"Grand Priest, there is no need to be reserved, just speak out."
Aranza tried his best to keep calm, but the slight tremor in his voice betrayed him.
"All right……"
The high priest collected his thoughts for a moment and then said: "Then let me tell you straight... Your Excellency Hancock's injuries are much more serious than we thought. From the information you gave us, we thought that Your Excellency Hancock just suffered from space."
Damage from the storm, but in fact...in addition to the wounds on her body, her soul was also damaged..."
Aranza forcibly suppressed the emotions in her heart and said, "Well, what do you mean...?"
The high priest pondered for a moment, and then said with a moment of regret: "Although the two injuries seem to be unrelated, they actually affect each other. As a result...the injuries are added to each other, causing Hancock's body...to appear..."
suffered some incurable damage."
Hearing this, Aranza fell silent. The high priest also stopped talking and just waited for Aranza quietly.
After a long time, Aranza managed to put a smile on her face, but it was full of bitterness and said: "Well, is her life in danger?"
The high priest shook his head and replied: "Incurable injuries will not deprive people of their lives, but... they may cause them pain that is worse than death, and most of this pain is psychological, not actual.
"
"...But it's also more painful."
The high priest added.
Aranza didn't understand the meaning of the high priest's words. Perhaps at this time, it was much better to wait for the answer than to speculate on the answer.
"I seem to be beating around the bush."
The high priest seemed to find that his words were too complicated and couldn't help but explain: "I just... hope that His Highness the Prince will be mentally prepared."
Aranza nodded, and his eyes bypassed the good-looking high priest and landed on the face of the unconscious Hancock. Her face did not show pain, but was accentuated by the coldness that could not be driven away from the room.
Below, Aranza could faintly see her breath creating clouds of vague white mist, so peaceful.
Aranza covered her forehead with one hand, rubbed it hard twice, then raised her head to look at the high priest and said, "Well, please tell me."
Only then did the great priest truly speak bluntly: "After being cured, Mr. Hancock will no longer be able to meet the powerful men of the Holy Realm..."
It was like a calm sea suddenly stirred up a storm. Not only Aranza, but even Kim Gates was stunned in place. The impact of this answer on them was not limited to their relationship with Hancock, but also extended to the Thorn Mercenaries.
For the benefit of the regiment and the Norland Army, losing a strong man from the Sanctuary, in a situation that is gradually stretched, everyone knows what it means.
"Oh……"
After a long time, Aranza let out a bitter smile. He tried to calm down the turbulent waves in his heart and said: "It's always good not to worry about life. Well... As for her power of the Holy Domain, it's fine that she doesn't care.
"
The high priest nodded and said: "We will try our best to treat him. The best result is that Mr. Hancock's strength will remain at the advanced magician stage. As for which level of advanced magician he will stop at... that can only be seen.
Mr. Hancock himself..."
"I see."
Aranza's face was sullen. He didn't know whether to be grateful that Hancock was not in danger or sad that she had lost the power of the Holy Domain. His eyes once again climbed onto her face, but he quickly turned away.
He said to the high priest: "Your Excellency is also tired. I will order my subordinates to escort you back to the Moon Goddess Temple. I will continue to serve you tomorrow."
"The Moon Goddess Temple is willing to serve you."
The high priest said respectfully, followed by some words of coaxing.
Aranza suppressed her mood and dealt with it until the great priest left. Then, after a short rest, the other priests also walked out of the room one after another. Aranza still greeted them with a smile. He knew very well that Hancock's injury still needed help.
After all the priests left, Alan Salingen Gates withdrew, leaving only him and Hancock lying on the bed in the spacious room.
He walked over, pulled up a chair, and sat beside the bed.
"Well, you heard it all."
Aranza stretched out her hand and caressed Hancock's face. It seemed that only then did they put aside their previously ambiguous relationship and become like a real couple.
Hancock opened his eyes.
She had woken up a long time ago, but she just didn't want to wake up too soon.
Her eyes did not turn to Aranza, but stared blankly at the embroidered silk fabric on the top of the luxurious bed, and said, "Can you understand the feeling of losing power?"
Aranza did not answer immediately, but focused on Hancock's face. Her face finally no longer had the cold arrogance that made Aranza grit her teeth, but it also made him at a loss. He shook his head, and then slowly said: "I will
To protect you."
"Hey!"
Hancock smiled instead, and there was more sparkle in her eyes. She turned her head to look at Aranza and said, "Do you think you can still get rid of me?"
"Well, of course not."
