As Ang swiftly moved away from the battlefield, the fierce battle between Augustus and the lizardman continued.
Both were Level 3 Warriors, their physical strength comparable to that of Level 6 Magical Beasts. Wherever they clashed, yellow sand was thrown into the air and violent winds raged. The aftershocks of their battle even brought down the stone buildings where the lizardman had once lived.
Augustus's longsword moved like a tempest, every strike sealing off the lizardman's avenues of attack and making it difficult for him to close in.
Yet the lizardman's bone blade seemed to be made of some unknown material. It could actually contend head-on with Augustus's Epic long sword. Sparks flew wherever blade met sword, accompanied by deafening booms.
For a time, the two were evenly matched, locked in a stalemate.
Just then, Tavia's voice sounded beside Augustus's ear through magical transmission. "Fall back!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Augustus leaped backward.
In an instant, a blazing Fire Meteor descended from the sky and crashed violently toward the lizardman.
Where the Fire Meteor struck, the yellow sand was instantly scorched by the intense heat, exploding into deep craters. The sand and dust thrown into the air melted beneath the flames, solidifying into glasslike crystals that reflected dazzling light beneath the afterglow of the setting sun.
Yet after the flaming meteor settled, the lizardman still stood firm.
His entire body was wrapped in a heavy suit of rock armor, solid as stone, which had completely blocked the impact of the flames.
Before Tavia could cast another spell, Augustus had already returned to the battlefield. His longsword swung once more as he engaged the lizardman in brutal combat.
I need to end this quickly! Augustus thought, and the aura around him suddenly surged.
In an instant, a nearly ten-meter-tall figure of