[Notice: Dark Magic is being used for preparation of evolving]
What!? Now? Are you kidding me, Cheru?
[Answer: Once started, the process won't be stopped]
Oh, hell naw!
A powerful gushing sound signaled the start of another round of our battle as she flew to the sky at high speed, where I couldn't easily reach her.
And what came next was the rain of ice spikes and rock boulders surging towards me. I countered it by activating my Dark magic and shield around me in a five-meter radius and letting it consume everything. I need to protect myself until Evolution is done.
Just like what she said, controlling a much smaller area was a lot easier and wouldn't cause much pain inside my head.
As I turned off my Dark magic, I found her just drifting in the sky watching over me.
I activated my Fire magic and created multiple fireballs around me. It was difficult to make multiple fireballs before because I only had two hands, but now, I could easily create several of them in one activation.
I hurled the fireballs toward her and, at the same time, created rock and ice boulders to follow it up.
But, as expected, she easily brushed it off with her Dark magic.
Talk about overpowered.
A destructive roar of thunder strike surged towards me that I blocked by creating rock boulders and threw them towards her.
But what came next was more than I expected. A forest instantly sprouted again, but not a simple, burning forest. As I looked up to the sky, the gigantic thundercloud was forming again, and the wind current it generated was much more powerful than before.
At this point, it's pretty apparent that she's just flexing on me!
A vine suddenly appeared beneath and grabbed my foot, and the moment it touched me, I instantly felt the high electrical current it was generating.
The plants have freaking electricity on them!
I sliced off the vines rushing towards me using my Wind magic and prepared for what was coming next. It was a hail storm, but rather than snowballs, what was coming down were huge chunks of ice spikes and rocks.
I used my Dark magic as my shield and fed everything in it.
I did the same to the burning electrical forest around me and flooded the entire arena with dark clouds.
And as expected, my head started to get haywire again.
Man, it feels like a very bad hangover after a hardcore drink night out.
The thunder strike roared, coming from the gigantic thunderstorm above me.
And goodness, it's so massive and radiant that I literally saw my entire life flashed before my eyes. I immediately gathered all the Dark magic around the arena and focused it above me.
But the thunder strike just passed through it like a sharp knife passing through a piece of paper.
Damn it!
[Notice: Elemental magic activity is now suspended]
Wha-
[Notice: Newly acquired Dark magic will be operated manually to support the body while being prepared for Elemental magic Skill evolution]
[Warning: Due to Evolution and ongoing fight, the body will undergo continuous damage, causing possible death. Analyzing possible Solutions]
That's Cherubim for you!
[Analyzing complete]
[Notice: Dark Magic will now disable devouring Elemental Mana ability, switching to health and life steal skill]
Ohh…
[Notice: life and health steal is now activated via Dark magic]
[Notice: The body will go under automatic healing]
[Notice: Evolution has now started]
I'll leave everything to you, Cheru-san.
As I closed my eyes, I saw many bluish-white things start to come my way and enter my body.
What the hell are those?
[Notice: All Elemental mana exhaustion required for Evolution has been confirmed]
[Notice: Common Fire Magic has started to evolve]
[Notice: Fire Mana that had been stolen through Magic Steal are now being consumed]
Huh? Magic Steal? I remember acquiring that skill, but I didn't even activate it!
[Notice: Percentage of Fire Mana is 100%]
[Notice: Evolution in process]
[Success!]
[Notice: Fire Magic has Already evolved into Pyro Magic]
[Notice: The evolved Pyro Magic will give you strong fire attacks and will be able to take any form as the user wishes]
[Notice: Level up request for Hephaestus Fire Skill]
[Level up Granted: Hephaestus Fire skill is now Hephaestus Pyro Skill]
[Notice: Hephaestus Pyro skill will forge any type of weapon with Pyro Flame. This new active skill is more efficient against high-level opponents. Hephaestus can convert its immense flame into a weapon without actual weapons to channel its heat.]
My last resort was to create a deep hole beneath me and immediately cover it with a shield before the thunder strike could even reach me.
Even though the hole was already closed, I could still hear the roar of thunder strike from above, and it remained for at least ten seconds.
This is bad, but listening to Cherubim's report made me tremble. The normal Hephaestus drains my mana; what more with the newly evolved one?
Huh?! Is Hephaestus still evolving?
