In one of the wards of the Dharma's residence, Shug saw the unconscious female mage Giustina.

Although many people say that the members of the Law Council are ruthless machines who strictly enforce Merlin's instructions and directives, in fact, they are still ordinary people in terms of emotions and needs, and these mages take great care of their colleagues who are seriously injured and do not die.

Even at a time when the conditions and resources were seriously insufficient, the female mage who had been conspired by the Black Sun Society still received very adequate care and a resting environment.

The room used to house Mage Justina was converted from a makeshift lounge, and the mages were very thoughtful to prepare a warm magic ritual for their colleagues to ward off the cold, and inside and outside the ward, a secret ritual was set up to stabilize the flow of magical energy, which was specially designed to deal with some magical diseases and plagues, and such diseases would also delay their own development and spread when the flow of magic slowed down.

However, Xiuge knew that the demand for magic power and magic crystals for this kind of secret ritual was very exaggerated, at least in the entire city of Selen, and only the Legion Residence could maintain its consumption.

And the moment he stepped into this neat ward, Xiuge felt a familiar atmosphere.

And then a confident smile appeared on his face.

He had been exposed to this breath many times before—it was some kind of obscure magic that originated from the Abyss Court that was entrenched in this ward.

Mage Giustina is close to thirty years old, with a soft appearance and a strong bookish atmosphere, which is very much in line with the imagination of ordinary people for a magician.

Unfortunately, due to the prolonged coma, this attractive female mage appeared extremely thin, her tan hair became very dry, and her face was as pale as paper.

Just like the old Schubert who had been attacked by the Descendants of the Abyss before, Mage Justina's body was also held in place by layers of shackles of the Strangling Silver, and under the bright light of the crystallized lamp, Shug saw that Justina's left arm had been completely occupied by the flowing pitch-black color, and this color seemed to have a tendency to break through the Strangling Silver blockade and further erode the rest of her body.

Unlike the other Abyssal Descendants that Shog had seen before, the black gum that had successfully eroded Justina's left arm remained active, but it did not show any signs of eyes, mouthparts, or limbs like its own kind, and it did not show any aggression due to Shog's proximity, as the mass of children that "grew" from Schubert Schubert Sr.

「……」

Xiuge stared at the pitch-black light and shadow, and narrowed his eyes.

One of the female mages in charge of leading the way was obviously a good friend of Justina, and after receiving the order from Genent, the female mage behaved very actively and actively, although she also could not fully trust the wild mage in her twenties and was still wanted by the Judicial Committee, but as a spellcaster who had been trapped in the city for a long time, she still chose to pin her meager hopes on Xiuge at this moment.

And now, Xiuge's expression made her a little uneasy.

"Mr. Ernst, it's ...... Is it troublesome?"

"It's not a problem, I just think it's a little weird."

Shug frowned and stood beside Justina, his head bowed slightly, and then used his mage's hand to move the two crystallized lamps above him to bring the light source closer to Justina's mutant left arm.

Immediately after, in the surprised gaze of the two accompanying mages, Xiuge suddenly began to pour his magic power towards the two crystallized lamps, and with sufficient magic support, the already very bright crystallized lamps immediately emitted an even more dazzling light, and under the illumination of this light, the black gum that had maintained the normal outline and shape of the arm finally showed some changes, and they began to tremble and distort slightly, as if trying to escape the light.

But that's about it.

Unlike the other Descendants of the Abyss, the black gum that had completely assimilated Justina's arm still possessed the "photophobia" trait, but its reaction was clearly not normal.

"The light has reached this point...... Or only

Is there such a level of reaction?"

Shuge stared at the "arm" that remained trembling faintly, his heart full of confusion, so he raised his head and asked the two mages beside him, "Can you tell me more about the development of these symptoms in Master Giustina?"

As he spoke, he gestured to the arm that looked indistinguishable from the children of the Abyss, "Was that what it was like in the first place? Has anything else changed?"

"I'm sorry, but I only started taking care of her during this time......

The female mage looked at her friend's pale face and dry lips, and shook her head helplessly, and the expression on her face became bitter, "It was our healing mage who originally took care of Justina, but he ...... not long ago Anyway, after that, it was me who took care of her."

"However, I visited Justina twice when she first began to fall unconscious."

The mage recalls earnestly, "I remember that at that time, Justina looked very normal, she was only unconscious, feverish, and occasionally talking in her dreams...... It was all related to her previous research, and there were no problems with this arm until the third day after I started taking care of her......

"What happened?"

"It was night, and I was about to feed her some water, but all of a sudden, the skin on her left hand started to change."

When she said this, the female mage couldn't help but shudder, obviously the scene at that time was a little weird, which made these mages who had been exposed to magic experiments for many years feel very uncomfortable.

"It's like the skin is starting to dissolve, first on the forearms, then on the palms and wrists...... I hurriedly informed the others, and took the silver shackles of the demon to put them on for her, and then we found that these black substances looked very similar to those monsters in the outside world, so Jeant asked us to bring these magic lamps and shine them with strong light all the time......

"Until now?"

"Yes, until now."

After listening to the female mage's description of Justina's illness, Shuge became even more confused, the process of "onset" on Justina's body was really a bit strange, at least it was not the same as the conditions he knew, and from her symptoms, it seemed that it was not simply caused by the "infection" of the Descendants of the Abyss.

