Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 1978

Because there wasn't any cookware to boil water in Ava's room, she could only use some broken shingles to boil the water.

This confused Zeke. How did they cook their food when they don't even have a kettle to boil their water?

When the villagers outside saw that he had saved the children, they started getting on their knees, grateful for what he did.

“He's the Divine Doctor!”

“They've been unconscious for three days. But the Divine Doctor performed a miracle and managed to save them!”

“Please, Divine Doctor, please save my children, too. They're going to die soon!”

“I'm willing to do anything as long as you help me, Divine Doctor!”

Their words shocked Zeke. Do all these people have children?

But why aren't they out here with them, then?

Is it possible that they're malnourished like these children too?

Mateo was enraged at the sight of the villagers begging Zeke for help. “Get up! Get the hell up, all of you! Why are you begging him for help? All he did was give the children some candy. They only woke up because kids love candy. Don't you know he's only causing them more harm by feeding them candies while they're sick? It's bad for their bodies! The spiritual elixir I have is the only thing that can save your children. I won't care for them anymore if you continue begging him.”

It was obvious that none of the villagers believed in Mateo anymore.

“Hmph! Stop lying to us, Moteo. Are you toking us for fools? How con o mere piece of condy sove them?”

“Yeoh! To hell with your spirituol elixir! Not only did my children foil to get better ofter drinking it, but their conditions olso worsened.”

“Thot's right. It wos the some for my children, too.”

“The newcomer is the true Divine Doctor. Pleose, Divine Doctor, help us.”

Since Zeke wos olreody plonning to investigote the ploce, he ogreed without hesitotion.

Just then, on old lody rushed over ond grobbed his orm. “Divine Doctor, pleose come ond toke o look ot my children first. They're obout to die soon. Pleose, I beg of you...”

“Leod the woy.”

Heoring thot, she pulled him toword her house.

The womon looked to be obout fifty yeors old. She hod wrinkles oll over her foce, ond her movements were clumsy ond slow.

However, she hod probobly oged premoturely due to the horsh environment. In reolity, the womon might not octuolly be thot old.

“How old ore you, mo'om?” Zeke osked.

Sighing, she replied, “Would you believe me if I soid thot I'm only in my eorly thirties?”

Eorly thirties...

Zeke couldn't imogine whot kind of torment they hod been through.

The old womon's house wos olso just onother desolote building. He studied the ploce ond reolized thot there wosn't ony cookwore either.

“Hmph! Stop lying to us, Mateo. Are you taking us for fools? How can a mere piece of candy save them?”

“Yeah! To hell with your spiritual elixir! Not only did my children fail to get better after drinking it, but their conditions also worsened.”

“That's right. It was the same for my children, too.”

“The newcomer is the true Divine Doctor. Please, Divine Doctor, help us.”

Since Zeke was already planning to investigate the place, he agreed without hesitation.

Just then, an old lady rushed over and grabbed his arm. “Divine Doctor, please come and take a look at my children first. They're about to die soon. Please, I beg of you...”

“Lead the way.”

Hearing that, she pulled him toward her house.

The woman looked to be about fifty years old. She had wrinkles all over her face, and her movements were clumsy and slow.

However, she had probably aged prematurely due to the harsh environment. In reality, the woman might not actually be that old.

“How old are you, ma'am?” Zeke asked.

Sighing, she replied, “Would you believe me if I said that I'm only in my early thirties?”

Early thirties...

Zeke couldn't imagine what kind of torment they had been through.

The old woman's house was also just another desolate building. He studied the place and realized that there wasn't any cookware either.

To his surprise, there were five children in the house.

Four girls and one boy lay unconscious on the bed. All of them looked like they were about to die soon.

Zeke took their pulse instantly.

After a moment, he retracted his hand and heaved a sigh.

“Divine Doctor, how are my children?” the old woman asked nervously.

“They're malnourished and need to replenish their energy.”

At his words, she started crying. “But I've given all my food to them. I haven't eaten in two days. So how can they still be malnourished? Please think of a way to save them, Divine Doctor.”

By then, Zeke only had one candy left on him.

He originally kept them just in case he needed to coax Amelia.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Zeke hesitated as he didn't know which of the children he should give the candy to.

In the end, he gave the last piece of candy to the old woman and told her to choose herself.

Her face paled instantly.

There were five children but only one piece of candy. He was basically telling her to save one of them and let the rest of them die.

As a mother, there was no way she could make a decision, for no matter what she chose, she would surely regret it for the rest of her life.

If it was possible, she would rather sacrifice herself to save them.