“You placed a Mind Lock on the two heroes!! Fistoa! How could you be so despicable…?”

“Fufu, little sister, rather than complaining, you should get into a combat stance, or you’ll be taken down instantly. A hero fighting at full strength is not someone you can handle so easily.”

The two heroes that appeared did not hesitate to launch an attack on Fistina’s Eljana. The moment I sensed danger, my body moved on its own. Instantly boosting Arleo II’s output to explosive levels, I closed the distance between Fistina and the two heroes with astonishing speed. I deflected the silver magicraft’s slash aimed at Fistina and rammed into the golden magicraft, sending it flying.

“What?!”

Fistina’s older brother was genuinely shocked. He hadn’t expected me to make it in time.

However, the two heroes gave me no time to negotiate. They immediately unleashed a fierce assault on Arleo II. First, the silver magicraft swung its sword down at me. I parried the attack, but the moment our swords clashed, a shockwave burst forth like an explosion, forcing both Arleo II and the silver magicraft to stagger backward.

Then, the golden magicraft raised its staff toward me and released a searing fireball. Since I was already off balance, dodging was difficult. I quickly countered with a magic bullet, intercepting the fireball.

The fireball exploded, scattering flames in all directions. I thought I had successfully blocked the attack, but then a second and third fireball came flying at me. I shot them down with magic bullets as well.

Of course, the silver magicraft didn’t just stand by and watch. It unleashed a flurry of sword strikes at unbelievable speed. Fending off both the fireballs and the relentless sword attacks with my blade and magic bullets, I found myself steadily being pushed to the limit.

“Feri! At this rate, I won’t hold out much longer! Can’t you do something to convince them?”

“As Fistina said, there is a strong possibility that both of them are under a Mind Lock. Right now, no amount of reasoning will reach them.”

“What?! Then what do we do?!”

“Please wait a moment. I believe I can do something.”

How long is “a moment”? The other enemies around us were being held off by Raiden and the Zajuna Squad, but the heroes’ strength was in a league of its own. Fighting just one was already an uphill battle—taking on two at once was nearly impossible. If it were just one of them, I might have managed somehow… As my resolve wavered for a brief second, Fistina suddenly launched an attack against the fireball-casting hero.

“Yuta! I’ll hold this one back, so take care of the golden one!”

“Thanks! Just buy us some time—don’t push yourself too hard!”

I knew Fistina was a formidable warrior, but going one-on-one against a hero was risky. All I could do was pray she wouldn’t end up in a dangerous situation.