The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
"Hey, hey! It’s way too soon to relax!"
She had just activated multiple Ignition Trans spells simultaneously—a feat that should make casting a new spell impossible.
Impossible… yet Lin kept defying what we considered common sense.
She cast the illusion of dragons… Dragoon Howling.
And not just one—multiple.
A carpet-bombing attack meant to ensure we couldn’t escape.
Shigure unleashed her battle aura, accelerating beyond human limits to escape the blast zone.
Kanade leaped with an almost flight-like jump, kicking off the air multiple times, twisting her body to the right and bending low to dodge the attacks.
As for me, I defended with matter creation and gravity manipulation…
"This is bad!"
Lin pointed her palm toward us, preparing for yet another strike.
Damn it.
Having that level of rapid-fire casting… that’s just cheating!
"Blood Shoot!"
"Teleporting it... now!"
Rifa fired a barrage of blood bullets, and Nina teleported them.
The bullets surrounded Lin from all directions, converging on her at once.
"Haha! What was that? So weak!"
Lin distorted the space around her, deflecting every bullet.
And she didn’t stop her counterattack.
A compressed mass of air shot toward us—a mid-level spell called Aero Bomb, which explodes on impact.
"Ugh!?"
I couldn’t dodge in time. The blast struck me head-on.
A shockwave surged through me, disorienting my sense of balance and sending me flying ten meters away.
I bounced across the ground several times before coming to a stop.
Luckily, the damage wasn’t too severe…
Wait.
A chilling sensation ran down my spine.
Ignoring the pain, I leaped away with all my strength.
The next moment, a massive fireball struck the spot I’d just vacated.
It was probably Red Crimson, Lin’s signature high-level spell.
"Haha! So close! If you'd hesitated just a bit longer, you’d be a charred corpse by now."
"Ugh…"
She could cast multiple instances of the same spell at once…
And she could also cast completely different spells simultaneously.
It was like she’d taken the best parts of Sora’s, Luna’s, and my abilities.
"Don’t get cocky, girl. I may like Rain and the others, but I won’t go easy on anyone else!"
"Foolish human turned demon… I shall purify your soul!"
If she was going to unleash a storm of relentless attacks, we’d just have to strike back with even greater force.
Elfin conjured crimson flames.
The fiery wings on her back expanded rapidly until they covered the sky.
"Finia! Match me!"
"Y-Yes, ma’am!"
Finia, though flustered, followed suit, summoning flames of equal magnitude.
Such raw power—no wonder she's regarded as Elfin’s successor.
"Burn it all to ash!"
"U-Um… b-burn… please?!"
The two sets of flame-wings intertwined, forming a colossal pillar of fire.
They swung it like a blazing hammer, aiming it straight at Lin.
"Oh…?"
For the first time, Lin’s expression shifted.
Her confident grin gave way to mild surprise.
Yet even then, there was no sign of fear or urgency.
Did she still have more power to spare? Was she still holding back?
"Feeling a bit hot? How about this?"
While holding back the pillar of fire with one hand, she cast another spell with the other.
A high-pitched hum resonated through the air.
Magic and icy cold gathered in Lin’s outstretched hand.
Then, with a snap of her fingers—
A massive block of ice materialized.
The ice was carved away with the precision of a master craftsman, gradually taking shape.
In the end, the massive ice block transformed into a bird of ice.
The ice bird, infused with a semblance of life, spread its wings and let out a piercing cry.
That cry became the signal for a raging storm to descend.
A freezing gale swept through the battlefield, carrying with it razor-sharp ice shards.
The storm expanded outward, consuming everything in its path.
A tyrant crushing all beneath its power.
Even Elfin and Finia’s combined flame attack was rendered useless; their towering pillar of fire was soon extinguished.
The icy tempest didn’t stop there—it turned its wrath toward us.
This power… Was this a super-tier spell!?
"This is nothing…!"
Shigure suddenly moved with unpredictable agility, launching herself directly above Lin.
She’d used Elfin and Finia’s attack as cover for a surprise assault.
And her speed was incredible.
Surely, this time—
"Ugh, how annoying. Like a buzzing gnat."
"What!?"
Shigure was always calm and composed.
This was the first time I’d ever seen genuine shock on her face.
I was just as stunned.
Lin had anticipated this move too.
A magical barrier, likely set up in advance, materialized to block Shigure’s strike.
Of course, a barrier like that wouldn’t be enough to stop a member of the Wolf Fang tribe.
The shield shattered into pieces after only a few seconds.
But those few seconds were all Lin needed.
"Bye-bye."
"…!"
Suddenly, multiple dragon illusions appeared.
Lin had cast Dragoon Howling simultaneously, unleashing a swarm of spectral dragons at Shigure.
She tried to evade, but there were simply too many.
Dozens—no, hundreds—of dragon phantoms swarmed her.
They struck her repeatedly, one after another, like an army of ants overwhelming their prey.
"Shigure!"
I couldn’t just stand by.
I kicked off the ground and dove headlong into the storm of dragon illusions.
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