At that moment, the Castelobruxo spectators in the stands were all rather nervous.
A few of them had been following Jean Gardner's situation all along. Gardner had been flying quite happily when a whipping tail suddenly lashed out and knocked her straight out of the air.
Then four Winged Demons attacked her. It was already very dark, and the darkness was affecting the peregrine falcon's vision more and more. In such a dark, illusory environment, she was naturally no match for four Winged Demons that could fly just as fast.
Gardner could only quickly return to human form.
Unfortunately, even after returning to human form, facing four Winged Demons was still extremely difficult.
It had to be said that Champion Gardner had some rotten luck. She had been attacked by Grindylows during the Third Task, and now she had encountered some of the few four-star dangerous creatures in the maze.
And they were Winged Demons, the only ones among them that gathered in groups.
Her luck really was something else.
As Four-Star Danger creatures, Winged Demons could not be harmed by most ordinary magic, and they flew fast enough to evade many attacks. Gardner was soon overwhelmed.
"Champion Gardner has truly terrible luck. My colleagues on the Tournament Committee tell me this is the most dangerous spot in the maze, and the hardest to get through. And Champion Gardner went charging straight into it. Hmm... well, that's not a bad choice either." Bagman was commentating, but halfway through, he chuckled.
After discovering that she simply could not win a four-on-one fight, Gardner had chosen to turn tail and run.
Although Winged Demons were highly aggressive, fast, and very resistant to magic, their attacks were somewhat lacking in power.
After casting several defensive spells on herself in quick succession, Gardner fled