Chapter 221 SSS-level Big Devil

The little girl was so thin and emaciated due to malnutrition that she trembled even when she lifted the iron sword.

She's not even a transcendent.

Ryan finally saw the girl's appearance clearly. She looked dirty, but had a pair of clear eyes. Looking at her smile full of tears and expectation, he felt a touch of sadness in his heart for some reason.

…

Your daughter gave you money to gamble, so you should at least give her a nice look, right?

But what no one expected was that her gambling father did not have a friendly expression at all, and said coldly: "Okay, put the money here, and you can get out. Don't stay here!"

Looking at her disdainful look, it seemed as if he was afraid that her bad luck would make him lose money.

From beginning to end, he only had eyes for the purse and didn't even look at the sword.

“…”

When the little girl saw that Guy didn't take the iron sword, the expectation in her eyes turned into disappointment. The last glimmer of light in her eyes dimmed immediately, and she looked like a walking corpse again.

After handing over the purse, the little girl felt relieved as if she had accomplished some important task.

Then she turned silently and staggered toward the stairs leading to the gambling den.

She didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Ryan frowned as he looked at them, muttering in his heart, "What a strange father and daughter... Could it be because of the 'curse clan' bloodline?"

He guessed something, but no matter what...this gambling father looks like a bastard!

Guy picked up the money bag and went back to the gambling table.

With a loud "clatter", he slammed his money bag heavily on the table and continued to gamble, "Hey, Captain Jim, this is the money I owe you. I'll pay you fifty gold coins first, and I'll give you the rest after I play a few games and make up for my losses..."

The first thing he said was the old term used by addicted gamblers.

"call……"

As the little girl finally stepped onto the stairs, a collective sigh of relief was heard in the room.

The dealers started shouting again, "Come on, come on... place your bets..."

Then, just as the atmosphere in the gambling den was about to become lively again, there was a sudden "ding-ding-dong-dong" sound of falling, as if a watermelon had rolled down the iron stairs.

This strange sound instantly made the entire casino silent.

Everyone turned around and saw that the barefoot little girl who walked up the stairs had fainted and fallen, and then fell down again.

Probably because she hit something, a pool of scarlet blood flowed out from the back of her head.

Seeing the blood, hundreds of gamblers in the room retreated in fear. In an instant, a large "isolation zone" was exposed near where the little girl was lying.

No one dared to help her, or provide any medical assistance.

The manager of the gambling den regretted it very much, as he had warned people not to let this plague god come to the gambling den, but no one dared to stop him.

Now, something has happened. If someone really dies here, this pub will definitely be closed!

He said with a sad face, "Hey... Guy, the money you lose today is mine! You can't let her fall here, get her away quickly, otherwise the boss will kill me!"

Guy looked at the little girl lying in a pool of blood. The enthusiasm for gambling on his face finally dissipated. He frowned slightly and sighed, "Ah..."

He didn't expect anyone to help him, and stood up tremblingly. Then, looking at the little girl bleeding a lot, he asked the huge gambling hall, "Can anyone sell me a healing potion?"

Silence.

No one responded. Almost every scavenger had this potion on hand, but no one was willing to take it out.

Guy's expression was normal, there was no disappointment, just numbness as if he was used to it.

As long as Nareta is there, no one dares to sell food, provide shelter, medical care, clothes, and anything else...

At this stop, Ryan finally saw his pair of bamboo-like legs, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "It turns out he is poisoned! Mandolin flesh paralysis toxin!"

Old Guy had been poisoned for quite some time, and although he could still stand up, he had difficulty walking. It would probably not be long before he would just lie in bed and wait for death.

…

The half-dead old father walked over tremblingly, trying to help up his daughter who was lying in a pool of blood...

He struggled to pull up the little girl's arms, and tried to carry her on his back, but his atrophied muscles could not support such a strenuous movement. As soon as he pulled up half of her body, the father and daughter fell to the ground with a "bang", looking extremely embarrassed...

The little girl's head hit the floor again, and blood splattered all over the floor. The gamblers around her retreated in unison, and no one dared to step forward to help.

Guy got up, panting, gritting his teeth and trying again...

Everyone looked on indifferently, and no one dared to step forward to help.

It was as if the father and daughter were pantomime actors performing a tragedy on stage.

I fell once, and again...

Ryan, who was far away, saw this scene, pursed his lips and stopped watching.

After a slight sigh.

He said to the gambler who was blocking his way, calmly: "Please make way, I am a doctor."

“Don’t…”

The red-haired girl named Dasha was about to stop something, but Ryan ignored her pulling and walked out.

A look of shock and disbelief appeared on her face, and she regretted in her heart: Oh, I forgot that this guy doesn’t know that "ghost girl "!

Under the gaze of hundreds of stunned eyes, Ryan walked over.

Until I reached the father and daughter, the system did not give any prompts.

If it is a negative state such as plague curse, the system will give a prompt, but now there is none.

The buff of "evil intentions and bad luck" in her bloodline did not seem to be triggered by herself.

