Baron Cullen

"How do we block it?" Lamont froze and quickly asked.

"Hmm... we can only try to inject a continuous stream of extraordinary elements into those paths," Karen replied after thinking for a moment. "But this requires a considerable degree of control over extraordinary elements, so... one must be at least a third-tier extraordinary being."

Lamont immediately asked, "Do you know what to do?"

"I can give it a try," Karen nodded, but he didn't say anything definitively, "but all five paths need to be blocked simultaneously in a short period of time."

This cannot be done by one person alone.

Lamont was silent for a few seconds, then walked to the door and said to one of the chapter members guarding the door, "Go and call Olson and Barton."

"yes!"

After the group members left, Lamont returned to his room and stood by the window looking at the unconscious Vaughn.

He reached out, intending to pat the other person on the shoulder.

But after hovering in mid-air for a moment, the hand was withdrawn.

"Karen..." He turned to look at Karen, hesitating to speak, "If you can really slow down the curse on the leader... the chapter will owe you a huge favor."

Not just the warband, but I personally...

Before he could finish speaking, Karen raised her hand to interrupt him: "Vice Commander, have you forgotten what I said before?"

I will always be a part of the warband, and you are all my comrades.

He knew in his heart that this might be Commander Vaughn's only chance, and the only chance for the warband.

If Vaughn really does mutate into a werewolf, the Chapter is doomed.

The defenses of the City of No Breath will be significantly weakened, and if this is part of the Arcane Society's plan...

That was undoubtedly bad news that he couldn't accept.

crunch.

At that moment, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Olson and Barton strode in.

He knew Karen, the former, and had met the latter a few times.

Both were captains of their respective battle groups and veterans who had been promoted to the third tier of warriors for a long time. Naturally, they were extremely skilled in controlling extraordinary elements.

At that moment, both of them were stunned when they saw Karen and Vaughn lying unconscious on the bed.

But Lamont, standing to the side, didn't give them a chance to ask questions.

"The captain became like this because he was afflicted with an extremely vicious curse, and Karen has found a way to slow it down." He looked at the two of them and said succinctly, "This method requires us to continuously inject extraordinary elements into several key locations within the captain's body..."

The goal is to block several pathways through which extraordinary elements circulate. I don't know the specifics, but that's roughly the idea.

After saying that, he began to assign tasks to the two men: "Olson will be in charge of the heart, Barton will be in charge of the brain, and I will be in charge of the liver, kidneys, and spine."

Karen will be there to tell us exactly what to do, understand?

Although the two looked puzzled, they nodded and said, "We understand."

Karen took a deep breath.

A slight warmth began to rise again deep within his right eye, and the strange vision activated by the mysterious runes reopened.

He stood by the bed and pointed to the left side of Vaughn's chest: "Captain Olson, three inches above the heart, this is where the curse connects to the heart."

"Condense your extraordinary elements into fine threads and inject them here, guiding them three inches towards your heart along the meridians, then stopping there to form a barrier-like structure."

Olsen nodded solemnly.

He stretched out his palm, hovering above the spot Karen was pointing to.

Extraordinary elements surged around his palm in the form of a faint halo, then slowly condensed into a stream of light as thick as a finger.

The moment the light stream touched Vaughn's skin, his entire body convulsed violently, and he let out a painful groan.

"Slow down, don't rush." ​​Karen kept a close eye on Vaughn's condition. "The curse is fighting against your power."

Sweat beaded on Olsen's forehead, but he gritted his teeth and controlled the flow of light.

The beam of light slowly seeped into Vaughn's body, traveling along his meridians towards his heart.

Within the vision granted by the mysterious runes, Karen could clearly see the curse, which resembled a black mist, surging wildly toward the extraordinary elements that Olsen had infused into it, as if enraged.

It attempts to contaminate and devour it.

But Olsen was, after all, a third-tier warrior, and his control over the extraordinary elements was quite precise.

The light stream struggled forward amidst the onslaught of the curse, finally stopping steadily three inches from the heart, before rapidly spreading to form a thin barrier.

"Very good." Karen immediately turned to Barton. "Captain Barton, the path to the brain from the curse is right at the top center of the head."

You need to inject extraordinary elements here, then push down two inches to build a barrier above the brainstem.

Remember, the brain is more fragile than the heart.

Therefore, Captain Patton, your control must be extremely precise; even the slightest deviation could cause permanent damage to Commander Vaughn.

Patton licked his dry lips, his cheeks already damp with cold sweat.

He was more nervous than Olson, but he still reached out his hand, palm facing Vaughn's head.

Another beam of light was injected.

This time, however, Vaughn's reaction was even more intense.

He suddenly arched his back, his eyes were closed, but his eyeballs were rolling wildly under his eyelids.

Strange noises kept coming from his throat, as if he was having trouble breathing.

"Hold on!" Karen shouted immediately. "This is the curse retaliating!"

Barton gritted his teeth and controlled his strength to continue pushing forward.

He could feel his power encountering extremely strong resistance within Vaughn's body; it wasn't physical resistance, but rather a repulsion at the energy level.

If Karen hadn't been there to remind and instruct him, he might not have been able to hold on.

Finally, the beam of light reached the top of the brainstem and then quickly spread into a barrier.

"Vice Commander Lamont..." Karen looked at the remaining three paths, "The liver, kidneys, and spine, the locations of these three places are..."

He then followed the same method, pointing out the location of each path in detail and giving the most appropriate instructions.

Lamont's strength far surpasses that of Olsen and Barton, and his control over extraordinary elements is naturally at a considerably high level.

The whole process lasted nearly ten minutes.

Finally, when all the barriers along the five paths were completed, all four people in the room were drenched in sweat.

Especially Karen.

Continuously activating the mysterious runes caused him excruciating pain in his right eye, and even his vision began to blur, just like the battle in the sewers during the previous human organ case.

Fortunately, it's finally over.

At this moment, in the vision of the mysterious runes, although the curse within Vaughn's body was still spreading, its speed had slowed considerably.

But Karen knew this was just a stopgap measure.

Those barriers are constructed from external energy and will weaken over time.

At the current rate of consumption, these barriers can only last for a day at most.

One day later, energy must be re-injected to reinforce the barrier.

However, the effect of each reinforcement will inevitably weaken until it becomes completely ineffective.

"How is it?"

Lamont withdrew his hand, his voice tinged with weariness, but his eyes revealed a sense of urgency.

"It's temporarily stabilized." Karen rubbed her stinging right eye. "But those barriers can only last for a day, and they must be reinforced after that."

Moreover, the effectiveness decreases significantly with each reinforcement.

Upon hearing this, Lamont and the other two fell silent.

They understood what Karen meant.

This approach is ultimately only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause.

To completely save the commander's life, the curse within him must be removed.

At that moment, Karen suddenly remembered someone.

"Vice-Commander, I'm going to the Mage Association." He voiced his thoughts, "While Vice-Commander Brandon may not be able to do it, it doesn't mean that Chairman Donald is incapable."

Moreover, even if President Donald doesn't know, the Mage Association's library should contain a lot of information about curses.

"Those materials might contain the solution."