"I've already been exposed," the spatial Mage said honestly.
"Then how are we supposed to teleport corpses unexpectedly!" The pink-haired youth felt as if his cover had been stripped away.
"Haha, I thought it was the legendary Space-Time Corpse Spirit Mage, but it turns out it's just an ordinary Corpse Spirit Mage!" Leopold Vermillion laughed loudly.
"Damned noble, how dare you mock this great me! Do you think you're strong? I just happen to have a corpse with Muddy Water Magic. Let him show you exactly where you stand!" As soon as the pink-haired youth spoke, a corpse that looked like it was patched together from cloth bags was teleported over by his teammate.
Glug! Glug! The corpse, which looked like it was made of bags, constantly dripped muddy water from its body. Beside it were two streams of Muddy Water Magic that were as flexible as arms and could lengthen or shorten at will.
"The attributes are a perfect counter!" Leopold Vermillion's expression immediately became serious.
"Rades, don't be careless. The target hasn't appeared yet, and the other Magic Knight members haven't reached the spatial-marked areas. You need to work harder," the pink-haired youth's teammate reminded him.
"I know, Valtos. I've brought my entire stock!" After Rades spoke, he looked at the predatory Asta and felt a sudden chill, especially since his highly-anticipated No. 2 Alfred had failed to escape the fate of being slain in one strike.
"What is your plot?" Asta asked, pulling the demon-slayer sword out of No. 4 Jimmy's body.
"Ahahaha! You think this great me will tell you just because you asked? What are you dreaming about? Come forth, my army of the undead!" Rades spread his arms maniacally. Then, his teammate Valtos immediately began teleporting. The once-cleared North District was suddenly filled with another hundred corpse spirits!
"These disgusting guys really don't let you relax for a moment!" Noelle pouted. Because the corpses Rades stole had been rotting for who knows how long, the smell alone was enough to make one stay far away. Fortunately, she was still in the air, a bit further away!
"It seems the only way to have a normal conversation is to defeat you!" Asta said as he headed toward Rades and Valtos, who had been teleported onto a rooftop by Spatial Magic.
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"Teleport!" Valtos knew that he and the others were absolutely no match for Asta in a direct fight, so he activated his teleportation skill again to distance himself from Asta. However, they were still in the northern region; clearly, their mission here was not yet complete, so they could not leave.
"Dealing with an enemy who can use spatial teleportation is really troublesome!" Asta stopped. His speed clearly couldn't compare to a Mage with Spatial Magic, so Asta began to shift his focus to the other Corpses in the northern region.
"Need any help?" Asta looked at Leopold and asked. He knew that, given Leopold's personality, he would likely refuse, but it was truly a waste to have a combat force like Leopold tied up with a single Corpse. Besides, for Asta, this Corpse was nothing more than a single sword strike.
"Absolutely not!" Although Leopold couldn't do anything about this Mud Magic Corpse for the moment, he would absolutely not lose to Asta!
"Fair enough!" Asta nodded, then immediately leaped out to deal with the swarms of Corpses. For a moment, Noelle and the nine Shadow Clones felt a sense of relief.
"If this Anti-Magic persists for a few more strikes, I might have to give up on teleporting. After all, my current mana is limited, and every bit must be used where it counts!" Valtos said.
"Heh heh, once he comes over, I'll summon my No. 1 Carl. I don't believe he can break through my magic defense!" Ladros said confidently.
"Central region, three members of the Silver Eagle Squad have entered the spatial marked area. Target not found!"
"Northwest region, three members of the Golden Dawn Squad have entered the spatial marked area. Target not found!"
"Western region, three members of the Golden Dawn Squad have entered the spatial marked area. Target not found!"
"Eastern region, two members of the Pure Black Rose Squad have entered the spatial marked area. Target not found!"
"Where could that damn Crimson Lion King Squad Captain have gone? But his younger brother, Leopold, is here. I believe that as long as we create some crisis, he will appear!" Valtos said after listening to the teammate's report.
"Then should we trigger the spatial trap now?" asked a teammate lurking in another area.
"Let's wait until Fuegoleon appears before triggering it!" Valtos said steadily.
"Ladros, the Corpse army isn't enough. Send out some more!" a teammate in the central region said. The Silver Eagle Squad truly lived up to being the second-ranked Magic Knight Squad, especially since their Captain, Nozel, was still present; the speed at which they were clearing out the Corpses was incredibly fast!
"Got it!" Ladros finished impatiently and, once again coordinating with Valtos, summoned over a thousand Corpses that appeared across the five battlefields.
"Big Sister, these guys are really annoying and endless!" Although Sol Marron was wreaking havoc while riding on top of her Earth Magic-manifested Rampaging Earth Mother Goddess, she couldn't help but get a headache seeing another batch of Corpses appear right after she finished killing the last one.
"Indeed, I've had enough. Briar Creation Magic: Briar Tree of the Body Hunt!" Charlotte heroically unleashed an area-of-effect spell. Suddenly, a large number of conifer-like briars shot up from the surroundings, piercing through the Corpses and suspending them in mid-air.
"Big Sister, that was so cool!" Sol Marron said in admiration.
"Call me Captain, Sol!" Charlotte corrected her.
"Got it, Big Sister. But these idiots actually almost touched Big Sister just now. Don't they know that only the women of our Pure Black Rose Squad can touch Big Sister?" Sol said indignantly, stepping on the head of a Corpse.
"Sol, don't use phrasing that invites misunderstandings." Charlotte elegantly wiped the dust off herself.
"Oh?" Sol paused, then changed her adjective, "Those who can touch Big Sister's soft skin..."
"That's not it!" Charlotte closed her eyes. It was fortunate that she was already used to it; otherwise, she really would have been driven crazy by the naturally airheaded Sol.
"It really is strange. With such a massive display, they only sent such weak troublemakers." Nozel looked at the now-calm central region, his deep gaze turning toward the royal palace, but it remained peaceful, showing no signs of having been attacked.
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