Starting from the Great Sword, you can only rely on yourself to become stronger

Not only that, after being severely injured by the spiral bone spear, Isley's body was left with four round black wounds that could not heal.

Even though he had lifted his awakening state and turned back into human form, these hideous wounds were still clearly visible on his chest, and were accompanied by strange tree-like patterns that were spreading outward from the wounds at a speed visible to the naked eye. If not treated, they would soon cover Isley's entire body.

"cough cough……"

Isley coughed violently, and every time he coughed, black blood spurted out of his mouth.

"This is......Is this the organization's real trump card? A poison specially developed for awakened people? The effect is so strong......"

Yisli wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with difficulty. His right hand suddenly released his magic power. An extremely sharp dagger appeared out of thin air and he held it tightly.

"However, you want to kill an abyss-level being like me with just poison? That's underestimating me, Isley!"

Before he finished speaking, Isley swung the dagger in his hand, stabbing himself at the edge of the wound pierced by the bone spear as fast as lightning!

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and Isley frowned slightly, but his hands did not slow down at all!

Then, he used all his strength to cut it hard!

With a"puff", a large piece of blackened flesh was instantly cut off by him!

Isley groaned, and veins on his forehead bulged, but he did not stop his hands.

Once... twice... three times...

Isley used the same method to cut off all the blackened flesh from the other three wounds.

The whole process was extremely bloody and cruel, but Isley's palm holding the dagger did not shake at all!

After completing all this, Isley took a deep breath and mobilized the powerful demon power in his body to repair his damaged body. The originally hideous and terrifying wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although there were still some tree-like lines remaining on the surface of the skin, his physical condition was much better than before.

At least, he did not vomit blood again.

"Poison... nothing more than that... But, I will remember this account."

Isley murmured softly, but there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.

After resting for a while, Isley held the thick tree trunk beside him tightly with both hands, and supported his weak body with difficulty.

Although he still had some demonic power left, it was still too much for his physical energy.

He took a deep breath, trying to relieve the pain caused by the remaining toxins, but with every breath, he could clearly feel the sharp and dense pain in his lungs like a needle.

Isley gritted his teeth, took a step with his slightly trembling legs, and stepped into the shadow of the forest step by step.

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At the same time, Daye and his group, who were carrying the parasitic plant, decided to take the water route in order to return to the organization as soon as possible.

At a secret port affiliated with the organization, everyone abandoned their horses and boarded the boat, galloping towards the organization along the winding coastline.

With the help of wind direction and water flow, they actually managed to return to the organization's base one step earlier than Su Moyu and others!

Daye rushed into his laboratory like a whirlwind, holding the glass jar containing the parasitic plant, and hung a"Do Not Disturb" sign at the door.

The other members were urgently summoned to the conference hall by the leader of the organization, asking them to report in detail the specific progress and results of the northern expedition campaign.

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"You mean, you took what Daye wanted under his instructions and came back?"

Lemoto, who was sitting on a stone chair, crossed his hands to cover the lower half of his face and frowned as he asked.

"Yes, Lord Lemoto, so we don't know what happened in Barcelona afterwards."

A member of the recovery team who was kneeling on one knee raised his head and asked in confusion.

"However, sir, shouldn't we ask our colleagues hiding in the city about this matter? Given the flying speed of the Raven, the organization should have received the information they sent back. Why?……"

"All the sentries I deployed have died, including Bendeno!"

Edgar, who was sitting next to Lemoto, said with a stern face.

"It has been seven days since the final contact deadline, and I haven't received any response from anyone!"

"Varied……？！"

The eyes of the three recovery team members widened instantly, and their faces under the masks were filled with disbelief!

"Not only is the status of the crusade unclear, but even all the soldiers have disappeared.

Edgar clenched his fists on the table.

"I have regrouped and sneaked into Barcelona. Apart from some traces of fighting, the only things left are... the bodies of the sentinels and Bendeno."

"According to the information sent back by the investigators, all the bodies were gathered together. Except for Bendeno, no one had any extra injuries on their bodies. They should have been captured and beheaded without any ability to resist. As for Bendeno,……"

At this point, Edgar paused.

"Through the analysis of his injuries, it is highly likely that he was tortured and lost too much blood, which eventually led to his death."

"What?!"

"Why did you just say this?"

"how so?"

"Who on earth did such a thing?"

"Edgar! Your intelligence work is too slow!"

"Hurry up and find that guy! Otherwise, the other agents will be in danger!"

The meeting room suddenly became lively.

Facing the accusations of others, Edgar did not explain or refute, but just closed his eyes and remained silent.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. I told Edgar not to reveal this information."

Seeing Lemoto speak, the conference hall immediately became quiet again.

"In view of the current serious situation, in order to protect everyone's safety, after I learned of this intelligence, I immediately asked Edgar to notify all agents still active on the island continent to abandon all matters at hand and return to the organization."

"Fortunately, due to the Northern Crusade, most of the agents did not leave the organization too far, and almost all of them will be here today. Alyssa and Bissi are also outside the organization, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the organization."

The originally tense and irritable atmosphere in the conference room was visibly relaxed.

Seeing that everyone present had regained their composure, Lemoto nodded and continued.

"The most important question now is, who, or which force, is attacking the organization?"