Eleanarze, who fought the Robis Omen boss Loop but was defeated.
For a moment, time stopped for the two of them. They stared at each other, maintaining a subtle distance. Loop, smirking, observed Eleanarze’s labored breathing. He was likely waiting for her to surrender. However, for her, this match had become a battle she couldn’t afford to lose.
“What’s wrong, is it over already?”
Then, she crouched down and began to spread her wings. Sparks danced in the air. Somehow, the surrounding temperature seemed to be rising.
“Everyone, everyone hide! Quickly, quickly!”
Suddenly, Piyo pushed everyone back with a panicked look. Could Eleanarze be gathering her power? Even without extensive knowledge of magic, one could sense it from the atmosphere. I did as I was told and hid behind a nearby tree. A burning hot wind stung my skin. Loop, feeling it nearby, should have noticed by now. Yet, he made no move to escape. Did he have confidence he could dodge it?
“Is it okay? Not retreating your companions?”
“Retreat? Why would I need to do that?”
He continued to feign ignorance, still grinning. He was deliberately pushing Eleanarze’s buttons.
“Fine then, all of you perish, you damn dogs!!”
The next moment, a pillar of fire engulfed her body. The flames swirled like a tornado, rising into the sky, and then poured down on the enemy like a torrential rain. The gathered masses of heavy, scorching fire flew in a slow arc with a roaring sound. I instinctively lowered my head from the heat that felt like it was burning my hair and the earth-shattering tremors caused by the energy. It was the same fire pillar technique she always used, but she had unleashed them all at once. I trembled in anticipation of the impact that would strike a few seconds later, dreading the outcome.
Peeking slightly from the edge of a rock, I saw the sky covered in thousands of red lines. The blue sky, once dyed in the sunset, was falling towards the ground over time. The Robis Omen’s companions also looked up at the sky with their mouths agape. The moment the setting sun touched the ground, the earth shook with a roar. The explosion sound, so loud it felt like it would blow out my eardrums, and the heat, so intense it felt like it would peel off my skin. My vision was filled with one fiery pillar after another. The world before my eyes turned crimson, and the figures of the two disappeared.
My collar was yanked, and I was pulled backward.
“You’re in danger, do you want your eyes burned?”
Nina saved me as I was staring blankly. Afterwards, hiding behind the rocks, I waited for the tremors to pass. Slowly I raised my head, and the place where they had been was a charred wasteland. The lingering heat was like that of a recently used oven. I cautiously emerged from behind the rock. Pushing aside the rising smoke, I searched for Eleanarze’s figure.
“E-Eleanarze? Are you okay? If you’re here, *cough*, please answer me.”
Her bare feet struggled to stand on the ground, which had become like a heated iron plate. I had to find and get her out quickly. I thought magic was powerful, but I never imagined it could have the power to collapse an entire field. What Eleanarze had said before flashed through my mind. An excellent magic user can control their own power. It’s not just about unleashing magic with brute force.
Now I understood the reason clearly. Excessive power doesn’t just stop at surprising people.
