182 GOODBYE, VICTORIA CITY (2/2)

Lynx didn't answer because he was already walking towards the unconscious Viper.  He looked down.  Seeing the bandage on his stomach and his pale face, he couldn't help but shook his head and sigh.  This reckless guy.  Well, at least he didn't turn up dead.

He supported him on his shoulder and put him on one of the empty seats.

”Do you need medicine and bandages?” Argent asked.

”No, thanks,” Lynx answered.

He took out a healing potion that could be sprayed on external wounds from his space ring.  All of the members of Dreich Gallere were always given a supply of healing potions made by their own alchemist.  With the kind of job they had, it's important that they didn't lack those.  Because one way or another, it would definitely come in handy.

Viper surely had one.  Why didn't this guy used it?  Instead he let himself passed out like this.  He would definitely tell this to the others so they could tease Viper about it.  He removed the bandage.  The moment he did, blood started to flow out.  He immediately sprayed the healing potion on the wound on Viper's stomach.  The wound was surrounded by a green light and it started to slowly close on its own.

Argent looked at everyone inside the shuttle until her gaze landed on the elf sitting at the corner, trying his best to lower his presence.  Ah, she almost forgot about this one.  Looking at him closely, with that blond hair and those green eyes, he definitely resembled Jaxon.  If you take away the pointed ears, no one would doubt that he's Jaxon's child.  Or at least someone closely related to him.

She sighed.  Just thinking of how she should tell this to Jaxon was already giving her a headache.  She'd just think about that particular problem later.  But first…

”The success of our plan was because of all the combined efforts of everyone here.” As well as Winter, she'd just have to send a separate message to him later.  ”If even one of us didn't do our part properly, I'm sure the end result wouldn't have the same effect as we wanted.  So I'd like to express my gratitude to everyone here.” She looked at everyone involved in the plan and said with a sincere expression on her face.  ”Thank you for your cooperation.”

Clay raised one of his brows.  He didn't expect this indifferent guy to actually say something like that.  ”We made a deal, so it's only natural for me to do my part.  And putting a stain on the Temple's pristine reputation was more than enough incentive.”

Lynx only shrugged.  After all, he's only doing this because his master asked him to.

Lei Feng was still a little bit shaken, so he could only nod at the end.

”Did Black help Master?” Black asked.

”Of course.  You and White have been a great help,” she said, ruffling Black's hair.

”Yey!” Black smiled happily, hugging Argent's arm – the one without the injured shoulder.

Argent turned to White.  ”Let's depart.  Try to look for a small village far from here and then temporarily land near there.”

Because, after all, the wound on her shoulder really needed stitching.

”Yes, Master,” answered White, starting the shuttle and flying it upwards.

Argent looked out of the window and stared at the tall gate of Victoria City that's slowly getting smaller and smaller.

[Goodbye, Victoria City.  I hope we won't meet again.]