Tales of healing

Beside a clear stream.

A Sisi blood spread along the river. Soren, his face contorted with rage, washed his wounds, then gritted his teeth and stitched up the cuts. Once he had distanced himself, his pursuers wouldn't be able to catch him. The Stealth abilities of Rogue were no joke; tracking a Rogue like him in the wilderness would require a Legendary Tier tracking profession. By the time they managed to descend the cliff, Soren had already created a distance of over ten kilometers, then vanished from their pursuit.

Only after confirming that it was safe nearby did Soren stop to tend to his wounds.

His strong smell of blood was overwhelming; even if he shook off his hunters, he might attract other wild animals, as the wilderness is full of creatures that are extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

"Sizzle!"

Soren bit through the needle and thread with his teeth, then looked at the wound on his arm, his face turning extremely pale. This was the first time in a long time he had been driven to such a wretched state, almost dying there. The other wounds were somewhat better, but the injury on his back was more difficult to treat. He couldn't stitch it up, so he could only apply some ointment to restore the Regeneration effect of his 20 points of Superhuman Constitution. Although the river water was unusually cold in late autumn, he still went in to wash himself, as he was covered in too much blood.

Soren emerged from the river, his face pale, perhaps from blood loss. He chewed on some jerky, using Level 0 Cantrip to dry himself. The Elemental Crystal in his arms had dimmed, its power depleted, requiring seven days to fully recover. This Legendary Equipment had saved his life, summoning Earth Elemental to restrain many enemies. Stoneskin had blocked at least six blows for him.

The Scimitar had already been thrown to attack the enemy; Soren only had two nearly broken Dagger left.

He didn't recklessly seek revenge on the hunters, but instead headed further afield. First, he needed a night to rest and recover. He needed to heal his injuries and restore his depleted energy. Spell-like Ability were all bloodline-based, so as long as he got a good night's sleep and recovered his energy, he could use ' Shadow Shift ' and ' Hide from Gaze ' again tomorrow.

Equipment plays a very important role.

Soren must first find a weapon, and then recharge the equipment he has used.

For example, that Energy Ring; if his Alchemy skills are sufficient, he can recharge it himself.

As for Goria and Vivian's safety, Soren isn't too worried right now. Given the wisdom of a high-ranking Northern Witch, she certainly wouldn't use short-distance teleportation. Low-level blinking Spell are useless; they can only temporarily evade attacks. The Dimension Door's distance is too short. Even if they escape, the enemy will track them down. Goria opened an extremely long-distance Portal. It's likely her Wizard Tower; Vivian is safer there for now. Soren can wait until he recovers before going to find her.

The North and the Land of Ice and Snow are separated by the Glacial Mountains stretching for hundreds of miles, making it difficult for ordinary people to cross, but it was much easier for him to go alone.

Because he can also learn Spell.

Fly is a third-circle Spell, Soren can now learn. Although it only lasts for one minute with 1 point of Spell power, it's enough to travel a considerable distance. This world doesn't place a high value on Fly; for very long distances, Teleportation Spell are generally used. Aside from certain advanced Alchemy devices from the Arcane Empire era, the fastest flying creatures are probably still Dragon. Need drives pursuit; the invention of Teleportation Spell led many Spellcaster to focus their energy on researching spatial dimensions.

Flying in some supernatural environments is very dangerous.

I took a short break.

Soren began walking along the riverbank. Areas near water sources were more likely to be populated, and he figured he'd better find an Elf village first. He couldn't let the injury on his back linger; if possible, he'd need to see a priest for treatment, otherwise it would take at least three or four days to recover. Perhaps due to the frequency of his injuries lately, Soren's Heal skill had increased rapidly. He already had 27 points Heal; one more point and he'd be at the level of a professional physician in a small town specializing in sword and knife wounds.

He didn't stop at all along the way, and when a cleared road appeared ahead, he knew that he was approaching the gathering place of the Elf.

Sure enough, farmland soon appeared.

Cultivation requires Fertility flat land and sufficient water. Most intelligent beings choose to cultivate better land.

Before reaching the village, Soren encountered Elf patrol. They were all archers, dressed in fine Leather Armor and equipped with Longsword, short swords, Rapier, and other weapons; Elf rarely used heavy weapons. The captain stopped him, questioned him, carefully examined Soren, warned him not to cause trouble, and then let him pass.

Human activity is relatively easy, but if an Orc or Gnoll came, they would probably just capture them and deal with them directly.

After entering the village.

