Rondok stared, dumbfounded, as the female mage's body, frozen solid, toppled over. Her severed head fell from above and struck the ground with a bang, shattering into icy fragments.
Rondok had seen dead people before, but he had never seen anyone die like that. It left him unsettled.
Beside Rondok walked a large white cat, bigger and prettier than an ordinary house cat. It was plump all over, with long, soft fur and a great fluffy tail. It walked at an unhurried pace that looked remarkably elegant, yet moved surprisingly fast. Its large amber eyes gleamed with an almost human intelligence.
Green sensed Psychic Energy from the cat that was no weaker than Legendary Rank and turned to look.
When Rondok suddenly met Green's gaze, his body tensed. He felt like a goat caught in a tiger's sights. Fortunately, Green soon lowered his eyes to the large white cat, looking intrigued.
The cat was far stronger than Rondok, but Green's gaze still made its backside clench. It tucked its tail between its legs and let out a string of meows.
What kind of look was that? Terrifying! Is that man a Great Dragon in human form? Erik the cat thought, still shaken. Though he looked like a white cat, Erik possessed intelligence on par with a human's.
Rondok and Erik watched Green warily as a sense of danger rose in both of them.
Fortunately, the leader of the City Guard pursuing Arolinka stepped forward then. He was a capable colonel. With a grim look, he glanced at Green, then at the body frozen solid by ice Magic Power.
"I'm Colonel Zilabeka, captain of the City Guard's Fifth Battalion under Duke Vra. Major, may I ask who you are?" The colonel stepped in front of Rondok, placing himself between Green and