Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Chapter 435: Temple
Su Jiyai gave Mei a dry look. “Dream on.”

Mei huffed but didn’t argue back this time. Probably knew she wasn’t gonna win.

The little wolf cub tugged at Su Jiyai’s cloak again, looking all anxious. “Hurry, hurry!” it whined.

Su Jiyai sighed. “Yeah, yeah, I’m coming.”

She followed the cub deeper into the cave. The further in they went, the colder it got. The crystals inlaid in the walls were more prominent and bigger.

Even without touching them, Su Jiyai could feel the strong energy contained within them.

After walking for a bit, Su Jiyai noticed a weird smell, kinda like old blood mixed with something rotten. The little cub whimpered.

They turned a corner, and there—

Su Jiyai stopped.

A giant wolf lay on the ground, its black fur all matted and dull. It was bigger than the others, way bigger.

Probably the pack leader. But its breathing was slow, and its sides barely moved.

The other Darkfang Wolves stood around it, their red eyes sad and worried.

The cub ran forward and nuzzled the big wolf’s face. “Mom, I brought the Wolf Goddess! She can help!”

Su Jiyai blinked.

‘Man, they really think I’m some goddess, huh?’

She stepped closer and crouched near the big wolf. Its fur was cold. Too cold. And when she looked closely, she saw weird black veins under its skin.

‘Poison?’

She found the femoral artery on the inner thigh and took the gray wolf’s pulse.

Though she didn’t have much expectation and didn’t believe that she would be able to cure the gray wolf, Su Jiyai somehow figured out the root cause.

“Hm… It’s some kind of rat poisoning. The poison is draining its life force.” Su Jiyai guessed, but to be sure, she asked, “Ai, analyze.”

[Analyzing…]

A second later, Ai responded.

[The wolf is suffering from Shadow Rot Poison. It’s a rare venom that slowly drains energy and corrupts the body. Without treatment, the wolf will die in approximately two days.]

“So I was right…” Su Jiyai muttered.

The little wolf who was waiting anxiously on the side nudged Su Jiyai’s hand and asked,

“What is? How is my mother? Can you cure her?”

The other wolf, not being able to see the little wolf suffer, said in a gentle voice,

“Crown Prince, be sensible. Your mothers was poisoned by Shadow Rot Poision, and no one in the entire interstellar planet has made an antidote for such kind of poison.”

“Yeah. Crown Prince, it’s a great blessing that your mother will get to see the goddess before dying.”

Su Jiyai raised an eyebrow. “Crown Prince? You guys got a whole royal system or something?”

The little wolf, now looking even sadder, lowered his head.

“I’m just the youngest… but my mom is the strongest in our pack. If she dies, we’ll be in danger.”

Su Jiyai exhaled through her nose.

She didn’t like seeing kids cry—even if it was a fluffy wolf kid. But the other wolves? They had already given up.

“Oi, don’t go mourning yet,” she said, cracking her knuckles. “I never said I can’t fix this.”

All the wolves froze.

The little cub’s ears perked up. “R-Really?!”

Su Jiyai crossed her arms and sighed.

“This poison is nasty, but I think I can burn it out using my fire superpower. The problem is… It’s gonna hurt. A lot.”

The wolves flinched.

The little cub gulped but stood firm. “If it saves my mom, we have to do it!”

The older wolves exchanged glances, clearly unsure, but none of them objected.

The AI spoke again, still sounding uncertain.

[Fire can purify toxins, but this method is extremely dangerous. If you overdo it, the patient could suffer internal burns or worse.]

“I know, I know,” Su Jiyai cut in, rolling her eyes.

“That’s why I’m gonna control the heat carefully. I’ll burn away the poison without cooking the patient.”

She crouched beside the big wolf again and placed a hand over its chest.

The fur felt icy, the poison already draining its life force.

“First, I’ll use a low-heat flame to pull the poison to the surface,” she explained.

“Then, once it’s all gathered, I’ll burn it off in one go. After that, your mom’s body will be weak, so we’ll need medicine to help her recover.”

One of the older wolves stepped forward. “What kind of medicine?”

Su Jiyai thought for a moment.

