Chapter 197: Staunch Believer of Gender Equality P1
“Lava Sh.e.l.l!”
The lava pond around Veronica immediately started concentrating with her at the centre. Then it took the shape of a sphere with the lava mage standing inside it. The red hot lava unexpectedly cooled down rapidly due to the ranker’s mana interfering in the natural process.
Soon the almost-complete sphere turned charcoal black in shade with bright crimson lines running on its surface like some intricate pattern. This was Veronica’s defensive spell: Lava Sh.e.l.l.
Lava Sh.e.l.l required that the caster first cast Lava Pond so that the lava can be moulded into a sphere-shaped sh.e.l.l around the caster. That requirement made it impossible for the caster to use the Lava Sh.e.l.l without casting Lava Pond first.
But Veronica didn’t mind that the defensive spell had this requirement. She was used to using Lava Pond all the time. So she was glad that the defensive spell played to her advantage.
The shortcoming of not being to be regarded as a standalone spell was balanced by the spell’s casting time. Since the lava was already up for the spell’s taking, it largely cut down on the execution delay while keeping it easy on the caster’s mana consumption.
That’s why Veronica was able to cast Lava Sh.e.l.l with such ease. She was almost secured from external harm if and when the spell completed the construction of the sphere around her.
The inclusion of Lava Sh.e.l.l made Veronica even more confident in using her signature spell Lava Pond. Whenever she felt threatened she’d enter the Lava Sh.e.l.l and spread her mana sense to observe the situation outside.
The spell would buy enough time for her team to deal with the enemy waiting outside while Veronica stayed inside the sh.e.l.l safely. Although rare, Veronica had been saved by the spell several times in her team’s previous battles.
So when she sensed something was wrong, Veronica didn’t have to think twice about which spell she was going to use next. Additionally, the spell was almost complete.
But alas, Eren had been too fast for anyone like the lava mage. It held true even with her preemptive actions and her ideal spell combo. The sphere construction reached her shoulders in height, with only her head peeking outside. Another few moments and she’d be completely safe from external harm.
This was when Eren showed up right above the lava sphere in the air. He didn’t waste any time. Because he knew that if he did, dealing with the b.i.t.c.h would become extremely difficult.
“Blitz Bolt!”
Veronica was almost done with her Lava Sh.e.l.l. There was only a small entrance over her head that was rapidly getting closed on her.
But just as it was about to completely seal her in, a bolt of lightning made its way through the opening and landed on her.
Eren had sent his mana circuits on hyperdrive to get the most out of the Blitz Bolt and extend its range a bit. As a result of its sheer power and stunning effect, Veronica was forced to dispel her defensive s.h.i.+eld against her will.
Veronica felt the full burn of the lightning spell. Thanks to her mana layer that she had deployed unconsciously, she was still able to stay awake. Otherwise, she would have been long since pa.s.sed out. Things could have been much direr had Eren concentrated his attack on her vital organs.
But the butcher wanted to punish the b.i.t.c.h without getting punished for it. So he had chosen the back of Veronica’s neck for the Blitz Bolt’s point of impact.
“Eyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
To cope with the spell’s adverse effects, Veronica screamed. There was no way her Lava Sh.e.l.l spell would be executed properly anymore. So she dispelled it before it was forcefully dispelled.
Veronica’s determination to act under the situation was what helped her regain some control and she cast her signature spell again.
Her almost-formed Lava Sh.e.l.l was cracked before crumbling down. The remains of the sh.e.l.l along with the nearby ground quickly started turning into lava. Veronica now had a brand-new Lava Pond to herself.
The newly created lava whips were created from the Lava Pond. They started their hunt for the vile creature who had hurt their master till she almost soiled her pants. But Eren was expecting this and was already on top of things.
Sedated Perception + Stunning Speed!
Eren also launched an altered version of the fireball spell and coated his feet with b.a.l.l.s of fire. The Blitz Steps could not be performed after three spells were active so his trademark lightning feet were covered with only yellow blobs of fire.
Eren had done this to counter Veronica’s lava for a short time. The blobs of fire will have their mana fire, which would prevent the mana fire generated by lava from affecting Eren’s feet, only if temporarily.
Eren only needed to step over the Lava pond for a short while anyway. So he didn’t hesitate to abandon his Blitz Steps and settle for this variation to match the situation.
Now with the distance almost negligible, it didn’t take a long time for the butcher to get close to Veronica. He grabbed her face with his one hand while she was focusing on his afterimage getting pierced by her lava whips.
Eren placed his other hand right over the girl’s stomach and executed Blitz Bolt again while looking at Veronica in her eyes. Her sensitive bladder had a bolt of lightning running through it along with other organs near her stomach.
Veronica had just found the joy of capturing the vile creature with her lava whips. The whips had quickly caught up with her approaching enemy and pierced him.
‘No. This isn’t right.’
Veronica thought and narrowed her eyes on Eren getting pierced by her lava whips. When she observed that it was only the guy’s afterimage that had gotten pierced, she was reminded of a grim possibility. There was a possibility that Eren was faster than she thought and could handle her easily.
Veronica wanted to look around her to pinpoint her opponent’s location. But it turned out that she didn’t have to. That’s because Eren’s cold blue eyes were staring right at her the next moment when she thought of taking countermeasures.
Veronica felt a bolt of lightning pa.s.s through her stomach. She was stunned before feeling numb from her waist down.
Plus, Eren’s emotionless eyes made her scared for her life. It invoked the primal fear in her heart that she hadn’t felt before. All this was enough for her to lose control of her bladder.
Veronica peed her pants in the battle ring.
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