Her smile also made Aranza feel more at ease. He exhaled, leaned up and kissed her lips gently, and then said: "As long as you are still by my side, I will feel at ease."
"cut!"
Hancock sneered and said, "Use this sentence to coax other women. It doesn't work for me."
"Well..."
Aranza scratched his head and said: "After this, I will ask the high priests from other temples to help you take a look. Maybe... maybe there is still hope."
"Need not……"
Hancock sighed and said: "I know my body well. Maybe... maybe there's nothing wrong with being an ordinary person. Maybe this is the life I really want, starting from pretending to have amnesia and quitting the Pirates Yonko."
, what I want...is just a stable life."
"Um?"
Aranza pretended to be confused and said, "Well, don't you think it would be more exciting to follow the son of the King of Heroes?"
Hancock glared at him and said, "Can you believe what a woman says?"
"Oh! This was said by a woman!"
Aranza joked, and the depressing atmosphere finally eased a lot. However, Aranza thought of something at this moment, and her face tightened again. He knew it was inappropriate to ask questions at this time, but he had to ask, and he said: "Daughter of the Moon"
The high priest of the temple said that your soul was also traumatized, when was it?"
The air seemed to have become stagnant.
Hancock stared into Aranza's eyes, and she knew that he would not give up until he got the answer. She could only sigh again, her eyes fell back to the embroidered silk cloth on the top of the luxurious bed, and said: "Remember that Vera came from the underground
The time you escaped from prison?"
"Um."
"I found a clue. It is a space gate, and the identity of this gate is Vera. The space fluctuations have dissipated, and I have to put my will into the void to find her coordinates."
"You... are too reckless!"
Aranza no longer knew what to say and threw her will into the void. Although it could reduce the damage of the space storm, the risk also increased.
Hancock argued: "It's better than going straight in and being destroyed."
"You shouldn't have gone in!"
Aranza said almost through gritted teeth.
"It's too late."
Hancock laughed hard and continued: "I won't do anything I'm not sure of... But, I encountered an accident. It was a person, a person standing in the void. No... maybe he wasn't at all.
Human, but...god!"
Aranza suddenly stopped talking or pursuing anything, but quietly waited for Hancock's next words.
Hancock said: "His name... Xingyun, I didn't plan to tell you this before. He mentioned prophecy and destiny... Aranza, his strength is not something you can shake... So, I think,
Before he appears in front of you, don't put any pressure on you..."
"Well, you still said it."
There was no worry on Aranza's face, but relief. He reached out to touch Hancock's face again and said, "This person... I will deal with it."
"I can't help you anymore. From now on, you have to rely on yourself."
Hancock took one last, meaningful look at Aranza.
Then, she closed her eyes, her face was peaceful, as if no storm had passed by, and she said, "I'm tired."
"Well, let's rest."
Aranza stood up and pulled the quilt for Hancock. He walked to the door of the room, turned around and looked at her again, then exited, and carefully closed the door.
The moment the door closed, Aranza's face was immediately covered with frost!
Starfall!
There was another name that he firmly remembered in his mind.
If you don’t get rid of it, you won’t be happy!
Without any hesitation, he turned around and walked quickly through the corridor. Kim Gates was standing at the corner of the corridor. When he saw Aranza, he immediately approached him and said: "Master..."
"Fat man, prepare my horse for me!"
Aranza gave the order sternly, walked out quickly, and added without looking back: "Well, when I walk out of the city lord's palace, I want to see the horse immediately!"
After hearing this, Kim Gates said no more, but opened the window on one side and directly shouted to the guard at the gate of the city lord's mansion.
Fortunately, the guard acted quickly. When Aranza walked out of the city lord's palace, the groom happened to be panting and galloping over on a good horse. He also held two horse ropes in his hand, which were two other horses.
There are three horses, enough for Aranza to go anywhere without losing speed.
However, just as Aranza roughly pulled the groom off the saddle and climbed onto the horse, Cyril appeared in front of Aranza at an inappropriate time.
She was only wrapped in a robe. The daughter of the forest could withstand the cold better than ordinary people. She stared at Aranza curiously and said, "Where are you going?"
Facing Cyril, although Aranza was anxious, she could only hold back her temper, but still replied in an eager tone: "Go somewhere, find something to ask!"
Cyril naturally saw that Aranza was very anxious, so he also hurriedly said, "Elita wants to see you!"
Hearing this, Aranza calmed down instead. He knew that no matter how anxious he was now, it was just to comfort himself. However, he needed this comfort, but in the end, he still sighed and said: "Well, get on the horse.