Whispering Poems

Chapter 4298 Midwifery

Chapter 4298 Midwifery

The snake venom took effect quickly; the tall man in the trench coat became transparent under its influence and vanished completely into the mist in less than ten seconds.

"Is this snake venom that erases memories?"

Although Lady Thorne was blind, she could sense the power of the spell. Shad, now back in human form, nodded and touched his mouth. If the enemy were a ghoul, he would probably have hesitated before opening his mouth.

This spell was shared with him by Lady White, the great white serpent from the snowy mountain. He never expected that this memory-erasing spell could be used in battle; special locations truly require special powers.

"This spell should be enough for me to deal with most of the enemies here. Let's go, the journey back is still long."

Black shadows occasionally appeared in the fog, but most of them disappeared before they got close to the two. The few enemies that actually revealed their faces could be easily dealt with with ordinary attacks, without even Shad needing to release his snake venom.

Shad was always on guard against that demon, but the greatest danger he encountered on the return journey was nothing more than a labyrinth formed by someone's memories.

The maze greatly reduced their return speed because it originated from memory and did not follow ordinary spatial rules. Even spatial abilities could not directly allow Shad to jump out of it.

In the end, it was Lady Thorne who used her witch's secret magic, using the nearly broken compass to trace back to the old witches' true forms, which allowed them to find their way back to the temple.

Although it took some time, they had gained a lot from the trip, so when they returned to the temple gate, Shad and Ms. Thorne were in quite good spirits.

The two were even thinking about how to tell the old women Viktor the good news about their memories being restored, but after Shad pushed open the temple door, along with the firelight inside, came the woman's painful cries and the anxious voices of the two old witches.

The two who had gone out hurriedly came back inside, but Shad only glanced at the campfire before immediately turning back outside. By the fire, the pregnant Carmen lay on a mattress spread on the ground, her legs spread apart, her head on a pillow. Blood stained the mattress, and the old witches were comforting and encouraging her.

Even strangers who have never seen this scene before can tell that a baby is being delivered.

"Oh no, Ms. Carmen is going into labor!"

Ms. Thorne immediately grabbed Shad and ran inside:

"Why are you turning around? Come help with the delivery!"

"Do I need to deliver a baby too?"

For well-known reasons, most witches lack knowledge of childbirth. Although he had "helped" when Queen Diana gave birth to twin princes, outsiders don't actually understand proper childbirth procedures. Fortunately, Shad had some obstetrics and gynecology books from Sister Daphne's mountaintop shrine. When Lady Thorne pulled him to the fire, he quickly retrieved the relevant books, glanced at them, and then, while reminding himself not to panic, prepared to help.

It's rare to see you so flustered.

She smiled gently.

"This is a proper baby delivery! There's no one to help with Galina and Tifa this time (Chapter 2534)!"

It's quite normal for Ms. Carmen to suddenly need to give birth. Due to the chaotic spacetime here, although Ms. Shad and Ms. Thorne believed they had only been gone for less than half an hour, it's hard to say how much time had actually passed in the temple.

As for the delivery, after the initial panic subsided, everyone gradually calmed down. They all realized that with their healing secrets and miraculous abilities, even a cesarean section would definitely allow the child to be born safely.

Ms. Carmen was undoubtedly having a difficult birth. After the two old witches hurriedly explained the current situation, Ms. Thorne took charge:

"Let's have a C-section. It seems impossible for us to have a vaginal delivery now."

After saying that, she pushed Xia De again:

“Mr. Hamilton, you are here to perform the surgery.”

"what?"

Shad wanted to refuse on the grounds that he was a man and shouldn't offend Ms. Carmen, but the witch offered a more compelling reason:

“I can’t see. Although my senses can partially replace my eyes, it’s still different from real vision. Ms. Carmen certainly can’t perform a cesarean section on herself; she’s an ordinary person. And the elderly women like Victor are too old, so I’m a little worried about them. Only you can do it.”

Her reasons were so compelling that, amidst "her" laughter in his ear, Xia De took a deep breath, nodded, and made an expression as if he were going into battle:

"Okay, I'll do it, but I have no experience with this. You all need to help me, no one can leave!"

The silvery moonlight transformed into a sharp dagger in Shad's hand; Ms. Carmen could wait no longer. Shad was reluctant to recall what happened next—in short, cutting open her stomach, taking out the baby, severing the umbilical cord, and healing her wounds.

He tried to be as quick as possible, and even remembered to find a way to make the child cry after taking her out.

