Light kept pouring out from the pool in waves, like the beating of a heart.
Laura had both hands pressed against Mr. Vali's wounds, continuously releasing power and drawing out the pool's healing force.
He slowly opened his eyes... Laura, who had been watching Mr. Vali the whole time, hurriedly said, "Don't speak. This is the place Amos built to treat meritorious soldiers when they're near death."
Mr. Vali slowly exhaled, then reached out and gently took Laura's hand. "Why... are you still saving me?"
"I don't want you to die too easily!" she said bluntly. Then she bit her lip. "I'll save you, and then torture you for a thousand years... at the very least!"
"Then I'll have to work on my stamina." Mr. Vali gave a low chuckle... but it seemed to tug at his wounds, and he began coughing.
"I told you not to speak!" she said sternly and coldly. "Unless you want to die."
"How long has it been since I last spoke to you like this?" Mr. Vali slowly shook his head. "Why did I always have to wear that hypocritical mask... If I could have spoken to you like this from the beginning, how wonderful would that have been?"
"I'm not a little girl anymore." Laura suddenly sighed. "Sweet words won't work on me... I'm saving you, but that doesn't mean I won't really kill you."
Ignoring the fact that he was still being treated, he forced himself upright and pulled Laura tightly into his arms. In a low voice, he said, "Laura, I'll eventually leave this world... Even if I die, my soul will still be forcibly sent away. If you kill me, I don't know when I'll be able to descend again. Tell me, what do I have to do to keep