Chapter 558 By Her Side

Chapter 558 By Her Side

After the Capital fell; first at the hands of the Dragons, then to the might of an unstoppable beast, the denizens fell into despair.

Humanity was reminded of its place—they were nothing but weak meat waiting to be harvested.

The destruction of the largest city in the Alliance caused many to lose hope. The failing economy was the least of their worries, as security and stability became what everyone desired.

Those who had some means desired to move South, while the impoverished majority had nowhere else to go... but they were bound to try anyway.

In this cesspool of horrors and uncertainty, a beacon of hope was necessary.

Which was why the Alliance finally made their move and announced the arrival of the Otherworlders.

They revealed how the Otherworlders were the ones who stopped the Dragons, and also that the strongest of them all had defeated the Divine Beast.

That public announcement, with the remnant Otherworlders standing on stage in front of the Capital's denizens, shook the populace.

It was able to rekindle the dying flames of hope that humanity had in their survival.

All hope... was not yet lost.

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In a blank, vast room, a girl lay on a bed.

She was covered in a thick blanket, and the bed she was in seemed to swallow her while with its sheer size.

What seemed to be a veil of thin-layered fabric covered her from all sides, all dangling from the ceiling of her bed.

Sparkles of energy danced around her, like miniature stars, and her complete white attire made her almost seem like a lucky bride on her wedding day.

She even had a ring on her finger, displayed thanks to her posture; with both hands on her stomach as she lay peacefully.

This girl was no bride, though, neither was she lucky.

Her long brown hair was scattered all over the bed, and her eyes were tightly shut due to her slumber. With how she barely moved her body, though, one would think she was dead.

But no.

She was very much alive; the fact that she was still breathing, albeit very slowly, proved it.

Alicia White had only fallen into an eternal slumber.

"I'm sorry..."

The voice that echoed within the room came from the boy who knelt next to her bed.

His right eye rested keenly on her as the other one was covered by a black eyepatch.

Something moist formed, glinted within his eyes, but that was all that happened. No tears flowed, even as he tightly held the white blanket atop the bed.

"I know me saying this changes nothing. You probably can't even hear me. I just..."

As a result, Rey was at least confidence of systematic progress even if he couldn't heal her all at once.

'Visualize what you want...' He removed his eyepatch and allowed his full vision in Light Mode to take over.

With this, he could see everything in the room at full capacity.

Mana Flow, Patterns, their Origin, Destination, and the excess particles—even the ones invisible to him before.

Perceiving all of these allowed him to look at Alicia in a completely different light.

Her entire body was shrouded in some kind of darkness: it looked dreadful and horrid.

'Why would Ater give Adonis something that could potentially lead to this result?'

Rey was tempted to blame his Familiar, but he desisted from it. Adonis was incredibly resistant to curses, so using the Item would have had no downsides for the Hero.

'Enough about that.' He narrowed his eyes as he sighed shallowly.

[STATUS WINDOW]

- Name: Alicia White {Cursed}

- Race: Human (Otherworlder)

- Class: Absolute Tamer (S-Tier)

- Level: 112 (34.90% EXP)

- Life Force: 110 (+110) {Sealed}

- Mana Level: 210 (+310) {Sealed}

- Combat Ability: 200 (+200) {Sealed}

- Stat Points: 0

- Skills (Exclusive): [Divine Beast Summon]. [Absolute Healing]. [Greater Ice Magic]

- Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Quick Casting]. [Mana Sense]. [Mana Eruption]. [Intimidation]. [Instruction]

- Alignment: Lawful Good

[Additional Information]

A pet-lover who desires to return home, but can not afford to see others in a state of distress. Her Skills and Class are in perfect synergy with her.

Negative Status Condition: Permanent Sleep

Cursed Level: Extreme

[End Of Information]

'Let's begin!'