System vs Rebirth

'Can we even escape from here alive?'

Noel gritted his teeth. After getting shown the big difference in power, Noel finally understood what kind of nightmare an Ancient Demon was. It was no wonder why Laufey didn't bring them in the previous attack.

He couldn't help but remember the time Dimitri used his True Spirit Body, just to barely escape from a Spirit Transcendence from the Supreme Devil Organization. Even then, the other two captains were severely injured at that time.

Right now, the threat didn't come only from the Ancient Demon. There were other Superior and Peak Level Demons. They had controlled the lower level demons to avoid them getting swept by the attacks, but they still possessed some threat if they decided to launch a volley of attack to restrain Noel and Anna's movements.

'Do I have to become a Spirit Transcendence forcefully? Just by absorbing enough demon crystals, it should be possible even though my skills won't be at the level of Spirit Transcendence. But will it be enough?'

When Noel was thinking, the lightning actually sparked all around him. Even the ice element that was naturally leaking out of his body lowered the temperature.

"Mhmm?" Noel's expression turned grim, noticing something. 'What? Our elements shouldn't have… Don't tell me… the reason why the Ancient Demon could crack the Spiritual Barrier Rune is because he infused spiritual energy into the shock wave?

'No. Should I say he is shooting out multiple streams of spiritual energy and letting the shock wave carry it? This way, those streams of energy will turn into a spear. If that's the case, it's no wonder why the Spiritual Barrier Rune can crack because of a shock wave.'

Noel had just realized that while the danger remained. There was also an opportunity.

The way the Ancient Demon used its spiritual energy was fundamentally different.

'Is that how a Spirit Transcendence fights?' Noel remembered the way the Sword Arbiter used his strength.

He didn't have any proof, but even if he didn't try anything, it would be impossible to escape. So he chose to die trying.

"Anna."

glanced at Noel. Their morale was low, but Anna

to watch me because it might be useful for you later. Once I run out of spiritual energy,

you say—" Anna abruptly stopped when she saw Noel's resolute face. She ultimately nodded, agreeing to

risk his life in order for

his Spiritual Barrier Rune remained intact, Noel raised his blade on

while

Transmutation, which is much weaker than my strike, deal any damage? Why not use Divine Slash?' Anna was observing him like he

simply gathered as much energy as he could. After five seconds, he finally gathered ten percent of his

swung his

the latter flared up, creating a

the spider deemed this strike, which was less powerful, not dangerous. It didn't even bother to lift up its leg or dodge

at the last moment that this attack

was just a simple spiritual energy that pushed

using the Sword Transmutation, Noel actually sent forth the emotion and element. Yes, Noel infused the emotion with a layer of spiritual energy. The same applies to

of the first layer of Sword Transmutation, the two layers of emotion and element were pushed forward in front of the real Sword Transmutation until it reached the spider's leg. This was like how

there was no way to go forward, all those

emotion and element. Normally, this was done within the sword, which created a stable power. But due to the

in the air, which caused a burst of even more powerful

a second before it suddenly climbed the spider's leg. The fusion with the element turned the Sword Transmutation into an ice wall on top of the leg, weakening the tough skin for

but not least, the emotion he infused into the attack was the Anger, which

the fact that it was frozen, all that sharp energy had

*Bam!*