Chapter 33.1
Promise with Elena
The Female Thief, with her neck snapped, collapsed, and I stood there calmly gazing at her as the magical armor diffused from her body, and then I sliced her throat with my knife, to finish her off once and for all.
“…Keho”
Blood spilled from my little coughing. Whether the stab to the stomach had injured my internal organs or the poison had started to work, I heard a shriek as I collapsed to my knees and fell on my back.
“Aria!!!”
I turned my gaze slightly in the direction where my name came from and saw Elena, who was still unable to move properly, but probably because the poison had faded considerably, she was crawling towards me.
Elena was safe…. and there were no serious injuries. I exhaled thinking that my mission was completed, but I used [Heal] to regain some of my strength, which was most likely on the verge of collapse, though I did not recover much from [Heal] as I was still having a difficulty breathing making it seem like I was on my last breath.
Considering the magic and Combat Skill I used, I had about half of my magic power left. With [Heal], I would have about 30-40 points left. That would be equivalent to my remaining “life”.
“Aria, what a terrible wound…”
Elena, who had finally reached my side, turned pale when she saw my injuries.
“…Are you okay?”
“It’s you that you should be concerned about, rather than me! You fought so recklessly…with wounds this deep, [Heal] is impossible. I will [Cure] you immediately…”