Shuge took a chair and lay down on the edge of the bed.

Justina was indeed cared for with great care and consideration, and although she had been unconscious for quite some time, her body and clothes were still clean, and as she looked at the arm, Hug asked, "I'm curious, didn't you think about it when you first saw the changes in her arm...... What about her?"

"We've thought about it."

Another male mage who accompanied him replied in a cold voice, "There has been a heated debate, and many people have thought that Justina may have turned into a new 'monster', but the Hermit Genet vetoed our proposal."

The other party's answer surprised Xiuge, a sword-wielding hermit would try his best to protect a patient who could turn into a great threat at any time, which was completely different from the group of sword-wielding hermits in Xiuge's cognition, according to common sense, it was absolutely impossible for these most loyal and rigid believers of the goddess Mel to let go of such filth.

"The Hermit of Genet believes that no matter who our enemies are, since they must do it when Justina makes progress, it means that Justina's research is likely to be in the right direction...... In this situation, we should do our best to revive her and figure out what she has drawn from those monsters."

"Rational judgment."

Hug nodded, approving the decision of the hermit of Genet.

Before he could finish his sentence, however, a dull voice came from behind: "This is not the time to praise others, Mr. Ernst!"

The two mages who were accompanying him hurriedly stepped back, and the heavily armed sword-wielding hermit walked to Xiuge's side with heavy steps, and he looked at the emaciated body lying unconscious on the hospital bed, as if sighing.

Jeant in the body of Hugue

Standing still, he looked at the young mage condescendingly, and said, "Our discussion is over, most of our people believe that your actions and motives are credible, and with the fact that you brought the head of the betrayer, we will not be your enemies for a while...... But that doesn't mean we're going to believe what you say."

Shug laughed, "So I have to treat Lady Giustina?"

"Mr. Ernst, if you can revive Mage Justina, then we can assume that you do know something about the blasphemous powers...... And that's the cornerstone of our real collaboration."

Xiuge nodded, and then he said, "Okay, then I must also make it clear in advance, it can be cured, but there is a high probability that this left arm of Master Justina will not be saved, and even if she comes to her senses, she will lose this arm forever."

Genet nodded heavily, "To be filthy is to trample on our faith. Remove it, though, and if you succeed, and I have a chance to leave this dead city, then I will personally submit an application to Merlin Lehe to erase your wanted warrant and help you submit a formal application for mage status to the Law Committee."

"It's good to erase the wanted warrant, the one in the back...... I don't think there's a chance."

After all the "idlers" in the room left, Xiuge began his "operation" work again.

Only this time, his magic level is not what it used to be, and he no longer needs to be as timid as before.

It's a pity that this time he doesn't have any "surgical assistants" he can trust, and he needs to prepare for the setting of protective rituals and healing magic to ensure the patient's life state.

After about ten minutes of busy work, everything was ready.

Shuge closed Viline's magic book, and the thick mirror messenger mist immediately emerged from his body, and his eyes were also enveloped in a deep mist, so that the magic flow of everything in front of him became clear.

With the help of the magical vision, Xiuge immediately noticed that this diseased left arm of Master Justina was also constantly drawing magic and life force from her body, and some kind of weak magic circuit had been constructed by these pitch-black gelatin.

Seeing this, Xiuge immediately raised his right hand, and a sharp short sword immediately extended from his palm, and the mist from the abyss directly covered it.

This is the "scalpel" he will use next.

As the scalpel approached, the diseased arm finally took on a new twist, and it began to writhe violently as if it felt a heavy threat, trying to break away from Justina's body.

The unconscious mage was clearly in great pain, her brow furrowed, her body began to tremble, and her mouth let out a murmur of pain.

Xiuge waited deliberately for two seconds, and after the pitch-black gum took the initiative to disconnect the magic circuit with Justina, he quickly dropped the short sword in his hand, and with his precise judgment, this special blade easily cut off the connection between the chaotic gum and the mage's body, and then the dense mist of the messenger in the mirror immediately entwined it, completely isolating the two.

The messenger in the mirror had been waiting for a long time, and with Xiuge's order, a black mist poked out of the darkness, tightly wrapping the writhing and struggling black gelatin, but in just a few seconds, it turned into a pool of black water under the absorption of the messenger in the mirror.

The "operation" was over almost instantly.

Shuge turned the lights back on in the room, and he quickly poured his magic into the pages of the healing magic that had been prepared in advance, so that the rich vitality gushed out of those magic patterns like a fountain and enveloped the thin body of Mage Justina like a gentle mist.

Under the continuous nourishment of healing magic, Mage Justina's breathing became steady, the fracture in her left arm began to heal, and the power of the "Walking Forest" in Shuge's body was telling him that the frail female mage in front of him was rejuvenating little by little.

It looks like everything is going well so far.

However, Xiuge did not smile with satisfaction because he had completed this task, because just now, the messenger in the mirror who had helped him complete this special operation suddenly handed over a somewhat complicated message.

The message is mixed with the different emotions and thoughts of the messenger in the mirror.

It is confused, puzzled, and ...... Disgusting.

The reason is that it thinks that the mass it has just devoured is not the essence of the power of the Abyss at all, but more like a useless mass of waste and garbage......

.z.br>