Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Amid a series of blurred afterimages, black-robed Magic Dolls silently darted into the top floor of the Gem Tower as they had before.
Like assassins crashing in through windows from every direction, they flashed into the hall one after another, soon filling the air above the entire chamber.
They swooped back and forth, their afterimages weaving into a black net.
Wielding claw-shaped blades like grim reapers drifting through the night, they drove their chilling weapons toward Riezel, slashing across his body again and again.
There were simply too many Magic Dolls, and they were incredibly fast. Even if each of them struck only once, Riezel would still endure hundreds of blade cuts in a single second.
Yet faced with such a dense, terrifying group assault, Riezel stood motionless as though stunned, taking every slash.
"Good!"
Giant Soldier's face lit up with delight.
"No!" Lainey, however, sharply noticed something was wrong and shouted, "He isn't hurt!"
Only then did Giant Soldier realize that despite being subjected to what seemed like an overwhelming barrage of slashes, not even a drop of blood had splashed from Riezel's body.
Countless blades struck him, yet it was as though they had failed to hit anything solid, grazing past him by the narrowest margin. Forget cutting into his flesh—they had not even scratched his skin.
"H-how can this be...?!"
Giant Soldier cried out, seemingly unable to accept reality.
Lainey gritted her teeth and raised her dagger, preparing to attack Riezel.
Then—
"Domain Expansion..."
While the army of Magic Dolls continued relentlessly launching attack after attack, a calm, low voice slowly rang out.
"----"
At that moment, not only Lainey, but even Giant Soldier felt a chill run through his entire body.
An inexplicable fear rose from the depths of their hearts, shrouding their