"Yes, Princess, wait for me! Brothers! Let's go!" Grasping his magic staff, Nagi was the first to leap out.
The engines of the warships, shaped like marine creatures, roared to life. With an Imperial aircraft carrier at the center, the entire fleet flew towards the majestic aerial palace. This battle was for the future of the entire Magical World. If they failed here, this world would be 'destroyed,' so from the very beginning, there was no retreat.
"Thousand Thunders!!" Nagi, holding his notepad, used his most familiar anti-army magic, intending to eliminate all the small fries in front of him.
"Spirit of Water! Hear my call, with your might, display your proud power—Water God's Roar!" The moment Nagi's Thousand Thunders activated, Yoshino, standing nearby, cast her magic. Their two spells harmonized and merged into an even greater magical crisis. Almost all the enemies in a straight line ahead were annihilated by this powerful combination of spells. The fleet used this as a breakthrough, and amidst countless bombardments, they charged into the palace's outer airspace in one fell swoop.
Automatic 'Vulcan' turrets sprayed bullets at the invading enemies, and Magic Puppets and summoned demons also attacked the adversaries. Under the cover of various units, Yoshino and the others successfully stormed into the palace through the main gate. What appeared before them was a group of familiar faces.
The person leading them was Avidya Lux, a high-ranking member of the Perfect World who had been missing for a long time. Surrounding him were several magic warriors who controlled lightning, fire, and water respectively. To his left was a Magician in a black robe, and to his right was a Knight in shining black armor.
"The man who can use a thousand spells, we meet again. This should be the second time, right?" Avidya Lux said coldly, as if he didn't even acknowledge their presence. "In the past six months... you've eliminated quite a few of our people! Now, let's settle this here!!!"
So Nagi faced Avidya Lux, Yoshino faced the Magician who used Ice Spirit magic, and the others each faced their own opponents.
"Ice and snow demon god lurking in the distant extreme cold, obey my summons and come forth. Black blizzard that freezes all! Turn all things into white snow! -- Ice Sealing Array!" Seeing the tide of water surrounding her opponent, Yoshino decisively used her most proficient ice magic. Under Yoshino's magic, the opponent was immediately frozen into a block of ice, and as they tried to break free, they shattered into fragments and vanished into the air. Standing amidst the fragments, Yoshino said with a somewhat crestfallen expression, "I'm sorry."
After dealing with her opponent, Yoshino saw Nagi and the others still fighting and walked alone into the deep, dark depths of the palace. She wanted to stop the 'Ritual to Return the World to Nothingness' from activating by herself again, just like before. Suddenly, a black energy pillar pierced through Yoshino's left shoulder, and Yoshino was struck by the immense inertia, slamming heavily into the wall.
"Cough, cough..." Large mouthfuls of blood coughed out from Yoshino's mouth. The previous attack had left her no time to react. "I didn't even have time to elementalize. What incredible speed..." Yoshino pressed her right hand against the wound, beginning emergency treatment with spiritual power. Was there still a mastermind? Were the previous enemies not all of them?
A figure in a black magic robe gradually emerged from the darkness. Seeing the newcomer, Yoshino's pupils sharply contracted. "Black magic robe?! So it was you!" Yoshino said through gritted teeth. However, the newcomer seemed to completely ignore Yoshino, walking past her and heading out.
"The power of the Water God descends upon me, in the name of the contract, display the power of a god—Water Mist Annihilation!" Yoshino's voice rang out, and a chilling ice attack, carrying immense danger, assailed the opponent. But something shocking happened: the newcomer merely waved a hand gently, and a black protective barrier appeared behind him. Yoshino's magic struck it, only causing a ripple before disappearing.
"What?! It's completely useless? How is that possible?" Yoshino was greatly astonished, her already pale face, due to excessive blood loss, became even more ashen. This was the first time her magic had been ineffective in this world. Hadn't her power already reached above SA? Why was she completely helpless against him now?
"I wasn't going to bother with you, but you're seeking death." A cold, emotionless voice rang out, seemingly annoyed by Yoshino's actions.
Yoshino instinctively sensed danger and quickly elementalized. Unexpectedly, just as her upper body turned to ice, a dark magic staff struck her heart. Completely ignoring Yoshino's elementalization, it pierced through her chest, leaving Yoshino staring at her chest in disbelief. She... was no match for him at all.
"Wah..." Large mouthfuls of blood gushed from her mouth. Yoshino's eyes lost focus as she collapsed to the ground. In her last conscious thought before losing consciousness, she wondered, "How is this possible? Why could he hit me while I was elementalized? Was it Eishun's Second Tachi? No, it's impossible... No, this guy is too abnormal. I must tell Nagi and the others... I... I absolutely cannot faint..."
She quickly used the power of the kabbalah tree of life within her to regain consciousness, but the power in her chest left her without the strength to stand. Even so, she dragged her body, crawling on the ground, leaving a trail of blood.
"If Shiina saw me like this, she'd probably scold me again, right? Good thing I sent her into the shadow space just now." Yoshino thought with a hint of relief. If Shiina saw her current miserable state, she would probably lecture her again. "But right now, Nagi and the others are the most important. They don't know there's a more powerful enemy here. With my current speed, I probably can't reach Nagi and the others quickly enough. I might have to use… Sister Kurumi's power."
Thinking this, Yoshino extracted the power of a certain particle from the kabbalah tree of life within her. She had to catch up.
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