Chapter 120: Master Rank Magic Spell

A few minutes ago...

"Guys, I think I might need to go on first..."

Regis glanced behind him, his tone betraying a hint of urgency.

Pandora and Killian glanced at each other, not knowing what might have made him make that decision.

Nevertheless, they both nodded in agreement without any questions, a result of their unwavering trust towards him.

Seeing this, Regis immediately turned into a streak of white light.

"Make sure not to take too long, okay?"

His voice lingered for a few minutes even after his figure disappeared.

"Argh! He’s getting cocky!!"

Killian rolled his eyes as he complained under his breath.

Still, he couldn’t help but mutter, "Just how much aura could he have? I’m deliberately conserving mine because I might not have enough for the battle ahead. Him on the other hand..."

"The difference between our aura capacities can’t be much, since we’re both in the One Star Realm..."

"Hey." Killian looked at Pandora beside him and asked, "Do you know what’s up with hi–"

"Just shut up."

However, he was only met with her spiteful expression before he could even finish.

"Hmph."

Killian looked straight ahead with a wronged expression on his face.

The two of them spent the next few minutes sprinting in silence, feeling the pungent pressure that was coming from the village.

As Pandora felt it, a frown appeared on her face, ’Is this what Brother had sensed?’

Killian also had a serious expression on his face as he saw the huge flames that engulfed the village.

Just as they entered the village, the two of them immediately saw Regis and another figure fight.

At this moment, the opponent stretched his hand and chanted.

[Master Rank Magic]

It was only three words, yet Pandora and Killian’s eyes instantly constricted in fear.

BZZZZTTTTTTT—!!!!!!

In the next instance, Killian turned into a streak of yellow lightning.

His body moved on its own.

The fact that he could hear the chant of his companion’s opponent was enough for him.

’I must kill him.’

Killian thought as he instantly arrived behind the figure with his sword already in motion.

However, the figure looked at him.

His pitch black sclera and red pupils brought a sense of dread in his soul.

’I can’t defeat him.’

This thought appeared in Killian’s mind upon meeting the eyes of the now demonic Harold.

’...but so what?’

His eyes erupted with lightning as he forcefully fought against the pressure and drove his sword towards Harold’s neck.

"Annoying."

A word escaped Harold’s mouth as he frowned with his right hand still outstretched towards Regis.

CLANK—!!!

"Tsk!" Killian clicked his tongue as he saw the mana shield that blocked his sword.

Taking this opportunity to retreat, he used the mana shield as a foothold and performed a black flip in the air.

THUD—!

"What the fu..."

Killian cursed out loud as he felt his body hitting something in mid air.

He soon saw what he had hit and couldn’t believe his eyes as he found that it was another mana shield.

"Wait..."

Realizing something, he glanced behind him and saw that the mana shield he had used as a foothold was also shooting towards him.

"Fuck!"

Killian immediately climbed the mana shield against his body and leapt, retreating over to a distance.

BANG!!!!!

The sound produced by the two mana shields colliding with each other was deafening.

Seeing this sent shivers down Killian’s spine as he couldn’t help but gulp down.

’I would have been crushed if it hit me...’

Glancing at his trembling hands, he couldn’t help but have second thoughts.

’Should we just escape...’

"Focus! The opponent before us is a demon who had possessed Harold. It seems that he still hasn’t been able to completely take over the body. Eliminating him is doable."

At this moment, Regis’s voice echoed around the area as he once again charged at the possessed Harold.

"For now, don’t make him finish casting his master rank magic spell!!!"

A trail of mist also entered Killian’s head.

[Don’t be pathetic. We can do this as long as my brother believes so.]

"Haha..."

PATTT—!!!!

A loud sound echoed as Killian suddenly slapped himself with both his hands.

’Did I just think of running away...?’

The sound of him gritting his teeth was faintly audible as he glared towards Harold.

He saw that their opponent was only looking at Regis and was not paying him the slightest ounce of attention.

Regis glanced at Killian and smirked as he noticed the enraged expression on his face.

’It seems like he regained his energy now.’

CLANK— CLANK— CLANK—

’Still, this is quite tricky...’

Utilizing his speed, he delivered attacks from various directions in the span of a second.

