Henry’s attacks continued.
Amid the furious barrage, Orika murmured softly.
「――――【Anti Evil】」
In the next moment, a golden shockwave burst out from Orika.
「!!」
The wave was small and did not sweep up the nearby Galastone soldiers, but it struck Henry directly.
The impact blew Henry back.
He was forced to retreat, then took a backstep to create distance.
(Did she just reveal a new technique?)
Henry guessed.
「Fuuuuhhhhhh……」
A deep breath from Orika.
Her concentration sharpened, and her magic swelled and bent.
Then, Orika moved.
Zudaan!!
With a kick that made the ground explode beneath her feet, she charged at Henry.
Her speed was beyond comparison to before.
In a flash of lightning, Orika closed the distance and swept her spear.
「!?」
Henry managed to block with his mithril sword in time… but the spear’s power was overwhelming.
The moment the spearhead collided with the mithril, his sword and arm were blown aside.
It felt as if his arm had been ripped off.
A fierce blast of wind followed.
Henry’s torso was left wide open.
Orika immediately pressed the attack.
「Haaah!!」
「Whoa…!」
Orika’s thrust aimed straight for his heart, but Henry dodged.
His posture had been broken and he should not have been able to evade, yet by using psychokinesis to shift his weight, he barely escaped the stab.
Orika’s thrust missed, but the aftershock tore through like a raging torrent, kicking up clouds of dust.
The Galastone soldiers were showered with wind and sand, and screams rose up.
(Her attack power and speed have spiked. If the force had been a little higher, my defense would not have held and my arm would have been taken.)
Henry analyzed.
At present, his psychokinesis strength was at about half of his full power.
Considering Orika’s strength, he would need to raise it to around sixty percent.
「Kuku. You’ve improved a little, haven’t you? Is that your true strength?」
Henry laughed.
「But… it seems the recoil is massive, isn’t it?」
Orika had grown stronger, but her natural ability had not suddenly increased.
She was simply breaking through her own limits and forcefully drawing out more power.
Henry had already seen through it.
He still needed to analyze more precisely how she was pulling out that power, but one thing was clear, the technique carried a heavy price.
「Before your body breaks, can you really kill me?」
「I will kill you.」
Orika answered instantly.
Since the recoil was so great, she could not fight for long.
She had resolved to a short and decisive battle.
Her focus and killing intent carried an overwhelming pressure unlike anything before.
Bathed in that torrent of murderous will, Henry only smiled fearlessly.
「I see. Then try it.」
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