The attack by Bicorn had defeated Sage Clarissa.
“Siiister! Let go!!”
Shimon repelled the two escorts with magic and rushed to the fallen Clarissa. Black smoke was rising from her horn.
“Sister, hold on properly.”
He was holding her scorched horn, trying to recover her. The Chieftain, who had been spectating from a high vantage point, grinned gleefully upon learning of the Sage’s defeat.
“Hahaha, the time has finally come. First one down. Well done, Kizaris.”
He jumped down from the rock and landed next to Kizaris. Then he approached Shimon, who was holding Clarissa.
“Hmm, you are Clarissa’s younger brother, if I recall. A good-for-nothing without horns. You weren’t even good enough to be a spare. Unfortunately, I can’t let you live. After all, your blood flows within you.”
The two escorts quickly stood in front of him.
“Please escape quickly, Lord Shimon.”
“Along with Lord Hiroaki.”
Clarissa, who was lying on the ground, gently grabbed his arm.
“Please, just this once, listen to me. You are the hope of our White Horn.”
The Chieftain signaled Kizaris to kill him. His horn glowed pale blue, and a black beam of light was emitted, just like before. My breath caught for a moment. This is bad. If this continues…
But the beam did not hit anyone; it was blocked by a white dome-shaped membrane. It was probably a magic barrier.
“Lord Shimon! What are you doing?”
“Shut up, don’t order me around! I see, I finally understand. So that’s why you two have been following me. Of course, why would loyal subordinates follow someone without horns?”
What was important was my blood, wasn’t it?
“Lord Shimon!!”
“Shut up!”
The white dome momentarily repelled the enemy’s magic like a shockwave. The two from Bicorn, on the other hand, erected a black barrier to defend against it.
“Ho, you’re quite capable. For someone without horns. Attack with all you’ve got.”
He was again attacked by a beam of magic power. This time, it was thicker, and even an amateur could tell the difference in its strength.
“Damn you, Aaaaah!!”
“Good! Eradicate that filthy, tainted blood!”
Shimon’s barrier began to show cracks. A hot wind swept by, stirring up the sand at his feet.
“What White Horn? All you want is the money Sister collected!”
“Lord Shimon, please escape. Our mission is to protect your life.”
“Then why isn’t anyone coming to help…?”
No, I’m going to lose again. That guy is too strong. But will the shield I have be able to block it? Our movements are also being stopped by reinforcements behind us. Can I somehow slip through them? If it’s long-range magic…
“Elana, can you reach from here?”
“I’ll try. Hey, someone’s appeared.”
I squinted through the intense light, and from within the Bicorn flock, a woman, perhaps? One person flew out.
“No, stop it now!”
Her voice was drowned out by the sound and light.
“I said no!!”
The magic unleashed by the woman struck Kizaris’s horn directly. The beam changed course, struck another rock, and shattered it.
“Why have you come, Lilium? Don’t interfere.”
“End this pointless battle. Father.”
The Chieftain’s daughter, why? Her mother was killed by someone from the White Horn, so it would be natural for her to hold a grudge.
“Kizaris, you know it too, don’t you? Even if you do this, Mother won’t come back! It’s useless. No matter how much blood is shed, no one will be happy.”
Is he his son? This guy not only sold his companion’s child but also turned his own son into a weapon. Kizaris, without listening to his sibling’s voice, just stared intently at the enemy.
“But what will happen? If the Unicorn is gone, then what?”
“Lilium, you don’t understand anything. I’ve explained it many times, but this time we will obtain power. We will revive what was buried in the past, the legend.”
“You mean the great sages of the Mage Guild, right? You’re the one who doesn’t understand. A sage isn’t just someone who can use powerful magic! Power comes with responsibility.”
So, the Bicorn Chieftain is trying to revive the Mage Guild with the Dark Elves. Come to think of it, Shimon said that the White Horn was also a member. He must be trying to seize that position.
“In the end, you don’t care about Mother, do you? That’s what you really want.”
“Shut up!! If you speak one more word, I won’t show you any mercy!”
Lilium clenched her teeth and ran out, shaking off her tears. She headed to Clarissa’s side, who was on the verge of collapsing. She supported her body from the opposite side of Shimon.
“Get up, you can’t sleep yet.”
“Ah, you are…”
“We’ll fight together, for our future. If this continues, everyone will perish.”
Her father furrowed his brow at his disloyal daughter.
