Chapter 283: Truth or Lie

Fortunately for Christina and Aria, the king wasn't keeping an eye on their conversation. Not so many visual transmitting arrays had been laid in the forest.

Moreover, the King and the ministers were gazing at many other groups. However, they had left the hall as well to take some rest.

Thus, they didn't know that after her conversation with Christina, Aria stood up and went to meet Noah.

As it was the nighttime, Noah noticed his Winter Ice Fluorescence Crystal glowing underneath his shirt.

Noah had strung it around his neck in the form of a locket.

He was taking a walk around his camp to find out which individual made this crystal glow.

Aria was searching for Noah and found him soon enough. She walked towards him with a calm expression.

Meanwhile, Noah noticed that the Winter Ice Fluorescence Crystal was glowing even more brightly.

Noah believed that if he pulled it out, it would illuminate the entire area.

When he looked around, and saw that Aria was approaching him. He understood what was going on and thought 'She must be the reason.'

He was rather excited to find this individual.

Aria noticed his excited expression and thought 'So he was waiting for me to approach him. This kid doesn't have good motives in his mind.'

In the meantime, Noah was thinking enthusiastically 'Master will definitely be happy when he knows that I found such a strong warrior with that Ice Physique. He may even praise me.'

"What do you want?" Noah asked as he tried to conceal that enthusiasm with an emotionless tone.

Aria spoke with a cold tone, "I wanted to know whether you possess the antidote for my poison or not."

"I most probably do," Noah casually responded.

"…Most probably? You mean you aren't sure it will cure me?!" Aria asked while raising her voice.

An antidote was a great deal. Only a particular kind of antidote would cure a particular kind of poison.

Noah frowned as he heard her loud voice. He spoke with a cold expression, "Next time, don't raise your voice in my presence." He placed his hand on his sword and was ready to cut down Aria.

The aura he released was strong enough to completely suppress Aria. She didn't know why he flared up so much, but she clenched her fists and made sure to not anger him like this again.

She didn't want to die in such a manner.

"As for your question earlier. I have a couple of pills that are capable of solving many poisons. If your poison is among them, then you will be cured. If not, I will need to contact my master," Noah spoke calmly.

Noah thought while glaring at Aria 'Hmph. If not for the fact that she has that Ice Physique, I would definitely not think of disturbing Master for her.'

Aria didn't understand why but she felt Noah's sharp gaze piercing her.

Aria inquired curiously, "…What is that pill?" She had heard about such pills. However, the pellets she had heard about could only cure dozens of poisons.

They were essentially useless against many different kinds of poison. Or even those fused poisons.

Noah soon pulled out a pellet and spoke out, "This is Hundred Poisons Remedial Pellet."

Aria was slightly startled upon hearing the name. She thought with a sneer 'Hundred poisons? What an arrogant name of the pill. How can a single pill solve a hundred poisons? He shouldn't boast randomly.'

"My boss said that before using this pill on an unknown poison, I have to flare up its medicinal energy using my Ardor," Noah infused his Ardor within that medicinal pellet and completely flared up its medicinal power.

The medicinal power was released from the pill as it moved towards Aria.

When Aria was surrounded by that medicinal energy, she felt the poison's outbreak in her body.

And just when it was going to harm Aria's vital organs, the medicinal energy of the Hundred Poisons Remedial Pellet acted on it.

The poison was immediately suppressed and dealt a serious blow.

Aria could feel her Ardor recovering at a quick pace.

Soon, the medicinal energy around her body was exhausted. Noah was gazing at her with an emotionless expression as he inquired, "So, did it work or not?"

At this point, Aria had two options. She could speak the truth or lie to him.

If she spoke the truth, she would receive this pill on Noah's condition. If she lied, Noah would be forced to contact his boss. Aria could talk to his boss or find out more about him. She could then inform Christina about their boss or the person's true identity backing this Heretical Paladins group.

She noticed that Noah was getting anxious. She clenched her fists tightly before speaking, "…Yes, it is working."

Aria opted to tell the truth. She wasn't clear why, but she had a feeling that if she lied at that time, Noah would assault her and probably even kill her.

And this was the truth.

Noah was extremely sensitive to the aura of an individual. Especially the aura of someone standing so close to him.

He could feel her aura becoming more powerful. If she had lied to him that her poison wasn't cured, then Noah would have made her face his sword techniques.

There was another scenario. Even if Noah couldn't figure out she was lying to him, Azaroth would have known.

And death would be the least of Aria's concerns at that moment. Aria had unknowingly saved herself from a grueling future.

"What is your condition for giving me this pill?" Aria asked straightforwardly.

Noah replied clearly, "Leave the Black Lake Sect and join my group! Also, convince your subordinates to do the same."

"…That is all?" Aria raised her brows as she stared at him with some surprise evident in her eyes. She had been prepared to hear some outrageous conditions.

"Yes. Your previous identity means nothing to me. From now on, you are my subordinate. Follow my orders. That's all you need to do!" Noah spoke while looking straight into Aria's eyes.

"…As long as those orders aren't outrageous. I will obey them," Aria spoke with a determined tone.

She wasn't going to back down even if Noah threatened her this time.

Noah surprisingly didn't threaten her. In fact, he threw the pill towards her and ordered her, "Ingest this pill and recover your energy properly."

Soon, Aria ingested that pill that began to treat her poison down to its roots. It took nearly one whole night for Aria to be free from her poison and its aftereffects.

Her Ardor that had been suppressed by that poison, was now in an excited state and was probably much stronger than normal.

In the early morning, she heard the sounds of sword slashes.

When she went out of her tent to see who was training so early in the morning. She came across Noah, who was practicing his stances and other sword techniques.

Noah ignored Aria's presence and continued to practice with a focused expression.

It wasn't the first time someone had come to see him while he was training in the early morning.

Aria was surprised when she witnessed Noah's techniques. She thought with a solemn gaze 'Do I have a chance to win against him now?'

When this question appeared in her mind, Noah suddenly glanced in her direction, "Hey. Do you want to spar?" He asked casually.

And just as casually, Aria replied, "Sure."

A few hours later, an injured and tired Aria would be regretting her decision to spar against Noah.

And this was when Noah was utilizing only his Wooden Sword. Not his true sword. Naturally, Aria hadn't used her killing techniques as well. But she knew that even if she used them, it would hardly make a difference.

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