The first wave that rushed from the sea receded.

Behind the barrier, Warner Son was also directing the casters of Hamono, preparing to deal with the monster emerging from the deep sea.

Yet to their surprise—

The situation seemed to have developed beyond everyone's expectations.

Neither the summoned creatures on the offensive side nor the Hamono casters on the defensive side expected that what came from the summoners would become the culprit in harming themselves!

You need to understand one thing—

The seawater rushing toward the land was purely waves stirred up under the force, with no interference from Magic Power whatsoever, let alone any subtle control to differentiate between friend and foe.

So the seawater continued forward, directly crashing against the city's defensive barrier.

Naturally, it couldn't spare those summoned creatures standing right in the middle of its path!

Thus, hundreds of attackers aimed at the city were instantly scattered by the seawater.

Some were lucky enough to fly into the sky and escape the catastrophe; others were swept away, their fates unknown; even the most unfortunate ones were thrown directly onto the city's defensive barrier, quickly burned to cinders, thus wasting a splash of the seawater's color.

The current situation...

It appeared that the casters of Hamono didn't even need to take action; the trouble caused by the summoned creatures had already vanished into thin air.

After all, relying solely on the dozen or so who flew into the sky when the seawater came, it was hard to imagine how they could pose any further danger to the city.

"Hahaha—"

Behind the forest, Catherine burst into laughter upon witnessing the scene.

The fact that the power they summoned to destroy themselves made those vengeful summoned creatures truly amusing.

"Ronald, what do you think these guys were thinking?"

"Did they not consider that the incoming seawater would immediately drown them all!"

"..."

"Such things happen all the time." Ronald didn't know how to evaluate the scene before him, so he pondered for a moment, offering a plausible explanation, "After all, these summoned creatures aren't a formal army. Overlooking some 'not very conspicuous but very important details' is actually understandable."

Catherine's laughter gradually subsided as her gaze once again shifted towards the pitch-black night ahead:

"These fools brought their own destruction upon themselves."

"But the thing they summoned doesn't look easy to handle."

In the distance, the second and third waves of the ocean were continuing to crash towards the pier. Everything the casters had built at the pier had already been reduced to fragments by the devastating seawater.

And amid these successive waves,

That monstrous figure, with only a tip revealed earlier, was now gradually unveiling its facade to the people.

It's a white creature shaped like an umbrella, its body's pulsations could propel the seawater allowing it to move forward. A closer inspection revealed components unknown—fibrous materials forming its terrifying massive body, each part seemingly containing extremely powerful Magic Power.

At this moment, a portion of the monster's body had reached shallow water.

The white fibrous substances underwent corresponding changes, forming countless short white legs to support itself, then proceeded like a millipede toward the shore.

The scene in reality now seemed like an incredible joke.

From the shore to the city's defensive barrier was the blood-soaked battleground of the summoned creatures and casters, now it couldn't even accommodate a small portion of the monster's body.

It was like a stranded whale.

Not only was its body pressed on the beach's sand, but just as a child's sandcastle was crushed, it smothered Hamono's city barrier.

"Run away!"

"This is not something humans can contend with!"

In the moment before the massive body compressed the city's defensive barrier, Warner Son reacted.

He wasn't lacking in confidence towards Hamono's city defensive barrier.

But compared to the monstrous creature in front of him, they were simply not on the same level.

As the pitch-black white body enveloped the view,

He could only carry out his duty, issuing a final order to the surrounding casters—retreat.

Boom!

Crack crack crack—

The enormous white body encased the city's defensive barrier, first emitting a loud boom.

Afterward, the barrier protecting the city during the battle persisted for less than two seconds before massive cracks appeared, followed by its immediate collapse.

This shattering wasn't confined only to where the creature pressed down.

The collapse of the barrier's pivot triggered a chain reaction, which extended throughout the entire city.

Ultimately leading to the complete collapse of the entire barrier!

But Warner Son, who had closed his eyes, didn't feel the pain of being crushed into pieces.

He only felt a tightness in his waist and abdomen, followed by the sounds of wind in his ears.

As strong Magic Power enveloped him, Warner Son, amidst his tense emotions, opened his eyes again to find himself no longer on the ground, but taken to a high position in the sky.

And close by Warner Son, a deep voice slowly whispered the name of the monster below.

"Dust Giant—" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

If there were any doubts before, Ronald was now certain beyond a doubt.

The thing the summoning creatures attracted with their special ritual was precisely the Dust Giant he had seen only a few times in this world.

Through spell recognition, Ronald confirmed the identity of the beast below.

—Sharon.

A terrifying creature among the Dust Giants, considered huge in size.

And on Sharon's side, every Dust Giant possessed the environmental influence ability, manifested in a unique corrosive process converting land into the sea.

Although the monster has landed, its body below is concealed by its form. Ronald's spell for recording terrain still reflects the changes occurring beneath in real-time to his mind.

Wherever Sharon passed.

Whether land, rocks, or sand, all were covered by its fibrous material composition and transformed into seawater through special Magic Power forms.

"..."

"These guys really summoned a dangerous creature."

Not mentioning what level of combat power the Dust Giant itself possesses.

This one environmental influencing characteristic alone is enough to make it an enemy humans must resolve.

Meanwhile.

Having long heard Ronald's introduction, Catherine approached.

The girl watched as the Dust Giant gradually emerged from the sea and expressed with a nuanced and sentimental tone:

"Dust Giant..."

"This is far larger than the monster conjured by the heretic magician on Barrier Mountain!"