"Wait."
Gauss watched her pull out the great axe and instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
While calling Albenna to a halt, he lowered his head and examined the small shield in his hand once more.
To be clear, he did not distrust the Water-formed Armament bestowed by Lake God Methra, but
objectively speaking, a water shield this small did not look capable of withstanding a chop from this man-high great axe, did it?
I'd better not die just from testing it.
As for why he was willing to let Alya attack him, wasn't that simply judging a person by their status?
Gauss figured that even if she broke through the water shield's defenses, he still had the protection of the Gauss Field and Moonlight Robe afterward.
But Albenna's melee attacks were no laughing matter, were they?
A Level 6 Warrior, wielding an excellent-quality weapon, on top of the innate divine strength provided by part of the Giant Bloodline.
Who wouldn't be confused facing that?
"Lord Gauss, are you ready?" Albenna blinked in confusion.
Gauss first "refreshed" his Gauss Field, then confirmed that the defensive layer of the Moonlight Robe was intact. Finally, after quietly activating the Tough Scale Bloodline to strengthen his body, he looked at Albenna and nodded.
"All right. You... be careful."
"Don't worry, Lord Gauss. I'll be careful of your rebound attack." Albenna nodded confidently.
No, that's not what I meant for you to be careful of.
The next moment, Albenna kicked off the ground. Her tall body erupted with speed completely at odds with its size. She leaped high into the air, raised the great axe with both hands, and brutally chopped down at the seemingly fragile little water shield.
"Boom!!"
The commotion this time was nothing like Alya's tap with her wooden staff.
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