"Heh heh heh heh heh..."
It was a creature in the form of an old hag, with only its upper body.
Around three meters tall, the old hag looked light as a feather, as though she weighed nothing at all. Its ten fingernails were black and crooked, and its enormous hands resembled giant pincers. A sinister laugh came from its face, which was covered in wrinkles and furrows. Even after seeing Reilo surrounded by a blazing ball of fire, it showed no sign of stopping. It lunged straight toward him at the center of the fireball.
A brief look of surprise crossed his face.
From within the blazing fireball, Reilo casually fired a Level 3 Collapsing Bubble Technique at the eerie monster.
With a boom, the explosion's flames flared brightly.
"Watch out! Energy attacks have no effect on it!"
Jenny shouted a warning.
Her voice was tinged with fear.
At that very moment, a shadow flashed through the exploding fireball and vanished. Not only was his Bubble Technique ineffective against it, the creature even ignored the flames blazing around Reilo and lunged straight at him with a savage, ferocious look.
Reilo wasn't about to be fooled by its appearance.
"There's nothing in this world that can defy the law of conservation. When people say something has no effect, it just means the force wasn't strong enough."
The 1024 Nights Guardian Shield activated in an instant. Silver light flashed in his right hand, as though he had plucked a clump of silver flame from the pages of Mithril Dust Seal.
In almost no time at all, he inscribed dozens of energy runes onto the gleaming energy barrier, bringing its defensive properties to their peak.
And yet—
With a soft pop, Reilo watched as the creature's black fingernails, sharp as blades, tore