Is this a healer? Probably...

Chapter 30: Is this a healer? Probably.

One-hit kill!

Colin could feel the monster beneath his hand struggle a few times before it breathed its last.

With the power of Hunting Moment and Aberration Scholar, as long as the monster he faced wasn't stronger than him, it would basically be killed in seconds.

"Thank you, my Lord!" the few servants who had been saved said in a rush.

Colin nodded in response, then looked toward the other dozen or so monsters. Since he had already started, he couldn't just end it in three seconds.

He had to finish them off completely!

As Colin brought his axe down again and again, the battle ended in less than ten minutes.

"Congratulations, you have obtained 7ml of Tainted Dim Blood."

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A total of over 130ml of blood.

What Colin didn't expect was that he seemed to have dropped another Twisted Soul.

"Huh? It looks like I dropped something good too!"

Colin was surprised to find a Special Talent Recruitment Card in his inventory.

[Special Talent Recruitment Card: Can recruit a person who possesses special abilities. There is a certain probability of summoning failure.]

[Note: This character's initial loyalty is 50%. They will follow your orders, but you cannot use violent means against them. Once it drops below 30%, the other party may leave at any time.]

"There's actually a chance of failure? Well, I shouldn't be that unlucky, but this loyalty isn't as absolute as a normal servant's."

Colin looked at the description, thought for a moment, and decided to use the card right there.

He was mainly curious about what exactly made this so-called "special talent" so special.

After using it, Colin saw white specks of light appear before him. These specks rapidly converged, then elongated and transformed.

Vaguely, a petite female figure could be seen stepping out from within.

She was a woman wearing white clerical robes, standing 1.6 meters tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her features were delicate, and she held a book depicting a golden sun emblem in her hand.

She froze upon seeing Colin's face, then drew a circle on her chest with her right hand, bowed slightly, and spoke in a gentle voice:

"I am the Holy Light Priest, Shana Heraka. You may call me Shana, my Lord."

"Hello, Miss Shana. You can call me 'my Lord', or just Colin is fine." As Colin spoke, he opened her personal information.

[Holy Light Priest: Shana Heraka.]

Identity: Holy Light Priest of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun.

Description: A kind, gentle Holy Light Priest who brings healing.

Strength: Tier 1.

Status: Hungry.

Satiety: 22 (1-20 Extremely Hungry, 21-40 Hungry, 41-60 Average, 61-80 Full, 81-100 Very Satisfied)

Strength: 2.9 (Normal human is 1 point)

Endurance: 2.3 (Normal human is 1 point)

Stamina: 2.1 (Normal human is 1 point)

Spirit: 1.8 (Normal mage is 1 point)

Intelligence: 1.5 (Magic bonus, unrelated to general wisdom.)

Mana: 500/500.

Skills mastered: Robust Body, Meteor Hammer, Sweep Kick, Straight Punch, Abdominal Strike, Knockback Judgment Enhancement, Cripple Strike, Blessing of Courage, Holy Light Healing.

"Uh??? Miss Shana, your stat distribution and skills seem a bit... wrong."

Colin glanced at the slender, delicate-looking blonde girl and couldn't help but mutter.

The skills were listed in order of strength, meaning this little girl was much more vicious when hitting people than when healing them.

Moreover, although he couldn't see his own panel, Colin estimated that his strength while using Hunting Moment might not necessarily be higher than hers.

Of course, he didn't say this out loud, fearing she might hit him with a combo.

Colin noticed that the four corners of the thick book she was carrying—which was likely a scripture—were fitted with steel corner guards.

In a sense, the girl before him was a special talent among special talents.

"Respected Lord, do you need my help? Although my Holy Light Healing isn't that great."

Shana asked in a gentle voice.

"No, no—wait, yes, I do."

Colin had been distracted by the panel and answered subconsciously, but he quickly realized from her expression that she was referring to the injured servants, so he hurriedly corrected himself.

"Praise your mercy." The young girl Shana walked toward one of the more severely injured servants and raised the scripture in her hand.

Looking at these wounded people, a trace of pity appeared in her eyes.

"Be careful, don't heal them to death." Colin said subconsciously.

"What did you say?" Pure white light appeared in Shana's Bible, but upon hearing Colin's words, she turned her head.

"Ahem, nothing, I said I'd prepare some food for you in a moment." Colin coughed twice, changing the subject.

That doesn't seem to be what you just said. Shana was stunned; she had been concentrating on using Holy Light Healing and hadn't heard clearly.

However, she didn't dwell on it, instead focusing on casting her spell.

Pure white light diffused from the Bible in her hands. Under the direct shine of this light, all the injured people felt the pain in their wounds diminish.

Even those who weren't injured felt a sense of peace, their breathing steadying.

"You are truly a messenger of God!" the servants thanked her.

"This is what I ought to do." Holy Light Priest Shana smiled; having not been praised much in her memories, she seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

"Eat something, eat up so you can get on the road—er, I mean, eat up so you can move."

Colin made a bowl of meat porridge and brought it over.

Smelling the fragrant aroma, Shana's eyes brightened; she was indeed very hungry.

However, as she reached out, she seemed to think of something, pulling her hand back like a startled rabbit. She swallowed, her sapphire-like eyes drooping to stare at her toes, and she whispered:

"Th-this contains meat. This kind of food must be very important. It's something that can save lives; if given to a wounded person, it could even help them endure the pain and save their life."

"Please keep it safe, don't waste it on me. I—I'll just eat something else. Although I was summoned, I remember I still have a little food."

"Um, I vaguely remember that there are some grass roots I dug up earlier tucked in my Bible. They can sustain me for a day, maybe even two."

Although she couldn't remember her past, she knew very well what these people needed right now: food, especially food as nutritious as this.

At a critical moment, this bowl of meat porridge could truly save a person; it was a chance to survive!

What the Holy Light could not save, this could.

A certain inexplicable emotion welled up in Shana's heart, as if she saw corpses starving to death beneath the Holy Light.

It shouldn't be wasted on her like this.

As she spoke, Shana opened the metal-cornered Bible, which contained some unknown dried grass.

What kind of life did you live before? Colin opened his mouth, suddenly feeling a pang of sorrow for her.

However, Colin's movements didn't slow down. He took the handful of dried grass first, tossed it directly into his backpack, and spoke before she could say anything: "Listen, this isn't me making an exception for you. If you don't replenish your body, you will become a burden to all of us in this group."

As he spoke, Colin tried to pull her hand to take the bowl of porridge, and then... Colin realized he couldn't budge her, so he silently let go.

Seeing Shana about to say something else, Colin continued: "Rest assured, I have plenty of food on me, enough to last for a very long time."

"That's right! The Lord is incomparably merciful; he just let everyone have meat porridge."

"Yes, yes."

Under the persuasion of the others, Shana hesitated: "Really? You might not know, but food, especially this kind of food, is truly important."

"Don't worry." Colin casually took a dozen loaves of bread out of his backpack, carrying them in his clothes.

This time, Shana finally believed him and took the bowl of porridge: "May the sun bless you, Lord Colin."

[Holy Light Priest Shana Heraka's loyalty to you has increased by 10%, currently at 60%.]

The system's voice echoed in Colin's mind.