As the equipment James had asked for was commonly used by doctors, they were all prepared in just a few minutes.
The staff handed the poison each party had concocted to the other.
James took his portion.
It was a transparent ceramic bottle. Some white powder was clumped inside.
James opened the bottle and poured some onto his hand. Then, he gave it a cursory sniff.
Seeing this, Jonathan laughed. “Based on what we agreed on, we don’t have time to examine the poison. However, since there’s no cure for my poison, I’ll give you some time to analyze it. Not like it’d make a difference in the competition’s outcome.”
As he said that, he took out James’ poison. Without even looking at it, he handed it to Lucas.
Lucas was a medicinal expert. He had been dealing with medicine for decades. All this while, he had been researching herbs and experimenting on them. As his immunity to medicinal side effects was strong, no ordinary poison could harm him.
Without the slightest bit of hesitation, Lucas swallowed the poison in one mouthful.
James gave a small smile at this sight.
Although the toxicity of the poison he concocted was not high and would not lead to catastrophic consequences in a human’s body once taken, it was near impossible to neutralize it.
Upon consumption, the poison would instantly spread throughout the whole body. It would mix with the blood cells and spread quickly through the organs.
It would be impossible to release the toxins just by using silver needles or techniques such as acupoint treatment.
The only way to treat it would be to do a blood transfusion.
After swallowing the poison, Lucas began feeling lightheaded. His vision swam with multiple images of Johnathan standing to his left, right, and even in the air.
“M-Mr. Harris, I think I’m hallucinating.” Lucas said.
“Sit down. Don’t move.” Jonathan ordered. Then, he took his pulse.
While this was going on, James was still sniffing Jonathan’s poison.
As long as it was made of herbs, traces of their scent would remain. Even if the smell had blended and undergone changes, it was still possible to identify a portion of the herbs used.
As long as he knew the raw ingredients of the poison, he could create an antidote.
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