With the spotlights gone, Mordret had been able to scale the wall and attack the mercenaries hired by Madoc on the battlements. That, in turn, allowed Sunny, Effie, and Saint to advance up the slope and get close to the towering wooden gates of the Castle.
Sunny believed that Saint was the most powerful being in Mirage City at the moment. However, that did not make her immortal — according to his observations, she was currently at the level of power that Awakened possessed… and Awakened were still vulnerable to conventional weapons like guns.
It was harder to kill them with bullets than mundane people, but not impossible.
So, he could not in good conscience command Saint to storm the gates from the pier. Now, however…
All that separated them from the gates was a few dozen meters of open ground. A deadly expanse for him and Effie, but not for Saint.
Hearing his words, she took a deep breath and then nodded slowly.
