Dragon and Ogre, Sacrifice and Sin (18)

★ Lef Magitech Empire: Red Gate Front Lines ★

With Non supporting her, Lark shouted toward the backs of Dantes and Mimino as they kept advancing.

"It's impossible! You two can't handle an opponent like that! You can tell just by looking, can't you?!"

"I know that just by looking. We can buy time."

"How—"

"Shh. Recover your strength for now."

I could understand Lark's impatience. No matter how you looked at it, there was no way a single shield could handle a monster that huge. Non was worried about Lark too, but for now she had to heal the girl—only after touching Lark had Non realized just how frail she was.

She activated 【Healing Magic】, but could barely feel her own magic entering Lark's body.

Normally, magic soaked in just as the earth absorbs sprinkled water, healing wounds and increasing the body's natural recovery.

But Lark was another matter. It was as if Non were pouring water onto ground that had been trampled repeatedly until it was rock-hard...