She was uninjured. After steadying herself beneath the tree, Danist Gustav saw Shade dispel the Night Curtain Seal and beckon to her. She casually caught a falling green leaf and threw it at Shade:
"Thaumaturgy—Scarlet Moon Vein!"
The instant it left her fingertips, the leaf was dyed red. Then its bright red veins broke away from the withered leaf and, in the next second, transformed into a giant red monstrosity resembling a spiderweb, large enough to cover the entire clearing.
Dozens of leaf veins shot at Shade like tentacles, but he merely waved a hand behind him:
"Fireball!"
Dozens of orange-red fireballs instantly raised the temperature around the clearing. The fireballs that appeared from thin air bombarded the leaf-vein web. The Sorceress behind the monster was about to continue casting when she felt a hand press down on her shoulder from behind:
"Miss Danist, for the sake of your health, please don't overcast like this."
"I haven't lost yet!"
She turned to look at her student behind her. The moment their eyes met—
Click!
Shade held a pocket watch in his hand, while the Sorceress before him had already frozen in stopped time.
The uncontrolled monster formed from leaf veins was soon burned to ashes by flames containing the power of the First Fire. Shade stood with his hands behind his back, studying the vivid expression frozen on the young girl's face before placing a hand on her forehead:
"Luvia's Time Curse prevents any Power of Time from affecting her, whether benevolent or malicious. But Miss Danist and Miss Winslet are actually more susceptible to Time Stop and similar effects? Does the curse weaken Time Resistance?"
He sighed and only snapped his fingers after confirming that the flames had gone out. The frozen girl's eyes began moving again. She was