The scholar and everyone present, the miners one after another, all went stiff-faced. Even their fear seemed frozen.
If this monster had set its sights on them, perhaps they would be eaten, perhaps they might escape. But either way, at the very least, their families would receive a pitifully small compensation payment. But if outsiders saw them praying to the "God of Foster Iron Mine," then their fate...
In the mildest case, they would be burned alive.
After all, it was an "evil god" without a church. Especially since, during their prayers, they had actually summoned such a terrifying monster... It was as though they could already see their future.
The next moment.
Before they could react, balls of light blasted toward the huge monster's mouth...
It was still the familiar Flame Vortex, but it was far more powerful than ordinary Mana Bombs.
Against a monster like this, throwing more destructive Mana Bombs was better than using rays.
Watching flames erupt inside the huge "worm" monster's tooth-filled mouth as it twisted and howled without cease, the surrounding miners went pale, yet remained where they were, not daring to make a sound.
The expressions of the mine supervisors and the others had long since frozen as well.
They had practically sentenced these miners to death in their hearts.
In their eyes, these miners seemed to be the ones who most deserved to die, even more terrifying than the monster itself.
Usually, secretly worshipping some "God of Foster Iron Mine" was one thing. They could turn a blind eye to it. After all, the worship only took place inside the mining area, and none of those church lords would ever come into the mine.
Having some kind of spiritual support was surely good for the mine's stability.
But now?
People from above