Spores at the Boundary of Illusion and Reality
Their condition had actually worsened, meaning that neither the antidote, the calming potion, nor the Purification Inscription had any effect on their current symptoms.
What sent chills down the spines of those surrounding them even further was that any normal person, as long as they retain a shred of consciousness, will inevitably exhibit an instinctive reaction to any physical contact.
No matter how the pharmacists slapped the two men's cheeks or used other methods to stimulate their bodies, the two men seemed to have completely lost all perception of the outside world. Their human consciousness was gradually fading away, and they were about to become two lifeless corpses without any sense of life.
The pharmacists surrounding the blanket were sweating profusely, frantically trying different examination methods to check the two men's physical conditions.
The more they investigated, the more horrified the pharmacists became. Their physical signs, blood, and even the Pathway showed no abnormalities whatsoever. In other words, they should be perfectly healthy Transcendence. But their current situation had nothing to do with health, and the symptoms and the Pathway Contamination Potion were different.
Even though they had used every trick in the book, they still couldn't figure out what move the two men had fallen for.
Standing outside the partition of the pharmacy station, Lu Yuan took in the helpless look of the pharmacists and knew that the existing methods of the pharmacists in the team were no longer enough to save the two people.
Moreover, judging from the situation just now, the powder they inhaled was most likely not Pathway Mutation Potion, because the external symptoms of someone who inhaled Pathway Mutation Potion would not be like that.
In other words, the Heretic invented a new potion in a very short time. Judging from the principle of this potion, it is likely related to the Land of the Dead Silence. So since Lu Yuan has come, he cannot stand idly by. Of course, he can also find out what methods the Heretic used.
Oden, who had been nestled inside Lu Yuan's left leg, was also watching this scene. Lu Yuan immediately lifted his foot and walked straight towards the two blankets in the center of the open space.
Hearing footsteps behind them, Lin En and his anxious guards, who were waiting for the result, quickly turned around and saw Lu Yuan approaching. Lin En's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly led his men forward to stop him, urgently trying to dissuade him:
"Advisor Lu Yuan, this place is somewhat dangerous right now. Please leave for the time being!"
The reason Lin En and the other key members were so anxious to stop Lu Yuan was not because they were afraid that this young advisor would cause trouble, but because they had just witnessed that this strange powder had no effect on even Antidote Potion and Purification Inscription.
Lu Yuan was an important advisor personally sent by the Rock Grand Knight Commander. If he were to be Contamination by this stuff right under their noses before they even had a cup of tea left in the workshop, they would have no way of explaining it to the Rock Grand Knight Commander. Therefore, they absolutely could not let Lu Yuan go on this risk.
Despite the well-intentioned advice of Lin En and the others, Lu Yuan did not back down. His gaze passed over their shoulders and landed on the two young team members whose consciousness was gradually fading. He spoke with a firm tone:
"Let me through, I can handle it."
Those few simple words, coupled with the calm and determined look in Lu Yuan's eyes, gave Lin En a slight jolt.
Although he didn't know what methods the advisor in front of him had, since he had been sent here, he must have his own methods and was definitely not a fool. So Lin En gritted his teeth, exchanged a glance with his companions, nodded heavily, and made way for them.
Lu Yuan walked over to the blanket, squatted down, and looked intently at the two young team members. Lines of Gray-White Text instantly appeared in Lu Yuan's vision.
[Target detected: Knight Academy North Campus student (Knowledge Transcendent) (consciousness fading) (shallow parasitic state)]
[Two young, Transcendence humans have Spores at the Boundary of Illusion and Reality, accumulating within their heads. These spores are relentlessly devouring their memories and reason; if this isn't resolved quickly, they may become idiots.]
Lu Yuan's gaze quickly swept over the Gray-White Text description, and he understood the true root cause of the two people's fading consciousness. No wonder the pharmacists had tried to administer potions and use Purification Inscription, but to no avail. It turned out that what was gushing out of the iron box was not poison or Curse at all, but a kind of parasitic spore.
Fortunately, the two team members only inhaled a tiny amount of spores the instant the metal box cracked, so their poisoning was not severe.
Without the slightest delay, Lu Yuan decisively activated his Deep Study skill in his mind.
[Forbidden Studies - Deep Study Begins]
[Analyzing target state: shallow Spores at the Boundary of Illusion and Reality (consuming memories and consciousness)]
[Status Analysis: This substance is a tiny parasitic fungal spore that can bypass human Pathway and self-defense, directly adhering to the human head to take effect. Ordinary Antidote Potion and Purification Inscription targeting Transcendence Path cannot remove it; inhaling a very small amount will not cause much impact, only memory confusion, but the two have inhaled too much, causing direct absorption of memories and consciousness. Currently, the spore has not yet fully taken root.]
[Initiating a plan development...]
The Gray-White Text in my field of vision flickered and quickly transformed into a clear and concise solution in the blink of an eye.
[Plan being generated: Take a specially formulated fever-reducing medication]
[Ingredients: A small amount of Crimson Yang Flower powder, Bitterroot Grass juice, Warmblood Grass, and water]
[Principle: Spores at the Boundary of Illusion and Reality belong to parasitic fungi and are sensitive to high temperatures; there is no need to use drugs that involve Pathway. Simply prepare a common warming agent specifically targeting this type of fungus to raise the body temperature quickly and maintain it within a safe range, thus directly eliminating the spores that have not yet taken root in the skull.]
[Estimated success rate: 98%]
After reading the derived Deep Study and principles, Lu Yuan immediately made a plan in his mind.
This thing is essentially a parasitic fungus that doesn't involve Transcendence Path, so theoretically, it can be directly eliminated with just appropriate high temperatures or some common drug that can eradicate this kind of fungus from the body.
However, most people would not be able to detect the existence of this fungus in a short period of time, which gives it time to parasitize and then devour memories.