Chapter 263 · Volume 1

The Physician Pathway!

The middle-aged man beside him heard this and said, frustrated by his subordinate's ignorance, "Do you even look at the wanted posters?"
"That’s a Demigod from the True Knowledge Society. Her nickname is the Black Death Lolita!"
"Hiss!"
The young security officer remembered the name and said with a look of horror, "Black Death Lolita? Sequence 5 of the Physician pathway, Suspended Pot!"
"Yes!"
Hearing the middle-aged man's confirmation, the security officer felt his legs turn to jelly.
This Black Death Lolita was famous within the Security Bureau because she had once poisoned over ten thousand people!
Headquarters had sent Baleful Stars to hunt her down, but she had ended up killing two of them instead, which only fueled her arrogance.
The Sequence 9 potion of the Physician pathway was quite unique; it would generate different toxins based on an individual's physical constitution.
As long as you weren't poisoned to death, you could promote to Sequence 9.
But if you were poisoned to death, then you were just out of luck.
Because of this, there weren't many people on the Physician pathway. After all, no one wanted to gamble their life on a probability.
Once they became a Sequence 9, their toxin resistance became very high. Almost no single toxin could affect them, unless it was a synthetic toxin.
As for the side effect of Sequence 9, it was diarrhea.
Going ten times a day was considered light; in severe cases, one might spend at least seven or eight hours on the toilet every day.
The method of promotion was to neutralize the toxicity within the potion.
As long as you cured your own poisoning, you could promote to Sequence 8, Traveling Doctor!
Upon becoming a Traveling Doctor, the diarrhea side effect would disappear, and one's physical constitution would significantly improve. At this stage, they needed to travel around, saving people and gathering herbs along the way.
They would also become familiar with various pharmacological properties; even for herbs they had never seen before, they could roughly analyze part of their effects.
Once their spirituality was sufficient, they could become a Sequence 7, Practitioner!
After reaching Sequence 7, they needed to have their own clinic and gain fame, similar to the Martial Artist pathway.
After accumulating enough spirituality again, they could break through to Sequence 6, Qi-Huang!
From Sequence 6 onward, they became highly sought after, holding a completely different status compared to Sequence 6s of other pathways.
At this stage, there were very, very few people left on the Physician pathway.
Then came Sequence 5.
Suspended Pot!
By this time, ordinary people would almost never encounter them.
A Suspended Pot would often become a guest of honor for powerful figures, wielding influence far beyond what other Sequence 5s could match.
However, this Black Death Lolita was an anomaly within the Physician pathway!
While other Physicians studied how to save people, she studied how to kill them!
While other Physicians studied what herbs could cure a disease, she studied what herbs could amplify it!
Her rise to fame came when she used a modified version of the Black Death virus to instantly wipe out thousands of people!
As for why she always looked this way, it was said that when she was in her teens, she was infected by a poison she had researched herself. From then on, her appearance and physique were frozen in time.
"Captain, what—what do we do?"
The security officer looked at his captain, his eyes filled with terror.
"Report it to the Bureau Chief, of course! A normal Demigod would be one thing, but when this one makes a move, it’s an area-of-effect attack!"
"Right, right, report it to the Bureau Chief."
The security officer nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself that the captain really knew best; why hadn't he thought of that?
...
Security Bureau.
"What? I’m seriously so done with this!"
"What kind of sins did I commit in my past life!"
The Bureau Chief grabbed his hair in agony, his face full of despair.
He was clearly only a few months away from retirement. Why did these troublesome people have to come knocking on his door?
If it were a normal Demigod, he could deal with it, but it had to be the Black Death Lolita!
Who knew what kind of viruses she was carrying on her person?
"I'm done, I'm seriously so done!"
The Bureau Chief stood up, cursing under his breath, and headed toward the Security Bureau's basement.
The familiar long corridor, the familiar military overcoat, the familiar stool, and the familiar Uncle Guo.
"Uncle Guo, I’ve come to take a sealed object."
Uncle Guo’s eyes were still hollow. After ten seconds or so, he snapped out of it and smiled.
"Oh, it’s the Bureau Chief. You don’t look so good. Did something happen?"
"Sigh, don't even get me started. It’s too unlucky."
The Bureau Chief recounted his recent troubles to Uncle Guo, complaining as he spoke.
"Uncle Guo, that’s how it always goes in those TV shows. A Bureau Chief or a Captain is just about to retire when something happens, and then they sacrifice themselves."
"My current situation is exactly like those plots. Tell me, how can I not be afraid?"
Uncle Guo smiled as he opened the Hidden Vault.
"Don't worry, Bureau Chief. You’re a man of great fortune; you’ll definitely be fine."
"Besides, TV shows are just melodramatic. Otherwise, who would watch them?"
"Sigh, hearing you say that makes me feel a bit better."
The Bureau Chief spoke as he walked into the Hidden Vault.
"Uncle Guo, I want to surround the mountain and wait for the people from Headquarters to arrive. Which sealed object would be better for that?"
"Boil Mountain!"
"Good!"
...
Lyu family manor.
"Who goes there!"
Before the little lolita could even get close, the security personnel pointed their guns at her.
It wasn't that they were being overly nervous; it was just that too many people from the Lyu family had died recently.
The little lolita tilted her head and smiled. The security personnel fell over in rows, like wheat being harvested.
Wooo—wooo—
A piercing alarm sounded, but the little lolita acted as if she heard nothing, stepping through the Lyu family gates.
Swoosh!
The Lyu family butler flew out in a rage, but his expression changed the moment he saw the visitor.
"Black Death Lolita!"
He spoke her title syllable by syllable.
The little lolita smiled at him, looking as innocent as a child.
"Is Lyu Xiaofeng here? I heard he killed Wei Yu."
"Even though that old man was always acting all mysterious, he was actually quite good to me. He gave me a lot of poisonous insects to use as medicinal ingredients."
"Now that Lyu Xiaofeng has taken him out, who’s going to raise insects for me in the future?"
As she spoke, the grass beneath her feet rapidly withered, the decay spreading outward like a wave.
"Don't you think I deserve an explanation for this?"
Boom!
The withered flowers and grass exploded, turning into fine powder that swirled toward the butler.
The butler dodged hastily. The methods of the Physician pathway were far too treacherous, especially those of the person standing before him.
"Cultist scum, everyone has the right to execute you!"
"Give you an explanation? You’re not worthy!"
The butler’s divinity boiled as he prepared to go all out from the very start.
The little lolita laughed even more happily upon hearing his words.
"Scum? Then let me show you what a real monster looks like!"
The wind howled, kicking up even more withered grass debris.
Whether it was an illusion or not, the butler felt as if the temperature of the sunlight had dropped. He felt cold all over, yet his nose felt hot.
He reached up to wipe it, and his hand came away stained crimson.
The warm sensation came from his own nosebleed.
‘When did this happen!’
The butler was horrified, realizing he had already fallen victim to her technique.

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