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Chapter 200: Successful Surgery and Ice Cream Wars

Once Dorothy’s internal magic environment had completely settled, all that remained was to free her from the “near-death state” in which her powers were being absorbed indiscriminately.

To achieve this, we first needed to heal the wounds to her soul and body, allowing her soul’s survival instinct to relax, then gradually calm her raging bloodline power.

Tina’s Moon Elf magic was nearly perfect for this situation.

Elven healing and recovery skills rank among the best on the entire continent, rivaled only by the healing priests of the Church of Light and certain special potions crafted in the Eastern Seven Kingdoms.

In the straightforward act of casting spells to heal souls and lives, Tina, the epic Moon Elf priest, surpasses even Lolth in skill.

After all, healing is not a strength in the Abyss—wounded individuals there typically rely on self-healing, and the team’s healer merely brings the injured to safety; expecting specialized healing knowledge from them is unrealistic.

Lolth doesn’t know much about this either; she has only mastered a handful of emergency self-help spells and mystical techniques.

For instance, there’s a spell called “Revive”…

Of course, succubi possess numerous spells to restore strength and energy, along with healing skills, making them somewhat unique among Abyssal Demons. However, the recovery and healing abilities of the Succubus clan carry an odd quality that Lolth finds utterly unappealing to learn; they come with all sorts of peculiar side effects…

So, in moments like these, it’s best to leave it to Tina.

And Tina proved highly dependable, living up to Lolth’s trust. She swiftly completed the healing of Dorothy’s soul, easing the pained expression on the girl’s face.

“Her soul is really far too weak…”

After healing Dorothy, Tina, like Lolth, realized the girl was frailer than anticipated. Though she didn’t detect the curse, she couldn’t help but sigh.

The spell to repair the soul was cast on Dorothy, and Tina felt her own exhaustion was greater than usual.

However, the subsequent treatment of Dorothy’s body led Tina to a startling realization.

Dorothy’s soul is very weak.

But…

Her body is even weaker than her soul!

“What is happening here?”

As Tina slowly cast the life magic she had learned from the Wood Elves, she felt perplexed because, despite the immense life force flowing into Dorothy, the effect remained minimal.

“It’s a curse. This little girl, for some unknown reason, bears a curse bestowed by a ‘god’ or an ‘alternate plane’…”

Lolth answered calmly from the sidelines.

This response shocked several people in the room.

“A curse…?”

Tina murmured in disbelief.

Kanor didn’t yet fully grasp the situation, but she found the word unsettling.

As for Isabella, the knight finally displayed her traditional sense of justice once more after a long absence.

“Which cursed god would dare harm such a可怜 little girl!”

She clenched her fists in anger.

“It might not be a god, but if it is, that god truly deserves to be cursed.”

Lolth showed no reverence for deities either and nodded in agreement with Isabella.

In this atmosphere, Tina’s healing finally concluded.

At last, it was Lolth’s turn.

“Next, it’s time to calm the raging power of the bloodline…”

As she spoke, she stepped forward and began gently using her magical power to soothe the warrior’s strength, which had gone wild in defense of its master.

It is a power born from a blessing.

This power within Dorothy operates like a symbiotic entity; though it lacks true consciousness, it possesses certain “mode shifts” to adapt to different circumstances.

Normally, it might only manifest as an acceptance and conversion of any power, but when Dorothy loses consciousness and her life is threatened, it actively unleashes all its strength and begins absorbing magic limitlessly and indiscriminately.

Although Dorothy’s internal magical environment has stabilized for now, as long as the raging issue persists unresolved, it will eventually descend into chaos again.

However, after Tina’s healing, once Dorothy awakens naturally, the wild power should gradually subside over the next few days.

After all, though Dorothy is stable now, her energy remains extremely weak. For a long time, her bloodline power has teetered on the brink of losing control due to the curse.

Typically, a courageous bloodline heir wouldn’t lose control merely from fainting.

So, waiting for Dorothy to recover naturally… is too slow. It could cause her further harm and prolong her suffering.

Lolth’s solution to quickly address the loss of control is actually quite straightforward.

It involves crafting an illusion for this “power.”

Lolth’s approach is to first use her own magic to temporarily “seal” and “isolate” all of Dorothy’s magic and life force, preventing her bloodline power from sensing her true condition.

Then, Lolth begins to create a false impression.

She opts to simulate Dorothy’s magic and conjure an image of Dorothy as vibrant, lively, and brimming with health at this moment.

Next, she links this simulated aura and energy to the bloodline power.

Three seconds after establishing the connection, the bloodline power astonishingly calmed completely!

Then, when the “barrier” was lifted, the bloodline power did not flare up again despite Dorothy’s weakness.

After all, it had already settled.

The pained expression on Dorothy’s face vanished entirely, her breathing grew steady and even, and her complexion gradually improved.

She was fully out of danger.

Not only that, but Lolth even accelerated the “post-operative recovery period.”

The trio who observed Lolth’s actions couldn’t help but sigh in relief and once again laud her versatility.

“You are truly remarkable, Master Lolth.”

Tina, drained from expending so much energy, sat in a chair and offered her praise.

Kanor nodded as well, her expression one of admiration.

“Indeed, besides cooking, there are many things Master Lolth and I still need to learn.”

“Though I couldn’t assist, it’s truly wonderful that nothing went awry, Lolthlinda.”

Isabella laughed as well and handed the ice cream she’d been holding to Lolth.

Since she had been using her family’s frost magic to keep it chilled, the half-eaten ice cream hadn’t melted at all.

“Thank you for your hard work—would you like some ice cream?”

Before Lolth could respond, Tina, who had been resting wearily in her chair, suddenly sprang up upon hearing this.

“How can you offer leftover ice cream to Lady Lolth, you foolish knight! Inconsiderate human! Honestly—Lady Lolth, wait for me to fetch you a fresh one!”

With that, Tina bolted out of the laboratory.

Lolth watched Tina’s retreating figure, opened her mouth, and finally said with a hint of exasperation,

“I didn’t say I wanted any…”