Keli Unleashes Her Power

Neither Agu nor Keli had expected the chaos in Archaeost City to reach the town so quickly.

An, however, had gained an exceptional sensitivity to tremors after receiving her Spirit Body Armament. She sensed the danger coming and managed to pull Keli out of the way in time.

As for Agu, he could only fend for himself.

"Take Miss Keli and get out of town first?" Agu took off in a sorry state, but his thigh had still been grazed.

As a Consciousness Entity—a strengthened form of a soul—he would naturally recover from a minor injury like this in no time.

But Agu had discovered a toxin in the wound that seemed to be some kind of Corruption.

The toxin wasn't very potent and would barely affect him, but it was surprisingly persistent.

Agu was still dodging branches bursting out of the ground, so he couldn't focus on expelling the toxin.

"Be careful! The branches are poisonous!"

All he could do was warn An to protect Keli.

At Agu's warning, An tensed up at once.

Her master had entrusted Miss Keli to her. Though she hadn't shown it, she'd resolved not to let Keli get hurt at all.

An immediately transformed into Spider Form. Her eight spider legs were as sharp as sickles, ready to slice any approaching enemy into pieces.

However, as she focused every ounce of her attention on protecting Keli, she suddenly sensed an extremely unusual Magic Power behind her.

At the same time, Keli placed a hand on An's back. "Don't move."

As the branches neared, about to pierce her, An hesitated for only an instant before deciding to obey Keli. She neither attacked nor defended herself.

Just as the sharp, poisonous branches were about to pierce them both, Keli's red hair suddenly floated upward.

Then