"Hiss!"
A piercing sound echoed faintly. It was the sound produced as the white phantom mist passed over the ground and through the air. Wherever the white mist touched, whether it was the ground or the air, it emitted a corrosive-like sound and gave off a burnt odor.
This white mist swept through the air like the wind, passing in front of everyone present. It then settled on Rozen.
"Hiss, hiss!"
The corrosive sounds instantly resounded at Rozen's location as well. This time, it wasn't just the ground and the air; even Rozen's body produced this sound.
"Rozen!"
Yaya shouted anxiously and prepared to go forward to rescue him.
However, Rozen, who was in the midst of it, remained calm and spoke calmly.
"I see, so it's not ordinary mist but rather vaporized solvent magic?"
The white phantom mist indeed possessed the dissolving effect of magic, and its effect seemed far from ordinary.
"I've kept this as a trump card to use against Magnus," Felix said with a twisted smirk. "I was reluctant to use it no matter what."
Eating other people's magic circuits and incorporating them is indeed the ability of Eliza's magic circuits. However, this doesn't mean this automaton has multiple abilities.
Different types of magic cannot work simultaneously in the same individual; this is an undeniable truth. Therefore, Eliza's magic is used to devour, store, and switch other people's magic circuits. When using one type of magic, another cannot be used, and once switched to a different magic, the previous magic circuit is rendered unusable.
In other words, Felix's automaton uses one-time-use magic, and there is also a limit to the number of times a magic circuit can be used.
So, Felix needed to collect a large number of magic circuits. Otherwise, if he could use the collected circuits indefinitely, he wouldn't need to accumulate such a stockpile. This is why Felix typically avoids using his automaton and doesn't even carry it with him.
Once he uses an automaton, Felix risks exposure. For example, some well-informed individuals at the academy know that Felix once manipulated lava and thick fog during field exercises. However, the magic circuit he used at that time was rendered unusable after one use, preventing him from using it a second time.
In such a scenario, if Felix uses his automaton, he can only use a different magic circuit, causing Eliza to use a completely different type of magic. Such a situation, if it happens too frequently, would lead to the exposure of Felix's secret.
Given this, Felix usually doesn't even carry his automaton with him to minimize the risk of exposure.
Now, the magic he's using is one that Felix has kept as a trump card to use against Magnus. Using it means it's rendered unusable.
"This battle has consumed three of my circuits entirely, especially the last two. They are quite precious. Even though Eliza can now use forty-seven types of magic, such losses have to be said to be very significant," Felix revealed without hiding his satisfaction, mocking Rozen repeatedly.
"Since you said I can't use your automaton's magic circuits, how about you pay with your life, Rorelai Arneet?"
Making this statement, Felix sent a large amount of magical power into Eliza's body. Eliza's power surged suddenly, unleashing an even more terrifying dissolving force, causing the continuous "hiss" sounds.
So, the grass on the ground was melted, and the nutrients in the air evaporated. Rozen was enveloped by this toxic mist, with his body constantly emitting corrosive sounds.
Seeing this scene, Felix once again displayed a victorious smile. As for Yaya, she became calmer.
Because Yaya saw it.
Rozen, surrounded by the effects of the astonishing dissolving gas within the white phantom mist, didn't display even the slightest hint of pain. Instead, a faint trace of mockery appeared on his face.
Looking closely, Rozen's pitch-black overcoat was slowly and effortlessly swaying without any wind, and the scattered embers were lingering around him.
The white phantom mist could dissolve the ground and even the atmosphere, but it couldn't leave a single scar on that overcoat.
That was only natural, right?
"Want to dissolve Kinu?" This was undoubtedly the biggest joke Rozen had ever heard.
Under Kinu's protection, Rozen was practically unaffected except for a lack of oxygen.
Dissolution magic? Such a thing was like child's play before the deity representing the sun.
"In the end, you're still trying to do clever little tricks," Rozen's tone shifted into one of sympathy and pity. "Since you like this magic so much, why don't you taste it yourself?"
As these words fell from Rozen's lips, his pitch-black overcoat, which scattered embers, suddenly shook.
"Bang!" It was as if the atmosphere had exploded. Under the effect of this astonishing power, the white phantom mist was blown away as if it were smoke, uncontrollably returning to Felix's location.
"What!?" Felix's complexion changed drastically.
This is the classic case of shooting oneself in the foot. Felix, who chose to act against Rozen without knowing that he had the protection of Kinu and that his charms not only provided defense but also automatic retaliation, had already sealed his fate.
At that moment, the white phantom mist was thrown back towards Felix's direction. Under Felix's horrified expression, it enveloped him.
"Hiss!" The corrosive sounds appeared on Felix's body.
"Aaargh!" Felix let out a heart-rending scream. His skin had been corroded by more than half in just a moment.
Felix, in this state, continued to be blown back like trash, with no sign of stopping. It was as if he was being swept away by white smoke, and he continued to retreat until he disappeared into the other end of the forest.
"Chairman!"
"Chairman!"
"Chairman!"
One by one, the members of the Disciplinary Committee cried out in shock, but to no avail.
The scene was chaotic.
"Rozen! Are you okay!?" Yaya finally returned to Rozen's side.
"I'm fine," Rozen shook his head and looked towards the direction where Felix disappeared.
He initially wanted to chase after him but stopped when he saw a familiar aura in that direction through Spirit Vision.
"I'll let you settle all your debts properly," Rozen muttered to himself, and he then abandoned the pursuit.
Not long after, the guards finally arrived, bringing an end to the chaos.