Edward Crawford, with a gaping hole in his chest, leaned on Sealed Artifact 1-114 and struggled to kneel on the floor. His collar had fallen open, revealing the neck that had been hidden beneath it—a green wreath hung there.
Emerald light surrounded his body. The hole in his chest was enveloped in that light, and the organs within stopped bleeding, slowly writhing as they continued to function.
It was that Sealed Artifact with healing abilities!
Luther recalled that Ms. Daly had used this wreath to treat the wounded before. He just did not know when Edward had hidden it on himself.
This bastard! Back in the carriage, they had clearly agreed to introduce each other's abilities.
Who would have thought that he had still held something back! Of course, Luther had kept his own secrets as well, so he did not seem to have the standing to criticize him... More importantly, there was the matter at hand.
Thus, after only a moment of stunned hesitation, Luther pounced back onto the ritual array on the floor, striving to finish the alterations as quickly as possible!
His body grew lighter, free from the torment of illness. On the contrary, an unnatural flush suddenly appeared on Ms. M's face, and she began to cough aloud. Obviously, Edward had used the Staff of Chaos just then to alter the rules, "confusing" the effects of the illness onto her.
"Don't interfere with me!"
Ms. M lost the composure she had displayed while dealing with Edward and shouted furiously. Amid the squeezing and encirclement of flesh, she raised a hand. Several scarlet fireballs rapidly formed in her palm and shot toward Edward.
"Boom!"
Edward looked at her contemptuously. Without hesitation, he raised the wand again and struck it against the ground.
"Crack!"
With that motion, cracks