“I heard from my mentor about the technology of ancient Gostia that allowed its people to control corpses. I believe that Gostia and Partingia are linked in some ways.”

“So you believe that the corpse that attacked you was a relic of Gostia? How were they capable of controlling corpses?” asked Lacey.

“It’s connected to Snowspirin—a medicine produced by Gostia. It’s capable of changing human cells and results in human evolution. I studied it during my journey and found that there are components of Isle 416’s worms in it,” said Nicholas.

Everyone was stunned.

Nicholas looked toward Gloria and said, “If you can’t be cured, you’ll become similar to the corpse that I encountered on the snowy mountain. You’ll be mindless and incapable of thought, but you’ll be left with a powerful, indestructible body.”

Gloria was so scared that she was shaking. Nicholas’ story had linked Gostia and Partingia. In other words, Gloria’s condition occurred back in Gostia and Partingia a millennia ago. It