"Humph, you got here pretty early."
Perhaps hearing her sister's voice, Loki raised his head and spoke sarcastically.
Although the words were mocking, no one felt provoked upon hearing them.
That was because not only did Loki's tone sound extremely weak, but his condition was also appalling.
At that moment, Loki was kneeling on the ground, his face deathly pale. The magic power surging through him was extremely chaotic, making him look like a bomb that could explode at any moment and inspiring a certain amount of fear.
As Loki's Automaton Doll, Archangel was being held in the form of a greatsword and thrust into the ground like a cane to support Loki's body. Yet it was covered in damage and could barely maintain the shape of a sword.
All around Loki and Archangel, Automaton Dolls lay scattered about. Some had been burned black, while others had been cut apart. Together with the black-clad Magi lying in pools of blood, they almost covered the area around Loki.
A closer look revealed patches of scorched earth and slash marks resembling cracked glaciers scattered across the surroundings. They told everyone just how brutal a battle Loki had gone through.
A wound could be seen on Loki's left wrist, sustained during that brutal battle. His artery appeared to have been severed, yet not a single drop of blood could be seen, as though it had been completely vaporized.
"Ugh..."
Loki's body swayed, and he collapsed directly onto the ground.
"Loki!"
Frey hurried over. Seeing Loki's faint, threadlike breathing, she became so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Y-You... how did you end up like this...?!"
Charlotte approached with Anri shrinking behind her. Seeing Loki lying on the ground, barely clinging to life, her face turned pale.
Loki's condition was simply too