/BOOM/
After I threw a palm strike filled with the fire mana into its abdomen, the demon was blasted off.
/CRASH/
The force of the punch sent him flying to a nearby rock, and he crashed into it, causing a large amount of debris to scatter around.
/SWOOSH/
However, as I always repeated, one always needs to pay attention to the momentum in such fights.
'Should I try it?' I thought only for a millisecond. 'No, it is way too risky.' The thing I wanted to try was to use the same technique of merging all the elements together, but that didn't look passable for now.
Thus, before the demon recovered his magic, I started channeling the fire mana to my hand while chanting the magic of higher strength.
But that was a mistake on my part.
/SWOOSH/
Appearing beside me, the demon instantly threw his claws onto my chest, slashing me from my abdomen.
"Kurghk-" I couldn't help but get surprised to see the demon recovering himself this fast. The attack I had sent to him should not be this easy to recover from.
The pain assaulted me from my chest, and at the same time, a weird howling feeling spread all around my body.
'This…' Looking at my chest, filled with a weirds grey fire, I understood it was the death attribute.
/SWOOSH/
However, I couldn't afford to lose my attention to the wound at that moment since the demon was not staying idle in any way.
Sensing another claw attack coming towards me that targeted my face, I instantly used the last magic that I had been practicing for a while.
/TOK/
'?' The hand that was approaching me was halted by an invisible force, as the demon had a rather surprised expression on his face.
/BOOM/
Immediately taking advantage of the stop of movements, I blasted the demon off once again.
However, at that millisecond, my eyes perceived a subtle barrier conjured in front of the demon before my attack could hit.
/CRASH/
The explosion created by this attack shook the mountainside once again as the demon again made a crater underneath him, but that was not enough.
'This is why I was not able to damage him.' I thought, seeing the compressed wind energy blocking the impact of the fire that would damage his skin.
'Explosion type of spells won't be effective against him.' I instantly judged. 'Then again, it is not like this is my sole move.'
However, again I didn't have enough time to think of such things.
Even though my regeneration passive skill was working to heal the wound on my chest, thanks to the death attribute cutting it off to a minimum, the pain was there, and it was burning.
And the demon didn't let me be either.
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/SWOOSH/
As the demon instantly started pursuing me with his fast speed, that was what I had in my mind.
Because I was trying to fight the demon using my magic, I, at least, limited myself to not using my aura in the fight since suppressing my physical attributes would be dumb and overconfident.
/SWISH/
Thus, rather than imbuing my feet with my aura, I used my wind magic to increase my speed which was certainly effective but at the same time mana consuming.
<Ding! The host's mana reserves have only a quarter of mana left.> As the system's warning echoed inside my head, I understood I needed to finish this fast if I wanted to do it with my magic.
<Moonstone's Ring is activated. Mana's regeneration rate is increased.> However, who was I? I was someone that gathered quite a lot of artifacts which was the highest tier available to me.
/SWOOSH/ /SWOOSH/
Dodging the attacks of the demon with minimal movements, I started conjuring a plan inside my head.
'This barrier is troublesome to deal with. Almost all of my fire attacks are explosion type.' I thought. But at that moment, an idea came to my head. 'That would certainly work.'
If your enemy was someone that would block the type of wave energy, then the only thing you need to do is make the force release not a wave manner but rather concentrate it on a very small point.
'He is only blocking the lethality of his attacks by spreading the energy to his whole body.'
'But for this, I need to increase the distance first.' With that thought, I started implementing my plan on the action immediately.
Firstly, gathering all my mana into one point, I lifted my hands and mumbled.
"RELEASE!"
/BOOM/
My command caused a huge wave of mana to surge out from me, transforming into a magical force field that enveloped the entire area, blasting the demon off once again.
Following that, I immediately started manipulating the earthen mana and the water mana around me, creating a soil substance that I would use for my magic while using the Muramana artifact to add more earthen mana into the substances.
The magic I used was simply earthen ball and water ball spells.
