Chapter 256

Chapter 259: Izay: Not a Drop Left (Please Subscribe!)

At this moment, the importance of having a magic that can remove abnormal status effects became evident.

No matter how potent the poison, it couldn’t change its nature as an “abnormal status.”

And as long as it was an abnormal status, for Izay, it was just a minor issue.

After Izay joined the healing team, the efficiency of treatment immediately shot up.

A single ‘Purify’ spell cast, and within seconds, the poison was gone.

However, to ensure fair care for all patients and also to use his magical power wisely, he didn’t instantly heal everyone. After removing the toxins, he moved on to treat the next person.

The rest of the work was left to Rine and Alisia, who possessed recovery magic, to complete.

Without the severe poison, the Panacea displayed its powerful efficacy, and one by one, the wounded began to sit up from their near-death states.

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and they felt like they could go on!

After Izay had removed all the toxins from the injured, he began treating Ais’s body. This was the young girl’s stubborn insistence.

After all, injuries must be prioritized based on severity.

Although Ais was in excruciating pain, she wasn’t in mortal danger. Comparatively, the members affected by the poison required higher priority treatment.

Inside a tent, pure white light began to rise.

“Hmm…”

The soreness throughout her body gradually subsided, replaced by a warm current coursing through Ais’s body, causing her to let out a small moan without realizing it.

Glancing at Anqi’s peculiar gaze beside him, Izay coughed nonchalantly, “Ahem, don’t misunderstand, Anqi. You’ve seen it; I’m very focused on the treatment.”

Besides him and Ais inside the tent, Anqi was there too. Since Izay started healing the injured, the catgirl had been assisting nearby.

Now that the treatment of the injured had come to a pause and other camp duties were being handled by others, she found herself idle and decided to continue following Izay.

At this moment, hearing Izay’s explanation, Anqi opened her mouth slightly, looking as if she wanted to say something but held back.

“But… I haven’t said anything yet…”

Why are you explaining so hastily? Are you feeling guilty?

Izay sighed inexplicably, “Didn’t you say anything? Your eyes already told me everything~”

“…” Anqi was speechless.

Listening to their conversation, Ais quietly accepted the treatment. Soon, when the last trace of magical light disappeared, Izay closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

“There isn’t a drop left now…”

All of it has been drained by Ais~

—Referring to magical power.

The magical power recovered during the battle is now almost entirely used up again.

Even he, at this point, felt a slight dizziness, a side effect of prolonged magical usage.

“What do you mean not a drop left?”

To receive treatment, Ais, sitting cross-legged on a plush rug, looked up at him. Anqi did the same.

The two girls clearly didn’t understand what Izay was referring to, their eyes filled with confusion.

“I’m talking about magical power; the recovered magical power is almost depleted again.”

Izay fibbed without hesitation.

No, this probably shouldn’t be called lying… because it was completely true.

“Then… should you rest a bit?”

Ais skillfully crossed her legs, patting her snow-white thighs.

Thanks to the rug, she had taken off her shoes and socks, revealing her perfectly shaped long legs.

Suddenly, Izay’s expression turned serious.

How could someone like him be tempted by such things? If Loki Familia’s future strongest were to fall for beauty, then this faction truly has no future!

Thinking about this, Izay firmly resolved — and very honestly leaned over.

“—Yes!”

Sorry, Loki. Looks like the future of your faction is doomed…

Once Izay comfortably lay down on Ais’s thighs, Anqi blinked in delayed realization.

What’s going on? Is this knee-pillow thing already arranged? How come you two seem so practiced?

Anqi didn’t know that knee-pillowing had already been included in Izay and Ais’s daily training plan, hence her surprise.

But seeing the two apparently intending to rest in this position, Anqi thought she should do something.

After all, both of them were great contributors in this battle and deserved proper care.

Thus, Anqi’s cat ears twitched lightly as she began attending to them with warmth.

……

On the other side, Finn and the others gathered in front of the still smoking campsite.

“How’s the situation with the injured?”

“The situation there is fine. Izay went to help detoxify them. Thanks to him, everyone is recovering quickly.”

Ais was also taken there for treatment. Riviria explained Ais’s absence at the end.

Upon hearing this, Finn nodded sincerely, clearly approving.

Indeed, encountering the unexpected attack by new species, they managed to escape harm safely thanks to Izay’s contribution.

It seemed they needed to find a way to reward him?

As if sensing Finn’s thoughts, Gress stroked his beard, “Don’t bother thinking, Finn. That kid lacks nothing. Wanting to reward him is quite a difficult question.”

“Huh? If you say that, do you have any ideas?”

People who usually declare something hard typically already have a solution in mind and are just teasing.

“Hahaha, I think helping him with his romantic pursuits would be great! Clearly, both Ais and Haruhi have feelings for that guy. Why not?”

Gress laughed heartily, presenting his absurd suggestion.

“Grandpa, isn’t that inappropriate?” Tiona looked shocked.

Even Finn didn’t know what to say.

Good grief, Gress, didn’t expect you’d have these thoughts! After years of knowing each other, this is the first time I’ve noticed! When you talked about finding mates for the revival of our race, why weren’t you this enthusiastic?!

You’ve given me something to think about!

After holding back his urge to rant for a while, Finn brought the topic back to serious matters.

“Let’s talk about the expedition. I think it should end here!”

“Our equipment is definitely insufficient; our weapons have been dissolved, the consumption of spiritual medicine has been terrifying, only a few magic swords remain, and though food supplies are still optimistic, many have been corroded…”

Before they could respond, the Halfling Tribe Leader listed all the reasons supporting his decision.

After the battle ended, they completed the damage tally, and the results made the head of the faction headache-inducing.

“Tch, the situation is worse than expected…!?”

“No choice, right? Given the new species, this is a very serious ‘abnormal situation.’ We’ll have to return to the surface and readjust.”

Bert and Tione voiced their opinions in sequence.

Even Tiona, who most wanted to see the expedition through, had to agree with Finn’s decision.

In the end, the unanimous vote led to the decision to withdraw, scheduled for tomorrow.

Regardless, tonight, they still had to rest.