ALSAR ( Part 01)

Chapter 84: Weight of Life

Chapter 84: Weight of Life

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"Huh?"

"Tch... So you've already put up a [Barrier]..."

On the spur of the moment, I put up both of my arms to cover myself but even after a few moments had passed, I still didn't feel any pain. Blinking my eyes, I brought my hands down. The flames seemed to have hit my [Barrier] and had soundlessly disappeared without a trace.

I'm so glad I had put a [Barrier] beforehand!

After all, I still couldn't add any colour on my [Barrier] so our opponent didn't know I already put a [Barrier] up. Turned out, having a colourless [Barrier] had its own merit!

"Ren-chan! Are you okay?!"

Chris-san asked. He had been running after me after he realized one of the bandits had shot an offensive magic toward my direction.

"Even though I had shot it with the intention of killing you... Your [Barrier] looks pretty solid... I guess it's impossible for me to kill you now. See ya, boy!"

"【Roots】!"

"Ugh!!"

"What are you doing? You're trying to run away as if nothing happened? You think I will let you go?"

Thinking the odds were against him with Chris-san's arrival, the man was about to turn his heel and ran away but I immediately captured him with [Roots]. When I cast [Roots], I had imagined a binding root wrapped around his ankle. The man's ankles were suddenly snapped tight together as if an invisible string were being tied around it. He lost his balance and fell flat on his face.

"Ugh... Release me!"

"There's no way I'd do it just because you told me to..."

He grumbled while his face with a posture that resembled a push-up while his face still planted on the ground. Of course, I had no reason to release the spell from him. The staff he had been holding on fell on his side. He desperately tried to reach for it to no avail.

"Ren-chan, you're not hurt, are you?!"

"Yes, the [Barrier] protected me."

"Ah... I'm so glad..."

Chris-san had been running to the coachman's seat. He held me tight and checked for any sign of injury, trying to ascertain my well-being. Chris-san was still holding his twin swords on both of his hands, he must have been really scared.

I'm really glad I had put [Barrier] beforehand....

Chris-san let out a sigh of relief. He was so thankful, as if someone had taken a weight off his shoulder.

".... Ren-chan, wait for me here, alright?"

Chris-san let me go and went to the bandit, who was still struggling on the ground. He cut the staff that the man had been desperately trying to reach in half.

"Are you the guy that can use paralyzing magic? Seems like you can't use any of your offensive magic without your staff?~ A small fry like you dare try to hurt Ren-chan?"

"AAAAHHH!! What are you doing?!"

The bandit let out a shrill scream when he saw his staff was broken in half. His response was to be expected though since for a wizard, their staff was as important as their life. If it was just simple magic, he should've been able to cast it without his staff but this bandit... Seemed like he was not skilled enough to do that...