[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-141":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Adventures of Hulim",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1882392,2498,"Chapter 141: Alice’s Strange Illness","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-141",141,"\u003Cp>\"The rest of you, come with me underground—to rescue the hostages and search the area——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh——!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint groan of pain echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though soft, the vice-commander heard it and turned to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alice——! Alice, what’s wrong——!!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur held Alice in his arms, desperately trying to wake her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alice’s eyes remained tightly closed. Her expression of pain only grew more intense, and......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the purple veins, now spreading to her right hand, became increasingly distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A healer! I’ll take you to a healer right away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur lifted her up in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My palace has royal physicians! Follow me to the palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?! Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for thanks! Martina, quickly take them to the carriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command, Your Highness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, please follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martina led the group toward Alicia’s royal carriage—a spacious vehicle more than enough to hold everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia glanced back at the vice-commander of the Garrison Knight Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vice-Commander, I leave this place in your hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, rest assured—we will bring back every student safe and sound!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Alicia nodded, boarding the carriage as well. \"Return to the palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her order, the luxurious carriage raced toward the upper district, escorted by a team of knights riding Swiftbeasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Princess’s Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of royal physicians gathered in Alicia’s bedroom, all with furrowed brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large bed before them, golden-haired Alice lay unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia and the others waited nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing impatient with the physicians’ hesitation, Alicia asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gentlemen, please speak frankly—how is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physicians exchanged glances. Finally, the oldest and most experienced physician stepped forward as their representative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess, this young lady... her condition...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The author's content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly physician hesitated, struggling for words. Arthur, overcome with anxiety, rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with my sister?! Aren’t you the best physicians in the empire? Please save her—save her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur, calm down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clea hurried to pull him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly physician hung his head in shame and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, though we have treated countless illnesses... we have never seen nor heard of a condition like this young lady’s. We do not even know what ails her—how can we cure her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s right......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other physicians nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia had not expected this. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t be cured......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur collapsed to the ground in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could this be...... Alice......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No——! I refuse to believe it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw himself beside the bed, clutching Alice’s hand tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I refuse to believe it! Alice, open your eyes—please open your eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the only sound in the spacious bedroom was Arthur’s helpless pleas. Everyone else fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the atmosphere grew heavier, Hulim suddenly thought of someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words broke the heavy silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......there is someone who knows what’s wrong with Alice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lower district, at an unnamed magic potion shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said...... do you know what time it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus opened the door, looking at the large group outside with a speechless expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Irus, I’m sorry to disturb you, but you’re the only person I can think of who might help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur quickly begged: \"Please! Please save my sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, come in...... And Hulim, you owe me a favor for disturbing my sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur helped Alice lean against a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus only glanced at Alice once—no further examination needed—then walked to the back of the shop and rummaged through some items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s only natural you don’t know what’s wrong with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, a glimmer of hope ignited in Arthur’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know?! Please save her! I’ll agree to any request if you can save her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus shook her head, returned to the counter, and began mixing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......I’m sorry, but I can’t save her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur froze, as if doused in cold water from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia was also shocked. After thinking for a moment, she hesitated to ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you mean...... Alice has an incurable disease?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incurable disease? No, it’s nothing like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little girl—she’s not sick at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh——?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur, who had been teetering on the edge of despair, felt as if he’d been pulled back abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sick...... What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus finished mixing a potion, slowly walked over to Arthur and Alice. She glanced at the confused Arthur, then gently forced the freshly made potion into Alice’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Parasitic Demon Seed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"??? \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, not just Arthur, but everyone in the room was filled with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the culprit behind your sister’s condition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um...... May I ask what a Parasitic Demon Seed is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s only natural you don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus returned to the counter with the empty bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Alice—who had been unconscious—suddenly stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple veins spreading across her body began to fade slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alice——!! You’re awake——!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shouted excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...... Brother Arthur, where am I...... Ugh...... Did I have another episode?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry...... Brother Arthur, Alice is causing you trouble again......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! How could you be trouble! Alice, you’ll never be trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Alice wake up so quickly, Irus spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh~, it works quite well. Seems it’s not some new variant at least......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her voice, Arthur came to his senses. He stood up and bowed deeply to Irus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much! Thank you for saving Alice——!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Irus shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re thanking me too soon. As I said before, I can’t save her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh......\" Arthur froze. \"But...... Alice has recovered, hasn’t she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is only a temporary suppression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Parasitic Demon Seed is a special ability possessed by a small number of High-Rank Demons. They can create seed-like avatars of their power, which they parasitize into humans. The seed then gradually takes over the host’s body, eventually transforming them into the demon’s demonized servant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Logically speaking, such a thing should only happen during times of great war......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus thought for a moment, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it’s the work of some High-Rank Demon sealed during the last great war—who left Parasitic Demon Seeds in certain places. She must have accidentally encountered one and been parasitized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-10T06:36:37.917Z",1,"novelbin.me","416a96b31573dc37da25681e8666b82783ba4a85187d04a0782d89dc14bf26ed","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-142","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-140",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]