Witch Redemption

Lana's body was covered in numerous black, corrosive wounds, most severely on her hands, feet, and lower abdomen, while the rest of her body was relatively unharmed. In addition to these corrosive wounds, Lana also had six gruesome sword wounds on her arms and back, which, although scabbed over, still looked shocking.

"I didn't expect it to be even more serious than last time. This guy is even more desperate than I imagined."

Li Lan felt a pang of heartache. He first used hot water to clean Lana's wounds, then took out two bottles of recovery medicine and applied them to Lana's wounds one by one. He only breathed a sigh of relief when the medicine took effect.

"That's fine. The wound will heal on its own in a few hours and won't leave a scar."

Having had many experiences, Li Lan was quite adept at it. Unfortunately, the reward this time was only two bottles of recovery potions, which would cause him some trouble after Lana used them.

His consciousness was somewhat blurred. Li Lan's injuries were mainly concentrated on his back and feet. Fortunately, his personal recovery ability was indeed remarkable, so he managed to pull through. However, he would still need medication to fully heal.

"Try it now."

Li Lan covered the sleeping Lana with a gray down blanket, then sat on an old wooden chair to the side, opened his own natal magic book, and navigated to the page related to the secondary profession of pharmacist.

"Drug synthesis involves collecting raw materials to extract the drugs and synthesize them. The synthesized drugs are classified as ordinary, excellent, and top-grade based on their quality."

This thing even has different quality levels. Li Lan felt like she was playing a lottery game. Why couldn't it be more straightforward?

Fortunately, they don't have high requirements for recovery medicine right now; as long as it works, they don't care.

"What should we do?"

Li Lan clicked on the recipe for "Recovery Potion," and at that moment, only this recipe was lit up, changing from black and white to color.

Three hundred green ghost vines, which had been stored in the magic book, were taken out as the main component of the recovery potion. Li Lan knew from the beginning that the dosage was particularly large.

But then, the three hundred green ghost vines floated above the magic book, completely kneaded into a ball by an invisible force, and all the dark green juice was squeezed out. Immediately afterwards, a large ball of dark green juice that was suspended above the magic book and below the dregs boiled again, probably due to some kind of heating.

A foul odor quickly filled the room, but fortunately, their room was on the top floor, where the ventilation was quite good.

"The dregs need to be removed first."

As if by instinct, this information suddenly appeared in Li Lan's mind. He reached out his right hand and took out the clump of green ghost vine residue the size of a basketball.

Sure enough, all the water in the plant had been squeezed out, and the thing in my hand had become worthless hay.

He casually tossed the hay into a nearby trash can. Meanwhile, the extraction of a bowl-sized mass of dark green liquid continued. The violently boiling liquid continuously emitted inky black gas, gradually changing from dark green to deep green. Half an hour later, it began to turn into a crystal-clear light green, and its volume shrank by one-third.

"We need to add Mo Cao."

With this premonition in her heart, Li Lan continued to manipulate her fingers, and ten more gray-red Mo grasses appeared on the magic book. These ten Mo grasses were also instantly flattened by an invisible force, kneaded into a ball, and squeezed out a lot of transparent liquid. When the liquid mixed with a large ball of light green medicinal liquid, it made a sizzling sound, triggering an even more violent reaction.

"Finally, there's this mist grass..."

With just one herb, the azure-blue plant melted completely into the potion the moment it appeared above the grimoire, leaving nothing behind. The previously boiling mass of tender green liquid miraculously cooled down and became perfectly calm upon encountering this final step.

………………

The recovery potion has been successfully made!

Li Lan stared excitedly and curiously at the spherical, light green liquid floating on the magic book. It was crystal clear and extremely pleasing to the eye, forming a stark contrast to any recovery potion she had used before.

It's as if they've only ever used inferior products, and this one in front of them is the real deal.

"Excellent! Excellent!"

The page for the apothecary sub-profession in the magic book became blank. Before Li Lan could react, she saw several paragraphs of text displayed on it.

