Everything happened in a flash. Before the captain of the Knights Order could even grasp what had happened, he felt the unbearable agony of fiery rain striking his body and setting him ablaze, and let out a piercing scream.
"Aaaaaaah! Hot, hot, hot-stop! Stop it-!! Stop casting- it hurts, it hurts, aaaaaaaaah-!!!"
The magical rain of fire would spread instantly even when it landed on those magic beasts, let alone a captain of the Knights Order who had seniority but no strength to back it up.
The flames clung to him like a curse. Even though the mages behind him promptly stopped casting their fire rain spell, the flames attached to the captain refused to go out, no matter how he rolled and thrashed on the ground.
Had he not been wearing high-quality armor with strong magic resistance, he would probably have been burned alive.
His subordinates hurried forward, some smothering the flames with their hands, others stamping on them. Only after a frantic scramble did they rescue the captain from the fire. By then, however, he had lost every trace of the swagger he had displayed while ordering them to wipe out both the magic beasts and the Shield Hero. His hair was burned black, his beard was a ragged mess, large patches of his body were scorched, and the leather parts of his armor were almost completely ruined.
"Even that didn't kill him. What a tough bastard."
Chuan Wenwu twitched his nose, catching the smell of roasted meat wafting toward him. The man was still alive after being burned that badly. Was this what they meant by good people dying young while scum lived forever?
**"Damn you, Shield Demon! You dare attack me, the captain of the Knights Order! In the name of the Kingdom, I sentence you