“She’ll need herbs that boost vitality and heal internal damage. Something like Silver Moon Grass or Blood Essence Fruit would be best.”

The wolves murmured among themselves.

“We have Silver Moon Grass!” one of them barked. “But Blood Essence Fruit…we don’t have it…”

“I have it. Don’t worry.” Su Jiyai said.

She placed both hands on the big wolf’s body, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.

The air around her heated up. A faint glow of red and gold flickered from her palms, spreading across the wolf’s fur.

The big wolf groaned, its body twitching as the heat seeped in.

“Hold on, big guy,” Su Jiyai muttered. “This ain’t gonna be fun.”

Slowly, black mist began to rise from the wolf’s body—the poison reacting to the fire.

The black veins under its skin pulsed wildly like they were fighting back.

The cub whimpered and clung to its mother’s paw.

“Mom, you can do it!”

Su Jiyai gritted her teeth and pushed more energy into the flames. The poison gathered at the wolf’s chest, forming a dark, writhing mass.

“Almost there…” she muttered.

Then, in one sharp movement, she poured all her fire into a concentrated burst—scorching the poison out completely.

The black mist let out a high-pitched screech before vanishing.

The big wolf went still.

For a second, no one moved.

Then—

The wolf’s breathing steadied. Its fur, once cold as ice, now carried a faint warmth.

The little cub gasped. “Mom?!”

The big wolf slowly opened its eyes.

Su Jiyai fell back onto her butt and let out a tired sigh.

“Geez. That was harder than I thought.”

The wolves stared at her like she had just performed a miracle.

One of the elders whispered.

“The Wolf Goddess… is truly amazing…she cured something no one in the entire interstellar could!”

“She is, after all, a goddess…it is explainable.”

One by one, all the wolves started to praise Su Jiyai. Their eyes shone as they worshipped Su Jiyai.

Su Jiyai could hardly ignore the shine their eyes and took out herbs from her inventory. After bandaging the wound, she looked at the gray wolf’s eyes, which were filled with complex emotions.

Gratitude. Hope. Admiration and even…Love.

Turning away from the gaze, Su Jiyai asked,

“Where is the temple? Can you lead me there?”

The little cub wagged his tail excitedly. “I can take you, Wolf Goddess! I know the way too!”

Su Jiyai raised an eyebrow. “You sure? Sounds like it’s not an easy place to get to.”

The cub puffed up his chest. “Of course! I’m the Crown Prince, remember? I know all the secret paths!”

The gray wolf—his mom—let out a tired sigh. “If the goddess wishes to go, we will guide her.”

As they walked, the little cub kept glancing back at Su Jiyai, his red eyes shining with excitement.

“We’re almost there! The temple is just up ahead!”

Finally, they stepped into a clearing. Su Jiyai stopped.

Right in the center stood a massive stone statue of a wolf. Its head was raised high, its mouth slightly open like it was howling at the sky.

Its fur was carved with such detail that it almost looked real. But what caught Su Jiyai’s attention the most was its fake silver hair.

The strands, though carved from stone, gleamed under the dim light as if touched by moonlight.

For a second, Su Jiyai’s heart skipped a beat.

Wasn’t this how she looked when she was in her wolf form?

She didn’t know why, but looking at that statue gave her a strange feeling. Like something deep inside her was waking up.

With every step, the sensation in her chest grew stronger. By the time she reached the statue, her heart was racing, pounding like a drum.

Without thinking, she raised a hand and placed it on the statue’s head.

A sudden warmth rushed through her fingers, spreading up her arm like fire.

“This statue was made a long time ago,” the little cub said beside her, his voice filled with pride.

“Our ancestors were on the verge of extinction, but the Wolf Goddess came and saved us.

She told us to build this statue, and if we worshipped it properly and touched it before a breakthrough, our survival chances would increase.”

Su Jiyai barely heard him. Her body was burning. Her vision blurred for a second, and a strong force surged inside her, wild and uncontrollable.

Her instincts screamed at her.

She gasped as her knees buckled, but before she could collapse, something strange happened.

A silver light exploded around her, wrapping her body in warmth. Her skin tingled, her bones ached, and suddenly—