Chapter 56 Measures

There wasn't even the slightest look of joy on Zavier's face at his aunt's concession. This only further proved the fact that he knew that he was going to have his way. He quickly delved into the matter at hand.

"What's is nature of the poison aunt V? Is it something we can actually contain? At least till we get professional help?"

Valarie shook her head firmly.

"The more I use mana, the faster the poison spreads. This isn't like anything I have ever seen before. Even if I were to return to school, the medical examiners would have to spend a significant amount of time analyzing the poison before they can even begin to think about treating it."

Zavier already knew that her condition was dire, but with the new information she had just uploaded to him, Zavier knew that even if they got back in time, it wasn't to be guarantee that things would go well. They had to act fast and they had to act now. After deliberating for a few moments, Zavier finally spoke up.

"I think I have a solution…."

Valarie burst into laughter for a brief moment. She looked at him unsurely, and scoffed.

? "You are not a healer Zavier, making an antidote would be impossible for you to do."

Zavier refused to be discouraged by his aunt's pessimism.

"I can at least try to analyze the composition of the toxin. That way, we could lessen the burden and speed up the job for the school's medical staff..."

Valarie remained still as she watched Zavier present his plan. He was brimming with a confidence that was dangerously contagious.

"…so they can make the antidote as soon as possible."

Within a few minutes, Zavier had collected a decent volume of blood sample from Valarie using the syringe and test tube from the emergency medical supply kit. He wasted no time and immediately began to analyze it with his Time-Space eye.

He easily picked up the chemical components within and relayed it back to Valerie.

The first step of the plan had been completed. The second step was to now relay the information back to the school.

So, Valarie whipped out the Emergency Scroll. As the name implies, the Emergency Scroll was a valuable scroll that was used in for urgent communication. It could only be used for a one-time, one-way instant transmission.

Under cases that demanded urgent attention, the Emergency Scroll was the best way to get important messages and information across. In an era that is completely devoid of cell phones, this was the best bet for mages who needed to transmit messages.

So, as the senior mage, Valarie used the Emergency Scroll to alert the school authorities. She sent them all the information they would require to reverse engineer the poison, and also requested that additional reinforcements be sent as they worked on making the antidote.

With the threat of imminent danger looming like an ominous shadow, Zavier had no option but to be proactive. He had to act.

He couldn't take risks when it came to the well-being of Valerie who had gotten poisoned while trying to save him, therefore, he called out to the clone with the perception system and asked it to remain close to the school's healers and to keep track of all their activities.

Although he had conveyed the ingredients of the toxin that had been used to poison her, he was still unable to rest at ease thinking that the healers would make some mistake that would aggravate the situation. To avoid that, the clone with the perception system stayed near the school and kept an eye on the healers through his Time Space Eye.

"Make sure to tell me beforehand if they make a blunder. We can't afford any blunders. Valerie's life is on the line."

Another task that Zavier had given him was to make sure that the anti-toxin is sent over as soon as it is prepared by the healers.

There was bound to be another attack on their camp and the situation was too nerve wracking for Zavier to keep track of everything himself. There couldn't be any room for delay.

In case of another attack, given Valerie's current situation, it would be hard for her to hold the enemies back. Moreover, since the previous enemies had failed, the new wave would comprise of even harder enemies. The boss behind the scenes would have made sure of that.

The mage who had made the toxin that had potentially handicapped Valerie's abilities would also have been lurking around waiting for a chance to strike like a poisonous snake.

Zavier was on the lookout for that as well.

The second task that he gave his clones was to rush to his location as fast as possible. He needed his clones to support them in the upcoming battle. He had already poised himself to take the lead should the need arise. He wasn't about to put all the burden on Valerie again especially with her current condition. That would have only led to her death on a faster pace.

The presence of all his clones would have at least given him a better chance at fighting the stronger enemies that were likely to come.

But he needed an insurance for his own life. He couldn't put all his eggs in one basket. The cloning skill gave him an invulnerability in all situations by preserving his life in all such situations but he had to leave a clone behind as the next place for the preservation of his consciousness. He wasn't about to die due to stupidity.

In the end, he ordered the clones with the Magus system and the clone with the Necromancer system to come to his aid while the clone with the Perception system kept an eye on the anti-toxin. The clone he kept for insurance was the clone with the Mesmer system who was in his usual place of hiding, the closet in his room.

He had made this decision because the Mesmer system could hardly play any role in the battle between high rank mages. The illusions that were currently at his disposal were so low levelled that they did not have the potential to harm those enemies in any way. Even if the clone had been called over, it would have been useless. So, the final force that he had accumulated turned out to be the two clones with the Magus system and the Necromancer system.

After having disseminated all the orders, Zavier now had a fighting force that would soon be available for him.

The next step in his mind was to increase his fighting prowess. The previous fight between Valerie and the two mages had significantly decreased his confidence. He had thought that he was already quite strong among his age, but the strength that Valerie had shown had sent his confidence reeling. His pride had shattered and his self-confidence scattered into ashes. Just two years older than him and had already reached such a high level.

He was too far away from her. Even the mages that she had beaten up so easily gave him a sense of fright. His perception was quite accurate so he was sure that the two had been frightfully strong compared to him.

He needed strength, and needed it quickly before even stronger enemies took the stage. He had to be able to protect Valerie and the others since Valerie couldn't do it.

"System, do you have a way for me to increase my strength significantly? I need to increase my strength quickly or I would end up dying."

[User is advised to follow the standard path of evolution. Any shortcuts would harm the potential of the user in the longer run.]

"System, I don't have the time to do that. The situation does not allow me to wait until I am stronger. So, forget about the normal path and give it to me straight."

[User should reconsider his decision because the strength that you are asking for will come at a price.]

"I don't have the time to think about the consequences at the moment. Just do what I am telling you."

[Searching for a suitable technique as per user's requirements…]

[Found 7,996,334,657 techniques that match user's requirements.]