Book 2: 346

Book 2: Chapter 346

Lukas looked down.

It seemed Peran still couldn’t accept reality.

This showed how much Snow meant to Peran. Since even the spirit of an 8-star Wizard could be shaken in such a way.

“Peran, I’m sorry, but she-”

“No. She’s really alive.”

At those words, Lukas turned to look at him.

This was because the tremor in Peran’s voice disappeared. On the contrary, his voice seemed to contain a different emotion.

It seemed that he was truly convinced about Snow’s survival.

Lukas looked at Snow’s body again.

“...”

But he still couldn’t sense any signs of life.

If that was the case, then...

‘Her wounds.’

His attention turned to the large hole in Snow’s abdomen.

The bloodstains around them... were few.

It wasn’t that they weren’t there, just that there wasn’t much there.

Usually, for a hole of that large, not to mention blood, it wouldn’t be strange if her intestines were to fall out.

“...this is...”

Upon closer inspection, he realised that there was a faint white mist escaping from her wounds.

“Iceheart.”

Peran’s voice shook slightly as he spoke.

“What’s that?”

“It’s one of Lady Snow’s skills. It seems that she put herself in a false death state just before she died.”

“...”

“As expected, I knew she wouldn’t have died in vain like this.”

Peran seemed pleased, but Lukas’ thoughts were different.

The enemy was Diablo, a 9 star Warlock.

When it came to thoroughness, he would be second to none.

Did he really not realise that Snow had survived? Even if he hadn’t, there was no reason for him to leave her body here.

So there had to be a reason.

Why he left Snow alive...

‘Did he intend to turn her into a puppet?’

No. That couldn’t be it.

If he were to kill Snow here, the Anti Circle Alliance would stop at nothing to ensure that he was dead.

There was nothing more annoying than an entire organisation blinded by rage. This was something that Diablo knew too.

But if Snow was still alive, then they would not give up on her.

It was easy to tell how powerful Snow’s influence in the organisation was by the actions of Peran and the Swordnaz.

It was none other than Snow’s overwhelming charisma that brought them together.

The Alliance was also different from the Circle in the fact that they weren’t separated into different factions within their organisation.

The Anti Circle Alliance was centred around Snow, and from now on, they would do everything in their power to revive her.

This meant that they would stop focusing on other things like keeping the Circle in check or dealing with Diablo’s armies.

Even if they were to make the determination that Snow was unable to be saved, they would not stop trying despite knowing that their struggles would be in vain.

“...shit.”

Peran must have come to a similar conclusion. Sometimes, it was possible for one to regret their own intelligence.

Spitting out a swear that was very unlike him, Peran punched the ground, causing the water on the ground and even the very walls of the cave to shake.

Lukas looked at him for a moment before muttering.

“There’s a way to save her.”

“What?”

“Snow can be saved.”

“...”

Peran remained silent for a while before finally speaking in a low tone.

“...I trust you. However, I hope you’re not trying to give me some kind of false consolation right now. Say it clearly. Do you really know of a way to save Lady Snow?”

“I do.”

Lukas’ voice was firm.

“However, it will not be easy to get their help.”

In order to remove the death energy that was laying dormant in Snow’s body, they would need an authority in black magic.

Someone whose skill and knowledge in black magic was comparable to Diablo’s, or perhap even more than his.

‘Iris.’

It wouldn’t be easy to convince her.

But she wasn’t the only person they’d need.

After expelling the death energy, Snow’s polluted body would still need to be purified to ensure that all of the aftereffects were completely removed.

In other words, it would require an intellectual with knowledge in the fields of basic medicine, anatomy, immunology, and pharmacology. If they were also skilled in purification then it would be even better.

It wouldn’t be good to gather experts from each field because it wasn’t something that could be done separately.

It had to be one person.

One person had to have all of that knowledge.

And Lukas knew one such person.

Unlike Iris, he didn’t know anything about her whereabouts, but...

He turned to Peran and asked.

“Do you know of a golem called Anastasia?”