Aileen supported Lin Qin, who was seriously injured, and trudged forward in the dense forest on the edge of Dark Forest. Lin Qin was in a very bad condition, Saint Power was almost exhausted, his internal organs were injured, and his breath was weak. Aileen himself had also exhausted his magic power, relying solely on his will to support him.
They must find a safe place to rest as soon as possible. Reinforcements from Dark Church may arrive at any time.
"Go east... I remember the map showed that there is... an unexplored hilly area over there." Lin Qin said in a weak voice, holding on to guide the direction.
Aileen gritted her teeth, supported Lin Qin, and walked through the forest one step at a time. She looked back from time to time, wary of possible pursuers.
Fortunately, Dark Church seemed to be completely stunned by the explosion in the valley and the death (or serious injury) of three Saint Realm, and did not immediately send out an effective pursuit force.
One day later, they finally walked out of the Dark Forest area and entered an uninhabited hilly area. There were rugged rocks, sparse vegetation, and almost no human habitation.
"There..." Lin Qin pointed to the entrance of an inconspicuous small valley semi-surrounded by several huge rocks. His mental power sensed that there seemed to be weak elemental fluctuations inside the valley, and the entrance was hidden.
The two struggled to get into the valley. The space in the valley was not large, but it was very dry. There was a small patch of grass and a shallow pool. There were even a few herbs growing beside the pool that exuded a faint breath of life.
"Here... the element concentration is a little higher than outside, and it's very hidden." Lin Qin leaned against the rock wall and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's safe for now."
Aileen also collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. After running for more than a day, she almost exhausted her physical strength.
After resting for a while, Aileen struggled to get up, and first checked Lin Qin's injuries. The situation was not optimistic, the internal organs were in shock, the meridians were damaged in many places, and the origin of the Saint Realm was affected.
"Your injuries are too serious and must be treated immediately." Aileen had tears in her eyes, but her tone was extremely firm. She first carefully cleaned the blood stains and wounds on Lin Qin's body with clean water, and then carefully fed Lin Qin all the healing medicine she had brought, regardless of type.
Most of these medicines are high-end products configured by the Magic Guild, which have good effects on treating internal injuries. But Lin Qin is the body of the Saint Realm, and the injuries are so severe, the effect is limited.
"It's not enough... you still need energy and... time." Lin Qin closed his eyes, feeling the power of the medicine dissolving in his body, barely suppressing the injury. "I need to retreat... to guide the power of the earth... to repair my body."
He looked at Aileen: "You have also spent a lot of money. Let's restore the magic power first. This place... is left to you for the time being."
"Well! You can heal in peace, I'm outside!" Aileen nodded vigorously. She knew that now was not the time to be weak.
She placed Lin Qin in the driest and flattest place beside the waterhole, then forced herself to hold up her tired body, and arranged several warning and concealing Water Element magic barriers at and around the entrance to the valley. Although in her current state, the barrier was not very powerful, it could at least serve as a warning and cover.
After doing all this, she sat cross-legged not far from Lin Qin, began to meditate, and restored her almost dry magic power.
Silence fell in the valley. There was only the rustle of the grass in the breeze and the faint breathing of the two people.
Lin Qin was immersed in inner vision, guiding the remaining trace of Saint Power in his body, like a trickle, carefully nourishing and repairing the damaged meridians and internal organs. At the same time, he let go of his body and mind, trying to communicate with the earth under his feet, absorbing the meager but endless source of the power of the earth to replenish his own consumption. This process was slow and painful, but his will was tenacious and he never frowned.
Aileen's magic power is also recovering little by little. Although the valley is remote, the water element is still abundant. As a Water Element magician, she can recover faster than Lin Qin in this environment.
Three days later, Aileen's magic power was fully restored. When she opened her eyes, the first thing she did was to check the status of Lin Qin. Lin Qin was still sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, her face still pale, but her breathing seemed to be more steady, and there was an extremely weak earthy yellow halo lingering around her body, which was slowly absorbing the energy of the earth.
"It's getting better..." Aileen felt a little reassured. She didn't dare to disturb Lin Qin, so she got up lightly, went to the pool to get water, and picked some edible wild fruits and a few unknown herbs.
She crushed the herbs, mixed them with water, and wanted to feed Lin Qin, but Lin Qin was in a deep healing state and unable to eat.
Aileen thought for a while, tried to mobilize the newly recovered magic power, and used a weak hydrotherapy technique to extract the life essence contained in the herbs, turning it into faint green light spots, and slowly integrated into Lin Qin's body.
She did it very carefully, for fear of disturbing Lin Qin. Seeing the green light spots being slowly absorbed by Lin Qin's body, she felt happy and knew that this method was effective.
So, in the following days, Aileen guarded Lin Qin while using the limited resources in the valley to try her best to assist him in healing. She used magic to condense water and cleanse the two of them. Change clothes; she identifies and picks all potentially beneficial herbs, uses her weak Water Element magic to extract the essence, and nourishes Lin Qin's body; she constantly strengthens and improves the warning barrier of the valley.
In her free time, she sat beside Lin Qin and meditated, consolidating her Level Seven Mage realm, and tried to attack the eighth level. After experiencing the battle of life and death in the valley, her mental power seemed to have become more condensed, and her understanding of the water element had deepened.
Time passed day by day. Lin Qin was like an old monk entering meditation, his breath became more and more stable, and the earthy yellow halo around his body gradually became richer. The weeds in the valley withered and grew again, showing the change of seasons.
Aileen is waiting silently.