Chapter 507

Chapter 514: The Bashful Cat-Eared Girl, Anqi (Please Subscribe!)

The sudden appearance of Izay delivered a strong sense of shock to the team.

For a moment, they all doubted whether the Izay before them was merely an illusion.

After all, in a nearly hopeless situation, how could reinforcements just conveniently show up?

However, when Izay spoke… that familiar “sassy” tone hit them, instantly confirming Raul’s suspicions.

The person before them was the real deal!

The strongest support had arrived!!

“Iz… Izay…? Is it really you?” Anqi slightly parted her pink lips, leaning closer to Izay, her pretty face tinged with disbelief.

Though she was the one who initially thought Izay would come.

Still, upon seeing him appear before her, Anqi couldn’t help but feel a bit disbelieving.

“Do I look unlike myself?” Hearing her words, Izay asked with a hint of “curiosity.”

Anqi stammered in response: “N-no… it’s just that… I’m surprised…”

After all, being saved by reliable teammates at the last moment while being cornered by enemies during battle is like something out of a hero’s tale.

While the plot may be old, it still brings immense reassurance.

Izay rubbed the ears of the cat-eared girl beside him, habitually using the same technique he often used on Haruhi. Anqi’s face immediately turned red upon having her sensitive ears touched.

Having maintained a calm exterior and suppressed her inner fear until now, she finally relaxed completely at this moment, even indulging in this feeling of relief after hardship.

Because of Izay’s arrival, it meant the fleeing team was finally safe! They no longer needed to wander around nervously like headless flies!

However, Izay hadn’t noticed her change yet and softly said: “Alright, Anqi… let me check on the captain first. Let me treat him.”

“?!”

At first, Anqi didn’t quite understand.

There was nothing wrong with the statement itself; Finn, who was severely injured, indeed needed treatment.

But why was he saying this to her?

After a while, Anqi seemed to realize something, following the position of her arm with her gaze downward.

Unbeknownst to her, her hand had already lightly tugged at the corner of Izay’s clothes, as if she were afraid he might disappear and instinctively grabbed onto him for security.

At that moment, the blush on Anqi’s cheeks deepened even more.

“I… This… No, that’s not what I meant…! Izay, go treat the captain first!!”

The somewhat incoherent cat-eared girl almost shoved Izay towards Finn, shrinking behind him to hide her flustered appearance.

Seeing her actions, even Raul, who hadn’t fully relaxed yet, couldn’t help but smile.

They had never seen such a flustered Anqi before.

She was usually a very capable and decisive adventurer, showing an extremely reliable side even in the previous perilous situation. Who would’ve thought she’d have moments like this…

Izay also smiled but chose not to tease the cat-eared girl further, instead focusing his attention on Finn lying on the ground.

Finn had already passed out due to the activation of the curse. The wound running from his shoulder blade to the other side of his ribcage was silently recounting everything that had happened earlier.

That massive wound had been frozen by the magic of the team’s supporters, which was the best hemostatic measure under the circumstances.

It was precisely because of the freezing of the wound that the bleeding situation had been greatly delayed.

“Quite advanced curse… That Bakka guy isn’t bad as a curse caster…”

Izay squatted down, his hand hovering over the black ominous aura clinging to the small race leader like a parasite.

He was actually observing the wounds caused by high-level cursed tools for the first time.

Originally, these cursed auras should be invisible, deeply embedded within the wounds.

But as Izay’s wrist moved, those black vapors began to unravel, being “extracted.”

“…Is it difficult to treat?” Raul asked anxiously, watching the scene nearby.

Before his words even finished, Izay closed his palms together, making a grabbing motion, and a beam of radiant white light flashed momentarily.

A faint sound of something breaking echoed in their ears.

In the next instant, all the black mist dissipated, replaced by the pure white magic circle and soft glow of healing magic.

“It’s not hard to treat. Don’t forget, my healing magic has a curse-breaking effect. This level doesn’t pose much difficulty for me. I’ll heal you guys too.”

“—『Heal』!”

As he spoke, a pure white magic circle quickly formed around Izay, encompassing everyone in the team within its magical range.

Due to the frantic escape earlier, everyone in the team had sustained some injuries.

While everyone was worried about Finn, Izay took the opportunity to heal them as well.

The pure white magic light transformed into healing energy, and whether it was the large wound on Finn or the minor injuries on Anqi and Raul, they all healed visibly.

With the vast infusion of Izay’s magical power, one of the two high-level healing magics in Orario demonstrated its proper effect. In less than a minute, all the injuries disappeared.

Ignoring the mental fatigue, their conditions had reached the best possible state at the moment.

“Thank you, Mr. Izay.”

“There’s no need to thank me. We’re all companions of the same Familial Group.”

In response to the thanks from the supporters, Izay simply smiled and then looked at Raul.

“The captain will probably wake up naturally in a little while… Before that, we’ll rest a bit, then meet up with Ais and Gress. I came ahead of them; they’re still behind.”

After explaining the situation to the team, Izay finally spoke.

Hearing these words, Raul scratched his head sheepishly: “You already know what I wanted to ask… Now I don’t even get the chance to open my mouth…”

Izay shrugged: “Because I know you too well, Brother Raul.”

After all, they had gone to the Pleasure Quarter together!

Not knowing what to say, Raul could only maintain his smile.

But soon he remembered something: “Right… There are still many pursuers from the Dark Faction behind us! If Mr. Gress comes looking for us, will he encounter them!? ”

At this moment, Raul’s tone carried a hint of urgency.

Because if that happens, it would lead to a battle against the Dark Faction.

Fighting the Dark Faction in this dungeon is actually a very unwise move, something Raul’s team had personally experienced.

The lunatics left over from Orario’s dark times seemed to have gathered together here, huddling for warmth.

They were the remnants of all the dark factions, while their side consisted solely of Loki Familia fighting alone.

In terms of numbers, the other side had an absolute advantage.

Add to that their suicide tactics and monsters, and the battle could easily escalate into chaos.

At that point, no one would know when the Orichalcum gates would fall or when they would separate everyone.

“Laur, you’re talking about that crazy woman Valleta? You don’t need to worry about her. When I came to find you, I took care of all of them along the way.” Izay waved his hand dismissively.

“All… all of them taken care of…!?” Raul’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The team was scattered again, and in the dark space, Tione and Tiona were dealing with assassins from the Dark Faction alongside over ten members.

Including Alisia, there were three elven Magical Arts users and Haruhi present in this group.