193 CXCIII. The Couple Of Strangers

The woman turned in that direction, looking up, when he struck her, releasing a huge amount of energy, which exploded into a cloud of dust and lightning bolts.

Karl and Reidar rose from the ground, aching and retreated to others, fearful of the new enemy, whose strength was out of the ordinary.

Dag, after hitting the old woman, noticed with amazement that some kind of invisible barrier had surrounded her, absorbing any damage.

She moved her arm forward, opening the palm of her hand towards him, which for the second time was thrown away, without even being touched.

"Daaag!" shouted Gridd in panic as she pulled out her two swords, ready to help her brother in danger.

"Stop, you all! Don't attack! The strength of this enemy is far greater than all we have encountered so far!" said Dag, rising from the ground.

The woman kept looking him in the eye and he did the same, trying to identify her.