At the other end of the greatsword, space shook, the magic lifted, and a man in black, wearing a beast-like mask, emerged from the space. A short sword—commonly known as an assassin's sword—extended from his sleeve, sparking against the greatsword.

“Drink it!!”

Marshall roared with the force of a ripping cloth, his muscles bulging, unleashing a strength inhuman, a strength that could be considered the fruit of his hard work. It was with this strength that Marshall swung the incredibly heavy sword upward.

The man in black seemed unable to withstand the pressure after all, and his body floated in the air and was pushed backwards.

"Go! Hurry!"

Marshall raised his sword again and shouted loudly.

He planned to use his body as a human shield to cover his companions' escape.

"Everyone, hurry up!"

Tim urged Ruth and the others, but...

──Breaking through the limit

Only a barely audible whisper was heard.

“! — ‘King Kong’!!”

Driven by a sense of crisis that gave him goosebumps, Marshall hurriedly activated his own unique magic. He knew that even with Oscar's artifact, the magic power consumption would still be significant, but his instinct warned him that if he didn't activate his unique magic, he would die.

His instincts were correct.

“Ah!?”

Marshall's massive body flew up like a leaf, crashing into Michaela and Tim, sending the three of them crashing to the ground. Ruth and the others were also struck, collapsing to the ground, while the female members cried out in agony. Meanwhile—

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Michaela let out another scream with a different meaning.

A closer look revealed that the man in black had bitten Michaela's neck. Although Michaela tried to break free, her feet seemed to be crushed as she was grabbed, leaving her with no power to resist.

"Micaela!"

Marshall forced himself to endure the searing pain in his ribs, swinging his sword at the same time. He struck out diagonally, as if to sever both the man in black and Michaela.

The man in black kicked Michaela in the stomach, using the momentum to avoid the sword's blow. Michaela crashed into the wall, spitting blood, apparently with internal injuries.

"teacher!"

Si Xia rushed over, took out the recovery medicine, and put it to the unconscious Michaela's mouth... but it was too late for her to drink it.

The pressure of a huge waterfall fell on her body, and Sixia suddenly had difficulty breathing, her skin was stinging, and her body couldn't help but stiffen and couldn't move.

“Get down aaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Marshall issued a warning impatiently, and at the same time, the dim cave was suddenly filled with strong white light.

In an instant, deafening thunder sounded.

Sixia lost all feeling. She was only vaguely aware that her body had flown upwards, and that the world was spinning around her. Her consciousness was completely blank. The next moment, a shock and sharp pain in her shoulder brought her back to reality.

“Ugh, ah…”

I couldn't move my body, and it wasn't just my shoulders that were in pain, my whole body was in pain.

She developed severe tinnitus and could vaguely hear countless groans of pain.

Sixia ordered herself strongly.

You have to move, you can't stop.

Move your hands! Open your eyes!

Only then did he finally see the current situation.

The situation can only be described as tragic.

Everyone lay on the ground, their injuries varying in severity, but no one could stand. They were either groaning in pain or unconscious, motionless.

The ones who were less injured were Tim, Yunfa, Colleen, who were blown to the wall, as well as Dilran and Katie.

Ruth created a small alchemy wall and threw herself on Dilan and Yunfa as a meat shield; Maureen blocked Katie and Colleen for them.

Ruth and Maureen, by contrast, were seriously injured, suffering severe burns to their feet and backs.

That's a higher-level thunder attribute... No, it can be so powerful in Lassen, considering the reduced power, it's probably the highest-level attack magic.

If they had been hit directly just now, who knows how many of them would have died.

The one who overturned that reality was—

"Captain Marshall!"

Marshall Diamond possesses the unique magic of "King Kong." When he focuses on defense, he is even known as the "Unbreakable Shield."

Marshall stood erect, his entire body shrouded in white smoke. He used his body as a human shield, blocking most of the magic. Of course, this came at a significant cost.

“Ah…”

Marshall knelt on the ground, supporting his body with his sword. He did not fall down, but his whole body was severely burned and impacted.

"Who are you?"

He asked in a hoarse voice, hoping to buy some time until he could move his body.

But the man in black didn't even look at Marshall.

Although it's hard to tell because of the mask, the other person's gaze...

(What's going on? Who is he looking at?)

Marshall couldn't make the foolish mistake of taking his eyes off the enemy, yet the Man in Black was indeed looking at someone.

