Chapter 375: Harvest Time

The battle ended, and the sea surface gradually calmed down.

However, the calm only lasted for a moment.

Ripples appeared again.

Aldrich, submerged by the seawater, had his body strangely float up, drifting toward the shore.

His body drifted on the sea surface with the rise and fall of the waves, like a doll that had lost its soul, his posture appearing exceptionally strange.

Another branched lightning bolt streaked across the sky.

Heaven and earth were as bright as day.

Intense light illuminated the entire sea area.

It could be clearly seen that under Aldrich's body, there was vaguely a black silhouette following like a shadow.

It was Tuanzi.

Rumble!

The thunder shook heaven and earth.

Splash, splash, splash!

The rain, which had been paved all night, poured down suddenly and violently.

Heavy rain poured down.

Bean-sized raindrops hit the murky sea surface, stirring up circle after circle of ripples.

Splash, splash.

On the shore of the lagoon, two water sounds.

First, Aldrich was pushed ashore by Tuanzi, his body falling heavily on the muddy shore, his limbs sprawled limply, motionless, without any vitality.

Following that, Gao De himself climbed ashore from the seawater.

Once ashore, Gao De rolled on the spot, lay on his back, panting heavily, his chest rising and falling violently, letting the rain hit his face.

November autumn cold, the rain falling on his body was bone-chillingly cold, but Gao De, who had already evolved 【Intermediate Ice-Blessed Body】, was basically immune to the cold.

"As expected of a second-circle mage, even if it's just the weakest second-circle mage, it's still not easy to defeat him even after I made so many preparations."

Having achieved final victory, Gao De still couldn't help but sigh.

He had basically used all the preparations he made, and the battle still didn't end easily.

Frowning, he first cast 【Purify Food and Drink】 on himself to slightly remove the filth and stench he had picked up from rolling around in the sewage.

This water, he had ended up going into it after all.

Hiss~

Just after cleaning his body, Gao De couldn't help but grimace, gasping for air, a painful expression appearing on his face.

—His abdomen was currently continuously seeping blood, which was exhausted under the washing of the heavy rain, and then seeped out again.

After Aldrich used 【Cause Fear】 to awaken the fear in his heart and control him in place, he stabbed toward his chest with a dagger carrying the ice elemental power stored by 【Absorb Elements】.

This first attack was blocked by the chest armor construct component with level-one sturdiness that Gao De was wearing.

Aldrich reacted quickly; one move didn't succeed, and without thinking about the specific situation, he took the opportunity to slash the dagger downward for a second attack.

And Gao De, in order to defeat the enemy in one move, didn't take defensive or evasive measures against this second attack, but chose to hard-carry this blade attack whose spell power had already dissipated.

This choice allowed him to successfully take down Aldrich.

The price was this shocking long strip-shaped wound on his abdomen.

The flesh of the wound was neatly sliced open by the sharp edge of the dagger.

The skin at the edge of the wound was rolling outward, and fresh blood was continuously seeping out from the wound, being rapidly diluted under the washing of the heavy rain.

The rain continuously beat against the wound, every impact feeling like a blunt knife rubbing against the wound, bringing a burst of piercing pain, making Gao De's body unable to stop trembling slightly.

If it weren't for 【Adaptation】 having increased his pain tolerance by 100% and evolved 【Mage-Enduring Body】, he would probably have been rolling on the ground, twisting and twitching long ago.

"Really f***ing painful." Gao De muttered while gently pressing his right hand on the wound on his abdomen.

Between the flow of magic power, a green light surged from his palm, like ribbons of spirit, flowing into his wound thread by thread.

Within the green light, carrying rich vitality, like needle and thread, it began to repair Gao De's wound.

The originally rolled flesh was gently smoothed out under the action of the green light.

The broken flesh began to slowly reconnect and heal, and the continuously seeping fresh blood also gradually stopped under the wrapping of the green light, a layer of dark red blood scab forming on the surface of the wound.

【Healing Spell+】.

Not limited to the healing of the wound, under the action of the spell, a brand-new vitality was stimulated from the depths of Gao De's body.

Gao De, who had felt exhausted after experiencing a great battle, suddenly produced a new strength in his exhausted body after this vitality was stimulated.

Supported by this new strength, he propped himself up with both hands, climbed up from the ground, and then looked at Aldrich, who was lying on the ground to the side, unconscious.

Aldrich didn't die.

But being seriously injured was beyond doubt.

Gao De's right hand, which had finally cast 【Primal Savage Strike】, had directly inserted into Aldrich's body.

Blood was gurgling out from the shocking wound.

If he didn't stop the bleeding in time, he would probably die from excessive blood loss in a moment.

Gao De looked at Aldrich, frowning slightly.

