Celina whispered those words and green lights emerged from the ground beneath them. Those still alive were immediately healed. Even the poison in Clyde's body vanished immediately. The smallest bruise on the other people disappeared.
The elven healers, who had been preparing to treat the wounded, froze in place because their patients were already healed. They had never seen anything like it before. As the green light faded, every injury had been healed.
Ding!
HP: 990/1000
MP: 950/1000
She wasn't exhausted, but it would be weird if she kept standing without any reaction. Placing a hand on her forehead, she let herself fall to the ground.
"Oh, I'm so weak" she grumbled.
Clyde rushed to her side and helped her up.
"Thank you, Celina. You should rest. We'll handle everything"
Clyde carried her away from the others and set her down near the wall. She nodded her head, still faking her weakness.
Freddie and James averted their eyes. This time, they couldn't bring themselves to apologise or thank her.
The others, however, were simply relieved to see that their injuries were gone and the poison had been eradicated.
Celina observed them as they started preparing for the next battle. The arrows from the third tunnel already stopped but no one knew when they would start raining down again. They no longer let their guard down.
Celina was wondering why they wouldn't go to them instead, but the reason was simple. If they decide to attack the humans head-on, some of the humans might sneak through another tunnel and attempt to find their way to Lost City. Even if they don't have the door sign, they have mages and magicians who could open the door.
Celina sighed and one of the elves approached her.
"You must be tired. Thanks for healing everyone" She said.
Celina looked up, noticing that the elf was stretching a blue potion to her. It was her first time seeing it up close. She accepted it and thanked her.
"Take care!" She shyly walked away. Celina uncorked the bottle and sniffed it. It had no scent. Without hesitation, she poured everything in her mouth, just like she saw Clyde do a few hours ago.
"Ugh," she gagged. It tasted awful. She coughed, covering her mouth.
Ding!
{HP: 1000/1000}
{MP: 1000/1000}
'Wow! It worked!'
She was suddenly distracted when she heard Clyde's voice.
"Everyone brace yourself! They are coming!" He said. Everyone sprung up drawing their weapons out. The bats that were hanging on the ceiling flew down and shifted to their human form, getting ready for the attack.
They surged from the first tunnel and the fight resumed. They all fought. Some abilities users managed to unleash their power, striking down the enemies. The mages also chanted their incantations just to summon their spells.
The battle grew bloodier and more dangerous wave by wave.
It was already the third day and half of them were dead.
Clyde hadn't expected it to be like this. They were already running out of potions and the healers were exhausted.
Celina remained behind, watching everything. Fear still gripped her as she was scared to attack humans. She spent her training hunting and killing animals. She never even brought herself to kill a human or the creatures she lived among.
"Freddie, are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm just tired. My fingers are bleeding" he muttered, staring at them. Due to the arrow he'd been pulling for more than two days, his fingers felt numb.
"You should also rest. I doubt they'll attack again"
"We can't be sure. It's just the third day" Freddie replied.
"They've been pouring in for three days non-stop; that should be all of them", Clyde assured him. He was also tired. He, too, wished everything to end.
James returned with a blue potion. He shook his head, disappointed.
"There are no longer healing potions," he said.
"It's fine. Other people need it more than me" Freddie tore a strip from his cloth and wrapped it around his fingers. Clyde helped him.
James turned his gaze towards Celina who was still at the corner. Anger flared in his eyes. Not just him, but others that were tired and injured. James passed the potion bottle to Freddie and stormed towards Celina. Clyde's gaze followed him and he saw how James grabbed Celina by her collar.
She grunted as he lifted her up to her feet.
"You were able to defeat Clyde when you were just five years old. Why are you acting all weak now? Can't you bring yourself to kill your kind?" He asked.
"Let go of my shirt" she gritted her teeth.
"Don't be a pain in the ass, and just help everyone already?", he said.
"Stop it, James!" Clyde yelled.
But, James didn't back down. Even the others that were drained started to criticise her.
"She had trained for more than six years, yet she isn't able to lift her sword""
"She doesn't deserve that sword"
"Is she that weak?"
"So annoying!"
"I knew she would be a burden"
Celina clenched her fist and immediately pushed James off her body.
"Fine, I'll join the last wave"
"Last wave? What the hell are you talking about?" James scoffed.
Celina grabbed her sword from the floor, sliding it free from its scabbard.
"They are coming," she said, swinging her sword. Clyde furrowed his eyebrows. He hasn't sensed anything yet. No one wanted to believe her.
Suddenly, he stiffened. His eyes darted to the tunnels.
"They are coming... From all three tunnels"
"What?"
"It's not over yet?"
"Is this really the last one?"
Clyde exchanged glances with Celina, wondering...
'How could she sense them before me? Is she really that strong? Damn it! Can we even handle this?'
He asked himself. He shook the doubts off his head and turned to his men.
"Let's hope this is the last of them. We'll kill the humans, slaughter them and protect the Lost City"
"Yes!"
Those simple words from him were enough to reignite their fighting spirit. Weapons were drawn once more while the healers moved far away from them.
Just like Clyde said they started pouring out from the three tunnels. There were almost a hundred of them. They screamed as they charged towards Clyde and the others.
The final battle had begun.
Clyde swung his sword, instantly cutting down five enemies at once.
He paused to look at Celina, who was still behind. She tightened her grip around her sword, getting closer to the enemy.
"Celina... You don't have to fight if you can't," he yelled, swinging his sword at the opponent who was sneaking up on him.
Celina didn't answer. Instead, she exhaled deeply.
'It's fine. I just have to use the sword on them. They are my enemy'
She spoke to herself.
"Argh"
A knight rushed at her from behind, sword raised...
He hesitated, seeing that she was a human.
"A child? What is a human doing--?"
Celina didn't wait. She immediately thrusted her sword into his chest. His sword fell from his grasp as he dropped to his knees. Without hesitation, she slashed the blade through his body, cutting her way out. He fell.
Silence.
Everyone, both her allies and enemies, who were busy fighting froze and looked at Celina.
"She finally killed her own kind"
"What is a human child doing with the enemy?"
"She's so small and she's able to use a sword... How is that possible?"
They were all shocked.
However, none of them were more stunned than Celina herself.
Ding!
{Title: Enemy of Humans recognized}
{New ability granted: Unlucky Reversal}
{Description: Reverses the flow of misfortune, redirecting injuries inflicted upon others back to their originator}
{Activation: Focus your will and say the trigger word- Reversal}
{Limitation: Can be used twice every 24 hours}