Ereka stopped breathing in the fire.

  I have to get out of here.

  Her Heroic Power was not infinite; she had a limit, especially if she continuously received this amount of toxic gas and heat. As she had already been beaten by Jenna’s Mjolnir once, her power was exhausted. It was dangerous to withstand more.

  However, it wasn’t possible to use a Return Stone to go back to the base camp while being attacked. She had no choice but to flee, so she ran with a high defense. It was because of her Heroic Power that she was able to run constantly even when she stopped breathing.

  But her power had been consumed.

  It’s okay. Once I get back to the base camp, I’ll recover. Then the victory will surely be mine.

  Sungjin used up all the cards he had prepared. He stabbed at her weak point with a hunting trap first, then attracted her with a surprising prediction that was then followed by a fire attack beyond common-sense. Even though they were three amazing consecutive hits, she could escape from this fire, though her power was heavily consumed.

  This was level 6 knight.

  In addition to that, there was the artifact—the Shield of all People. Her high defense power and resistance power still remained unbroken. If she returned and had a match again after her recovery, she could definitely win.

  As she ran, she paused for a moment.

  Wait a minute. If I follow this straight path……

  She noticed that the road to the entrance of the base camp was less fierce than the others. It was as if he cared smoothly about her comfortable escape.

  A coincidence? Did the demidevil do this? I won’t be cheated anymore.

  She ran away, choosing the most fire-prone area as an escape route.

  Now I’ve caught him off-guard. I won’t play to his tune anymore. Once I am out of the burning forest, I can teleport to the base camp with the Return Stone. I will gain victory this way.

  The crumbling trees, toxic smoke blocking the view, hot flames—Ereka ran out of the forest by breaking through all of them bravely.

  The bare ground, along with the clear sunlight and fresh air, welcomed her.

  “Mjolnir!”


  The sound of thunder tearing through the sky was not just a roar. The sound was the utterance of the absolute law of this world.

  This was a combination of spell power, reinforced with crystals obtained by killing puppet soldiers and destroying turrets.

  The gap that couldn’t be broken between a level 4 and a level 6 was broken here.

  This is the power of the demidevil from the Other World…… his resource, which remains intact even though he has left the immediate battle……

  Looking at the thunderstorm that filled her vision, Ereka closed her eyes and lowered her spear and shield.

  This was her defeat.

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