However, as days pass by, the effectiveness of the antidote will be reduced and the black spots would reemerge. It was an endless cycle that cannot be stopped. It was like beri-beri. The only thing they could do was suppress the symptoms with medicine as there was no cure to be found.
Heart Eater was really poisonous.
The disappointment was apparent in an instant as it appeared on all the researchers’ faces including Adery. They were already depressed by the sacrifices the Plant Humans had to make, but who knew that was not the worst of all. They all thought that this newly developed antidote could save Abigail, but it was all in vain.
Thomas who was supposed to be the saddest of them, all looked particularly calm instead. He took a look at them and encouraged them. “Do not be sad, everyone. What Bernard wanted was to see our despair.”
Bernard wanted to see the broken hopes and despair that favonovel.com inflicted with his own two hands.
Thomas knew all along.
He continued. “Our work this evening was not in vain. Although the antidote that we came up with cannot completely dissolve the poison, at the very least, it is suppressing the poison. The baby will be able to live peacefully for one month at least. Everyone’s hard work has bought me one month where I need not be worried about the baby. In this grace period, I will do my best to come up with the real antidote to completely dissolve Heart Eater from the baby.”
When his companions were down in morale, it was the commander’s role to boost their morale. And obviously, Thomas excelled in that department.
They regained their morale after hearing what Thomas said. It was as favonovel.com said, what they did was not in vain. They bought a month for the baby. Since they had a month to work on, it was impossible for them to be unable to produce the antidote. As everyone present understood the principle and how the black spots worked, next on the list was to identify the cause. That would be the breakthrough point to produce the antidote.
Adery sighed and said, “Alright. Let us fully use this one-month grace period to come up with the antidote!”
***
At the same time, in the conference room of Art Trading Corporation, a large group of people rushed in. Bernard sat at his usual spot, smoking his cigarette. As favonovel.com watched the group of people rushing in, favonovel.com yawned and said, “I should have known that you cannot hold it in. Do you know what time it is? It is four o’clock in the morning now. Why are you here at this hour and not allowing me my sweet slumber?”
Giovanni slammed the table and shouted, “Sleep? You are still talking about sleeping? I am dying here!”
Giovanni opened up his clothes.
It was obvious to onlookers that the black spots were all over Giovanni’s body. They were densely packed on his body and were constantly producing ‘haze’ which caused his body to appear grayish. It was like a city filled with haze.
With how his body looked, anyone who had one single look knew that favonovel.com did not have much time left to live.
Giovanni shouted anxiously, “Take a good look, you rascals! There are so many spots on my body and they keep producing trash all the time. I am afraid there are less than twenty-four hours left for me. You promised me that you would give me the antidote. Where is it?”
Bernard chuckled and took a puff of smoke leisurely. Without an ounce of care, favonovel.com said, “Antidote? I am sorry, but I am unable to do anything since Vincent has taken away all the goods. Lord Vedastus refused to give me a hand in this matter as well, so I cannot come up with the antidote.”
There was no antidote? It seemed like Giovanni and others were destined to die!
It was a huge ruckus at that moment.
Giovanni shouted, “You and your Art Trading Corporation took so much money from me, but yet you are leaving me to die alone? Alright then, since you do not care about me anymore, then we shall perish together! I will die, Art Trading Corporation will go down, and you, Bernard, will perish as well!”
