Infinite Blood Core - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Am I a Genius Among Geniuses?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Only god knows how long it took before Aupin woke up.

There was a crisp sound of birds singing in his ears, followed by a wave of wind, bringing a fresh vegetation smell.

After Aupin paused for a second, he came back to his senses.

He first discovered that the severe pain that had once tortured him had disappeared, leaving behind only a slight discomfort.

He tried to raise his head, the unbearable dizziness and headache disappeared.

Then he discovered that he had a ton of bandages wrapped around his body, blood was even faintly visible on the layers wrapped around his waist and abdomen.

Aupin used all of the strength in his arm to prop up his body.

He had no strength in his whole body as if he hadn’t eaten for weeks. At the same time, his mouth was bone dry, he was desperate for water.

After he sat up on the ground, he was stunned.

He looked at his arms and hands.

Before, the bones in his arms had been fractured, the flesh of his arms were smashed and minced by the brown bear. But now he was almost completely recovered!

However, the surface of both arms was abnormally red, as if they were being cooked.

“Did Violette really do it? Amazing!” Aupin couldn’t help but exclaim.

If she used magic or theurgy, it would not have been particularly difficult. But Violette couldn’t use her spells here. It was amazing she was able to do this with potions alone.

“Perhaps my fiancée is a master of medicine?” Aupin couldn’t help but wonder.

He looked around, Violette was nowhere near.

The young man soon noticed that he was no longer in the depths of the cave. This was not the place where he and the brown bear fought to death, he was closer to the cave entrance.

Because of this, the ore deposits here were sparse, the air was rather cool, and the sound of birds outside the cave could be heard.

The wind blew in occasionally, Aupin listened to the crisp sound of birds whistling, his heartbeat fluctuating.

His gaze fell on the entrance of the cave, on the cave wall, a blue and red wildflower was in full bloom.

Aupin watched it quietly, his eyes gradually turned red and he was almost crying!

Battling in the valley of life and death made him appreciate this ordinary scenery even more.

He looked at this inconspicuous wildflower. He watched its delicate and small petals trembling gently in the breeze. His whole body and heart felt emotional.

This is life!

I’m still alive, I’m alive! The joy of surviving came like ocean waves hitting the beach, Aupin couldn’t control his emotions.

It took a long time for the turbulent emotions in Aupin’s heart to slowly dissipate.

He had new worries again.

In fact, it was quite dangerous to stay here.

Aupin had not forgotten the many corpses of Scaley Horned Black Panthers laying outside the cave. This flesh and blood would attract carnivores.

After so many days of adventure, Aupin had thoroughly felt that the danger of this island couldn’t be underestimated.

The young man tried to stand up, but his attempt failed.

Sitting up was his limit.

His whole body felt weak. He felt like his waist and abdomen was missing, his legs didn’t have a trace of strength.

“You’re awake!” a familiar voice said.

Violette appeared at the entrance of the cave, she was stunned with an expression of disbelief on her face.

Aupin nodded to her and smiled faintly.

Violette’s emotions surged, after walking a few steps, she threw herself into Aupin’s arms.

With her tender body in his arms, Aupin almost fell on his back.

He patted his fiancée on her shoulder, his voice was more husky than before, “I listened to you and didn’t give up.”

“Yeah!” Violette nodded. She let go of her tight hug and stared at the young man with a pair of purple eyes.

They made eye contact.

Violette said emotionally, “Sir Aupin, you really are a Templar!”

Instantly, the young knight felt the girl’s obvious reverence and love.

Aupin smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, “Not quite. I still can’t even use battle aura.”

Violette said with certainty, “Sir, I’m sure you will remember!”

The girl’s confidence in Aupin was far more than Aupin’s confidence in himself.

“Sir, while you were in a coma, I cleaned the battlefield and disposed of the corpses of the brown bear and the black panthers.”

“I used the blood of the brown bear to prepare a potion. I sprinkled the potion near the entrance of the cave. It contains the aura of a brown bear. It should be able to deter other predators. It is safe for the time being.”

“Also, I went deep into the cave and reached the end. There is only one exit in this cave, your decision to fight was correct!”

Aupin nodded, the worries in his heart finally disappeared.

“Sir, how do you feel now?” Violette began to check Aupin’s wounds again.

“I feel good, but I have no strength,” Aupin answered truthfully.

He noticed Violette observing him carefully, he began to admire the girl even more in his heart.

The girl was a Black Iron-rank, even if she couldn’t use magic here, she still had powerful potion making abilities.

So far, it seemed that Aupin’s protection of the girl’s life had paid off.

Without the help of the girl, Aupin would have died long ago!

In addition to appreciation and gratitude, there was another emotion in Aupin’s heart.

Violette had a close relationship with Aupin, they were an unmarried couple. However, Aupin’s intuition was that the relationship between them had hidden details that were complicated.

But regardless of what the details were, after the experience of coming close to death, their friendship and love was real.

After Violette checked his body, she made a judgment. “Sir, your current situation is stable. The reason why you are weak is from a lack of rest. As long as you consume enough food and water, you should be able to walk normally in a few days.”

“All of this is thanks to your potions!” Aupin praised.

