This Heroine's Friend Has the Power of Botany

Chapter 233

Leaked Information

"Alright, now let’s deal with the others. Load them carefully onto the wagons. Remember to handle them gently; any additional wounds...might affect our poison research."

"Understood, Unit Leader!" responded the members of the Seven Night Poison group. There were only about 40 of them. The Seven Night Poison was divided into 7 groups and 1 main pillar. The seven groups were responsible for researching the 7 night poisons, which was the model of each group, while the main pillar, the largest group, followed the group leader and supervised the other 7 units, though without any real power.

Since they were tasked with managing the 2nd floor, collecting the first batch of trash was the most profitable task. It was like making a swift first move in a game of chess, gaining numerous prisoners and intimidating the enemy. They could also use the captured prisoners for labor, creating further advantages.

However, before they could begin their work, a small figure that had been ignored at first suddenly began to move. A man fully cloaked in robes sat up cross-legged, looking bored. Not only that...he yawned as if oblivious to the arrival of the formidable enemy.

"What’s going on with him? Why isn’t he affected by the poison?"

"Uh, maybe he received a smaller dose, so the effects didn’t last long," the Seven Night Poison group members whispered in confusion. However, the small young man didn’t waste any words. After pretending to sleep for a while, his legs went numb from being pressed for too long. He stood up and stretched, feeling better afterward.

Yes! The person who had become the focus of the Seven Night Poison group was none other than Ellie, disguised as Luke.

In fact, she could have reported this issue for investigation from the start, but she chose not to. After realizing that the poison wasn’t lethal and that its effects would wear off in 6 hours unless administered again, she decided to let them proceed successfully. At least these people felt overconfident. They didn’t even bother hiding after seeing everyone unconscious, openly taunting and killing the man who acted in plain sight.

Above all, this served as Ellie’s warning. Everyone thought that gathering the hunters was not dangerous at all. On the contrary...they felt so relaxed that they got drunk and let their guard down. Even though there were watchmen, this was extreme negligence. If they behaved like this in a Setter family battle, they would be severely punished!

Ellie allowed them to be poisoned as they deserved, but she also had her duties as a hunter. If she reported this critical information to the leader, she would receive praise or a few points. However...if Luke managed to handle the enemies alone and then rescue everyone in a crisis, how many points would she earn?!!

“Phew!! Good thing I took the antidote in time, otherwise I would be awaiting death like the rest of them,” she made this excuse aloud as she jumped down from the rock she had been sitting on, waiting for the right moment. She knew what poison everyone had ingested, so their consciousness was still intact. But...why should she act like she knew that they were aware?

Wouldn’t it be better to use this opportunity to justify herself? If Ellie claimed she avoided drinking the poisoned soup because she knew it was poisoned, she might be punished instead of rewarded. So...pretending that she was poisoned just like the others was the better choice.

Moreover, she had drunk the soup in front of the association leader, so there was no way he wouldn’t believe her.

“That’s not true! This isn’t an ordinary poison, so how could you have an antidote?” One of the Seven Night Poison group members exclaimed in disbelief. Ellie alone couldn’t harm them, but the person who survived the poison was intriguing. Instead of killing her...they should find out how she managed to counter the poison. If she had a good answer, keeping her as a test subject would be better!

“Hmm? Why not? From what I know, this poison is primarily made from Hephis herb and Yariruk herb. So, I prepared an antidote just in case. Once you neutralize the Hephis herb, the secondary ingredients aren’t that dangerous. Any general antidote can destroy it. It’s simple...not difficult at all,” Ellie shrugged, acting as if dealing with the poison was a trivial task.

“H-How, how!? How do you know the ingredients of our poison!? That’s a secret of our Seven Night Poison group!”

“Exactly. Who are you? How do you know such details!?”

“Answer us, and we might consider not torturing you too much!” The Seven Night Poison group was in shock. They couldn’t understand how the Ares Kingdom’s hunter knew about their poison.

It wasn’t just the Seven Night Poison group who were puzzled; even the leader of the Hunter’s Association and the other hunters who overheard were confused. It seemed the young man’s true identity was far from ordinary!

"Are you sure only the Seven Night Poison group know about this? Haha, ridiculous." After hearing the scornful remark, even if they didn’t know who she was referring to, they couldn’t stand it.

"Since you don’t want to speak, then we’ll make you talk!!" They brandished their weapons, which were actually poison powders!

"Wait," the unit leader didn’t let his subordinates harm her, stepping forward seriously. He wasn’t as foolish as his subordinates and could interpret who Ellie was hinting at.

Ellie smiled under her mask and thick cloak. She had deliberately spoken to mislead them. In truth, she didn’t know who else knew about their poison, but her words stimulated curiosity and planted seeds of doubt. Even thought it wasn’t the truth, the doubt would gnaw at them till the end of their lives!

"You are truly foolish. I’m from Ares and have never set foot in your kingdom, yet I can easily buy information about your poisons. I know you’re the Fourth Unit of the Seven Night Poison group and that you favor a poison called “Bodiless Poison,” which you’re using now."

