Chapter 524 The Power of the Detox Pill


    Chapter 524 The Power of the Detox Pill


    Just then, Theresa heard a blood–curdling scream.


    “Ahhh<b>!</b>”


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    It was a man’s voice, strained and stifled, but in the silence of the night, it was loud and clear. The noise stirred the zombies outside, sending them into a restless frenzy.


    She and Sage rushed out to find Drew writhing in agony on the floor, clutching his head. He had stuffed his arm into his mouth, biting down to muffle the sound while trying to keep himself conscious through the pain. It was useless, though. His arm was shredded and bleeding, his throat emitting beast–like howls as he rolled across the ground in torment.


    Everyone woke instantly. Shock rippled through the group as they stared at the man convulsing before them. Only Quentin remained calm—he had seen this before with Theresa, but the others paled, thinking he was turning into a zombie.


    Weapons were drawn. Some stepped back. Lara, L, and their twopanions huddled in a corner, terrified–they had clearly never witnessed anything like it.


    Theresa knew the truth. It was the result of people in Dawnwatch Camp eating zombie gleamstones raw. Of course, it hade to this.


    Sage’s face hardened as he stepped toward Drew, his voice calm and cold. “Can you hold it in?”


    This outburst seemed to have been building for a long time. Drew lifted his head, eyes crimson, face twisted with pain. When he met Sage’s gaze, fear flickered through his madness, yet he could not stop himself from thrashing, clutching his skull, desperate and helpless. He fell to his knees, trying to plead. “Boss, boss, save me, save—”


    Sage’s gentle eyes glinted with malice as he drew Drew’s knife, ready to put him out of his misery.


    Then Theresa’s voice cut through. “I’ve got this.”


    Sage turned to her. She walked forward, palm open, revealing a small ck pill. “Swallow this.”


    Barely clinging to reason, Drew loosened his jaws from his mangled arm and snatched the pill, gulping it down. It dissolved instantly, releasing a cool sensation that spread through his entire body.


    The raging fire in his mind, the madness driving him insane, was doused like <b>a </b>spring poured over mes. The agony melted away. The crimson in his eyes faded visibly. His convulsions


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    Chapter 524 The Power of the Detox Pill


    slowed, then stilled. Atst, Drew copsed, gasping for air.


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    Sage’s eyes lit up at the sight. Even Theresa couldn’t hide her surprise at how well it worked<b>. </b><i>System</i>–made <i>really </i><i>is </i><i>unbeatable</i>.


    It was the Detox Pill she had bought earlier that day. She had given it to Drew partly to test its effect, and partly because she had just discovered a way to control Dawnwatch Camp.


    Sage looked <i>at </i>Drew–calm now, the madness gone from his gaze–and turned back to Theresa, shocked. “What was that?”


    “Something our alliance developed. Come, I’ll exin.” She beckoned him to follow her back into the restroom, away from the others.


    Behind them, Lara and L’s group stared wide–eyed at Theresa, shock and disbelief written all over their faces. Whatever they were thinking, they kept to themselves.


    Inside the restroom, Sage asked, “Can you spare me one of those pills?”


    “We’re friends, of course. But it’s rare.” Theresa drew out another Detox Pill and held it between her fingers.


    “One hundred gleamstones,” Sage said without hesitation.


    “Deal.” She handed it to him.


    Sage turned the pill in his hand, inhaling its faint, calming fragrance–the same scent from the pill that had saved Drew. After a moment’s thought, he swallowed it.


    The effect hit instantly. A wave of coolness swept through his body, easing every ache and burning nerve. The chronic side effects of consuming gleamstones–the stiff joints, the throbbing pain in his head–all faded away.


    His body felt lighter. His mind was clearer, fresher than it had been in years. <i>It </i>was <b>as </b>if years of filth and poison had been scrubbed clean.


    He stared at Theresa in disbelief, utterly shaken by what she had just handed him.


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