The headless body splattered fresh blood up into the air staining quite a good amount of ground and wall. A small portion, however, didn't fall to the ground but halt mid-air and streamed down on an invisible undulated wall. The invisible wall coated with blood gradually revealed some color, eventually taking on the form of a human outline.
The magicians, no longer concealing their presence, stared at the peculiar middle-aged man standing with his sword drawn. Several aggressive spells quickly assembled but no one initiated an attack right away.
They didn't fear the enemy before them. Judging from the absence of any ambushers from the surroundings, this man must be a guard of Gnaku. It placed there to prevent anyone from damaging or seizing the lifeboat during an emergency. His strength—having instantly killed a stealth mage—fully proven that it wasn't overconfident for him to guard this place alone.
