An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 2225

"Huh?" Aurora was startled by Dustin's words.

Removing the needles would mean death within three hours. Wasn't that practically a death sentence?

"Hmph! I don't care about your ethereal-whatever technique. If you can't cure Alicia, you can only blame yourself for the pain you'll be in!" Brian said coldly.

Dustin glanced at him and retorted, "If you can't be of any help, then please keep quiet. Your constant blabbering is getting on my nerves."

"Why you-" Brian gritted his teeth but ultimately restrained himself from lashing out.

If Dustin had managed to cure Alicia, Brian would have had nothing to say. But if he failed, Brian would undoubtedly teach Dustin a lesson.

"Dr. Rhys, what do we do now?" Aurora changed the subject.

"Take good care of your sister, and make sure nobody touches her. I'll go back and prepare the antidote now,” Dustin said.

Then, he winked at Grace before leaving the room.

"Aurora, remember what Dr. Rhys said," Grace reminded her before following him and exiting the room.

Once outside the villa and ensuring there were no eavesdroppers, she couldn't contain her curiosity any longer. "What's going on? Is there something suspicious about Alicia's illness?"

could tell he wasn't telling

"Alicia isn't poisoned, but she is under

raised an

"I've examined Alicia earlier, and there was a dark energy within her. It's potent and defensive, which makes it difficult to remove. It's a powerful spell that drains vital energy. At this rate, she'll have

had just engaged in a battle of energies using his mystical pure energy against the dark energy within Alicia. But she might die before

witchcraft, does it mean the Mystic Arts

a disciple of the Regal Observatory, she knew her way around witchcraft pretty well. Dealing with

of the Mystic Arts Order, she couldn't

vendetta against the Mystic Arts

any." Grace shook her head. "But the members of the Mystic Arts Order are known for their impulsiveness and tendency to engage in

Arts Order may not adhere to conventional morality, they're not entirely unreasonable. Without

as the one on Alicia would not only drain

act without a compelling reason. Hence, they were either driven by personal gain or

it's not the Mystic Arts Order, who else

inclined to suspect the Hall of Gods,"

Tournament, the Hall of Gods has disrupted proceedings more than once. They targeted talented individuals from various

talents aren't particularly outstanding, so why would the Hall of Gods invest so much effort in targeting her?" she asked

she is matters. She's a key player. If she suddenly dies, how do you think Alloy,

be furious," she replied

Alicia as his most precious treasure. If anything were to happen to

to blame for Alicia's