After getting Arthur's message, Agares stepped away from the place. He walked through the dimensional portal and arrived at the circular altar, where Erika was waiting for him.
Erika turned her head. She quickly got up even though her legs were limping and injured. The woman looked happy and relieved to see Agares return safely.
Agares hurriedly approached Erika and asked her how she was doing. Erika and Agares fixed their gaze on one spot, clearly seeing the veins in Erika's legs turning purple, a sign that the dark energy infection had spread.
"It looks like your condition isn't getting any better," said Agares.
"I'm fine, I can still—"
"Ugh!"
Just as Erika tried to walk normally with both legs, she grimaced in pain and almost fell. Luckily, Agares managed to catch her.
"Don't push yourself."
Agares removed Erika's iron armor piece by piece and told her to put it in her storage. Erika nodded, but she was curious about what Agares was going to do.
