Meanwhile, Aphrodite, having escaped the chaos of the battle, crouched down, seemingly trying to collect herself.
There was no confidence, relief, or triumph in her demeanor.
She simply huddled, as if trying to hide her entire being. Some around her found it strange, but they had no time to dwell on it.
And at that moment.
“It’s over.”
A voice boomed from the sky.
Zeus had removed the black spear, grasping his own weapon, Astrape.
“I will obliterate you, leaving no trace behind.”
Zeus set his sights on the Frondier’s body, trapped within the Pandemonium.
“I won’t let you.”
Aster, with two Excaliburs in hand, kicked off the ground, charging towards Zeus.
But Zeus, his face contorted in rage,
“How dare you, a mere insect, speak such words.”
Rumble-
As he lightly raised Astrape,
Dark clouds gathered in the sky,
Crackle!
“Aaaaagh!!”
One of the 72 Devils, struck by lightning, collapsed.
“Do you think throwing Astrape is the only power I possess?”
Indeed, Zeus was holding Astrape.
Yet, lightning struck from the heavens.
Like divine retribution.
“I am the God of the Sky, Hero Aster.”
“….!”
Crackle, crackle, boom!!
This time, the clouds churned violently. The next bolt of lightning would be different from the previous one. It was a wave of lightning that couldn’t be dodged, blocked,
And above all, couldn’t be endured, even with the knowledge of its arrival.
“Will you protect all of humanity with those two swords?”
Aster bit his lip.
No matter how fast she moved, he couldn’t outpace the lightning.
Even if his two swords could cut down Zeus, the lightning from those dark clouds would still annihilate everyone here.
What, what could he do?
‘The only way…’
The solution wasn’t with him.
‘If she uses the Vermilion Bird’s Ascent…’
It was with Elodie.
With her eyes and senses, Elodie could perceive all the mana convergence points of Zeus’ lightning strikes.
Even if she couldn’t count them all, there was a way to counter them simultaneously.
‘If she uses the Infinite Inferno form of the Vermilion Bird’s Ascent, she can block the lightning with a raging storm of fire.’
But there were two problems.
The Vermilion Bird’s Ascent: Infinite Inferno required an immense concentration of mana. It was a three-element combination that even Elodie struggled to use more than once a day.
And hoping that its incantation would go unnoticed by Zeus was simply absurd.
Then there was the issue of time.
Even if Elodie cast at her fastest speed, Zeus would still be faster.
Creating a magic that wouldn’t be detected by Zeus, while also completing the Vermilion Bird’s Ascent faster than him…
‘It’s impossible. It can’t be done.’
Elodie clenched and unclenched her fists in frustration.
To save everyone, she had to start casting the spell immediately, but doing so meant being detected. Zeus’ lightning would target her first.
[Master.]
At that moment,
Elodie heard a voice.
A telepathic message.
[I’m back on my feet.]
“!”
Elodie’s eyes widened at the sound of that voice.
Her hands shot up towards the sky.
Casting a three-element combination, even at high speed, would be too slow.
However.
Individual spell deployment.
Wind Magic, 4 formulas.
Range Increase, Remote Activation, High-Speed Rotation, Updraft… Designated, ‘Storm Surge’.
Lightning Magic, 2 formulas.
Overlay, Chain… Designated, ‘Chain Lightning’.
Reduce one of the three elements.
[…Reservation 1.]
Add.
Omit entire spell sequence.
Designated, ‘Hellfire’.
If that one was activated as a ‘Reservation’…
‘You’re asking a lot from me as soon as you’re back!’
Elodie saw it. Black flames shooting towards the sky from a distance.
It was a blast fired by his golem.
Spell combination, convergence.
Three-element combination.
Elodie’s original spell, ‘Vermilion Bird’s Ascent – Infinite Inferno’.
Just as Zeus’ lightning was about to strike,
Kuaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!
A raging storm of fire erupted, swallowing the dark clouds in the sky.
“….!!”
Two separate magic spells combined in mid-air, forming a three-element spell.
A technique that could only be achieved by a mage at the pinnacle of their craft.
It was a testament to Elodie’s skill, but more importantly,
‘Such a kind, precise spell formula…’
Elodie had already witnessed the Hellfire spell that Basileo used.
And Basileo had replicated it perfectly, without a single error.
That was why Elodie could incorporate it into her own spell.
Perfect replication and reservation, a feat that even Elodie, with her superior intuition, could never achieve.
‘As expected, that child is a genius.’
There was a genius whom Elodie acknowledged, a genius recognized in a different sense than herself.
A short distance away.
“…As expected of Master.”
Catching his breath, the boy spoke out loud in mid-air.
He had rushed over as soon as he finished setting up the reservation. Even this flight was part of another reservation number.
“I’ve rested enough.”
Basileo’s eyes gleamed with determination.
─Rest for now. You need the time. And then,
─Rise again.
When the explosion erupted, when Pielott was struck by the arrow, when the monsters attacked…
Basileo was filled with regret for his inaction.
He could only tremble helplessly, unable to help his master, unable to save his friend.
Fear, anger, and self-loathing swirled within him.
─At that moment, you…
But even then, even when suddenly thrown into a cruel reality, there was something he hadn't lost.
He had learned from everyone.
“Do you think I’ll let myself be the only one to survive?”
─You will become a mage.
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Sheeeesh, tq for the chapter
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