Chapter 888
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Lying on top of the cold operating table, Mardox is feeling a bit nervous. Shin Jiao has already explained to him how the procedure would go and he has to control himself from using his power. In fact, Shin Jiao advised him to suppress it as far as he could.
In fact, if Shin Jiao could make a decision right now, he would rather cripple this elf for a while, and then return his ability after the operation. But that would cause the elf to lose all of his accumulated mana. Though he would not return back to lower levels, it would still make his mana pool empty.
And to fill that vast mana pool of a Grand Magus would take months or even years.
So the only way is for the elf to suppress his power. This way anesthetic might have a chance to work on him.
"Mardox are you ready?" Shin Jiao asked.
Mardox nodded his head and then quickly suppressed his power.
He has told his cousin about this and after the discussion, the mother of Olley felt a bit happy that there is actually a way for her cousin to recover his power. But she is a bit hesitant to trust the human. However, the chance for her cousin to recover would be a great thing in the family.
If her cousin could reach the 3rd level Grand Magus, then she would not even quibble with his disappointing son on his bride. This is because the standing of her cousin in the family would take another step higher, plus the standing of the El'fore family in the elven kingdom would also become more prominent.
What is a 3rd level Grand Magus mean, it means great respect and power. In the elven kingdom, there are only ten 3rd level Grand Magus, five 4th level Grand Magus, and three 5th level Grand Magus. So far level 5 Grand Magus is the highest level in the whole of Xinglo Kingdom. And the elves having 3 of them has made the elves one of the strong forces in the whole of Xinglo Kingdom.
In the El'fore family, there are only three 2nd level Grand Magus and one of them is Mardox. Hence going up a level is something to celebrate and would gain the family great honor. Mardox might even be promoted to become another one of the family ancestors if this happens.
On top of the operation table, Mardox body slightly floated in the air and then he was turned with his back exposed, then he once again felt the cold metal table after being put on its surface.
"I will now inject the anesthetic, please don't resist." Shin Jiao said under his mask.
Mardox suddenly felt something entering his skin near his spine. Then a slight pain pricked him, but all of a suddenly that slight pain increased.
"Arrgghh!!!" he winced but did not do anything as he endures it.
Meanwhile, those elves who are watching this in the viewing room outside of the operating room felt worried.
Although it has been explained to them, they still felt not assured.
And now hearing the painful yelp from the 3rd elder made them feel more anxious.
It did not take long before the anesthetic took effect, and Shin Jiao quickly takes out some needles which are already prepared on his side.
With one wave of his hand, the needles floated in the air and then landed on many of Mardox's meridians. This would seal his power for a while and let Shin Jiao work on his brain without a hitch. Plus this is also a way to trick the parasite inside Mardox's brain.
In fact, Shin Jiao discovered that these parasites seem to be a bit elusive and very cautious. He did not want to alarm them and let Mardox suffer set back. So this is his only way to trick those parasites. Using an advanced X-ray machine he could see the movement of those things in Mardox's brain.
"Alright, everything seems to be in order." He said with a slight smile.
Then he lifted up a scalpel.
When the elves outside saw this scene, they were now all alarmed. They are afraid that the human has tricked the 3rd elder and would be killed in this place.
They all wanted to go inside and stop this. But Olley's mother gritted her teeth and trusted her cousin in his decision. She knew what her cousin truly wished for. She also wanted this for her cousin and wanted this for the glory of their family.
She turns her attention to her son who is holding the small woman's hand lovingly and then to her belly. She heaves a helpless sigh, as she knew that her son truly fell in love with that Halfling. If she really forces the two apart, her beloved yet disappointing son would surely wither and die.
She lifted her gaze back to the screen and silently wished that her cousin would be fine. She and her cousin have been supporting their branch of the family after her husband's demise.
She recalled her husband's last words for her.
"Levia my love… Mardox and you are the only support that's left on our side. Please… forgive me for failing my duty as a husband and as a father to our son Olley…"
Upon remembering this, she could not help but sigh. She truly was blinded by power that she pushes her son until he reached the elven young council.
But thinking up to this point, she realized her mistake. It should not be her son that should be supporting her family, but her… as the mother and the head of her branch.
Now that there is another hope, she decided to support her cousin. So she wished for the human to succeed.
Meanwhile, Shin Jiao has now opened the skull of Mardox and exposes his brain. On the surface, he could not clearly see the parasites that look like transparent goo. If not for his ability he would surely not see these things as they look like water.
"Tricky very tricky…" he muttered.
But of course, after seeing them in the open, Shin Jiao could now easily extract them. With a wave of his finger, around seven thumb-size goos floated in the air while trying to struggle from his psychokinesis grasp.
They even tried to attack him and the brain below them while trying to struggle.
"Feisty fellows…" Shin Jiao muttered as he put them inside a transparent jar and then absorb it inside his dimension.
After doing that, he closed the wound of Mardox and finished up the operation.
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Meanwhile, inside the kingdom of Xinglo in a secluded mansion near the border of the inner kingdom in a secluded room, an old man is currently tinkering something on a wooden table while a batch of liquid goo is boiling on a large pot.
The old man is wearing tattered clothing and his white unkempt hair looks dirty as if he has not taken a bath for many days.
Suddenly, the old felt something in his chest. Then without a warning, the old man felt some bout of pain in his chest.
His expression turned serious as he could feel that something is wrong. Without hesitation, he closed his eyes and his concentration drifted towards some location far away.
"My soul bugs… they should not have encountered some trouble right?" he muttered.
When his mind was connected to the soul bugs, his expression turned aghast. Someone is actually taking the soul bugs out. This could not happen, if they did not return to that elf brain it would be dangerous for him.
He tried to break the connection, but something seems strange as the soul bugs were covered in a strange power while would not let him sever his soul with the bugs.
He began to frantically use the bugs to attack and began to rampage but it was all futile. He just watches in horror as he saw himself being put in a jar, and then suddenly disappears making his vision turn dark.
Then without a warning, his consciousness went back to his old body, and then he could feel intense pain inside of his chest and head. He knew that this is not physical pain but actually a pain in his soul.
He tried to find something to support him and got hold of a metal object on the side.
"I will kill you…" he said as he could remember the masked man in white who took his soul bugs.
But before he could think of something else, he suddenly felt some pain in his hand and as he exerted an effort to stand. The hot metal lid he is holding suddenly tilted and his body fell to the ground. The entire boiling concoction in the pot was accidentally poured on him making the old man shout in pain as it scalds his skin turning them red.
Then his skin and face that were scalded by the hot liquid slowly rot away making him look like a corpse.
"I will kill you!!!" he grounded his teeth through the pain as he takes a small bottle on his side and quickly downed it.
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