SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264: To Kill Or Not To Kill.

Once the Modreta Gu settled inside a person’s mana core, it would begin consuming their mana while slowly reproducing. Its offspring inherited the same energy signature as the original Gu, making them nearly impossible to detect as well.

But that wasn’t the real problem.

Unlike the Modreta Gu, which primarily fed on mana, its offspring had an entirely different purpose.

They fed on vitality.

After being born, the offspring would flow through the person’s mana channels and spread throughout their body. From there, they would begin consuming the vitality that sustained the body itself, slowly draining the victim’s life force without leaving any obvious trace.

Kael’s gaze slowly shifted toward his mother.

So this was the reason.

It wasn’t Mana Sickness that had reduced her to this state.

Her vitality was being drained.

For years, she had been growing weaker because something inside her body was continuously devouring the very thing that kept her alive.

Kael’s hands slowly tightened at his sides.

"So there’s a way to get rid of this Gu, right?"

His voice remained calm, but there was a restrained anger beneath it. He was doing his best to keep that anger from showing.

Varek didn’t answer immediately.

He remained beside the bed, studying the situation with a serious expression before finally speaking.

"It’s relatively simple, Master. I can enter her body and sever the Modreta Gu’s access to her mana. Without a constant supply of energy, it should die within a few days. Once the main Gu dies, its offspring will die as well."

Kael’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Then do it."

Varek hesitated.

"But there’s a problem."

Kael’s expression hardened.

"What problem?"

"Eliminating the Modreta Gu would alert whoever placed it inside her."

The room fell silent.

Kael’s expression slowly changed.

The person capable of planting a Gu like this in his mother was unlikely to be ordinary. If the Gu suddenly died, whoever had placed it there might immediately realize something had happened. Worse, they could potentially trace the change back to his mother.

And if that person discovered where she was now, it could put not only his mother at risk, but Lyra, Ezra, and everyone else close to him.

Kael gritted his teeth.

For a moment, he simply stood there.

He had finally found the reason behind his mother’s condition, yet solving it wasn’t as simple as killing the thing responsible.

If he eliminated the Gu, he might expose their location.

But could he really leave his mother in this state when he finally had a way to stop her suffering?

The thought alone made the anger inside him grow.

Varek suddenly spoke again.

"Master, I think we don’t have to eliminate the Modreta Gu."

Kael looked at him.

"What do you mean?"

"We can eliminate the offspring instead."

Kael frowned.

"But won’t my mother continue suffering?"

"Master, I think you’ve misunderstood something."

Varek’s tone remained respectful as he explained.

"Even if we eliminate the Modreta Gu itself, it won’t change the situation anymore. Your mother’s vitality has already been mostly consumed. Killing the main Gu won’t restore what she has lost."

Kael froze.

His eyes slowly widened as the meaning of those words settled in.

Of course.

The Modreta Gu was consuming mana. The offspring were the ones consuming vitality.

If Varek eliminated the offspring, the continuous drain on his mother’s vitality would stop. There was no need to destroy the main Gu immediately.

More importantly, eliminating the offspring wouldn’t necessarily alert whoever had planted the Modreta Gu.

Kael finally understood why Varek had made that suggestion.

The problem wasn’t completely solved, but the immediate threat could be removed without exposing his mother.

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