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"Bzzzz—!"
The moment it landed on the ground, Leora's Nidhogg shuddered all over, then abruptly transformed into a shower of light particles and vanished from where it stood.
Leora, who had been riding on Nidhogg's back, fell straight from midair. Though she managed to steady herself and avoid falling over, her body went limp, and she dropped to one knee.
Noah, who had likewise descended from the air, looked at Leora's exhausted face with some surprise.
"What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine." Leora spoke weakly as she panted.
"It's just that I've used up a little too much divine power."
"Too much divine power consumed?" Noah understood.
"Did those Wasted Spirits take it from you?"
"Though it was only for a brief instant, quite a few Wasted Spirits did touch me." Leora nodded.
"Right now, I probably have less than one percent of my divine power left."
Less than one percent of her divine power remained?
Those Wasted Spirits had stolen that much of Leora's divine power after touching her for only an instant?
It seemed that, to ordinary Elf Users, those Wasted Spirits already posed quite a threat.
"You've really got nerve, admitting your current condition so openly." Noah shot Leora a glance.
"Aren't you afraid I'll attack you now and take the Magic Stone on you?"
"Anyway, I'm practically incapacitated now. Even if I hid it from you, you'd see through it before long, wouldn't you?" Leora said without even raising her head.
"Since that's the case, it makes no difference whether I hide it or not."
After saying that, Leora turned her gaze