Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

"He's treating her." Alphonse wasn't surprised at all; he had sensed Mia's presence as soon as she approached.

Mia also noticed that Alphonse was indeed intently placing his palm on Linna's flat abdomen and channeling his inner energy into her.

But it was too easy to misunderstand. The dantian is located near the lower abdomen, and Linna's clothes were disheveled at the moment. She covered her chest with her arms as if to comfort herself, and both sides of her clothes were open a bit too wide.

Especially her groans, which sounded like both pain and pleasure, would definitely evoke fantasies if heard from outside and witnessed firsthand.

Linnai had no choice. Her true energy circulated within her body, slowly clearing away the blockages and stagnation in her meridians, giving her an unprecedented sense of ease and a renewed vitality.

His body, which had been weak, seemed to have gained plenty of strength at this moment.

At this moment, she couldn't even utter a coherent sentence; she could only groan intermittently, unable to bear the pain and the pleasure that followed.

Mia sat down to the side and watched quietly.

Alphonse's desire to completely heal Linna is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Linna's meridians cannot withstand too much impact, but it doesn't matter, there is still plenty of time.

After a long while, Leo, reeking of alcohol, sneaked in with Mahaya.

The celebrations outside the altar continued, but the noise had subsided considerably.

Seeing the situation before her, Leo was also very surprised, and Mia quickly explained to her the reason why Alphonse had done this.

Knowing that her sister's illness could be completely cured, Leo was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes.

After a while, Alphonse withdrew his true energy and released his hand from Linna's dantian.

Linna was breathing heavily, but her heart was overflowing with joy. She was finally free from the torment of illness and no longer had to stay indoors.

She also longed to run freely in the sunlight, just like her younger sister.

"Is that all?" Leo asked anxiously.

Alphonse nodded. "The blockages in Linna's meridians and blood flow have been cleared, so there shouldn't be any major problems. However, she still needs to recuperate, and it's best for her to avoid strenuous exercise for a while."

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Leo excitedly grabbed Alphonse's hand, thanking him repeatedly.

"No need for thanks. Now you can tell me what happened to Tessie, right?" Alphonse withdrew his hand and asked.

Leo took a deep breath to calm her agitated emotions. "Before arriving in Labyrinth Town, Tessie had already been affected by demonic energy, but he still managed to find me with his amazing willpower. However, by then, he was already on the verge of losing his mind, which caused some trouble in the town and injured more than a dozen of our people. I could only subdue him and have my sister use witchcraft to suppress him and slow down the invasion of demonic energy."

Alphonse nodded. After Tessie practiced the Bloodthirsty Demon Art, his battle qi level also broke through, reaching about level three. Even after being strengthened by demonization, he was still far from being a match for Leo, so it was reasonable for him to be subdued.

Leo sighed softly and continued, "But this won't completely restore Tessi to normal. If things continue like this, he will eventually become demonized and turn into a bloodthirsty half-demon. So, after discussion, we came up with a last resort: I took Tessi deep into the underground ruins to the petrifying spider's nest, where the spider queen's petrifying rays shone on him, turning him into a stone statue."

In this way, his body became essentially inanimate, no longer susceptible to demonic energy, and his transformation into a half-demon ceased.

Although this method isn't ideal, in the legends of the orcs, those petrified have a chance to recover.

Alphonse, Mia, and Mahaya then understood what was going on.

No wonder Delio said before that even if he found Tess now, it wouldn't change anything about his current situation.

If it can be restored, that would indeed be a solution.

It's better than Taisi having his mind corrupted and becoming a half-demon.

"Then where is the stone statue that Tessi turned into now?" Alphonse pressed.

"I eliminated all the petrifying spiders, but I didn't dare bring his statue back. If something went wrong and the statue was damaged, it would harm Tessi's body. I could only hide the statue in the petrifying spiders' nest. But don't worry, it's a very dangerous place for the surrounding monsters. No other monsters will go there. Besides, I've taken a lot of precautions to conceal it. I check on it every few days. For now, it's safe," Leo replied.

"How can we revive Tessie?" Alphonse asked, but he was already thinking. If it was just ordinary petrification magic, perhaps seeking help from the priests of the Church of Light would be a good solution.

Petrification magic should also be considered a type of curse, right?

If all else fails, they can seek help from Wayne and ask him to cast the Divine Descent spell again, so that the power of the God of Light can descend.

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've contacted him.

"This method was my idea." Linna had already sat up, straightened her clothes, and said softly, "According to the legend I heard from the previous priestess, this was mentioned. The rays of ordinary petrifying spiders only petrify a part of a person, but only the rays of the Spider Queen can turn a person into a stone statue. This is not a curse, nor is it magic. It is a strange power that the Spider Queen is born with. To recover, we must go to the Sleeping Forest, the forbidden land of the Elven race, and obtain the precious Fountain of Life to pour on the statue."

Alphonse frowned; the Elven race was involved.

With his current strength, even with Mia, it would be difficult to sneak into the Elf Kingdom, let alone their forbidden territory, where there are two legendary powerhouses.

"Isn't there any other way?"

Linna shook her head. "No, it seems there's only one way."

Alphonse couldn't blame Linna and Leo; it was the best option at the time.

But Alphonse still wanted to ask others. Linna and Leo were out of options, but perhaps others would have the answer. Alphonse had made quite a few friends these days.

Now, unable to contact Wein, unable to return to Coldwind Territory, and unable to send a message to the capital to ask Queen Junon to inquire with the priests of the Church of Light.

Alphonse's first thought was of the legendary magician Scott, who possessed a vast collection of treasures.

At that time, he had already left his contact information with Stasia.

Alphonse took out a communication prism from his spatial ring.

Magic cannot be stored within the body, but it can be drawn from the magic crystal core. Using the communication prism is fine until the magic dissipates. (End of Chapter)