"The recovery potion has been successfully produced. It is of average quality and its efficacy is suitable for any non-fatal injury. It takes two hours to heal."

Hmm, it seems that the so-called quality distinction of recovery potions is most likely based on the recovery time, Li Lan guessed, while also being very curious about what other quality recovery potions looked like.

"I'll try it again later, but how exactly do I use this potion?"

Li Lan looked at the liquid medicine floating on the magic book and felt troubled. He was thinking about what kind of container he could use to hold so much liquid medicine.

These are the only two empty bottles I have left? No way, those bastards who sell recovery medicine are incredibly stingy. These bottles are barely the size of a thumb, otherwise we wouldn't be running out of them.

The amount of liquid medicine in front of me is a full half bowl.

"Half a bowl... um?" Li Lan's gaze lingered on the cupboard not far away, where there were indeed some bowls, cutlery, and cutlery.

"It's you!"

Li Lan took out one of the large bowls and then scooped up a clump of light green liquid from the magic book. The liquid seemed to lose control and collapsed in the bowl, while a refreshing fragrance began to spread around, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"My God! This is the real recovery medicine!"

What were those things we used before? They stank horribly!

In comparison, Li Lan was probably more frustrated that the first recovery medicine she made was completely lacking in sophistication; it was served in a bowl, something unique and one of a kind.

"I was careless. I should have prepared more equipment, but I don't know where to buy it."

Li Lan carefully placed the half-bowl of obviously high-quality recovery medicine on the dressing table beside the bed. Looking back, she saw that Lana had recovered and her beautiful complexion had regained its rosy hue as her injuries gradually healed.

"Then, I must also..."

With the recovery potion successfully prepared and her mind finally at ease, Li Lan raised her hand to untie her tattered clothes, but her vision suddenly blurred, and she collapsed weakly to the side, her consciousness fading into darkness...

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The Witch's Abode, the building where Lolina and Ann Gnath reside.

Ann Gnath never expected Lorina to actually come back alive; when she saw her walk in, it was as if she had seen a ghost.

Of course, Lorina now really looks like a ghost. Her once gorgeous black gothic outfit has been completely turned into rags, barely covering her private parts. As for the other exposed parts, it's a bit exaggerated. Her originally fair skin has been corroded by a lot of black, and it looks painful.

It really did hurt; you could tell just by looking at Lolina's grimacing face.

"you……"

Ann Gnath wanted to ask if you were alright, but the words stuck in his throat.

After all, at the last moment today, An Ke thought her roommate was dead, and had even forgotten about her. Who knew that she would actually come back alive? It's simply unbelievable.

"I'm fine. Thanks to those two, otherwise I might have really been in trouble today."

Lorina didn't bother arguing with this guy. She hadn't expected this guy, whom she'd only known for a short time, to risk his life to help her. In that situation, running away was probably the right choice.

After talking with Li Lan and Lana, she shared the same thought as them: they called this hard-won escape "luck".

Finally, "Code Name 073" had already retrieved the grimoire. If it weren't for Lorina's timely support, the three wouldn't have had a chance to kill him. Or, to put it another way, if "Code Name 073" had retrieved the grimoire from the beginning and used the professional skills expected of a witch, not only would Lana have been the first to die, but the others would also have had little chance of escaping.

According to Li Lan, "We should be grateful that we are with a lucky person. No matter how dangerous things are, there will always be a time when our luck turns around."

"And the other two..."

Ann Gnath thought of the two witches who had stayed behind to hold off the large number of monsters at the beginning. Although he didn't like them, he was still very curious about whether they could survive in that hellish place.

"They've already gone back, but Lana was seriously injured. Hopefully, she'll be alright by tonight."

Thinking about this, Lolina still felt uneasy, after all, one bottle of recovery potion was simply not enough, at least that's how it was for her.

Shaking her head, Lolina went to the bookshelf and pulled out a few books.

"I'm going upstairs to rest now. Goodnight."

