Sorry (Fifth Update)

He ignored the corpses on the ground.

Soren staggered towards the alleyway exit, not even glancing at the possibly Legendary Tier loot on the corpses. His vision was blurry; everything he saw seemed to sway. Some documents flashed before his eyes, but due to excessive blood loss, his brain was becoming unclear. Soren's breathing became increasingly difficult, and his strength was gradually draining away. If it weren't for a powerful will supporting his body, he would probably have collapsed long ago.

A row of documents appeared:

"Hit Points have dropped below 90%!"

"You have entered a near-death state!... While continuously bleeding!... You will die within thirty seconds!..."

"Determination of Death Saving Throw in a near-death state!"

"You have obtained information on the [Death Resilience] Special Feat Feat!..."

What Soren saw became increasingly blurry.

His Hit Points was gradually fading, but he was unwilling to die like this. He couldn't die, nor should he die at the hands of such an enemy. Countless Legendary Deity emerged during the Time of Troubles; he had experienced so much life-and -Slaughter along his path, even clashing twice with Greater Divinity Overdeity. How could he be so easily killed by a Legendary Professional? He had already surpassed his former self; given a little time, Soren believed he could become countless times stronger than his peak self!

The pierced heart was robbing him of his Hit Points.

Even Faint Divinity could not undo Soren's injuries, for such wounds would be fatal to many High-tier Demon.

Unless Divine Power is so great that it disregards the physical body, the heart, Hit Points of flesh and blood, remains a fatal weakness. Soren's Hit Points was already on the verge of death; his strength was waning, his spirit was growing increasingly weary, and he seemed poised to collapse at any moment. Yet, he continued to advance slowly. All that he had experienced in the past, the will forged through a thousand miles of barefoot walking, and his worry and reluctance to part with Vivian kept him from easily giving up.

Then, he heard a voice.

As if his last ounce of potential had been drained, Soren suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils glowed with a blood-red light, and before him appeared what seemed to be a woman. Soren could no longer make out her features, but he could sense her tension, for anyone would be startled to see a blood-soaked person suddenly emerge from an alley. The woman appeared to be an Amazon Warrior; upon seeing Soren, she alertly prepared to draw her weapon, but at that moment, Soren suddenly quickened his pace and charged forward.

"Sorry!"

As if using his last ounce of strength, after squeezing out all his potential, Soren softly said "I'm sorry," then pointed his finger at the Amazon Women happened to be nearby.

--"Vampiric Touch!"

As Soren's finger touched the other woman's body, a surge of Hit Points transferred from the Amazon woman's body to Soren's. The wound on his back seemed to heal considerably, and even his pierced heart appeared to have partially recovered—this was the effect of Feat [Spell Control] feat. Soren was desperately Control Spell the Hit Points energy absorbed by the spell to transfer to his heart, using it to heal the vital organ pierced by his enemy.

Soren's breathing gradually became stronger, and everything he saw became clearer.

A trace of color even returned to his originally deathly pale face. He was on the verge of death, but this Spell forcibly pulled him back to Heavy Injury Condition, even though his pierced heart was still bleeding continuously.

"Vampiric Touch [Faint Divinity]: When activating this talent, you can gather Negative Energy Erosion the enemy's Hit Points and temporarily transfer it to yourself. After activating this ability, any enemy you directly touch will lose (Divine Rank + Spell Power) * 3 of your Hit Points, up to a maximum of 60 points. This Hit Points Hit Points will be transferred to you and will heal your injuries. If it exceeds your Hit Points, this Hit Points energy will remain for 1 hour, further increasing your maximum Hit Points. The effects of this Spell do not stack, and the opponent may die instantly due to complete depletion of Hit Points. This ability will increase with your Divinity level!" [Once per day.]

Bang!

A cold, lifeless body lay on the ground.

As Soren's wounds gradually healed, the Amazon woman's breath grew weaker and weaker. Finally, her face lost its luster, her skin turned pale and dull, and she stopped breathing completely. [Vampiric Touch] is Undead Spell, one of the few Spell Wizard can use to heal themselves. This Spell can kill enemies; if the Hit Points energy absorbed exceeds the enemy's limit, the target will be completely drained of Hit Points and die!

Soren has been enhanced to the point of Faint Divinity.

With his current Divine Power, he could almost maximize the effect of this Spell, and the Amazon woman in front of him didn't seem to have more than 60 points of Hit Points.

So she died.

Soren apologized before reaching out to touch her, because he knew that those whose Hit Points energy he drained would have a hard time surviving.

However, he doesn't regret it.

Although this seemed to be the first time he had taken the Hit Points of a complete stranger in order to save his own.

There was no time to think about anything else. Soren's heart wound had not fully healed, and as long as it didn't heal, his Hit Points would continue to drain away. Without even glancing at the corpses lying on the ground, Soren charged directly toward the Temple of the Sea.

There's still time!

By using the Spell [Vampiric Touch] to drain the woman's Hit Points, Soren can at least hold on for a while longer.

"We can't die!"

"I absolutely cannot die! I cannot die here!"

Soren had only one thought in his mind: he couldn't die so easily, because the Time of Troubles hadn't come yet, Vivian's Destiny hadn't changed. If he died here like this, the little girl would probably have a hard time surviving that incredibly Cruelty Slaughter.

The will to live was so strong!

So intensely, Soren had nightmares all night. When he opened his eyes the next day, he found himself completely naked, submerged in a Seawater of azure water. Before him stood the Naga Priestess, who had been resting with her eyes closed. Noticing Soren's awakening, she slowly opened her eyes, then tossed him a gleaming Gold Coin, saying in a deep voice, "You owe me a favor!"

"Consider the rest of what the Assassin had as my reward. This Gold Coin seems a bit special; it only emits a faint Spell Aura when it gets close to you. Perhaps it will be more useful for you to keep it."

...(To be continued~^~)