Ryan thought it should be so.

He considers himself not a good person, but not a bad person either.

Before he set out to practice, the Great Shaman of Mafa had told him: Follow your heart, that is your path to transcendence. Intention is something that cannot be shaken in your heart.

Ryan felt that as a doctor, this was what he should do.

What's more, he was also very interested in the "Curse Clan".

…

Suddenly, a helper came out from the crowd, and everyone in the casino was shocked.

"Where did this stupid doctor come from? How dare he interfere in the affairs of this little devil girl..."

"Haha...just wait and see. It won't be long before he regrets meddling in other people's business."

"He dares to come close after bleeding so much. This guy is dead..."

“…”

Others pointed and talked, some with regret, some with sarcasm.

Guy was obviously shocked as well. He looked at Ryan and said, "Doctor, if you...if you want to help, just give me a healing potion."

Ryan shook his head: "Healing potions can't solve her problem. I'm a doctor, let me take a look."

Since he knew that the little girl's blood would not harm him, he still felt that he should help her to the end. The little girl's health was very bad, and it was definitely not something that could be cured by a medicine.

As he spoke, he took out a pair of surgical gloves and put them on his hands, ignoring the looks of others, and then began to check the little girl's injuries.

There was a bump on the back of the head, but the injury was not serious. The cause of the fainting was long-term malnutrition and infection from those festering wounds, and probably some blood loss.

Ryan gave her a quick check and said, "It will take some simple surgical procedures to cure her. Otherwise, even if she survives today, she won't live long..."

Guy looked at Ryan carefully and asked in surprise: "You...you are willing to save her? You don't know Naretta?"

"Naretta? It's a nice name."

Ryan responded calmly, and then said, "I've heard about her. But I'm a doctor, and I do what I have to do."

Hearing this, Guy found it even more unbelievable. He looked at Ryan carefully again, a strange look flashed across his face, and he didn't insist, "Thank you, kind doctor."

At this time, the manager of the gambling den breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that someone was helping him.

He held out a purse from a distance and handed it to Ryan, saying, "Dear doctor, the treatment fee will be paid by our tavern... But, can you please take her away?"

Ryan looked at the purse and took it expressionlessly.

Then he simply wrapped the wound on the girl's head with gauze, cleaned the blood on the ground, and without disdain for her dirty clothes, he carried her on his back and walked up the iron stairs.

Then, I heard a simultaneous sound of heavy sighs coming from behind me.

Finally, the plague god left.

…

"Where do you live?"

"At the foot of the city wall in the west district."

“…”

"No hotel will provide us with accommodation, so..."

"knew."

The three of them walked out of the gambling den and the pub.

Ryan covered the little girl on his back with a cloak to avoid causing trouble.

Guy was also afraid of being recognized, so he followed from a distance.

They left the Mechanical City and walked to the shantytown on the ground, then found the shanty that the father and daughter had built themselves along the corner of the wall.

Apart from being quiet, there was nothing good about it, and it was as dirty as a doghouse. This filthy residence reminded people of the guy who spent money lavishly at the gambling table, which made people even more confused.

Ryan spread a dry mat on the ground and put the little girl down.

He began to treat the wound, without looking back, and said calmly: "I will save her, but I think you need to give me some explanation."

Guy looked at Ryan with a complicated look.

He knew what the other party wanted to explain himself.

After a moment's silence, he said directly: "There is something wrong with Naretta's bloodline. There is an uncontrollable 'curse power' in her body. The better you treat her, the stronger the curse power will be, and it will bring bad luck to those around her. Only in suffering and pain can she live more tenaciously. Even if you don't save her, she won't die, but... she will be in great pain..."

One could hear the helplessness in his words, as if he was unwilling to do so, but had to do so.

Ryan frowned as he listened. No wonder this man treated her like this. So it was because of this?

The bloodline abilities of the "Curse Clan" are very strange. The better they live , the stronger their curse ability becomes... It's really weird.

Seeing Ryan's strange expression, the guy said again: "But, Mr. Doctor, you don't have to worry. You have righteousness in you, and the power of the curse has no effect on you."

Hearing this, Ryan was a little surprised: "Oh? You can see 'righteousness'? What is that?"

Of course he knew that the power of the curse had no effect on him, but he was also curious about how this guy could tell.

This guy actually knows how to "read the qi"?

Guy explained, "I found her in a pile of bones two years ago. After a long period of observation, I found that people with bad intentions will get into trouble if they get close to her. Especially if they come into close contact with her blood, the more vicious the person, the more bad luck they will suffer."

This guy's description was very accurate, exactly the same as the introduction in the ancient goblin alchemy book.

When Ryan heard this, his expression did not change. He just said calmly: "In my eyes, you don't look like a righteous person."

But what he didn't expect was that when Guy heard these obviously sarcastic words, there was no embarrassment on his face, but he just remained silent.

After a moment, he also laughed at himself, "Yes...I am indeed a very evil person."

After these words were spoken, neither of them spoke.

