Chapter 351: A Short Interruption III

Chapter 351: A Short Interruption III



"AIR WALL!"

Using every bit of Aether in her reserves, she conjured a long block of extremely condensed air right in front of her, then filled it with flames.

Her intention was to block the laser aimed directly at her chest, leaving the others to hit less critical parts of her body.

However... even that sacrifice wasn't enough.

Unlike most of the team, she didn't have a shielding ability, as Emir once pointed out, so to prove him wrong, she learned of this ability, which acted as a replacement.

But that was all it was-a replacement.

What the wall was up against wasn't a bullet or concentrated Aether but a laser.

And that laser was a weakness of hers, as she was a wielder of air.

The barrier of fire-infused air was no contest, despite its searing heat.

'No...'

To Phoenix's dismay, the laser pierced through the barrier with a loud sizzle, not even slowing down for a moment, only scattering it and barely at that.

So while it had kept away the non-life-threatening lasers, the main one wasn't affected. "URGH!"

What remained after the scatter hit her in full force, cutting through her force shield and tearing a large hole through her stomach.

"АААААААААНННННННННН!"

Crying out in agony, her flames died in moments, and she fell to the ground, a few meters behind their Knight, Southern Cross.

"...PHOENIX?!"

Southern Cross turned sharply, his eyes wide with shock and fury.

The sight of Phoenix, their fiery comrade, lying half-dead, ignited a burning rage within him. He raised his shield once more, ready to defend her at all costs.

"LIONHEART HEAL HER NOW!"

Not needing to be ordered, he rushed to her, placing his hand on the gaping hole across her belly.

"AETHERIC HEAL!"

While healing her, he used his free hand to unclip the golden frills attached to her bedlah and toss them aside.

He didn't do this for nefarious reasons, of course. The frills were a Holy Relic, and even when not actively in use, they drained a significant amount of Aether from the wearer. In her current half-dead state, this was a dangerous burden.

This explained how she could wield fire. Unlike Emma, who possessed both the Fire and Ice elements, Phoenix only had the Air element, making her a Sky Weaver.

The flaw of such a strong Holy Relic was perplexing, for it only needed her to dance while using it.

An unusual flaw for sure, but she, and most people like her, would never say no to it.

"I told you not to be reckless!"

Lionheart reprimanded her, his face slightly pale as he had continuously resupplied their Knight with Aether.

After Red Dragon disengaged from his fight against the Technomancer to help Phoenix, Southern Cross had to step up and stop the Technomancer from chasing after him.

This resulted in their Knight spending much of his Aether to trap both the enemy Knight and Technomancer, not allowing them to help the others in battle.

And it wasn't just that. Since their group separated, the Technomancer's Aetheric Siphon focused on the two of them, draining their reserves.

But thankfully, they weren't out of the count just yet.

BOOM!

It was too late.

Before her spell could even fully take form, all the water evaporated and the orb touched the

ground.

"NO0000000-AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH-!"

The fire bounced all around the cocoon, and she was cooked alive, dying a death so quick yet

so agonizing.

Red Dragon smiled as he glanced at the exhausted Maharajah.

"Good job."

"...Yeah, only the best for the team."

Sharing a short laugh, they turned around and looked at their team, observing how everyone

was managing.

"...What?!"

Maharajah's eyes widened in shock.

He finally noticed the sorry state his crush was in-almost dead with her guts out.

As if refilled with Aether, he rushed forward, rage pumping in his veins, his adrenaline on an

all-time high.

Red Dragon was about to reprimand him for acting irrationally, but he also felt a slight anger

at how they treated their newcomer.

"We'll have them dead in ten."

And that...

"ААААААААНННННН!"

Was exactly what happened.

As they returned to Southern Cross, the battle ended in seconds.

It wasn't only due to their numbers or Maharajah's rage-fueled rush, but also because of the Knight's ability, Aegis of Radiance.

The strength increase it provided allowed them to easily smash in the enemy Knight's shield, killing him and then ganging up on the Technomancer, reducing his menacing mech to a pile of burnt scraps.

While he was an Exarch at that point in time, their combined strength left him no chance of

effectively retaliating.

Though strong, to this group of Celestials, they were nothing but a short interruption.

"I'll be reporting in."

While Lionheart made the finishing touches on Phoenix, patching her stomach up with

bandages, her guts back in place, Red Dragon looked back at their vehicles, his face losing the

smile.

[Threat cleared, let's end this farce.]