Ryu Ishigori looked at the cursed energy cannon that had been effortlessly deflected, then at Lin Mu, who clearly had no intention of letting Uro Takako leave.
He could only nod helplessly.
He could tell that Lin Mu wanted to deal with both of them at once.
He simply did not take either of them seriously.
It was the first time Ryu Ishigori had ever been looked down on like this.
As one of the top sorcerers from a thousand years ago, he naturally possessed his own pride.
Being treated with such disdain, anger rose within him as well.
"Support me!" Ryu Ishigori shouted, then took the initiative and charged at Lin Mu.
After their initial exchange, Lin Mu had deliberately kept his distance.
He had been using abilities similar to Uro Takako's spatial technique.
To Ryu Ishigori, that perhaps meant he was not skilled at close-quarters combat.
So Ryu Ishigori intended to get close and look for an opening!
And he was confident that a cursed energy cannon fired point-blank would definitely break through Lin Mu's defenses!
In an instant, Ryu Ishigori flashed to Lin Mu's side.
Yet Lin Mu seemed not to have noticed his arrival at all.
"Just as I thought, I've got him!" Thinking Lin Mu had failed to react in time, Ryu Ishigori coated his fist in cursed energy and slammed it toward Lin Mu's waist.
Bang—!!!
A thunderous impact rang out, and Lin Mu in Ryu Ishigori's eyes grew farther and farther away.
But it was not Lin Mu who had been sent flying—it was Ryu Ishigori!
Just as he was about to land the blow, an attack he had not sensed in the slightest struck his chest!
Even at the moment of impact, he had not detected the attacker's presence!
Only the slight