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Inside the spacious conference room sat four middle-aged men and a beautiful mature woman around a large conference table. All of them are showing gloomy expression on their faces while reading a report given to them by the tall male secretary.
"Is this result already confirmed?" asked a middle-aged man with a white neatly trimmed beard.
"Yes, sir… We have already checked the condition of his body and we found that the reports are correct." The secretary asked.
"Sigh… this is very troublesome. We are going to face annihilation if this problem could not be solved." said another middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
"We can only blame that foolish old man for being too willful. The council has already told him not to go out but he just has to go… Sigh…"
"Then, is there a chance for him to recover?"
"We still don't know… Anyway, this is the reason why we have already suggested to the council to change the LEP generator controller into the newest model, where multiple espers could work in sync. They would always say that it was too expensive. Now that the only person able to control the old model is sick, how can we be able to protect the city from those beasts outside then?" a fat middle-aged man grumbled.
"Doctors, I think I have a solution… if I ask that person maybe he could find a way to help old General Magiliw." Suddenly Agnes Lim said as she flashes them her beautiful assuring smile.
The middle-aged men around the conference showed a hint of contemplation. Then the secretary handed them another file.
"This is the person I am talking about. Please feel free to read the data we have gathered about him." Dr. Agnes Lim said as she leaned on the soft chair.
Not long later, the four middle-aged men suddenly lifted their heads and showed Dr. Agnes a hint of disbelief on their gazes.
"Is this true?" suddenly the man with a white trimmed beard asked with a suspicious look on his face.
He is trying to determine if Dr. Agnes Lim is trying to make a fool out of them. However, from her confident smile, he could tell that she is telling the truth.
As one of the people in charge of the special esper facility, the group knew her credibility.
"When can you let us see this young man?" asked the fat doctor unlike the rest of the four, his expression is that of jubilation and excitement.
This made Agnes Lim feel a bit apprehensive. He knew that this fatty is someone who likes to take advantage of things. Though she could not deny that he is a good doctor and a great leader of the city, she still felt a bit worried upon seeing those happy smiles on his face.
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Curt immediately sent a text message to Jenny Mae before leaving the house. He also informed his boss that he is going to visit the hospital for an emergency reason.
Boss Lan called him and asked if he is sick and Curt assured him that he is there because someone wanted to consult him for something. After a few small talks, Boss Lan ended the call. Curt immediately left his apartment and directly went to the provincial hospital.
Upon arriving he directly went to Doctor Vince Gale's office.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in…" Dr. Gale said without lifting his head as he concentrated on the documents on his table.
"Busy?"
Dr. Gale as he lifted his head upon recognizing Curt's voice.
"Oh, Curt… Agnes seems to be looking for you. She asked me for your contact information."
"Yeah, that's why I'm here…"
"Oh, since you are here already, can you check this…" Dr. Gale suddenly took out a chart and showed it to Curt.
Upon seeing the chart, Curt felt a bit overwhelmed. Though he knew medicine that didn't mean he could understand the jargon of modern medicine on earth.
Seeing that Curt was a bit stupefied, Dr. Gale immediately knew his mistake.
"Sorry about that… Let me explain…"
Dr. Gale began to explain about his patient and the two immediately began discussing some things. Not long later, an abrupt knocking interrupted the two.
"Mr. Nilfiem… Dr. Lim is calling for you." a nurse said as she flashed a beautiful smile towards the two men inside the room.
"Go… go… I think it is a very important thing since that woman is a bit riled up." Dr. Gale said as he waves his hand.
Curt just shook his head in the sudden change of attitude. He said his goodbye and followed the nurse to the large conference room of the hospital.
When Curt arrives by the door, he saw two tall men and a slender woman standing on guard by the door.
The nurse showed her badge and flashed the three standing on guard with her beautiful smile. The three checked Curt before letting him go inside the room.
"Ah, Curt… glad that you have arrived." Agnes Lim said with a smile.
Curt showed a peasant smile upon seeing her. Though Agnes Lim is already in her 30's and is a bit plump, her plumpness truly insinuates the curves of her body. And he could see those middle-aged men looking at her as she walks towards Curt while greeting him.
