Chapter 381 - 379: Brief Awakening
"The magic power of a Tier Three Mage is still too little, only barely able to stabilize the state."
Rose focused on controlling the runes constructed from Alina’s blood, making them flow within her body.
On the other side, the unconscious Hilia was held up by his spiritual power, slowly laying her on the ice.
All magic power, under Rose’s precise control, merged into Alina’s form.
As the blood moved and flowed within Alina’s body under the control of magic power, the seemingly fleeting life force within her gradually stabilized.
The array throughout the Ice Sculpture Castle was glowing, slowly altering the original rune patterns.
"The runes left by Faruga are indeed good, but they still lack something."
Rose looked at Alina and gently shook his head.
"Such a fool, you just need to sleep here, sleep until I return, why do more? Let me modify the runes, in the future, no one can touch you."
The array that enveloped the entire Ice Sculpture Castle slowly changed into Rose’s shape.
Now, without his permission, no one could approach Alina.
Just as the array was completed, Alina’s eyelids twitched, then slowly opened.
Her pupils gradually focused on Rose’s face, stunned for a moment, muttering to herself.
"I dreamed of Lord Rose..."
After speaking, she smiled with satisfaction and closed her eyes again.
Yet the next second, she opened them again, filled with disbelief.
"No, no..."
"I’m not dreaming."
She struggled, reaching out, wanting to touch Rose.
Even if her body was extremely weak, just the simple act of reaching made her face pale, stubbornly extending her hand.
However, in the next moment, her hand passed through Rose’s face, touching nothing.
The girl was stunned for a moment, her stubborn hand falling freely.
"An illusion..."
Alina’s face was filled with disappointment.
Rose smiled slightly: "It’s not an illusion."
Alina hesitated for a moment, happily saying: "Illusions can talk, the voice is just like Lord Rose’s, I’ve never talked to illusions before."
She then showed a look of disappointment again.
"I wonder how they’re progressing... I might never see the moment of Lord Rose’s descent..."
Rose understood what Alina meant by these words.
Long-term bloodletting left her body in a state of near death, ready to report to the Netherworld at any time.
If he hadn’t brought back some blood to revive her body, it wouldn’t be long before, even with the array’s pull, they couldn’t forcibly retain her life.
She took this awakening as a last flash, already prepared for death.
Rose looked at her, calmly asked: "Who made you do this?"
Alina blinked, "Don’t be angry, Lord Rose, I willingly did this. I can’t see your descent, at least let others see it, everyone is working hard outside to summon you, this time I won’t sneak away to sleep and miss the summoning."
Rose said: "What if your death didn’t successfully summon me?"
"Failure is failure, at least... I tried." Alina was very indifferent, "Ashugar told me, Raphael is also working hard, her lifespan is being rapidly consumed for your summoning, how can I lose to her."
Raphael...
Rose sighed, solid fingertips reaching to flick Alina’s forehead, "Stop the meaningless competitiveness, you don’t need to do this, in a few years I can leave the Endless Abyss. Have a good dream, wait for me to return, and take you to the stars."
Alina dumbfoundedly felt the touch on her forehead.
The girl was in a daze, "Why does it feel real, is it not a dying illusion?"
Rose calmly replied, "Want to die, have you asked my permission?"
Alina froze: "No, it’s not an illusion?!"
Alina’s emotions began to fluctuate intensely.
However, her current state couldn’t support such intense emotional fluctuations, her hand yet to stretch out, her head tilted and she fainted.
As her emotions fluctuated intensely, the stars in this underground space also fluctuated greatly, but as she fainted, the intense fluctuation subsided.
Rose reached out, using the array’s magic power, slowly covering Alina with a layer of solid ice.
"It’s good you’re not dead, heal well, wait for my return."
He turned back to Hilia, using spiritual power to control her to sit up, then entered her body, directing her to meditate, replenishing the emptied magic power.
After a long time, Hilia slowly awoke, somewhat dazed looking at the icy ceiling.
After a while, she sat up, looked around, saw Rose’s illusion recondensed, and rubbed her head asking, "Lord Rose, what happened?"
Rose said: "I used your magic power to stabilize Alina’s soul, your strength is still too weak, prepare to advance to Tier Four after returning."
"Ah... Tier Four?"
Hilia scratched her head.
"I’m still a long way from the threshold of Tier Four..."
Rose nodded: "I know, based on your progress, I’ve calculated, after returning, continue to go out on adventures, obtain rare materials, enough to reach Tier Four before starting the third year."
Hilia’s heart beat a little faster.
In the Divine Magic Academy, most are geniuses.
Yet even geniuses find achieving Tier Three not so easy.
Most geniuses reach Tier Four within five years, already one in thousands.
And she plans to reach Tier Four before the third year...
Hilia never had such thoughts.
It’s too crazy!
Moreover...
The trial for ascending to Tier Four, the difficulty will soar significantly.
Many mages who reach Tier Three in the third year plan to reach Tier Four only in the fifth year after adequate preparation.
Despite Rose’s help, Hilia still feels it’s too fast.
Rose calmly said: "No need to worry, I won’t resort to pulling up seedlings to help them grow, don’t mistake most ordinary geniuses’ talents for yours.
"Whether it’s you or other Holy Daughter candidates, all have the potential to reach Tier Four before the third year. If you’re not confident, you can advance after the third year."
Hilia nodded: "I’ll listen to Lord Rose."
It’s now September, the end-of-second-year assessments are rapidly approaching.
"Yes, return then."
Rose’s illusion disappeared, returning to Hilia’s spiritual space.
Hilia paused, looked at the ice-bound Alina, hesitated and asked, "Are we just leaving Miss Alina here?"
Rose nodded: "Here, there’s a complete Nourishing Array and the special climate of the Land of the Far North, which can slowly nourish her soul and body, let’s come back later."
Hilia worryingly asked: "Will the person who draws her blood come to draw it again?"
Rose calmly replied: "They will, but they won’t succeed, Alina’s dream has been modified by me, she won’t agree to forcefully draw power, she’s a Tier Ten Mage, without her consent, no one can touch her."
Hilia relaxed, took one last look at the sleeping Alina, and waved silently in farewell.