Only I Am A Reader-Chapter 533: A Message To Deliver

"What happened?!"

"Miyu! How could this happen to you?"

"Is this why everyone is afraid of colored Gates?"

Although the worst-case scenario of no one coming out after Cassian had been avoided, the ensuing panic was still on the rise. Some even tried to rush and check up on the team members that they cheered for.

Of course, Aurora couldn't allow anyone to do anything until medical personnel arrived, so she erected an invisible light barrier around her and the rest, but that couldn't hide her unsettling complexion.

It was like she had just realized a lot of things in the middle of an emotional crash, leaving her barely functional. The observers thought that was a result of what she saw inside the Gate, but that wasn't necessarily true.

"As if! This isn't the first tough Gate that Aurora and her team had cleared, it's obviously Cassian who did this!"

"But doesn't Aurora look physically fine compared to the rest like Cassian said?"

While her body was almost completely covered in dark blood, the only wounds that Aurora had were shallow scratches. As abundant as they were, they looked like nothing compared to the blacked-out victims.

"Isn't that because Aurora is just really strong? Even if her opponent is Cassian, She isn't someone who can be easily beaten down."

"She did capture him once, but if Cassian is really targeting Aurora… Doesn't that mean that everyone that accompanies her will be in serious danger from now on?"

"Most active Heroes already avoid Aurora because of the dangerous Gates. Wouldn't she end up completely alone if Cassian is added to the danger scale?"

"Since when did Cassian escape anyway? Shouldn't have someone made an announcement regarding this?"

As some people with a certain level of foresight contemplated a future where Aurora had to handle everything by herself, someone was watching the shaken Hero from within the crowd.

'There we go.'

Unlike what most had deduced by now, Cassian didn't actually flee the scene. Rather, he did slip into the crowd just like some imagined. However, killing the civilians wasn't his target, he was just there to watch the show.

'There is no better hiding place than here anyway.'

Although other Heroes could only give him trouble at first, running away would have made Leo more noticeable. In the end, hiding in plain sight was the best choice there was, especially if it gave Leo a front-row seat to watch the reactions over his play.

Shadow Copy allowed him to easily blend in, while Shadow Movement made it seem like he was already there from the beginning!

'As long as they get the image that I'm trying to deliver, it should be fine.'

Since Leo wasn't sure how much Aurora's ability affected her logical comprehension, he had to work at it from both sides.

Once the risky image that Aurora's team already had turned into a darker shade of red, no more scammers would be willing to bet their lives even if Aurora allowed it still.

Aurora's existence was once a perfect assurance to the old members, but now that they were all in such a state…

"Everyone back up! Help is here, make way!"

Just a minute later, a fleet of special ambulances was speeding down the road. Although he missed the chance to make an impression just now, the speedy Bolt attempted to act like a proper Hero by preparing the scene for the medics.

Seeing that proper help was here, Aurora took down her barrier, but there didn't seem to be much hope on her face.

"Look it's Doctor Yan!"

"Oh? If it's her, wouldn't Team Aurora be as good as new in no time?"

Rather than normal medics, the ones that had come rushing to this controversial scene were led by a Healer Ability User. Of course, compared to Alice who held the same title, she was on a completely different level.

"Let me see."

During the Special Ability boom that followed the stabilization of Gates, the person publicly known as Doctor Yan went on a world tour and helped quite a number of impossible cases recover to their prime.

If it wasn't for Enigma City's higher-ups who requested her to be on standby for Aurora's riskiest venture this far, a person of her caliber wouldn't have been easy to see on the streets like that.

Passing by Ken, the medics following the healing star transported Jane to the gurney before raising her up to Doctor Yan.

With precise movements, a white stream of light exuded from her hand as she touched every critical point of injury.

'Huh?'

A second later, her face turned sour, but she still didn't stop what she was doing. The light she used turned green before she concentrated it into Clara's elbows. However…

"It's…"

"I know."

Doctor Yan helplessly turned to Aurora only to see that they had the very same expression.

"Of course, you must have also checked them out."

To begin with, the main reason behind Aurora's latency was that she didn't want to leave the Gate with her teammates broken like this.

Aurora's 'Light' also had healing properties, but Leo wasn't bored enough to take the time to inflict injuries that could be easily healed!

"Those sticky marks make it impossible for my Regenerative Stream to reach the breaking points. I can apply first aid, but with the way things are right now, they would have to rely on their natural healing abilities to recover from these injuries."

'Yup.'

The obstacle that stood in both Aurora and Doctor Yan's way was just another Ability of Leo's known as Shadow Bind. Through it, he could bind some of his Enigma into someone's body for various purposes.

In this case, he bound it in a way to stop other inferior Enigma from passing through to the injuries.

Unfortunately for Aurora, while she could also use her 'Light' to destroy these bindings, she would have to switch its properties to do that, meaning that she would cause internal damage to their bodies.

Of course, she could still do it anyway and then use her healing light to fix everything all at once, but damage beyond a certain point couldn't be restored. After all, one couldn't really regenerate something from nothing.

"Please do."

Knowing the risk that came with it, Aurora opted not to interfere any further. All of a sudden, she soared into the sky without warning.

As the medical personnel started clearing the crowd to do their work, the Colored Gate Scene could be said to have finally come to an end. Unfortunately, some things could never be put to rest that quickly.