Chapter 334
Chapter 335 A Test of Healing
Don’s anger eased a little.
Then he asked, “What about Helen? Won’t she interfere p>
“Don’t worry,” one of the advisor said confidently. “Helen is a scholar. A professor. A researcher. She’s a strong warrior, for sure, but she’s not a manager, a businesswoman, or a leader.
“She isn’t much of a threat. Besides, no one knows we were involved. If Joanna dies and we take over the Astral Covenant, it will look like a business takeover. What can Helen do to us then p>
The advisor looked pleased with himself.
But Don let out a cold laugh.
“Rubbish. This world runs on strength. You can have all the plans and brains you want, but without power, you’ll just get beaten and swallowed whole.
“Be careful,” Don said sharply. “Do not let Helen find out we were behind this. Use your connections. Send her away. Let her go to the Divine Battlefield p>
The strategist immediately wiped the smug look off his face and nodded again and again. He quickly left to carry out the plan.
First, they contacted several cult groups and pushed some top-tier cultists to cause trouble in the Divine Battlefield. Once the academy was under pressure, Helen would naturally be sent there.
At the same time, they reached out to Sophie.
Inside Saul’s office.
“Mr. Reid, these are our training results for this month,” Samantha said, handing over a data
report.
This month, Saul had not gone to the Divine Battlefield, so Sophie had stayed with the team.
But numbers didn’t lie.
First-clear dungeon rewards gave bonus attribute points. Every time a dungeon was cleared first, it was always the same few people. Sophie was never among them.
Even when it came to absorbing plane energy, she trained inconsistently. Some days she
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trained, some days she didn’t. Sometimes, she could only use the leftover energy liquid after others were done. That was no different from using someone else’s bathwater.
She refused to settle for leftovers. As a result, her attributes fell far behind the rest.
“Oh?” Saul said, scanning the report. “Why does Sophie never appear in your battle logs? Who handled healing? Or were none of you injured p>
“I did,” Joanna said as she stepped forward.
“At the moment, two of my contracted beasts can heal.
“The first has Lunar Aegis, which provides shield-based support and lunar-type healing.
“The second can use Healing Touch of Water, Water Shield, and Aquatic Barrier. All are water- based healing skills.
“As for me, I have Soul Storm, which can be converted into a Soul Shield and restore spiritual energy. I also recently learned Soul Drain. By absorbing souls, it allows team revival.
“On top
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of that, Haul can use Holy Light healing. Right now, healing pressure on the team is
Saul nodded slowly.
Samantha spoke, “Our healing aspect is more than enough. In fact, we have extra.
“I don’t think a pure healer fits our team. Sophie’s combat evaluation is nearly a fail. In battle, she needs others to protect her. She may even become a weak point.
“My proposal is to reactivate George and make him our new backup p>
Saul’s face remained calm, but anger was already building inside him.
He never expected this kind of issue to appear in the Decennial Team.
Sophie hadn’t trained with the others. What could possibly be more important than growing stronger?
“This is my oversight,” Saul said.
At this moment, he couldn’t blame the team for not reporting sooner. He truly hadn’t expected anyone to openly ignore his orders while pretending to follow them.
“Still,” Saul continued, “the Abyss-tier dungeons you face now are far weaker than what you’ll encounter in the tournament,
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“You don’t feel healing pressure yet. But when that time comes, the damage will be severe.
“I prefer keeping a dedicated healer. At worst, she can stay as a substitute p>
Several people frowned.
They had been unhappy with Sophie for a long time and didn’t want her in the team anymore.
But Saul clearly understood the tournament better than they did p>
Maybe, when that moment came, healing would truly be essential.
They hesitated.
Then Joanna suddenly spoke.
“Then why don’t we test it p>
She looked straight at Saul. “Let’s compare healing ability. If my ability isn’t weaker than Sophie’s, doesn’t that prove the team needs more damage output instead p>
Saul paused. She had a point.
He wanted to keep a healer because Joanna and Haul were not traditional healers.
But if a pure healer couldn’t outperform a Summoner like Joanna and a Holy Knight like Haul, then keeping that healer no longer made sense.
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