Mother [2]

Scarlet feels numb as she looks at the red flashing interface in front of her and floating underneath it is a timer.

[Warning: The tenth Royal child is dying. You have five minutes to save him

Penalty: Death]

[00: 05: 00 : 30 ]

Scarlet immediately look for the child in the mid of chaos. She saw Lily holding a child as the Imperial Doctor frantically trying to check it but the child just weakly lay on her arm unresponsive.

No.

This can't happen.

*SLAP*

The sharp slap caused the chaotic room to become silent, and everyone paused to gaze at the queen and the scarlet stain her palm had left on her face.

Scarlet shut her eyes and inhaled deeply after hearing the silence.

"Two priests must be assigned to each child. Once the [Mother Gu] is finally removed, start the [Purification] of the [Demon Worms] as quickly as possible. Then, one must [Exorcise] it and make sure it doesn't escape. Lastly, after that [Heal] the Royal Children and make sure they are still alive!" Bishop Graham promptly obeyed her order and gave the priests instructions.

Scarlet's gaze shifts to Merida, the confused and anxious maid.

"Merida, when [Mother Gu] is taken out, give this to the tenth royal child!" She tossed the bottle of [The Blood of the World Tree] toward her and added, "Make sure he drank all of the contents."

Merida awkwardly accepts the bottle and gazes curiously at the amber liquid.

"Where is [Mother Gu] right now?" She asked, gazing at the Queen, who seemed so strange.

Instead of responding, Scarlet turned around and walked to the farthest corner of the room, followed by Bishop Graham and Cain, who had beckoned Maximus to follow them. The three watch as the queen quickly takes off her armor, revealing a dark shirt, while sitting on the floor.

The three men swallow their saliva as they gaze into her hard eyes.

"The three of you give me everything you got; we only have five minutes to save everyone here in the room," she said gravely.

In unison, the three men replied, "Your Majesty, we understood."

Maximus wondered what they were going to do, but once he saw the Queen remove her last garments, his curiosity was answered. He blushed at first when he saw her nude body, but then he shrieked in horror as he saw the enormous creature writhing visibly on her abdominal area.

Although Bishop Graham had anticipated and imagined it, the reality is more horrifying.

The large, roughly ten-meter-long creature had scales that protruded from here stomach and were four inches thick.

Scarlet nearly passed out; she was frightened to witness it, even though she already knew about it.

"Get rid of it quickly!" she exclaimed.

As she watches, all three of them lift their hands and cast [Purification]. She received a pleasant feeling from the golden, bright magic circle; however this also caused her a lot of agony after a moment.

She could feel the harsh, searing pain of an enormous monster scraping her inside as it crept slowly upward. And in order to keep herself from yelling out how much pain she was experiencing, she bit her lips until they bled.

Despite her efforts to fight it off and stay awake, Scarlet's vision is becoming increasingly fuzzy and her consciousness is becoming heavy.

She simply looks at the bright red countdown while breaking down in tears.

[00: 03: 32: 45 ]

Merida craned her neck, attempting to peer to the room's farthest corner. She was curious about what was going on there and why Scarlet was acting strangely. Furthermore, her aura has changed; she no longer exudes a sense of aggression or gloom, and her eyes in particular appear more radiant and lively.

Merida wonders if people can change that quickly.

Did the rebellion force her to face reality and suddenly transform her into a "good" person?

Merida shrugged off her absurd ideas.

"The little prince's heartbeat is starting to slow down!" The Imperial Doctor screamed in fear and panic and attempted to use [Healing] on the child, but before he could do so, one of the priests grabbed his arm and said, "The bishop has ordered that we must not use any magic or it will disturb the [Demon Worms] inside the royal children or it may further harm them."

Merida was nervous and her thoughts were racing; she didn't want any of these innocent children to end up dead.

She clenched her fist, and then remembered the bottle when she felt a hard item in her pocket. She remembers that Scarlet told her to give the bottle to the tenth royal child, so she quickly reaches for it.

She glanced at the golden liquid that swayed inside the bottle, wondering what type of potion it was. Usually, they were red, blue, or green, and the highest grade she had ever seen was violet, but she didn't have time to think about it. She quickly unscrewed the bottle's cork and proceeded to serve it to the prince, but someone snatched it from her before she could.

"What are you doing?" She yelled fiercely as she turned to face the pink-haired individual who had seized the bottle she was originally holding.

"Did you forget what the queen had ordered?" Lily reminds her, "Use it after they remove the [Mother Gu]."

Merida shot her a scowl.

"So, where is this [Mother Gu]?"She exclaimed in frustration.

Lily looks at her back, ignoring her. When Merida heard a pitiful cry, she grimaced and turned her head toward the direction Lily was staring.

She saw her former childhood friend laying in blood, naked and frail, encircled by several gold magic circles, and she heard cries of agony once more.

