Chapter 1011: A Thousand Memories

⟬ In another place, another time... ⟭ 

Pale swiped his left hand to incinerate an oncoming ⌈Fragmentation Thorn⌋. 

Whew. That was too close... 

Thankfully, his activated Whitefire Gauntlet could destroy those things completely. 

Even a small part of the black projectiles could do some serious damage. A few weeks back, he saw an Iron-Rank Devil get barely grazed by one. They amputated her half her arm at her request, but she still suffered ⌈Mana Drain⌋ until she had nothing left... 

Pale couldn't let any of his friends get hit by that. 

He glanced back to check on Vanya. Her skin had turned icy blue-- a side-effect from the Spell she was channeling? 

Her ⌈Frozen Atmosphere⌋ acted as a buffer against the overwhelming heat and kept them mostly safe from long-distance attacks. It was inevitable that one or two would get through, though-- that's why Pale decided to keep close.