An incarnation!

"I still need protection in secret?"

Merlin looked at Mage Santo in bewilderment. He did not have to stay in any particular spot on the battlefield and could strike whenever he wished—or not strike at all. Moreover, a Titled Legend would protect him, and the four Monarchs would all keep an eye on him in secret.

It could be said that Merlin would be very safe even on the front lines. After all, the Rock Clan would struggle even to track his movements. How could they possibly harm him?

Still, it was naturally a good thing that Mage Santo valued Merlin so highly.

"Merlin, you should know that I have many incarnations! All of them can represent me. However, precisely because they represent me, they cannot openly participate in the War of Civilizations. But you are the key to this war, and nothing must happen to you. Therefore, I will place an Earth Incarnation inside your spatial ring. You must tell no one, not even the Blackfire Monarch. Only you and I will know about this. If everything goes smoothly, all the better. But if you truly encounter danger, if the Rock Clan finds a way to deal with you, this Earth Incarnation of mine can save your life at a critical moment!"

After Mage Santo finished speaking, a tall figure stepped out from behind him, seemingly emerging directly from space. Its aura was entirely different from Mage Santo's: heavy and solid, an aura belonging to the earth, to the earth element law.

Merlin opened his mouth but said nothing. Anywhere else, an incarnation of Mage Santo could oversee an entire region. Every incarnation was the fruit of Mage Santo's painstaking efforts.

Yet now, one would hide inside Merlin's spatial ring. This was something no one could have imagined. Even