Infinite Skin System: Starting as An Eldritch Knight-Chapter 45: Quarantined Zone

Peter couldn’t hold in his laughter. He shook his head.

"Prior to Dr. Hugo, there were many physicians. None even knew what was wrong with her."

"Don’t be rash, Peter. If I were to hire her, she would need to know Miss Fontaine’s condition. We need to show her the patient either way."

Peter thought about it for a few seconds then nodded. He stepped aside, "Please come in, Miss Orchard."

"Alright then."

Carter led her to Florence’s bedroom.

At the door, he turned to her, "What you’re going to see might be very unnerving. I suggest you get your mind ready."

"I am."

Carter turned the doorknob and showed Amelia. Florence was sedated by Carter and slept peacefully. But still, the demonic state of her body and the ruin that was once a nice bedroom weren’t difficult to understand.

Amelia gasped and covered her mouth.

"This is!"

"Now you know how difficult this job could be. Still want that 20 shillings?"

Amelia took a deep breath. "I became a nurse to help people. I will not back down."

"Good. I see you here at nine." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Amelia left right after, having signed a document Carter quickly crafted in Charles’s office. The man was generous and didn’t mind Carter using his paper and ink.

Carter finally had some time to analyze the blood.

With Medicine Skill, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, he had enough knowledge to learn what was causing the curse. And with Herbalism Skill and Concoction Brewing, he could make the perfect antidote.

However, the issue was whether his Brewer’s Chest had the ingredients to make the antidote.

Carter extracted a small amount of cursed blood and started to analyze it with his available tools.

"Negative Energy is spotted inside her blood. This thing clings into her blood cell like a parasite and multiplies itself constantly. I can’t replace her blood with this kind of multiplying speed.

The only way was an antidote..."

Carter spent hours understanding the curse in her blood. He found out the core culprit. Now he just needed the right ingredients.

"I need Cloud Powder, Holy Water or anything digestible with Holy Energy, Blood Seeds."

Carter wrote down the recipe in his Brewer’s Notebook. It came with his chest.

"The knowledge of this skin is universal. The name of the ingredients might not be the same for this world. I can either find the ingredients myself or learn their correct names and buy it from available vendors.

I am dirt cheap right now and staying at Desilet’s house for free."

Carter’s stomach growled. He also needed to find enough money to feed himself and did other types of ventures.

’Even Awaken still needs to eat, huh?’

And as if destiny heard him, Peter knocked on the door. "Dinner’s ready, Dr. Hugo."

"I’m coming!"

He’s hungry but still ate gracefully. Charles asked him about his progress while dining and Carter told him the research for the antidote was going well.

After the meal, Carter excused himself and returned to his room for ’further experimenting’.

’Finally. It’s time for me to properly explore this world.’

Carter turned off the lights in the room and looked out the window.

No one was there.

[TERROR BAR EQUIPPED]

The bat monster flew out of the window. It was small, the same size of a regular bat.

Unfortunately, Dracula’s monster form was too huge and would attract too much attention. Being the Terror Bat was better.

With its Sonar Echolocation, Carter flew around Orkshire and quickly found a quarantined area.

’Huh? What is this?’

The road was blocked off and there were many soldiers standing guard. Each held a flintlock musket in their hands.

That wasn’t the only blocked street. Carter flew around Orkshire and found many other streets were also blocked.

’Certain areas are blocked away. I wonder why.’

Carter flew deep into the quarantined area. He found out why.

On the ground was a man constantly vomiting. He threw up most of his food and continued to spit out blood.

[DRACULA EQUIPPED]

The pale man in the black outfit landed on the ground. The noise attracted the sick man immediately. His head snapped toward him.

The face of the sick man only had half of it. The other half decomposed away with maggots squirming inside.

He was properly dead.

’An undead? Zombie?’

The zombie rushed at Carter. It growled at him.

Carter chuckled and aimed his palm at it. A small red beam pierced through the zombie’s head and exploded it into pieces.

The zombie walked for a few more steps before falling down.

’Is it dead?’

Carter approached it. The headless body sprung up and grabbed his feet. He easily evaded it and crushed its shoulder with his boots, detaching the arm.

He kicked it away but the arm was still squirming on its own.

’These things can’t die...’

Carter noticed black blood pouring out from the zombie’s arm socket.

[SHADOW APOTHECARY EQUIPPED]

The doctor returned with his chest and medical bag.

Carter detached all the limbs of the zombie completely then took its blood without any difficulty.

[x5 Corrupted Blood are added to Brewer’s Chest]

’Corrupted... Like in Corrupted Corps. Maybe I will find out why the Traveler named this world like that very soon.’

Carter then squatted down and put his hand on the zombie.

’Moment of truth.’

A progress bar appeared on the zombie.

’Heh. Still reliable as always.’

[+1 Minor Undead Shard (Awaken)]

’Undead, huh? This thing really is a zombie.’

Carter got the shards but he didn’t acquire any Prime Coins. Because he didn’t kill the zombie. Only neutralizing it.

He couldn’t accept that.

’There must be a way.’

[DRACULA EQUIPPED]

Carter turned back to the pale man and walked through the contaminated zone again. He spotted another zombie writhing on the ground.

It dashed at him blindly like a rabid dog.

Carter raised his hand and clenched into a fist. The zombie exploded into a blood mist as its body exploded into a million pieces.

Still, no Prime Coin.

Carter shook his head. ’Another failure.’

The pale man placed his hand on the biggest piece of zombie meat. The progress bar still showed up. Once it was filled, the blood and the million pieces of meat disappeared altogether.

[+1 Minor Undead Shard (Awaken)]

’This is a good way to clean the battlefield.’

[ELDRITCH KNIGHT EQUIPPED]

The black cloak disappeared and in its place was the white Anti-Demonic Robe of the swordsman.

’Negative Energy can’t kill the zombie. Neither is Blood Manipulation. Then what about... an Eldritch Knight?’