting his calf.

His strength had declined too much... what kind of sinister spell did that little mage cast on him? Even if he only had the strength of a fifth-level knight, it would be impossible for him to get injured after taking down that group of people...

Marcus pressed his chest, coughing twice. He took off a set of cavalry armor and put it on, then picked a warhorse for himself, tied up the dead riders on their warhorses, whipped each one in a different direction, and drove them away.

Continue on the road!

Escape, or find a teleportation point set up by the church, and send things back!

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