“Impressed, foolish Osterian? I hope you understand that now that you’ve seen all of this, I won’t be able to let you live.”
“Alysia…” I spoke under my breath coldly.
“She’s a fairy that’s using miasma. Adjust accordingly.”
“M-master… I know you’re angry right now, and I’d normally be happy if you wished to defeat a dungeon evil, but this particular one seems to matter greatly to you, and I fear you’ll be hurting yourself.”
“Oh, I’m not going to kill her.”
“No, I’m just going to make her wish she was dead!”
“Wh-wh-why does that sound worst?”
“I was once a creature bound by a dungeon. You may have had a chance to slightly harm me when I was trapped in there with a ceiling holding me down, but out here with a full sky, it’s hopeless. I can fly 1000 feet above you, so how do you think to attack me?” Astria was still posturing, not noticing my darkening mood. “I have the advantage. Furthermore, my spell ability cannot be matched, so don’t even think of trying to throw puny fireballs at me. It’s best if you just stand there and accept your dea- oh gods, why are you flying at me so fast!”
I had adjusted my skill set, adding strength multipliers to lightweight, and then I shoved against the ground, pushing so hard that a small crater formed in the ground. My body exploded out, rushing at her like a bullet. Astria’s greatest weakness was explosive speed. Most of her spells took some time to cast, and when it came to close-quarters combat, she was extremely clumsy. After all, her mana body, if you had the means of damaging it, was rather weak.
“You underestimate me!” Astria dived to the side, avoiding my strike.
As I reached where she had just been, a platform created from magic appeared. This resembled the double-jump magic that Lydia had once used, allowing her to push off anywhere for an extra jump. I had unlocked a similar ability Create Step in True Hero. However, Blue Mage had a spell called mana shield which created a solid surface that could be projected out anywhere in my vicinity. It was made for instant-block attacks, so it had a fast cast speed. It used more mana, but I wasn’t lacking in mana.
Since my soul had been merged and then tempered in the soul dungeon, my mana regeneration was insane. I could regen mana faster than I could use it. The only way I could run out of mana these days is by casting extremely powerful spells, or by stripping the area of any mana to absorb. However, this close to a mana spring, that wasn’t an issue in the slightest. I struck a shield and then kicked off of it so hard that it shattered, switching my direction and racing toward Astria again.
As I moved, Astria appeared before my hands. My eyes glowed red as I raced toward Astria.
“Who is this guy?” Astria cried out, desperately trying to dodge me.
However, no matter where she went, I would adjust my position, jumping after her.
A thousand feet above the mana spring, a fairy desperately ran for her life while being chased.