…

The little girl is not a supernatural being. If she were an ordinary person, she would probably have died from the injuries caused by the dragon infection.

But she is alive and well (although her appearance is not good, her vitality is very strong).

Ryan became more and more curious about the source of this "Curse Clan" bloodline.

Obviously, there must be a story behind this father and daughter.

The operation was not too difficult. Ryan was now very skilled in handling it. He asked casually, "Are you poisoned?"

Guy responded calmly, "I know."

Ryan didn't look back. He removed some necrotic tissue from the little girl's body and began to sew it up. He then asked casually, "How did you get poisoned?"

Guy: "You wanna hear it?"

Ryan just thought he had nothing to do: "Tell me about it."

Apart from anything else, this guy's storytelling level was as good as that of a bard, which made people very interested.

"Well..."

Guy smiled bitterly, then changed his expression to a serious one: "My name is 'Guy Villiers', from the 'Province of Ajax' in Sid."

The chances of having duplicate names in this world are very high, but when you add in place names, the probability is low.

As soon as Ryan heard this, his "intelligent brain" automatically compared and searched for several people with this name who were recorded in various materials.

Then, he casually read out the first one: "【Sword of Justice】Guy Villiers?"

Guy was very calm: "Do you know me?"

Really?

Ryan's eyelids twitched. Can he still pretend not to know him?

He said calmly, "Sid is an SSS-level wanted criminal with a reward of 2 billion for this murder. Your reward says that 15 years ago, you destroyed a city and killed tens of thousands of civilians..."

Ryan said calmly, but he was shocked in his heart.

This is really a big shot.

Before the emergence of Carlo Gracie, one of the “Top Ten Legends” [Frost Moon Swordsman], that guy was already the number one swordsman in Sid.

He used to be an SSS-level bounty hunter in the Bounty Hunters Guild. Ironically, he is now also an SSS-level wanted criminal and one of the guys with the highest bounty in Sid!

Moreover, this guy has a title that is almost known to everyone - "the most handsome man in the world"!

Thinking of this, Ryan looked at the old face that looked like a skeleton: Ah, that's it?

Guy seemed to guess what Ryan was looking at. He laughed dryly and said, "I told you, he was really handsome when he was young."

After a pause, he looked at Ryan and asked calmly, "Are you going to take my head in exchange for a bounty? If that's the case... I won't resist. I have no regrets dying at the hands of a righteous doctor like you."

"Not interested."

Ryan responded calmly. A bounty of 2 billion is indeed very attractive to ordinary wasteland hunters, but for him, it is better to listen to an interesting story.

Moreover, whether it was the system's judgment or Ryan's intuition, he knew that this guy, Guy, had no ill will towards him.

What's more, he has been with this little girl for a long time and has not triggered the "evil intentions" buff, so he is obviously not a bad person.

So, we continued chatting.

He skipped the topic and asked calmly, "Do you mind if I take some samples of Naretta's blood and hair for research? Maybe we can find out the reason for her blood curse."

When he encountered the bloodline of the legendary ancient "Curse Clan", he was naturally very interested and took some samples to bring to his teacher Irubek for research.

“…”

Doing research? That seems to be a field that only senior doctors would be involved in.

Guy was slightly surprised and nodded.

With permission, Ryan used a test tube to collect some blood scabs and hair, and then asked, "I think you want to lose money on purpose?"

Guy asked in surprise, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

Ryan did not stop the operation in his hand and said casually: "I played cards with a guy who is very good at gambling. He mentioned a few questions about gambling. I can see that you are very good at gambling. You should not be a gambler..."

Guy did not comment, but smiled bitterly and said, "I learned my gambling skills from playing cards with a guy who is very good at gambling. Maybe you have heard of him. His name is 'Olatu K. Kant'."

“…”

Ryan's eye twitched when he heard this.

Of course he had heard it.

One of the previous "Top Ten Legends", Olatu K. Kant from the Gambler Sequence, the teacher of the squinty-eyed Metternich!

Damn, the circle of top-level extraordinary people is really small.

…

Ryan didn't expect that just anyone he met would be a big villain with an SSS-level bounty.

This guy said his name, either to kill to silence him, or he really wanted to die as he said.

But things are obviously not as simple as they seem.

Ryan thought there was something else behind the bounty, so he asked, "You didn't kill the people mentioned in the bounty? Or, they weren't civilians?"

Guy admitted it immediately: "No. I killed them. They were civilians too. That's why I said that I deserve to die."

Ryan listened and fell silent. The story here seemed to be very profound.

"Mr. Guy, what are you doing here?"

"Go to [Frost Moon Swordsman] Carlo Gracie and retrieve a sword."

Hearing a familiar name again, and it was an enemy, Ryan couldn't help but feel a little alert.

"You know him well?"

"I don't know. But I must take that sword back."

"Is it yours?"

"No. I used that sword. It was what caused me to lose my mind and to cause the massacre."

"A black, houndstooth greatsword?"

"How do you know?"

"I've seen him use it."