Two Sides Injured?

"Aaaah!!!"

A pained howl tore through the sky.

Golden light flooded an area dozens of meters in radius. Faintly, a figure could be seen struggling and convulsing for a time before finally collapsing limply to the ground...

"Thud!"

Seeing Sheris defeated, Ul had no time to be glad.

Suddenly, the Jierka opposite Sheris also went weak in the knees, crashing to the ground with a thud. The magic staff dropped from her hand, the gold in her eyes rapidly fading, and her entire aura plummeted.

Mutual destruction!

Ul looked at the scene before him, the corners of his mouth twitching almost imperceptibly.

Everything had happened far too fast. Especially that fight just now—to Ul, it was practically like watching gods clash.

In a situation like this, he couldn't even get a word in edgewise, let alone intervene, much less shoot... ahem!!!

"Mutual destruction" was absolutely the best outcome for Ul.

He first trotted over to Jierka, the holy maiden, and looked at her pale face. Ul asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Just overused my Magic Power," Jierka replied.

But no sooner had the words left her mouth than a hint of pain involuntarily surfaced on Jierka's face, and beads of sweat kept dripping from her forehead.

Clearly!

Her current state was not as easy as she made it sound.

Ul also knew how much pain Jierka was in right now. After all, "Magic Power overuse" might sound like no big deal, but for a Mage, exhausting one's Magic Power was actually very dangerous.

Magic Power wasn't like the "internal energy" from Ul's past life. There was no "dantian" or anything like that to store it.

Magic Power existed in every part of the human body.

In a sense, for a Mage, Magic Power almost represented "life force." Ul remembered that later on, Makarov once faced a crisis of "Magic Power depletion," and that old man nearly lost his life over it.

That should give an idea of just how much pain "Magic Power overuse" could bring.

Still, that said.

Ul really had no good way to deal with Jierka's suffering.

Right now, Jierka's condition was almost exactly like one of Ul's "ex-girlfriends" from his past life when she was on her period. He knew she was in pain, but besides saying "drink more hot water," what else could he do? It wasn't that he didn't care about his girlfriend—the key was, faced with this situation, he was truly helpless!

So, looking at Jierka's pained expression, Ul could only say, "That's good, then. You should rest a bit more!"

The moment he finished speaking!

Ul earned a glare from Jierka.

The meaning in her eyes was obvious:

I practically saved your life, and this is how you treat me? Hah, men really are all big pigs' trotters!

Ul: "..."

After checking on his "savior,"

Ul started walking toward the area where Sheris was, intending to confirm whether she was dead or alive.

The magic attack Jierka had just unleashed was extremely powerful, turning an area dozens of meters in diameter around Sheris into dust. Even the city wall of Moya City had a huge hole blown through it, and at least seven or eight buildings were caught in the blast. Dust hung thick in the air, refusing to settle...

But just as Ul was halfway there, suddenly, a burst of manic laughter rang out from the haze!

"Hahaha..."

"I knew it. So you were faking it all along."

"Jierka, you bitch. I really almost let you fool me!"

"But now your Magic Power is spent. Let's see what you have left to fight me with..."

Hearing this laughter suddenly, Ul and Jierka's expressions changed drastically.

The two hurriedly looked ahead.

A gust of wind blew.

The dust in the air dissipated, and a figure slowly emerged from within.

Seeing this!

Ul and Jierka's pupils contracted sharply.

Compared to before, Sheris no longer looked the least bit seductive. Her body was severely wounded, covered in scars, blood dripping continuously down her frame. Her clothes were tattered, the purple leather armor reduced to a few scraps of cloth. If this were an anime, by now, every part of Sheris's body except her face would probably be covered by holy light.

Emmmm...

How come, even though she's no longer seductive, this look seems even more appealing to men?

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Although Sheris was severely injured, even trembling uncontrollably, it was clear she still had some strength left.

Sheris's expression was ferocious, equally maddened—especially when she saw Zelka, her eyes instantly bloodshot, murderous intent blazing.

"Bitch, go die!"

Sheris frantically gathered Magic Power, instantly forming a purple Magic Circle beneath Zelka's body.

Clearly!

Toward Zelka, who had reduced her to this state, Sheris's heart was filled with hatred—so much so that in her thirst for revenge, she even forgot about Ul standing nearby.

Of course, it could also be that she simply didn't care about Ul.

But.

Either way, ignoring Ul was a massive blunder.

Although Ul's Magic Power wasn't strong compared to Sheris's, his physical combat skills far surpassed hers—she had never trained in them...

Completely off guard!

Sheris's body took a heavy whip kick from Ul. She felt a tremendous force slam into her abdomen, and then she was sent flying.

Ul naturally wouldn't let this successful ambush go to waste. He pushed off the ground with explosive force, instantly catching up to the airborne Sheris.

Sheris clearly hadn't expected this brat she'd dismissed to have trained in physical combat, and with such power. On top of that, her body was already badly wounded. Facing Ul's assault, her limbs began to disobey her commands.

All she could do was watch helplessly as Ul charged in, raised his leg, and launched his attack...