Roland left a magic beacon outside of Winterwind and then teleported himself to Reed Village.
He was slightly worried. According to the old butler, Reed Cage had come to Winterwind, but he didnât see Cage or his body in the city. He wondered if the man had returned in advance.
Back at Reedâs small manor, Roland rang the bell again, and the butler came down very soon. He was delighted to see Roland. âFantastic, Your Excellency. Please follow me. My lord is heavily wounded.â
Hearing that, Roland immediately followed the butler to the master bedroom on the second floor. He smelled the odor of herbs the moment he came in.
A man was lying on the bed palely, and Kaido was weeping next to him.
Cage opened his eyes and smiled at Roland. âForgive me, but I canât rise⌠Iâm too heavily wounded.â
Roland lifted the blanket that covered him and saw bandages all over his body. Below the bandages were remains of black and yellow herbs.
âWho gave him the herbs?â
âThe mayor,â the butler replied. âHeâs the only doctor in our village.â
âDo you have scissors? Cut all the bandages for me.â
But Cage grinned and said, âListen to him.â
The butler immediately found a pair of scissors and removed the bandages as well as the herbs.
Then, Roland saw the wounds on Cage.
His upper body was full of cuts caused by sharp blades, some minor and some serious.
There were also three perforation wounds. Judging from their sizes and shapes, they were caused by a spear, an arrow, and a sword respectively.
Bright red blood was slowly leaking from the wounds. They hadnât scabbed over yet.
The perforation wound caused by the arrow was right above his heart. If the arrow had hit slightly lower, Cage probably couldnât have made it back.
âHow about it? Arenât they medals for a real man?â Cage smiled proudly, but he was too tired and looked miserable.
Roland put on a helpless smile. Then he cast Minor Healing. After the white healing magic power was instilled into Cage, Roland cast Body Fortification on him to further increase his sturdiness. In the end, he cast Hypnosis. Cage was too heavily wounded to resist Rolandâs spell. He fell asleep instantly.
Then, Roland left the room, and the butler followed him nervously.
The butler asked worriedly, âIs my lord going to be fine?â
Roland nodded. âHeâs fine. Donât worry, heâs a strong warrior. He could recover on his own even if I didnât come.â
The butler was greatly relieved.
He was really scared earlier when Cage returned home with blood and countless holes all over his body. His lord seemed to be dying in every way.
Actually, Roland hid the truth.
If Roland hadnât come, Cage wouldâve been weakened and died.
Though Cage was a Warrior and a descendant of the Hero, he was not really invulnerable.
He mightâve been able to recover himself if there were only one or two wounds, but he had too many injuries and he lost almost half of his blood, which affected all his organs and would make him weaker and weaker. It was impossible for him to recuperate on his own.
During their brief conversation just now, Roland could sense that Cageâs mental power was declining.
But thankfully, Roland was here.
Minor Healing could only be used to treat minor injuries for other people, but since Roland was level seven, and his magic power was of a high quality, the spell was as good as the healing of a Priest.
Also, since the Warriors were tough in the first place, Cage could be saved.
Besides, Roland even cast Body Fortification on him, which temporarily enhanced Cageâs vitality. Roland was sure that Cage wouldnât die.
Then, Roland stuck around. He wanted to make sure that Cage could wake up before he left.
Cage slept for a day and a night and finally woke up the next morning.
Roland was having breakfast in the living room, when Cage swaggered down the stairs.
âHahahaha. Roland, thank you.â Cage sat at the hostâs seat majestically and said excitedly, âIâm fully recovered. Your healing spell is quite good.â
âStop pretending,â Roland snapped. âYour unsteady mental power has exposed the fact that youâre still weak.â
Cage, frustrated, put on a helpless expression. âI knew that I couldnât hide it from you⌠Right, whatâs going on in Winterwind?â
Rolandâs hand which was holding the spoon briefly paused. Then he said, as if it were nothing, âEverythingâs been taken care of by the Church of Light and the Church of Life.â
âWhat are the civilian casualties?â
âIâm told that there are more than twenty thousand.â Roland sighed.
Cage was about to have breakfast. Hearing that, he dropped his spoon and fell into a long silence.
Roland didnât say anything either. He simply chewed his food.
After a long time, Roland finished the breakfast and asked, âHow were you so wounded?â
Cage was absentminded. He didnât realize that someone was talking to him until several seconds later.
Rubbing his forehead, he said, âThe day before yesterday, I was informed that something happened in Winterwind. I went there and saw many professionals fighting each other. I tried to stop them, but they fought me too. At first, I was only defending myself, but then I found that they were fighting more and more ruthlessly and even killing many civilians. I got angry and began to attack them.â
âThey were both weak and strong. They might have lacked battle experience, but they felt utterly no fear of death, which was quite problematic.â Cage thought a moment and explained, âThey werenât brainlessly fearless, like the Berserkers. Instead, they would only fight with their lives when they had no chance of escape. At first, I killed a dozen of them, but then I was exhausted and they were still infinite. I was wounded and desperate. Having no choice, I had to run back.â
Roland said helplessly, âThe Golden Sons can be resurrected, and there were too many of them. Of course you canât eliminate them. They resurrected faster than you killed them.â
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âWere they really Golden Sons?â Cage said with both envy and regret on his face. âThat explains why they were weakened but more and more experienced. Some of them could even predict my attacks.â
âThey probably remembered it because youâd killed them once.â
âThatâs probably it.â Cage tried to put on a smile. Then he asked solemnly, âIf the Golden Sons are undying, Roland, how are you going to deal with your people who have perpetrated dreadful crimes and are no different from demons?â
Roland raised his head and replied carefully, âI speculated that you would ask that question. Or rather, someone would ask me that question sooner or later.â