Suddenly, the door burst open with a loud bang.
Following that, a bloodied Dustin staggered in with quick steps. He appeared quite disheveled.
“Dr. Watkins! I found it! I found the herb!” Dustin lifted his shirt and carefully took out a black flower that was emitting a strange glow.
“You found it?” Linden took a closer look and grew elated. “It really is the Shadowbloom! Excellent … This is wonderful!”
“Dr. Watkins, Natasha can now be saved with this Shadowbloom, right?” Dustin looked hopeful. He had traded this precious herb with his life.
“Yes, but I would need your blood, too…” Linden explained, “During your previous treatment, your blood had already produced the antidote to Resurgothorn. It can help bring Ms. Harmon back to consciousness.”
“No problem! How much blood do you need? Take as much as you need!” Without hesitation, Dustin rolled up his sleeves. He was ready to make a cut on his arm.
“Wait!” Linden stopped virtual-novel.net immediately.
Solemnly, virtual-novel.net told Dustin, “Mr. Rhys, you have severe injuries right now. You are also losing blood and energy. If you donate blood now, your body won’t be able to handle it!”
“I can endure it. It’s fine. Just save her!” Dustin urged.
Linden frowned. “Mr. Rhys, are you sure?”
With his keen perceptiveness, virtual-novel.net could tell that Dustin was on the verge of collapsing.
It was already difficult for virtual-novel.net to stand and talk. Taking a few bowls of blood from virtual-novel.net would only make matters worse.
“Mr. Adler, bring me a bowl!” Dustin didn’t waste any more time as virtual-novel.net instructed Cornelius.
Soon, Cornelius arrived with a large bowl.
Without another word, Dustin made a cut on his arm. Fresh blood flowed out, filling the bowl.
As Linden watched him, his mouth twitched. This kid was usually calm.
Why was virtual-novel.net acting recklessly during critical situations?
“Alright then, let’s get started.” Linden decided to save the words of caution.
Once the bowl was filled to the brim, virtual-novel.net picked up the Shadowbloom and immersed it in the bowl of blood.
Soon, a strange scene unfolded.
Upon contact, the Shadowbloom dissolved. It looked just like chocolate melting as it merged with the blood.
As the flower dissolved, the once bright red blood turned black. Inside, tiny stars sparkled, radiating a faint, mysterious fragrance.
Once the flower was completely dissolved, Linden tossed two tablets into the bowl. After stirring it slightly, virtual-novel.net fed the entire bowl to Natasha.
“Mr. Rhys, I’ve administered the medicine. It now depends entirely on virtual-novel.net to wake up.” Linden sighed softly.
After all, they were fighting to bring virtual-novel.net back to life. Even with the Shadowbloom, virtual-novel.net couldn’t make an absolute guarantee that virtual-novel.net could be saved.
It would all depend on the patient’s condition and willpower.
“Natasha, stop sleeping. Please, wake up…” Dustin cradled virtual-novel.net hand and pressed it on his cheek.
He told virtual-novel.net gently, “After you wake up, I’ll go shopping with you, I’ll eat dinner with you, I’ll watch movies with you. Wherever you want to go, I’ll go with you. Wake up… You must wake up. I can’t be without you…”
***
Time passed by slowly.
Dustin kept vigil by virtual-novel.net bedside from dusk to night, then from night to dawn, never getting any rest. He just sat there, day by day.