Published: July 3, 2025
It’s Sunday, so here’s an additional post.
Oscar continued to run with all his might after leaving the mansion.
“The beach... If it’s sandy, I should be able to avoid injury.”
At the spot leading from the street to the beach, surprisingly, there were bandits stationed.
Without a second thought, he shot them down with piercing fire and rolled down to the beach.
There were corpses scattered about, but they did not register in Oscar’s eyes at all.
The only thing that caught his attention was the men holding the beloved princess.
The moment he saw that scene, the little bit of reason he had left was blown away.
If even a sliver of reason had remained, he would have noticed that those men were dressed differently from the bandits in black.
If even a sliver of reason had remained, he would have realized that the corpses scattered around were indeed the bandits, and understood that those men had defeated them.
If even a sliver of reason had remained… he surely would not have thought to kill those men.
As he approached step by step, Oscar spoke.
“Hey, let go of that woman.”
However, the men said nothing and showed no sign of releasing Fiona.
Of course. They were bandits.
“That woman is not someone you are allowed to touch.”
At that moment, piercing fire was unleashed from Oscar’s hand.
Everyone felt the danger of the approaching ‘being.’
But among them, Eto felt a level of danger that was undoubtedly the highest she had ever experienced in her life.
(What is this… The magical power surrounding him, and the power gathering around him, are abnormal.)
“That woman is not someone you are allowed to touch.”
The moment that ‘being’ spoke, Eto instinctively cast a spell.
“[Sanctuary]”
An emergency defensive magic... The priest's secret art that deploys a defensive array instantly without incantation.
The absolute defense, [sanctuary array], can only be used by high-level priests, but this [sanctuary] can be used by almost any priest.
For just five seconds, it can repel most physical and magical attacks.
However, the recoil is tremendous.
Let alone a high-level priest, if Eto, who was merely an e-rank adventurer, cast it...
Zshh.
The sanctuary activated normally, repelling three piercing fires.
The three were aimed directly at the foreheads of Nils, Eto, and Amon.
The moment he confirmed this, Eto nodded inwardly, knowing he had made the right judgment.
“Cough!”
However, due to the recoil of the sanctuary, he spat blood from his mouth and fell to his knees on the ground.
“Eto!”
“Eto-san!”
Amon rushed to Eto’s side, supporting his body.
Eto’s consciousness was already fading.
But Oscar showed no sentiment for such exchanges.
“Get away quickly.”
Saying that, Oscar unleashed his piercing fire again.
“[Ice Wall Layer 10]”
This time, a transparent ice wall deflected Oscar's piercing fire.
“What?!”
It was understandable that the sanctuary could deflect piercing fire, but an ice wall could do the same?
It only cracked... It only cracked, right?
“If I search for where everyone has gone... there are corpses scattered, and moreover, a battle is ongoing.”
Having said that, Ryo finally saw the scene of Eto bleeding and kneeling.
A comrade covered in blood... was more than enough to blow away Ryo's reason.
“You... What did you do to Eto...”
“Shut up, quickly get away from that woman.”
With that, Oscar shot four piercing fires.
(“[Icicle Lance 4]”)
Ryo intercepted the four fiery needles with four ice spears.
“What is that...”
Even Oscar, who had completely lost his reason, understood that the water attribute magician in front of him was abnormal.
To intercept four of his own piercing fires with four ice spears... that was proof that the other person had a similar speed of magic generation.
It was the first time Oscar had encountered such a person.
And since Fiona was in the opponent's grasp, he couldn't use large-scale destructive magic.
If he were to involve her, it would all be for naught.
Thus, the means available to him were naturally limited.