Hiss
At the critical moment, as the most fragile mage in the party, Sylvia hurriedly activated her last life-saving trump card!
“Druid’s Shield!”
The green-haired elf anxiously and quickly chanted the incantation, and in the next instant, countless sturdy vines burst from the ground, tightly encircling the young girl.
A green phosphorescent glow immediately rose up, forming a powerful magic shield.
The girl poured all the magic power flowing through her body into this one defense!
RATTO……
“Bang!”
The next second, as the behemoth’s fist and claws slammed violently onto the shield, even the defense Sylvia constructed with all her magic instantly reached its limit and was pierced right through……………….
The green-haired elf felt the leftover impact directly and solidly, the ground beneath her feet instantly sinking in a large area, and what followed was a wave of searing pain spreading through her whole body!
“Ahhh——!”
Sylvia gritted her teeth, but her body could no longer bear it and seemed about to collapse.
Luckily, this round of defense seemed to have also caused the behemoth some backlash, making it stagger back two steps.
Taking advantage of this final moment, Sylvia hurriedly cast Transfer Magic on herself, as well as on Alice and Layla, who were lying on the ground……………….
The behemoth seemed to sense Sylvia’s intention to escape, and soon, it roared and charged over again!
The elven girl’s eyes widened in terror.
In the nick of time, just as the behemoth’s fist and claws were about to strike her body………………
Sylvia managed to finish her chant just in time.
In the next moment, the forms of the three girls turned into a burst of bright light and vanished from the spot, instantly transported back to the Stronghold.
With the Hero Party’s retreat, only the Final Boss and a mess of bloodstains were left at the scene.
The Adventurer Audience watching from outside the dungeon fell into stunned silence for a long while, until someone finally broke it.
【No way, they ran away?】
【What happened? Alice and the others were defeated by the boss? I can’t accept this!】
【Yeah, it’s not just that they lost, right? They were basically beaten into fleeing, with no power to resist. I feel like the boss didn’t even go all out yet.】
【Not only that, they almost got wiped out, right? Good thing Sylvia used Transfer Magic just now, otherwise, these three might have died here.】
【Is this BOSS really that strong? Why does it feel like…the Hero Party performed so poorly today? It’s like everyone didn’t know what to do, their coordination was gone, and even their displayed strength wasn’t impressive today.】
【Maybe it’s because of the BOSS’s traits—it can absorb magic and has such a thick shell, its defense is maxed out. But…haven’t they fought this kind of monster before? Why were they so helpless this time?】
【Hiss…if you put it like that, isn’t the team missing a member? Could it be that the silver-haired boy from before was actually irreplaceable? Was the support the real core of the team?!】
Leaving aside the now-boiling chatroom, meanwhile……………….
After Sylvia used all her strength to teleport everyone back to the Stronghold and called for help, the elf mage girl finally couldn’t hold on and collapsed……………….
The three girls, who had set out either full of confidence or with a carefree attitude, were now given a harsh lesson.
The Priest Sister friend who rushed to their aid did her utmost, spending the entire day to barely pull the three gravely injured girls back from the brink of death.
Even so, the effects of Magic Healing are ultimately limited.
While it can quickly stop bleeding, heal wounds, clear out toxins, and replenish their internal magic energy, some internal injuries can only heal slowly on their own.
So, the pain for now was unavoidable, especially with such severe injuries—they’d have to endure it for a while, no matter what.
3……
It wasn’t until nightfall that the three girls slowly started to recover, and the Priest Sister who came to help left, still worried.
Layla, still sick, forced herself to see her out the door, but as soon as she turned around, she tripped and fell flat on the floor.
AKO……
Alice, lying on the living room sofa, suddenly started coughing violently.
After a while, she struggled to sit up, only to find she couldn’t even crawl……
Huh?
“Don’t…don’t push yourself, I…I’m a little better, I can…I can get up………………”
Sensing that Alice wanted to help her, Layla silently climbed up from the floor, then managed to sit back on the sofa with great effort, letting out a long, labored sigh.
This time, the injuries were really serious.
Alice bit her lip in frustration, then quietly shut her eyes……………
Scenes of the fight with Ancient Behemoth Augujadel replayed in her mind, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure out why………………they lost so badly.
They had almost lost their lives.
She hadn’t made any mistakes herself…………………
After a while, that faint sense of unwillingness in her heart made the pain in her body feel even worse.
The girl could only grit her teeth and try to tough it out…but that strange feeling of loneliness spread through her whole body.
The girl’s lips were cracked, and her mouth was filled with the taste of blood.
Her hands were so cold, her body felt so cold………………
Her whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and sharp pain radiated from every limb.
Cold sweat began to bead on Alice’s forehead, tears welling up in her eyes.
At this moment, she just wanted a cup of hot water, a cup of hot water handed to her by someone else.
But when she opened her eyes, Alice looked at Layla, who had already collapsed from exhaustion beside her, and then at Sylvia, who was practically a corpse.
These two girls, her lifesavers today, made her hesitate to ask for help.
Even if she said something…no one would go anyway………………
She could only close her eyes again, her consciousness starting to blur………………
Unknowingly, a familiar scene floated up in her mind.
Not long ago, when Alice had a high fever………………
A silver-haired boy brought her a cup of water at just the right temperature, came to her bedside as she burned with fever, patiently helped her drink, held her hand, tucked her in, and kept changing the towel on her forehead again and again.
“Don’t worry, Alice, I’m here. Until you get better, I’ll stay by your side, I won’t leave~”
Miss Keti smiled at her, making the girl feel so at ease.
She really did stay with her all night.
When the sun rose the next day, Alice opened her eyes and saw Miss Keti, dark circles under her eyes and a tired face, still smiling at her……………….
This kind of thing………………from childhood to now, every time Alice got sick, it seemed to happen.
So, the blonde girl had long been used to someone always being by her side when she was at her weakest, caring for her in every way………………
DJ……
But now………………
Alice’s body started to tremble painfully again……………
Why is it like this?
Ugh………………
Stupid Keti, damn Keti!
When I need you most……
You…
Where the heck have you gone?!!!
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