Bronze Magic activated!
The bronze armor on Briz's body seemed to come alive. Its surface began to writhe and deform, and row after row of barbs grew out from the armor.
A large cluster of spikes also sprouted from the heavy bronze hammer in his hand, transforming it into a bizarrely shaped mace.
Covered in spikes, Briz looked utterly terrifying at this moment.
So that's how it is...
Turning into a hedgehog after losing out in martial arts; that's simply lacking martial virtue.
Ever since she one-shot Wolf, Nanoda had been reducing her reliance on that power from the Mythical Era. Before she became thoroughly familiar with controlling it, she would not draw upon it excessively.
As for why she didn't directly use Severance Magic to behead Briz, it was purely because Nanoda hadn't exercised in a long time. She wanted to practice and get a feel for combat again.
"Like this, do you still have a way to approach and hurt me?"
Briz said with a hostile tone.
"Who doesn't know a ranged spell nowadays? Why must I get close to hit you?"
With that said, a magic circle expanded around Nanoda, and a black-and-white beam of light shot out instantly.
This was humanity's Ordinary Offensive Magic!
Boom!
At the critical moment, the opponent dodged the fatal blow. The bronze armor completely failed to withstand the piercing nature of the Ordinary Offensive Magic, and the beam shot right through Briz's shoulder.
Briz was a specialized warrior who knew almost nothing about Defensive Magic. If it hadn't been for his sharp intuition just now, that strike might have taken half his life.
Zaha, who was watching the battle from behind, was also startled.
"What magic is this?!"
It was excusable that Zaha didn't know about the current Ordinary Offensive Magic. Having stayed inside this barrier with rarely any outings, they had absolutely no idea how terrifyingly fast humanity's development speed was.
"It's called Ordinary Offensive Magic."
Nanoda once again released the Ordinary Offensive Magic, which had a similar form to Killing Magic.
This time, she intended to completely incapacitate this spiky Demon.
"Wait, I surrender."
Regardless of losing face in front of his teammate, Briz initiated a surrender.
He dropped to both knees to show his sincerity.
His tone lacked any emotion, sounding exactly like a deadpan reading.
"Huh?"
The Killing Magic paused; it was quite sudden.
Right at that moment, Briz threw the hammer in his hand directly at Nanoda.
The spike-covered hammer exploded in mid-air. The bronze fragments seemed to possess a life of their own, piercing toward Nanoda like a storm.
Although Briz looked like an iron bucket, he was clearly a cunning bastard.
A modified Severance Magic activated instantly.
Countless tiny slashes surrounded her body. Under the grinding force of the slashes, those incoming fragments vanished into thin air.
Also at that moment, Briz, dragging his bleeding shoulder, turned and fled.
Just as Nanoda prepared to throw out her Severance Magic.
Two pale hands clawed at her from behind. The knife-sharp nails carried the sound of tearing wind, exuding a chilling cold.
Those were two Phantom Fiends that had been hiding in the darkness.
However, upon getting close to Nanoda, their sharp claws were sliced off by the Severance Magic surrounding her. The two Phantom Fiends let out silent shrieks.
Nanoda directed her Severance Magic backward, directly ending their suffering.
"Zaha, we were tricked by her. This one is not easy to deal with."
Looking at Briz, who was covered in spikes, Zaha took a few steps back in utter disgust.
"Don't come closer. I don't want to get pricked by you."
Hearing this, Briz quickly retracted the spikes on his body.
"Step aside. I'll do it."
In truth, the relationship between these two Demons wasn't very good. They belonged to different Seven Sages of Destruction and were only grouped together due to orders from their superiors.
Zaha felt absolutely nothing for the injured Briz. Having the Phantom Fiends sneak attack Nanoda just now wasn't to save Briz; he was simply curious about the magic used by this fellow kin before him.
"I am Zaha the Keeper, a subordinate of Grausam of the Miracle, one of the Seven Sages of Destruction. Your magic is quite interesting, and I have never seen it before. Although you defeated Briz using magic, now that you've encountered me, this will be the end of the line for you."
"Are all of you this overconfident?"
Nanoda was a bit speechless.
At this moment, Zaha had a look that said he had her completely figured out.
Actually, in Zaha's eyes, he consistently believed that Nanoda's battle with Briz had already consumed the majority of her mana. There was no possibility of him losing, because he still had a trump card.
"He was originally reserved for those humans outside, but I suppose I'll let him out early!"
Zaha's magic was Monster Summoning Magic. He could summon various kinds of monsters, even the apex predators at the top of the monster food chain.
The condition for summoning was that Zaha must provide the summoned creature with a sufficient amount of mana and replenish it when the mana was about to run out; otherwise, the summoned monster would disappear.
After all the Phantom Fiends were killed, their unconsumed mana flowed back into Zaha's body, giving him enough to summon a powerful monster as a helper.
"Come forth, Emperor Hell Dragon!"
Accompanied by Zaha's loud shout, a massive black vortex appeared in the sky covered by the barrier.
Nanoda could feel a presence with majestic mana surging out from within, forcibly widening the vortex.
What emerged first was an angular black dragon head. That pair of golden, slit-like pupils was glaring down at the Demons below. A cluster of pitch-black dragon horns stood tall, their bases tinged with a slight crimson.
Its deep black scales refracted faint red gleams under the moonlight. Its thick body emerged from the vortex, sporting a pair of broad, fleshy wings on its back. Its robust limbs were covered in sharp claws, and as it flicked its tail, a wave of wind swept through the forest.
This was a typical Western dragon species.
The Emperor Hell Dragon was currently the strongest dragon species in this world.
In the past, the Hero's Party had also encountered an Emperor Hell Dragon blocking their path during their journey to subjugate the Demon King, and it was only after a bitter struggle that the group managed to defeat it.
Not only did the Emperor Hell Dragon possess top-tier magic resistance that surpassed ordinary dragon species and a more massive physique, but the scales covering its entire body were also indestructible.
Its casual breath was akin to Hellfire Magic, and merely flapping its wings forcefully could whip up gale-force winds. Those sharp claws and fangs could effortlessly tear its prey to shreds.
"This is one of the most powerful monsters in this world. Do you have a way to defeat it?"
Covered by the shadow of the Emperor Hell Dragon's body, the corners of Zaha's mouth curled up slightly. With his arms spread wide, he looked forward to Nanoda's performance.
It was also Nanoda's first time seeing an Emperor Hell Dragon. Compared to the Red Mirror Dragon that had previously occupied Gaderia, the Emperor Hell Dragon was fully three times larger; it simply dwarfed the former by comparison.
"ROAR~!"
Flapping its wings to hover in the air, the Emperor Hell Dragon let out a roar, its eyes full of killing intent locking straight onto Nanoda on the ground.
"What are you staring at?"
Facing the Emperor Hell Dragon in the sky, Nanoda gave it an internationally friendly hand gesture.
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