Words flickered rapidly before Gauss's eyes.
One casting of Light.
Its damage against the nearby wraiths was astonishing.
"Monster Kill Count: 1526"
In an instant, a full 25 wraiths vanished into thin air.
And if the other wraiths on the outskirts hadn't fled so quickly, the number would have been even higher.
Gauss wasn't surprised.
His Light wasn't an ordinary spell. With the Bone Staff's enhancement, it carried a powerful effect against dark creatures.
So the wraiths exposed to the Light just now had been no different from ordinary creatures thrown into a fire.
Even now,
though there were no wraiths left nearby,
the words before Gauss's eyes still flickered from time to time.
"Wraith killed *1"
Perhaps some of the wraiths that had fled were still dying from the searing effect?
In the end, the kill count stopped at:
"Monster Kill Count: 1535"
He had purified a total of 34 wraiths.
"Should be all clear." Gauss cast Light on a large rock by the entrance.
The spell should last for several hours.
During that time, any wraiths that came near would be driven away by the Light.
"Haah— I'm going back to rest, then. You should get some rest soon, too." Alya's eyelids were drooping.
"Mm." Gauss nodded and set up a fresh Alarm around the area.
Then he picked up a small brush and carefully swept the white ashes scattered across the ground into a clear jar.
The ashes were what remained after those wraiths had died. They should be worth something.
Looking at the hall, bright as day beneath the Light,
Gauss yawned too and returned to the tent.
He could probably be considered the ultimate bane of ghost-type creatures.
Ghost-type monsters already hated sunlight, and his Light came with a special damaging effect. Now, with [Searing]