Thanks to Mr. Iver's emergency treatment, the wounded finally held on until the church priests arrived.
Even Bishop Mathers came rushing over.
They had even begun contacting Royal Law University—if there still weren't enough people, they would have to bring over an entire busload of students to help.
The Illumination Spell required placing a palm against the other person's forehead, the back of their head, or their heart, then injecting light drawn from the burning life force of the priest. Dispelling curses required contact with the back of the head, while healing injuries required contact with the heart.
That made it very inconvenient for him to sit in a wheelchair, so he simply didn't have the Shadow Demon come back.
It stayed in Lily's shadow the whole time... Fortunately, the Shadow Demon didn't cause any trouble or put on a show in public to demonstrate its existence. Instead, it stayed quietly with Lily, watching Iver treat the wounded and occasionally coming over to lend a hand.
Besides Light Attribute mana, the fuel for the Illumination Spell also included the caster's life force. Excessive use of the Illumination Spell would damage and deplete the caster's body. When Bishop Mathers had first appeared before Iver, his aged appearance had been the result of using too many Illumination Spells in a short period.
At times like that, the Sacrificial Fire Method was needed to consume mana and rapidly heal oneself.
As a result, the total amount of injuries a priest could treat was limited. For relatively minor injuries, it was better to leave them for the students to practice on—at least they wouldn't make things worse.
Once his mana was almost exhausted, Iver began praying to the Candle Holder. He repeated the process twice, until his mana had been completely wrung dry. Only