Rebirth: Tyrant's New Reality

Chapter 198 New Boons, Corruption Parasite

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[Immortal Alchemist Idol has been successfully formed. You have been granted a high talent in the alchemy].

[Alchemist Pavilion facility has been successfully formed in the Taywit forest]

[Emergency quest completed]

[You have gained the following rewards:]

[-Rewards:]

—> Scripture of Bounty Hunt.

—> A mystery box (contains multiple rewards, with one being a high-grade reward)

—> 10,000 reality essence.

—> 10 Roulette spins.

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'Yes!' Arkhen grinned as he saw the rewards. However, there was one more thing.

Main quest!

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[New main quest has been generated]

[Main-quest: Renowned Alchemist]

Task:

—> Learn alchemy and become proficient in it. Become a 9th-class alchemist in six months.

Rewards:

—> Divine Pill Box

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'Huh? Only one reward?' Arkhen was confused. 'If that's the case, then this Divine Pill Box must be very useful, eh?'

[Indeed. You will know when you get it. It is a very unique box, haha].

'Eh? The unique thing is the box, not the pills inside?'

[Yep. The box will be empty when you get it].

'Fine. It piqued my interest.'

"Arkhen, so you woke up. Haha, I hope you had a good sleep," said Balthin as he entered the room with his entourage.

"Did you finish your businesses now?" asked Rengoki, the dragon woman in her thirties with dark red dragon horns.

Arkhen got off the bed and stretched his arms before saying with a smile, "there's still one more business left to finish."

"I know which one is that," Liani entered the room and said with a kind smile. Along with her, another person followed.

That person was none other than Dirroth! The man who kidnapped Gereld and Meya upon Raoth's order to fulfill his deathbed wife's wish to get the necklace.

Naturally, Liani also knew about the whole matter since Gereld had already told her about it. She also forgave Dirroth.

"Dirroth? Haha, perfect timing. Come on, let's go and cure your wife," Arkhen said with a grin.

"Cure? What happened?" Balthin curiously asked before he continued, "we can also help if possible."

Dirroth became emotional. His eyes slightly turned red and teary as he said, "her condition was getting worse. Fortunately, lady Liani stabilized her but, her fate hasn't changed yet."

"Sigh, I don't know how you will be able to cure her… I have tried my best, along with a few other people who had healing and recovery skill. Alas, we failed to cure her of that illness," Liani said with creased eyebrows. "It's a very strange illness."

Arkhen slightly frowned but after a second, he smiled and said, "It's fine. I will cure her, and that's decided. Even if this realm tries to refuse it, I will still make it happen."

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Everyone went to the Clinic Palace of this capital town since Liani had shifted Dirroth's wife to the Clinic Palace after Dirroth arrived at the Duke's palace yesterday.

Balthin and others didn't know about that since they had left to explore the southern snowy region for the last three days and just returned today morning.

As Arkhen entered the Clinic Palace, a new emergency quest was generated.

Moreover, Arkhen also had a new side quest. The last side quest was about becoming a 2nd class powerhouse, and he had completed it to get 5000 reality motes and Physique Empowering Pill.

The new side quest was about becoming 3rd class powerhouse.

[Emergency Quest: Save Samira]

Task:

—> Save Dirroth's Wife, Samira. Her illness is not a simple one, be careful.

Reward:

—> Physique Upgrading Card.

—> 10,000 reality motes.

[My lord. You now have Physique Empowering Pill and Physique Upgrading card. But you won't be able to use them unless you go through Nirvana Awakening to acquire a physique. Please do it after finishing this side quest].

'Got it,' Arkhen replied as he walked inside a room with Liani, Dirroth, and the gang from the Draken Kingdom.

Walking towards the only bed in the room, Arkhen soon saw Dirroth's wife and was startled as he asked, "This… What kind of illness is this?"

Dirroth's wife looked very abnormal. She had worn a gown, but her face, arm, and legs that were visible showed a horrible scene!

