What If Beak Yu-seol Was A Bit Too overpowered

Chapter 22

From the start, he never intended to engage in conversation.

"Huh?"

Flame exclaimed.

She keenly felt the sensation of her hair fluttering in the wind. The black claws growing from Hae Won-Ryang's fingertips were aimed at her neck, and she hadn't cast magic to counter it.

However, just before Hae Won-Ryang's claws touched her throat, a powerful black lightning bolt descended from the sky.

Crackle!

An overwhelmingly deafening thunderclap.

Flame blinked in astonishment, and in front of her, a boy dressed in Stella's robes fell to the ground.

"Ma-Ma Yu-Seong ...?"

Flame said as she looked at the person that came from right above.

Startled, she stepped back. Ma Yu-Seong shook his head and pushed his bangs to the side.

"Are you okay?" he asked with a calm smile. He didn't seem like he was facing a dark mage, but Flame could sense it.

'the silver phoenix are already coming here, so i need to buy time'

Ma Yu-Seong thought as he was as frustrated that his other friend/brother was being corrupted by darkmagic.

The frustration hidden within him.

Perhaps it was because of his black lightning being exposed. Flame knew its nature, but she had to deliberately ask the question to avoid giving herself away.

"That magic just now?"

Flame asked

"Sorry, forget about it. Please."

Ma Yu-Seong said.

"Well, uh, yeah."

Flame said.

'Yeah, that should do.'

She approached Ma Yu-Seong and readied her staff.

While watching Hae Won-Ryang slowly get up, Ma Yu-Seong asked with a sidelong glance, "Why didn't you try to fight? It was very dangerous since you weren't prepared at all."

"I wanted to try resolving it through conversation..."

Flame said.

"Conversation?"

Ma Yu-Seong asked as his expression changed subtly.

"Yeah, conversation."

Flame said

She bit her lips nervously. She had intended to try resolving it through conversation, but since he wouldn't listen, it became a problem.

How did Eisel attempt to converse and persuade such people?

Thunk!

Without giving her more time to think, Hae Won-Ryang once again raised his black crystal-like claws and charged forward.

This time, without using the black lightning, Ma Yu-Seong stepped forward and deployed ordinary earth magic to block it.

"I'm not sure about your plan, but for now, we have to fight. Can you do it?"

Ma Yu-Seong asked, he was being forced to hold back alot, in order to not kill Hae Won-Ryang.

"Yeah, yeah... I can."

Flame said.

She still didn't fully understand how things had escalated to this point, but at least she wasn't alone. Fighting alongside Ma Yu-Seong, the male protagonist, felt reassuring.