However, when she turns around to face the four, they immediately change their expression and suddenly became respectable individuals. Curt even thought that he was hallucinating a while ago when he saw their expressions.
This almost made him chuckle but he held it to himself.
"Gentlemen, this young man is Curt Nilfiem, the mysterious doctor of our city. Hihi…" Agnes introduced with a chuckle.
The four middle-aged people just gave Curt a suspicious stare.
The reason for this is the appearance of Curt. The four could not see anything special about him. They are expecting at least to see a well-suited young man. But this one in front of them just wore a cheap plain shirt and a pair of cheap denim pants. So how could they feel confident in introducing Curt to the old General?
This made the four even think that Agnes Lim is planning something devious.
However, they soon adopted the attitude of wait and see as they shook hands with the unassuming young man and just gave him a stern look, which made Curt feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Curt, this is the reason why I called you here," Agnes said while showing him a document.
As Curt reads the document, his expression slowly changes. And then before he ended reading, he immediately shifted his gaze to Agnes who has a look of expectation in her eyes.
This made Curt feel a bit taken aback. He didn't expect that Agnes would have a hopeful look on her face. Curt almost made a sigh upon noticing this. He didn't know why but in his mind he is already thinking of the solution to the problem.
According to the report, the retired general, Eduardo Magiliw which is also an esper with a high-level power of 15 decided to go out of the city and hunt some beast. He was escorted by a group of 7 espers as they traversed the forest just outside the city.
However, the old general got unlucky and was bitten by a poisonous giant snake. The reason for this is because he actually protected the female esper whom he got close to during the trip. Curt shook his head at the chivalrous attitude of the old man and his passion. He could not help but imagine the old man falling in love with a younger woman.
And now the old man is in critical condition due to the deadly venom of the snake.
Plus the bad news about this is that the old man is actually the only esper in the city strong and powerful enough to control the defensive might of the dome barrier protecting the city. So this means that without the old man, the city would be facing a great threat from those monstrous beasts outside. If that happens then everything and everyone inside the city would be in danger.
Because of this, Curt now wanted to go and see the condition of the old man. This problem does not only concerns others but also him and of course Jenny Mae. How could he let her be in danger? So right now, he is feeling a strong desire to choke that old man or punch him to wake him up of his duties towards the city.
The group arrives at the underground facility which is now on full alert. There are soldiers everywhere and the security is really tight.
It took them almost 30 minutes before they could enter the facility.
When the group arrives in the ICU room, Curt could already see the extent of the damage the venom has caused to the body of the old man.
However, he was truly amazed at his vitality.
"It seems that this old fellow doesn't want to die yet." Curt thought as he shifted his gaze to the group of 7 people outside of the ICU area.
The esper that the general saved is a woman in her 30's with beautiful features.
Curt just heaves a sigh at the old man and admires him. If the same thing happens to Jenny Mae, he is sure that he is willing to exchange his life for her.
After looking at the old man, Curt didn't bother with the rest as he suddenly enters the room.
The nurse in charge suddenly became alarmed. Even the four doctors immediately wanted to stop Curt. However, they were all blocked by the fast reaction of Doctor Agnes Lim.
"Wait… please… please… trust me just this once… Just watch and wait, okay?" she said as she blocks everyone's path.
Curt carefully removes the mask and the protective gear he wore when entering the ICU. Then from his pocket, he took out the disposable acupuncture needles. And also five empty syringes which he secretly asked from Dr. Agnes Lim.
With everything in his hand, he began his work to detoxify the venom from within the old man's body. Curt knew that this is a race against time and he has to start now. If not, then he would surely regret the consequences.
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Meanwhile, in an underground base, a group is currently having a meeting. If Curt could see the people inside that room, he would surely recognize two of them, water esper, Ale'bo who was supposed to be dead but was able to survive, and Bender, the esper that controls the golem.
Inside this underground room were all the leaders of the international radical group of terrorists called MPMA in Kor City.
"Did you succeed?" the woman named Myst asked.
"Yes, they didn't have any idea what hit them… Hahaha… Those are just mere ants…" The tall Bronite said with a chuckle.
"Good… once that old man died, we proceed to the next phase of our plan… Hehehe…" Myst said with a sinister glint in her eyes.