Chapter 1758 Retreat
It was their first time encountering someone like Juan. Even the leader of the group was stunned by Juan’s ability.
If things kept progressing that way, he feared that Juan would learn all of their moves. In his haste, he cried out, “Stop fighting! Retreat!”
When the one fighting Draven heard that order, he swiftly retreated. In a blink of an eye, the masked men left the scene.
“That’s so sudden,” Draven voiced out his confusion.
“They’re scared that Juan will learn their moves,” Evan explained, having realized what happened.
“Then should we go after them?” Damien asked.
Juan sighed. “I’m afraid we can’t catch up to them. However, I’ve managed to steal a pack of powder from them during the fight. I don’t know what it is, but we can take it back to let Mommy analyze it.”
Everyone then looked at Juan’s palm, where a small white pack of powder lay.
“If only this is the antidote. Jeremy wouldn’t need to suffer after having it,” Draven muttered.
“It’s more likely to be some kind of toxin. They must have it with them at all times for their battles,” Damien analyzed.
“Even if it’s some kind of toxin, we should bring it back to let Mommy analyze it. Maybe we’ll be able to find out if it’s the antidote.”
“You’re right, Mr. Juan.”
Thus, they brought the pack of powder back to Nicole.
Thinking that it was the antidote, Darius and Jensen gasped. “You’ve gotten the antidote so easily?”
“We don’t know if this is the antidote or toxin. Mommy, take a look.”
After taking the pack from her son, Nicole carefully opened it and took a tiny whiff. It was tasteless and odorless.
It was the first time she had ever come across a kind of drug that was completely odorless.
“There’s no smell at all. I can’t tell what it’s made of. It seems like I’ll have to use some tools to find out.”
The others furrowed their brows when they heard her.
Where are we going to find tools at a place like this?
Shortly after, Evan said, “Nicole, there are people living hundreds of miles away from here. Maybe we’ll be able to get some tools there. I’ll go with you.”
“Mr. Seet, why don’t Draven and I go instead? Mrs. Seet, please write down what you need, and we’ll be back as quickly as possible.”
Jensen was worried that Jeremy’s condition would worsen if Nicole were to leave.
Realizing what he was worried about, Damien ruminated about what the masked men had said again.
“The poison in Jeremy won’t kill him. He’ll live for at least two more months. Ten days after the first day, his tolerance for the poison will increase, and he’ll have fewer and fewer episodes. He’ll live for two more months, at the very least.”
Hearing that, Jensen sighed in relief.
However, Nicole frowned. Will he be able to live for two more months despite the torment he’s suffering?
Like Evan, she did not believe in those words.
“Don’t worry, Jensen. I’ll be back as quickly as I can. There are many types of testing tools, and you might not be able to buy them all. It’ll be even better if we can find a lab in a small hospital. That way, we can use that place to analyze the powder.”
A moment of silence later, Jensen replied, “Please come back as soon as possible, Mrs. Seet, Mr. Seet.”
“Of course.”
Evan then brought Nicole away.
The two rushed all the way to their destination. On their way there, Evan asked Nicole about Jeremy’s condition.
Nicole sighed. “About what you’ve heard—about how Jeremy gets to live for another two months—I don’t think that’s true.”
Evan had been equally suspicious about that statement when he first heard about it on the mountain. Those words had been their excuse not to give them the antidote.
Therefore, they still had to find a way to get the antidote.
Otherwise, Jeremy might really be six feet under two months later.
“Nicole, is it tough for you to do so many things?”
Nicole turned to look at him. “It’s not. I’m a doctor, and it’s my job to help the ill and the hurt. Moreover, the patient right now is Jeremy.” At that, she suddenly thought about Faye. I wonder how she is now.
