A blinding radiance erupted, flooding the room with searing heat and forcing her to shield her eyes.
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The air vibrated, a deep whoom echoing as Leon's body rose—weightless, burning, and utterly at the mercy of the golden pillar.
Slowly but surely, bathed in the brilliance of golden light, his body started to heal—not as fast as the time when he was using his life energy, but due to the sheer quantity of the holy energy, which was being constantly increased every second.
It worked just enough.
His brain, which had been turned to mush, was being healed from the inside slowly but surely.
That was not all.
Leon gasped for breath as a mouthful of blood came out in the process, and his eyes shot wide open. He could only see through the lens of red through his eyes.
The blood clung sticky and warm to his lashes, blurring the world into shifting shades of crimson. The sharp copper tang filled his mouth as he swallowed hard.
