"Watch out!"
Seeing this, the guards nearby rushed forward, trying to stop him.
But Agathus darted through the crowd like a ghost, utterly unhindered.
In a flash, the long dagger plunged deep into Pollas's chest like a fang.
Time seemed to freeze at that instant.
Ripples like those on water suddenly spread through the void, and then everything fell silent.
"Time Stop!"
Some peculiar ward on Pollas's Mage Robe seemed to have been triggered, unleashing the powerful Level 9 spell, Time Stop.
Like an insect trapped in amber, Agathus plunged straight into the spell's area of effect and became completely immobile.
The others watched from a distance as Pollas began to move within the amber-colored space, several meters in diameter.
The battle-hardened Battle Mage did not try to pull free of the dagger. The weapon, fashioned from a magical creature's fang, had a slight curve; struggling recklessly would only tear his flesh open.
He chose to attack.
Pollas extended his hand, spreading his palm before Agathus.
"Greater Dispel Magic!"
"Daze."
Immediately afterward, the Evocation spell Magic Missile took shape in rapid succession, enhanced by an ultra-magic feat.
Wreathed in white light, the magic missiles poured into the amber of frozen time like machine-gun fire, filling almost every angle before him within moments.
But within the domain of Time Stop, they did not shoot forward. Instead, they hung motionless where they had just left his hand, poised to fly.
The resonance of mana connected to the source of magic, and the densely packed points sealed off every direction in which Agathus could dodge.
Finally, Grand Mage Pollas imbued these magic missiles with another spell.
"Shadow Passage!"
Just as he finished, Time Stop expired.
Dozens of magic missiles whistled forward, striking Agathus without any suspense.
The High Assassin's magical equipment and spell