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Chapter 365

Chapter: 365

“Hmm, a magic to trap those inside. A mimicry of my barrier. This is quite surprising.”

A magic developed to confine intruders—a cage.

Locked inside the magic, Auria couldn’t help but grin as she muttered to herself.

Who would have thought someone would prepare such magic?

She had always been the one trapping others, so being trapped was an experience she had never encountered.

“Still, just this isn’t enough to catch me.”

Even in such a situation, the relaxed smile on Auria’s face remained intact.

The magic that confined her was a modified version of a barrier, vast enough to encompass the entire city like the original screen.

In other words, this meant that the space inside was incredibly large.

Why do the Beasts of Greed, despite their relatively weak combat power compared to other beasts, cause so much trouble?

It’s simply because they have wings and can freely soar through the sky.

Moreover, Auria could not only freely fly like the Beasts of Greed but also transcend space itself.

That overwhelming mobility was the biggest strength shared by Auria and the Beasts of Greed.

“With such a wide area, being trapped isn’t really being trapped.”

No matter how hard someone tried to trap Auria with the cage, with such a vast internal space, there was no way she’d be caught.

Even if they tried to catch her, they’d only wear themselves out chasing her as she effortlessly danced through space.

That’s why Auria was so composed.

Until the moment Yoon Si-woo lunged at her with his sword.

“Hm…?!”

However, that composure was shattered into confusion the very second Auria jumped through space to evade Yoon Si-woo’s sword.

“…What was that? Just now.”

Strands of gold hair drifted away.

They were the strands cut off by Yoon Si-woo’s sword.

As she touched the spot where her hair had been cut, Auria’s face reflected her bewilderment.

Her ability to teleport activated instantaneously, exactly as she wished, or so it should have.

So, Yoon Si-woo’s sword shouldn’t have been able to touch her.

No matter how fast the sword was, it couldn’t be faster than her reaction or thought.

Yet the sword made contact, and several strands of her hair had been severed.

It was something that should never have happened.

Was Yoon Si-woo’s sword faster than she anticipated?

No, it wasn’t that.

The reason this happened was…

“Something, a resistance…?”

Her ability to activate was slower than usual.

Additionally, the distance she had teleported was less than half of her intended range.

At this point, Auria had no choice but to realize.

Something was interfering with her teleportation.

And the identity of that something was probably…

“…Is this magic interfering with my teleportation?”

“Finally figured it out, huh? The bird trapped in the cage doesn’t mind flapping its wings.”

As Auria murmured, she recognized that her composure had vanished, and Dwight’s voice echoed throughout the magic area.

“Thanks to me, I’ve perfectly mastered the distortion magic to spread throughout the city-wide magic circles. So, I applied it to this ‘cage.’ Although most of the cost went into trapping you, it should be enough to hinder your mobility.”

Dwight questioned her mockingly, as if to taunt her.

“So, how does it feel? That proudly flaunted wings of yours are now shackled?”

“…Ha, shackled? Just with this much?”

Countering Dwight’s words, Auria scoffed.

Even though her ability was hindered due to the magic, her teleportation power was still functional enough.

Only slightly delayed from when she thought of activating it and the distance she could move was reduced to a few hundred meters.

However, that alone was more than enough for most humans, who wouldn’t be able to catch up to her shadow.

Thus, Auria confidently shouted.

“Do you really think you can catch me with this much?!”

“Sure, that will be enough.”

And in response, Dwight replied confidently.

Because in his view,

“At least for that guy.”

Auria could see Yoon Si-woo charging toward her with frightening speed.

“Swish─!”

“Ugh?!”

Yoon Si-woo’s sword came slicing through from behind.

Auria narrowly dodged it just in time.

Chills ran down her spine as the blade grazed her nape.

Auria involuntarily shivered and turned around.

Yoon Si-woo was already leaping forward, stepping atop a sword materialized in mid-air, swiftly closing the distance she had teleported from hundreds of meters.

Moreover, Yoon Si-woo wasn’t the only one targeting Auria.

“Grab the witch!!”

“Attack!!”

All the heroes present were her opponents.

Attacks flew at her from all directions.

In a normal situation, dodging would be enough, but with her abilities hindered and Yoon Si-woo in hot pursuit, these attacks could become threats.

“…Ha, do they really think they can capture me by overwhelming me?”

Seeing the earnest look in their eyes as they believed they could catch her, Auria couldn’t help but let out a derisive laugh while pulling out a black orb from her pocket.

The orb was one she created using her abilities.

It was an item she had lent to other witches, capable of storing large beasts within.

As Auria tossed the black orb high into the air,

-■■■■■!!!

-■■■■■■■!!!

Countless Beasts of Greed burst forth from the orb, flapping their wings.

“Kuh, those are!”

“The Beasts of Greed! Be careful, or you’ll be trapped in the barrier!”

Simultaneously, black barriers spread in quantities matching the beasts.

The barriers, like spilled ink, randomly spread out and engulfed the nearby heroes, turning the previously chaotic area into profound silence.

“…Ah, I really didn’t want to do this to make it more difficult by bringing out the beasts right now.”

Auria murmured, looking at the barriers trapping the heroes with a somewhat drained expression.

The barriers had a condition that required a living subject to activate; as long as the one who activated it was alive, it would unilaterally sever the internal space from the outside, making escape impossible.

With hundreds or thousands of beasts that could use such barriers.

Though they may lack combat power, they were optimized for trapping opponents, and using them in a time-limited game of tag practically guaranteed victory.

For ordinary humans, there was no escape route past those countless barriers unleashed by the beasts.

Yeah.

For an ordinary human, that is.

“…What?!”

In the midst of the silence, a sudden sound of something being cut echoed.

When Auria looked towards the source of the sound, she witnessed the barriers unleashed by the beasts being severed and disappearing.

“…It won’t be like last time.”

And emerging slowly from the severed barrier was Yoon Si-woo, murmuring.

In the past, when he had been trapped by barriers created by the Beasts of Greed, he had been delayed, unable to stop Scarlet from being kidnapped.

But this time was different.

“This time, I don’t have to worry about anyone else.”

Due to everything that had transpired, he no longer needed to concern himself with the gaze of others.

Yoon Si-woo could wield powers he couldn’t employ back then to his heart’s content.

-■■■■■!!!

The Beasts of Greed sensed Yoon Si-woo was a dangerous presence to their master and surrounded him, howling loudly.

Simultaneously, more layers of barriers spread out to bind Yoon Si-woo.

However, the barriers that physically wouldn’t sustain damage by acting on space itself vanished like paper before the black sword with the power to cut everything.

“…! The barrier!”

The Beasts of Greed realized the meaninglessness of their actions and swiftly launched themselves to block Yoon Si-woo.

However, Auria sensed it.

He was someone who had faced off against the Witch of Sloth and the Witch of Gluttony and survived.

In terms of combat ability, he was a monster that could never be considered within the realm of humans.

For a being like him, losing the weapon of the barriers, they were nothing but large birds.

-■, ■■…!!!

They wouldn’t even be able to buy time.

“…This could be genuinely dangerous!”

The barriers and beasts were swept away like autumn leaves.

Auria felt a serious threat to her life as she witnessed that.

And started to flee, dodging Yoon Si-woo, who was slicing through everything in his path.


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