Luca's actions plunged the monster horde into disarray.
Nearly every monster began converging in his direction, including his primary target—the towering Chaos Siege Beast—which had locked its sights on him.
With a thunderous charge, the Chaos Siege Beast barreled toward Luca, trampling and crushing any monster unfortunate enough to stand in its path.
"It looks like this monster has figured out that it's our main target," Luca remarked casually to Sophia.
But beneath his relaxed tone was a clear signal—he was prompting Sophia to act immediately.
Without a second of hesitation, Sophia unleashed her frost magic.
Centered on Luca, a biting cold wind erupted outward in all directions.
The weaker monsters froze instantly upon contact with the icy blast, while the stronger ones, though not immobilized, found their movements significantly slowed.
Sophia's spell had excellent effect—at least against the less powerful monsters.