He thought for a moment, then extended his right hand and pressed it on Aldrich's body.

First, a 【Healing Spell】, but he didn't exert his full strength, controlling it to just form a layer of blood scab to help him stop the bleeding.

Subsequently, Gao De changed the spell, and another vitality injected into Aldrich's body along his palm.

Cantrip 【Temporarily Borrow Beauty and Goodness】.

It could give the target temporary life vitality.

Before the temporary vitality dissipated, the target would definitely not die, no matter how serious the injury was.

Aldrich couldn't die yet.

Otherwise, he would have directly crushed Aldrich's heart just now, instead of leaving a bit of strength, and wouldn't have let Tuanzi transport him ashore.

However, to avoid the "villain" plot of being counter-killed for holding back from happening to himself, Gao De did indeed strike hard.

So Aldrich only had that last breath left at this moment; if it weren't for the mage's vitality being far superior to ordinary people, he probably wouldn't have lasted until Gao De's 【Temporarily Borrow Beauty and Goodness】 to save his life.

Strong winds whistled, dark clouds were heavy, and heavy rain poured down.

The vast Lagos City had already been shrouded in wind and rain; in the rain curtain, everything became hazy.

The lights were not extinguished.

Doctor Danika couldn't help but look out the window again.

"Why hasn't he returned yet?" She had a worried look.

Gao De had been staying in the Ronggu Yuan during this period, and although he went out early and returned late, he always returned.

Only tonight, it was already so late and he hadn't returned, and the weather was so bad, making her heart inevitably produce some bad premonitions.

Doctor Danika was about to withdraw her gaze when the window was suddenly illuminated by thunder, casting a figure on the ground.

A figure carrying wind and rain, dragging a long strip-shaped object of unknown nature in his hand, broke in.

Taking advantage of the momentary light, Doctor Danika saw the figure's face clearly, her expression changed, and she hurriedly walked out in small steps.

In the room.

The rain carried by Gao De fell on the ground with a crackle, gathering into a puddle of water under his feet, slowly spreading through the cracks in the floor.

"You're injured." Doctor Danika, who had hurriedly welcomed Gao De into the room, looked at Gao De's slightly pale face dripping with rain.

"Minor injury, I've already stopped the bleeding, it doesn't matter." Gao De waved his hand, his voice still a bit hoarse.

"Let me treat you." Doctor Danika said with concern.

"No need, I've already treated myself." Gao De said.

Reality is not a game.

In a game, if a character is injured, the healer casts a few more healing spells, and the injured character can return to full health, vigorous and lively.

Therefore, one can often see a "tank" under the care of several healers, performing a blood bar change technique, like undulating waves, falling to the bottom at one moment, and recovering to full health at the next, then one man holding the pass, ten thousand men unable to open.

But in a reality equipped with supernatural power, such a scene is impossible to appear.

Mages don't have blood bars; it's not that as long as they don't die, enough healing spells stacked on them can instantly restore them to their peak state.

First, the effect of healing spells is definitely not that fierce; it's more like a potent medicine or a delicate surgery, which can quickly prevent the injury from worsening and promote the healing effect of the wound.

Second, for the same person, healing spells can only take effect once in a short period of time; repeated casting in a short period of time is like drug resistance, no longer having a healing effect.

Therefore, Gao De declined Doctor Danika's kindness.

Doctor Danika was stunned, a trace of surprise and doubt flashing in her eyes.

She looked deeply at Gao De.

She had only given Gao De the spell formula for 【Healing Spell】 ten days ago.

As a result, Gao De had already mastered 【Healing Spell】?

She had both amazement and curiosity in her heart, wanting to know how Gao De did it.

However, at this age, she naturally had a strong sense of boundaries.

"Who is this?" Doctor Danika paused, her gaze glancing at the human body wrapped in a windbreaker on the ground, breathing weakly.

"The mission target I went out for this time." Gao De smiled slightly.

After being silent for a moment, Doctor Danika spoke again: "Then let me help you bandage it. 【Healing Spell】 is powerful, but it's not omnipotent after all. Combined with conventional treatment methods, it can accelerate wound recovery."

Under Doctor Danika's strong request, Gao De wiped off the moisture on his body, put away the North Wind, then came to the medical room of the Ronggu Yuan, took off his shirt, and lay on a hard board bed.

Doctor Danika cast 【Dancing Lights】, illuminating the small medical room brightly, then carefully checked the wound on Gao De's lower abdomen.

Subsequently, she took out a large wooden box from the cabinet on the side.

Opening the wooden box, some bandages, herbs, and ointments were neatly placed inside.

These herbs and ointments were all collected and dried by her, and the ointment was also prepared by her own hands.

Doctor Danika took out a bottle, unscrewed the cap, and a unique fresh smell of herbs immediately permeated the air; inside was a yellow ointment, but it was very thin, somewhat like the texture of yogurt.