However, everytime his sword was about to slice through Harold, a mana shield would always appear and block his attacks.

Of course, he was not the only one who was having a hard time.

’This fucking kid...!’

The possessed Harold gritted his teeth as he did his best in defending himself.

’His speed is no joke even for someone of my level! Besides, how was he able to see through my current situation!?’

Just as Regis had stated earlier, the demon inside Harold was still in the process of assimilation.

This meant that his control of the body was currently not stable.

However, he couldn’t fathom how a child like Regis could see through his current predicament.

’Nevermind, nothing would matter if I kill him anyways. Instead, it would be bad for me if this turned into a battle of attrition...’

Thinking this, the demon immediately focused on casting his master rank magic spell.

Regis saw the torrent of mana that rapidly gathered on his opponent’s hands.

"I won’t let you...!"

He immediately utilized his full speed, appearing below Harold’s vision and thrusted his sword right below his chin.

"No matter how many times you do that, it won’t work." Harold said as his red eyes stared directly at Regis.

WUNG—

Expectedly, a mana shield soon formed right in front of the sword.

However, Regis only smiled.

This moment of strangeness immediately caught Harold’s attention, ’Something is wrong...!’

But it was too late.

Just before Regis’s sword made contact with the mana shield, a red dot formed on it.

CLANK— TINGGGG!!!!

The mana shield then shattered without any resistance.

"!!!"

Harold’s eyes widened, his figure becoming off balance as he tried to desperately dodge the sword that wanted to take his life.

’This isn’t good. I will run out of aura soon if this continues...’

Regis shouted with all his might, "Attack!!!"

[Lightning God’s Descent]

BZZZZZTTTTT—

As he heard the strange sound behind him, Harold couldn’t help but curse, "You brat!"

"Do you regret looking at me as if I was an ant earlier!?"

Killian’s voice seethed with rage as he thrusted his sword towards the back of Harold’s neck.

At this moment, the pieces of the mana shield that Regis shattered all pointed towards him.

"What is thi—"

WUNG— SHINK!!!!

A pair of blood red eyes widened as it saw the countless mana shards that drove themselves inside his body.

"Not yet!!!"

Hearing the white haired boy’s shout, the demon felt that something was amiss.

However, it clearly didn’t have the luxury to worry about that as it braced itself and soon enough...

SHUIKKKK——!!!

The blade of the sword filled with lightning exited the front of Harold’s neck.

"Kill him!!"

Regis shouted as he knelt in pain due to the countless mana shards that had pierced him.

"Haaaaa!!!!"

Killian shouted as he pushed the sword downwards, slashing until Harold’s chest.

Tzzz—

However, he couldn’t split their opponent’s body in half as his yellow lightning was suddenly extinguished.

"Fu...ck..."

Thud—!

Killian collapsed on the ground with an unwilling expression.

Lightning God’s Descent was an aura art that he could only use for three seconds.

And that was if he was in top shape.

In his current state where his aura reserves were low, the time he could maintain the aura art was even shorter.

Seeing him collapse, Regis gritted his teeth and crawled, ’It’s not enough!! The demon is not dead yet!!!’

Looking in a certain direction, he shouted once again, "Now!!!"

A blue beam of frost suddenly shot towards the possessed Harold who was still impaled by the sword.

WUNG—

"Yes...!"

Regis couldn’t help but exclaim out loud.

The reason being the fact that Pandora’s Ice Beam was able to freeze Harold’s body, only leaving his head.

’We won...!’

However, the joy that Regis felt was short-lived as a demonic voice echoed.

[Master Rank Magic: Vulcanus]

RUMBLE— RUMBLE— RUMBLE—

The earth in a few kilometers radius cracked as magma overflowed from it.

"If I’m going to die, I’ll bring all of you with me!!!" Harold shouted with a spiteful expression as he hatefully glared at the white haired boy.

CRACK— CRACK— TINKKK!!!

The ice that had formed on Harold’s body was soon shattered by his remaining claw.

He stood still and raised his hand as the earthquake rapidly increased in magnitude.

"Shit..."

Regis couldn’t help but curse as he felt the rumbling earth beneath him.