One Bears The Fruit of One’s Own Doing

As the dust settled down, the silhouettes of both Caroline's and Betty's bodies gradually became visible. This time, Betty was in a much more pathetic situation than Caroline as the haemal strands that surrounded her body like vines were all sliced into a hideous mess, showing the intensity of the sword attacks that she had endured. The elegant gown she wore was torn into shreds; her body was hidden beneath the similarly torn underclothes. Her fluttering long hair was replaced by short hairs of varying length, making her scalp look like a birds nest.

Most of the bony thorns on Caroline's body had been chopped clean off, her whole body was covered with wounds that resulted from both the element turbulence and the lacerations from the sword. But all her wounds were healing quickly, and her body was still standing up straight. Obviously, she still has the ability to continue on with the battle.