Chapter 17: Freedom at last!
Early morning.
Dew condensed on the flowers and grass, and the air was at its freshest. However, the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace was in an uproar!
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
"Help! Your Majesty!"
The spy sent to Sunset Forest roared as he stormed into the palace, waking the sleeping Emperor Xueye.
"What's wrong?"
Emperor Xueye asked in confusion.
The guard beside him said, "Your Majesty, the spy has returned, and he keeps shouting for help!"
Emperor Xueye instantly regained his senses, and hurriedly went outside, still wearing his dragon robe.
"What's going on? Did the Spirit Hall make a move?"
"Could there really be a great treasure hidden in Sunset Forest?"
When Emperor Xueye appeared in the main hall, his eyes widened in surprise when he saw the four spies.
"Quickly, summon the imperial physician! Hurry!"
"Tell me, what happened?"
The only remaining conscious spy said, "Your Majesty, I have seen clearly that Sunset Forest is filled with poisonous miasma, and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo is temporarily residing there."
"If it weren't for Poison Douluo detoxifying me, I probably wouldn't be back!"
Emperor Xueye asked in confusion, "Did Dugu Bo detoxify you?"
"Yes!" the spy said. "Poison Douluo said he's only staying temporarily and hopes no one will disturb him."
After a moment's thought, Emperor Xueye asked again, "Did you discover anything in Sunset Forest?"
"No!" The scout shook his head and said, "However, there seem to be fewer high-level soul beasts inside, and the poison in the miasma is even more potent!"
Emperor Xueye pondered the spy's words, "These should all be Dugu Bo's doing. Why would he do these things for no reason?"
"Your Majesty, I noticed that there is a young man beside Poison Douluo, whose appearance and attire are almost identical to Poison Douluo's," the spy reported.
Emperor Xueye nodded, "That should be Dugu Bo's son. He does seem to be fine!"
"Could it really just be a temporary stay?"
Just then, several imperial physicians rushed in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xueye immediately said, "Quickly show them."
The imperial physician quickly examined the four people, his expression becoming extremely grave.
"Your Majesty, these four people are severely poisoned, I'm afraid..."
Emperor Xueye sneered, "You call it a difficulty before you've even cured the poison? What use are you to me?"
"this..."
"Your Majesty, we will do our best!"
After saying that.
Several imperial physicians huddled together and discussed the matter in hushed tones.
"One person was poisoned by fire, and the other by methamphetamine, but it is clear that there is no hope of saving either of them."
"There is another person who has been poisoned by a combination of toxins. Although he has lost consciousness, the toxins did not penetrate his body severely, so there is still hope."
"The remaining person has been poisoned by both fire and ice poisons, and these two poisons are spreading extremely quickly. Although he is still conscious, we cannot afford to delay!"
"In that case, let's treat them both first! Saving one is better than nothing!"
"This is the only way!"
The words fell.
The imperial physicians immediately separated and began to treat the patient.
"This patient is suffering from a complex poisoning, but is relatively stable. Let's treat it one by one!" said an old imperial physician.
A moment later, after being given a dose of medicine, the spy, who had been poisoned by a combination of drugs, woke up.
"efficient!"
The old imperial physician immediately ordered his attendants to prepare an antidote.
"We must hurry! The balance of the compound toxins in his body has been disrupted, and there's a risk of an outbreak at any moment!"
Not long after.
The new medicine was brought out, and the old imperial physician quickly fed it to him.
"puff!"
The spy had just taken the new drug when he began vomiting blood uncontrollably, his life rapidly slipping away.
"What happened?"
The old imperial physician quickly took the pulse, but before he could figure out what was wrong, the man died instantly, no longer breathing.
"I've already neutralized one poison, so how come a new one has appeared in my body?"
What the old imperial physician didn't know was that after being exposed to the "Complete Explanation of Pharmacopoeia," Dugu Bo's use of poison was no longer limited to poison itself.
Even antidotes can become poison in Dugu Bo's hands!
This compound poison is a new poison that Dugu Bo recently developed.
The poisons were all extremely common, and to the average person, the solution was simply to remove them one by one.
But that's the strange thing: if any of these antidotes is ingested, it will not only immediately neutralize one of the poisons, but it will also become the catalyst for the other poisons.
Within a very short time, the poisons and the antidote will undergo a transformation, forming a new deadly poison that can kill instantly!
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way right now!"
Sudden.
The guards stepped forward to protect Emperor Xueye behind them, shouting at the imperial physicians in the hall.
Only then did they realize that the spy, who was poisoned by fire, was actually engulfed in strange flames. Despite the raging fire, there was no heat at all!
The spy, poisoned by methamphetamine, quickly froze into a block of ice, then rapidly turned into ice powder, before melting away on the spot.
In a very short period of time.
Emperor Xueye watched as the two died, leaving not even a corpse behind!
Now only one person remains, and Emperor Xueye's face is extremely ugly. This is simply a slap in the face!
Dugu Bo released the people, but he couldn't even cure the poison on his own side, and could only watch helplessly as the people died before his eyes!
"I don't care what methods you use, you must save the last person!"
Emperor Xueye said angrily.
The imperial physicians exchanged glances. At this point, they realized that the poison was beyond their ability to cure!
But they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it!
At this moment, the last person had been infected with fire poison and ice poison, and his entire body had turned into two colors of ice and fire. A group of imperial physicians stood in front of him and did not know how to treat him!
"etc!"
The old imperial physician suddenly spoke.
"He was poisoned not only with methamphetamine and meth, but also with a combination of drugs!"
Seeing the imperial physician's condition, the spy anxiously said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and save me!"
"Don't just stand there!"
"Help me!"
The last spy roared, his emotions running so high that the ice and fire poison within him instantly went berserk!
The fire poison burned rapidly, while the ice poison froze continuously. The two poisons, fire and ice, constantly attacked each other in his body, and his soul power was being consumed frantically!
"ah!!!"
The man painfully scratched at his body, tearing off chunks of flesh with each scratch, but no blood flowed.
He grabbed faster and harder, and soon his bones were clearly visible, covered in wisps of poisonous gas.
"ah!!"
"It itches! It hurts!"
"I don't want to live anymore!!!"
"ah!!!!"
Suddenly, he clutched his head with both hands and, in front of everyone in the hall, ripped his head off.
"I'm free!"
Its head fell to the ground, rolled to the feet of the Snow Night Emperor, uttered its last words, and then turned into dust.
"Dugu Bo!!"
Emperor Xueye roared.
(End of chapter)