"Protection of the Holy Light!"
With a wave of his hand, Li Yu cast a beam of holy light, saving this mage who seemed to be playing at "self-destruction." He shook his head with a smile.
Was the mage profession really this dangerous?
Look at this girl—she was practically covered in wounds! It was too horrible to behold!
"Cough, cough!"
The charred mage coughed, puffing streams of black smoke from her mouth. She hurriedly pulled a potion from her tattered Mage Robe and gulped it down.
Only then did the self-destructing mage finally catch her breath.
"Ah! We have a guest? How rude of me! How rude!"
The charred mage randomly wiped her face a few times, apparently trying to tidy up her appearance. However... it would have been better if she had not. At least before, she had been evenly blackened.
After those few wipes, her face was blotchy with black and white patches, as though someone had scribbled all over a sheet of paper. She looked ugly as a ghost.
Yes! You saw that right! She was a woman!
This self-destructing mage was female! Judging from her figure, she seemed quite young. But... in her current state, it was impossible to make out her features, much less guess her age.
"Oh, right! Was it you who saved me just now? Thank you so much!"
The "mage" seemed to have only just realized that Li Yu had been the reason she had not fallen to her death.
"Don't mention it."
Li Yu smiled, then... turned and left.
He had come for the teleportation array. Looking at the state of things... even if this Mage Tower had one, this mage had probably blown it to bits long ago.
"Hey... wait! Wait! Why... why are you leaving?"
Seeing Li Yu turn