The toxic blood activated by Life Energy was extremely dangerous. Even a single drop falling onto the ground below would be enough to cause the gravest consequences.
For now, Miss Ingram and Iluna could only use divine arts to gather it together and suppress its toxicity with the power of Miracle Elements. They could not eradicate it completely.
"Miracle Technique: Life Fire Seed!"
Shade did not approach that side with Wei Ge. Instead, from a distance, he shot out four chains once more. The chains pierced the gathered mass of toxic mist, extracting the abnormal vitality contained within in the form of Life Fire Seeds and injecting it back into the Fire Seed Source in his palm.
Once that task was complete, either Miss Ingram or Iluna could handle the remaining toxic mist themselves. Shade exchanged a glance with Iluna, but neither greeted the other. Before Miss Ingram could speak and attempt to strike up a conversation with the God Summoner, Shade flew away with Wei Ge in the direction away from the city.
Wei Ge had originally thought Shade wanted to avoid The Church's attention and therefore had not returned to the city. Instead, he landed at the abandoned farmstead where he had encountered the Thousand-Eyed Arcanist last time.
It was already half past eight in the evening, and there was no light anywhere in the farmstead. After landing, Shade said nothing. Instead, he turned over a tiny, inconspicuous Metal Gear that had somehow stuck to his sleeve.
After the flames rising from his hand burned it away, Shade motioned for Wei Ge not to speak yet. The two waited together for a moment before a third figure crossed over the farmstead's wall and arrived.
Moonlight illuminated the figure of Construct Master Gerald Delong. He stopped at just the