The Black Robe transformed into a streak of darkness and slammed heavily into a pile of ruins!
Boom!
Rumble...
Under the immense force, the already-unstable building collapsed at once, burying the Black Robe beneath broken stone and wood.
Clatter...
Raindrops fell from the sky. The sound of rain, drowned out by the battle, reached everyone's ears again, and everything seemed to grow quiet.
"Anlia! Molly! Thank goodness..."
When Lina saw the two of them appear, she covered her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
She withdrew the Magic Power she had secretly gathered in her hand, gripped her staff with both hands, and hurried over.
"Are you all right, Lize?"
Lina took Lize from Anlia and looked at her worriedly.
"She's fine. Her injuries aren't serious. She only passed out because she hit her head."
As Anlia spoke, she picked up the dagger from the ground, rose to her feet, and looked toward where the Black Robe had been sent flying.
Without turning around, she kept her eyes fixed on the motionless ruins and asked Lina:
"What's the situation?"
"It seems everyone in Nange Village was captured by the Boundary God Cult. I was attacked by this Heretic as soon as I entered the village. They should be a former member of the Shadow Holy Court."
Lina briefly explained the situation to Anlia while uncorking a Healing Potion and feeding it to Lize.
"A Heretic? So they really are from the Boundary God Cult."
Anlia frowned. Seeing that the ruins remained motionless, she began shouting:
"Hey! Stop pretending to be dead. An attack like that shouldn't have been enough to kill you, right?"
"And if you want to play dead, you should at least conceal your killing intent. Have you forgotten the most basic rule of being