Dimensional Descent

In the blink of an eye, a complex Force Art in the form of a shield appeared before Leonel. His Force surged and it just as quickly took form.

To his back, two dark blue Stars appeared, their presence causing the space in the surroundings to tremble.

The Force of these Void Star Force Stars fueled the Force Art Leonel had manifested from within his Dream World, giving it a strength that was several tens of times more powerful than if he used a normal Water Force.

BOOM!

The shockwave sent Leonel flying back even faster than he had originally, but his eyes burned like two bright lights.

The moment his Void Star Force Stars had appeared, the heaviness of Thaela's mercury-like Water Force didn't seem so heavy anymore and even the spatial Force spread out into the surroundings began to twist and deform out of her control.

Leonel didn't know much about Void Star Force at all, he only knew that it represented the pinnacle of Water Force just like Scarlet Star Force represented the pinnacle of Fire Force. However, the moment it appeared, he felt more in tune with it now than he ever had before.

Leonel wasn't sure why this was, but if he had to guess, it was likely because of this new feeling his unearthed Dark Force affinity was giving him. Void Star Force was considered to be top three in Dark Forces, so there was potential there for this to be of help to Leonel.

Leonel's position quickly shifted in the air. His right arm was gone and his inner organs were very much injured. He had been forced to use his [Instant Recovery] already just so that he could have enough strength to block, and he wouldn't have another such opportunity any time soon.

However…

Leonel threw out a demon corpse and a palm of his construct shattered it apart. A raging blood and fuel flew toward him and into his body, gaining two paths to choose from. Leonel, without hesitation, chose one and swallowed it whole.

'[Instant Recovery].'

Leonel's body flashed and his arm grew back out.

All of this happened in an instant, even as his body was still flying backward. In fact, even his spear, which had been thrust back with him, was still there for him to snatch out and grab.

Leonel's Bronze Runes erupted to life once again as a large number of illusory Force Arts formed in the skies.

Biding his time wasn't working, plotting and scheming wasn't working, he couldn't even find a single opening.

Aina was right, about his approach in battle, that is. He only incrementally showed his strength in battle because it was of benefit to him. Catching enemies off guard and slaughtering them before they could display their full strength had been the method to his victories for a very long time now. But this Thaela… No, it felt like this entire Zone in specific made this incredibly difficult.

These geniuses were on an entirely different level and the methods with which they used their Force was so multi-variable and multi-layered that for Leonel, who didn't have nearly the same amount of flexibility, it was impossible to use his normal methods.

only way he would have the slightest inkling of a chase was to put everything on the table and use his abilities as freely as

Leonel's back, seven Stars erupted with life. Three were a radiant sky blue, two were a murky dark blue, and

Star Runes alone applying even more pressure on Thaela's rippling silver waves. From being able to control a 100 meter radius with ease after her third Emulation Spatial Force Star's appearance, it was forced back down to 10 meters in the blink of

room to breathe, but he didn't relax

red-gold formed on his bow at once, shooting like

widened to the point it seemed like they would pop out of their

been more certain. Just then, in the final moment before her silver waves were forcefully restricted, she had definitely seen

Seven Stars?!

expert should only have Six at most! How

sensed the coming arrows, her expression only became more

Star Force? Not only that, but Scarlet Star Force that was clearly powered by Star Runes?! Her defenses couldn't deal with this, it

what was happening. How could one person control so many powerful Forces?! She had never even met someone with Scarlet Star

Spirituals might have one or two appear in a generation, and very rarely, there might

formed their Star Runes, especially the latter point… There was only one explanation:

expression danced between coldness and greed. She knew exactly how powerful Innate Nodes were,

'Dammit…'

entire sky of flood dragons rushing toward her, each fueled by Scarlet

infuriated. This idiot had no idea how to properly apply his Force and all he knew how

"Idiot. Idiot! IDIOT!"

Leonel wasn't strong enough, she was enraged that he was just strong enough

the gap between them was too large. But when this talent was combined with the annoyance of this fog domain and the fact that

to be a quick battle became

injury, resolving every one of Leonel's attacks and evading the ones that she could not. She was too smart, too well-versed in battle, and her library of techniques and methods of applying Force

Star Force to evade, to defend, and to

She could defend with those silvery waves or forming meat shields out of her clones and even had a special domain capable of mitigating Force. As for her methods

the face of her skill, Leonel just threw

as fast as he could, and his spear became nothing more than

and he definitely couldn't go to fight that demon. He wouldn't be able to leave that one on one hell until the demon was killed, but at least here, there

pressed, the more strength Thaela seemed to show and his Force only

of light

and realized that he couldn't just leave her here like

and began