Once all the smoke cleared, I lowered Zartha and stabbed her into the ground while eyeing the woman, whose sword was still lodged into my chest.
"A-Are you o-okay?" Asked Alexander softly as he gazed at the woman, who furrowed her brows only to push him off her body while removing her sword from his chest.
"Argh. I-I'll take that as a yes." Muttered Alexander softly with a grunt of pain as he lay on the floor while grabbing his chest, his wound showing no signs of healing.
Tilting my head, I turned and glanced at the woman, who had reined in her reddish-black mana and was now walking away, though she had no clothes if you count her four armor pieces as clothes. Inwardly grumbling, I reached into my space pouch and grabbed a shirt and some pants; although they're male clothes, it's better than nothing. Besides, Lazuli's clothes are far too small, so I didn't even bother asking her.
"H-Hey! I-If you tell me your name, I'll g-give you these." Said Alexander weakly as he sat upright with a grunt while holding his clothes in his hand, his words grabbing the woman's attention as she stopped and gazed at him.
She gave me one hell of a skeptical look and didn't even bother to gaze at herself before she cautiously approached me, causing me to roll my eyes as I was in no condition to fight someone. With a few grunts, I slowly stood up, nearly stumbling onto my butt, but Zartha served as a good cane to keep me propped up.
'I'm being used as everything but what I'm intended for.' Muttered Zartha coldly in annoyance as she folded her arms and closed her eyes, all while Trina chuckled in amusement.
Once she arrived before me, we stared directly into each other's eyes; well, I couldn't see her thanks to her helmet, but she could for sure see mine.
"Vanye." Said Vanye with her heavenly voice akin to that of a goddess, surprising Alexander as he lightly smiled while handing her his clothes.
"A beautiful name and beautiful voice." Muttered Alexander softly as he eyed Vanye, who promptly wore his clothes before glancing at him.
"You're weird." Said Vanye as she gave Alexander a once-over, causing him to chuckle as he outstretched his hand towards her.
"Yeah, you're not wrong. I'm Alexander Vestalis, by the way." Remarked Alexander with a friendly smile as he looked at Vanye, who hesitantly grabbed his hand using her golden prosthetic hand.
"So, now that I've finally succeeded in getting us to talk, can you do me a favor for pretty much saving your life and not attacking the carriage?" Asked Alexander as he lowered his hand and gestured to the carriage behind him while eyeing Vanye, who reluctantly nodded.
Sighing in relief that all my hard work hadn't been for naught, I was about to ask Vanye, but before I could, she suddenly turned around and walked away.
"I must get going, Alexander… Thank you." Said Vanye softly as she walked down the dirt road, her words barely reaching Alexander's ears.
"Haa, I understand, and you're welcome. I hope to encounter you again… Hopefully, on better circumstances." Remarked Alexander with a faint smile as he waved at Vanye, who momentarily stopped before continuing down the road.
It was quite unfortunate to watch her leave, but I'm glad we ended on a somewhat good note; besides, on the bright side, it was a little amusing to watch her walk away while wearing my clothes, which were extra baggy on her. She was pretty tall, only an inch or two shorter than me, but she was a stick figure compared to me; she probably weighed no more than one hundred eighty pounds, which is hardly anything when you're nearly six-foot-six.
Anyway, with a shake of my head, I was about to make my way over towards the carriage to check upon everyone inside, only to spot Lazuli standing before Vanye; however, thankfully, in the end, nothing happened as Lazuli ignored her after a while before approaching me.
"Is everything fine, Lazu–" Asked Alexander in slight concern as he gazed at Lazuli, who suddenly grabbed his collar before yanking him down and passionately kissing him, surprising him and Vanye, who was secretly watching.
"I was worried." Said Lazuli calmly as she parted her lips from Alexander's, causing him to faintly nod with a gulp.
"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to make you worry." Stated Alexander as he gazed at Lazuli, who nodded with a faint smile before patting his chest and approaching the carriage.
Watching Lazuli walk away, I couldn't help but touch my lips as I stared at her body, my desires growing as I felt my cock press against my pants. I don't know what it was, but her action had stirred my lust; the only problem was, I couldn't act on it right now.
