"What a vicious technique. It seems that today, I must swear to subdue you wretched beast."
Chika glared as he spoke.
"You old bastard, today this young master will show you that there are always greater people beyond people, and higher heavens beyond the sky."
Kappa was not one to silently take abuse either. Hearing Chika call him a wretched beast over and over, he became enraged as well.
Yet beneath that anger, Kappa remained perfectly clear on his objective.
He had not come here to risk his life fighting these Church Supreme Elders. He had come to carve out a retreat for Scorpion Lady so she could flee.
Chika truly had a fiery temper. Seeing this frog-like fellow called him an old bastard, he immediately brandished his staff and directly unleashed high-level Light Magic.
As his incantation fell, it was as though another sun had appeared in the heavens. Endless light then transformed into streaks of radiance that shot violently toward Kappa.
Rumble! The seemingly tangible yet insubstantial bands of light became attacks as solid as matter the instant they struck Kappa.
Fortunately, Kappa wore the Snow Toad Garment, which blocked most of the damage. At the same time, he used a magical technique beyond his innate divine abilities.
"Water Sword."
Though the name did not sound particularly grand, this was indeed the water-element Forbidden Spell he had mastered.
The instant he cast the spell, all the moisture in the space seemed to come alive. The water that had once been intangible and drifting through the air transformed, at this moment, into sharp Water Swords.
Some gathered together, forming visible Water Swords, while others were as tiny as dust.
Regardless of their size, all those Water Swords now shot toward Chika before them.
"Holy Light Protection."
Chika immediately cast