"You're more courageous than I thought," Aglea said with a faint smile as she looked at the furious young man standing before her through her mask.

Even though Erwin had lost all sense of reason from rage, he still had a basic assessment of his opponents, and he could clearly sense an aura of death and immense danger coming from the masked woman. Hence, even though he was like a wild beast that had been driven into an enraged frenzy, he couldn't help but falter slightly at the sight of this formidable foe.

He had seen many martial artists in the past who were capable of moving with incredible speed, but never had he seen anyone move in such a wraith-like manner. He had thought that the likes of Jeff and Aiden were already at the pinnacle of what martial artists could achieve when it came to speed, but only now did he realize that his assumption couldn't have been more incorrect.

However, Erwin had no intention of getting entangled in a clash with this woman. His objective was to save Lana, not to occupy himself with unnecessary battles.

With that in mind, he raised both of his hands, and around a dozen bursts of magical black flames erupted forth, instantly melting away all of the silver chains that tethered Lana to the golden pillars around her.

In her limp and unconscious state, Lana naturally fell directly into Erwin's arms now that she was no longer being held...