Chapter 245: Feline Therapy

Considering the high-stress fights Michael had gone through one after another, it was only a matter of time until his mind forced him to rest.

Of course, the only reason he felt relaxed enough to do so was because his subconscious mind judged that the crew would be fine without him.

After an unknown amount of time, Michael’s senses recovered. The first thing he realized was that he lay on a bed, something warm trailing across his features.

Slowly his eyes pried open. He wasn’t surprised to see Ruby sitting upon him. What puzzled him, however, was the fact that his torso was naked, as she seemed to have caressed his body with her tongue.

Before he could ask her what she was doing, he realized that there weren’t any injuries across his body. While Nicole did heal him after the battle with the towering robot, Michael had gone through several encounters towards the capital, earning himself a few scars in the process.

So where were these wounds? Could he have been out for so long that they naturally healed?

“Michael? Are you fine?” The moment Ruby noticed he was awake, her ears pricked upwards, her tail swinging in excitement.

With a groan, he put a hand over his face.

“More or less… Though advancing too quickly to the Middle Grandmaster realm seems to have sent the spiritual energy in my body into chaos.”

As the words left his mouth, his hand brushed against a jagged edge of the metal bed, tearing his skin and drawing crimson blood. For someone of his realm, such a trivial injury was only possible after rushed advancements. It was precisely why influential families never hastily strengthened their children. Power gained too quickly could carry dire consequences.

With a dejection he glanced at his bleeding finger.

However, before he could utter a complaint, Ruby gently took hold of it. Her tongue gently wrapped itself around it, covering it with her saliva.

“What are you—”

Stopping mid-sentence, Michael stared at his finger in bewilderment.

His reaction wasn’t warranted by her tender touch. It was because the wound healed right in front of his gaze, disappearing like it wasn’t ever there!

“Ruby, does your saliva… Perhaps have healing properties?”

With a beaming smile, she nodded eagerly.

“Yes! I didn’t even know myself. I only uncovered it by accident during the battle with the metal things!”

Out of all the ways Michael could have been awakened, that was the sweetest. Since Ruby was here, it was obvious that the crew was fine. Not only that, but it turned out one of their members had a natural affinity for healing!

“Ruby… you’re amazing!” With a chuckle, Michael sat. Softly patting her on the head.

Now it made sense why Ruby had been licking him in his slumber. It was in the hopes of him waking up sooner!

She purred, clearly content with herself. But her happiness was short-lived, her ears suddenly flattening.

“No, I am not. Even with my healing, I haven’t been able to heal your most serious injury.” She stated as she licked his face.

“What, my face?” He scoffed.

“No, your mind.”

“…”

It suddenly occurred to him why Ruby had been primarily licking his facial features over any other member of the crew.

He heaved a sigh.

“I assure you, I am fine.”

By the stubborn glare in Ruby’s eyes, it was clear she was not going to give up. Noticing that, Michael tactfully changed the subject.

“Can you tell me how long I was out? And is everybody alright?”

Ruby tilted her head to the side.

“You have been sleeping for about three days or so. Everybody is alive and well. To be honest, they wanted to stay with you, but I assured them that it would be more beneficial if they were to help with the restoration of the capital instead.”

Visible relief washed over Michael’s face. Three days was practically nothing! For a moment he had worried he had lost more than a month.

“Wait, restoration? Are the threats dealt with?”

Ruby nodded.

“Yes, they are. Once the giant robot was reported dead, most of the androids lost their will to fight. As for the aliens, they have proven to be a bigger trouble, but we managed to deal with them.”

Before Michael could ask another question, the door to the room creaked open.

A handsome man with long green hair and violet eyes came into view.

“Robert!” Michael smiled. “You seem to be doing better than last time!”

Robert chuckled. “And it’s all thanks to you. Who would have thought that, in the middle of the whole fiasco in the capital, you’d rescue me… and even bring me to first aid?”

Evidently, the Lord was exhausted. With his vast reserves of spiritual energy depleted, he would need more than just three days to fully recover. Still, his face no longer looked sickly, and most of its natural shine had returned.

As the two men caught up, Michael got the answer to most of his questions.

Three days was far from enough time to assess the damage. But it was enough to calculate at least several million casualties.

Even if the capital housed just over half a billion humans, it was still a devastating loss. With numerous households losing someone dear to them.

Surprisingly, a large number of the Lords had disappeared. Some speculated that they had died, while others theorized that someone far more powerful had threatened them due to their incompetence, forcing them into hiding.

Another unexpected twist was that Livia had been praised for her efforts. Despite the high death toll, experts determined that without her timely actions and keen foresight, the number of deaths could have been more than ten times greater.

“She also decided to start cultivating.” Robert heaved a sigh. “I can’t quite figure out what led to her change of heart, as I’ve brought it up in the past. Regardless, I’ll be there to guide her on this path.”

By now Ruby’s message about Michael being awake reached the crew.

The first one to appear was Richard.

“BOSS!” The man yelled as he practically tore the door out of its hinges.

He turned to Michael, with a menacing grin, and pointed at the communication device strapped to his wrist.

“You remember Skylar and Luis? You won’t believe it, but they recorded the fight you had with that colossal robot! You have to check this shit out!”

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