Chapter 175: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (39)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (39) ༻

Blood sprayed out with every cough.

The sudden blow to the back proved to be too much to endure, and upon witnessing the blood spurting from my mouth, the Saintess’ face turned pale.

The nature of her position meant she had seen countless injuries, many of which were worse than mine, so her flustered reaction was puzzling.

However, I could tell from how she was stumbling over her words that she was greatly worried about me.

“A-A-Are you alright?! L-Like I thought, you need immediate treatment…”

‘No… I’m like this cause you hit me…’

The words nearly clawed their way up my throat, but I managed to hold them back with superhuman restraint.

I knew she had only acted out of concern, but that didn’t mean I would drop my bullheadedness at this point.

I shook my head and steadied my blood-tinged breath to continue my bluff.

“There are others with more grievous wounds. Not to mention, I’ve suffered a lot worse before. I can endure this degree of injury…”

Then, using the ground and my arm as support, I gradually stood up with unsteady movements.

Although a pained groan escaped my lips, it was still bearable.

At the very least, my injuries weren’t so severe that I was unable to fight.

-Patpat

In an attempt to demonstrate my indomitable spirit, I coolly brushed the dirt off my clothes.

The Saintess watched on incredulously, but even that was short-lived as anger soon surged within her quivering pink eyes.

It seemed she was angry that I was trying to jump back into battle without even receiving treatment.

Just as she was about to burst out in anger-

“Ian!”