Chapter 144: Two things
Archibald contemplated the latest reports as he radiated dense life mana from his palm, focusing it on his son’s stump. Even for a powerful Violet core, regrowing a Blue’s arm would take several hours. And that was taking into account his more sophisticated approach, chiselled to perfection after centuries of healing people. Blindly pouring mana into a wound like a brute would still work, but it would take so much longer.
“How did the other fronts go?” Galahad asked, not even flinching at the excruciating pain as his flesh and bones squirmed.
“About as well as you’d expect.”
When forming the group of four for the escort mission, Archibald had naturally given himself some leeway, in case House Tantalus sent more people than expected. Originally, he’d thought Galahad and Mordred would be plenty to deal with any complications. Still, he’d underestimated how keen their enemies had been to get to the healers.
‘I suppose it makes sense.’
Life users were their family’s greatest strength, as well as a huge thorn in their rivals’ sides. Not to mention the two women in the group of healers those degenerates wanted to place their filthy hands on.
Luckily, House Tantalus had failed in the end. Their Blues did manage to escape with their lives, but their injuries were no better than Galahad’s. Even with Drain, they’d need longer to fix them – not to mention how many lives they’d have to take. As for their Greens, all five were dead.
‘Sending Elaine was the right move.’
While he’d hoped it wouldn’t come to that, Archibald had sent his granddaughter to serve as a final trump card, just in case things went south. He knew the girl could turn the tides in a pinch, though that had come with its own cost. Now Gawain had learned of Circulation too.