"Ignorant brat, do you think Advanced Vine Entanglement can be compared to the spells of those novice mages? The defining trait of Advanced Vine Entanglement is that no matter how fast you dodge, it is useless, because under the lock of my mental power, it can pursue and bind its enemy!"
When he saw the first vine already climbing up Nalent's calf, the Red-Robed Archbishop spoke again.
In his eyes, Nalent was certain to die the next moment. Against Advanced Vine Entanglement, even a Gold Knight would be helpless.
The vines were incomparably tough and could grow rapidly, so even hacking at them with a longsword would do nothing in a short span of time.
"Heh! They're just tracking vines, aren't they? They might work against ordinary earth-tier mages or Title Knights, but they're nowhere near enough against me. Who says I'm not a mage too?" Nalent did not panic despite having one foot bound.
In truth, the moment the Red-Robed Archbishop cast the spell and muttered its name, he had known what this Advanced Vine Entanglement could do.
After all, Nalent possessed a comprehensive tome of magic spells that any mage on the Sacred Continent would covet with bloodshot eyes.
With his photographic memory, he had long since gone through the general effects of those spells, all in preparation for fighting mages in the future.
These vines truly feared no blade and were highly effective against ordinary Title Knights and even Magic Beasts.
But Nalent could use magic as well.
"Fire Shield!" The next moment, without even chanting, Nalent directly cast a Fire Shield over his entire body.
The vines cast by the Red-Robed Archbishop, upon touching the Fire Shield, actually detached themselves from Nalent's body and wrapped around the outside of the shield instead.
Though this world had