Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2023

Yazmin cooed, “Calm down, Wolf. Holy Maiden is working on the antidote now, and it will be ready soon. It'll cure you and take the pain away.”

Sole Wolf shouted, “Stop lying to me! I know you don't have the antidote.

“The only thing left to do is to bring the b*stard who designed that trap over. Let me kill that f*cker.”

Yazmin insisted, “We may not have the antidote, but we have something to ease the pain temporarily. Please wait a little longer. The medicine will be ready soon.”

Erwen busied away at the side to work on the medicine.

When she saw Zeke entering, she hurried over and whispered, “Thank the heavens you're back, Mr. Williams.

“Things are a little troublesome now. We ran out of the herb needed to ease the pain caused by Heart Eater. That changes things. We have to give him the antidote soon or he will die of pain.”

Zeke waved his hand and replied, “It's fine. I'll create the antidote for him now.”

Erwen and Yazmin frowned. “Mr. Williams, d-did you get your hands on any Ricalica?”

Zeke took Ricalica out of his possession as though he was putting on a magic show, but he didn't think much of it. He simply said, “Yeah, I got it. Why?”

What the hell?

Both Erwen and Yazmin dropped their jaws as their eyes shone with disbelief.

T-That's Ricalica. It's the real deal.

How did he get White Muraco Clan's most precious plant?

Only the clan leader had the authority to grant someone Ricalica, and he had to ask for permission from everyone in the village before doing so.

Rumor has it that the place where Ricalica is planted is crawling with poisonous worms and guarded by two Sacred Beasts. How did he get past both traps?

Zeke grinned calmly when he saw their exaggerated expressions.

Oh, getting Ricalica is nothing. I even got myself promoted as the elder of the White Muraco Clan.

Zeke didn't bother wasting his time with idle chit-chats. He started working on the antidote right away.

The way he kept the fire burning at the precise temperature, the ratio of the herbs he used, the way he stirred the concoction... Everything was perfect.

Erwen and Yazmin bulged their eyes. They didn't even blink, and it looked as though they were trying to learn how to make the antidote.

However, they gave up on that in the end.

Everything was too complicated and troublesome for them to follow or memorize the steps.

It didn't take long before the antidote was ready. Zeke took it to Sole Wolf right away.

“Hey, Sole Wolf. Drink this.”

At that moment, the poison had already tortured Sole Wolf to the extent where he was barely alive. He didn't even have the energy to cuss anymore and was curled up on the floor.

Zeke fed Sole Wolf the antidote.

After taking the antidote, Sole Wolf stiffened on the floor. He suddenly stopped trembling, but he also stopped breathing.

Huh? What's going on? Did Sole Wolf die? Is something wrong with the antidote I fed him? thought Zeke as he frowned.

Erwen and Yazmin were scared mindless as well. They didn't know what to do.

Yazmin crouched down and checked Sole Wolf's breathing. Seconds later, she trembled and said, “Oh no, he has stopped breathing.

“What do we do? What do we do?”

Mona, who was sleeping, heard the commotion and hurried over to see what was going on. She asked, “What's wrong? Why is Mr. Wolf lying on the floor?”

When Mona realized that Sole Wolf had died, she bawled and screamed, “No, Mr. Wolf. You can't die.

“Wake up. You promised you'd buy me candies.”

Erwen quickly picked Mona up and cooed, “Don't cry, Mona. Don't worry. Mr. Wolf might still wake up.”

Mona reacted by struggling out of Erwen's embrace. The child hugged Sole Wolf and kept shaking the guy. “Wake up, Mr. Wolf. You're scaring me. Wake up... boohoo...”

Erwen turned to Zeke right away and suggested, “Mr. Williams, let's take Sole Wolf to the herb plantation right away. That place is filled with a spiritual energy that might help save him.”

Zeke, however, waved his hand dismissively and said, “There's no need for that. He's already dead, so we might as well just bury him.”

Huh?

Both Yazmin and Erwen were stunned upon hearing that.

They hadn't known Zeke for long, but they could tell that the two men were close friends.