In the time it took for Leonard to blink, Pablo’s attack came flying toward him with a flash of destructive light.0

Even Russell’s and Gordon’s faces grew stony as they watched the fight, but they couldn’t interfere. Not even a Class 7 or 8 Archmage could safely take the attack without time to prepare.0

He’s in danger! Russell thought.0

The boy was going to die.0

No matter how many times he did the calculations, the results didn’t change. He didn’t know exactly what Pablo had up his sleeve, but his power obviously exceeded the Transcendence Tier. If the four leaders of Aquamarine’s prime came back to life, it was hard to say whether they would win against him. 0

If Leonard dies here, Aquamarine will no longer be in immediate danger of a war with Moby Dick… but that boy is at the heart of the team, so that essentially means that their future is no longer bright.0

Pablo probably wasn’t thinking that far, but this fight would determine the fate of Aquamarine.0

The Chief Elder grimaced and shut his eyes. He didn’t want to see Leonard’s corpse, which was probably barely recognizable. Nor did he want to see the despair on Frances’s face or the smugness on Pablo’s. 0

“…Hm?” 0

But no screams or shouts ever came. When Russell opened his eyes again, he looked around, bewildered.0

“What… happened?” he asked.0

“Ha! What do you think? Did you have your eyes closed?” Gordon, who had been standing next to him the whole time, laughed at him. “Truly, what an unfathomable young man. I cannot believe he negated...0