In fact, from the beginning, Cien hadn’t been facing the enemy alone.
Among the group, the one who could truly be called the weakest was none other than the princess. Neither the Great Witch nor Elsie would have expected Cien to play an active role in battle.
They simply hoped to borrow the ‘Dragon’s Eye’ to search for the core of the barrier.
But the world doesn’t always flow as one wishes. Just as water splits when it hits a rock, sometimes one encounters unpredictable variables.
For example, an unidentified person suddenly attacking while walking along the path.
It happened while they were searching for a place where the core of the barrier might be located. As they headed toward the southern forest, where they had discovered a core before, a silver gale rushed in.
It was an ambush with no noise or warning. It was such a stealthy attack that it would be fitting to describe it as an intangible wind racing.
The person who noticed…