Bright, mysterious, and divine, as if the sun's power was descending through the ethereal connection, it directly reached Audrey, or more precisely, her eyes.
Audrey, who was praying, was momentarily stunned. She felt a vast will approaching her, accompanied by a warm sensation.
Her eyes felt as if they were enveloped in a hot spring, extremely comfortable.
At the same time, a tingling sensation appeared, making her almost unable to resist scratching her eyes.
Observing this, Syd contemplated.
"It seems that under the influence of divine light, the light energy indeed has a self-healing effect, though it's very slow…"
After about ten minutes, Syd felt it was sufficient and withdrew the transmission of light energy.
Audrey rubbed her eyes and then opened them.
The moment she opened her eyes, she was stunned.
Brilliant colors filled her vision, a scene she hadn't seen in a long time.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Audrey covered her mouth and tears of joy and amazement streamed down her face.
She stood up, walked excitedly around the room, even touching things everywhere, until she calmed down a few minutes later.
Meanwhile, she began to ponder what had just happened.
"I was praying, could it be that…"
"And that sensation…"
Her eyes widened in disbelief as a shocking realization dawned on her.
Could it be that a deity had descended? Had the deity blessed and healed her?
Thinking this, Audrey was overwhelmed with emotion and tears once again.
"I knew it, I knew that there are indeed real gods in this world…"
Filled with excitement and gratitude for the deity's blessing, Audrey immediately knelt down and prayed devoutly.
Seeing Audrey's actions, Syd shook his head, not paying much attention.
However, just as he thought this, he suddenly noticed a dramatic surge in the faith power coming from Audrey.
If initially her faith power was at level one, it now surged to nearly a hundred.
The increase in faith power was so significant that Syd could clearly feel the difference.
[Divine Experience +1]
Syd's lips twitched with surprise.
"To think that just one person's faith could elevate my divine essence by a bit. If there were more…"
At that moment, Syd felt a pang of regret.
Unfortunately, there were very few believers, and most were casual believers. Audrey was perhaps the most devout among them.
Syd also noticed another thing.
"Indeed, despair is the best catalyst for faith…"
Audrey's despair made her faith surge dramatically with just a minor intervention.
If she had been in good health and not in despair, the simple act of blessing might not have made her so devout.
As Syd pondered, Audrey, emerging from her dim room, looked up at the setting sun with tears on her face.
Her unusual behavior drew the attention of some neighbors and passersby.
"Audrey, what's wrong?"
A middle-aged man with a scruffy face hesitantly approached and asked.
In the sunlight, upon hearing his question, nearby people turned their eyes to Audrey with a mix of curiosity and astonishment.
Audrey snapped back to reality and excitedly declared, "I'm healed! My eyes are healed, I can see again!"
At her words.
"What?"
The surrounding people thought they might have heard wrong and instinctively looked at Audrey's eyes.
It was then that they noticed her eyes were open, bright, and lively, no longer clouded or showing the previous severe scars.
"What is this…"
The surrounding neighbors and passersby were astonished.
"Your eyes have been restored?"
"Oh my God, how is this possible?"
"What happened, how could this be?"
Shocked inquiries poured out from their mouths.
As time passed, more and more people gathered around.
"What's going on here?"
"What?!"
Everyone who learned the situation was astonished and looked at Audrey's eyes with disbelief.
The first man to speak, Lawrence, couldn't hold back and stepped forward, grabbing Audrey's arm.
"Audrey, what happened? Your eyes were blind, I saw them this noon… How did they suddenly get better?"
This question was on everyone's mind, and the crowd directed their suspicious and curious gazes at Audrey.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Audrey revealed the answer.
"I prayed to the God of Light, Balder. Perhaps the esteemed Balder heard my prayers and performed a miracle to heal my eyes!"
Hearing Audrey's words, the surrounding people were momentarily stunned and began asking questions.
"The God of Light, Balder?"
"Who is he?"
"Is this the name of a deity?"
Realizing that few people knew of Balder, Audrey quickly explained, "He is a deity from Asgard. You should know the superhero Thor, right? The God of Light, Balder, is also a son of Odin and Thor's brother…"
As Audrey spoke, the neighbors and passersby finally understood who she was referring to.
"The previously unknown God of Light, Balder, heard your prayers and performed a miracle to heal you?"
"No way…"
Although they now knew which god Audrey was referring to, the neighbors and passersby remained skeptical.
After all, how could a god like Balder just come down to help Audrey?
Most people doubted this, while some questioned whether Balder had such power and capability.
"Believe me, it's true!"
Seeing their skepticism, Audrey was anxious and tried to defend herself.
At that moment, a tall, menacing-looking man approached.
"Your eyes are healed?"
As he walked over, Gisli was astonished.
After the shock, he looked at Audrey's eyes with ill intent, as if planning something.
Seeing him, Audrey's face went pale immediately, recognizing him as the one who had blinded her eyes.
(End of Chapter)