The Broken Sword Knight in the strange armor had already been moved by Hao Ren and the others to a flatter patch of ground nearby. They had also turned him over and thoroughly examined him, but just as they had discovered earlier, all the injuries covering the knight's body had already healed.
Moreover, a further scan by the Data Terminal revealed that his body was in perfect health. Not only was his skin free of wounds, but everything inside him was also in proper order. In other words, aside from being "unconscious," he showed absolutely no abnormalities.
Hao Ren also had the Data Terminal check whether there were any signs of mechanical modification inside the Broken Sword Knight's body. The conclusion was that everything was no different from an ordinary person's. It seemed that the Broken Sword Knights and the Black Sword Knights used completely different "production techniques." The former's superior combat strength must have been achieved through some other means.
"I have a theory." Looking at the unconscious Broken Sword Knight, Aivena suddenly spoke. "His injuries might have been healed by that tree."
Hao Ren looked toward the towering tree in the middle of the ruins. The giant tree, which had been formed in some ancient era when the Saint King sacrificed her life, still stood silently upon the land. Although the kingdom that the Saint King and her people had fought so hard to defend had long since vanished, its surging vitality continued to radiate from the tree, as if the war from all those years ago were still raging.
"It's very possible." Vivian nodded lightly. "He fled here after suffering severe injuries, then collapsed beside the roots of the Tree of Life. The power escaping from the Tree of Life healed his body, but because his injuries