The Little Princess raised her hands, pushing aside the sickle-like blade claws on either side, then stepped forward and looked up at the enormous creature that had completely lost its vitality. She pressed a hand against its abdomen and gave it a gentle shove. The latter collapsed backward like a toppled mountain of gold and fallen jade pillars, transforming into a heap of tiny crystalline fragments that scattered with a clatter like cards being pushed aside.
Medisa froze for a moment, apparently not expecting the thing to be so fragile. Its strength during the battle had clearly been at the peak of Enlightenment Element, so it should not have fallen apart at the slightest touch.
She bent down and picked up one of the fragments. It had hundreds of facets and radiated a magnificent glow in her hand, like a perfect masterpiece polished by the most skilled craftsman.
She studied the fragment thoughtfully. It clearly was not a natural product. The crystal cluster did not resemble any sort of living creature; it looked more like a battle machine fused together by magic.
Piercing shrieks rang out from beyond the arcade as countless meteors fell toward the ground, making the earth tremble. Screams and cries drifted from the Inner City in the distance, while flashes of explosions occasionally erupted in that direction, illuminating one side of the arcade wall in stark white.
Medisa dropped the fragment in her hand and turned to look into the White Rose Garden. A deep pit had appeared where the pool had originally stood at the center of the courtyard. More crystal clusters were crawling out from below, densely packed together like a swarm of beetles.
At that moment, Mr. Sharr happened to chase his way out of the hall. Seeing the scene, he cursed under