Shin approached the castle, joining the girls in their defensive effort. With him nearby, and while taking advantage of the walls, it became much easier to kill almost every monster that tried to attack.
Arlo was resting and slowly recovering. Meanwhile, Liliel confirmed that Lara had finally deactivated her transformation and had fallen into a deep sleep.
Just then, their "salvation" finally arrived, which was honestly a relief for Shin, who was already pushing himself far beyond his limits.
BOOOOOOM!
A pillar of golden light suddenly descended from the sky like divine judgment itself. The explosion instantly vaporized dozens of monsters surrounding the castle. The girls covered their eyes in shock while the remaining beasts howled in terror.
Then a figure slowly walked out from the center of the light.
