In this bizarre ruin, even when danger seemed to lurk only in the surroundings, Angel had never let down his guard. Yet even so, he had never expected to be attacked by an unknown creature hidden within the water ripples as he was leaving them.
Still, the situation was better than he had imagined.
Though the immense force rushing at him from the front came fiercely, Angel's reflexes were exceptionally fast. The instant he sensed the gust of wind carried by that force, his body reacted instinctively.
He stepped back and turned slightly, pressing his back to the wall and evading the blow.
But although he had dodged this wave, Angel was certain that unknown creature would launch a second attack. He immediately activated a defensive spell while swiftly constructing the second-level cantrip, Break Illusion, within his mind space. Even after evading the attack, he still had not seen what the creature attacking him looked like.
If he was to prepare for what came next, the first step was naturally to determine where his opponent was. There were many cantrips that could reveal a hidden form, such as the Pig-Nose Technique, Eye of True Sight, Echo Localization Technique... and so on. Angel either had not learned them, or their level was too high and required too much time to construct. Thus, after weighing all his options, Break Illusion was the cantrip Angel could construct the fastest, and it indeed possessed the ability to pierce through falsehood.
As Angel strained every nerve to search for the unknown Demonic Beast hidden near the water ripples, a pair of nearly transparent hands slowly emerged from the wall against his back.
At that moment, Angel was rapidly constructing Break Illusion, his gaze fixed tightly on the area near the water ripples. He failed to