After everything was over, Shad sat in front of the fire, his lips twitching, holding his cat and watching the flames leap. The two old witches went to take care of Ms. Carmen, who was still unconscious, while Ms. Thorne held the child wrapped in a blanket.

Her expression was gentle, and she even smiled when she looked at Shad:

“I told you you could do it. I don’t know if there were male obstetricians back then, but at least in our time, Mr. Hamilton, you were probably the first male obstetrician, and a very skilled one at that.”

Although he had witnessed many bloody and disgusting scenes in his battles against various enemies, he still didn't feel like talking at this moment.

Ms. Thorne rocked the child in her arms and smiled as she reminded him:

"Hopefully this won't leave you with a psychological aversion to young women. After you leave here, try to get close to some young and beautiful girls as soon as possible; it will help you move on from what you just experienced."

Xia De nodded subconsciously, but then quickly shook his head:

"I'm fine. It's not a psychological trauma. It's just that I feel mothers really have it tough. How's the child doing?"

The newborn life had been crying just moments before, but after being gently rocked by Ms. Thorne for a while, it seemed to have fallen asleep. The witch shook her head.

"The unknown curse has not yet faded, and even I do not know what it is."

After the newborn life was carried out of its mother's womb by Shad, its entire body was covered with horrifying purplish-blue scars. This was clearly some kind of curse, and Shad even felt that it was a curse related to the soul when he touched it.

Moreover, it wasn't just the newborn child; even Ms. Carmen's body showed these marks, although the scars on Ms. Carmen's body were much lighter than those on the child's body.

Shad and the three witches present had no idea what this was. This physical mutation caused by a soul anomaly was far more serious than Vigo's condition. They all guessed that it was likely related to the swamp, rather than a curse brought from the outside world by Lady Carmen; otherwise, they wouldn't have been completely unaware of it at first.

The curse's effects so far stem from exhaustion on a spiritual level; the child cried only twice after birth before falling asleep, clearly not just because she was well-behaved. And even after Carmen awoke, having her abdominal wound healed and taken some potions, she appeared far weaker than when Shad had first arrived.

Their soul power was fading away, and if this continued, neither the mother nor the child would live much longer. Therefore, after a brief discussion between Shad and Mrs. Thorne, and with the consent of Mrs. Carmen, the old ladies, including Mrs. Victor, supported Mrs. Carmen on either side, while the witch with the eye ailment carried the baby. Together with Shad, who had stood up, they walked around the screen wall and headed towards the elevator leading to the second floor.

Regardless of the pregnant woman's initial purpose for coming here, treating her problems is the most important thing now.

The rumbling of the elevator was deafening in the silent temple. When they reached the second floor, even after only taking a few steps, Carmen, who had just given birth, turned pale.

Fortunately, the next step wasn't far. After climbing the steps, Xia De bent down and pushed open the door at the end of the platform.

As the warm sunlight shone through the crack in the door onto everyone, the child in Mrs. Thorne's arms, who had been breathing weakly, opened his eyes and opened his arms as if to hug the blind witch.

Supported by the two old witches, Carmen subconsciously looked up at the sunlight streaming through the crack in the door, and seemed to have recovered some of her spirits.

The cat meowed softly, and the group of five entered the abode of the god. On the high platform at the far end of the room, a tall figure lay reclining, emanating a soft light that even allowed Ms. Carmen to walk independently for a moment.

However, when everyone reached the center of the room, Ms. Carmen knelt on the old red carpet. The two old witches had to hold onto the backs of the long benches on either side to maintain their balance, while Ms. Thorne held the baby and hid behind Shad.

The traces of "divine afterglow" had already appeared on Shad, but none of his companions were curious about it.

God was scanning everyone, and everyone could feel that gaze, warm yet incredibly heavy. At that moment, Mia poked her head out of Shad's pocket again, met the gaze of the tall, reclining god, and then, bored, retreated back into Shad's pocket.

"Welcome! Now, who would like to share their wish?"

The merciful god asked gently, and Shad spoke on everyone's behalf:

“Gods, the women who have given birth to new life and their children are all suffering from a curse. We ask you to help them regain their health.”

God's gaze fell upon the girl being held by Ms. Thorne:

"The curse originated from this swamp. The spirits born from the mixed fog of memories were jealous of this child who could be born completely, so the swamp itself cursed her and her mother."

God can certainly lift such a curse:

"Then, who is it that wants to ask me for the blessing of having the curse lifted?"

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