Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

He sighed – if this little bastard hadn’t taken the car Malin gave him and gone out, he probably would have been a goner by now.

If the assassin had been a Transcendent, then Joe would have been dead for sure. But from the assassin’s perspective, killing an insignificant half-grown kid with no great transcendent talent, who was still just an apprentice, didn’t justify deploying a Transcendent as an assassin.

As for Joe, although he didn’t die, the crossbow arrow had barbs and was aimed directly at his heart – a strike meant to kill. Lucky for the boy, he shifted just in time, and the arrow pierced through his body, puncturing a lung. When he was rescued from under the car, he was already in a dying state. It was said that Malin had given him a potion, and the people accompanying him poured the medicine into his mouth, which pulled him back from the brink of death.

Because of this, Goethe even specially thanked Malin in their correspondence.

As for Malin, he could only accept the thanks with guilt – he never gave the boy a potion; it must have been Faye who did.

At this point, Malin felt a bit embarrassed to say anything. His medicine was meant to maintain Faye’s frail body, and he didn’t know how much the girl had given away. He definitely had to warn Faye this time; if a life was lost, the one who would sit in the seat of Mrs. Malin would be some other girl.

After the communication was over, none of the commanders showed any of the previous caution and vigilance, which gave Malin a deeper understanding of Goethe’s influence – this normally unconventional guy was unexpectedly acknowledged by the military.

But then again, it made sense. It was said that he had been at the forefront during the Tide of the Dead. If the military couldn’t trust him, who could they trust?

Therefore, Malin had to perform well... at least, he couldn’t lose face.