Mystery: A Spark

"I...I beg you for something. Please, please let the captain bury me next to Klein, so we can keep each other company, okay?"

“Okay,” Arthur replied in a low voice.

After saying that, he stretched out his right hand and placed it in front of his chest, drawing out a small ball of green light from his body.

Then, he pressed this ball of light, brimming with life, onto Leonard's body.

After doing all this, Arthur said to Leonard with a smile in his eyes:

"However, I think it would be better if you went to talk to him yourself."

Chapter 96 After the War

After Arthur pressed the ball of light, brimming with life, onto Leonard, the poet's deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest gradually began to heal.

Before long, the wound that had originally been enough to seriously injure him to death was restored to a minor injury.

Although still bleeding, it was no longer fatal.

Leonard stared blankly at the wounds on his chest that had mostly healed, then stared blankly at Arthur.

After going back and forth several times, he finally realized that his injuries had been treated.

"I...I don't have to die?" Leonard blinked, still somewhat immersed in the sorrow and frustration of impending death.

"Why, no, treat him first?" he asked blankly.

Arthur raised his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and said in a calm tone:

"I saw you were getting really into it, and I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere."

Leonard's expression instantly contorted; he tried to roll over and stand up, but...

"hiss……"

His movement to get up was too abrupt, which aggravated the injury in his chest, causing him to fall to the ground again.

Arthur's treatment only turned his potentially fatal injuries into non-fatal ones, but it did not completely heal him.

Because this treatment would deplete Arthur's life force, he naturally tried to conserve it as much as possible.

Even though he could restore his life force by eating meat because he devoured the offspring of the true creation.

However, if too much energy is lost at once, it will still affect Arthur's body.

Therefore, Arthur should remain cautious about using this treatment method until the critical point of depletion is found.

Leonard lay on the ground, wincing in pain.

Once the pain subsided a little, he pointed at Arthur, but then didn't know what to say.

Go ahead and curse him; after all, this guy did save my life.

Leonard's character wouldn't allow him to speak ill of his savior.

But if he didn't vent his anger, the poet felt incredibly frustrated, as if a lump was stuck in his throat.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly stood up and looked around.

Soon, he saw a wooden trash can not far away.

Leonard then stepped forward.

Then, he kicked the trash can away.

After kicking Arthur away, Leonard turned around and glared at him fiercely, with a hint of threat in his eyes.

Arthur remained completely unfazed.

Firstly, because Leonard simply can't beat him.

Secondly...

"It's just a pity that Klein..." Arthur sighed softly.

Secondly, with Klein killed, the poet probably wouldn't have the mind to bother him.

As expected, Leonard's expression gradually turned serious after hearing Arthur's words.

His eyes revealed obvious sadness, and he seemed hesitant to look at Klein.

"Let's take a look, after all, every look is one less time to see him," Arthur said in a low voice, seemingly also grieving for Klein's passing.

Leonard took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

He staggered toward Klein's body and slowly crouched down.

Looking at Klein's bloodless face, tears streamed down Leonard's face.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned to look at Arthur, his eyes filled with a kind of hope.

Arthur understood what he meant, but he could only save those who were still alive; he had no power to bring the dead back to life.

So he shook his head slightly, indicating that he was powerless to help.

The light in Leonard's eyes dimmed.

He paused for a moment, then, clinging to his last glimmer of hope, whispered:

"Teacher, could you...?"

Pales's aged voice rang out:

"Don't even mention that I'm not in my best condition right now. Even if I were at my peak, it wouldn't work. Bringing someone back to life is something even gods might not be able to do."

"You've been a night watchman for so many years, you should know this in your heart."

The light in Leonard's eyes went out.

He lowered his head, dug his hands deep into his hair, and let out a suppressed, mournful cry.

Seeing this, Pales could only sigh softly.

When Ince Zangwill ambushed Klein, Palles only just realized what was happening, and it was too late.

Ultimately, Ince Zangwell was too determined to kill Klein and acted with great decisiveness.

Unless Palles is in good condition, there is no way to save Leonard's colleague.

In the subsequent battle between Arthur and Ince Zangwell, Palles was unable to contribute much because high-level items in the audience's path were involved.

This would likely expose Him, thereby attracting Adam, the King of Angels, who was the observer.

Adam was Ammon's brother.

However, Pales did not do nothing.

Originally, Ince Zangwell's claw strike was enough to kill Leonard instantly.

However, thanks to Parles, Leonard was only seriously injured and did not die on the spot.

He originally planned to take advantage of Leonard being kicked downstairs and away from the battlefield to slowly treat him.

A short while later, He saw the blond youth run down, and he didn't seem too nervous.

So Palles didn't rush to heal Leonard's injuries, because he saw that this blond kid was up to no good.

Sure enough, what happened next gave Pales a good show.

Arthur had anticipated that Pales would slack off earlier.

He knew that Pales wouldn't provide much help in this battle, so he didn't have high expectations for him.

However, Arthur also knew that the old man would not easily watch Leonard die.

After all, a suitable host like a poet is not something you can find easily.

Moreover, Arthur had previously cleared up the misunderstanding between them, so the relationship between the old man and the poet classmate shouldn't be as strained as it was at this point in the original story.

That's why Arthur wasn't too anxious when Leonard was kicked off the court.

As the Blackthorn Security Company caught fire, the rising black smoke gradually began to attract the attention of nearby residents.

However, they all naturally overlooked the two people and one corpse on Arthur's side at this moment.

Upon seeing this, Arthur knew that Palles was using his extraordinary abilities to prevent bystanders from noticing them.

He also secretly began to suppress the flames.

Since Arthur no longer needed to burn buildings to digest the potion, there was naturally no need to let the fire continue burning.

At that moment, a group of figures suddenly appeared at the end of the street.

Those were Dunn and the extraordinary ones from the other two churches.

After Dunn gradually sensed something was wrong in the suburbs, he led the Punishers and the Mechanical Hearts back as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, even though they acted very quickly, they were still a step too late and only managed to finish the work.

With Arthur's covert suppression and the help of these extraordinary beings who came to his aid, the fire was quickly extinguished.

The Mechanical Heart and the Punishers went underground to deal with the seal riot.

Dunn, on the other hand, went directly to Arthur and his group.

“Captain, Klein, he…” Leonard started to say, but then couldn’t continue.

Dunn didn't speak. He silently walked to Klein's body, quietly looking at the pale, bloodless face, his gray eyes filled with sorrow, pain, and self-blame.

He blamed himself for not noticing something was wrong sooner, and was saddened by the loss of another good teammate.

However, as the captain of the night watch, Dunn didn't have much leeway to allow himself to remain immersed in these emotions.

So he stood still for a few minutes and closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Dunn's expression had returned to calm, as if he had suppressed all his negative emotions.

At least that's what it seems.

Dunn turned to look at Arthur and said in a low voice:

"Thank you for your help, otherwise my teammates would have suffered serious injuries."

This thank you is not only to express gratitude for the other party's help today, but also to thank them for their previous assistance.

Whether it was Old Neil and Cohen's narrow escape from death, or the method of digesting the potion called "Acting Method" that Dunn obtained, it was all closely related to the blond youth in front of them.