“Aaaagh!”
“S-somebody save me!”
Screams of terrified people cut through the air. Without hesitation, I chanted the activation phrase:
“Shield of the Water Star.”
Shuaaa…
A massive silver fortress shimmered into being behind me, extending into a tall, majestic wall.
Like a solid diamond barrier, it shielded the city and its citizens.
Countless fireballs exploded uselessly against that glowing wall, unable to break through.
“We—we’re alive!”
“Y-Your Excellency…!”
[<System> You have converted an atheist into a believer!]
[<System> You have converted an atheist into a believer!]
As my field of vision filled with cheerful messages in the corner, I managed to close the distance between me and Nazril.
Serpens sliced a graceful curve through the air.
Swish!
The tip of Nazril’s cigar got sliced off, thanks to him dodging backward at the last possible second.
But my attack didn’t end there. Maintaining a smooth follow-up, I extended Serpens’s blade and whipped it toward him.
Kang!
Instead of…