The Village

Upon hearing so, Joseph's face instantly darkened, a frost falling upon his usually calm and gentle eyes. No antidote, only waiting for death? Joseph gritted his teeth, and probed, "How long? How long does it generally take from poisoning to full outbreak?" The forest ranger pondered, then looked up and said, "In the village at the foot of our mountain, quite a few accidentally fell under this curse, most of them didn't survive past half a year." Didn't survive past half a year... Calculating the time, Lucille had been under the curse for more than one to two months. Did it mean that if the curse wasn't lifted within the upcoming four months, Lucille would... die? Standing aside, Culver gasped in shock. "Mr. Joseph, does this mean Mrs. Collins doesn't have much time left?" Joseph furrowed his brows, his voice deep. "No, there's another way." "What is it?" Joseph replied in a serious tone, "Mobilize everyone on the boundary, no matter what it takes, we must find the old priest on the St