However, the sphere of destruction he sent toward me never reached its target. I saw someone I had met only recently suddenly appear in front of me and stop the attack.
"You fought well. I hope you don't mind giving me a little help... I still sense something strange happening here..." he said, though the end of his sentence sounded distant to me.
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MC – POV
From a distance, I hid myself by creating a mystical space that combined a seal and a sorcery barrier with a stealth effect. I sat on threads suspended between the clouds and the ocean.