The goblin attack caught everyone by surprise.
Logically speaking, even if they had been ambushed, the divine apostles' levels should have made it easy for them to react. But the woman hanging there looked so miserable that everyone's attention had unconsciously shifted to her. Kaori herself had been unable to divide her focus because she was preparing a healing spell. By the time she reacted, the goblin had already rushed in front of her and stabbed her in the lower abdomen.
"Aaaaaaahhh!!!"
Kaori screamed as the goblin ambushed her. Hearing her cry, everyone was shocked and hurriedly turned around, only to see a filthy goblin pouncing on Kaori and viciously stabbing her body.
"Kaori! You monster, aaaaaahhh!!!"
Ama-no-kawa Kōki roared at the sight. He raised the Holy Sword in his hand and charged forward, cutting down the goblin with a single strike. How could that pitifully weak goblin possibly stand against the Hero? It was killed in one blow. At that moment, the other students rushed over as well.
"Kaori! Are you okay?! Kaori!"
Seeing Kaori clutching her lower abdomen, her face pale with pain, her ponytailed friend hurriedly spoke up.
"That's right, healing! Hurry up and heal her!"
"Kaori!!"
Watching the most popular beauty in their class get attacked, the other students panicked as well. Fortunately, Kaori was not the only one in the group with healing skills. Another girl who had also learned healing magic quickly stepped forward and healed Kaori's wound.
After receiving treatment, Kaori forced her eyes open.
"Quick... save her..."
As she spoke, she tremblingly stretched out a hand and pointed toward the woman hanging on the wall. The other girl hurriedly nodded and cast a healing spell on the woman again, but... it was useless.
She was already dead.
It seemed that while Kaori