Creepy Pharmacist: All my patients are scary!

Chapter 397: It’s Normal for Surgery to Hurt a Bit, Right?

"Desire Mother Tree?"

Lynn was taken aback.

Then, a bizarre tree covered in strange flower buds, constantly mating with various creatures, instantly flashed through his mind.

After all, being a Root entity linked with a word like "desire" that sounds inherently lewd, it should be a very lustful existence.

White Night naturally had no idea about the strange associations in his mind. With a profound gaze, he said:

"We don't know much about her, but the Matriarch said she is different from the Flesh and Blood Dominator. She should also be a Root entity transformed from a creature that fell back then, not one that originally existed here from the beginning."

"But without a doubt, the descent of a Root entity is enough to show the importance the Flesh and Blood Cult places on the Colossus's brain. Furthermore, according to further intelligence on the Root entities, the Desire Mother Tree and the Flesh and Blood Dominator have likely reached some kind of agreement. These two factions have formed an alliance, and I'm afraid their goal this time isn't just the Colossus's brain..."

"They are also targeting the Mechanical Cult simultaneously."

Lynn nodded, his expression turning serious.

Indeed, if it really is as White Night says, then this war is no small skirmish.With the Matriarch unable to descend personally, aside from the Mechanical Cult and the Flesh and Blood Cult, no other factions are significant enough to be major players.

White Night said gravely:

"And most importantly, there are signs our arch-enemies, the Plague Doctors, are also getting involved. Although it's still unclear what role they'll play in this war, we must be cautious."

"Because compared to those two major cults, the Plague Doctors are the ones who desperately want us dead."

Lynn nodded.

The illicit dealings between the Plague Doctors and the Flesh and Blood Dominator clearly didn't start recently.

They've been colluding and exchanging flirtatious glances for hundreds of years. Now that we Night Doctors have entered the fray, those Traitors certainly won't miss this opportunity either.

"So what is our objective?"

Lynn asked, turning his head.

White Night replied as he walked, "The war cannot be stopped. The conflict between these two cults has deep roots. Until their contradictions can be reconciled, every creature we save only further expands the scale of the war, which contradicts our very purpose."

"So we won't help either side. Our goal is to control the intensity of this war as much as possible, and then, with our greatest effort, evacuate as many of this city's original inhabitants as we can."

He stopped and turned his head, his eyes reflecting the ruined city.

"Before the Colossus's brain was discovered, this city had always been a habitat for various wandering souls, dark creatures, and subterranean races. Many creatures were born and have lived their entire lives in this world; they are not inherently sinful."

He said solemnly:

"So you must remember our purpose, Lynn. We protect, we redeem. This isn't just a slogan to be shouted, but a conviction that must be truly put into practice. Because our ultimate goal is to purify and heal the entire Dark World!"

Under the night sky, White Night's entire body seemed to radiate a sacred, humane light.

Lynn's gaze also instantly became firm.

That's right!

This is what a Night Doctor is.

The lone traveler in the night, the only light in hell! Wherever they go, they can blind your titanium alloy dog eyes with their invincible kindness!

But just as Lynn was about to passionately reply with some equally invincible words...

Heart-wrenching, utterly terrified screams erupted from beside the camp, one after another.

Lynn and White Night's gazes immediately snapped toward the stone-built structure not far away.

"Help! Help!! I don't have a curse! I don't want surgery!!"

They saw a pitch-black, three-meter-tall Giant, bare-chested, scrambling out in sheer panic.

Simultaneously, billowing White Smoke poured out from the building, engulfing the Cyclops. Then, as if seized by something terrifying, the Cyclops slammed face-first onto the ground.

"No!! No!!"

Then, under Lynn and White Night's watchful eyes...

The Cyclops, clutching the ground in terror, was slowly dragged back inside the doorway by some entity within the White Smoke.

*Clang!*

The door shut tightly.

All that remained was the long trail of claw marks left on the ground.

Lynn: "..."

White Night: "..."

Silence fell all around.

Then White Night coughed awkwardly and said, "Of course, as you can see, the reason this is called the City of Curses is because the creatures here all carry some degree of curse. As Night Doctors, performing free surgery on them to free them from curses and ailments is a perfectly reasonable thing, right?"

Lynn nodded, saying, "Perfectly reasonable."

"And since it's surgery, it's also somewhat normal for it to hurt a little, requiring a bit of endurance, right?"

Lynn nodded, saying, "Perfectly normal."

A smile appeared on White Night's face as he patted Lynn's shoulder. "A teachable disciple. So you must remember, many creatures don't know they're sick. One of our duties is to tell them they are sick, and then help cure them! After a few decades, they'll definitely thank us!"

Lynn said movedly, "Yes!"

This feeling of doing things for others and oneself, with achievements hidden and fame unclaimed, is truly magnificent.

Miss Puppet: "..."

Zuo Zuo: "..."

Looking at the quietly contemplative Miss Puppet beside her, Zuo Zuo had a huge complaint stuck in her throat, utterly unsure how to voice it.

One can only say, this is the Dark World after all. No matter how righteous and glorious the creatures here may seem, they all carry a bit of abnormality.

Especially those who seem perfectly normal are actually the most abnormal kind.

So abnormal that they even feel perfectly fine about themselves.

"Alright, enough idle talk!"

White Night said with a smile, beckoning:

"Since the Matriarch entrusted you to me, training you is my responsibility. You probably haven't truly witnessed the war between those two great cults yet, right? We have time now, so I'll take you into the city to broaden your horizons. That way, when the time really comes, you won't be caught off guard by any unexpected situations."

Lynn asked in surprise, "Just the two of us?"

White Night smiled. "Why not?"

Looking at White Night's face, that of a middle-aged man radiating a strong sense of security, Lynn suddenly remembered that the person before him wasn't the inexperienced young man he'd encountered in the script.

A human who, after falling into this Dark World, rose to become an Eighth-level Veteran in just a few decades...

That absolutely proves his strength.

In a typical overpowered protagonist novel, if he isn't the protagonist template, he's definitely one of those ridiculously strong background characters by the protagonist's side!

Lynn immediately nodded, then turned to Miss Puppet, who had been protecting him, and politely said:

"Miss Puppet, Senior White Night and I are going for a trip. Please stay here for now. But don't worry, we'll be back soon. Is that okay?"

When Lynn isn't having strange thoughts about Miss Puppet, he absolutely behaves like a gentleman.

Hei Xianyue said nothing more, slightly pinching the hem of her skirt in a curtsey as her body gradually turned transparent and vanished.

As for Zuo Zuo...

She definitely couldn't be chopped off and discarded.

After all, she's a loli growing from his own body, so she must be carried along.

As for his Little Treasure...

Lynn pulled open his collar and glanced inside. Shrunk down, it was wrapped around his waist!