Sigrid did not bother with Askesang. She simply made sure that Lanchi remained safe behind her, her purple eyes fixed on Askesang like a predator locking onto its prey.
The brief, cold exchange of glances between the two bishops was the calm before thunderous lightning resounded across the sky. The clash between the strongest of the strong was about to erupt once more in this northern city-state.
An invisible magical connection had already been established between Lanchi and Sigrid in the distance.
This was the eighth-tier Magic Card Sigrid used to protect him—
Life Link Type: Spell Card Grade: Purple Rare Attributes: Link/Regeneration Tier: 8 Effect: Shares the target's life status. The link is severed only after exceeding a considerable distance, and grants the linked party a small boost to physical stamina and Mental Attribute. Note: No one can hurt you while I'm here.
The price was that whenever the linked party was injured, the spell's caster would suffer the same injury.
Besides that, an eighth-tier summoned creature, the Nian Qi Puppet, had been left beside Lanchi.
Although this humanoid puppet, formed entirely from silver light, had no face, its figure was exactly the same as Sigrid's and radiated an overwhelmingly powerful pressure.
Even though he could not Appraise its effects, Lanchi could roughly guess that the puppet had copied most of Sigrid's attributes. Even without the effects of Sigrid's equipment and spells, it was practically equivalent to a clone of Sigrid.
After all, she was a Cardinal Bishop who fought through her supreme physical prowess. Even an ordinary punch from her possessed the power to shatter a city wall.
The maximum number of Magic Cards a living being could Soul Bind was its own tier multiplied by ten.
Sigrid was eighth-tier, so the total tiers of all