Terrifying magical power gathered and surged, converging in an instant into a silver-white slash. Wrapped in a piercing howl, it swiftly struck the back of the unknown short figure in black at the center of the scene, seemingly about to hit her.
Yet what left Anna astonished—almost to the point of disbelief—was this.
Faced with the slash she had launched in a sneak attack from behind, a blow powerful enough to critically injure a Mid Mage in an instant and leave them utterly helpless to retaliate—
After the black-clad figure ahead paused slightly, she unexpectedly made no attempt to dodge. Instead, she stomped hard on the ground, forcibly halting her charge.
Then she moved the longsword in her hand and casually swung an upward slash toward the attack behind her.
She had not even revealed any sign of magical sigils condensing.
Yet under Anna's stunned gaze, she used magical control so astonishing that it was almost beyond belief—
She forcibly redirected the slash imbued with the power of Severance of All Things, changing it from its original horizontal trajectory and sending it straight toward the sky.
"What!?"
"Shrrk!"
Under Anna's incredulous gaze, the silver-white crescent sword aura cut through the deep night sky. As the magic exploded, it turned into spreading smoke and formed a terrifying storm that dispersed the dark clouds overhead.
The slash should have killed a Mid Mage on the spot, yet it had not even managed to dirty the other woman's clothes before being completely erased in an almost impossible manner!
After dispelling the slash that had ambushed her from behind, the black-clad figure paused slightly, as if she had discovered something unexpected. Then she abandoned the idea of continuing to pursue her original target.
Instead, she slowly turned around and looked toward the figure behind