Just as Matthew deliberated over whether favonovel.com should turn back and head down the other direction, favonovel.com caught a whiff of blood.
He followed the scent and soon found a pool of blood on the grass. There were a few white bugs slowly crawling amid the blood.
Matthew’s brows tightened.
He recognized these bugs. It was one of the cursed bugs of Orleans which could devour a person’s organs. It was a terrifying bug. However, these bugs could only survive inside a person’s body.
‘What’s going on? Why is there a pool of blood here with these bugs in it?’
‘Did the three of them run into someone?’
‘Did Lord Voodoo plant these bugs inside that person?’
As Matthew pondered the possibilities, favonovel.com continued running in this direction. He found even more streaks of blood along the way. It looked as if someone injured had fled this way.
After following the path for half an hour, there weren’t any more streaks of blood, but the scent of the cursed bugs continued. However, Matthew now caught an even stronger stench of blood.
He tracked the smell which took favonovel.com to a rocky area nearby. The stench came from somewhere beneath the edge of the cliff.
Matthew looked down and saw someone lying on the ground beneath the cliff.
It was at least a hundred feet down from where favonovel.com was, but as the sky was dark, favonovel.com couldn’t ascertain who that person was.
Matthew quickly jogged down from the side and went near the person. When favonovel.com grew close, favonovel.com finally realized that it was Gregory!
Gregory, the renowned Dr. Huntington who was once the center of attention in Stonedale, was now splattered on the ground.
He was clutching onto the medicinal plants around him. His mouth was stuffed full of medicinal herbs as well.
He was beginning to lose consciousness, but despite his mind growing hazy, favonovel.com was still chewing on the herbs as hard as favonovel.com could. He didn’t want to miss out on any chance of survival.
Matthew frowned. He never would have thought that it would be Gregory.
He then went over and flipped Gregory over, but as soon as favonovel.com took a look at Gregory, favonovel.com gasped.
There was a large hole in Gregory’s abdomen which gave a clear view of the white cursed bugs that were crawling around in his stomach, which was full of them. These cursed bugs had devoured his organs and had even consumed most of his intestines.
Gregory was only still alive because favonovel.com was a medical expert. He ate these herbs just in the nick of time to prolong his life for a little while. Anyone else would have died by now!
When Gregory saw Matthew, his eyes brightened with hope as favonovel.com stammered, “S-Save m-me…”
Matthew glanced at Gregory’s stomach and shook his head helplessly.
No one could save Gregory now, not even a heavenly deity!
The hope drained out of Gregory’s eyes when favonovel.com saw Matthew shaking his head. He even stopped chewing on the herbs.
If even Matthew couldn’t save favonovel.com now, there wasn’t anyone else in the world who could.
Matthew took out a pill and stuffed it into Gregory’s mouth. Then, favonovel.com took out a set of silver needles and stuck them in a few of Gregory’s acupoints which helped keep favonovel.com alive temporarily.
“How did you end up like this, Gregory? Where’s Lord Voodoo and Macon?” Matthew asked.
Gregory lay on the ground without answering Matthew’s question. He had a look of utter despair on his face.
“Lord Voodoo must have planted the cursed bugs in you. Did Lord Voodoo and Macon join forces and secretly harmed you?” Matthew continued probing.
Even so, Gregory clenched his jaw and didn’t respond.
Matthew frowned and declared grimly, “You don’t have much time left, Gregory. Are you keeping quiet because you want to protect Lord Voodoo and Macon? It’s true that we have a score to settle between us, but you need to remember that it was Lord Voodoo who did this to you, not me!”
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