Chapter 376: Celebration (1/2)

Maerr-viki Continent, Seraph Kingdom.

A week has passed since the Ninth Prince and the First Prince have met up with another to talk about forming an alliance between the two of them regarding the war for the throne, only for them to end up forming a mutual agreement. Naturally, an event like this would have spread throughout the whole kingdom like a firestorm. Though surprisingly, it didn't.

Well, the reason why such an event like this didn't spread throughout the kingdom was due to the fact that both parties had agreed to use all of their control over information to make sure this piece of news was not spread, allowing both sides to focus on their own things in peace.

At the moment, Vanadir and the others were currently in the royal training grounds, practicing the attack that they were going to use in the war for the throne. Unsurprisingly, with all of them being more or less skilled in combat, the only type of group attack that they were practicing at this point were those that utilized the powers of all five of them…which Vanadir called the Vanadir Coalition Supreme Arts.

Looking at his team members with a smile, the Ninth Prince said to them, ”Since we've already mastered the group attack that focuses on me as the one dealing the final blow, how about we try and create a group attack wherein the focus is dealing the most damage as possible?”

With a look of confusion, Valentia asked the Ninth Prince in response, ”Wouldn't that attack be the one where you're the focus?”

Shaking his head, Vanadir replied, ”Nope, I'm still a Rank 3 class wielder. If I were at Rank 4, then that might have been the case.”

”In any case, only two people in this team of ours could fit the role of dealing the most damage,” he continued before pointing at Valentia and Dane. ”That would be you two.”

In an instant, Valentia shook her head as she replied, ”Although I can deal a lot of damage, I can only do so when I amass a lot of blood.” With that, she pointed at Dane and said, ”Dane would be the best fit for this.”

Hearing this, Dane waved his hands as he let out a light chuckle, saying, ”You must be jesting, Lady Valentia. Surely your firepower is greater than mine when it comes to battles.”

”No, Dane. Valentia does make a point here,” Vanadir could not help but say after pondering over it for a while. ”If you consider her being put in a fight against a hundred people, then yes, her might would be greater than yours since she could amass a lot of blood thanks to her class. But in the war for the throne, we're only up against teams of ten at the very most. She wouldn't be able to exhibit her greatest power.”

”As for you, you aren't limited by the number of enemies. Even though it might seem that your damage output is consistent, it's the best one in our team in this case,” he concluded. ”With that, let's focus on creating a group attack where you're the focus, Dane.”

Seeing as most of them were looking at him with a gaze of hope, Dane eventually gave in as he awkwardly smiled. ”Alright then. Though, please do not have high expectations of me.”

And with that, the five of them sat in a circle as they talked about possible spell and skill combinations they could use to maximize the amount of damage they could deal on the opposing side. Unsurprisingly, they were eager to talk about their skills and spells, wanting to contribute a lot to the birth of the next group attack. Though, while most of them were eager to do so, one of them seemed to be in a daze, thinking about something else.

”Hmm? Is there something bothering you, Erea?” Vanadir was the first one to ask, noticing that Erea had become unusually silent as of late, recalling how she was quite active in participating in previous talks.

Hearing her name being called, Erea seemed to have snapped back to reality as she awkwardly smiled and shook her head. She then replied, ”Ah, it's nothing, Prince Vanadir. I was just thinking about something else.”

”I see. Well, let's continue.” Although Vanadir had a feeling that something was off about Erea today, since Erea did not bring it up, he had no choice but to continue with the conversation. Naturally, the others were worried about what was happening with Erea, with Valentia and Griselle being even more so. Giving each other a nod soon after, the two of them silently made a vow to themselves that they would find out what was going on with Erea.

Eventually, the five of them were finished with their conversation, with all of them sporting light grins at the possible prowess of this group move they had just made, save for Erea.

”Alright, everyone! Let's start!” Vanadir shouted as he nodded at Dane. In response, Dane slowly moved forward as a ball of mana started to manifest above his right hand. Soon after, he compressed this ball of mana before layering more mana on top of it…only to compress it once more.

As he was doing this, the Ninth Prince then looked at the others and shouted, ”Everyone! Buff Vanadir!”

”2nd Circle! Boiling Blood!”

”3rd Circle! Reaper of Life!”

”3rd Circle! Mana Blood Conversion!” Without hesitation, Valentia was the one to go first, casting all of the enhancement spells she had on her arsenal to Dane, increasing the efficacy and might behind the mana he had. After that, she took in a deep breath as a slightly malevolent aura surrounded her. With that, she pointed one of her fingers towards Dane before shouting, ”4th Circle! Blood-laden Might!”

Whoosh!

As the malevolent aura surrounding Valentia was shot out of her finger, this aura was soon absorbed by Dane, increasing the pressure he exuded by multiple folds as the ball of mana gained a slight tint of crimson.

”Griselle, you're next!” Valentia said to Griselle behind her, who nodded in response as she sent out multiple strands of light in one go.

”3rd Circle! Titan Vessel!”

”3rd Circle! Titan Might!”

”3rd Circle! Titan Mind!”

”2nd Circle! Skill Reflection!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Although Griselle was well-known in the kingdom as someone who could defend an area on her own, she still had some spells hidden that she rarely used, namely spells that enhanced her combat capabilities. Seeing as how it was being used on Dane's move, Vanadir could not help but become jealous as he asked her, ”Why didn't you use it on my move?”

”You didn't ask!” Griselle said in response just as the final strand of light from her had been absorbed by Dane. At this point, the pressure Dane was exuding was on par with the pressure Vanadir exuded while he executed his group attack. Naturally, with Valentia and Griselle done, Erea was the one up next, only to still be in a daze until she was reminded by Valentia.

With a slight jolt and a light nod, she then cast the spells she had previously cast on Vanadir, imbuing the power of fire and water into the ball of mana Dane wielded. Although it did not seem like much, Dane knew for a fact that it had increased the power behind the ball of mana he wielded by a certain amount.

”Since those three are done, it's time for me to make my move,” Vanadir said with a grin as he tightly gripped on his blade. ”Ignition Mode!”