NOVEL NEXT Chapter 55: The Poison is the Antidote
Although everyone was focused on Mr. Lu, nobody knew exactly what the situation was.
Since Mr. Lu showed no change at the beginning, laymen had no idea whether the poison inside him had been neutralized or not, only Mr. Lu himself knew.
However, what people could see was that a smile had appeared on Mr. Lu's face. This proved that the poison in him had been alleviated.
Of course, the true outcome would still depend on the judges' decision.
On the stage, several judges were already checking Mr. Lu's body.
After a tense ten minutes of inspection, the judging panel reached a conclusion.
After discussing among themselves for a while, one of the judges stepped forward and declared, "Mr. Lu's antidote is effective, the toxins in his body have disappeared. The final time for detoxification is six minutes, eighteen seconds."
After this result was announced, the crowd below did not cheer for him. Only He Lei and his group showed smiles on their faces.
Because they knew well, as long as Mr. Lu successfully neutralized the poison in his body, Wang Ye was as good as dead.
"Wang Ye, my poison test is over, now it's your turn!" Mr. Lu pointed to the medicine on the table, sinisterly looking at Wang Ye.
This poison was the most toxic one he had ever carefully concocted. Moreover, it contained Gu poison.
Even if Wang Ye's medical skills were sky-high, he couldn't neutralize this poison.
"Alright, since Mr. Lu has succeeded, naturally, it's my turn to test the poison," Wang Ye replied calmly as he picked up the poisonous concoction.
Below the stage, Fang Feifei, Chen Li, and Tan Long's hearts instantly rose to their throats.
Especially Chen Li, fully aware of the toxicity of that bowl of poison, was even more worried.
After Wang Ye picked up the poison, he glanced down at the audience and then downed the bowl of poison in one gulp.
The instant the concoction was swallowed, Wang Ye's cheeks turned red, even blackish. His lips turned directly purple, completely void of any color.
Seeing this, Mr. Lu immediately revealed a triumphant smile.
With his poison, Wang Ye would be dead within three minutes.
He Lei and his companions began to smirk upon seeing Wang Ye's condition.
"That kid Wang Ye is definitely a goner."
"Exactly, we can start wrapping things up for Mr. Lu."
"Haha, I will take care of his corpse properly."
In contrast to their excitement, Chen Li and Fang Feifei's group were so tense they stopped talking, just quietly watching Wang Ye on the stage.
The other spectators also began to talk among themselves.
"Mr. Lu's poison is really deadly! Look at Wang Ye, he seems to be on his last legs."
"I think so too, he's probably about to concede."
"Ah, not necessarily, he might look seriously poisoned on the outside, but who knows the truth! Just like the previous two rounds."
Before the crowd could continue their speculation, Wang Ye, after drinking the poison on stage, composed himself and then raised his hand.
"Player Wang Ye, are you conceding?" the judge immediately approached to ask.
Mr. Lu frowned slightly upon seeing this, "Wang Ye, conceding so quickly, that's rather weak, isn't it!"
Unexpectedly, Wang Ye shook his head and calmly said, "I'm not conceding, I have already prepared the antidote."
At these words, everyone at the scene was stunned.
Wang Ye didn't go to the medicinal materials area at all, let alone start preparing the antidote. How could he say that, then?
Could it be that the poison was so strong that it stupefied him?
"Wang Ye, where is your antidote?" the judge asked, looking at Wang Ye with uncertainty.
Instead of answering, Wang Ye's gaze fell on the poison he had prepared earlier.
He then said, "This is the antidote I have prepared."
With that, Wang Ye directly picked up the pill and swallowed it.
The judge was startled for a moment, then pressed the stopwatch. By this timing, Wang Ye had definitely won.
Mr. Lu was very clear about this, but what he cared about more wasn't the win or loss, but Wang Ye's life and death.
What Wang Ye had prepared, wasn't that a poisonous pill? And with no small level of toxicity. He was already poisoned and now he had taken the poison; was he trying to fight poison with poison?
In his view, this was absolutely impossible to succeed. The poison he had prepared could only be cured by a specially prepared antidote, and the method of fighting poison with poison was utterly useless.
But whether Mr. Lu believed it or not couldn't change anything now.
At this moment, after Wang Ye consumed the pill, the swelling redness on his face immediately disappeared, and his lips were no longer purple, regaining their healthy color.
Originally, Wang Ye had even fallen into a state of breathing difficulty, but now, his complexion was calm, and his breathing steady.
Seeing this, several judges began to verify the effectiveness of the antidote. After carefully inspecting Wang Ye for ten minutes, they came to a positive conclusion.
That was, the antidote Wang Ye had prepared was effective, and its medicinal effect was very good.
"I announce that contestant Wang Ye has successfully detoxified. With a time of one minute and five seconds, he wins this round of the competition," the judge announced.
"Congratulations to contestant Wang Ye for becoming the ultimate champion of this competition. Let's give him a warm round of applause to congratulate him!" the host also said immediately afterward.
At this result, the people on-site immediately began to cheer.
The loudest cheers were naturally from Fang Feifei and Chen Li. They had been worried for Wang Ye just now, but after seeing Wang Ye's excellent performance, they were overjoyed.
This time, Wang Ye had not only safely gotten out of danger, but he had also smoothly taken the championship. Now, he was the most dazzling person at the Medicinal Material Conference.
On stage, after detoxifying, Wang Ye slowly walked toward Mr. Lu.
With a calm expression, he said, "Mr. Lu, I appreciate the concession!"
"How, how is this possible?" Mr. Lu stared at Wang Ye, still unwilling to believe this fact.
He had never failed in preparing poison. Today, he was actually defeated by Wang Ye.
What's more key was that Wang Ye had somehow prepared the antidote without knowing what the poison was. It was simply mind-boggling.
But these, he could still accept. What he couldn't accept was that the assassination mission had failed.
Wang Ye didn't die, so He Lei would certainly find trouble for him.
At this moment, He Lei began to look serious. After all the meticulous planning, he still couldn't take down Wang Ye, which made him extremely angry.
Not only did Wang Ye win the championship, but he also stood to gain a great deal of benefits, which made He Lei even more displeased.
"Damn it, what is Mr. Lu doing? Wasn't his poison supposed to be unbeatable?" He Lei cursed under his breath.
Beside him, Yang Junsheng and Zhou Tianhao looked at each other, at a loss for what to do in this situation.
"No way, even if I can't kill him, I can't let him win the championship," He Lei said, standing up and heading toward the stage.
As he walked, he shouted loudly, "I want to expose that Wang Ye cheated! The last round of the competition is invalid!"