Inside Vossen's magic tower, Arabelle and Linetta sighed with relief. Fortunately, Lillias was saved—No, not just Lillias; they were all saved.
"Vaan is here, grandmother! Everything's going to be okay!" Linetta exclaid excitedly with near-blind worship.
pαпdα Йᴏνê|,сòМ She understood Vaan was a ticulous and careful person. Thus, the only reason he dared to appear alone must be due to absolute confidence in his strength.
"Let's hope so," Arabelle said with slight concern.
She didn't want to underestimate Vaan's strength, but he was alone, and the enemy was not. The full might of the Calarook Household stood against him, not to ntion the other households hiding nearby.
"No, we can't just sit here and wait for Lord Vahn to save us! We must assist him! Now is our chance to counterattack!"
After Arabelle spoke objectively with a clenched fist, she imdiately instructed her subordinates to gather all abled battle witches in the magic tower for battle.
"You, young lady, will not be going anywhere. You're still young and inexperienced, so stay here where it is safe."
"But…"
"No, buts."
"Yes, Grandmother…"
…
anwhile, Vaan's claim made Brigid Calarook and her people cackle with laughter, full of disdain and derision.
"You're my worst nightmare? You may have caught off-guard, but all you did was inflict so pain. Did you think I would fear you because of that?! I fear no man, mongrel!"
"You should."
After Vaan coolly replied to Brigid, he placed Lillias down on her feet and signaled her to take a few steps back to safety. At that mont, Lillias still had a blank, dreamy look, but she still followed his instruction obediently.
Then, Vaan turned around to face Brigid seriously.
"I know you're trying to buy ti, but it's useless. Your helpers won't be coming out to assist you. It's clear that they have decided to adopt a wait-and-see stance."
"It matters not. Even without them, I still have an army. You, on the other hand, are alone. I will take care of you before the Vossens decide to ride your montum."
Brigid stood up, tall and proud, after her missing arm stopped bleeding and glared at Vaan viciously yet confidently.
Her confidence was backed by a thousand Peak-stage Senior Witches…
However, Vaan waved his hand before every battle witch around Brigid Calarook combusted into blue flas, causing them to scream in brief agonizing pain. Within monts, Brigid's entire army of battle witches collapsed to the ground, reduced to charred corpses.
Brigid's confident expression froze; only shock and disbelief could be seen in her eyes.
"You and what army again?" Vaan casually asked.
When Brigid heard his voice, she felt so cold and indifferent that it chilled her heart. It was as if Vaan had done sothing insignificant, not worth ntioning.
"But don't you worry. You won't get an easy death like the rest of them. Thanks to you, Vossen Household's plans were delayed. Thus, I'll make sure you suffer sufficiently."
Right after Brigid heard that, she imdiately turned around to flee, knowing she had no chance at victory. Her opponent wielded an unknown fire ability of unparalleled might.
She didn't even know how he was controlling it.
"If I didn't permit you to leave, you can forget about trying to escape. You can only bla yourself for trying to realize your ambitions without the strength to back it, offending the people."
With that, Vaan flicked his wrist upward, raising a wall of blue flas to cut off Brigid's escape. But she did not slow down and even sped up with a determined look.
If she couldn't endure the blue flas with her magic barriers, then she would gladly die within the blue flas. That way, she wouldn't have to experience tornt at the very least.
Unfortunately, while Brigid had a good idea, the reality was cruel.
Bang!
Brigid slamd into the wall of blue flas like she would with a high-grade tal wall, solid and seemingly indestructible. Her magic barriers shattered, and her inner organs shook, causing her to aggravate her old wounds and spit out so blood.
"This… is impossible…! How can fire feel so solid?! Why? Why doesn't it burn?! Why can't I feel a shred of magic power from it?! Just what kind of power is this?!"
Brigid pounded the blue fire wall with her fists, much to her dismay, but the blue fire wall refused to give way and repelled her.
"You're not even a Transcendent. Did you think soone at your level could feel or even understand divine power? It burns when I want it to burn. A manifestation of my will, you could say; nothing more, nothing less."
"Stay away from !!"
Brigid cried, suddenly losing her mind. She threw every destructive spell her mind could conjure at Vaan as he steadily approached with calm steps. With each step he took, her confidence cracked until it shattered completely, plunging her into a state of frenzied desperation.
However, no matter what spell she tossed at Vaan, they shattered or bounced off his protective layer of dragon aura.
How could an Early-stage High Witch possibly break a Peak-stage Aura Lord's pure defensive aura?
Bereaved, despaired, yet desperate and stubborn, Brigid's eyes darted left and right for a path to life. She scrambled to the side with panicked steps—only to stumble and fall.
"Nooo—!"
Brigid cried with fear when Vaan caught her ankle and lifted her up like a weightless doll. Then, he slamd her into the ground repeatedly, shattering every bone in her body and making a ss of her inside.
Bone shards pierced out of her skin, and blood flowed from her seven orifices.
Brigid was rendered powerless, broken in mind and body. In such a state, she had no power to resist, even if she wanted to.
Vaan picked her back up by the hair, raising her body until their eyes t. The fear in her eyes beca evident.
"Yes… those are the right eyes. You fear no man because the capital didn't have any strong n. But now, it has ."
"Please spare ..." Brigid Calarook pleaded weakly.
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anwhile, Arabelle rushed out of the magic tower with her troops, only to stop in their tracks, stunned by the scene outside.
They were greeted with a land filled with charred corpses and a broken, disheveled, and pitiful Brigid in Vaan's grasp.
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