บท 458: Trouble of Guards
After securing the defeated Noble expert, Ryker takes another look at the two guards. With them facing off against the Noble realm experts and in a state of undress, there is little option to what he was planning on doing with them.
Thankfully, he had some change in clothing, as well as extra cloaks to give them, with their own clothings with the exception of armor being in a ruined state.
Yet, as he walked towards them, the two women jumped on him, while being undress. The sudden movement surprise, making him fall on his back as he stare at their red faces.
'Crap!' he thought, guessing what happened to them. Using his superior strength, he quickly immobilized the two women, even as they tried to rip of his clothing.
Though, doing so did cause him some trouble, namely the fact his action removed some of their remaining clothing, mostly on the lower part, allowing him to see their private part, which is soaking wet.
Creating some water, he cleaned the lower part without touching it with his hands before making sure the two women are immobilized, so they will not jump on him and cause some misunderstanding.
After restraining them, Ryker contact the Crown Prince, unsure of his reaction that his sister and female cousin's guards are intoxicated by aphrodisiac.
-x-
"So, they are affected by the aphrodisiac, or so you believe?" a middle aged man, though his age likely older, asked Ryker, who nodded.
"After I defeat the Noble expert, they jump on me. He likely planning to do it with them," he answered, earning a nod.
"Yes. The identity of the bandit is confirmed. They are part of the so called Yang Supremency Bandit Group. They practice a forbidden Cultivation Art that involved dual cultivation.
While dual cultivation is not banned, even if it is looked down around here, this one is banned because it will harm the female partners. They will absorb the cultivation of their female partners, essentially taking all that belong of her until there is nothing left.
It is equivalent to crippling the poor women, and the reason why they were hunted extensively, especially by the King and Grand Duke," the captain told him.
Ryker merely nodded, though his mind still on the fact they were hunted by the two most powerful members of the royal family themselves.
'Then again, it might be because of their sister. She might consider them her personal enemy,' he thought to himself though he did not voice it.
"Are there any way to remove the effect?" he asked.
"For now, no, but the royal alchemist is already in the case. In if they could not do it, the only solution is by asking the President of Craftsman Alliance in the capital city," the captain answered.
"Well, at least this is the end to that," aside from it being awkward for him and Sela and Adia, then there should be no more problem.
Except, he just jinx himself.
"Sir! They are convulsing for some reason!" one of the female guards called out. The captain hurried along, with him and the Crown Prince in tow.
One of the guards put her hand on top of them before using what he assume to be a healing technique. Unfortunately, the effects are not great, as the two still spasming, except it is much slower.
"Check the bandits! He should have an antidote!" the captain ordered, the rest doing as he told. Meanwhile, Ryker took a seat between them and put his hand on their exposed midriff.
"Sir-" he silenced them with a glare before using the Life Gifting Mantra, turning his qi into life qi and bestowing them some vitality, as well as hopefully, curing if not, removing some of the worse side effect of what ever poison in them.
Some color returned to them, their breathing becoming softer though thankfully is not the sign of them slowly dying. The captain looked at him with a look of gratitude, though his face is still serious. After all, he did not know if he only prolonging it or already cured the effect.
"Sir, we found this," one of the guards walked to the captain before giving him a vial with red liquid.
"This is the only thing we found on his body, along with his storage ring," the guard handed the ring to captain as well.
"We are not sure about the content, but either it is the antidote or another aphrodisiac, sir," the captain looked at vial warily, before it was snatched by Ryker who opened the bottle and sniffed it.
Before anyone could object, he lowered his head towards the two lips, sniffing it before shooting his head, "It is the aphrodisiac. The smell on their lips and the liquid inside the vial is the same," hearing this the captain's face darken.
But before he could say anything, Ryker took the ring from him before using his qi to force it opened.
"Don't! If you do that, the content of the ring will be des-" the captain could not even said anything else as Ryker tore the space, opening the storage ring and taking everything inside it.
He then arranged the content before pushing away the aphrodisiac and looked at the rest of the vials and pills. He let out a light cursed, trying to see if he can guess which one would be the cure.
The others let him do his thing. With what he had shown them, his talent is not just in fighting.
-x-
"This is impossible. Without any reference, there is no way I can tell which potion did what," he told the captain, who had a resigned face.
"So, is there nothing else we can do?" he asked, the older man starting to lose hope.
"There are two ways we can do this. One, is by giving it to the royal alchemist and the President. They might be able to tell us the effect of each potion and pill. The second one, is getting it out of the culprit," the Crown Prince turned towards the unconscious bandit.
"We should do both at the same time, to increase the chance of success, as well as in case one of the way failed," the captain and Ryker nodded.
"Ryker, bring them to the mansion. You are probably the best option we have in making sure their conditions did not worsen. The only one who could do that would be the royal apothochery and he is currently healing one of the Noble realm guard,"
The dual-haired man nodded as he put the two on his shoulder before making his way towards the city, the rest of the guards and Lariz in tow.
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