Chapter 1163 - Transcendent (1/2)
Chapter 1163: Transcendent
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Ashes noticed that her movement became faster.
She could have stopped the bone spear that had severely injured Margie had she swung the sword a little faster.
She could have stopped the Magic Slayer from attacking Elena had she moved a bit faster.
She could have blocked all the attacks from the Mad Demon had she been a little faster.
Her magic power currently running wild in her body strengthened every inch of her muscles and bones, creating a burning sensation on her skin. The pain somehow made her even more concentrated.
If only she could be a little faster!
Ashes had, once again, stepped into the same realm she had entered during her first encounter with the Magic Slayer. Indeed, she was even faster. Time seemed to move at a much slower pace. She could see every single detail of the battlefield, such as the tiny cracks on bone spears, the puddle underneath the demons, Margie’s heaving chest, Zoe’s trickling blood and so on. She could kill and rescue almost at the same time.
Ashes felt the surrounding magic power swarming into her and spreading all over her body. She reckoned this might be what Agatha referred to as an upgrade. Perhaps, it was about her time. The converging magic power not only strengthened her physically but also sharpened her senses, enabling her to fight two Senior Demons concurrently.
But she could not beat them.
“Clang!”
The giant sword clashed with the Magic Slayer’s arm, sparks flying off the blade.
“What’s the matter? Is this the fastest you could get?” Ursrook jeered as he streaked back before Ashes could give him another blow. “Your friends will die if this is all you can do. Perhaps, you’re planning to abandon them?”
Ashes ignored his sarcastic comment and swung her sword at a spear zooming toward her.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense. That freaking monster is trying to provoke you into madness!” Zoe advised, panting, as she loaded the gun with the rest of the few bullets. “If you fall for his trick, we’ll lose.”
“I understand,” Ashes said, nodding calmly.
It was clear that the Magic Slayer attempted to break through her defense in collaboration with the scattered Mad Demons, who came up to her at a gallop against the gunfire. Their seamless cooperation forced Ashes to remain extremely focused throughout the whole battle.
The 100 Mad Demons at the Magic Slayer’s command were perhaps the best soldiers in Taquila. They had yet to completely defeat the witches simply because the eight Taquila witches were also skillful and experienced combatants.
But the Magic Slayer was right about one thing.
This was the fastest she could reach.
Every inch of her skin was on fire at the moment, which was the exact sign of a power rebound. Ashes, who had been training herself on a regular basis, had never experienced such a backfire before. She could have escaped from the battlefield and recuperated until her body adjusted itself to the new power intensity. By that time, her skills would have definitely improved by leaps and bounds.
Yet time did not permit her to do so.
She could not save everyone but only herself.
She needed to do something more than this to pull them all out of the dilemma.
Perhaps, Alice, the Queen of Witches, would also feel lost if she were in her current position.
“You’re an Extraordinary. You were born to have great potential. However, it requires a heart of steel to overcome and upgrade yourself.” Phyllis’ words suddenly came floating out of her memories. “As far as I know, all the Transcendents in the Union upgraded in battles, and those who couldn’t successfully become Transcendents were all eventually killed by the demons. I hope you won’t be one of them.”
It wasn’t until then that Ashes realized it was totally a different story to suit the action to the words.
She was now facing two options. One was to stay alive and reunite with Tilly, whereas the other was to upgrade herself and enter a new realm never achieved by human beings.
To enter this new realm, she had to burn herself.
“If we plan to use our magic power to achieve something, it would guide us in the direction we desire.” Phyllis’ voice was misty and distant as though coming from Heaven. It was like a long echo of murmur, a muted thunder rolling over the sky.
“What are you aiming to achieve exactly?”
“Look here. Fire!”
BOOM!
The silent battlefield suddenly erupted into another roar, followed by a shrill scream of the demons.
Ashes looked around and found Lightning just join the battle!
The grenade caught the Mad Demons offguard and sent them flying straight through the air. The two closer demons were instantly penetrated by the flying shells and lost their fighting capacity.
“Awh — ” A gigantic Devilbeast emerged from the woods and bit the demons that charged at Lightning whilst pushing through the dense trees.
Under the joint effort of Lightning and Maggie, the number of the Mad Demons was soon reduced to five or six.
“Hold on. We are coming to help you, awh!”
“Annoying buzzing flies,” the Magic Slayer mumbled, frowning, who turned away from Ashes to Lightning and Maggie.
The other Senior Demon thus took its superior’s place, holding a large tree.
In the meantime, two bone spears cleaved the air, one aiming at staggering Zoe and the other Andrea on the ground.
It happened again.
If she ignored the Magic Slayer, Lightning would be in danger. If she went after him, then she would not be able to save the others.
Since a fast speed could no longer solve the problem, she had to resort to power that transcended the speed.
At that moment, Ashes made her decision.