Just then, a faint, almost imperceptible moan came from behind Goki.
Goki turned around and saw the golden-haired Nona, who had been sitting on the motorcycle the entire time and had never moved, gently holding her forehead, her pale green eyes looking at him, while maintaining the faint glow from the staff-lantern in her hand.
Goki could tell that her stamina had reached its limit.
"Night—I mean, Nona, you can remove the shield protection from me and Skadi; this will reduce the pressure on you."
Looking at this petite and frail Sarkaz Nona, Goki hoped to lessen her burden.
Liz, the future Rhodes Island "Nightingale Operator," like Kaltsit and Shining, is a six-star medical Operator.
She and Shining are almost two extremes: Shining excels at defending against physical attacks, while Nightingale excels at protecting against Originium Arts.
Innate talent and Acquired experiences have given her an exceptional Originium Arts adaptability similar to Shining's. Her Originium Arts can create an invisible, transparent barrier, buffering various offensive Originium Arts.
Once her Sanctuary is open, no one cares; even a madman might not be able to crush Nightingale's Spell shield, and the free little birdcages have become the true mothers for the Ursus simpletons who love watching meteorites—the other mother is Mudrock.
But Goki knew that Nightingale, this Originium Arts Great Master, was actually a Sarkaz Nona whose experience was similar to Specter's, both having undergone experiments and illegal detention, but whose experience was even more tragic.
Although Specter's power was weakened, and she was in a crazed state for a long time, her Abyssal Hunter foundation still made her powerful, and during her brief moments of lucidity, she was optimistic and proactive enough.
Gladiia was taking her all over the world to find a cure, and Goki had also searched for ways to treat Specter in Columbia—but honestly, even the Loken Tank wouldn't have thought anyone could survive after their spinal cord was filled with liquid Originium.
But Nightingale was different; Originium gas made her forget her past and almost destroyed all the athletic abilities of this Sarkaz Nona, who should have been physically strong. Both her physical strength, physiological endurance, and battlefield mobility were in a deficient state.
In other words—she was weaker than an ordinary person on Earth, and she and Skadi, who was excellent in all aspects except for a deficiency in Originium Arts adaptability, were two extremes.
Goki could tell from Nightingale's heavy breathing that her body was exceptionally weak.
It wasn't due to excessive fatigue, but because her stamina limit was simply that low. When they first met, she seemed energetic, but less than two minutes into the battle, Nightingale was already struggling to keep up.
"Just call me Liz, mister. Protecting patients is my duty; I will protect everyone."
Liz gave Goki a weak smile. Looking at this stranger she had never met, she was not as wary as Skadi and Shining.
On the contrary, for some reason, she felt a sense of closeness from this man, as if she had met him not long ago.
But even so, Goki had a feeling that this Sarkaz girl was like a caged bird.
"This is the way I choose to live. Healing others is the only thing I remember, and the only thing I can do—please watch your back."
Speaking somewhat cruel words in a sweet tone, this lovable Nona gave Goki a slightly sad smile, then suddenly increased the output of her Spell power.
And behind Goki, at the furthest point from the Disaster Followers, a male Sarkaz caster, seemingly the leader of the group, was raising both hands high towards the sky.
"Heretics and evil spirits—you are desecrating the gods' blessings! Divine punishment is coming, divine punishment has arrived!"
Like all other Disaster Followers, he was also a person who could use Originium Arts, and he was much stronger than the others.
Clenching his hands fiercely in the sand in the air, this Sarkaz used an ancient Sarkaz Spell.
"Witness the true power of disaster!"
His expression was filled with fanaticism. The next second, the surrounding chaotic sandstorm seemed to weaken.
Accompanied by bursts of thunder, a two-meter-tall humanoid monster made of sand and intertwined with lightning from the grit, charged towards Goki and Nightingale.
It was somewhat similar to the stone golem Mudrock created, but clearly a super low-spec version.
Without hesitation, Skadi and Shining raised their swords to block in front of the two, and Nightingale once again pushed her Physical to its limit, making the transparent shield even more solid.
Slap.
"—Hmm?"
But the next second, a large hand gently patted her head.
A sensation she had never felt before came from between the two horns on her head. Nightingale froze for a moment, and her Spell slowed by half a beat.
"See, you have the most reliable companions. You can rely on others more, and also trust the strength of passersby—I'm Goki, just call me that."
Goki exchanged glances with this soft, pitiful girl and chuckled.
Then, Goki closed his eyes.
"And, to be honest, a monster of this size—can no longer be considered an enemy."
Goki touched Nightingale's white hat. The next second, his eyes opened, accompanied by a Caryll Rune on his forehead, shaped like an eye, emitting a Shining white light.
Wherever the white light passed, the monster made of sand and electricity was bound in place—this ancient Spell had its weakness seen through by Goki, the new caster, and was countered.
Caryll Rune—Eye.
Then, two sword lights, more dazzling than lightning, fiercely shattered the head of this cheap stone golem and were placed on the neck of its controller behind it.
And with this Shining light, the surrounding sandstorm no longer raged violently; instead, it began to slowly dissipate, a miniature disaster about to end.
And Goki, his eyes flashing with white light, at this moment, caught a glimpse of a somewhat incongruous power that did not belong to these weak, fanatical believers.
This is... the power of a Great One.
"God of Disaster... interesting."
Goki knew that this "God of Disaster"... seemed to truly exist.
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