Count Mantra

Count Mantra's injuries were not serious. He slowly got to his feet, but when he saw that Mia and Kevin had returned, he rebuked them sharply. "Didn't I tell you to go to Lumba City? Why are you back?"

"Father, we'd already left Mantra City, but we ran into a beast tide on the way. Fortunately, Lord Merlin arrived in time to save us. Otherwise..."

Kevin did not finish, but Count Mantra understood. Without the stranger before him, both Kevin and Mia would have died.

Count Mantra turned his gaze to Merlin, who was dressed so strangely. Merlin had rescued Kevin and Mia from the beast tide, and that Vicious Bird had even defeated the leader of the Barbarians.

With Count Mantra's experience, he had already realized that Merlin was a mighty Sacred Domain expert!

"Lord Merlin, thank you for your generous help. You saved all of Mantra City."

Count Mantra was powerfully built, and Merlin could sense the man's life force burning like fire. According to Kevin, the count was an Eighth Stage expert in this world.

The Eighth Stage was comparable to an Eighth-level Mage among Spellcasters, while the Ninth Stage corresponded to a Ninth-level Spellcaster. But above the Ninth Stage, this world had no rank like Archmage. One became a Sacred Domain expert directly.

Rumor had it that Sacred Domain experts possessed all sorts of wondrous abilities. Merlin wanted to see them for himself someday, but not now.

"Count Mantra, I think we should clear the battlefield first."

Merlin smiled as he spoke. Inside and outside Mantra City, grief was everywhere. There were far too many bodies to clear away. Though many were relieved to have survived the battle, they could hardly hide their sorrow.

Count Mantra assigned people to clear the battlefield, then led Merlin and