She carefully applied this ointment to the skin at Gao De's wound.

As soon as the ointment touched the skin, Gao De felt a slight coolness on his body, and the pain at the wound was instantly diluted quite a bit.

Subsequently, Doctor Danika picked up the bandage and gently wrapped Gao De's abdomen, circle after circle.

Her movements were skilled and steady, and she would look up from time to time to pay attention to Gao De's expression, ensuring that her movements didn't bring discomfort to Gao De.

"It might be a bit tight, but this helps with wound healing and ointment absorption." After doing all this, Doctor Danika patted Gao De's shoulder and said.

"Thank you."

"Now you need to rest well." She also subconsciously instructed.

"I will."

After the heavy rain continued for a night, it finally stopped.

Golden sunlight penetrated the clouds and spilled down.

On the street, the accumulated water left by the heavy rain reflected light under the sunlight.

Under the spell effect of 【Comfortable Slumber+】, Gao De had a good sleep, and the wound had healed quite a bit.

He got up, changed into his Sea Hai Shao Bing uniform, walked out of the room, and first had a simple breakfast.

Just as he was halfway through his meal, Physician Doctor Danika hurried over and reported to Gao De: "That person is awake."

Hearing this, Gao De's spirit was lifted; he stuffed the last few mouthfuls of bread into his mouth in two or three bites and hurried to a small room in the backyard of the Ronggu Yuan.

This was originally a utility room, temporarily used by Gao De.

In the room, the sallow-faced Aldrich was tied up with five flowers on a long bench; although he had regained consciousness, he was still in an extremely weak state.

Creak.

The door was pushed open.

Gao De, wearing a Sea Hai Shao Bing uniform, walked in with big strides.

"Awake indeed."

Aldrich struggled to lift his eyelids; this action required quite a bit of effort for him at this moment.

Finally, his gaze moved upward from the clothing on Gao De's body, and finally landed on Gao De's face.

So young!

Such a young mage, actually made him fall into this situation?

Looking at Gao De's face, Aldrich's eyes narrowed slightly, his thoughts mixed and complicated.

Thinking of how he started from nothing, struggled for half his life, suffered I don't know how much bitterness, did I don't know how much evil, only then did he have his current little achievements.

Yet someone so young was already a respected Sea Hai Shao Bing mage, and could even defeat him at the first-circle mage level...

Heaven is unfair!

Aldrich felt heartbroken and full of sorrow.

"Ranching water beasts to injure the poor of the Makoko District... those poor people have no conflict of interest with you, yet you did this; I suppose you were entrusted by someone."

Gao De held a roll of parchment and a pen in his hand.

He spread the parchment on the table, picked up the pen, and then asked.

Aldrich remained silent.

"Could it be that you are a hero who would rather die than yield, or is it that at this time, you still want to protect the people above you?" Regarding Aldrich's reaction, Gao De wasn't annoyed, put down the pen, and looked at Aldrich with interest.

"This lord..." Aldrich said in a hoarse voice, struggling to open his mouth: "Can you tell me, why were you able to recover so quickly at that time? Could it be that you have some supernatural equipment that resists Necromancy spells?"

The one thing he couldn't figure out was why his 【Cause Fear】 only took effect on Gao De for a moment?

Gao De smiled slightly and shook his head: "Sorry, I can't."

The reason was actually very simple; his mental power had broken through the limit and reached the second-circle mage level.

Aldrich had just been promoted to the second circle, and his mental power was a little stronger than his, but the strength was extremely limited, so the effect time of 【Cause Fear】 was weakened to the extreme.

Of course, Gao De didn't need to and wouldn't tell Aldrich about this kind of thing.

"If I confess everything truthfully, can I live?" After another moment of silence, Aldrich asked, staring at Gao De with bloodshot pupils.

People from humble backgrounds always have an incomparably strong desire to live.

"I don't know," Gao De shook his head, "This is not something I can decide, but something decided by those above."

"However," he paused and continued: "I know that if you refuse to cooperate, you will definitely die, and what should be said will still be spat out."

There are too many means for mages; Gao De had no way to force Aldrich to spit out the truth, but the high-circle mages in the Sea Sentinels definitely had plenty of ways.

Knowing that what Gao De said was true, the resentment and ferocity in Aldrich's eyes instantly dissipated, becoming much calmer.

"I have been the second-in-command of the Embroidery Nail Gang for many years, and I have also accumulated quite a bit of wealth and treasures. You promise me one thing, and I will tell you the hiding place of these treasures..."

He thought for a moment, suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao De, "These are all my private property, there are no account books left, as long as I keep it secret, you can take it all, no need to register it for handover!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 376 =====