Chapter 293: The Cruel Showdown
Faced with Cormac's challenge, Matthew did not fear; he chose to accept it.
Matthew accepted the challenge, and Cormac's lips curled into a sinister smile, outlining a well-executed plot.
"Let me briefly explain the rules," Cormac said. "Prepare a thousand types of herbs. Based on your understanding of these herbs, freely mix and match them to create a poison. After the opponent takes the poison, they need to use these thousand herbs again to find the antidote. Of course, other treatment methods can also be used to detoxify."
"Alright."
Matthew nodded.
Cormac added, "To avoid suspicion, let Pillar Pharmacy prepare these thousand herbs."
Matthew immediately went to make arrangements.
Soon, some cabinets were pushed onto the stage.
These cabinets had many small drawers, each labeled with the name of an herb.
According to the rules, both could find an assistant.
Matthew didn't know Cormac's background, but earlier, Larry had called him, and asked to use the underground intelligence network to investigate someone.
Although it was Valerian who investigated, he also knew the information.
The person Larry was investigating was Cormac. He used to be from Summer Nation, immigrated to Athendonis decades ago, and is now the president of the Medical Excellence Alliance in Athendonis. This person is not simple, and Matthew had to be cautious.
He called his granddaughter Lucy to be his assistant.
She was very famous in Sunset City, known as the goddess doctor.
Cormac's assistant was none other than Lachlan, the curator of Silvermoon Apothecary, a capable but extremely low-key person.
Both sides were preparing.
Below the stage.
In the back area.
Larry watched quietly.
Sarah had given up her seat to Chloe.
Chloe looked puzzled, "Mr. Bennett, what exactly is Cormac up to?"
Larry shook his head slightly. If he knew what Cormac was doing, he wouldn't be so passive.
"Mr. Bennett, whose medical skills are superior between these two?"
Chloe was also curious.
"Dr. Rogers hasn't lost in twenty years, and now Cormac from Silvermoon Apothecary is challenging him in this manner. Knowing that the opponent is a miracle doctor and still being so confident, what is his background?"
"Let's watch and see," Larry said softly.
No matter what Cormac and his people were doing, watching would reveal it.
They feared him and didn't want him to come, which meant their plan was related to medical skills, and they didn't want him to interfere or cause trouble.
Soon, both sides were ready.
On the stage.
Two hosts stood in the middle.
Behind the stage were the prepared thousand herbs, all common and non-toxic.
Matthew was on the left, Cormac on the right.
Melanie said, "According to the agreed rules, the time to prepare the poison is half an hour. After half an hour, give the prepared poison to the opponent. The opponent has ten minutes to study and observe it. After ten minutes, they must take it."
Cosimo continued, "This is a life-and-death competition. After preparing the poison, both must make the antidote. If one side concedes, they must provide the antidote."
"Are you both ready?"
"Ready."
"Listen to my command. Three, two, one, start."
As the competition began, Matthew took the tools to get the herbs.
Cormac did the same.
Thousands of spectators watched.
They were all very nervous at this moment. Such a brutal medical competition was a first in Sunset City.
One was the reigning miracle doctor of Sunset City for twenty years.
The other was an unknown doctor.
Whose medical skills were superior?
Everyone was eager to find out.
Chloe watched Matthew and Cormac busy on the stage and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Bennett, these are all common herbs. Can they be combined into poison?"
"Yes."
Larry nodded and said, "These herbs are non-toxic by themselves, but different herbs combined in different proportions can be toxic. Both Matthew and Cormac are very skilled in medicine. The poisons they create will be truly deadly. It just depends on whose detoxification methods are better."
Chloe couldn't help but glance at Larry and asked, "Mr. Bennett, if you were to compete with them on stage, could you win?"
Larry's lips curled into a faint smile.
Seeing Larry's smile, Chloe understood.
Time passed by the minute.
Matthew and Cormac, under the watchful eyes of countless spectators and cameras, were seriously preparing the poison.
They were both using their understanding of the herbs' properties to create the poison.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"Time's up, please stop."
Matthew and Cormac both stopped.
Cosimo looked at the two and said, "For safety, both of you now need to prepare the antidote. There is no time limit for this; it must be accurate. This is just a competition. If someone dies, it will be troublesome. For fairness, the prepared poisons will be temporarily sealed."
Cormac began searching among the many herbs, starting to combine the antidote.
Matthew, however, did not move for a while.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Lucy couldn't help but ask.
Matthew's expression was slightly serious. "The poison I prepared is too potent. It's very difficult to create an antidote from these thousand herbs. Even if I prepared the poison myself, the antidote I make can only neutralize half of the poison at most."
Lucy whispered, "Aren't there other detoxification methods? Using both methods should completely detoxify."
"Yes."
Matthew nodded. "That's the only way. We have to wait for Cormac to concede, and then I'll use other methods to detoxify him."
After speaking, he began to prepare the antidote.
Both were quick in preparing the antidote.
Half an hour later, both of them were done.
The antidotes they prepared were also sealed by the staff.
Now, it was time to study the opponent's poison.
This time was ten minutes.
In these ten minutes, both could observe the poison prepared by the opponent.
Matthew opened Cormac's poison. It was some white powder. Just by looking at it, it was impossible to tell which herbs it was made from.
Cormac was also studying the poison prepared by Matthew, which was also white powder.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Melanie asked, "Who will take the poison?"
Lucy stepped forward.
At the same time, Lachlan also stepped forward.
Both held the poison prepared by the opponent.
At this moment, the entire audience stood up.
No one knew who Cormac was, but Matthew was a miracle doctor. The poison he prepared in half an hour was definitely extremely toxic. Taking it would certainly be dangerous.
"Please."
Under the cameras, Lucy and Lachlan opened the powder and took it.
As soon as Lucy took it, she felt dizzy. Her vision blurred, her eyes darkened, and she collapsed, foaming at the mouth.
Lachlan also collapsed after taking the poison, his face darkened, and his body convulsed. Seeing this, everyone was very tense, holding their breath and watching intently.
Some timid ones even screamed in fear.
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