NOVEL NEXT Chapter 169: Noah Heal!
Chapter 169: Noah Heal!
Carrying Ais on his shoulders, Luke took the packed tableware to the riverbank and washed them before putting them away along with the empty potion bottles.
Throughout this time, Ais had been sitting on his shoulders, starting a bit unhappy, then quietly looking around, and finally swinging her little feet contentedly.
The mood of the blond-haired girl had clearly improved.
It seemed her happiness index would gradually increase as long as she was with Luke.
"Alright, I'm done here."
"Ais, go find Ryuu first. I'll change my clothes and then come find you."
First, Ryuu cried in his arms, then he washed the dishes and put away the bottles.
Now, Luke's clothes were very dirty.
Wearing them wet was also a bit uncomfortable.
"Okay."
Ais, her mood recovered, jumped directly from his shoulders and landed on the ground with a somersault.
"Then I'll go find Ryuu first."
After nodding to the boy, Ais walked towards the tent where Ryuu was.
After the blond girl left, Luke prepared to start changing his clothes.
In fact, he hadn't brought any change of clothes at all.
He sent Ais away to make it easier to take out a spare set of clothes from his 'portable pocket'.
Then, he changed his clothes while looking at the tableware and bottles in front of him.
"Unconsciously... my life skills have improved a lot."
An inexplicable feeling welled up in his heart.
He briefly recalled his life in recent years.
Living as an adventurer for over four years, almost touching five, Luke had truly acquired countless 'skills'.
From washing clothes and cooking to caring for children, and from survival techniques to gathering resources and drilling holes in trees, his experience as an adventurer had taught him a wide range of abilities.
"Ais is almost 12 years old now..."
"Time flies so fast. That 7-year-old little Lolita is gradually becoming the 'Sword Princess' in my memory."
Because of his identity as a main god space agent, the past five years hadn't left any traces on Luke's face.
However, this hadn't attracted the attention of others.
Because Falna has a similar effect.
The improvement of ability values, to be precise, the level of life, had the effect of inhibiting aging.
This was a side effect of Falna.
The gods explained that the sublimated 'vessel' would become less prone to aging, thus extending the period of their peak strength.
And this effect would become more significant as the adventurer's level increased.
Considering the gods once said that 'leveling up' is a way for people in the lower world to come closer to the realm of gods, it's possible that the people of this world could reach a state almost like immortality, similar to the gods, after achieving a certain level.
However, even if such a realm really existed, it was obviously not something ordinary people could achieve.
But anyway, 'don't judge the strength of an adventurer by their appearance' was a common sense recognized by many people in Orario.
"Heh, when did I become so sentimental?"
With a self-deprecating smile, Luke shook his head and pushed these distracting thoughts away.
He quickly finished changing his clothes and was ready to go find Ais and Ryuu.
The sooner Alise and the others were treated, the sooner they could set off and return to the surface.
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"Alise! Lyra! Kaguya!"
The elf girl, brought to another tent by Luke, saw the miserable appearance of her three companions and burst into tears again.
It was a mix of joy at the reunion and pain and heartache at seeing their condition.
This time, although Ryuu was shedding tears, there was no hesitation in her actions.
"The song of a now distant forest. The nostalgic song of life. Please bring the mercy of healing to those that seek you!"
"Noah Heal!"
In an instant, light filled the tent.
Like sunlight shining through leaves onto the earth, warm light enveloped Alise and the others.
Under the warm sunlight, Lyra's burn marks gradually disappeared, and Kaguya's broken bones began to mend.
Even the flesh and blood that Alise had lost began to show signs of regrowth under the dual effects of magic and potions.
This was the second magic that Ryuu knew, the healing magic 'Noah Heal'.
"Noah Heal! Noah Heal! Noah Heal!!!"
One healing magic after another was released from Ryuu's hands, while the elf's melodious voice, chanting the incantations, filled the tent continuously.
Luke didn't stop the elf girl's outpouring, because now, Ryuu really needed to treat Alise and the others as much as possible.
Compared to their injuries, Ryuu's depletion of mental energy wasn't a big deal.
"Noah He... ugh!"
Finally, after casting her magic several times in a row, the elf girl, who had just recovered, couldn't hold on any longer.
A sharp headache struck her, interrupting the magic she was about to cast.
The emptiness and dizziness caused by the exhaustion of her mental energy made the elf girl collapse in a daze.
However, Ryuu didn't fall on the cold ground but was caught by Luke and held in his arms.
"Alright, let's stop here for now."
Luke carefully helped the elf girl lie down on the pre-prepared bed.
Then he said softly, "Alise and the others are not in danger, your magic has been very effective."
After experiencing two intense emotional fluctuations and casting several healing magic, Ryuu fell into a deep sleep almost the moment she lay down.
After seeing the elf girl fall asleep, Luke stood up to check on Alise and the others.
Perhaps Ryuu's desperate thoughts had enhanced the effect of the healing magic.
Lyra was recovering well.
Except for the destroyed eyes that magic couldn't heal, her other injuries had significantly improved.
Kaguya was the same, except for her lost arms, her other injuries were gradually healing under the effect of magic.
However, neither woke up.
Lyra's physical weakness due to her low level meant she likely wouldn't wake up until they returned to Orario for professional treatment.
Kaguya was unconscious due to the effects of his Seisenjutsu.
The only one 'woken up' by Ryuu's chanting was Alise, who was also the focus of Luke's examination.
"Is it Lion? She's awake?!"
The first thing Alise did upon waking was to look for the elf girl.
Unfortunately, she couldn't move and could only barely shake her head, trying to see with her eyes.
"Stop moving, do you think you're not hurt enough?"
Luke, having just finished examining Lyra and Kaguya, saw the girl 'struggling'.
He scolded gently and informed the red-haired captain of the Astraea Familia, "Ryuu did wake up, but she fainted again after casting healing magic on you three."
"Ah! Why didn't you let her rest more? She just woke up and cast magic so many times, what if something happens to Lion!"
Hearing that Ryuu had fainted again, Alise immediately began to worry about the elf girl.
"Alright, save your worries for when we return to the surface."
Ignoring the girl's concerns, Luke sat down next to Alise and reached out to help her.
"Now, returning to the surface is our top priority, and your injuries are the only obstacle delaying this matter."
"Being in a coma from mind zero won't lead to death. On the contrary, it's very helpful for the growth of mental energy and magic power."
"So, stop worrying and be obedient."
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