There were black and dark red vein-like crack patterns all over her body, and they were pulsing as if alive!

"That's the problem. We have never seen something like this," Liani said with a frown. "The only thing I can say is that something very demonic and evil is the cause of this illness."

"This… I think I have read about this or something similar like this," said Kalrog, the man in his late thirties in Balthin's group.

Everyone looked at him, seeking an answer.

"Ahem, I don't know in detail too. The one I read mentioned dark green patterns, but this is dark red and black. However, aside from the colors, the other things match," Kalrog said with a nod as he looked at Samira. "It's a Corruption Parasite."

"Corruption Parasite?" Liani frowned. She had never heard of this.

"Yes. These parasites' main origin is in another place or dimension while they corrupt their hosts and slowly eat away their souls and powers. Once they fully corrupt someone, that person would turn into ashes, but the parasite's main origin would gain a physical structure and powers of the person," Kalrog said as he looked at Samira and sighed. "She is already beyond saving. The corruption is deeply rooted in her soul and body now. It's eating her away."

"No!! T-There must be a way to save her," Dirroth uttered a despaired cry with tears. He quickly turned to Arkhen and knelt on the ground, "Please… you said you could cure her. Please… I beg you! You can even take my life!"

Dirroth had originally lost hope, but he regained it after meeting Arkhen. Now, he was being told that his wife was beyond saving?!… NO! He refused to believe that! He didn't want to believe that anymore!

"I will save her," Arkhen said with a somber expression. 'Velshi, status?'

[It is indeed a Corruption Parasite, a very troublesome thing. They are also in the 9th realm according to the little memory I possess. I have spent some reality points and found more about them. The only way to save Samira is to alter reality and forcefully erase every trace of this Corruption parasite from her].

'Then do it.'

[My lord. This is not possible to do with reality motes as you don't have enough reality motes. I will have to use some reality motes along with some reality essence to complete this task. I also have a very good idea that uses this Parasite for your benefit. It's like this…]

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"Arkhen?" Liani asked as she and others saw that Arkhen was just standing there with his eyes closed for the last few minutes.

Kalrog was internally scoffing because he didn't believe Arkhen could cure Samira. But he felt that if Arkhen couldn't cure Samira, Arkhen likely wouldn't be able to solve their problem as well.

Not just Kalrog, but Balthin, Rengoki, and Lukem (the other middle-aged man in the group) were also thinking the same and paid close attention to Arkhen while bearing hope.

After a few more minutes, Arkhen opened his eyes after he heard Velshi's plan in detail.

"I can cure her. Don't worry."

After saying that, Arkhen moved towards the bed and held Smira's hand.

'No pain, no gain. If we managed to succeed according to your plan, it will be a thrilling experience and will also rid us of that annoying curse, hahaha.'

[Indeed, my lord].

[5289 reality essence deducted, 12,482 reality motes deducted]

Suddenly, everyone in the room watched with shock as all those patterns on Samira's body started moving towards Arkhen's hand that held Smira's hand.

"Arkhen!" Liani loudly uttered in shock. "What are you doing?!"

Balthin and others also frowned.

"Relax, relax. It's not like I am taking the parasite from her to me to save her, hahaha. Although I have indeed done that, It won't be able to corrupt me," Arkhen said with a laugh.

However, in the next second, the same pattern that was on Samira's face appeared on Arkhen's face.

[That damn curse! It acted quickly and caused the process to be a bit faulty in between! My lord, I need to use some reality essence to keep this on track!]

'Fuck! Do it, quick!' Arkhen quickly replied as he started sweating buckets. 'This fucking curse. I am going to kill that old man!'

"Cough… No problem. It was just a small accident," Arkhen said with an awkward smile with a sweaty face as everyone looked at him speechlessly and worriedly.

Indeed, they soon saw the patterns disappearing from Arkhen's face and sighed in relief.