The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Chapter 142 : An Attack

As Charlotte held up the syringe carefully, trying to stay focused, Alex peeked one eye open and smirked.

"What, you’re only gonna wear gloves? What about the sexy nurse outfit?"

Smack!

Charlotte bonked him on the head with her knuckles, hard enough to rattle his skull.

"Just stay still or I might accidentally poke your eyeball instead."

Alex shuddered. "Y-Yes ma’am."

His grin vanished quickly. He glanced at the vials with a serious expression.

"This medicine inside the vial... it’s dangerous. Don’t let it touch your fingers or anything else. Got it?"

Charlotte immediately nodded, her playful air vanishing.

"Understood."

She carefully pumped the corrupted blood into the syringe, her fingers slow and deliberate. The liquid inside resisted unnaturally, pulsing like a living thing. Charlotte moved toward Alex’s right arm with care.

As she held the syringe steady, Alex clamped his eyes shut.

Charlotte smirked. "Oh~? Don’t tell me you’re scared of shots."

Alex stammered, "Wh-What?! Who said that?! I—I, Alex Dragonheart, am not scared of anything!"

Charlotte laughed softly. "Well, looks like we’ve discovered something else to add to your list of phobias."

Alex’s mouth twitched... but this time, he didn’t respond.

’...Cute,’ Charlotte thought, glancing at his clenched fists. ’Still such a child sometimes.’

With a soft breath, Charlotte pressed the needle in and injected the abyss-tainted blood into Alex’s arm.

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A moment passed.

Then two.

The room was silent except for the faint hum of machinery.

Alex slowly opened his eyes. His voice was calm but unusually serious.

"Char... it might be possible I faint in a few seconds. Or I might be in... unimaginable pain. Just make sure I’m protected. Get me to the academy safely. Please."

Charlotte’s teasing expression was long gone. She met his gaze and nodded.

"Okay."

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Alex stood, a bit unsteady, but still upright.

"I have to say goodbye to Lily. Let’s go."

Charlotte opened the door. "Okay."

They made their way quickly to Lily’s room. But as they reached the doorway, Charlotte immediately noticed something was wrong.

Alex’s right hand.

It was trembling—violently.

She leaned close and whispered, "Alex... are you okay?"

Alex took a slow breath. "Y-Yeah. I’m per—perfectly fine."

But even his voice betrayed him. It was shaky, forced.

The door hissed open.

Inside, Ava was chatting animatedly with Lily, who was giggling and clearly enjoying the company. Seraphina was nearby, humming while setting up plates for snacks. The room radiated warmth and laughter.

Alex stepped in, forcing a smile.

He moved straight to Lily and stood beside her bed.

"Lily... good news. I just talked to Miss Emma. She said they’re very close to finding a cure for your condition."

The entire room froze for a moment—then exploded with light and emotion.

Seraphina’s eyes welled with tears as she pulled Lily into a tight hug.

"It’ll be alright now! You’ll be cured!"

Lily nodded quickly, her eyes wet with hope.

Ava wiped her eyes silently, smiling.

But Alden... Alden wasn’t looking at Lily.

His eyes were fixed on Alex.

He could see it—Alex’s legs and hands trembling, his breaths shallow. No one else had noticed, but Alden did. And that was enough to make his brows furrow deeply.

’What the hell kind of mess have you gotten yourself into now.’

Alden turned his gaze to Charlotte.

She looked at him, then gave a slight tilt of her head—a signal.

’We need to leave. Now.’

Alden nodded, then clapped his hands loudly.

"Looks like it’s time to go, right, Alex?"

Alex straightened and nodded. "Yeah. Lily... some urgent work came up. But I promise, next time I’ll bring an even bigger cake."

Lily sniffled, still smiling. "Really?"

"Really."

Seraphina stepped forward too. "And I’ll bring even more sweets."

Lily giggled and held out her pinky. "Promise?"

Both Alex and Seraphina linked pinkies with her.

"I promise," Alex whispered, kissing her forehead.

Then one by one, they turned and walked out of the room, waving goodbye.

The moment the door closed behind them—

"What’s wrong?!" Ava gasped, eyes wide.

Alex was on his knees.

His right hand had turned a dark, swirling black, like ink spreading through cracked glass. It pulsed with heat and power.

Charlotte pointed at him. "It’s spreading. Fast."

Alden clicked his tongue. "Of course he did something stupid again. This idiot can’t go a week without nearly dying."

"Alex!" Seraphina and Ava rushed to his side, faces filled with concern.

But Alex could barely stay conscious.

"Put up a barrier... and get me to the academy..."

Charlotte didn’t hesitate. She raised her hand and conjured a powerful cloaking barrier around the group.

Alden and Seraphina grabbed Alex from either side.

"Let’s move!"

As they exited the hospital, Draven was standing near the hovercar, casually scrolling through his EtherPad.

When he saw Alex, he panicked.

"What the hell?! He was fine before!"

Charlotte spoke fast. "I don’t know! He took some weird medicine and now he’s like this!"

Seraphina spun around. "What medicine?!"

Charlotte shook her head. "I don’t know!"

Ava stepped forward. "We should take him back to the hospital!"

Alex suddenly raised his head.

"NO!" he yelled. "Take me... to the academy!"

Everyone froze.

Even barely conscious, his voice was firm.

Seraphina tried to protest. "But your condition—"

"Please... Sera," Alex said softly.

She hesitated... then nodded.

"Alright. Let’s go."

They lifted Alex and hurried toward the hovercar.

Just as they reached the vehicle—

Crack.

Charlotte’s barrier—designed to hide them from attention—shattered like fragile glass.

A shimmering dome exploded into shards of light, and in that instant, all of them went on high alert.

Weapons were drawn.

Charlotte raised her guard.

Draven stepped forward, conjuring a twin-blade spell.

Seraphina’s hair lit with magic, eyes glowing.

Then—out of the shimmering mist—a figure appeared.

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