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My aim was not to attack the demon with earthen balls and water balls but rather use them as a material.
Materials to compress. Instantly, adding the telekinesis force to implementation, I started compressing the mixed soil-like substance, creating a sample that looked familiar to the people of Earth.
Bullets.
A simple but one of the highest impactful ideas on Earth.
At the end of that one second, there were at least twelve bullets flying around me, ready to apply.
However, I knew the demon was fast, fast enough to possibly dodge the attacks that would come its way.
/FOOSH/
And the counter to that was simple, as the same water spell fell to the ground, making it not solid enough to move at a fast speed.
With the bullets of compressed soil and water ready around me, I focused my gaze on the demon. Its expression shifted from surprise to a mix of caution and curiosity, sensing the change in my strategy.
/FLAME/
Infusing the bullets with the elemental power of fire, I ignited them with a burst of intense heat. The scorching projectiles glowed with fiery energy, ready to be unleashed.
To counter the windshield conjured in front of the demon, the very essence of bullets became essential at that moment.
The spinning movement of the bullet would generate torque at the tip of the bullet, making it pierce through every type of armor and energy. That was the very reason why a bullet fired at the same speed as a knife would pierce much deeper.
Using my telekinetic abilities, I launched the bullets toward the demon with precise control.
/SWISH/ /SWISH/
They soared through the air, leaving a trail of flames in their wake.
Sensing something was amiss, the demon tried to move around and dodge the attacks, but his feet were buried on the ground thanks to the water magic I had used, making the ground muddy.
As my gaze was on the bullets, the moment they reached the wind barrier, they pierced through it without any resistance, and following that, they also pierced through the demon's skin.
/BOOM/ /BOOM/
The bullets struck the demon's body, exploding upon contact. The intense flames engulfed it, searing its flesh and sending waves of agonizing pain through its form.
/ROAR/
The demon let out a guttural roar for the first time in the fight, its body writhing in an attempt to extinguish the flames. But the fire magic was relentless, persistently burning away at its darkened exterior.
'What a pathetic demon you are…. You thought I wouldn't be able to pierce it, didn't you?' I thought, seeing the demon squirming in agony.
/SIZZLE/
As the flames continued to consume the demon, I seized the opportunity to press my advantage. I conjured swirling gusts of wind around me, forming a protective shield against any counterattacks.
/SLASH/
With a swift movement, I closed the distance between us, as on my hand, a condensed blade of fire was conjured.
/CRACK/
The blade cut through the demon's defenses, leaving a deep gash in its flesh. Dark blood oozed from the wound, staining the ground beneath us.
/BOOM/ /SWOOSH/
But the demon was far from defeated. It unleashed a torrent of dark energy, attempting to overpower my defenses and retaliate. The combination of wind and fire magic strained to withstand the assault, but I held my ground.
/SWIRL/ /SWIRL/
Drawing upon the last reserves of my mana, I focused my energy on a final, devastating attack. I summoned a swirling vortex of fire encased in a whirlwind of wind.
With a powerful gesture, I unleashed the combined fury of fire and wind upon the demon. The vortex expanded rapidly, engulfing the demon in a raging inferno.
/BOOM/
The explosion of elemental forces shook the battlefield, sending shockwaves rippling through the air. Flames consumed the demon, reducing its form to ash and dispersing it into the wind.
"Hufff…. Hufff…. That was hard…." I couldn't help but mutter as I saw the wound on my chest regenerating once again…."
Breathing heavily, I stood amidst the remnants of the fiery maelstrom. The battle was won, but I could feel the exhaustion seeping into my bones. The Moonstone's Ring glowed faintly, offering a meager respite to renew both my energy and my mana reserves.
<Ding! Urgent Quest [Confront the Demon] completed.>
<Ding! New achievement [Avatar] unlocked.>
As the voice of the system echoed inside my head, I sensed a bunch of people approaching….
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Hope you liked the chapter. This one was a long one, and writing the fighting scene was truly fun, in my opinion.
Now, it is time to return to academy life once again, but a time skip is on the way….
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