After the woman collapsed a second time, she fell straight into a coma.
Luo had just scanned the woman's condition with the Op-Op Fruit's domain, so he was not particularly surprised.
He turned his head to look at Lafitte's situation.
Under the effects of Lafitte's hypnotic ability, the villagers who had been worked into a frenzy stood rooted to the spot as if possessed, unable to move at all.
What a convenient ability...
Luo thought silently as he watched.
Maud took a few steps forward and came to the woman's side.
"Luo, treat her first."
"I can, but I need a room."
As he spoke, Luo's gaze passed over the motionless villagers and looked toward the village at the end of the road.
The sun was setting in the west, and the last rays of twilight slowly faded before their eyes.
After that, there was neither moon nor stars.
Between heaven and earth, darkness suddenly descended as though someone had drawn the curtains across a room.
Under the cover of Night Color, the distant village's outline took on a bleak, lifeless air.
Only the burning torches in the villagers' hands brought a little warmth as day gave way to night.
"Then let's go straight to the village."
Maud glanced at the hypnotized villagers.
With Lafitte taking care of things, there was no need to worry about whether they would cooperate.
No one objected. They passed through the group of hypnotized villagers.
By the torchlight, they could see green blotches on some of the villagers' faces and arms.
Those green blotches were symptoms of infection.
Even so, the villagers had gathered together and shouted about burning the ominous objects.
Maud shook his head slightly.
How ignorant...
Soon, the group reached the village entrance.
They had only walked a short distance, but