The sudden turn of events left Samael no time to think. He immediately stomped off the ground and charged into the blaze, braving the scorching waves of ghostfire and violent aetheric shockwaves to forcibly drag Eri Shiki out.
Hua Rin, whose reaction had been a beat slower, hurried over to ask.
"How is she? Is she going to be okay?"
"She won't die just yet, but she's close."
Samael turned and laid Eri Shiki, whose face was ashen, on a nearby bench, his voice low.
Even though he had forcibly intervened at the last moment, pulling the girl away from the heart of the explosion.
The incident had happened too suddenly, and Eri Shiki had still inevitably taken the brunt of the impact.
Taking Ibaraki Doji's spiritual core self-destruction at close range had displaced her organs and fractured bones throughout her body. The fact that she had managed to hold on to her life was already fortunate.
If he had not forcibly suppressed the fiery energy and rampant magic power flooding into her body, there would have been no need to collect a corpse. They could have simply found a box for her ashes.
"Hmph!"
The ancient serpent glanced at the charred crater ahead, his expression darkening as he let out a cold snort.
Now, not only was the girl grievously wounded and on the verge of death, but the opening he had worked so hard to find had also gone up in smoke.
As such, Samael was in no mood to be pleased.
"Eri-Eri didn't do it on purpose! Please save her!"
Noticing Samael's displeasure, Hua Rin hurriedly explained on behalf of her friend, her face filled with anxiety.
"These fallen Heroic Spirits took her parents from her when she was little, so she lost control like that..."
Her