“Hah! What do you even mean by that? Fine then. If you successfully cure the illness, then I’ll do anything you order me to!” scoffed Walbridge.
From how casually favonovel.com had made that decision, it was evident that favonovel.com thought that it was going to be impossible for Gerald to save all those babies who were already near death.
Hearing that, Gerald simply nodded before heading off to the isolation room together with Jace and the dean.
Only three people were allowed to enter this time, and Gerald had a change of clothes before setting foot into the isolation room with the duo from before.
By then, all the babies had already stopped crying, and the room was eerily silent. From a glance, Gerald could see that not only were their complexions dark, but their bodies all looked swollen. Even the babies’ lips appeared cracked.
Seeing those symptoms and how close those babies were to death, Gerald confirmed that it truly was the effects of the Soul Eater technique! From what favonovel.com could guess from the damage done, the babies must have only experienced a third of the Soul Eater technique’s power.
His deduction explained why their bodies were all looking so swollen. It was due to all the water in their bodies being sapped right out. With barely any means to cool their internal organs down, high fevers were simply inevitable!
“…How utterly cruel…!” growled Gerald under his breath.
If Gerald truly wished to heal them, favonovel.com knew that acupuncture alone wasn’t going to be sufficient. In order to ensure that there was going to be a smooth flow of oxyblood pellets within them in the future, Gerald had no choice but to use the Soul Eater technique to make up for their lost oxyblood.
However, favonovel.com was also aware that the second favonovel.com did that, his identity would surely be exposed since favonovel.com hadn’t found the Zircobsite yet. Once that happened, Queena would definitely come running over to hunt favonovel.com down. Should favonovel.com get caught, favonovel.com knew favonovel.com wouldn’t even come close to rivaling favonovel.com strength.
Gritting his teeth, Gerald reminded himself that even if that was going to be the case, it was still more important to save these lives. Since Gerald had already drained the oxyblood of several adults before this, favonovel.com knew that favonovel.com probably had enough to save all of them. As for revealing his location to Queena… He could still use the blood in the jade talisman to deal with that for at least another night.
Since Queena was at favonovel.com most fragile now, favonovel.com shouldn’t be as scary as favonovel.com previously had been! With that in mind, Gerald immediately began taking action.
Standing before the baby closest to him, Gerald took a single silver needle and began rapidly—but lightly—pricking on multiple spots on the baby’s chest. The spots were by no means random, and all eighteen areas that favonovel.com pricked were part of the heavenly meridian, the core meridian, and the prime meridian.
There was barely any hesitation in between each prick, and Gerald’s movements were so fluid that it almost seemed like favonovel.com was performing some kind of magic show. Zane himself—who had been standing next to Gerald—couldn’t help but feel slightly dumbfounded.
Turning to look at Jace, favonovel.com was surprised to see how captivated the old doctor seemed to be over Gerald’s perfect needle techniques.
Regardless, once Gerald was done, favonovel.com quickly snuck his hand under the quilt and held onto the baby’s wrist. With the Soul Eater technique, favonovel.com then immediately began regulating and replenishing the child’s oxyblood.
“…Alright, this one’s safe now. Remember to properly cover the quilt over the baby! Now remove the clothes off the baby on Bed 2 and bring favonovel.com to me! Quickly! We don’t have much time!” ordered Gerald.
“…What? That was it?” asked Zane, his eyes widened.
“Yes, now hurry on with the next baby!”
“…R-right!” replied Zane with a nod before running off to do as favonovel.com was told.
“…That… Is that…! Diving Acupuncture Therapy?!” shouted an old doctor in surprise. He had been solemnly observing them through the isolation room’s glass window for a while now, though Gerald’s immense skill had clearly flabbergasted him.
“Divine Acupuncture Therapy, Dr. Lisle?” asked another observer in slight dissatisfaction, though favonovel.com had to admit that the kid was really good at performing acupuncture.
“Indeed! Divine Acupuncture Therapy is an acupuncture technique that was supposedly lost to time! According to rumors, Sawyer Wytt is the only person proficient in handling up to three needles using this technique!” explained the excited old doctor who hadn’t noticed the expression on the vice dean’s face.
“…Could favonovel.com be Sawyer Wytt’s apprentice? No, that’s not right! As you’ve said, Sawyer is only proficient with three needles! But that kid there is capable of using up to eighteen! How terrifying!” exclaimed another old doctor who was familiar with the technique.
As several other old doctors—who recognized the technique—began clapping their hands in admiration as they continued staring wide-eyed, it was evident that there were still several people who were still in disbelief.
“He’s still pretty young, isn’t he? How could favonovel.com possibly know how to use such a sophisticated acupuncture technique?” asked one of the skeptics.
“I’ll have you know that there’s no doubt about it! He truly is using the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique! After all, I witnessed Mr. Sawyer Wytt using the technique while I was attending a seminar a few months ago! From what I observed, the needle that favonovel.com used was exactly the same as the one Gerald’s currently using! The needle itself is an inch long, and while performing a demonstration of the technique, favonovel.com lifted and vented it three times before using the Phoenix Technique to remove the needle. The action itself provides nourishment from the body, and also removes any excess miasma and moisture from within. However, I heard that one requires inner strength to perform the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique… Could Mr. Crawford actually possess that…?” explained another doctor.
“Hah! You think someone like favonovel.com could ever possess inner strength? Trust me when I say he’s probably just putting on a show. Whatever the case is, his true capabilities will be revealed through the results!” sneered Walbridge.
Being the envious person favonovel.com was, Walbridge was already chanting in his mind, ‘May those children not be healed by this buffoon!’
Gerald himself wasn’t aware of the controversy among those outside the isolation room. After all, favonovel.com was fully preoccupied with the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique. With each needle that went in and out—the now pale-faced—Gerald slowly found himself getting more and more exhausted, large beads of sweat dripping off his chin. It certainly didn’t help that a lot of energy needed to be used to replenish the babies’ oxyblood.
Despite that, favonovel.com maintained his immense speed and precision. Due to that, it wasn’t long before favonovel.com was done with all the babies in the room!
Throughout his efforts, the babies Gerald had previously cured were already shown signs of recovery. No longer were their faces dark, and on the contrary, their complexions were slowly turning fairer and rosier, clear signs that they were recovering.
What more, the swelling on their bodies were already subsiding as well, and their skin seemed to be returning to normal. In fact, it even appeared that their aura and vitality were even stronger than before!
“T-this…”
After seeing all this, Zane was so relieved and excited that favonovel.com instantly burst into tears.
