Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

Hugh grabbed his wrist, intending to subdue him, but the immense strength prevented him from making any further moves.

"'Remnants' are such a wonderful thing... they fill me with power!!"

He broke free from Hugh's grasp and used his remaining hand to repeatedly punch Hugh.

However, even though his strength and speed had become much greater than before, Hugh still managed to dodge them with ease.

"stop!!"

Fiona, who was hiding to the side, suddenly shouted.

North continued his attack on Hugh, showing no sign of stopping, shouting, "Once I've dealt with this brat, I'll come and kill you in a bit..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly knelt down on the ground.

The wound on his head and his right hand, which had been broken by Hugh, began to hurt, and the pain became increasingly intense.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

He fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Why... as long as there are 'traces'... I can't possibly feel pain..."

At the same time, he smelled a strange fragrance emanating from Fiona.

"Woman! Did you do this!?"

"..."

Faced with North's questioning, Fiona simply stared at him stubbornly without uttering a word.

At that moment, Dalia and Fran arrived at the president's office and widened their eyes when they saw Fiona, who was exuding a strange fragrance.

"you……"

"Stop it!"

Vance, who was watching the fight, realized that he no longer had the upper hand. He knew that Fiona must be behind it, so he picked up his gun and wanted to take care of the person directly.

Parkseok!

Isaac, who also had no intention of making a move, saw the other party pull out a gun, and the shadow beneath his feet instantly pierced through Vance.

He lifted the still unconscious president to a stand and slowly walked to North, who was kneeling on the ground in pain.

“I have a general understanding of the power of the Phantom Book,” Isaac said, looking at Hugh. “In your hands, the Phantom Book I wrote can probably unleash about 50% of my martial arts abilities.”

With that, he kicked North in the waist, sending him flying and crashing into the wall. As he hit the ground, he left a trail of blood on the wall.

"The matter is resolved. That was Fiona... Miss Fiona!? What happened to you!?"

Just as Hugh was about to turn around and thank Fiona, he noticed blood seeping from her mouth.

“It’s too late,” Dallian said.

"what?"

“This woman used the true power of the Book of Fragrance, something the world shouldn’t know,” Fran said. “Books of Fragrance are not friendly things. Knowledge is neither good nor evil. The moment the user has that thought, the Book of Fragrance will only lend out its knowledge… Isaac could have solved all the problems right here.”

Chapter 1035: Between Me and God, Who is Stronger?

"Fiona! How are you?! Cheer up!"

Hugh rushed forward and hugged the swaying Fiona. When he touched her shoulder, he felt it was wet, and when he opened his hand, he found it was covered in blood.

Blood was seeping from her body.

"What exactly is this...?"

“It must be the scent emanating from her,” Isaac said, stepping forward and looking at the dying Fiona.

"Smell? Why can't I smell anything?"

"This scent is very targeted, and it's probably able to bypass what we're targeting with North."

After becoming Fran's key guardian, Isaac understood how the Phantom Book worked and could also feel the magic emanating from it.

The power emanating from Fran bypassed everyone present, manifesting only in North.

"Judging from the effect, it seems to have reactivated the pain sensation that was shut down by the 'Remnant' in this guy named North, and even amplified it to a super extent," Isaac said. "His forehead was severely injured, the bone in his right hand was broken by you, and he has several other wounds on his body from where you hit him. The pain was amplified several times after the initial burst, which is something that ordinary people cannot withstand."

In the distance, North lay on the ground, foaming at the mouth, his eyes rolling back.

Clearly, they were being subjected to immense suffering.

"Never mind that for now! Is Fiona's condition treatable?"

"Let me see."

Isaac crouched down and placed his hand on Fiona's shoulder.

A blinding blue lightning flashed, and Fiona's pained expression gradually eased, but blood was still seeping from her body.

"Ok?"

Isaac's brow furrowed slightly, and the blue lightning around him gradually turned red.

“It’s no use,” Dallian said.

"what?"

"The so-called Incense God Book, the Incense God in the name refers to the Incense God in Hinduism - Gandharup, that is to say, it uses the knowledge of the gods."

"What do you mean?" Hugh asked eagerly.

"The sense of smell is directly connected to the brain, which controls some of the senses. It is the part of the five senses that can directly stimulate the brain. The ability of the Incense Nymph is not to make perfume, but to directly control people's senses through scent, just like the fragrance god Gandharup."

"Nafiona's current situation..."

Dalian closed her eyes and shook her head slightly.

"Unfortunately, the power of the gods is beyond human endurance, and the Illusion Books do not concern themselves with whether the user can withstand that power; they simply grant the user knowledge."

"How could this be..."

"it's me……"

Fiona spoke softly, pulling Hugh back to reality from his grief.

"Fiona!"

"It's the perfumes I created that led to this situation," Fiona said with a smile, though she was weak. "Abusing the power of the Book of Illusions... one day you'll be punished..."

"Don't move, your injury isn't serious. Just use a healing spellbook..."

At this point, Hugh himself couldn't continue.

He understood that with Fiona's current injuries, it would be too late to get her to the hospital, and the magic of the Incense Tome was constantly eroding his body; even using the Illusion Tome wouldn't help...

“Mr. Hugh…” Fiona smiled with her eyes closed, “It’s the smell of a lie…”

"..."

"How gentle she is..."

She felt no fear when she knew she was about to die. Looking at Isaac, who was using alchemy to repair her body before him, she whispered:

"Mr. Isaac... could you help me get something from my right pocket?"

"Oh."

While Isaac placed one hand on her shoulder to repair the damaged cells in her body, he reached into her mouth with the other hand and took out a small bottle of perfume.

"This is the perfume I originally intended to give you... It's a bit late, but I'm still delivering it to you."

"...A macho man like me doesn't need to wear perfume at all."

“Cover up that... eerie smell on you.” Fiona’s voice was weak. “Otherwise… one day no one will dare to approach you anymore…”

Hearing her words, Isaac smiled slightly and put the bottle into his pocket.

"That would be really troublesome."

He stood up, reached into Fiona's other pocket, and took out a thick book of illusions—the Book of Fragrance.

"Wait! You damn alchemist, what are you trying to do!?"

The phantom book was emitting a faint glow, and its pages were open, indicating that it was in a state of activating its power.

"What to do? Of course, it's to remove the magic that's corrupting Fiona's body by reading the illusion book."

"It's not that easy! This is a magical book that records the power of the gods. Trying to stop its activation will come at a terrible price."

“Isn’t that perfect?” Isaac said casually.

"what?"

Dalian looked at Isaac, puzzled.

Fran, who was watching the situation unfold from the sidelines, had a slightly maniacal smile on her face.

"Isaac, choosing you to be the guardian of the key was definitely the best choice!"

"Huh? What are you saying..."

Dalian glanced at Fran, then at Isaac.

Fran, being a Reader herself, should have known the danger of what Isaac was doing. Why didn't she stop him? Did she really want to watch the Guardian she had worked so hard to trick die?

"I got on your pirate ship back then."

"Don't say that, we should be considered 'mutually consenting'." Fran said with a smile, her eyes showing tenderness. "Don't die, I don't want to go and change the key guardian again, it's too much trouble."

"of course."

"Hey!" Darian yelled, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Isaac opened the book of illusions in his hand and smiled at Darian, "It's nothing, I just wanted to learn more."

"Who is stronger, me or the god you speak of?"

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"Thanks to everyone's help this time."

At the hospital entrance, the company president, with bandages wrapped around his neck, thanked the group.

"Having lost too much in the past, he wanted to buy everything back with money. When Fiona developed 'Azure,' he commercialized it without authorization and also spread the failed product 'Remnant'."