Suddenly, an Elixir Sect disciple shouted from outside the room, "Hey, what's going on in there? What are you all shouting in the middle of the night?"

Yolanda's shriek had alerted the disciples of the Elixir Sect who were resting in other rooms.

Sergio rushed over and said behind the door, "It's nothing. There was a rat and Yolanda got scared. So sorry for disturbing all of you."

'If anyone from the Elixir Sect sees me like this, I'd be embarrassed,' he thought.

Hearing Sergio's answer, the disciple of the Elixir Sect did not ask any more questions and left.

Hearing the footsteps getting further away, Sergio felt relieved as his face became distorted from the torment of the itch. 'What should I do? The itch on my back is getting worse. This is killing me.'

Then, Yolanda walked over out of curiosity and observed Sergio's back closely. She was shocked and saw that Sergio's back was covered in scratches. It was red and it looked horrible.

She stopped complaining and asked worrie