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Chapter 159, 158: Alyssa's Feelings, Sword Maiden Makes Her Appearance!

"Are you really alright?"

After standing still, Alexie's gaze lingered on Gu Yuan, trying to find even the slightest trace of injury.

The horrific image of that devastating explosion still burns and churns in her mind, leaving her with lingering fear.

"It's alright."

Gu Yuan flexed his wrists.

As we were talking, I suddenly caught a glimpse of lingering panic in her eyes—the intense emotional turmoil of witnessing her companion possibly perish before her very eyes.

He understood immediately, exhaled a breath of stale air tinged with the smell of gunpowder and dust, and replied in as calm a tone as possible, "It's just that my magic power has been depleted."

Almost the instant he finished speaking, Alexie seemed to be awakened by his words and immediately bent down to frantically rummage through her small bag.

"Here you go!"

She pulled out three bottles of magic potions shimmering with a bluish-green light and shoved them into Gu Yuan's hands without a word, her movements so quick they were almost clumsy. "They're only mid-quality, but I hope they'll be of some help!"

"————" Gu Yuan looked at the worry that was almost overflowing in her eyes, and any words of refusal would seem inappropriate.

He silently took the medicine, uncorked one bottle, and drank it down.

The cool liquid slid down my throat, beginning to soothe my parched veins.

"Thank you," he whispered. He felt the sentiment.

"I'm glad I could help!"

Only then did Alexie finally let out a long sigh of relief, as if the tension in her heart had finally eased, and her face regained its former radiance.

Liu Leon remained on guard the entire time.

Only after confirming that Gu Yuan had drunk the medicine and his breathing had become steady did her tense shoulders relax slightly.

When the three finally emerged from the thick smoke at the epicenter of the explosion and returned to the main battlefield, the chaos was nearing its end.

"ha!"

Grace Landrock let out a deep roar, and with the force of a thousand pounds, he cleaved a Lv.3 Dark Faction member who was trying to put up a fight away, sending him and his weapon flying!

With a deafening roar, the body crashed into the distant ruins and fell silent.

Grace had just caught her breath and looked up, still exhausted from the battle, when she saw the three people walking safely out of the smoke and dust.

In an instant, his eyes widened like copper bells, filled with unbelievable shock.

"You, you all—"

He witnessed the terrifying power of that explosion firsthand.

Even for a first-level adventurer like him, who is known for his defensive capabilities, if he were in the core area, he would definitely be either killed or maimed if he tried to withstand the attack head-on.

However, apart from his clothes being somewhat torn and covered in dust, Gu Yuan was completely unharmed.

Even with medication, recovery shouldn't be this fast.

"Truly—an amazing young man."

Grace shook her head vigorously, her tone filled with complex emotions.

He slashed down another enemy, then strode forward, steer the conversation back to business, his expression turning serious again: "You're back. Perfect timing. We've also taken care of the last enemy nearby."

He surveyed the devastated battlefield and said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, this attack is more like a feint by the dark faction, aimed at testing our defenses and reactions, and demoralizing our troops."

Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still looked at Gu Yuan with a solemn gaze to confirm the most crucial question: "Gu Yuan, kid, that 'Killer Emperor' Valeta—"

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Alexie and Ryu's gazes also instinctively focused on Gu Yuan.

"Dead." Gu Yuan's answer was still concise, yet it was like a boulder thrown into a lake.

Although she had expected it, hearing the confirmation with her own ears still made Grace feel a pang of fear.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and solemnly bowed to Gu Yuan with the adventurer's salute, a gesture of the highest respect: "Thank you, young man. Orario has lost another great threat. If it weren't for you today, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Grace was a pragmatic dwarf; he knew he could only go toe-to-toe with Valetta, and if he got entangled, the casualties would increase many times over.

Just as he sighed, marveling at how capable young people have become in recent years, he suddenly saw a little girl running hurriedly from not far away.

"Big brother! Big sister!"

It was Pei Li who had previously given the three small flowers to Gu Yuan and the other two.

"Save my mom! The house collapsed—my mom is trapped underneath!"

The group's expressions changed as they rushed to the scene, where they saw a corner of the collapsed house pressing heavily on the lower body of a woman.

Gu Yuan glanced at it and found that it wasn't pressed very deeply.

Although his magic has not yet been restored, his strength is still far beyond that of ordinary people.

He crouched down, braced his hands against the stone slab, and with a little effort, he sent the heavy object, weighing over a thousand pounds, flying!

"Quick!" Alexie and Ryu immediately stepped forward in perfect unison and carefully pulled the woman out of the rubble.

When Peili saw her mother rescued, she finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears. Her cries were filled with the relief and grievance of surviving a disaster.

Just then, a series of rapid and orderly footsteps approached from afar, carrying a chilling and powerful aura.

The leader was none other than "Hero" Finn Demna.

A dwarf male with slightly curly blond hair.

Holding a long spear, his expression solemn, he quickly scanned the entire area, assessing the situation.

Behind him followed two very eye-catching women.

One of them is Riveria Rios Alph, one of the strongest mages in Orario, with her long, lustrous emerald-green hair and elegant demeanor.

The other one was a petite girl with gorgeous long blonde hair.

She possessed a doll-like, exquisitely beautiful yet expressionless face, with clear and indifferent golden eyes. She was none other than the "Sword Princess" Ais Wallenstein, who was only nine years old but had already begun to show her talent.

At this moment, although Ais's face still had a touch of childlike cuteness, she already possessed a cold aura that kept strangers at bay, creating a peculiar contrast with her petite appearance.

Finn and his men arrived so quickly because they saw the terrifying mushroom cloud rising into the sky in the distance. Concerned about the safety of Grace and the area, they rushed here.

"Grace! Are you alright?"

Finn visibly relaxed upon seeing his unharmed companions, but his gaze quickly swept over the horrific scene and the unfamiliar Gu Yuan and the others. "We saw the explosion, and we thought—"

"Haha, I'm incredibly resilient!"

Grace laughed heartily, then his expression turned serious. He pointed to Gu Yuan beside him with his thumb and said, "Thanks to this kid, otherwise we would have been in big trouble."

"We'll discuss the details later; this isn't the place to talk."

Finn nodded, his wise gaze falling on Gu Yuan with a mixture of inquiry and deep admiration.

Riveria also cast a scrutinizing glance at Gu Yuan.

Her elven intuition told her that the young man before her possessed some extraordinary qualities.

Gu Yuan, however, turned his gaze to the little swordswoman.

No one noticed that Ais quietly plucked a small, tenacious white flower from a crack in the charred rubble beside her.

She looked down at Xiaohua, then at the sobbing little girl, a fleeting hint of hesitation crossing her cold face.

Finally, she stepped forward, said nothing, and silently handed the little white flower to the little girl.

Peili looked up, her eyes blurry with tears, at the beautiful but aloof blonde woman. She paused for a moment, then carefully took the gift and whispered, "—Thank you, sister."

Ais simply nodded slightly and quietly retreated behind Riveria, as if nothing had happened.

However, when she subconsciously looked up, she happened to meet Gu Yuan's gaze.

Ais's eyes froze, as if she had done something insignificant but had been caught doing something trivial, and a very faint blush instantly spread across her fair cheeks.

Then, he immediately hid himself even more completely behind Riveria.

How embarrassing!