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“Your Eminence!”
Leon’s group rushed to Irexana’s side in alarm. Even at a glance, his condition looked dire. The smell of blood thickened as they drew closer. Though his bleeding had already stopped—no doubt sealed off through Aura control—the dark stains covering his robes showed how much he’d lost earlier.
Elahan’s healing light enveloped him, but a body drained of its very vitality couldn’t recover so easily. Even so, Irexana forced himself upright.
He muttered, “I’m alright now, Saintess. Please, save your strength.”
“But…” Elahan muttered, unable to get rid of the concern in her eyes.
“These wounds aren’t serious. You must not forget that the enemy we must defeat still remains.”
His tone was stern, leaving no room for argument. Adela stepped beside him and asked, “The Devourer. Did you finish it off properly?”
“Yes. I confirmed its banishment. Fortunately, its regeneration and immortality weren’t particularly strong. Destroying the brain was enough to kill it.”
“So that thing could use necromancy, but not revive itself? What a joke.”
“If it had been capable of turning itself into a lich, I would likely be dead.”
The two cardinals exchanged information as casually as if they were discussing the weather. Neither Adela,...
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