"Do it!"
At Boulder's command, the Tianba Soldiers around them raised their weapons and aimed at Duanmu Huai and the others before pulling the triggers.
"Bang bang bang bang!!!"
"Waaah—!"
Hearing the gunfire, Levatiel was so frightened that she hugged her head and collapsed to the ground. In her eyes, no matter how powerful Duanmu Huai and the others were, they would probably be helpless against an attack like this.
However... at that moment, Ann held the Magic Book in one hand and stretched out the other. A glowing Magic Circle immediately appeared in her palm.
"This kind of thing is completely useless! Come on! Dual Refinement!"
"Uuuu—!"
At Ann's call, two round, earthen puppets appeared. They were even taller than the previous Mechanical Guards. They directly overturned the floor, then rose from the earth like walls, blocking everyone's side and sending all the bullets fired by the Tianba Soldiers flying away!
"What is this?!"
Even Boulder was shocked by the sight. He stared in astonishment at the girl standing there, holding the Magic Book and glaring at him, completely unable to understand what he was seeing. This was only natural. Although there were spellcasters like Levatiel in this world, they had to chant Poem Magic in order to cast spells.
In game terms, the casting time of these Levatiel's Poem Magic was far too long. Unless they finished chanting the entire poem, they could not release the spell. Furthermore, if they were interrupted, the magic would fail. It was somewhat similar to the bards of Faerûn. You had to perform in order to cast magic, and once the performance stopped, the magical effect disappeared.
That was why Levatiel needed someone to guard her. Otherwise, she could not focus on chanting the poem.
Yet this girl before him had not