Chapter 755: The Pit Of Despair [Pt 2]
Our current enemies—The Cult Leader, and the Martial Blade God—were incredibly powerful opponents.
Even with a solid strategy and the full power of the team, our chances of victory were still small. However, now that we couldn't access our powers at all... there was no chance.
None in the slightest!
"Hahaha! Look at you all. Pitiful, inferior beings. You have only come here to die." The Cult Leader began to gloat once more.
Unfortunately, we couldn't do anything except listen to him. Teleporting out of this place was even a completely different matter.
"Lewis, what now?" Karlia asked me. "You can't use your Magic, can you?"
"I can't. You?"
I just asked a useless question. If I, and everyone else, couldn't use our powers, how could she be capable of—
~I can.~ Her voice suddenly echoed in my thoughts.
"W-what?!" My eyes widened in shock.
~It's a simple trick. That orb with him absorbs the pure energy of Aether all around. Even the slightest whiff and it's gone. However, by mixing Mana and Miasma together, I can create a different kind of effect.~
'Anti Magic?!'
~Correct. By creating a field around myself with Anti-Magic energy, I can block off the effects of his absorption, and then freely use Aether within my domain." Karlia shrugged. "I'm sure you'd have figured out the trick soon enough.~
I was astounded by what she said. Frankly, I never even thought of things from that angle at all.
'Mana and Miasma have become so redundant as of late, so I never thought of them as an option. But with this...' A smile formed on my face.
>VWUUUUUUSSSSHHHHH!!!<
I created a field of Anti-Magic to surround my friends and me. It enveloped all of us, and before long, I realized I could access Aether within the domain.
'Anti-Magic doesn't work on Aether, so it won't interfere with our Spells. It's genius!' I smiled at Karlia, who simply shrugged.
I honestly didn't know what I'd be able to do without her. Unfortunately, not everyone could utilize this method since you'd need to have perfect control over Mana and Miasma to achieve this.
Only Lemi had access to them both, and even she wasn't entirely proficient at using the two at once. Besides, this wasn't simply creating a wave of Anti-Magic, but rather stabilizing such a phenomenon to form a dome.
It was beyond her level.
'Besides, she's been spending most of her time training with Aether since it's more effective on the enemy.' There was no way she could have learned Miasma and Mana by the side.
Ultimately, only Karlia and I could use this new method.
"Oh? That's a nice workaround. But it's too late. The preparations are complete..." The Cult Leader's voice grew stronger, drawing our focus to his ever-wide grin.
>VWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!<
Suddenly, the entire island vibrated, and it seemed like the air itself was trembling.
Everything around me seemed unstable, and it seemed that—beyond the anti-Magic sphere that shrouded me and my friends—the world was collapsing.
Space didn't just warp. It was breaking apart.
"Even if you tried now, there is nothing you can do." His malevolent voice echoed, and I honestly began to feel fear surface within me.
Looking around and seeing the distraught faces of those around me, I realized the feeling was mutual. Stuck within the massive crater, while having Aloe in my arms, I felt completely paralyzed by fear.
"Convergence of the laws of existence, create the one thing that culminates your purpose and power." The Cult Leader whispered.
Everything around us seemed to tremble more violently as we watched in utter paralysis. In the presence of such an ominous presence, what could any of us do?
"N-no... no.... Must... stop him. The end... of the... world..." Aloe had been acting like a vegetable for some time, but this time, her body trembled violently.
"I WON'T ALLOW YOU!!!"
Before I could say or do anything, she shot away from my arms and ascended to the sky—swiftly launching herself at the Cult Leader.
I was shocked to see that she could still use her power beyond the Anti Magic field, and also by the sheer magnitude of her Aether. When had Aloe ever displayed such a frightening amount of power before?
>VWUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSHHHHHH!!!<
Her speed warped space and time itself, and she aimed straight at the Cult Leader. If she succeeded, then—
"Hehehe..." Her target chuckled, releasing the orb that was in his grasp—the one that had an unbelievably dense amount of Aether.
'N-no way! If it explodes, then—!' Before I realized it, I swiftly flew into the sky to intercept the blast.
My body moved on its own, and my mind quickly tried to catch up. Fortunately, my Anti Magic barrier was still active, so I could forcefully use short-range teleportation to get as close to the blast as possible.
However, the moment I appeared in front of Aloe while running into the blast myself, I was reminded even more of how dangerous the little sphere was. We were definitely going to get vaporized if it erupted—there was no way around it.
However, the moment I had these thoughts, and watched the white light glow brighter, my instincts took over!
"SPELLCRAFT!"
I stretched my hand in the direction of the ball of power, fusing my Aether with it to gain control of the haywire cluster of energy.
The fundamental principle of Spellcraft indicated I fused my Mana with the surrounding Mana to gain more energy to use. It was the same situation here, except... it was with Aether!
"ARRRRRRRRRHHHHHHH!!!" I screamed, trying my hardest to control the overly powerful orb that seemed impossible to subdue.
"Do it... boy!" Suddenly, I heard Aloe's voice whisper into my ears and felt her touch from behind.
'G-guh!' A massive rush of Aether flowed through me.
It was so bountiful, but since the Aether flowed into me, I directed it to the orb, finally bringing it under control.
"STOP HIM!"
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