Chapter 472 I Cannot Falter Now

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After slaying Lilith, I felt like sleeping for an eternity, but I couldn't sleep, there were still monsters infesting the entire surroundings. Aquarina and Zack ran to my side, completely worried about my wellbeing.

"Sylphyyy! Wuaaah! I was so worried!"

"I-I am fine… Don't cry, Aquarina. You've done a great work keeping the monsters at bay…"

"S-Sylphy… Are you okay now?"

"Yeah, yeah… Ugh…"

Aquarina hugged me while being in between tears, and even kissed my cheeks a few times without even caring about embarrassment. I couldn't really get angry either, her kisses were so warm and fluffy, they comforted my pained body.

At the end, to calm her down a bit, as she was too worried and saddened, I quickly decided to sit down. However, I felt such an enormous amount of pain all over my insides that it made me flinch and recoil in pain. Ouch.

"Augh…"

"Don't get up yet, your body can barely take it." Said my mother.

I couldn't even stand up without feeling all this pain. I wish I could have some sort of Pain Resistance Skill or something similar, but because I can't learn Skills normally, that seems like a complete impossibility right now.

"I-I have… We have to keep fighting…"

I knew that I couldn't slack off for now. I cold easily tell my mother was too exhausted. The barrier of light she set up was no longer regenerating, and although there were no more monsters around for the most part, and the true demon army was almost completely exorcized by now, there were still dangers lurking around.

The barrier had many cracks and even open holes, if I don't give her my Mana to regenerate things, we might end up getting attacked while we least expected it! I can't let that happen… Not now!

I quickly decided to stand up, bearing with the pain as my face grew completely red out of all the agony I was mustering, gritting my teeth so much I thought I could shatter them a second time. All my status was back to normal aside from my Class being Spirit Master, which I've been holding on for a while now, even with the burden increasing constantly.

My body was also back to normal now, without any draconic shape or form within it, and I could barely feel any Dragon Force within me. Perhaps Agni had grown too exhausted to share his powers completely with me, but it is fine, I've already done enough with it. I can fight on my own too…

I even got a Subclass and a new Skill, although it seems that it might not be usable for combat, [Agriculture] didn't seem to be for combat either but it ended being useful nonetheless…

"Fooo!"

I quickly saw Naturia healing me with her Skills, as she offered me a Leaf of Life, which I quickly devoured, and then ate another, and a third one. After a fourth, I finally felt better, slightly better. Enough for me to bear with the pain all over my body. I had felt worse pains anyways, this is nothing.

"Thank you Naturia." I head patted Naturia, as I suddenly noticed presences getting closer.

"Sylphy, where are you going?! Stay here! Let's wait for everybody to finish things for now, we have cleansed most of this area." Aquarina said, trying to stop me from stepping forward.

However, she quickly noticed I stood still in front of her, looking into the distance. Her aquamarine eyes opened wide in surprise alongside Zack who was too tired to talk too much right now, as the two kids saw some mysterious group getting inside of the barrier's large cracks.

My mother reacted too slowly, she was incredibly tired, and couldn't even get up from the ground she was sitting over. Mary, the Duke of the Fiefdom, and Mist were unconscious right behind her. She narrowed her eyes as she saw the mysterious group get inside the barrier as Ninhursag, who had been protecting our backs all this time, jumped into battle, shapeshifting into an enormous black scaled wyvern, and confronting the mysterious group.

"Who are you?!" Ninhursag confronted them, her enormous twenty-five meter large, scaled body menacingly glanced down at her foes, without a hint of fear. She was probably willing to scorch them all alive if it was up to her. She was as ferocious of a fighter as the monsters she transformed into.

"…Who are we?" The voice of laughter of a young woman with long blue hair could be heard, as she led the group of twelve people inside. "I suppose you can call us the Abyssal Eyes."

I quickly realized who she was, the same woman I had fought back then, and those clothes were also similar to the people with her back then. This damn demon woman with the black spear, she had it here as well, although it seemed way stronger!

"T-Those are…!" I muttered in surprise. "Did you all waited for us to be as tired as we are to strike?! Damn cowards!"

I roared loudly as I stepped forward, but suddenly felt an electrifying pain in my legs, making me fall to my knees.

"Agh!"

"Sylphy!"

Aquarina ran to my side, looking at my legs which seemed to be fine, but the muscles seemed to be stiff and trembling in pain.

"Damn it, you're so stubborn, stay where you are!"

Zack said angrily, as he looked into the distance.

"We'll deal with this ourselves." He said.

"Yeah…." Aquarina said, quickly standing up.

The two walked towards Ninhursag, willing to confront the woman and her lackeys. They were not as terrifyingly powerful as the Tier 7 Monsters or the Demon Dukes and Duchess, but they were certainly strong.

The woman herself was probably as strong as Tier 5 in her Physique's strength alone, and the others were not bad either. But maybe Ninhursag should be more than capable of sweeping through them with her transformations.

But I can't accept this. I'll fight as well, even if my entire body writhers in agony.

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