Antonios’ eyes focused, and he formed hand seals: "Secret Investigator’s Touch."
A circuit of silver Star Power lit up from Antonios’ shoulders, spreading along his arms to his palms and fingers.
Then Antonios rhythmically started to rub and gently tap various parts of Xu Hengjiang’s body.
Information regarding Xu Hengjiang’s muscles, bones, skin, nutrition, toxins, Star Power conditions... all flooded through the Touch of Discovery to Antonios.
After a good while of meticulous examination, Antonios opened his right hand, and with a flash of silver light, a small silver knife appeared in his grip.
"What are you doing!" Yuan Shan stepped forward a few paces, speaking in a low shout.
Similarly, Teng Jinghua’s eyes narrowed, his right hand already gripping the hilt of the long knife at his waist, as if he could slash at Antonios the next moment!
"Everybody stop." Xu Hengjiang raised his hand, halting the eager crowd.
A master is indeed a master. Just now during that examination of his body, Xu Hengjiang already sensed that Antonios was different from previous healers.
Antonios maintained a calm expression, holding the small knife as he addressed Xu Hengjiang: "Alliance Leader Xu, your condition is quite severe, we must first scrape bones and wash meridians."
Scraping bones and washing meridians...
Unexpectedly, Xu Hengjiang did not hesitate, nodding: "Go on."
Regarding his own body condition, Xu Hengjiang was naturally the most aware. If it continued like this, it would only become harder to bear.
Even though capable allies had already gone to the Central Region to purchase the Fourth-Level Detoxification Pill, its effectiveness was uncertain, and the round trip would take considerable time, time that his body might not withstand.
Antonios reminded him: "I need to exert all my effort, there may be considerable pain."
"Hahaha... cough, cough!" Xu Hengjiang suddenly burst into laughter but was stopped by a cough.
Xu Hengjiang glanced at Antonios, the corners of his mouth lifting in a smile: "Don’t worry, even if the bones are scraped off, I, Xu Hengjiang, won’t flinch!"
"Very well."
Antonios gave a slight nod, then firmly gripped the silver knife, cutting into Xu Hengjiang’s body.
Jing Chenghui, Yuan Shan, and Teng Jinghua all looked over tensely.
When the knife cut in, no blood sprayed, leaving only a trail of silver light.
As the knife continued to move, Xu Hengjiang’s complexion gradually paled, his facial muscles twitching subtly, continuously.
Clearly, such pain was unbearable for most people!
Jing Chenghui’s expression couldn’t help but become tense, genuinely fearing Antonios might suddenly cause an accident.
After all, when treating those dozens of gang members before, it seemed there was no pain.
But Su Yuan understood this indicated Antonios was giving it his all, unable to spare concern for the patient’s pain.
As Xu Hengjiang’s breath grew weaker under the intense pain, Antonios’ left hand pressed five fingers onto Xu Hengjiang, then lifted them, pulling out several silver threads.
Upon closer examination, these silver threads were actually hollow.
From Antonios’ palm, green energy surged. With a mere thought, droplets of Vitality Water were injected into Xu Hengjiang’s body through the silver threads.
In no time, Xu Hengjiang’s previously pallid complexion visibly regained some color, seemingly revitalized with a large infusion of energy.
Jing Chenghui and the others heaved a sigh of relief.
However, Su Yuan noticed that Antonios’ forehead was now covered with a fine sheen of sweat.
Time ticked by slowly, and soon half a day had passed.
Jing Chenghui and the others remained motionless, quietly standing guard at the scene.
At that moment, a flash of silver light appeared, and Antonios put away the small knife.
Antonios’ face was slightly pale, his eyes bloodshot—a clear symptom of excessive spiritual power consumption.
High-intensity, high-precision healing isn’t simple.
Yuan Shan immediately went to Xu Hengjiang’s side to ask, "Alliance Leader, how are you feeling!"
Antonios let out a long breath, unsteady on his feet as he stepped aside, suddenly stumbling as if to collapse, but a hand held him by the shoulder, firmly supporting him upright.
Antonios looked at the nearby Su Yuan, giving a wry smile as he regained his footing: "Thank you, boss."
"Take a rest over here." Su Yuan guided Antonios to sit on a nearby chair.
Su Yuan asked, "How does it look?"
Discussing this, Antonios’ expression turned serious: "I gave him a thorough cleansing, removed most of the toxins, but the poison source remains, so the situation is still concerning."
"Is it that tricky..." Su Yuan narrowed his eyes; if even the current Antonios couldn’t completely heal him, it certainly was no ordinary toxin.
By this time, Xu Hengjiang had already walked over step by step, at least able to move basically.
Xu Hengjiang clasped his hands together, bowing: "Mr. An, thank you very much."
Antonios waved his hand, standing up: "Alliance Leader Xu, the poison in you is quite potent. I have temporarily removed most of it, but not eradicated it completely.
Moreover, though you have barely regained mobility, you must also take good care, avoiding use of Star Power to prevent this toxin from spreading again."
"What, it’s not fully cured yet?" Yuan Shan immediately furrowed his brow tightly.
Jing Chenghui sincerely added: "Mr. An, your Healing Skill is so strong; please, you must cure our Alliance Leader!"
Nearby, although Teng Jinghua said nothing, he also clasped his hands towards Antonios.