Battle in Progress

Looking down at Hermione's determined eyes in his arms, Bell couldn't understand Hermione's thoughts, but he could truly feel Hermione's resolve.

He took out a stick of Spirit Concentration Incense from his pocket, and flames ignited in his Bell, instantly burning the entire stick of Spirit Concentration Incense to ashes.

With a wave of her Wand, an invisible barrier formed, enveloping Hermione within it.

Next, Bell poured all the gas produced by the burning of the Spirit Concentration Incense into the barrier.

This barrier has no defensive effect whatsoever; its isolation effect is specifically targeted at the ingredients of the Spirit Concentration Incense.

Although the primary function of the Spirit Concentration Incense is to aid in thinking and learning, its calming and tranquilizing effects are also very helpful in adjusting one's mindset before battle.

Sure enough, under the effect of the Spirit Concentration Incense, Hermione's trembling body immediately decreased significantly.

While it's impossible to completely eliminate Hermione's fear and tension, she can at least hold her Wand steady and join the battle now.

Often, the hardest part is taking the first step. Once you take that first step, you'll find that things aren't as difficult as you imagined.

"Hermione, remember this well: mercy to your enemies is cruelty to yourself!"

Knowing his girlfriend's kind nature, Bell gave Hermione his final words of advice before the battle.

After receiving a nod of agreement from Hermione, Bell smiled and patted her on the back.

"Go. Trust me, you will rise from the ashes."

Bell smiled with delight as he watched Hermione disappear into the distance.

He wouldn't be disappointed even if Hermione refused to participate in tonight's battle. But he greatly admired Hermione's strength and courage.

Bell was certain once again that Hermione was the one he could spend his life with.

Compared to standing behind him, Bell would much rather have his lover standing beside him.

Because if the other person is standing behind him, he won't be able to keep an eye on them all the time. That would make him feel very uncomfortable.

He shook his head, banishing the thoughts that had surfaced in his mind.

Now is not the time to think about those things. In just a short while, Shanna has already been hit several times. If it weren't for the girl's "Divine Gear," she probably would have been injured.

Magic was channeled into the Flying Shoes, and with a piercing sonic boom, Bell appeared in the sky above the battlefield.

"Incendio!"

Scorching flames were generated, swirling and coiling in the air, forming a fiery dragon.

"Roar~!"

With a deafening roar, the 'Divine Dragon' swooped down.

The four wizards who were gathered together and suppressing Shanna's frantic Curses attacks were immediately hit squarely by the 'dragon' that descended from the sky.

Slap slap~

Four explosions rang out in succession, and to Bell's astonishment, the wizards vanished from their spots.

Seriously, are their own Escape Belt selling that well? How come he didn't know?

It turned out that, caught off guard by Bell's sudden attack, the four wizards' defenses were breached one after another. Then, just as they were about to be burned to death, their Escape Belt were activated, allowing them to escape the inferno.

After briefly marveling at how good his business was, Bell put the matter out of his mind and didn't take it to heart at all.

When outnumbered, inflicting significant damage on the enemy is never easy. Bell was already quite satisfied with taking down four people in one fell swoop using the surprise attack.

"Gege, why are you so late!"

Shanna glared at her Gege above her head with dissatisfaction and said aggrievedly.

She was so angry after being beaten up by those unruly bastards that she wanted to unleash the Mad Bear and have it bite those villains to death.

If it weren't for the efforts of the surrounding Action Team members, she might have really had to release the Mad Bear.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault, Gege."

Bell promptly apologized and admitted his mistake.

Then, he waved his Wand, controlling the "dragon" to fly halfway around Shanna, repelling more than a dozen wizards who had lurked there, trying to secretly surround Shanna.

It has to be said that those who dare to cause trouble are basically quite capable.

In just a short while, the group of black-robed wizards had dismantled more than half of the Earth Wall and Earth Spike that Bell had created with his Transfiguration.

If it weren't for the Action Team members' efforts to stall, these wizards would probably have already regrouped.

With his wand raised high, Bell's Wand caused a large number of pebbles on the ground to float up and quickly gather together, forming more than a dozen huge stone spheres with a diameter of more than 10 meters.

The 'dragon,' which had shrunk considerably from its initial size, flew over and broke into more than a dozen balls of flame, which then attached themselves to the rocks.

With a forceful downward swing, the stone hurtled down like a meteorite towards the group of wizards gathered below.

The black-robed wizards, who had been trying to stop Bell's spellcasting but whose Curses was blocked by the stones in the air, scattered like birds upon seeing this.

While they could potentially stop a few meteorites if they worked together, the problem is, who knows if the others would lend a hand!

After all, they didn't even know each other's identities, so there was no question of trust.

So, after the first person ran away, the others quickly followed suit and left as well.

Rumble~

Since the meteorite wasn't traveling very fast, most of the black-robed wizards dodged it. Only a few unlucky ones were hit by the flying debris and suffered minor injuries.

The earth trembled, bringing the fierce battle to a brief halt.

Most wizards are still more accustomed to casting spells while standing on the ground. Therefore, the violently shaking ground forced them to temporarily stop casting Curses and busy themselves with stabilizing their bodies.

On the other hand, Bell's side, where everyone had a pair of Flying Shoes, except for Hermione who lacked combat experience, all of them took off from the ground just before the meteor hit, and were therefore not greatly affected.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the Action Team members launched a fierce attack and defeated several wizards in one fell swoop.

After the ground tremors finally subsided, the black-robed wizards, who were preparing to launch a counterattack, were surprised to find that there was an unusually large amount of dust in the air. It was so thick that they couldn't even see their own hands in front of their faces!

It turned out that, taking advantage of the fact that people's attention was drawn to the meteorites, Bell quickly approached the ground and, using the dust and smoke stirred up by the meteorites as cover, raised a large amount of dust into the air.

Although the black-robed wizards have the advantage in overall combat strength, in terms of individual combat strength, Bell's side undoubtedly holds an absolute advantage.

Therefore, the most important thing in this battle is not how to quickly defeat the opponent, but to absolutely prevent them from gathering together and forming a united force.