"Such powerful magic!"
Siss, who had been about to press his advantage, saw water spheres filling the sky and surging toward him. His expression immediately turned grave.
"It's that royal girl. Damn it."
He had not expected that the royal girl who had seemed so weak in the back would erupt with such formidable magic at this crucial moment.
If this continued, the mission really would fail.
"Ice Mist Composite Magic: Infinite Ice Cone Prison!"
They retreated and stood in a row, Siss and his three subordinates unleashing a tremendously powerful Composite Magic together.
Sharp Ice Cones continuously condensed from the mist, attacking the entire plaza from every direction without a single blind spot.
Their targets were no longer just Asta and the other two, but every villager as well.
Noelle hurriedly created water spheres to block them, while the village chief released his own magic and condensed weapon after weapon to fend off the Ice Cones.
Asta, Magna, and Lumiere, who had originally intended to attack, also withdrew to protect the villagers.
But the Composite Magic was tremendously powerful. The Ice Cones condensed from the mist were several times stronger than those Siss could release alone, and their numbers were endless, as if they could keep generating forever.
Even with everyone working together, they could barely hold them off.
"Let's see how long you can keep this up!"
Seeing this, Siss sneered.
The greatest feature of this Composite Magic was its long duration. Other than that royal princess, he believed none of the others could keep spending magic power for long.
Once even one of them fell, the defense line would be broken. Then it would only be a matter of time before they dealt with everyone.
"Looks like I'll have to reveal some of my strength."
Seeing Magna's