One of the three Senior Rank foxes launched itself at Mage Feather who used her wings to block the assault. The attack from one such enemy is not too much for her to handle but she is currently facing three of them
After one fox attacked her, the other two also pounced at her. One moved to her right and the other moved to her left, ready to attack her on both sides
Without a choice, Mage Feather jumped back to dodge but she soon halted her steps. In the battle against Senior Rank entities, the area that they can cover is far larger than Junior Rank entities
Even a single step might be more than a hundred meters in distance and if that is the case, the students will have a better chance of dying. Even a weakened stray attack from these foxes is enough to kill more than one of the fleeing students
After realizing that she cannot dodge and she has to face these foxes head-on, Mage Feather gritted her teeth as she pointed her magic wand at the enemies
A magic circle immediately formed as a large amount of mana was poured into it. The amount of mana that was mobilized was already greater than the mana that those at the peak of the Junior Rank possessed yet this is just the activation of one spell. From this alone, it was clear to see how vast the difference between the Junior Mages and Senior Mages
"[Feathers of Ailments!]" Mage Feather muttered as she attacked with three gray-colored feathers that struck the foxes
However, although the feathers were fast to the point that the foxes were not able to dodge them, their direct offensive power was less than desirable. Aside from poking a small hole in the foxes' bodies and causing them to shed a small amount of blood, the magic beasts are not injured much
This attack of hers also gave the foxes the chance to catch up and their sharp claws glowed with a grayish light as they attacked her mercilessly
Mage Feather moved her already tattered pair of wings to once again block the attack of three magic beasts at her level. At this point, the feathers were easily destroyed and damaged feathers fell to the ground
This managed to successfully block one of the three foxes' attack but the other two still continued and it was at this moment that a scroll flew out of Mage Feather's spatial storage and it was set on fire on its own
As soon as the scroll was burned, a wall of fire appeared between the mage and the magic beasts
"Krrugghhh!!"
The two magic beasts cried out in pain as they felt a burning sensation on their claws while Mage Feather stared at the wall of fire with a pained expression on her face
That scroll is definitely not cheap to not only block the attack of two magic beasts at the Senior Rank but also able to inflict burn damage on them
Her magic spell just like its name implies gave ailments to the targets. The magic beast that attacked her and severely injured her left arm suffered from paralysis and that is the only reason why her left arm was still intact. If the fox were able to move at its peak earlier, the result would be different
As for the other two foxes, one of them grew painful blisters on its body while the other one is in better shape as it only started coughing a bit but nothing serious like the other two. The [Feathers of Ailments] is like a spell of gambling. You wouldn't know what type of ailment and how severe it would be
Even while coughing, the magic beast still showed its ferocity as its body grew larger than before. It suddenly became as tall as four meters and as long as five meters. It towered over Mage Feather and the other two magic beasts
As a result of the fox's gigantification, its physical prowess rose sharply. Despite its large size, it was able to move quickly and it smacked its paw at Mage Feather
"Arghhh!!!"
Mage Feather erected a barrier around her to block. She might be able to dodge normally but she doesn't want to lower the students' chance of survival
It has not been a long time since the magic beasts appeared and with how fast Senior Rank entities move, few attacks might only need them to spend a few seconds. It was not enough for the students to go far especially since they are being pursued by other magic beasts
As such, Mage Feather still doesn't have the luxury to move freely and despite the 'power up' of her opponent, she can only block and not dodge
Almost immediately, the barrier cracked from the impact, and even the ground that Mage Feather was standing on caved in
Blood flowed out of her lips due to the impact. Her hand that was holding her magic wand trembled as he poured more mana to forcefully maintain the barrier
However, it was at this moment that the other magic beasts attacked again. They are not completely free from the effects of the [Feathers of Ailments] yet but as magic beasts at the Senior Rank, they are now already able to move to some extent and they send beams of elemental power to the mage
The barrier trembled even harder as more cracks appeared and the mage could only grit her teeth. While spending a bit of her mental power, she retrieved a potion from her storage space. Using magic, this small vial of potion floated in front of her, uncapped itself and she drank the vial's content
At the same time that happens, the barrier finally broke and she was struck by the pincer attacks
However, her body emitted mana that suddenly surged and became violent like a violent storm. Senior Rank mages no doubt have a lot of mana but they are not to this amount and not to mention this violent
No doubt that this was the result of Mage Feather taking that potion but such potions usually have severe side effects