'Tsk, stupid cock-blocking Elves.' Muttered Alexander in annoyance as he slowly approached splots of dried ichor on the ground.
While Lazuli dealt with the carriage, I used this chance to clean any evidence of my blood, which did get me confused about our surroundings since, despite having blocked a massive bot of lightning, there didn't seem to be any aftermath; it was like it never even happened.
'Even the atmospheric mana looks normal.' Thought Alexander as he looked at the sky using [Heroes Gaze], only to shake his head afterward.
Once I spotted no more of my blood, I glanced down at my chest, which was still emitting reddish-black mana, which was hampering my healing, but it wasn't able to entirely stop it; however, still, it would be a while until I was fully healed.
'Can I flush out the mana with my own?' Thought Alexander as he expelled his mana from his wound, slowly dispersing the reddish-black mana that stuck to his body like glue.
My assumption was correct; the only problem was that it wasn't efficient at all, so I figured Lazuli and I should leave this place before I wasted my mana on ridding myself of this reddish-black mana.
'Tsk, I should've asked Vanye to help me before she left.' Mused Alexander with a click of his tongue, only for him to glance at Lazuli when he felt her touching him.
"So, how were the Elves? Racist?" Asked Alexander as he eyed Lazuli, who lightly nodded, causing him to sigh while rubbing his head.
"What did you do with them?" "Nothing, I merely welded the doors shut." Remarked Alexander and Lazuli, respectively, as they turned and gazed at the carriage, only for him to shake his head.
Figuring it better not to question Lazuli, I looked around at the bodies of the Elven adventurers, and although Vanye had unfortunately killed them, a few were still living, their lives hanging by a single thread.
'Great, now I won't feel bad when leaving.' Thought Alexander with a faint smile as he reached into his pouch, grabbing three vials of his diluted blood.
Approaching the three remaining survivors, I poured a vial of my diluted blood into each of them, causing all of their most serious wounds to heal while leaving only a few flesh wounds. With our job complete, we didn't extend our stay and promptly left, heading back into the forest while letting the three remaining survivors deal with the aftermath.
"I want to take a nap." Muttered Alexander softly as he followed behind Lazuli, moving a little slow given he was still wounded.
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It was the morning of the next day; Lazuli and I had camped out pretty deep in the forest after she created a small house with the help of her earth mana, which provided me with a place to lick my wounds.
As of right now, I was perfectly healed and back into tip-top shape, yet instead of continuing our journey, I rolled onto my side as I grasped Lazuli's waist, pulling her into my embrace.
"Now, we can finally continue where we were previously interrupted." Said Alexander lustfully as he rubbed his hardened cock between Lazuli's buttcheeks, causing her to clench them together.
"Oh, you naughty woman!" Stated Alexander with a smirk as he pushed Lazuli onto her stomach, holding her arms down while he aggressively thrust his cock between her buttcheeks, causing her to ever so faintly moan.
With the sound of our flesh slapping together, I increased my speed before slamming my hips against her butt while I spewed all of my thick semen onto Lazuli's back, painting it white.
"Ah, that felt good, but it's far from over… I'm just getting started." Said Alexander with a smirk as he flipped Lazuli onto his back, staring into her eyes while rubbing his cock against her sopping-wet vagina.
"What are you waiting for then?" Asked Lazuli with a mischievous smirk as she tilted her head, her words causing Alexander to laugh wickedly while he pushed her legs far back, nearly racing her head.
Mounting Lazuli, I held her legs down with my body and slowly pushed my cock into her amazingly tight vagina while I held her hands as I stole her lips;
"I'm going to impregnate you." Stated Alexander with a wicked grin as he furiously thrust his hips into Lazuli's hole, turning her into a moaning mess as she struggled to withstand his aggressive matting press.
Lazuli's insides were always something to marvel at, and after only a few minutes of non-stop thrusting, I ended up blowing my load deep within her, yet that didn't stop me as I continued to pound away at her hole; it may be impossible for her to get pregnant, but I damn sure was going to try.