After Dante attacked Netherius at point-blank range with a luminous spell, the potent flash of light that it produced blinded the others for a second.
In the blink of an eye, the light particles made the shape of a giant sword that stabbed the massive skeleton monster behind Netherius, and the necromancer himself was struck by a smaller light blade.
Netherius slightly moved to the side and avoided getting his heart impaled, but the attack still managed to stab his shoulder, breaking through the crumbling bone armor and leaving a singing burn wound that prompted him to back away.
As the ghostly figure of Beatrice slowly returned to her spot behind Dante's shoulders, Netherius glanced at him with his eyes showing a hint of worry.
The wound on his shoulder wasn't healing with his magic, and it kept producing a faint trail of steam each time he tried to cure it.
