738. The Night Before_1

Joester coughed twice, feeling the irreversible changes in his body. His organs were corroding; they would gradually necrotize, mutate, lose their original function, or even create things that could destroy other organs.

In modern terms, this was no different from cancer.

Those organs, those cells, as a result of external radiation and disease, had become pathological cells that proliferated indefinitely, spreading and corroding bodily functions until death.

A part of Joester's lungs had been removed, his kidneys had long been gone, and most of his digestive system relied on magic to function. By modern medical standards, the mere fact that his body could still operate was a miracle.

He knew he didn't have much time left and that he might die suddenly before the Demonic Tide arrived.

Lately, he often came to the top of Gray Tower.