At that moment, the holy lance drove straight into the defensive layer! The process went so smoothly that even Bar was briefly stunned. However, he knew this was no time to hesitate. He immediately poured in several times more force, and the holy lance continued thrusting forward, forcibly piercing into the defensive layer.
But on second thought, it seemed as though Gulman had deliberately allowed the other party to pierce his protective barrier. The barrier actually began extending toward the front of the holy lance, tightly sealing around the portion that had thrust inside. It looked as if Gulman had intentionally let his opponent enter the protective barrier before locking him down.
A flicker of surprise crossed Bar's face. That was right—the opponent's barrier had initially felt rather fragile, but now it seemed that had been deliberate!
The other party clearly intended to use the defensive barrier to forcibly lock down his attack. But Bar sneered. He was not some warrior who only knew how to charge into battle! He was the commander of the Judgment Army, with countless holy light spells at his command. If he could not even defeat someone who could not use magic and could only rely on magical equipment, he might as well jump into a river.
As that thought flashed through his mind, the holy lance in his hand suddenly blazed with light. "Star Shatter!"
The lance abruptly expanded in Bar's hand. For a moment, it seemed as though Bar's body had grown a size larger as well. Gulman's expression changed. He had already calculated the power of his opponent's attack, and it had been just within the limits his defensive barrier could withstand. Yet he had never expected the other party to increase its power again in an instant. At once, he felt