A sudden death not only interrupted Riezel's group's exploration plans, but also seemed to leave a considerable psychological shadow over the girls.
If they had simply died normally, that would have been one thing. But the girls had died in such a miserable and agonizing manner that Riezel did not blame them. Instead, he did his best to comfort them.
Only after the girls had calmed down did Riezel tentatively suggest something.
"How about you stay here? I'll go to the rear hall alone."
The moment he said that, the girls immediately reacted.
"We're fine now, sir."
Merlot was still the first to speak.
But after hesitating for a moment, she told Riezel this.
"That rain was strange. It may not have been as ordinary as it looked."
That almost sounded like stating the obvious.
Although the rain had looked completely ordinary, with nothing strange about it at all, Merlot, Naisha, Belti, and the others had died before his eyes without being able to stop it. Even Dia Flatol had been unable to save them. No matter how foolish Riezel was, he understood that there was something seriously wrong with that rain.
After coming into contact with it, not only had the girls' flesh, skin, and bones completely dissolved, but their weapons, equipment, tools, and items had all melted away as well.
One had to know that, given Merlot and the others' status, the weapons, equipment, tools, and items they carried were all of considerable quality. Some were even precious secret treasures they had used earlier to unleash strength beyond their current levels. Ordinary methods could never have damaged such things.
Yet under that seemingly ordinary rain, every single one of those items had melted away. It was simply unbelievable.
Moreover, Riezel had cast numerous spells on the girls.
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