Chapter 134: Provocation

The girl was thin and frail, her body nothing but skin and bone, malnourished in a way that resembled those girls back in the Middle Kingdom who took extreme measures to lose weight.

Yet, this was not a matter of vanity, but a sickness.

Across her body lay hideous, shocking scars that looked like patches of peeling psoriasis, colored in shades of inflamed, yellowish-brown, and dotted with beads of yellow pus.

"When I arrived in Morent, I was caught in a pirate raid and accidentally fell into the sea. Her parents pulled me out. But then, we encountered a monster, and her parents were eaten."

Tiffany’s gaze was distant as she recounted the tragedy that had occurred long ago.

"I survived, but I was bedridden for a long time before I recovered. Vira cared for me throughout that period. Later, while she was fishing alone by the sea, she was bitten by an unknown creature. At first, it seemed like nothing, but now it