In the courtyard before the ancient castle, the rumbling never ceased. Golden World Source surged into the sky, and large swaths of black cursed crows shattered, falling as fragments.
Several golden magic arrays appeared overhead. Ripples spread across the circular arrays formed from World Source, and golden arrows nearly two meters long shot out from within them.
Clink, clink, clink...
Golden energy arrows were embedded everywhere, including above the ancient castle, affecting an area extending nearly a kilometer around it.
After the golden energy arrows struck the ground, patterns surfaced on their shafts. All the energy arrows exploded, their fragments slicing through the air and releasing a chilling wail.
Female spellcaster Ava crouched halfway to the ground. The rapier formed from World Source in her hand was planted in the earth. She gripped its hilt with one hand and gasped for breath, her white robe already soaked in blood.
Most of the cursed people around her were injured. Some had even been shattered, and as their consciousness faded, their broken bodies began to decay, leaving behind only fragments of bone.
Female spellcaster Ava swept her gaze around her. She had tried more than a dozen times just now, but had failed to break out of the encirclement. Instead, she had suffered severe injuries. The most fatal wound was the one that had pierced her throat.
"They're just a bunch of... half-dead monsters. Keep going!"
The two rapiers in female spellcaster Ava's hands crossed. Their blades scraped together with a crisp ring.
"Captain's orders. You. Die."
The cursed people attacked from all directions, pouncing on female spellcaster Ava. Ava tilted her head slightly and took a long, deep breath. She looked toward the sky, but did not see the scene she had imagined. The sky was blocked by a flock of