"Ability... invalid?" Nightingale looked at Maisie in surprise, "Was she injured by a high-level devil?"
"...Goo." Maisie's voice was as small as a mosquito.
"what?"
"Yes..." She replied again, and this time everyone finally heard Maisie's words clearly, "It's the goo that I pecked..."
"What?" Roland and Nightingale looked at each other, and both saw incredible expressions in each other's eyes. Then the two of them asked almost invariably, "What happened at that time? You should talk about it from the beginning to the end."
When he understood the whole thing, Roland frowned deeply.
A powerful devil that looks very similar to a human, even if you look at each other from a distance, you will feel strong fear, and at that time, the lightning was still in the state of sonic flight, and the other party was still staring at it? Compared with this information, the news that the evil beasts and the devils were fighting together on the snowy field, and the news that the skeleton monsters can be used as weapons to attack, is not so scary.
In order to wake up the lightning, Maisie gave her a hard peck on the chest, allowing both parties to escape. Otherwise, if she continues to fly, she will crash into the enemy's arms sooner or later.
There is no doubt that the inability to heal the wound must not be because of Maisie. Even if she does not have such ability at all, even if she has, she will definitely not want to hurt her closest partner.
Then we can only find the reason from the lightning.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing to himself. Before he set off, he had repeatedly told the other party not to rely on new abilities to venture into danger alone, and to return safely is more important than anything else. In the end, she still couldn't control that impulse, probably this is the nature of explorers inherited in the bloodline.
But at this moment, he couldn't feel the feeling of blaming Lightning at all. The most urgent task was not to investigate the mistake, but to find out where the problem was.
Roland asked Nightingale to call in Wendy, Lily, Agatha, and Sunglow. In addition to further inspection, he also planted the seeds of symbiosis to prevent accidents from happening. A group of people were busy until the evening, and Lightning finally woke up from the coma, and a comprehensive physical examination has also reached preliminary conclusions.
"You mean, her body is normal?" After listening to Agatha's report, Roland turned back and quietly glanced at the pale-faced little girl who was curled up in Wendy's arms, "How can this be considered safe and sound? Bar?"
"The previous drowsiness was caused by the lack of physical strength and exhaustion caused by the long flight, and the symbiotic seed can also prove that Sun Twilight did not feel any discomfort. This shows that her low state is caused by mental panic, not related to the body itself. It's irrelevant. Theoretically, it takes a few days off to adjust."
"What happened to the wound?"
"That's exactly what I want to say next," Agatha said in a low voice, "her problem is her magic power. When I checked with the Balance Magic Stone, I felt a trace of feedback that didn't belong to her."
"What... mean?" Roland was stunned.
"You should know that although magic is everywhere, if you want to use it, you must first turn it into your own. This is what we often call cohesion. Whether it is a cyclone or an advanced pictogram, They all belong to this category. Devils are no exception, but their magical powers are completely different from witches, and reflected on the balance magic stone is like the difference between clean water and rotten juice." She paused for a moment, "and the one I received The same kind of feedback, almost the same as the devil."
Roland suddenly felt that things were a little tricky, "You mean, the devil has eroded the magic of lightning without direct contact?"
"How is this possible?" Nightingale questioned. "I can easily distinguish different types of magic power in the misty world. If she is corroded, I should be able to see it at a glance."
"Compared to the magic power of lightning itself, it is too subtle, and it is normal to be ignored." Agatha shook her head, "but this is only from the perception of the balance magic stone. As for whether it is the erosion you mentioned, Your Majesty. , I can't be sure right now."
Roland quickly realized the meaning of her words, "The devil has never had such an ability before?"
"If it does not depend on contact, it will be affected only within sight, similar abilities are not uncommon, such as Heart Dread Demon is the most typical example. It is not uncommon for high-level demons to have similar characteristics, after all They gain power through magic stones, rather than being predestined upon awakening. But I have never heard of this kind of effect that can't heal wounds." Agatha pondered, "Assuming that part of the magic really comes from the devil, and attached near the wound, then everything would make sense."
Indeed, if it was due to the enemy's ability, it would explain why Nana's healing suddenly became ineffective. She could heal the devil, but it didn't mean she could ignore the malicious power of the enemy. Roland asked in a deep voice, "So what's the solution?"
"I don't know yet," the Ice Witch said bluntly. "It stands to reason that the magic effect can be broken by getting close to the Stone of God's Retaliation, but it turns out that this ability is obviously not that simple."
"Since it acts on the wound, how about removing the surrounding area and treating it?"
"I advise you not to do this. If it will continue to expand with the wound, things will be irreversible. At least for now, this trauma of the lightning will not affect her safety." Agatha vetoed, "Next For a few days, it's best to let her live in the third frontier city and continue to observe for a while. Pasha and the others know more than me, and maybe they can come up with any way to dispel it. "
"I see."
Roland nodded and walked slowly to the bed.
Seeing him, Lightning lowered his head and sounded like he was about to cry, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry... I..."
"No need to say anything," Roland reached out and touched her head, "Just rest in peace, I will definitely cure you."
Lightning's body trembled, as if trying to hold back her tears, and after a long time, she responded indistinctly.
"Um."
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Three days later, Roland received new developments from Taquila.
He immediately set off, and led Nightingale, Wendy and the others into the third frontier city hidden beneath the North Slope Mountains.
Pasha received him at the entrance to the main hall.
"What happened to Lightning?"
"It has recovered a lot. Elena has been by her side these days, telling her the novel stories in the dream world. She almost made her forget the encounter with the high-level devil." Pasha said with a smile, "Today, she and Maisie flew a few times in the hall, and the small injury on her chest will not affect her movements at all."
Hearing this, Roland breathed a sigh of relief. In order to avoid worrying Lei Ting, only a few witches knew what happened to Lightning. But if you don't show up for a long time, it will inevitably cause everyone's anxiety, and it will be difficult to hide at that time.
"Have you found out what this is?" Wendy asked impatiently.
Pasha waved her tentacles, "Celine re-read all the documents left by Taquila, but still can't find any records that match it, so we can be sure that this should be a newly born ability of the devil. But it is completely The same no, does not mean a similar ability, and in fact, its consequences are somewhat similar to a rare special ability."
"what is that?"
"We call it a curse," Pasha replied word for word.