Darryl's tone was calm as he spoke, but it left no room for retaliation.Simone smirked as she lost her patience at Darryl's words."Alright. I'm not going to make this hard for you, Darryl Darby. Work with me and I'll give you a chance. If you don't, don't fault me for what happens to you!"Simone then turned around to pick up a curious-looking box from the corner of the room.'F*ck!'Darryl's expression shifted at the sight of what was in the box as he flared up in shock and anger.There were over ten small scorpions about the size of a thumbnail in the box. They were completely golden in color and looked like beautifully crafted works of art, but Darryl knew what they were.The rare Goldnail Scorpions.The Goldnail Scorpions were not poisonous, but they were infamous in the wandering world. That was because they liked to sting one's acupoint's the most, and one sting from them would bring about unbearable pain.Darryl would have never been able to guess that Simone would be
Darryl was right— Simone had been poisoned by the Tepan Snake.Simone had been visiting an ancient tomb two years ago. The tomb had been built near a piece of land with underground lava, where a Tepan Snake had been residing for centuries.Simone had managed to take the Tepan Snake down after almost fifty rounds of battle, but she had in turn been poisoned with its flame.In the next two years to come, she had tried various methods to expel the poison from her body— but they were all to no avail. All she could do was use her internal energy to suppress it, and it would act out every half a year.And every time this happened, she would feel an unbearable pain as if she was on fire.Simone's face was flushed scarlet then. The flame of the fire poison was agonizing, and she could not help but let out a low moan.Ha ha…Darryl smirked to himself at the sight. It just had to be karma for this kid torturing him.Simone flared up in anger at the look on Darryl's face, roaring at him,
It was obvious that the pill worked.The next second, Simone stretched her hand out in a tone that left no room for retaliation. "Give it to me!""Alright, here you go!"Darryl smiled lightly at the desperation in Simone's eyes, handing the pill over. Yet just as Simone was about to take it from him, he tilted his hand and it rolled onto the ground.The pill was extremely fragile, and smashed into pieces once it hit the ground.Indeed, Darryl had done so on purpose.This kid had almost tortured Darryl to death seconds ago. How could he have just given her the Chilly Marrow Pill so easily?"Oh!"Darryl eyes the shattered pill on the ground, speaking in a false tone, "Oops, my hand slipped. Those Goldnail Scorpions really drained me of energy. Sorry!"As he spoke, Darryl stared at Simone with the ghost of a smile on his face."You…"Simone's expression shifted, beside herself with rage. "How dare you, Darryl Darby! You tricked me…"Simone's gaze flashed as she spoke, radiatin
Darryl put on an uncaring expression at the look on her face, grinning as she asked, "You don't have to do it if you don't want to, you know."Darryl stretched on the chair he was sitting in. "I'm going to have to get some rest, then."Rest?Simone stopped short. "Why? Make the pill now, you must!" She could clearly sense that the poison was increasing in intensity in her body by the second.Darryl let out a breath, speaking in a false tone. "I wish I could too, you know. It's just that all those Goldnail Scorpions really did a number on my body, and you won't massage me… all I can do is rest to ease my body."Simone was beside herself with panic at the words.The pain from the fire poison was practically unbearable, and she hardly had any time to wait for Darryl to rest."Fine!"Simone eventually nodded, biting her lip as she walked over to Darryl before placing her hands onto his shoulders and beginning to massage him slowly.To tell the truth, she did not want to do so at a
Darryl let out a breath, before speaking slowly. "The poison's been in your body for too long, it's in your bloodstream. It'll be impossible to heal you in one go. You need to take one of these everyday, and keep doing so for a whole year to get rid of it completely."In that case…Simone bit her lip. "Well… could you make me some more…"Darryl could not help but cry out at the words. "Do you think this stuff is easy to make, kid? Do you know how precious those herbs were? Anyways, I only had enough on me to make one."What was she going to do then?Just then, Simone's brows furrowed in panic.Darryl flashed her a smile. "How about this. I'll give you the recipe to make the pills— but only if you let me go. Oh, and you must promise me one thing.""Also, I'm only going to say this once. Your brother's death was completely caused by Tyson, and had nothing to do with the Raksasa tribe or their Empress. Tyson's also paid for his deeds."Simone bit her lip at the words, falling sile
Darryl was growing fonder of Avalon by the second. She had reminded him of Jewel instantly the second he saw her. Both little girls were orphans, and the similarities were only adding up by the second.The only thing different about them was that Jewel had been gentle and kind, but Avalon was feisty and watchful. If she were to be trained further, she was sure to become someone great.Alright!Avalon hesitated at Darryl's words, and finally nodded. "Alright, then. I haven't got anything to lose, anything."Darryl smiled.Following that, he wrote down the recipe for the Chilly Marrow Pill and passed it to Simone. She stuck to her word, and let Darryl and Avalon go."Sigh!"Once they were outside, Avalon looked Darryl up and down. "I still don't know your name."Darryl chuckled. "My name's Darryl Darby. You can call me Brother Darryl from now on."Avalon nodded. "Alright then. You said just now that you'd have someone teach me how to fight, and send me to school. What do you w
Yet just then, a loud crash could be heard from the lobby. Darryl looked over, and saw Avalon standing before a pile of shattered ceramics with an awkward expression on her face.He hurried over, speaking in a warm tone. "What happened? Are you hurt?"Avalon shook her head, hanging it in guilt. "I'm fine. I just saw the pretty vase, and touched it a little. I didn't know it would break so easily."Following that, Avalon lowered her voice to a whisper. "Does it cost a lot?""That's alright!" Darryl chuckled. "It's just a vase."As he spoke, Darryl eyed the vase. It was fine and smooth, and looked to be around a few centuries old judging from the design on it.Yet to Felix, this would be hardly anything."Hey!"Just as the pair were speaking, the receptionist hurried over. She cried out at the sight of the shattered vase. "What's going on here? Do you know how much this vase is? Can you even afford it?"As the words rang through the air, a few security guards rushed over to surr
Avalon's face turned scarlet at the crowd's jeers.Darryl saw this, and smiled gently. "Don't you stoop to their level. You won't be able to get anywhere using logic with these guys."Avalon grunted in response, holding back her anger and not saying anything.Just then, Calvin stepped forward and looked at Darryl. "This little girl broke our vase?""Yes," Darryl nodded.Calvin smirked at the admission. "Alright. How do you think we should take care of this?"Darryl smiled lightly. "You can let me make a phone call. I'll be sure to return with a satisfying answer within the next half hour."Things would be much easier once he got into contact with Felix.What?Just then, everyone else stopped short before bursting out into laughter. "This fellow's interesting, isn't he? Asking to make a phone call at a time like this!""I reckon he's trying to buy time to escape.""Yeah, I think so too…"The voices sounded over, all of them mocking Darryl.Calvin could not help but laugh