Chapter 1369 Energy Manipulation
"Nonsense. Mana requires the harshest conditions to materialize, not to mention maintain a form like that," Kar rebuked with a frown. He raised his hand to create a giant blood fiend resembling a demon. "It saddens me that you resorted to visual tricks,"
The blood fiend roared, its giant limbs slamming the ground before bolting toward Oren. Each step shook the entire labyrinth as the monster rushed toward the glowing human.
"Keep an open mind about things," Oren said with a smile as he raised his hand toward the demon. "You would be surprised by how much you can learn."
Mana gathered around his hand before a beam shot from it. The beam tore through the blood fiend as it closed in on Oren, vaporizing its body with its intense heat and destruction. The beam then traveled toward Kar, who attempted to protect himself using the gauntlet.
"What is this nonsense? How could he defy the laws of the universe?" Kar shouted as the mana beam sent him sliding across the floor. He then made the foolish decision to attempt to stop it with his hand. It vaporized as well. "Impossible!"
Kar was sent flying by the mana beam before it stopped. Oren remained standing in the same spot with mana overflowing around him. Rain stared with her mouth agape at the insane power he wielded.
"I might not be the strongest astra-ranker, and my body is that of a deme-ranker, but no one can rival my mana control," Oren said as he lowered his hand. "This is what a Mana Domain can do."
Kar fell from the ceiling with his body torn in half. It regenerated in an instant as he glared at Oren with one eyeball missing. Rain could not believe that a single attack could damage Kar this much, even when Spade gave away his life to push Kar back.
Valeria let out a groan in her embrace, and Rain looked down to see that the wound was closing. The old woman was recovering faster than before thanks to the golden mana that Arthur had left her.
"That lad... is still alive," Valeria said as she pointed at Spade. "But he will die... if left alone..."
Rain panicked as she aimed her golden mana at Spade's body. The mana reached toward him like a cloud before enveloping him. His wounds began to heal as well, but he had yet to recover. If he was alive, then he had one foot in the grave.
"You have quite the allies now," Valeria said as she caressed Rain's hair. "I feel foolish... for worrying about you... when you are with them..."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Boom!
Mana exploded in the cave and clouded their vision. Oren landed in front of Rain while panting, having consumed most of his spiritual energy to summon Lancelot. He began breathing heavily as sweat rolled down his face.
"This is bad, Miss Rain," Oren said as he began to panic. "If he can counter my mana, I'll have to rely on my spiritual energy."
"Is that possible?" Rain answered with confusion. "I don't really use spiritual energy." "That's the thing. I can use my Abyssal Spirit with spiritual energy, but I'm running low on that. If I do..."
"Then we're fucked," Rain said with a frown.
"Language!" Valeria said as she pinched Rain. She cried out in pain but still felt relieved that the old woman was regaining her strength. "And no, we still have one last trump
card."
"A trump card?" Rain turned toward her with confusion. "What is that?"
"The strongest amplifier," Valeria said with a grin. "If we cannot stop Kar from obtaining it, then we have to use it ourselves. I never wished to reveal the truth, but
it's time."
At that moment, the storm of mana died down and revealed the calamity standing on the other side of the cliff. He regenerated, and his artifact was working again. Kar began walking on thin air with a grin.
"Alright, how do we use it?" Rain asked with resolve, steeling her heart.