Their relationship remained as lukewarm as ever, but today, Ann Gnath had a feeling that something was missing between them, and that the distance between them seemed to have deepened slightly.

Chapter 42 Another Peaceful Day

The morning sunlight streamed quietly through the high window, casting a peaceful glow throughout the room.

"..."

Opening her drowsy eyes, Li Lan found herself lying on an old wooden bed, covered with the hotel's signature gray down blanket.

"Great, you're awake." It was an urgent and joyful voice.

"Ah, it's Lana." Li Lan's consciousness gradually cleared up.

Turning my head, I saw Lana, who had fully recovered, sitting on an old wooden chair by the bed, dressed in worn-out linen loungewear.

It must be said that a few hours ago, when Lana regained consciousness and found Li Lan lying on the ground with serious injuries, her first reaction was a mix of emotions: gratitude, worry, fear, and even helplessness.

Fortunately, he quickly identified the strange liquid in the half-bowl on the dressing table. Knowing what was going on, he hurriedly began to treat Li Lan's injuries...

Lana sighed and scolded, "That's so stupid. Why didn't you use one of the two recovery potions to stabilize your injuries first, and then deal with the rest later?"

Li Lan smiled bitterly, thinking to herself, "I wanted to too, but your injuries were too severe back then. If I only used one bottle and it delayed your treatment, I would have been doomed."

Fortunately, Li Lan finally regained consciousness, and her injuries had completely healed.

So he didn't linger on the topic. "Lana, what time is it?"

My stomach is so hungry! Why would a witch feel such intense hunger?

No, it seems they haven't eaten at all since yesterday.

"Nine o'clock." Lana was embarrassed to say that she had been too worried to leave.

Li Lan got up and found himself completely naked. Because his injuries had completely healed, he still felt a surge of adrenaline.

“Let’s go to the restroom first,” Lana said with a smile, but her smile quickly turned bitter. “All of our witch outfits are ruined. We can only make do with these clothes from the hotel now. Maybe we should think of something.”

Damn it, every day we go out to kill those monsters called Mimic Chaos. Their blood and bodily fluids are corrosive, and if you accidentally get them on your clothes, they'll be ruined. They just can't stand it in the long run.

"This is another big expense."

Li Lan casually grabbed a towel from the side and held it in front of him. Thinking about how he had finally earned a hundred Brown yesterday and didn't know how much he would have to spend next, he suddenly felt a little heartache.

"What if we got the chance to get a set of armor?"

Neither this gloomy witch's outfit nor the black gothic dresses worn by other witches were the clothes Li Lan wanted.

His ideal clothes should be the berserker armor of the black-clad swordsman in a certain comic book he once read. If he could wear such armor, he wouldn't need to be too afraid of any monster's attack, right?

"I can understand soft armor, but full armor won't do, right?"

The main problem is a lack of flexibility. No matter how strong they are, wearing that heavy armor will inevitably restrict their movement to some extent, which is not a good sign.

"The defensive power of armor is ultimately limited. The best way to deal with monsters is definitely not to use any armor to withstand the attack head-on, but to dodge, just like in a game, take advantage of their vulnerability and attack."

"Isn't that just turn-based? Rolling around with a +21 Dark Sword?" Li Lan was secretly amused when she heard this, and couldn't help but think of the old game she used to play, Soul of XX.

"Yes, that's how I am. I occasionally use frontal blocking to catch people off guard and then attack, but it's not necessary most of the time."

In reality, there aren't that many fancy attack techniques. Just dodge the opponent's attack and take them down before they can react. Besides, this world isn't a game. Recovery potions have limited effectiveness and can't be used on the spot. Getting injured can be extremely fatal. Many times, a moment of carelessness can cost you your life.

Just like the time Lana almost died, she thought it was just a small wound and it was no big deal, but when she went head-to-head with it, it almost turned into a tragedy.

"..."

Li Lan was speechless for a moment.

Ten minutes later, Li Lan, who had also changed into linen loungewear and whose silver hair was still a little damp, came out.