[Answer: Skill like Hephaestus will continue to evolve if the requirement has been met. The more Evolution it takes, the stronger it can be]
Awesome! But yeah, that Raiden girl wasn't done displaying her magic. Can we do something about it? I might die if we don't do something.
[Understood]
Phew, that girl really went for a kill, wasn't she?
What kind of person would survive that? Even with Warrior rage, I don't think I would last even for five seconds with that devastating attack!
I have to fight back now; she has the aerial advantage; as long as she's flying up there, I don't think I can keep up with her. If she doesn't want to get down, I need to find a way to make her go down.
It's unfair on my part. Her flying will give her access to everything.
[Solution: Shield strengthening]
Huh? Shield strengthening?
[Notice: Warrior Rage saved damage will be sacrificed to the shield strengthening.]
[Evolution will now assume]
[Notice: Wind Magic will now evolve to Anemo Magic]
[All requirements had met]
[Evolving]
I can't fly, but maybe I can find a way to reach her.
Yep, that sounds about right: fight a gothic fairy up into the sky; it definitely won't kill me if I mess up and fall instead.
What could possibly go wrong, right?
I opened up the ground and looked up as I went out.
She's still there, flying above, under her gigantic thundercloud, definitely preparing for another attack.
"What a pain."
[Notice: Evolution successful!]
[Confirmed: Common Wind Magic evolved to Anemo Magic]
[Verifying new Anemo skill…]
[Notice: Complete]
[Confirmed: Boreas successfully acquired]
[Note: The ability to shape Anemo into a sharp blade that will deal damage to an opponent]
[Confirmed: Kaikias successfully acquired]
[Note: The ability to create swirling anemo which lead to tornadoes and hurricanes in area-of-effect damage]
[Confirmed: Notus successfully acquired]
[Note: the ability to manipulate the wind with the area'sarea's radius can be used to create Anemo blocks and Anemo Prison]
[New Major Anemo Skill: Anemomancy Ninlil]
[Note: The ability to manipulate anemo magic]
Woah. I never used any Wind Skill before aside from plain and dull wind magic but wow. Anemo Magic is awesome!
[Notice: Water Magic will now undergoes to Evolution]
[Preparing required Water Mana…]
[Completed]
[Notice: Evolution started…]
How long will this elemental magic Evolution be?
[You have eight elements. It will take longer than the normal Evolution. Please refrain from questioning]
Hah? Did you just say that!?
[...]
Don't give me that attitude, Cheru! My life is at stake here!
[Confirmed: Common Water Magic evolved to Hydro Magic]
[Verifying new skills…]
[Confirmed: Hydro Manipulation Skill: Poseidon successfully acquired]
[Note: The ability to manipulate water using hydromancy and summoning Trident, a hydro weapon that can change its form according to the user's desire]
[Notice: Ice Magic evolution that is in que will now start]
[All required Ice Mana has been claimed]
[Evolution started]
I watch as Raiden tries to break my rock-solid shield. Thanks to her power and warrior rage, my shield is unbreakable. For how long? I don't have any ideas. All I knew was I trusted Cherubim for this.
[Confirmed: Ice Magic is now evolved to Cryo Magic]
[Confirmed: New Acquired Skill Cryo Manipulation: Khione]
[Notice: The Ability to manipulate Cryo using Cryokinesis]
Gah! What the!?
[Proceeding to Electric Magic evolution]
[Note: Required Electric mana is completed. Evolution on process]
Ah, Raiden must have been patiently waiting for me to make moves, but I'm immobilized right now in the middle of the fight.
[Confirmed: Electric Magic has now evolved to Electro Magic]
[Confirmed: New Electro Manipulation skill acquired: Zeus]
[Note: the ability to shape, manipulate, armed with high powered electro with the use of Electrokinesis]
[Notice: Earth Magic will now proceed to Evolution. All required Earth Mana has been fulfilled. Evolution in process]
Wait…I know I've been in this shield for a long time, but why hasn't Raiden's attack landed on me yet?
My eyes widened when I saw the slow movement of everything surrounding me. I could see Raiden's Electric particles forming a gush of lighting and her wind magic surrounding her.
It felt like ages since she started to show her Elemental attack on me, yet everything seemed so slow.
[Answer: One of my defensive ability has been activated]
Huh? Defensive?
[Yes]
What kind of defensive ability is it?
[Answer: Time Manipulation Ability]
Your what?