Chapter 27

Those black skeletons moved with swift, vigorous strides; the fastest one had already rushed behind the female mage, its pitch-black fingers reaching toward her.

Just as it was about to grab her, the female mage leapt with all her might and plunged into the blazing flames ahead.

"Shit!"

From behind, the necromancer mage said, utterly vexed.

"I actually didn't die!"

Within the flames, the female mage had originally thought she would be burned to death by them.

But she was astonished to discover that the flames around her seemed to have grown eyes, all of them parting to avoid her.

Those flames even formed a barrier of fire, sealing the searing heat behind it so the surrounding temperature would not be so extreme.

"She really is the Fire Sovereign!"

Seeing this scene, the female mage was already half-convinced in her heart.

But not entirely convinced.

Because any decently powerful fire-element mage could achieve this much purely through their sensitivity to the fire element.

She stood up, turned her head, and looked toward the Bone Wastes.

"Huh, she actually didn't die. I forgot she's a fire mage—go in and drag her out."

The necromancer mage spotted the female mage, and delight flashed across his face.

A black skeleton charged toward the flames, preparing to seize the female mage and pull her out.

This black skeleton could withstand even the female mage's fire-element magic, so naturally it feared ordinary flames.

But the moment it reached out its hand—

"Boom—!"

A surge of flame shot out violently, swallowing it in an instant.

That black skeleton turned to ash within a mere second!

"The temperature of these flames—terrifying!"

Seeing this, the female mage's heart filled with astonishment.

"What kind of flame is this! Not good—there's another mage! Retreat!"

At the same moment, the cry of alarm rang out from the necromancer mage, who had no idea where he'd hidden himself.

That fellow had a keen sense for danger; the instant he detected the threat, he immediately prepared to withdraw.

Under his command, those several black skeletons began burrowing back into the ground.

"They're trying to escape!"

The female mage said.

At that moment, she seemed to spot something, and her eyes narrowed.

That little mouth of hers fell open of its own accord.

She saw, in the sky above, within her line of sight, dense fireballs raining down from the heavens, smashing toward the Bone Wastes.

This scene was as if divine punishment had descended!