In this situation, Erwin couldn't help but lament his own ill-fortune. He was still yet to recover from his own injuries, and to compound his woes even further, he had overexerted his own magic power so severely during the battle against Talan that even a night of rest wasn't enough for him to fully recover. He had thought that a night of sleep would've been enough for him to fully recharge, as had been the cause during the Pillow Sword Tournament, but he had underestimated the toll that a battle of life and death would take on his stamina and magic power.

Right as Erwin was struggling to fend off his three adversaries, another agile martial artist suddenly emerged before stabbing his sword directly toward Christine's chest. Christine was so frightened by this that she was rooted to the spot in fear, completely forgetting to dodge. Her mouth was gaped open, her eyes were wide with horror, and she was completely paralyzed like a mouse staring into the eyes of a cat.

With a sweep of Erwin's staff, two rings of purple lightning began to revolve around him. His three adversaries attacked him in unison, and two of them were struck by the ring of lightning, following which they were immediately afflicted by the stunning effect imbued within the lightning...