章 97: Chapter 53: Winter's Heart (1)

Q: What caused the unnatural Icy Creature surge in Frostland?

A: The disappearance of the Saint Beast.

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I sighed, looking at the dead archer. I pulled back the nail-sword from his skull, which oozed out more blood.

Turning my head from the gore, I rushed towards Shailyn, who managed to stand up after all she had been through. The snowstorm seemed to calm down by a notch as the swirling clouds in the sky cleared out for the moons to radiate the night.

Shailyn was pale, and I have no reason why she won’t be. Even purgatory dealing with the afflictions that I’d been hit with made me shudder, and she had nothing like that inborn capability to resist dark afflictions.

“Are you alright?” I asked, touching her arm. Shailyn didn’t resist as I infused the power of purgation into her channels, giving her a little relief, which I only could at the moment.