Chapter 526 Dungeon exploration (6)
I couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief when I saw this happen.
It had only been a theory that I had, but seeing that it actually panned out was definitely something to feel relieved about.
After all, if I had killed this loyal knight under me because of a mistake, then I really wouldn't be able to live it down.
Luckily, my guesses had been correct.
Durand really was able to inhibit the growth of the mushrooms that sprouted on their skin.
This was because of the special effect of Durand.
As a cursed sword, naturally Durand had special effects that it inflicted when it was used to cut things.
One of those effects was its bleeding effect.
When Durand cut things, it would inhibit the wound from closing, causing the person to keep bleeding unless they did something to dispel the curse.
So this was the effect that I used against the mushroom.
Since it prevented it from healing, the mushroom stopped trying to regrow the part that it had lost and went dormant instead of sucking more nutrients out of the knight.
With this smaller mushroom to support, it should have sucked even less nutrients from the knight now. nove(l)bi(n.)com
But to make sure, I asked, "How are you feeling now?"
The knight looked up at me and gave a slow nod before saying, "It isn't as painful as before and it feels like I've gained a bit of my strength back, but it still feels like it's draining the energy out of me."
I gave a nod as if I had already expected this.
After all, I had only cut the top part of the mushroom and hadn't dealt with the base of the mushroom that was still parasitizing him. To completely solve this problem, I would have to pull out the roots of the mushroom as well.
But right now, this was a good stopgap measure.
I looked at him with a look of pity and said, "You'll have to suffer a bit if you want to be saved."
The knight was surprised to hear this, but then he gritted his teeth to say, "Pain is nothing. I'll endure it all as long as I can live."
I gave a nod as I said, "Alright, you're the one that said it. I'll do it then."
I looked at two of the knights on the side and said, "Hold him down."
The knights were surprised to hear this, but they quickly moved forward to hold the infected knight down.
The infected knight was about to say that this wasn't necessary, but he felt a chill run down his spine when he saw me coming towards him with Durand held up.
"What are you...AH!"
In one swift motion, I used Durand to cut off the part of his skin that was infected by the roots of the mushroom.
It was a large patch of skin that was cut off and there was a lot of blood that came out.
It wouldn't be surprising if he died of blood loss with how much blood was spurting out.
But I wasn't finished yet as I used Durand to cut even more of the knight's skin off.
Finally, when I was done, I reached out with one hand and placed it on the part of the knight that I had cut off.
That part had still been bleeding this whole time, which was the effect of being cut by Durand.
However, when I put my hand on it, the bleeding stopped.
That was because there was a pair of wings on my hand that suddenly lit up when I placed that hand on the gaping wound.
Slowly, the bleeding stopped, though one could still see the torn flesh of his body.
But at the very least, there wasn't a single root left inside of his body.
It had all been cut out by me.
