Although there were hundreds of people on both sides combined, this could not truly be considered a war. With Thirteenth Ring Warlocks present, the combined contribution of everyone else might not even equal that of a single Thirteenth Ring Miracle Technique.
After confirming that this space would not collapse easily, Vanessa raised her hand and summoned hundreds of meteors. Miss Eisberg held the Ancient Holy Emblem obtained from the mausoleum and, amid her companions' soft singing, called forth wind and snow in a light voice.
That seemingly ordinary blizzard disrupted the arrangement of starlight, preventing those Soul Echoes whose bodies were made of starlight from rapidly absorbing the surrounding radiance. She was altering the terrain, turning this place into everyone's home field.
Among these echoes of the past, the two strongest likely possessed power comparable to Thirteenth Ring Warlocks. The combat strength of these Starlight Figurines was practically equal to that of the group, which was probably no coincidence.
They should not have been defeated so quickly, but Shade's group had known in advance that they would face such an attack and had long been prepared. Having seized the initiative, the battle rapidly shifted in their favor. Thaumaturgies formed from lights of every color collided within the vast underground space, powerful fluctuations of the Four Elements mingled together, and a huge phantom above their heads grew clearer and clearer.
The Clowns also played their part. They were exceptionally skilled at concealment and assassination, vanishing as soon as the battle began and closing in on the enemy.
As Vanessa traded Thaumaturgies head-on with the staff-wielding Starlight Figurine, a masked Clown suddenly leaped out from behind it. A dagger glowing purple-red stabbed directly into its back. They then jumped back into the shadows and vanished once more, leaving the unsteady caster to