Angelo quickly focuses his attention on the title reward.
<< Vaccinated
[ Immunity against diseases. I won't die from disease now! ]
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Has an 80% chance of not being infected by any diseases. If infected, sweats out infection.
>>
He and Ken gazed at each other in understanding and they immediately crowded around Marco.
"Is there any changes?" Ken kneels beside Marco and took his arm.
Angelo stared at Marco's status and saw a countdown near the debuff. It seems the title promptly works its magic as it executes its 'sweats out infection' bonus effect.
<< Marco Sanchez Estanislao lvl 27 >>
<< Infected >> [ 3:56:52s ]
Shaira saw a ray of hope as she sighs in relief. Her tears dripping down as she clutches Marco's hand tightly.
The title reward is really helpful but Angelo can't help but still frown. Although the title eases the debuff's effect, it's another matter if Marco can hold out. Ken and Angelo shared a look. It seems he's still not out of danger.
"Hey, see if you can wake up Marco. We need his supply of health potion for if we want him to survive." Angelo whispered to Ken, careful to not let Shaira hear. He didn't want to alarm her.
"I'll see what I can do" Ken nodded.
"Hey...let's make Marco comfortable. Do you have a clean towel?"
Shaira wipes her tears and nodded. She took out a clean towel and before she can use it, Angelo stops her hand.
"Let's soak this with cold water and alcohol. Ken, if you please"
Ken silently conjured a ball of cold water and float it in front of him. He then shapes the ball of water like a jar and Angelo wordlessly pours a bottle of disinfectant alcohol in it. Ken mix the two liquids together and let the towel soak the mixture he created.
"Here..." Angelo handed the soaked towel back to Shaira.
She promptly wipes Marco's forehead, cooling his feverish body down.
Meanwhile, Ken urgently looks for a skill that he can use. He drags down the skill panel and saw two support skills he can use. One spell is called 'Short Remedy' and the other is 'Refresh'.
Short Remedy can restore a target's HP by about 30% and revive someone if they're knock-out. It uses 100 MP per cast. Refresh meanwhile can create a small area that can regenerate MP, each cast costs 300 MP. Both skills need 10 skill points each to acquire.
Ken peered at Marco's status and saw that his MP is drained. The debuff probably sucked out his mana thus making him lose his consciousness. Mana after all is the world soul. The immanent substance that connects our consciousness in the physical world.
Tap
Ken shook himself and clear out his thoughts. He gazed at Rey who simply gave him a look. Sighing, he promptly spends 20 skill points for the two spells. He then added another 5 skill points each to level them up.
"Refresh"
Ken cast. A magic circle appeared above them as their mana regenerates. He then saw Rey frown as he looks at the magic circle. Ken saw him knit his brows as he steps back from the magic circle.
"Are you alright?"
Angelo turns his gaze to Ken who looks at him in concern.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I'm just weirded out by the sensation..."
"Hmm? What sensation?"
"Yeah...It's like a hundred May beetles are crawling inside my body."
Ken unconsciously shudder. He almost forgot, aside from the three of them who have their mana activated the moment they choose their class. Rey's mana is still inactive.
"Interesting...but do you have to describe it like that?"
"What? you never played them before?"
"No actually. I have not"
"Seriously? What kind of childhood do you have?" Angelo rhetorically asks as he stared at him incredulously.
"The kind that is always at home" Ken deadpan.
"You poor thing..."
Angelo gaze at Ken with sympathy.
"Don't make it like playing with them is the best thing in the world," Ken muttered as he cast Short Remedy to Marco.
"Don't bother with him Rey, Ken's the kind of person who's always in his room. Even in high school he seldom joins any parties or school events." Shaira interjected. A small smile on her face.
"Besides, even if he is not, he hates bugs of all kinds."
"Shaira..." Ken uttered, miffed.
"Mmmm...nnn..."
They instantly turn their attention to Marco. Marco shifts in his sleep, his brows knitting and his face scrunch up in pain. He blearily opens his eyes and saw Ken, Rey, and Shaira around him.
"Hmm?"
"Hey...how do you feel?" Shaira asks in concern as she continued to wipe his forehead.
"I...nnn..."
"Don't overexert yourself..." Angelo warned as he helps Marco sit up.
"Do you have any potions left in your body?", he abruptly asks, taking his attention to himself.
"Po-potions...?" Marco asked dazedly, his voice scratchy and his throat hurting.
"Yes. Hand it over if you want to live"
"Aam....?"
"Just do it!"
Feeling robbed, Marco reluctantly handed his health potions to them. Suddenly his eyes darken, his body slacking against Shaira's support.
"Marco!"
"Take it easy...,Shaira look after him and again, same routine with the potions."
"Okay"
With Marco down and Shaira taking care of him, the last challenge will be up to him and Ken. Angelo stretches and relax his body as he watches the timer go down.
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Ping~
[ Spring Clean Challenge! ]
[ The inn is still in disrepair. Time to completely renovate! ]
[ Challenge 3: Repair the broken fixtures and furniture ]
...
The room expands and wiggles, stretching left and right. The room is warping. Dizziness overcame them and their vision blacks for a moment. When they came into, they appeared into what seems to be a run-down lobby.
The window's glass is broken and the pane is rusted. Springs can be seen coming out of the sofa, and the potted plants are withered. The coffee table is rotting and behind the front desk, a cabinet can be seen. Cobwebs and dust littered the place and one can't help but feel the age of time in this place.
A musty smell wafted through their noses.
"A-chew"
Angelo turn to Ken. Ken rub his nose as he sneeze again.
"What was that? You sneeze like a kitten"
"Shut up" Ken sniffs and took out his handkerchief and wrap it around the lower half of his face.
"Ahm...where's Shaira and Marco?"
"What?"
The duo look around but there's no sight of them. Ken quickly contacted Shaira through the party chat.
"Where are you?"
>>" You guys! I should be the one asking that! Both of you disappeared so suddenly."
"Is Marco with you?"
>>"Yes, he's with me. We're in a bedroom. I peek outside but I can't see anything."
"Just stay where you are and take care of Marco. Rey and I will handle this."
>>"...ok. Take care yourself. Also...be vigilant. I don't think...things are this simple in this challenge"
"....mm....Stay safe"
Ending the call, Ken stared at Angelo who's waiting for news.
"They're both safe for the moment"
"Phew..." Angelo gazed at the broken furnitures around him. "Do you think this is a simple repairing task?"
"I don't think so...based on the previous challenges, monsters will appear one way or another"
Angelo wryly chuckled. "Well, you're right about that"
"The challenge says to repair the broken things here...ha...let's get started then."