Chapter 286: Mutual Destruction

"Your tenth skill… It's Telekinesis, right?" Nella smirked.

Theo emerged from the dust without any injury on his body as if no attack from Nella worked against him.

He stared at Nella without giving any answer.

Hence, Nella continued. "I know, I know. It's impossible to recreate this technique within a few days, even for you. That's why I am searching for a skill that allows you to do something like this. There is only one skill in my mind… It's Telekinesis.

"After experiencing your attacks several times, I can see there is an additional push from you. This is not possible if you use the same technique as I do. After that, the feeling of the Magic Power and the fluctuation of energy just prove my point even further.

"In other words, all the clues you have given to me are enough for me to deduct your tenth skill. Still, such a rare skill and the power is above Zara's." Nella smiled. "Either way, you may be able to copy my technique a little bit to make me think that way, but the power won't be close enough to match mine.

"However, by using Telekinesis, you can stop the first process and create another flow like the usual Force Control. With you understanding how my power works, it's possible for you to replicate my feat without having enough Control to actually do it." Nella explained with a satisfied smile as if she wanted Theo to praise her.

Unfortunately for her, she received nothing but a cold gaze.

Of course, he could only stare at her. Although he didn't want to admit it, she explained the entire process correctly.

Theo took a deep breath and asked with a cold tone. "So?"

"So… I will defeat you."

"Do you think you can? I know that your Magic Power reserve is rather low at this point." Theo shook his head in disappointment. "Even if you know my trick, you are going to lose sooner or later."

"Unless I defeat you first." Nella leaped forward and restarted the fight.

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Theo's face as he glanced to the right.

Nella stomped the ground to stop it and turned around, only to find nothing in her sight.

"…" She clicked her tongue, never expecting Theo to use this kind of trick. Although there were times she could just ignore it, she was afraid that Theo might end up using something to defeat her with a single blow.

When her vision returned to Theo, the latter had already arrived in front of her and thrust his spear.

"Swift Energy."

Nella covered her fist with Magic Power and struck Theo's spear as if she wore metal gauntlets.

Bang.

Nella took a chance to hit Theo's spear to the ground before sending a round kick right at his waist.

Theo used his Telekinesis to stop it, but Nella's kick was stronger than her fist.

"Magic Saint Kick Style, Inertia."

"…" Theo felt his hand was almost broken and quickly threw himself in the direction she launched him.

At the same time, Clone Theo appeared on her left and thrust his spear, using this chance to injure Nella even more.

Unfortunately, Nella didn't hold back anymore and waved her hand, knocking the spear away and obliterating the clone.

It was at this time, she suddenly spat a mouthful of blood and coughed a few times before finding a foot on her stomach.

"Huh?" Nella widened her eyes and saw another Theo appearing in front of her. "Huh?"

'Did he use his own body to be the bait just to strike me?' Nella muttered inwardly while leaping back, finding enough room to breathe. She then began sorting her thoughts and looked at the two Theos. 'Because he knows my Magic Power is rather low at this point, he wants to see who among us has better endurance? Even so, my kick is stronger than my punch, I won't go down that easily… Or probably not.'

Nella suddenly recalled Theo's appearance. Despite hitting him a couple of times, Theo didn't have as much injury as she expected. He might wear powerful armor that could deflect all her attacks, but Diego should have noticed if he cheated in this match. Hence, she couldn't understand how Theo managed to remain unharmed.

Seeing Theo coming to her, Nella waved her hand. "Mana Wave."

Clone Theo threw his spear to the main body and disappeared into thin air. Meanwhile, the real him used his Blink to pass this Mana Wave and kept marching forward. He didn't forget to resummon his clone and handed him the spear.

Nella, on the other hand, raised her hand, controlling the Magic Power to sweep Theo from below.

Clone Theo used his Blink skill this time, teleporting them several feet away back to avoid this attack. At the same time, Theo thrust his spear. "Cannon Blast."

"Magic Saint Fist Style, Twister." Nella wasn't afraid of Theo's attack to be honest. She was scared of Theo's scheme because she would be hurt without her realizing it.

The two energies clashed and canceled each other. Clone Theo used that time to go to Nella's right and punch her.

Nella ducked down, showing her flexibility, before kicking him on the knees, breaking Clone Theo's bones and ultimately destroying the clone. After that, she grasped the spear and pointed it at Theo.

"Magic Bullets."

Forty Magic Bullets flew in all directions and used the Tracking ability to loop back, surrounding Nella.

However, the latter simply clapped her hand and formed a wave of Magic Power that destroyed all the Magic Bullets.

Theo took that movement as a chance for him to close his distance and extended his hand.

"Magic Saint Fist Style, Burst."

Both of them used the same technique, but because of Theo's Telekinesis, there was another power that lifted Nella's body and threw her to the wall while knocking the spear away.

Bam.

Nella crashed to the wall, but surprisingly, Theo also fell on his knees before coughing blood.

"Gah." Theo widened his eyes and tried to see what happened.

It turned out Nella allowed herself to be blown away and used that motion to send another kick from below, striking him on the chest with her Magic Power.

"I know you want mutual destruction. But… Even though I am small, I am quite resilient, you know." Nella smiled and wiped the blood that came out of her mouth. "Cousin, let's see who among us is stronger."