"Captain, do you think this guy's an idiot? He actually took our attacks head-on. Does he really think being a Great Mage makes him invincible?"
A Xinfei Merchant Guild Guard aboard the Mana Airship in the center stared incredulously at Great Mage Randy, who hovered in the distance.
Hart, who had remained aboard the Mana Airship to command the operation, chuckled. "Clearly, this guy has no idea what this big beast beneath our feet can do. All right, everyone, listen up! Keep attacking. Don't give their Great Mage a chance to act. We need to buy time for the President and Great Mage Rena!"
"Yes, sir!"
A chorus of replies came from what looked like an enlarged Magic Communication Box in the Mana Airship's central cabin.
Moments later, pale blue lights flickered simultaneously in front of the ten Mana Airships in the sky. They instantly deepened to dark blue and grew brighter, condensing into ten spheres of light in the blink of an eye.
Great Mage Randy frowned slightly.
He sensed powerful mana fluctuations from the ten spheres of light, indicating that they, too, were some sort of magic-like attack.
But he paid them little mind. Compared with the ten Mana Airships before him, he was more concerned about the Great Mage who should have already slipped into the dungeon.
I'd better get rid of these annoying flies quickly. If that fellow from earlier rescues the prisoners, I won't be able to explain myself to the Duchess.
Just as Great Mage Randy made up his mind, the ten spheres of light detached from the Mana Airships and flew straight toward him.
The ten spheres were astonishingly fast. Almost as soon as they left the Mana Airships, they were already in front of Great Mage Randy.
Fortunately, Great Mage Randy had