Chapter 589 [Bonus Chapter] Demon Spell: Burning Abode


    Altashia was soon going to get consumed by Eren''s sudden wind-element attack. She had already checked those iing wind des with her mana sense.


    Furthermore, she felt that she needed to be wary of Eren''s weapon set that he threw earlier. She had seen him fight. He''d always shock his opponents with hisplex moves, by making them take the decisions he wanted them to take. So she didn''t try to escape from his iing attacks in a hurry. And in doing so, she fell for the same trap she wanted to avoid.


    Eren''s wind-element des weren''t individually that strong. They won''t be able to break her defensive spell if they attack individually. But with their quantity, they could attack the same area multiple times faster than her mana defenseyer could keep up.


    Plus, due to her ss requirement, most of her attention had gone to controlling her mana circuits and mana points. So she couldn''t strengthen her mana defense manually.


    Altashia was forced to show her hand.


    The warrior-ranker stabilized her flight in the air using her wings and gripped her weapon hard. Wind and fire element chains started sprouting from the surface of her arms,tching onto her scythe.


    Swish!


    Time seemed to have slowed down for the spectators as they watched Altashia perform the same move she had used on Rodrick Renar and his demon beast Aqua. The mana pulse of that attack was so intense that it didn''t feel like an attack initiated by an Ace ranker. No, even among the Adept rankers, that attack would still have garnered attention from its spectators.


    A circr flying sh that expanded in all directions disrupted the surrounding mana and hindered the iing des. The wind des crashed onto therge solidified wind and fire element flying sh and dispersed immediately after touching it.


    Altashia''s flying sh was also crumbled down before breaking into multiple mini shes that fell on the ground beneath her like rainfall. The ground immediately caught fire without burning anything solely due to Altashia''s remaining mana sustaining the mes.


    All of Altashia''s other attacks had also caused the fire to break out in the nearby vicinity. This was when the ground did not have anything to burn. One could imagine the havoc she might raise if she fights near an area infested with mmable objects.


    Eren saw Altashia''s attack approaching him in his near-stagnant world and had stress lines over his forehead. This was his test. He had forced Altashia to show her hand. But if he couldn''t pull off what he had nned to do, the very act was almost certain to backfire on him.


    Wind de Tornado!


    Total Control!


    Eren released the second stack of the same spell that he had kept dormant at the same time. He also elerated its effects with Total Control so that it would keep up with his enhanced perception.


    Just like Wind des Tornado, Eren had also kept the Total Control Spell hidden from his mates. This was so that he could use them against Altashia at the right time. With this, almost all of Eren''s trump cards that he could count on had been used.


    Altashia saw Eren get surrounded by his wind-element spell within a fraction of a moment before disappearing from his space. He had changed his position by going even higher than his previous altitude with the power of Wind des Tornado lifting him.


    Eren''s mana sense waspromised at that time and he couldn''t keep up with the des'' speed that had been elerated by his Total Control spell. As a result, even though he was uninjured, his clothes were ripped apart by getting caught in the tornado.


    Eren barely managed to keep his pants on. But his torso was now out in the open as his casual army shirt and jacket were torn apart by the wind-element spell. But he didn''t care. He had achieved what he had set out to do.


    ''Now''s the time.''


    Eren thought to himself and canceled all his active spells save for his time-element spells. He then executed his next set of spells as he started losing altitude rapidly. He adjusted his body and approached Altashia just like a meteor approaching earth.


    Eren already possessed the maneuverability needed to perform moves like these due to him acting as Tuan. The experience behind Fire Wings'' attack was now helping him.


    Fireball!


    Wind de Tornado!


    Red Blitz Bolt!


    Eren first exposed Altashia to a bunch of Fireballs that he had elerated the production of using Total Control. Then he surrounded her with Wind des Tornado once again to create mental pressure. Finally, he charged his punching daggers with red lightning as he waited to check on her condition.


    Altashia had beads of sweat on her forehead after she had cast that logic-defying spell. She was used to getting some breathing room after such a spell made its presence. She thought this time would be no different. But Eren''s approach right after her spell was over had caught her off guard.


    The mini fireballs were squatted by the wind-element hands she had created in haste. She also sent flying shes at the iing wind des to deflect and clear the airspace around her. After getting rid of the fireballs, semi-transparent hands also surrounded her body. And yet, some of the fireballs and wind des managed to prate the defense she had set up in haste.


    "Aaaaah!"


    Altashia couldn''t help but cry in pain as she was hit by some of the butcher''s attacks. Her petite skin on her arms was first burned off before getting shed because of Eren''s attacks. She had used her hands as thest line of defense to protect her vital organs from being targeted.


    For the first time in a while, Altashia was angry. Not on Eren. But on herself. Her grandpa Altair had warned her she was prone to serious attacks after she used the ss-enhanced attacks she used to perform by tweaking her mana circuits her way. That is if the ranker could figure out the basics behind her attacks.


    ''It feels like Gramps Altair would beughing right now if he was here. Laughing at me for my ipetence. I… I hate him.''


    Altashia red her nose in anger when she remembered Altair''s warning that finally became true. She stopped the flow of her blood by strengthening her mana defense and looked up at the red mass of lightning that was approaching her rapidly.


    ''This… this is why I love him.''


    Altashia smiled as she held onto her weapon and looked at Eren in the eyes. Thetter was also looking at her keenly with stoic expressions. It was apparent that he was serious about defeating her. By putting his life in danger, he had created an opportunity to strike her and defeat her. She could rte to the resolve Eren had disyed for her.


    They both were almost burnt out by this point. Altashia was even more so than Eren because of her being on the offensive for quite a longer time than him.


    They had left their spectators gasping in shock and inferiorityplex. In demonstrating their high level of might and exceptional ability, they had demonstrated that the genius rankers were not necessarily followingmon sense.


    And yet, the fight was not over until it was over. Altashia still had thest embers of mana left in her to cast one more spell.


    She let go of her Demon Beast Transformation spell and allowed her ck wings to disperse in the air. She too started losing altitude while looking at the iing Eren.


    Altashia hesitated for a bit before strengthening her resolve. She was sure Eren wouldn''t want to win the fight at the cost of her holding back. She would feel guilty too if she ever did something like this. Most of all, she didn''t want topromise on her warrior mentality.


    ''Eren, my love, I hope you ovee this spell!''


    Altashia closed her eyes and mumbled to herself before using her final trump card.


    "Demon Spell: Burning Abode!"


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    AN: Altashia uses Burning Abode in chapter 426. This is the same spell that she used as a deterrent against the Orc Lord Baran.