?


    Some simply didn''t want to work anymore, and the injury was a good reason to stop. He knew they would return to work if he did heal them. He was certain that if he did that, a worse fate would fall upon them.


    Those who wanted to be healed usually went to Life or her disciples, but to heal such an injury, they usually took a very long time—half a year to even a year.


    At first, Ss didn''t understand why they took so long to heal, but he quickly understood that not everyone had the same level of healing capabilities as he or Diveen. Diveen had gone to an academy to learn the healing arts from the top experts on the continent. Those were master mages, and Ss doubted anyone within Darkless had the same kind of knowledge they would have had.


    Life now probably had more knowledge of the subject, but that was because of Ss. He had helped her reach her current level; in return, she was teaching her disciples, who usually took much longer than her to understand the knowledge that was passed down to them.


    Ss hoped that, at a certain point, the city would have enough healers with high capabilities that they could be considered a healing hub of sorts. Of course, while the city was closed from the public, such a thing could not happen.


    For his future ns toe to fruition, he would need to open the city up, and that could not happen while the current monarchy was around.


    But for now, that didn''t really matter. He would most likely need to consider it in the future.


    Right now, they had a more dangerous threat, much closer than anyone would have liked.


    After a week of going through his normal routine, Ss was finally called to one of the General meetings.


    When he entered, he saw all the generals already there, getting ready talk. Some looked bored. Those were most likely the people who hade early.


    Others looked curious, indicating that they hade just before Ss and were simply settling into their chairs.


    "Good. You''re here." Archie said and pointed at one of the chairs for Ss to sit at.


    Ss quickly sat and looked at Archie with a curious nce.


    "Did you think about my proposal?" Ss asked.


    "I did, but I haven''te to a decision about it yet. I need a little more time to think about it."


    "Oh? So this meeting isn''t about it?" Ss widened his eyes slightly before a calm smile settled on his face again.


    A calm, but very cold smile...


    "I''m assuming that all of you know why I''ve asked you here." Archie said before activating a few mana crystals that began to project something into the air.


    A holographic screen appeared before them, causing all of them to be alert.


    "Is it them again?" Death said with a slightly annoyed sneer.


    "Yes, and this time, they''re not attacking or funding a faction," Archie said while the map of the continent shone before them.


    The continent showed Der at the top of the continent. Arge forest could be seen on the map''s right side, taking up most of the central section.


    At the bottom, you could see the Xylem kingdom, wrapping around the forest and connecting with Der at a certain point.


    "As you all know, the student tournament will be held here. The diamond academy." Archie pointed at the ce where all three of the continent''s powerhouses met.


    The forest, and Der kingdom, and the Xylem kingdom.


    "This is where they will meet, and it is also where the attack will be held."


    "Those damn cultists. Now they''re even bringing the kids into it?" Death could not help but exim with anger.


    "I''m sure that isn''t the point of their attack. Or, not entirely. Think about it. The best students from the new generation will be here, and they will be trying their best topete for a prize. Either, they are here to kill the children and cripple the next generation of this continent, or they areing here for the prize." Archie exined.


    "What is the prize?" Ss asked with a weird look on his face that no one had seen him have for a very long time.


    "We... Don''t know... I believe they do though." Archie narrowed his eyes.


    "There''s a possibility they were there to do both things, right?" Ss asked.


    "Should we call War in? I''m sure she can deal with them quite quickly." Jessica said with a stressed expression.


    "We can''t allow her to abandon her post. I''m certain she woulde straight away if she heard what was happening, but we can''t allow that. The demons are gaining more power as we speak, and they''re even growing as groups. They are allying with one another, and any day now, they might even revolt. The kingdom has chosen to ignore this, but I hear that they have a new messiah of some kind that is allowing them to regain their morale." Archie exined.


    "So what do we do?" Life asked with a serious expression on her face.


    She hadn''t spoken from the beginning of the meeting, but now she had spoken, and all eyes were on her.


    "We do what we always did when those bastards attacked." Ss spoke up this time, standing up from his chair and looking at all of them with an equally serious expression.


    "We kill them, of course." Ss said with a calm voice that radiated with so much coldness that everyone in the room could not help but tense up.


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