“Curses are a very troublesome part of spells. They involve many strange and cruel things and Magi in the south coast who know this type of magic are scarce. I can’t guarantee anything other than that I’ll try my best.”
Hyder, a Magus specializing in healing, did not immediately approach the patients, but first spoke to the old woman.
“You are an expert in this field. If you are unable to solve this problem, then I don’t even know who I should approach.”
She gave a bitter laugh.
“Alright! I’ll give it my all!” Hyder nodded. Usually, he definitely would not take on such jobs. Not only were they dangerous, it was easy to offend the Magus who had produced the curse.
However, he was on good terms with this family and owed them a few favours. Hence, he had no choice but to come.
Hyder went forward and looked the ice coffins up and down, and then nodded.
“When unable to treat a condition, freezing the victim is a very good method!”
He shifted his focus past the layer of ice, and upon seeing the curse runes within, he gasped.
Hyder’s expression immediately became serious, and a stifling atmosphere pervaded the air.
He produced several bizarre items from his clothes, which seemed to be useful in testing the nature and effects of the curse.
The old woman behind him stood behind him in bated breath, not daring to even speak a word.
A good while later, Hyder put down the stethoscope in his hands and rubbed off the cold sweat on his forehead.
“How is it?” She immediately inquired.
“It’s troublesome! No, it’s extremely troublesome!” Hyder looked abnormally solemn.
“From this rune I felt an ancient aura. It’s possible that this was a curse passed on from ancient times, and there are basically no other models of it to be found on the south coast. Furthermore, this technique is very complicated and without large amounts of experimentation, trying to treat it at this point will only result in the curse going berserk in the body. The end result is something none of us want to see…”
Now, after seeing how demanding and crafty this curse was, even Hyder regretted his decision. Was it worth it to repay a favour and, in turn, offend a terrifying dark Magus?
“An ancient curse… hss…” the old lady gasped.
As a family with a long history, she naturally understood the difficulty in dealing with this curse.
Forcefully breaking the curse would only result in death, unless the Magus who had set the curse decided to stop pursuing the matter.
“Are there no other methods?” With a hopeful glint in her eyes, she stared at Hyder.
“It would be best to make a trade with the Magus who set the curse. Other than that, I would need large amounts of guinea pigs and practical tests to find a way and break the curse.”
Hyder slanted his head and thought for a moment, before speaking.
“Also, there is a time limit for the curse. Based on my test, there is at most one more month before it will completely erupt!” Hyder dropped another bomb on her.
Upon hearing this, the old lady trembled and then she breathed in deeply, a resolute look on her face.
“It doesn’t matter what happens to Manla, but nothing can happen to Jenna! That is my final threshold!”