However, even though Charlie was clearly exhausted and gritting his teeth as hard as he could, he couldn't stop Vera from trying to save his life. She held his jaw and squeezed hard so that he opened his mouth, and she shoved another cultivating pill inside.

Hence, the hostile Reiki once again played Pac-Man inside Charlie's meridians, consuming the surge of Reiki from each pill, one after the other.

To make matters worse, Vera was just trying to save Charlie as she fed him all the pills, all while crying, "Can you hear me? Do you have enough pills? If not, tell me the password to your safe, and I will bring you more!"

Charlie couldn't even respond as the hostile Reiki continued to burgeon in horrific proportions.

When it was done consuming the Reiki from the last pill, it charged into Charlie's brain unimpeded.

The instant it arrived, his brain hurt like it was being pried apart, the Reiki's overwhelming energy instantly knocking out Charlie's consciousness.

Still, at the very m