Polite, Surprisingly

Landfall's intelligence might have been questionable, but the effort he had put into spell damage was beyond doubt.

After that charged meteor strike, enhanced by several damage boosts, landed, the Hanging Bat Knight's already depleted stamina dropped sharply.

However, he reacted quickly. After being wounded, he immediately transformed into a swarm of bats and vanished into the darkness, denying the two of them any chance to keep him pinned down.

"Powerful challengers, you have driven me to such a state. It truly excites me!"

"You have earned the recognition of Ermei!"

"...Long Night Bat Cry!"

Though he had taken a loss, the Hanging Bat Knight did not seem angry. Instead, he excitedly shouted the name of his move, looking rather embarrassingly chuuni.

He was genuinely fired up!

"Did he really shout his own move's name?"

"Is this guy an idiot?"

Although Li Miao and Landfall could not see each other, they both voiced the same complaint in their hearts.

Amid his shout, the Hanging Bat Knight's Saint's Fire Aspect appeared. Eerie purple flames formed an enormous phantom bat that moved unpredictably through the long night.

Rustle—

Countless gaseous purple bats emerged from the darkness and slammed toward the two at tremendous speed.

Li Miao had raised his shield in preparation, but there were simply too many purple bats to guard against.

With a bang, a purple bat exploded into a cloud of mist.

[You have been struck by an attack with the "Sleep" effect. Abnormal status progress accumulating...]

Li Miao inwardly cursed. This thing could put people to sleep.

Fortunately, the knights of Gullad's Big Three not only possessed high abnormal status resistance themselves, but [Law Oath] was also extremely useful.

So it did not leave him flustered. He could still handle it.

Meanwhile, Landfall was unusually not