The Petty Cleverness of the Ignorant

The appearance of one of the Osseus Seven Demon Balls was bound to be utterly shocking. The first to be struck by this thing without any preparation, "Smile," had already shown considerable skill by not being severely wounded and left at death's door on the spot. Moreover, the flesh and blood scattered across the ground, carrying faint traces of a soul, proved that even the maiden goddess had not realized that the ruins she had found were this dangerous. She had nearly died here herself.

There had been no so-called conspiracy or scheme in this incident. It had been nothing more than an unavoidable accident.

However, there was no point in dwelling on who was responsible for the "accident" now. Their retreat had long since vanished, and the hall, constructed entirely from Morningstar-tier alchemical metal, had completely trapped the three adventurers inside. If they did not want to perish in this stifling corner of the universe, the Legendary powerhouses had to deal with the dark blue metal sphere before them.

Therefore, after hearing Punk's gloomy words to "Smile," the Legendary Knight, clutching his arm that had only halfway regrown from its break, retreated again and again while loudly "advising" the spellcaster:

"Damn it, is this really the time for that? Punk, instead of wasting your breath provoking Smile, why don't you try taunting this 'metal duck egg'? Faced with an unexpected fucking accident like this, what we need is unity! Unity, understand? Get your Mirror Images moving already, so I can find an opening to stab this 'duck egg' with my spear!"

The Mad Knight was still shielding the maiden goddess, who knew where she was hiding. At this perilous moment, the "united front" of resisting the spellcaster's tyranny had instead become even firmer and more stable. Kane's attempt at