The baby-faced monster shook its head slightly and pounced on the female officer again. Seeing this, the masked man's heart sank completely.
Are you kidding me?! What the hell is this thing? It's ridiculously strong! It's over, it's over. I've even used my trump card, but I still can't handle the situation. I'm afraid the two of them are doomed.
After the initial panic, Jessica finally calmed down. Following her teacher's instructions, she released a waterspout, wanting to put some distance between them and the monster. Then, she cast a magic shield on herself. This was also the standard response of a magician when they encountered an enemy. Unfortunately, the enemy she encountered this time was unimaginably ferocious.
After seeing her actions, the monster grinned and revealed a mocking smile. It completely ignored the waterspout in front of it, and with a wave of its tail, it scuttled in front of the female officer. The female officer's tier-2 magic did not hinder it at all. At this time, Jessica had just finished casting the magic shield.
The baby-faced monster stretched out a small, scaly hand and pressed down lightly. The magic shield that had just formed instantly turned into the purest magical elements.
The masked man smiled bitterly. What's the point of playing now? The difference in their levels is too big. The monster has already sent us into a desperate situation before it even has the chance to use its full strength. Speaking of which, why hasn't that person arrived yet? Does it take so long to break the magic formation?
Previously, the masked man only hoped that Xavier would take as long as possible to break the magic formation. Now, however, he wished that the magic formation would be broken the next moment. However, it would still take some time to reach the bottom of the lake from the shore. Based on the current situation, it would only take a blink of an eye for the monster to kill the two of them. Even if Xavier could break the formation now, it would be too late.
The masked man was now tightly bound and unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as death descended upon him. This feeling was terrible. However, he did not blame Jessica, mainly because the monster was too strong. Even if the two of them worked together, it would still be useless. But then again, since this thing was so powerful, it could easily kill all three of them. Why did it wait until the guy in the bubble disappeared before it attacked? Was it cautious? Or was it that two people were enough for him and he was afraid of wasting more?
The masked man sank deeper into the lake as his imagination ran wild. He had no choice. He had lost control of his body after he was hit by the Binding Spell and kept falling to the bottom of the lake. His toes first touched a rock, and then he fell face first into the mud.
The last thing he saw was the baby-faced monster opening its mouth, revealing a mouthful of long, sharp teeth, and biting at Jessica's neck. The masked man shuddered, but unfortunately, he could not see what happened next.
Jessica had already closed her eyes and was prepared to welcome death, but the Grim Reaper once again broke his promise.
At this critical moment, a pure white wall of light enveloped her. The baby-faced monster bit down, but the wall of light didn't move at all. Instead, its teeth almost fell off.
The monster let out an angry shriek and circled around the light wall. Under its storm-like attacks, the light wall was on the verge of collapse, but it remained firm and did not break.
Jessica opened her eyes and saw the familiar figure in the bubble again.
Wait, didn't this guy leave already? When did he return?! Was he the one who saved me just now?
This was the second time the female officer had escaped death tonight. She had a bellyful of questions, but what shocked her the most was the pure white wall of light in front of her. Not long ago, she had witnessed her magic shield being torn apart like a piece of paper by this terrifying monster. But now, the monster seemed powerless against the wall of light in front of her.
After a few attempts and confirming that there was no chance of breaking the wall of light in the short term, the baby-faced monster finally gave up on swallowing Jessica. It arched its body and stared motionlessly at the nearby bubble. The female officer had once picked up some stray cats and dogs, and they would often use such a posture to defend themselves when facing threats. The monster no longer had the carefree and joking expression it had when facing them. Instead, it had a solemn expression.
Jessica suspected that there was something wrong with her eyes. She could even see fear in the depths of the monster's eyes.
But how was that possible?! With the monster's terrifying strength, the female officer couldn't imagine anyone else in Siamus apart from archmage Xavier and headmaster Foreman who could make it feel fear.
The guy in the bubble had a mediocre performance in the second round of the game. There wasn't anything outstanding about him, and there was a considerable gap between him and the masked man who was lying in the mud and pretending to be aquatic plants. But such a guy could make the baby-faced monster act as if it was facing a great enemy, revealing an unprecedented nervousness. Jessica's heart was filled with curiosity. If the two of them weren't in the water, the female officer would definitely have asked the questions in her heart, even though she knew that there was a high chance that the other party wouldn't answer her.
In reality, even if Rob wanted to answer her, she didn't have the time, because the Archmage had already recognized the monster in front of them.
Erinya, also known as the Man Killer Fiend, was a vicious monster recorded in the Holy Scriptures. It was cunning, cruel, and loved to kill. It especially liked to attack the young of intelligent life, including humans. After the end of the First Magic War, due to the heavy losses of all races, law and order were severely lacking. The proportion of adult males in villages was low, and this was the era when the Man Killer Fiends were at their most rampant. There were often cases of entire villages being abducted and eaten by the Man Killer Fiends. Due to the panic, people fled, and large swathes of villages built by the lake were abandoned.
Later on, the Holy Temple and the Sorcerer's Association joined forces to encircle and annihilate this evil creature … Later on, the dwarves, elves, and orcs also joined in. Erinya was notorious, and it was known as the common enemy of all intelligent races on the Dawn Continent. Everyone's stance on this matter was unprecedentedly unified, and they all hoped that this vicious monster could be completely eradicated.
The major forces offered generous rewards for this, and the Adventurers Guild also placed the task of annihilating the Man Killer Fiends at the top of their list. At the same time, the various races also sent out elite forces to form mobile squads to repeatedly sweep through the places where Erinya had appeared.
This hunt lasted for almost a hundred years, and after a hundred years, no one on the Dawn Continent had seen any traces of the Man Killer Fiends. Later generations could only vaguely feel the terror of this monster from the records of their predecessors.
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