Merida trembles.

Scarlet never again wept when the former Queen and her brother passed away; instead, she just grew more ruthless and harsh, which was one of the reasons their friendship ended. Her weak appearance reminded Merida of some old memories, which caused her instinctively move in her direction, but another White Crow member stopped her.

Despite his extensive training, Oak was sweating profusely and became overwhelmed by the sequence of events. The rebellion came first, followed by the demons and the creatures inside the royal children's stomach. The queen is now in pain, and he is unsure of what to do. Oak also fears that their grumpy leader will murder him for letting the queen suffer this much.

Oak gently said, "Lady Merida, I understand that you are anxious, but let's just follow the queen's plan and wait." He could only use sweet talk with this well-known Spartan Head Maid because; apart from the Queen, his master would not permit any hair to harm his lover.

Merida paused and simply gave Scarlet a worried look.

She had never seen her so frail since they were young. She was a very vibrant and healthy child and despite her mother and brother's death even though she cried and gloomy she never appeared fragile like she was seeing right now.

"You're Majesty!"

[00: 02: 12: 05 ]

With a mouthful of blood running down her lips like water, Scarlet looks helplessly at the countdown in front of her in a haze.

Notwithstanding the excruciating pain, she sensed that the thing had now reached her chest and was eager to escape; as a result, the [Demon Worms] are in disarray, leading the children to endure yet another round of chaos and suffering.

With weakness, she said, "Bishop, full power."

Bishop Graham, struggling to overcome his fatigue, said anxiously, "Your Majesty, if we do that we're going to completely fry your insides."

They assumed it would be simple because there were three of them, but it turned out to be more difficult than they anticipated. They also have been using a lot of [Holy Power] and it is depleting their strength.

Scarlet vomited a lot of blood after she said, "I... order you."

Bishop Graham is indeed right; she experiences intense pain and a burning sensation as a consequence of the process and the sheer amount of [Holy Power] was being poured on her.

Despite being aware that she was running out of time, she was determined to go through since she calculated that her [Divine Healing] cool down was nearly finished and that she could temporarily heal some of her injured body parts.

As he waited for Bishop Graham's instruction, Maximus, who had been sweating excessively on the side, chewed his lips nervously. The queen's insides will be destroyed if they use another set of [Holy Power], and even if she lives today, it will cause more issues and may prevent her from having children.Maximus couldn't help but admire her a little because he believed that she was doing all of this to save her children.

Both the young and the old priest remained still, but Cain, who also adheres to the White Crows' doctrine, "The Queen order are absolute," instantly released a great deal of [Holy Power] and cast [Purification], regardless of his mana was rapidly dwindling.

When Bishop Graham noticed his movement, he just shook his head and poured the same amount of [Holy Power], and Maximus did the same.

With the amount of [Holy Power] being poured on her body, Scarlet could sense the waves of pain and burning inside of her, which made the [Mother GU] desperate for an escape.

[00: 01: 30: 05 ]

The three men heard a gagging noise and were horrified at what they saw when they turned in the direction that it came from.

[00: 01: 20: 10]

A dark, pointed-spine leech was visible in Scarlet's mouth. Its mouth was fully opened, displaying its violet-colored inside, razor-sharp fangs, and tentacles of various sizes. It was also making a shrieking noise.

[00: 01: 01: 25]

As the hideous creature struggled to find a way out, Scarlet couldn't help but close her eyes. She couldn't even tell if she was still hurling up blood or if it is the slimes that originated from the monster.

[00: 0: 53: 05 ]

Noticing that the creature's head was already out, the three men gathered all their remaining [Holy Power] and waved the final [Purification] spell they could.

[00: 0: 35: 31]

After that final strike, the [Mother Gu] quickly slithered away and eventually left her body, but before it could do so, Bishop Graham, who was lying on the floor, weakly and exhaustedly, used his last remaining strength to cast a [Entrapment] spell that prevented the demons from escaping.

[00: 0: 10: 31]

At that moment feeling empty, Scarlet opened her eyes and shouted loudly.

"Merida."

As soon as she received the signal, Lily, who had been quietly observing the occurrences, poured the entire bottle into the small prince's mouth.

[00: 0: 09 : 31 ]

As Scarlet watches the countdown and awaits the announcement, she feels as though the world has stopped.

[00: 00: 08 : 43]

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[00: 00: 07: 14]

'How come it's taking so long? Have they poured all of the liquid? I must have been duped by the system because it isn't working. Is... Is the kid dead?'

[00: 0: 06: 39]

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[00: 0: 05:52]

'Will I die again?'

[00: 0: 04: 12]

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[00: 0: 03: 01]

[Congratulations! You were able to prevent the Tenth Royal Child from dying. On top of that, the system would like to give you a gift; please look for it in the inventory.]