Soren immediately went to the Elf Temple, a temple of the Goddess of Life, the current Queen of the Elven Pantheon, the second wife of the Elven Protector, and in charge of spring, Abundance, birth, planting, and other Portfolio. The oldest Goddess of Life had disappeared long ago, and it was unknown whether she had perished. The Portfolio that had arisen in the Life Domain were now divided among many Deity, and most of those currently bearing the insignia of Hit Points Deity were in a particular field, such as the Elf Goddess of Life, the Halfling Goddess of Life, and so on.

Only if someone strips her of most of the Portfolio over Hit Points can she become a true Goddess of Life!

There's not much to say about this Goddess of Life.

It's worth mentioning the former Elf Goddess of Life, who was the legendary Spider Queen, the first wife of the Elven Protector, and now the Overdeity served by the Drow the Underdark. She was also the most powerful, Evil, and cunning Abyssal Demon Lord. No one could have predicted that the first Elf Queen would fall so low, becoming one of the most powerful Archfiend in the Chaotic Evil Alignment!

Perhaps it was because of her existence that others gained a deeper understanding of the fall of the Deity.

In fact, Soren quite admired the Spider Queen, because she was truly, truly powerful. Time of Troubles, many Deity perished or lost much of their power, but the Spider Queen rose to become the closest Archfiend in the Abyss to the level of a ruler. In just five years, she rose from a relatively high level of Divine Rank with Medium Divinity to Greater Divinity, and even began to move towards the Overdeity of a ruler.

If she didn't have so many enemies, she might actually have been able to ascend to become Deity of Overdeity!

In other words, she can create a world out of thin air.

The standard for measuring Overdeity is rather vague; the easiest way to understand it is in a single sentence. "God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."

This is the standard of Overdeity.

To date, there has never been a Deity with Overdeity; some Ancient God who possessed Overdeity have already perished.

At most, the Deity of today can only create Divine Realm in a certain Plane.

A temple is one level lower in status than a shrine.

There are very few priests here with a class level of 10 or higher. The one who received Soren was a middle-aged male Elf who looked rather refined and was probably a priest of around level eight.

The priest's main way of making money is by treating injuries and then selling various Healing Potion.

Maintaining a temple requires money, expanding faith requires money, and increasing strength requires money. The priests of the Goddess of Wealth even become professional merchants. Most temples sell healing Divine Magic, and they are all clearly priced with no room for bargaining. Soren bought a spell to heal moderate injuries for an astonishing 200 Gold Daler. The cost and expense of these Divine Magic meant they were not widely available, and ordinary people mainly relied on medicine and doctors for treatment.

The effects of Divine Magic are amazing!

After the priest performed Divine Magic on Soren, he recovered quickly. The wound on his back gradually healed, leaving only faint red marks.

He bought two bottles of Healing Potion before leaving the Elf Temple.

Then he saw a well-equipped Elf Guard escorting a handsome elven Elf Noble past.

The Elven Race are not equal, of course; ordinary Elf are similar to common human Commoner.

The man was a male Elf with long, emerald-green hair. His appearance was naturally exceptional, and his lineage was undoubtedly noble, as nearby Elf bowed slightly upon seeing him. Soren also noticed this Elf Noble, and upon seeing certain features, a strange smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

It seemed that the Elf Noble before them was a descendant of the Elf Goddess of Life.

Of course, he wasn't the first-generation Godsbane. He likely possessed a Divinity bloodline that had been passed down for many years, and his talent was only slightly stronger than that of ordinary people, but not quite at the level of the Fear God Child. The Elf Guard guards escorted him toward the Temple of Hit Points. Soren quickly stepped aside to let them pass, and they looked at him with considerable surprise, as there weren't many human Adventurer in the forest, and even fewer Rogue traveling alone.

To be honest, the Elven Overgod is rather difficult to evaluate.

As the guardian deity of the Elf, his first wife, Spider Queen of the Abyss, basically did whatever she wanted. Many are familiar with the Spider Queen's personality; just look at the licentiousness of the Drow. His second wife also has some secret rumors. It's said she had a child with a mortal, supposedly for a period after becoming the Elf Goddess of Life. Of course, the official version is that the mortal was actually Avatar of the Elven Overgod; in reality, the couple simply had a different kind of fun.

But nobody knows the real story!

However, according to legend, the Elven Protector is hermaphroditic, and in the past, He sometimes appeared in female Avatar and had stories with some outstanding male mortals, so perhaps He really doesn't care much about these things.

The Elf Noble before me must be descendants of the Goddess of Life.

Although it is unclear who the Elf Queen's child was with, Soren felt it certainly wasn't the Elven Protector, because the bloodline of two Deity couldn't possibly remain in the mortal realm.

The chances of a child being born Deity are extremely rare.

...(To be continued~^~)