Dimensional Descent

"Blast through?" Aina's expression changed. She looked at Leonel as though he was a madman.

She could tell that Leonel meant that he wanted to speed things up and rush through the maze by breaking through the walls. But, if that was so easy, everyone would be doing it. They just witnessed together how hard it was for Leonel to deal with that platform, and that had been a thin walkway to begin with. What kind of effort would it take to blast through reinforced walls?

The Rapax obviously hadn't built their Nests like mazes for fun, there was a purpose behind it. It made it far easier to defend and gave them an added buff toward enemies. The fact it had taken so much effort to get here in the first place was a testament to that.

However, toward Aina's words, Leonel only grinned.

"Cut them down for me. I need a bit."

Aina met Leonel's gaze for a moment before she nodded. She would just have to wait to reprimand him for not explaining another time. This situation was even worse than before with Rapax still streaming in. So, she had to prioritize their safety first.

The moment Aina stepped in front of him, Leonel took a breath and settled his mind. This region seemed flooded with nothing more than Fifth Dimensional solider Rapax. He hadn't even seen a Runed Rapax yet, which was part of the reason their fight until now was so easy.

Thanks to this, he didn't have to worry about Aina's safety at all. He could focus his everything on this.

With a flip of his palm, a fingernail sized gemstone appeared in his hand. It seemed almost inconspicuous, but the moment it touched Leonel's palm, it was as though it had been lit on fire. Even when Leonel squeezed his hand shut, radiant light spilled out through the cracks, causing rays of red-gold to splinter off in all directions. But, he remained silent, his mind soothed and calm.

The feeling was a bit exhilarating and Leonel even felt a hint of excitement bubbling up, but he forcefully repressed it. For at least the first time, he needed it to be absolutely perfect. That way, he could replicate it through his absolute control and achieve the same result again and again.

required a Spiritual Medium. This was why they used wands and staffs. Some of Modred's most powerful spells could only

of what the people of Camelot called Spiritual Trees. But, in Leonel's understanding, these so-called Spiritual Trees had just been

able to learn that the best Spiritual Medium of a mage was actually their own body and this was where

Mage Core had sprung up and looked a lot like one would expect a

Light, Variant Earth, and now there was even one for Water. As Leonel improved, these petals grew more detailed and his Mage Core grew, allowing

to cast large scale spells with great

about it… Didn't the petals of a Mage Core sound and feel a lot like an Innate Node. In fact, the more Leonel thought about it, the

now… It was his, it was the very same Innate Node he had been born with as a child, the very one his mother suffered to birth with him, the very one that called down the Phenomena upon his birth. The intimacy he had with it, even after so long had passed, transcended almost

SHUUUUUUU!

vacuum seemed to form around Leonel. In that moment, his eyes snapped open, a wild red-gold light shimmering within

'Junior Scarlet Mage.'

breath, the temperature around him skyrocketing more and more with every passing second. And

on fire, his wings following suit soon after. He was bathed in a red gold flame, a

tapped his

majestic magic circle that surrounded him in the blink of an eye. Each line of fire seemed to race against one another, quickly completing

"Aina. Follow me."

more as Leonel stretched a hand out. In quick succession, several fire balls formed and shot past her, the heat making even her

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

she watched the tunnel collapse. When she looked back, she found a hole where Leonel