"That Should Be Fine."

"That should do it."

At this moment, Laisha truly began to waver.

"He actually nullified my magic by destroying space?"

No, that wasn't right.

It wasn't nullification, it was resistance.

If it were nullification, then the opponent would have had to unleash magic as powerful as her own to achieve it.

However, the opponent hadn't done anything of the sort; he had simply endured Laisha's magic.

Could it be...

"He's learned a resistance skill?"

—A "Resistance Skill."

This was a skill that could be considered the highest tier among defensive skills.

This was because typical defensive skills were primarily aimed at increasing defense, allowing the user to endure damage and prevent it from reaching them.

For example, if a person's base defense could only withstand an attack from a Level 10 opponent, learning a defensive skill would boost that defense, allowing them to withstand attacks from Level 20 or even Level 30 opponents.

But resistance skills were different.

Resistance skills didn't increase the user's defense, nor did they allow the user to endure damage. Instead, they weakened the damage itself that was inflicted upon the user.

This was entirely different in meaning from the former.

With the former, no matter how much defense was stacked, there would eventually be an attack that exceeded that defense, leading to what's known as being "penetrated."

But resistance skills were different.

No matter how strong the opponent's attack was, resistance skills could directly weaken the damage itself.

And the higher the skill level, the more damage it could weaken.

In other words, while the former had a so-called limit of endurance, the latter had none. Whether it was Level 1 damage or Level 100 damage, it could be weakened equally.

However, to learn resistance-type skills, one had to continuously endure damage, developing "resistance" and "immunity" to a certain type of damage, which made it quite difficult.

Therefore, resistance-type skills were the most difficult defensive skills to learn, but also the most powerful.

Since Shien could resist even the magic of Spatial Annihilation, unless he had used some rare unique skill or special skill, or perhaps a legendary magic item, the only possibility was that he had learned a resistance skill capable of weakening magical damage.

The problem was...

"That was an advanced magic cast using the Level 7 Skill 'Magic: Space'!"

Even with a resistance skill, it was understandable to resist some damage, but to completely nullify it—how high would the skill level need to be to achieve that?

It would at least have to be the same level as 'Magic: Space,' meaning Level 7, to even have a chance, wouldn't it?

And Laisha had her unique skill's support, which not only removed the chanting condition but also boosted her magic.

This meant that unless the opponent had learned a resistance skill of Level 8 or even Level 9, it was absolutely impossible.

But this man was only Level 10!

How could he possibly possess such a high-level and difficult skill at only Level 10?

"He must have used a unique skill, or the power of the Sacred Sword."

It was said that the Sacred Swords of the Heroes possessed various astonishing effects.

For example, they could increase the user's level.

For example, they could increase the user's skills.

For example, they could also help the user resist damage, much like resistance skills, directly granting immunity to a certain degree of damage.

Legendary tales described how, when the Heroes fought against powerful demons, their attacks were all partially immune thanks to the blessings of the Sacred Sword, regardless of how many demons there were.

In particular, the Hero who defeated the Demon Lord a thousand years ago could even gain immunity to half of any opponent's damage.

This event was still considered a legend, written in books of anecdotes and various novels.

Given this, Shien must have used the Sacred Sword.

While Laisha was convinced of this, she couldn't help but gaze at the pack Shien always carried on his shoulder.

There was no sign that the pack had ever been opened.

This made Laisha waver once again.

On the ground, Shien, who clearly saw this,'s eyes lit up.

"Good opportunity!"

Take advantage of her wavering and strike while she's down.

Shien made this decision without any psychological burden.

However, at this moment, Laisha seemed to have suppressed her wavering emotions and let out a sigh.

"It seems it's not just the Sacred Sword; your unique skill is also quite powerful."

Laisha spoke those words.

Clearly, in the end, Laisha attributed the reason to the power of the Hero's Unique Skill.

"Just as you said, I probably wouldn't have been able to deal with you either." Laisha looked deeply at Shien and said, "You're more extraordinary than I imagined. Perhaps even the Hero who defeated the Demon Lord a thousand years ago..."

At this point, Laisha stopped, then sighed again.

"Let's call it a day."

Laisha gathered all her magic power, and her expression returned from its icy state to its previous one.

"Are you trying to escape?"

Shien immediately provoked her.

"Are you trying to keep me here?" Laisha said with a half-smile, "No, thank you. Even if you use the Sacred Sword, you can defeat me, but you absolutely can't stop me from leaving."

After all, Laisha had mastered spatial magic.

With just one spatial movement, Laisha could easily disengage from the battlefield.

"However, you don't need to worry about me running away. I just don't want to fight you anymore."

Laisha took out an envelope that looked like an invitation from her chest and threw it in Shien's direction.

Shien watched this happen.

Then he let the envelope fall to the ground.

"Why aren't you catching it!?"

Laisha couldn't help but complain again.

And Shien's answer was equally powerful.

"It's foolish to catch something thrown by an enemy who was just trying to kill you, isn't it?"

Shien retorted.

Given the atmosphere just now, it might have been cooler to naturally catch it. Novels often wrote it that way, and Shien had often thought about it while reading novels.

"What if what was thrown was a bomb?"

Therefore, Shien instinctively resisted.

"You!"

Laisha was so angry at being retorted that her chest heaved, which rather drew Shien's gaze.

Not to mention, this girl had a great figure.

"Forget it!" Laisha said through gritted teeth, "I'll be returning to Lamigium. If you want to see me, just come find me at the address written on this!"

After speaking, as if worried Shien wouldn't follow the script, Laisha repeatedly urged him.

"Remember to come! Or you'll regret it!"

Leaving those words behind, Laisha turned around, seemingly blending into space, and disappeared.

Shien stared fixedly at the spot where she had disappeared. Only after a long, long time did he relax his shoulders, shift his gaze, and look at the invitation that had fallen to the ground.

"Regret it?"

Somehow, he felt he would regret it if he went to find her just like that.

"This looks like it's going to drag me into new trouble."

Shien hadn't forgotten that when Laisha first appeared, she had said she was "fleeing" to Lamigium.

"Getting involved with an escaped criminal?"

Trouble.

Considerable trouble.

And so...

"Swish!"

A handful of dirt flew up, burying the conspicuous invitation.

"There, all done."

Shien acted as if nothing had happened, stretched his body, turned around, and left the place.

However, after Shien left, a figure quietly appeared and picked the invitation out of the dirt.

The black-robed girl stared at the departing Shien, remaining silent for a very, very long time.

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