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title: "Chapter 776: Gayle and Rose"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
number: 782
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createdAt: "2026-04-15"
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Max stepped closer, his presence solid yet gentle as a mountain breeze. "Can I help you?" he asked, voice calm but edged with a note of firmness. Deep inside, he already knew his light energy was uniquely suited for purification and healing—a natural counter to dark toxins embedded in the body.

Gayle opened his eyes, the whites streaked with crimson veins. He struggled to keep his breath steady, his chest heaving faintly. "I can still hold on for a while," he managed in a hoarse voice. "Can you help my sister get rid of the poison first?"

Max inclined his head with a nod. "OK."

Without hesitation, he moved behind Rose, who sat with her body trembling slightly. Her delicate features were twisted in pain, fine sweat beading on her forehead. Max placed his right palm gently on her back, his hand warm and solid.

Closing his eyes, he summoned forth the gentle glow of his light energy, a radiant golden luminance that pooled around his fingers like liquid sunlight.

As the light energy began to pour into Rose’s meridians, it radiated through her body in slender currents, intertwining with the medicinal power of the detoxification pill she’d taken.

Where the pill alone had failed to penetrate, the light energy now surged deep into the hidden recesses of her form—seeping into marrow, cleansing muscle fibers, and unraveling the invisible net of poison that had gripped her organs and channels.

A low gasp slipped from Rose’s lips as a wave of relief washed over her. Her eyes slowly fluttered open, bright and shining for the first time since the ordeal began. Her cheeks bloomed with a healthy flush, banishing the purple pallor from her face.

he glanced shyly back over her shoulder, a faint blush rising to her cheeks as she whispered, "Thank you for your help." A hint of embarrassment flickered in her eyes, as though she could feel how thoroughly Max’s power had swept through every corner of her body, leaving nowhere untouched.

Max only offered a small, reassuring smile, retracting his hand and stepping away with the same quiet grace. Without missing a beat, he moved behind Gayle, who gave him a grateful look even as his entire frame shivered from the poison’s torment.

Once again, Max pressed his palm against the man’s back and directed the radiant flood of light energy into Gayle’s body. The glow moved like thousands of golden threads, darting through constricted channels, burning away the black shadows of the venom clinging to the man’s bones and flesh.

Gayle groaned low in his chest, sweat pouring down his temples, but he endured, gritting his teeth against the searing heat that warred against the cold poison inside him.

Time crawled forward, each minute feeling like an eternity under the intense strain of detoxification. Finally, Gayle exhaled a long, trembling breath as color returned to his cheeks and the purple tinge faded from his lips.

He opened his eyes wide, staring at Max with a mixture of astonishment and gratitude. Inside, he couldn’t help thinking how close they’d come to death. The poison had seeped so deeply into their marrow that it would have been nearly impossible to expel on their own, especially with their vital energy so weak and their meridians nearly clogged shut.

Gayle took a shaky breath, the color in his cheeks slowly returning, while Rose stood close beside him, her eyes occasionally flickering toward Max with a mixture of lingering awe and gratitude.

Max stood with arms folded, his white hair catching the pale light, his expression calm but edged with sharpness as he finally asked the question that had been quietly gnawing at the back of his mind since he’d intervened. "What are the two of you doing here?"

Gayle and Rose exchanged a quick, silent glance, as though deciding how much to reveal. Then Gayle shifted slightly forward and met Max’s gaze. "Brother, may I ask...which force does this brother belong to?" he asked, his tone careful but laced with genuine curiosity.

Max didn’t hesitate. "I am Max, from the Great Ruler Empire."

The moment the words left his mouth, a ripple of surprise passed through Gayle and Rose. Gayle’s brows lifted high, and Rose blinked rapidly, as though she hadn’t quite heard right.

There was an instant, just a heartbeat, where disbelief hung between them like a suspended blade. To encounter a young man capable of killing a peak Champion Rank expert so casually—and for him to come from the Great Ruler Empire, a faction many in the Middle Domain regarded as past its prime—was a truth that left them momentarily staggered.

"What?" Max’s voice dropped several degrees in temperature, his eyes turning cold, sharp as drawn steel. His gaze sliced into them, searing and unblinking. "Do you two feel disdain because I’m from the Great Ruler Empire, despite the fact that I saved your lives just now?"

Gayle quickly paled, his eyes going wide as he waved his hands frantically. "No! No, Brother Max! It’s not that at all!" he exclaimed, shaking his head hard enough to dislodge a few droplets of sweat. "We were indeed shocked, but we meant absolutely no disrespect. Our Absolute Sword Palace has always been on good terms with the Great Ruler Empire. We were simply surprised to meet someone from the Great Ruler Empire here in such circumstances—and someone as powerful as you."

Max’s cold expression softened slightly, though his eyes still gleamed with a wary light. He gave a curt nod and repeated his question, his voice firm. "So, what are you two doing here? I suppose you didn’t just happen to be passing by, right?"

Gayle let out a long breath, his face regaining some steadiness as he gathered his thoughts. "This place... it’s the very edge of the Celestial Wind Region. And just beyond here is the Moon Ridge Region," he explained, glancing around as though checking for listening ears among the trees. "Rose and I came from the Moon Ridge Region into the Celestial Wind Region. We were pursuing a lead—something we believed could be tied to an ancient legacy or a hidden inheritance."

His eyes darkened for a moment as he clenched his fist. "That’s when Brian, that bastard, ambushed us and used a poison bomb on us. We didn’t even have time to react properly. If not for you, Max, we’d be corpses rotting in this forest."

Beside him, Rose nodded fervently, her voice soft but fierce. "Truly, Brother Max, we owe you our lives. Whatever you need, if it’s within our power, we’ll repay this debt one day."

’They are also here for Lord Kome’s treasures?’ Max was surprised, and then a smile appeared on his face. ’It seems they know something.’