(Isn't this just a normal attack? Is it to capture someone?)

It's really annoying.

If the opponent's goal wasn't to kill them all, then the attack just now was carried out knowing that Marshall would block it. In other words, the opponent used Marshall to reduce the power of the magic, achieving the effect of injuring without killing.

Perhaps the confirmation was complete, the man in black stood in front of Marshall.

The hand holding the assassin's sword made a bow-drawing motion, preparing to stab Marshall.

"So... you don't need to keep me here? Hey... since I'm going to die... at least tell me your purpose."

The body cannot move yet.

The other party didn't respond.

All is over...

Just as Marshall was thinking this,

“Refined…completed!!”

“──!”

Marshall gasped when he heard the young but strong-willed cry from behind.

Then, a green flash that was as bright as the lightning just now ravaged the entire space.

Not to mention Marshall who had his back to the flash, the man in black saw the flash head-on and hurriedly covered his eyes with his arms and retreated backwards.

Marshall saw that it was the "Green Stone Flash Bomb" that Ruth carried with her, and a smile appeared on his face.

(Getting in the way? I owe him an apology.)

That's what he thought—

"May the light shine upon the warriors, blessing their hearts that defy death—'Brave Song'!!"

Marshall's body immediately surged with energy.

That was the "body activation" effect of the support system's magic. At the same time, music that didn't fit the atmosphere of the battlefield began to play.

"Music Mage"—those with this vocation possess not only a talent for music but also for support magic. When support magic is transmitted along with the melody, its effectiveness is greatly enhanced.

This is Yunfa's power. Although her petite body is covered with wounds, she still plays the violin desperately to support Marshall.

"Really? The little ones are more reliable than us adults."

The sword swung.

The man in black was about to step forward and give Marshall a final blow, but was instead slashed across the shoulder by Marshall's sword.

Blood spurted out and the man in black was knocked over by the power of the sword.

Marshall was about to deliver the final blow to the enemy, but──

"You must be kidding..."

The wound of the man in black seemed to be healing slowly. Seeing this scene, Marshall could not help but stop.

Yunfa's talent is support, not response.

Marshall was still covered in wounds, but the enemy was gradually recovering.

That’s not all the bad news.

There was a strong pressure coming from afar.

Proof that there is more than one strange and very dangerous man in black.

Despair gradually spread in Marshall's heart.

"Tim."

"W-What is it?"

The person Marshall called was Tim, who was feeding recovery medicine to Michaela, who was the most seriously injured.

Although Tim had difficulty speaking due to his injury, he still turned his gaze to Marshall.

"You escape alone."

“…Are you kidding me?”

"How can I still be in the mood to joke in this situation?"

This is no joke, someone needs to tell their companions what's happening here.

The only person who could do that was Tim, and it was only possible if Tim escaped alone.

Tim opened his mouth to say something.

But before that, the man in black's wound had healed and he rushed over at lightning speed.

Marshall relied on his experience and jumped sideways almost reflexively.

He was not trying to dodge, but to prevent the enemy from passing.

As expected, Marshall successfully rammed the man in black's flank, and he threw away his sword, grabbed his enemy, and pushed him down. Just as Marshall restrained the man in black's hands and was about to ride on him, he was struck by a powerful lightning bolt, and Marshall immediately vomited blood.

However, Marshall's expression was as fierce as a ghost, and he refused to let go of the opponent at all. He launched "King Kong" without reservation.

Although his magic power was consumed so quickly that Marshall had the illusion that his life was also slipping away, Marshall still continued to endure the fierce attack of the man in black's magic.

He endured it and shouted again:

"Hurry! Go inform Meredith! Go inform the leader!"

“Ugh, damn it!”

"Show me your perseverance! Tim Rocket! That's your mission!"

Tim stood up.

He looked at Ruth, Yunfa and the others with eyes that seemed to be in great pain.

"I'm counting on you, Tim!"

"Hurry and bring Master Natsu here!"

Although they were only eleven and ten years old, there was no trace of despair on their faces. On the contrary, they showed the noble spirit of determination to fight to the end.

Cream, who was standing on their shoulders, seemed to echo the two of them and let out a powerful "gurgling" sound.

"Feel sorry!"

Tim couldn't stop his voice from trembling, and his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

He ran as fast as he could, gritting his teeth and never looking back.

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