The Mysterious Woman

How could the other members of the adventurer party just watch Lily get taken away by that strange woman?

They all drew their weapons and charged forward.

But when their attacks landed on the woman, they seemed to leave no wounds at all. Only the surrounding trees withered rapidly.

With a mere lift of her hand, the woman wore a savage smile as everyone's bodies instantly lost control and began to convulse. Like Kain, they collapsed to the ground and curled up.

Their condition seemed even worse. Because Kain carried the Sacred Sword, it had actually neutralized part of the abnormal effect in an instant.

Kain gripped the Sacred Sword, unwilling to accept this. "Damn it! Aren't you the Sacred Sword? Why can't you completely suppress a monster like this?"

Under normal circumstances, whether he faced human enemies or unusually powerful monsters, the Sacred Sword had always displayed overwhelming suppressive power. Yet this time, it seemed to have failed. His body had been affected by an unknown force.

By the time he managed to prop himself up on his arms, Lily had already vanished from sight. The abnormal condition in his body was rapidly fading, but he still had not recovered.

The group lay on the ground, completely unable to move. This was not a power they could contend against.

Just as everyone fell into despair, someone holding a staff floated over. "Why are you lying on the ground? Is something wrong?"

Kain immediately recognized the newcomer's voice. "Mel! Lily was taken by a strange woman."

"Which direction? What abilities does the enemy have?" Mel immediately asked.

Even a Hero wielding the Sacred Sword had been brought down. The enemy's strength clearly could not be underestimated.

"She went into the forest to the east. Once you got within a certain