"The doctors say that people with Third Degree Blocks can't live past the age of twenty-seven, so there's no telling how much longer I can live. "If only I can go out and take a look at this big, beautiful world before I die," Roanne sighed as her heart sank. Her health deteriorated ever since she turned 20, and not only did she experience more frequent attacks, each attack was even more severe than the last, and she could clearly sense that she did not have much time left on this earth. The last few months, she had a strong longing to explore the outside world before she died, but unfortunately, her parents refused to let her go outside in consideration of how severe her disease was. There was nothing she could do about this, and no one to talk to. Just as she was deep in her thoughts, frantic footsteps rang out from behind her as Yuri, Leon, and Raphael stormed into her room. "Yuri, Raphael, what are you doing here?" an expression of delight crossed Roanne's face when sh
"No, Mister Wolf claimed that he can cure your Third Degree Block, and so I brought him over to take a look at you," Yuri explained to his sister. Although he was not too confident in Leon's capabilities, he knew that Leon was right—considering Roanne was sick for so long now, there was no harm in letting him try. "Can he cure me? This is splendid news!" Roanne was delighted to hear this. A glimmer of excitement flashed through her twinkling eyes but soon dissipated. After all, she was sick for over two decades now and visited plenty of famous and seasoned doctors for her illness. Every time she got her hopes up, she ended up disappointing herself. Because of this, she turned numb to this and thus did not have much expectations for Leon at all! "Don't worry, Miss Thompson. I'll do my best!" Leon smiled. He could understand Roanne's feelings and thus did not try further to change her mind. "Okay, thank you," Roanne smiled back at him. Perhaps it was because Leon was her age, o
"The Darkness Complex? What's that?" Yuri was surprised to hear this. He exchanged puzzled glances with Raphael and Roanne. "Well, the Darkness Complex is—" Leon gave them a brief explanation of Roanne's condition. The Darkness Complex was a rare, one-in-a-million physiological entity. Usually, women who possessed the Darkness Complex were not only stunning, but they were also highly intelligent and were oftentimes natural talents at martial arts and other practices! Unfortunately, although Roanne possessed the Darkness Complex, she was also born with Third Degree Block, which meant that all the purified Dark Energy within her was cooped up for years with no place to go! To be born with both the Darkness Complex and Third Degree Block was even rarer to come by, but unfortunately, both these conditions combined were undoubtedly even more dangerous and would prove to be fatal! "If my diagnosis is correct, Miss Thompson probably has only a few months left to live," Leon conclude
"Father, Mother, what are you two doing here?" Yuri quickly approached them. The couple who arrived were none other than Yuri and Roanne's parents, Angus Thompson and Vivian Westwood. The old man following behind them was one of the oldest and most seasoned doctors in the Southern Region, Elder Swire. He was appointed by Angus to look after Roanne. "Hello, Aunt Vivian, and Uncle Angus," Raphael greeted as he approached them. "Oh, I didn't know you'd be here too, Raphael." Vivian smiled at him, a little surprised to see him there. After some quick greetings, Angus immediately turned to stare coldly at Leon, who was still standing by Roanne's bedside. "Who is this, Yuri? What are you doing?" he demanded in a booming voice. "Father, let me introduce you. This is Mister Leon Wolf. He's the man Raphael and I invited to take a look at Roanne," Yuri explained. "Oh, is he a doctor?" Angus echoed in confusion. "Um, no," Yuri froze, suddenly remembering that Leon was not a lic
"No need for that! You're not even a proper doctor, and yet you insist on treating Roanne willy-nilly. Are you trying to kill her? I'm warning you—you'd better let go of her right this instant, or else!" Angus snarled, channeling his true energy within his palms as a threat. He wanted nothing more than to take down Leon right then and there, but since Roanne was still in his hands, Angus had no choice but to stifle his anger for the time being. "I'm not treating her willy-nilly," Leon wanted to defend himself, but considering that Angus did not even believe him in the first place, there was no way he could convince Angus to change his mind! Vivian and Yuri approached him. "Mister Wolf, right? I appreciate your kindness in wanting to help, but it'd be best if you hand Roanne over to us for now," Vivian said frantically. She was worried sick about her daughter's sudden deterioration. "Oh, alright then." Leon had no choice but to relent and hand Roanne over to her mother and brot
"What? This twat has a treasure with him? Is this true?" Angus could not believe his ears. He knew just how rare treasures were, especially those that harnessed Light Energy—they were so hard to come by that not even any of the Thompsons managed to get their hands on one! Angus never once dreamed that a nobody like Leon would be able to get his hands on the treasure they sought! One could only imagine his shock at this! "As true as it can ever be, Father! Leon has already promised me that he will lend the treasure to us if he can't cure Roanne successfully," Yuri added. "Well, it's no wonder!" Angus finally understood why his son was willing to allow Leon, who was not even a legitimate doctor, to try his hand at treating Roanne. It turned out that Yuri was doing this all for the treasure! "Splendid, this is splendid! I can't believe the treasure is right in front of us all this while!" Angus burst into laughter, then turned to stare at Leon with a softened gaze. "Can you len
"Mister Wolf, you've already promised me that you'd lend us the treasure, since all of us are begging you for it now, you might as well just lend it to us!" Yuri pleaded after a moment's hesitation. According to their previous agreement, Leon was supposed to lend the Luminous Pearl to the Thompsons if he failed to treat Roanne's condition, but now, since Elder Swire was already here to take care of her, there was no longer any need for Leon to do so, lest something terrible happens during the process! After all, Elder Swire was the best doctor in town, and surely he was far better than Leon, who was not even a proper doctor! Because of this, Yuri was far more inclined to believe in Elder Swire's capabilities! "That's right! Mister Wolf, it would be as easy as that to lend the Thompsons your treasure. Why do you have to be so stubborn," Raphael piped up. "Alright, alright! since none of you believe me, I'll show you right now that the Luminous Pearl doesn't harness any Light
"Yes, I do! This Luminous Pearl is a rare treasure that contains highly purified true energy. Hence, its effects surely won't be too far off from using a treasure that harnesses Light Energy! With such powerful energy in combination with my Pressure Point Treatment, I'm sure I can unblock Miss Thompson's internal circulation and cure her for good." Elder Swire declared confidently. "This is splendid! Please, go ahead, Elder Swire!" Angus was overjoyed to hear this and quickly egged Elder Swire on. "No, you can't do that!" Leon objected. "Why not? Are you questioning my expertise, young man?" Elder Swire furrowed his brows, glancing at Leon with a displeased look. "Elder Swire, your method will indeed be effective against Third Degree Blocks, but unfortunately, Miss Thompson's condition is not just that of a simple Third Degree Block. She is a rare entity of the Darkness Complex, and if you go ahead and unblock her internal circulation, it will release a powerful surge of Dark E