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Chapter 506: Chapter 506: Fever
After preparing the food for her, Silas carefully stored it inside his temporal storage, sealing it away so it would remain warm and untouched by time.
The faint aroma of spices lingered briefly in the air before vanishing along with the container.
He then returned to his duties, sorting through various military matters that demanded his attention.
Reports, patrol adjustments, resource allocations, he handled each one with mechanical precision.
Yet when the work was finished, he found himself searching for other tasks, anything to keep himself occupied.
But his mind refused to stay still.
It kept drifting back to the superior being.
The more he thought about that encounter, the heavier the pressure inside his chest became.
’I am still too weak.’
That realization gnawed at him relentlessly.
Without hesitation, he sat down and began cultivating again. Energy gathered around him, flowing like invisible currents brushing against his skin, cold and sharp, yet strangely invigorating.
He forced himself deeper into concentration, pushing his limits until time slipped away unnoticed.
By the time he finished, hours had passed.
Only then did he realize Ivy had not come out of her room.
A faint unease rose within him. He walked over to check on her, pushing the door open quietly.
The moment he saw her, his expression changed.
She was burning with fever.
Her face was flushed, strands of hair stuck to her damp forehead, and her breathing came out uneven and weak.
At the same time, not far from the house, Jade stood watching the building.
He looked dazed.
The previous night, he had dreamt something vivid.... so vivid that it still lingered like an echo in his mind.
In that dream, he and Ivy had been bound together as soulmates. He did not understand why he felt this certainty, nor where it came from, yet deep inside, an instinctive voice told him....
’Ivy is meant to be mine.’
That inexplicable pull had drawn him here, keeping him close to her, even when he himself could not explain why.
Inside, Silas had already begun treating Ivy.
At first, he administered medicine, but when her fever refused to subside, anxiety crept in. He immediately summoned several healers.
As soon as they arrived, they began channeling healing energy into her body. Silas joined them, pouring his own power into her, carefully guiding it through her meridians.
Yet nothing changed.
The energy seemed to vanish the moment it entered her, as if something was interfering.
The more Silas observed, the more worried he became.
One day passed.
Then another.
For an entire week, Silas remained by Ivy’s side.
When her fever still did not go down, Helena, Kael, Ember, Felix, Alice, Victor, and Dante all grew alarmed.
They called in specialists, searched for doctors, and tried every possible method.
No one could find the cause.
Sometimes the fever dropped slightly, only to spike again without warning, as though an unseen force was influencing her condition.
Silas began to suspect something else.
’This cannot be an ordinary illness... could it be from overusing her power?’
He ordered the addition of zombie crystals from around her environment, fearing residual energy might be affecting her.
It made no difference.
Her temperature remained dangerously high.
So he began documenting everything, every fluctuation, every hour, every small change.
Eventually, a pattern emerged.
From nine in the morning until nine at night, her fever remained severe.
After nine at night, it would ease slightly.
Silas stared at the data, his mind racing.
’A time-based influence? Something external?’
He began inspecting the base’s perimeter personally.
That was when he noticed it.
A suspicious figure lingering near the building every single day, from nine to nine.
A cold realization settled in Silas’s mind.
Without hesitation, he ordered the man to be detained.
The moment Jade was taken far away from Ivy, her fever began to drop.
When the distance increased even further, Ivy slowly started to regain consciousness.
Silas immediately ensured Jade was moved to the farthest edge of the base under strict confinement.
When he learned the man’s identity, his suspicion deepened.
It was indeed Jade.
Silas approached him, eyes narrowing.
"What did you do to Ivy?"
Jade met his gaze calmly, though there was a strange intensity in his eyes.
"You do not deserve her," Jade replied. "She was meant to be mine from the beginning."
Silas smiled, but there was no warmth in it.
"Ivy has been mine since the moment she was born."
Jade chuckled as though he had just heard a ridiculous joke.
"Do you truly believe that?" he asked, his gaze sharpening. "Then you should reconsider. I can feel it... There is a link between us."
Silas frowned slightly.
"You really know how to overestimate yourself," he said calmly. "Sneaking around like this... just like your father."
Jade did not react angrily. Instead, he spoke with quiet certainty.
"I am not lying. If you do not believe me... go ahead. Punch me."
He held Silas’s gaze steadily.
"And watch how Ivy reacts."
Silas’s frown deepened.
He asked, "What exactly do you mean, Jade?"
Jade only smiled.
By now, Silas was convinced that this was nothing but nonsense.
’He is trying to save himself from punishment; he knows Ivy is my weak point and wants to use her against me,’ Silas thought coldly. Without hesitation, he gestured to one of the guards.
"Hit him."
The next second, a heavy punch landed squarely on Jade’s face. The dull crack of impact echoed in the room, and blood immediately appeared at the corner of Jade’s mouth.
The guard raised his hand again, ready to strike once more.
But suddenly, Silas felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest.
A wave of anxiety.
It came out of nowhere.
"Stop," Silas ordered sharply. "I will check on Ivy first."
The man nodded and rushed off.
Jade wiped the blood from his lips, still wearing that faint, unsettling smile.
Silas did not wait. He turned and hurried toward the building where Ivy was resting. His footsteps echoed loudly through the corridor, his heartbeat growing faster with every second.