Chapter 224: A Challenge From A Venerable? (1/2)

Benladann POV

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Several clones that Drake had made suddenly came rushing here. They combined together into a larger slime and looked over his resting body.

”Main body…”

They looked over Drake's sleeping appearance, as they suddenly began to fade away into magic particles.

W-What's going on?

FLASH!

Suddenly, I was able to see something, an ethereal mass emerged from within the mass of slimes, fusing back with Drake!

I saw as the clones' souls merged into one which then merged back with Drake…

Drake's soul healed a lot from this!

Around 50% of what was lost was restored.

His soul was blazing with energy.

Maybe this was his backup plan? Drake really thinks about everything!

”W-Will he wake up?”

Yuki asked this as we looked over at Drake.

But he wasn't waking up.

After a few minutes, nothing yet.

His soul was still recovering, maybe he should be able to be mostly okay now… but maybe something was forcing him into sleeping?

Perhaps even if his wounds are healed partially, the exhaustion he felt was too much.

I decided to continue giving him souls as he slept, for hours.

The night came and he was still sleeping.

Most of the people couldn't stay here forever, I let them go and do their own things, some went hunting, others to train, and others to make some food.

I stayed here with my parents; I wasn't going to stop until his soul was to be healed.

However, I myself was feeling quite sleepy.

In the end, I fell asleep without realizing it over the chair I was resting on…

Drake…

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Drake POV

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I had fallen asleep while devouring souls, my Soul Exhaustion might have hit critical levels, so I ended falling asleep at the end.

Where am I now?

I look around my surroundings, but I can only find darkness.

A dream? Perhaps.

I kept walking through the darkness until I saw masses of pink-colored smoke.

This… reminds me of something.