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Wind, Arrows, And Fire
Katherine’s talent is undeniable. I mean, she is Evelyn’s student after all, so there must be something great about her.
Of course, she could not be compared to someone like Rose, the hero. But I’m pretty sure that Katherine’s accomplishments will not be inferior to Evelyn.
In fact, her improvement since the duels one month ago was incredible.
The problem is, the enemies she is fighting this time are not weaklings.
Of the four daemons, two of them are at the sixth layer, one at the seventh layer, and the last and stronger one is at the eighth layer.
The enemies underestimated Katherine, so she managed to kill the seventh-layer daemon under her quickly executed attacks, but once she lost the factor surprise, the daemons created the perfect countermeasure for her.
The eighth-layer daemon had shot several arrows around Katherine, using them as the catalyst to cast a spell.
Eight-Layer Gravity Spell, [Suppression]!
Yes, the eight-layer archer was instead a mage. He used magic to aim, and shot his arrows.
Katherine was caught unprepared by the spell. Instantly, she felt her weight increasing greatly. At the same time, the current of air enveloping her was torn apart.
The next instant, several arrows were shot in her direction!
Katharine’s expression changed. Without hesitation, she activated a ring on her finger. It was one of the things headmistress Evelyn had given her to protect herself.
Then–
*Flash!*
Katherine disappeared, reappearing one hundred meters away, out of the effect zone of the suppression spell.
It was a teleportation spell!
However, I could see that her expression was a bit pale. Apparently, using that ring cost her a lot of her mana.
Katherine, however, did not care about that. Twisting her body to avoid another two arrows coming towards her, she cast [Sky Dance] once more!
This time, though, she moved in an irregular pattern, stopping the eight-layer daemon from using the same trick as last time.
With the help of the Sky Dance spell, Katherine quickly arrived in front of the two sixth-layer daemons. The two sixth layer daemons put on serious expressions and moved to confront her.
One of them jumped back, still shooting arrows in Katherine’s direction, while the other unsheathed a sword and faced.
But at that moment, Katherine disappeared again, appearing behind the daemon with the bow!
She had used the teleportation spell for the second time today!
Without giving the sixth-layer daemon time to think, Katherine used her arm to stab the daemon’s back.
“Ugh!” The daemon grunted in pain, and opened her eyes wide, collapsing in the spot.
Katherine’s condition was not much better, though. Having used teleportation twice, most of her mana had been used up. Her current mana was at most enough for three or four all-out attacks more.
The other sixth-layer daemon was startled before gritting his teeth in rage. With bloodshot eyes, he raised his sword.
“Die!!!”
Sword light cut towards Katherine like a storm of blades. Katherine was forced to retreat again while creating a shield of wind around her.
Then, her next spell was cast.
Seventh-Layer wind spell, [Crushing Wind]!
The wind in the surroundings turned heavy. It pressed against the daemon to crush his body.
“Get lost!” The daemon snarled. His sword lit up and moved quickly, severing the spell in four parts. Then, he kicked the ground and continued towards Katherine.
Katherine used Wind Waltz to evade the attack and jump away. Stepping in the air, she waved her hands to cast a new spell.
[Wind Arrows]!Hundreds of arrows charged towards the daemon. The daemon grunted and kicked the ground, creating a shockwave that blew away all the wind arrows.
Then, his body was shot in Katherine’s direction!
Seeing the sword coming towards her, Katherine gritted her teeth. She used the wind around her to change her direction in the air. Then, she created a spear of wind to attack the daemon!
At this point, her mana was almost depleted.
But at that moment, she felt a new arrow coming towards her!
This arrow was much faster than the others, arriving almost at the instant she felt it. In the last second, though, Katherine managed to twist her body aside and move out of the path of the arrow.
But when the arrow was passing beside her, Katherine saw the arrowhead lit up.
Katherine paled. With her last bit of mana, she created a barrier of wind around her.
Then–
*BOOOMMM!!!*
The arrow exploded, swallowing Katherine in the flames.
I could see the sixth-layer daemon sighing in relief at finally having gotten Katherine.
But the daemons seemed to have forgotten something.
… Katherine was not alone.
When the explosion happened, I moved.
With a step, I appeared behind Katherine. I then put a hand on her back and another on her legs, lifting her up.
Only the princess carry must be used in this situation.
A barrier appeared around us, blocking the flames completely. But I did not stay quiet. Before the explosion finished, I took another step.
This time appearing in front of the sixth-layer daemon.
The daemon opened his eyes wide and tried to retreat, but it was already too late.
With a smile, I moved my lips.
“Bam.”
And a hole appeared on his forehead.
Before I could celebrate his death, though, I felt several arrows coming towards me.
The eighth-layer archer!
The arrows seemed coming from each direction, sealing my routes of escape completely.
To me, though, that was useless.
“Barrier,” I said. And several barriers appeared around us, blocking each arrow.
Then, I looked in the direction of the remaining daemon.
Feeling my gaze, the daemon felt a chill on his spine and a look of fear appeared on his face.
When he met my gaze, he realized I was a monster he was unable to win against.
However, it was already a bit too late.
Trying to show off in front of Katherine, I spoke again.
“Fire.”
Instantly, several magic circles appeared in the air. The magic circles lit up at the same time, creating a fiery red glow.
Then, they fused in a burning ray of scalding fire that turned the eighth-layer daemon into ashes instantly.
This spell was something I created just now. So, let’s give it a name.
“[Blooming Fire Lotus]. What do you think about that name?” I asked the girl on my arms.
Katherine was looking at me with her mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
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