...
Clang!
A sharp, dark-red claw struck, landing on the Steel Temperature Resistance Field and making a sound like metal clashing against iron!
Naris stood at a distance, patiently waiting for Colin's downfall.
A minute had already passed since Mayer threw Margaret's body toward Colin.
Yet this Basic Level First Rank Wizard in front of him was still holding on.
He couldn't help but feel a bit astonished.
Despite the short time, this flesh monster was of Second Rank strength; although its attacks were simple and it was at the bottom of its rank, it was genuinely a Second Rank monster!
However...
Clang!
The dark-red monster struck the wizard again, causing his semi-transparent Force Field to violently shake.
Naris breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, as time went by, Colin began to show signs of fatigue, making more and more mistakes, and he was hit increasingly frequently.
It was estimated that it wouldn't be long… No, his downfall was imminent!
Naris smiled.
Perhaps Colin had reached his limit. Just after getting hit, it seemed like a chain reaction: he failed to dodge in time and was hit several times in quick succession.
There was a crack, and the wizard's Defensive Field shattered instantly!
"No!" Colin cried out in 'horror.'
Puchi!
Immediately afterward, Mayer's claw plunged into his abdomen, then tore viciously, ripping off a large chunk of flesh. Blood and bits of innards instantly splashed down.
With such an injury, even a First Rank Wizard couldn't possibly survive.
Naris's face showed a smile.
He watched as Colin heavily fell into the dense forest below him.
Crack crack—
The sound of snapping branches was incessant.
A moment later, there was a thump.
Colin, like a broken bag, smashed heavily against the side of a tree, dust billowing around.
His complexion was ashen, the wound on his waist horrific; his eyes slightly closed, appearing to be on the verge of death.
"Good giant, have you come to play with me?"
But then, a timid voice suddenly came from behind a large tree not far away.
"Nasi..."
Colin, who had been pretending to be near death, was taken aback.
'How could the little elf be here?!'
Barely opening his eyes, he realized he had fallen in the Red Soil Forest just outside Gubier City.
But before he could react,
"Little Elf!"
Naris, who had landed right after, let out a shout of alarm first!
Naris widened his eyes, murmuring,
"Could this possibly be what the Pope and the others have been trying to find on this island?"
He quickly stepped forward, his right hand pinching the red-haired elf in his grasp.
'The Divine Believers took over this island with a hidden agenda?'
As soon as Naris arrived, Colin pretended to be dying; he listened to Naris's words, his heart stirring slightly.
Gubier Island was already near the front lines; he had thought that the Divine side's capture of this island was just a normal strategic advance.
But now it seemed there were other reasons...
"We must inform the Pope immediately!" Naris, clutching the red-haired elf, paced back and forth on the spot, occasionally looking up through the gaps in the trees at the sky!
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky had almost completely dispersed, with only terrifying remnants of the battle passing through the center from time to time.
'Who knows how the battle is going...' Naris couldn't hide his unease.
After all, their Divine side had fallen into an ambush.
"Let me go, you big bully!"
At this moment, Nasi in his hand struggled desperately.
Even though Naris was lean, he wasn't someone her tiny frame could budge.
Nasi's eyes shimmered with a hint of grievance; she opened her mouth wide and fiercely bit down on Naris's finger!
"Ah!" Naris cried out in pain, quickly grabbing the little elf's body with his left hand, trying to pull her off his right finger!
"Now is the time!"
Colin's eyes snapped open, shedding the pretense of dying!
At the same time, the Fireball he had been conjuring in his hand suddenly shot out!
The sound of the wind approached,
Naris, with his back turned to Colin, suddenly changed his expression.
"No good!"
He hadn't expected Colin to still have the strength to counterattack after such a severe injury!
And this attack was so powerful!