Violette shook her head. “The situation was urgent, the conditions for making potions were poor. To be honest, I was not sure at the time. I just tried my best. I didn’t think there would be such a miraculous effect! Maybe…”

Violette stopped talking, her beautiful purple eyes stared at the young man, shimmering, she had a look of exploration and curiosity.

Aupin smiled and said, “What do you want to ask? Don’t need to worry…”

Violette immediately said, “Sir, are you really just Silver rank, and not Gold?”

Aupin pondered, “Why do you have these doubts?”

Violette said, “Sir, it may be possible that my medicine worked. But that is unlikely. I think it is more likely that you have strong vitality!”

“This kind of life cultivation is not something that a Silver rank can possess. Only Gold rank life forms have this kind of aura. Being able to survive relies more on your own self-healing abilities.”

“Do you think my cultivation is not Silver, but Gold?” Aupin frowned slightly.

He couldn’t help but look at his arm again.

His arm was almost completely healed.

The young man remembered clearly the horrible state of his arms previously.

The wounds on his waist and abdomen were serious. But according to Violette’s observations, the wound on his abdomen had disappeared and new flesh had grown inplace.

To be honest, this degree of healing was only slightly weaker than growing out a completely new limb.

Did I not depend on the potency of the medicine? Aupin couldn’t help but wonder.

His heart suddenly skipped. Or do I have outstanding talent, not just Silver-rank, but Gold?! Am I a genius among geniuses?

So, why would I hide this talent?

Could it be that I was afraid that someone would kill me in advance, so I hid it until now?

There were many doubts in his heart, but he couldn’t think of an answer: he could only shake his head and smile.

He said to Violette, “Your guess is indeed possible, but I can’t answer you either. My memory is only partially restored.”

It was a pity that the young man didn’t know the truth about himself.

Violette took out a water bag and gave it to Aupin. Aupin began to drink in small sips.

“Sir, how does it feel to drink?” The girl looked concerned and nervous.

Aupin drank carefully, he said, “There are no feelings of pain, it seems to be the same as usual.”

Violette sighed in relief and said, “Good, but we still need to be careful.”

Aupin only drank a tiny bit of water and didn’t eat anything.

Although it barely quenched his thirst, Aupin knew that he had to restrain himself.

From the outside, he seemed to recover well from his injuries, but his internal injuries couldn’t be observed with the naked eye.

Violette couldn’t use magic here, nor was she a professional doctor. Aupin couldn’t activate his battle aura either.

After drinking some water, Aupin laid on the ground again to rest, he gradually relaxed.

After Violette traversed to the end of the cave, she came to the conclusion that the cave was so deep because of the Monkey Tailed Brown Bear. It constantly devoured the ore in the mountain, and gradually paved this cave.

The length of the cave proved that the Monkey Tailed Brown Bear had lived here for a long time.

The Monkey Tailed Brown Bear was a Silver rank beast. It lived here and had established enough authority to deter predators. The piece of land around its cave was part of its territory.

Since the Scaley Horned Black Panthers were just defeated, no predators would dare to come here, at least not for a while.

After all, these beasts didn’t know that the brown bear had been killed by Aupin.

It seemed that the situation was relatively safe for the time being. This cave could serve as a stable camp.

Aupin woke up in the morning, at noon, he drank some more water.

In the afternoon, he felt like urinating.

However, he was sore and weak, he still couldn’t stand up.

“Sir, let me help you.” Violette had been paying close attention to Aupin. She was observant. When she noticed the body language of the young man, she realized what was going on.

Aupin had to lie on the ground, with the help of Violette, he urinated smoothly.

“Sir, I am your fiancée, no need to be embarrassed.” Despite Violette saying this, there were still two red blush marks on her cheeks. The hair on her forehead was slightly curled, as if her entire little head was radiating with heat.

Violette put on Aupin’s pants, then carefully observed his urine.

After a while, Violette reported happily, “Sir, it seems that you are recovering well. You can drink water safely. But you still need to be cautious about eating.”

Aupin nodded, he felt slightly happy.

The human digestive system and urinary system were very important. Aupin would rather lose two arms than have digestion and urinary problems. Losing an arm was inconvenient, but if a digestion and urinary failure occurred, it could be life-threatening.

At night time, Aupin began to eat.

Dry rations couldn’t be further from the word “delicious”. But Aupin was content while eating, he even felt a kind of spontaneous happiness.

To be honest, the young man was so hungry, he could eat an entire cow.

But he resisted, just like his drinking process, he ate very little.

After waking up the next day, he recovered some strength and could stand up on his own, but he could barely walk a few steps.

There was no feeling of dizziness, but the lack of strength was overbearing.

Even the weight of his arms was too heavy.

The young man did not force himself, wisdom and patience were also the qualities advocated by the Templars.

He ate some in the morning and more at noon.

At night, he successfully defecated.

Although Violette wanted to help, this time Aupin insisted that he completed the excretion on his own.

Violette was very happy after observing the feces. “My Sir, your body is recovering well. This is actually socking. Such physical vitality is definitely not something that a Silver rank can possess.”

Violette stared at Aupin, her purple eyes glowing with warmth.