"However, its drawback is that it must be ingested by the victim, unlike other poisons you can disperse in the air, causing harm merely by inhalation. Nevertheless...this poison can’t be cured by a general antidote, unlike others such as Lion King Poison, Drifting Heart Poison, and Bird Poison, those can be neutralized with a regular antidote. Even though those poisons are severe, they wouldn’t work against hunters because of their speed. If they can drink an antidote in time, they’ll be fine."

"Oh, judging by your faces, I must have hit the mark. It was worth spending 1 gold coin on your information. You probably didn’t know, but after learning I’d be in the 2nd floor of Ares Kingdom, I bought all the intel I could on my enemies, and there was a lot of information about you. That’s why I prepared an antidote for poison from Hephis."

The more Ellie spoke, the paler their faces became, especially the unit leader, who was enraged. This information was only known in the group, and such detailed information could only come from within the group. But who could it be? Who dared to sell his information? They must have a death wish!!

"You little bastard! Confess now, where did you buy that information!!?"

"Our information couldn’t have leaked so easily. There must be an insider!"

"Who? Who dared to do this to our Fourth Unit? What do they want!?"

"I think...it might be someone who doesn’t want us to make a better accomplishment. There aren’t many who would be affected if we perform too well!"

The more they spoke, the more they seemed to deduce the identity of the informant, even though this wasn’t true at all! Ellie had sent spores to follow them to their resting place in the city, so she knew exactly what poisons they had and what its names. These people had even labeled their poison packets. As for the Hephis herb, she only used her spores’ power to take root. As long as it was an herb, her botanic powers could examine it all.

Despite this, Ellie didn’t let herself be poisoned from the start and she had already gathered antidote herbs for poison from Hephis. Her spores could decompose anything, so decomposing the poison in the soup was effortless.

"Alright, alright, everyone. I don’t have time to mess around with you guys. And...if you think you can use poison on me, I can tell you it won’t work. I have a high-level antidote, so find another way to deal with me."

Ellie smirked, her words challenging and fearless, further provoking the enemies’ anger.

"Don’t underestimate us. Even if we don’t use poison, our abilities aren’t weak."

"Let’s go...kill him!!"

The members of the Seven Night Poison group advanced on Ellie. However, she didn’t feel scared, even though there were over 40 of them...

Ellie drew her bow, with her chain knife already at her waist. The little Apple knew it was time for its battle and immediately increased in size. Seeing the beast in front of them, the members of the Seven Night Poison group were shocked. Normally, the Rhea Kingdom would never sell such a powerful beast to other kingdoms. If someone claimed that Ares Kingdom had captured this beast on their own...that would be a laughable statement.

The Ares Kingdom didn’t have comprehensive manuals on beasts. It was said that even the top professors at their number one institute had to seek help from the Rhea Kingdom. So, what secrets was this young man hiding?

Could it be that he actually had ties with people from the Rhea Kingdom? Upon reflection, this seemed plausible. Without such special connections, how could he obtain such detailed information? This implied that someone from the Rhea Kingdom, or no...perhaps even a member of the Seven Night Poison group, was betraying their own group!

Ellie knew what they were suspecting, so she seized the opportunity.

"Option three: Detonate the poison bomb!" The little Apple was surprised. These weak individuals had no significant magic power, only the poison was a tasty treat for it. Why would its master needed to use its poison bomb? Despite its confusion, the little Apple complied immediately, sending a poison ball to explode in the midst of the group.

"What’s happening?!"

"Be careful, this is poi...argh!!"

"Argh!!" The speed of the little Apple’s poison was not weak at all. It was at level 2 and a special class at that. Once released, its poison could take lives within 10 breaths.

"H-High-level antidote! Quickly, drink the high-level antidote. Low-level ones won’t work; the poison is too potent!"

"What kind of beast is this? Its poison is too powerful. We can’t fight it!!"

"Hurry, help the others. We need to retreat." Chaos ensued as soon as the little Apple acted. It ignored everyone, only snatching up the fallen humans and consuming them.

Ellie could have taken them all down, but she didn’t want to capture everyone. Otherwise, who would spread chaos in the Rhea Kingdom...right?

"Little Apple, leave 2 of them. Otherwise, the association leader will gain nothing." The little Apple glanced at its master with slight displeasure. The delicious food was right in front of it, but it couldn’t eat them all. Still, it obediently left the weaker ones and focused on consuming those with a lot of poison in their bodies.

Ellie could only shake her head at this stubborn creature. However, the power of the poison she witnessed for the first time was indeed formidable. A single attack had released high-level poison. If the Seven Night Poison group hadn’t been so accustomed to handling poison, no one would have survived.

"Alright, now we just have to wait for the poison to wear off,"

She pretended to talk to herself but actually informing everyone that the poison would soon wear off. As the last hunter standing in the camp, Ellie and the little Apple vigilantly kept watch until, finally, someone managed to get up.

Those who had taken the antidote first recovered much faster than those who hadn’t managed to act in time. Because of this, they helped others recuperate and assisted Ellie in patrolling the area. However...despite Ellie saving their lives, many couldn’t even bring themselves to meet the young man’s eyes.

Ellie’s words were too unsettling; Luke’s awareness of everything frightened them...

They had just experienced betrayal and nearly died. Even though Luke had saved their lives, the fear had already taken root. As a result, the trust that once existed in the camp had been shattered...

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