Chapter 274

The moon hung high above when a chilling scream sliced through the stillness of the temple. Samuel sat by the bedside, his eyes fixed on the girl approaching him with a gleaming dagger in hand. "Stay back!" he snapped. Luna Ford couldn't help but laugh. "Scaredy-cat much? If you'd waited five more minutes, you'd probably have to say goodbye to that arm of yours!" Samuel glanced down at the wound on his hand. It had already started rotting, the veins around it turning an ominous black. Just in that moment, the decaying flesh began creeping up his arm at a visibly alarming speed. He shoved out his arm toward her. "Go for it. Cut it off now, or I'll be walking around like a zombie." Watching him shut his eyes like he was bracing for death, Luna chuckled. "Geez, it's just cleaning a wound. No need to act like I'm about to kill you." Samuel opened his eyes again and looked at her carefully tending to the injury. Then she pricked her middle finger and let her bright red blood drip onto his s