Boom—dark-red purgatorial flames suddenly surged forth, carrying an overpowering stench of sulfur. An invisible shock wave like an explosion stirred layer upon layer of air through the cavern.
The longsword fell halfway, but an invisible resistance made the blade seem to cut through water, sluggish and heavy.
Xia Nan felt an extreme sense of danger ahead. He decisively pulled back his strength and, at the same time, instinctively raised his arm shield in front of him.
The next second, he and his sword were blasted away by the shock wave.
[Tidal Shaping] took effect soundlessly. The repelling force was greatly weakened; his whole body only flipped backward twice before he regained his balance and landed lightly on the ground.
By comparison, the dwarf and the female swordsman, who had also been struck by the air wave, clearly cut much sorrier figures.
Solding was all right. His extremely dense, solid build made him like a piece of solid metal. After being knocked over, he rolled twice across the ground, then stood back up.
His shirt and trousers, already tattered from the poison mist's corrosion, now had a bit more mud and dirt added to them, but it did not make him look much more wolf-fox.
Margaret, on the other hand, who had performed quite outstandingly against the devil's series of spells earlier, probably had not expected that at this point—after the opponent had already cast spells multiple times in succession, and at such close range—it would still have the ability to cast.
Under the effect of the slow spell, her whole body seemed to freeze in place, and the surging air wave that followed swept her entirely off her feet and hurled her far away.
Judging from the way she gritted her teeth and struggled to endure the pain when she