In the midst of black fog,
Ronald, poised and ready, raised the Sword of Saint Catherine to meet his enemy.
Then, the fierce fluctuations caused by their clash even parted the surrounding black fog.
Ronald retreated in silence, a bold idea brewing in his mind.
Immediately after, the power from the Saint’s relic in his arm began to weaken.
The solar strength covering the Sword of Saint Catherine also dimmed by three notches,
To test the enemy’s attack methods as much as possible.
Ronald chose to show signs that he was beginning to weaken, while ensuring he wouldn’t actually get injured.
He hadn’t forgotten the situation he was in.
This was a three-on-three battle!
Apart from his and Ella’s fight, there was also the battlefield opened by Bapulor and Katherine. With the most basic judgment on the battle, it was inevitable that Ella would think of quickly resolving him and then provide support to the other two companions.
No spellcaster on the field was mediocre.
Resolving the enemy quickly was the optimal solution.
Therefore, as Ronald started showing signs of fatigue, driven by the desire for victory, Ella was very likely to intensify her attacks, seeking to take down Ronald immediately!
Again, at the moment when the sharp arm blade intersected with Ronald’s longsword,
Just as Ronald had analyzed, Ella noticed it.
Through the gaps in the black fog that had been shaken open, Ronald could even see a strange look starting to emerge in those insect-like compound eyes—desperation for victory!
After all, she was a wizard who had reached the highest ranks at a place like Barrier Mountain.
How could Ella not understand the key to the battle’s trend?
Though she still harbored doubts about Ronald’s decline in strength, one thing was clear without a doubt—with her original spell ability, as long as she could inflict damage on this man, victory would surely be hers!
Just a simple action.
A surge of magical power, stronger than before, erupted from Ella.
The impact drove the black fog apart, and Ronald took this chance to clearly see her current state.
—The muscles under the insect armor transformed again!
The body, enhanced by modifications, granted Ella immense strength!
Even the insect armor, which not even the Saint’s relic could destroy,
At this moment was distorted by the swelling muscles, its shape becoming even more brutal and ferocious.
An ordinary person might find even touching it bloodying their hand instantaneously, perhaps rendering it unusable.
Then—just as ferociously,
Carrying even more terrifying power, Ella appeared in front of Ronald, almost at teleportation speed. Her scythe-like arm blades aimed at Ronald’s neck, were about to cross and slash.
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Ronald’s pupils shrunk, and he immediately raised the Sword of Saint Catherine!
The next second, he was forced into an unprecedented retreat from the impact!
After her physical structure changed again.
Ella now possessed an extremely terrifying explosive power.
Unless the time reached night, so Ronald could reactivate the enhancement of "Eclipse" on his body, even if he exerted all his strength in a deadly power struggle, he would hardly be able to dominate.
Yet... this was also fine...
Realizing that he had become the weaker party.
Ronald was even more certain that his feigned weakness strategy was progressing smoothly.
After all, the act of Ella changing her physical structure was the best proof of this fact.
More violent attacks commenced.
Seeing his current state, which could completely suppress Ronald’s physical capabilities, Ella did not hesitate to pursue him relentlessly, descending upon Ronald like a tempest.
Every sweep of her arm
was aimed directly at lethal targets.
This time, Ronald could not manage a perfect defense.
The few times he couldn’t withstand the attacks, he was defended by the "Guardian Angel" he had prepared on his body.
Against Ella’s attacks, which were merely the force of two strikes chopping down,
the "Guardian Angel," also an original defensive spell, began to falter.
"From the perspective of the relationship between the whole earth and the sky, we will start forming our cognition!"
It was precisely when Ella launched a frenzied attack.
Ronald, who had been closely watching his opponent, finally recited the spell from "Astronomy Master."
The effects of "The Wheel" and "The Equal Wheel" were simultaneously activated!
The moment Ronald dragged Ella away, the powerful cosmic power descended on this enemy without any delay, slamming the attacking witch hard against the prison walls.
The defense capabilities of this prison were indeed more robust than the previous dark blockages.
With Ronald magically pulling and smashing her against the wall, Ella’s body broke many things but ultimately did not destroy the entire environment.
After that strike, Ella was indeed injured.
—However, this did not matter much.
Although her body even began to bleed from such a powerful attack, just like the absurd vitality she exhibited earlier without dying from decapitation, this injury was also about to vanish.
Ronald activated the spell of the "Star Chart."
Through this ability, he confirmed one thing—the witch named Ella had no other duplicates nearby.
In other words, as long as he could kill this creature immediately, the balance of battle would lean infinitely toward him.
So... was it time to counterattack?
A thought arose in Ronald’s mind.
Ella, the witch in front of him, also caught glimpses of this amidst the swirls of black fog during the battle.
Thus, she spoke arrogantly:
"It’s no use, little guy! If the same attack doesn’t kill me completely, it will only make me stronger!"
As her words fell, an even more hideous physical structure began to appear on Ella.
Her body was composed of insects...
No! Perhaps it should no longer be said to be insects!
Structures that clearly belonged to mammals began to manifest within Ella’s body, accompanied by another terrifying twist and enhancement. Various biological structures emerging on her body became almost too chaotic to distinguish!
Ronald had a vague premonition.
It might be as Ella had said; continuing to use the spell "The Equal Wheel" to attack her probably wouldn’t yield any effective results.
This ability to constantly enhance and transform her own body
demonstrated the strength of a Great Wizard specializing in physical transformation spells!
And the only flaw Ella revealed was minimal.
All the enhancements she had gained thus far had been tailor-made based on the abilities Ronald displayed!
For unknown attacks, she probably had no resistance above ninety percent!
Ronald’s gaze wandered around the black curtains fully enveloping the prison corridors, then he smiled:
"An attack used once is ineffective?"
"Is that so? I think we can still give it another try."