"Quack!"
Before Kroya could react, azure ocean light wreathed the Fish-Tailed Sea Duck King beside him, and he charged straight toward the source of the voice.
Despite his adorably vacant appearance, he was as valiant as a warrior at that moment.
The Fish-Tailed Sea Ducks were among the oldest members of Kroya's forces, but their innate potential was low. Under those circumstances, this one had nevertheless managed to push his mana to the fourth level.
His combat strength was naturally formidable.
The waves and storms he stirred up as he charged knocked down the surrounding trees, even making the shadow at their center sway a little.
Unfortunately, that was all he managed.
As a favored servant of the Goddess of the Netherworld, the Withering Envoy was far beyond what a mere magical beast could contend with. Her arms fluttered like strips of cloth, instantly wrapping the Fish-Tailed Sea Duck King into a tightly bound bundle.
The poor Sea Duck King struggled desperately, but like an insect caught in a spiderweb, he had no chance of resisting.
"Quack, quack, quack!"
-Had he been alone, his fate would certainly have been miserable.
But his master was right beside him.
Kroya gently stroked the Strings. "Miss Witch, sneaking around like this and bullying my pet is really going too far."
Brilliant light instantly appeared around him. Rings of light, their colors already approaching rainbow hues, flickered once before settling directly around the witch's arms, neck, and ankles.
This method came from the Ark's spatial warping and confinement magic. The latter, after all, was used to restrain the power of deities.
In other words, it was especially effective against deities.
Moreover, the light of his Rainbow Poem was incompatible with death, giving it a suppressive effect as well. Even the Withering Envoy was easily