Level-1 Witch Viya was a rookie, but the knights and magicians around her were not.
Though this group of Edelweiss World native creatures that had launched a sudden attack looked imposing, their actual combat power was not particularly strong.
Even without a Third-Level Great Magician like Saine holding the fort, two witches and a host of knights would have been enough to deal with them.
The chanting voice of Level-2 Witch Bailitan rang through the surrounding space. More than a dozen knights consciously gathered around the witch, guarding her closely.
However, someone was faster than Bailitan at casting magic: Saine.
With scarcely any incantation, a barrage of Level-1 and relatively low-powered Level-2 spells shot from the tip of Saine's magic staff like a string of firecrackers.
This was the advantage higher-level magicians held in battle.
Such instant-cast magic was a convenience brought by increasing one's level.
Saine's Flame Element attack spells all carried, to varying degrees, the Flames of Ash that he had developed himself.
Therefore, even an ordinary Level-1 offensive spell was by no means something simple.
That unbroken chain of attacks was enough to leave a level-3 creature without an Energy Shield scrambling in disarray.
What was more, among this group of native creatures bold enough to attack Saine and the others, there were no Level-3 lifeforms at all!
Saine alone had nearly suppressed the Edelweiss World native creatures charging in from every direction. Meanwhile, the numerous knights around him did not make the amateurish mistake of standing around in a daze on the battlefield.
The knights with mounts immediately spurred their steeds and countercharged the native creatures whose momentum had been suppressed.
The knights without mounts also howled as they charged forward.
Quite a few Level-2 Earth Knights even activated their Bloodline Transformations.
As Saine made his