>>5313735The perforating needle slowly drips into the vial until it is completely full. You've done it. The Mandragora child is unconscious, you can take it and inject it on the three of them until it runs out, so long as the needle doesn't break or the heart doesn't get killed--
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" A contained explosion burns at the coated woodwork Guts was previously in, and the fire from the burnt black powder expands as smoke illuminates his silhouette.
The feeling of being ensnared and having it's energy absorbed while his lover could be in danger became too much for the swordsman to handle, the thought consumed him until The Beast formed by the darkness in his heart and mind finally overtook his spirit.
A one eyed, dark wolf, much like Guts himself, only roaring and blindly attacking anyone who comes it's way. Being incomprehensibly devoid of rationale, the mere sight of plants would be enough for him go unleash the embodiment of all the trauma, loneliness and despair he's felt in all those years of fighting monsters to escape his suicidal thoughts.
His misery is personified, and while you never thought Guts would be your biggest obstacle against allying him with your group, it's all but clear that he is a detriment to himself.
>One jab is fine, it might not heal everyone, but it's better than healing nobody.>Guts can't kill the tree heart yet, you need to hold your ground and impede him from attacking>Jab yourself with the serum. Your astral ancestry could protect you from adverse effects, and will give you a boost to fair up against Guts.>Jab Casca, maybe seeing her safe could make his conscience disperse the beast's.>Jab Anette. Cromwell needs a ruler, and Bolzack has too many crosses to carry.>Jab Zhafira. She's the closest to you and has helped a lot more than she should given her oblivious state. 