Chapter 258 Amplification

Without any hesitation, Vincent agreed as the skills of the Black Mithril Sword were enhanced.

The Temporary Skill Amplification card then shattered into many pieces creating a white dust that covered the mithril sword. It happened in a brief moment but it was noticed by many.

They have no idea what that was but they could tell that Vincent is preparing to do something.

'First, let's see the Illusory Sword…' Vincent thought as he triggered the first ability.

He doesn't have the time to appraise the item and just directly used the skill. He noticed as well that the Pseudo-Celestial Energy taken from him was quite bigger than usual. He was happy with that… It means that the three swords that it will summon would certainly be stronger than before.

Previously, the illusory swords can only take a minimal amount of energy and no matter how much Pseudo-Celestial Energy he poured into it, it will only extend the duration of the illusory swords but not their power.

This time, however, Vincent felt a powerful aura after its activation…

Soon, everyone witnessed the 12 illusory swords that Vincent summoned!

'Twelve?!' Vincent was in shock after sensing the twelve illusory swords. They were all floating above him and he could feel his connection to all of them as he held the Mithril Sword in his hands.

He didn't expect that the temporary amplification would be this much! At most, he expected stronger and faster swords. However, it actually added nine more Illusory Swords that seem to be three times stronger than the previous ones!

Magnus, who just finished trapping the dagger, also noticed the twelve illusory swords that Vincent just summoned out of nowhere.

He wanted to make Vincent flustered after he locked the dagger on his body but it seems that his opponent didn't even seem to notice that he can't retrieve the dagger anymore!

'This guy… He just has too many weapons. I'm sure that's not a Mana Art… I didn't sense the normal activation sequence and mana fluctuations. It should be another Artifact in his possession. Tsk…' Magnus couldn't help but grumble after sensing the twelve swords heading his way…

At the very least, he didn't lose hope as he put his hands together like he was making a prayer. The two white gloves that he has then created several waves of Mana like some layers of shockwave as it tried to block the swords!

Whom~ Whom~ Whom~

They were indeed quite powerful as Vincent felt the pushing force coming from the waves of mana.

The twelve illusory swords had really slowed down!

Vincent found this attack similar to what Magnus used against Mursel. However, instead of doing a palm strike to create the shockwave in a certain direction, he instead put his palms together to create a shockwave that would spread throughout the stage while he was at the center. It seems like an improved version of what he did in his other fight.

? 'But… I can tell that his Mana has decreased by a huge amount… He's forcing it.' Vincent smirked after noticing this.

Well, Magnus activated the Formation Art that makes that surrounding mana very firm and difficult to control. That already consumed plenty of mana since he's not a Formation Expert in the first place.

Although he shrank it to the size that only Vincent will feel it, it is still very taxing for Magnus as it requires mental energy to maintain it. Furthermore, Magnus had deactivated the Formation Art when he attacked Vincent with his Flame Dragon Lightning…

Right now, even while he was doing the spherical shockwave to stop the illusory swords, he was also reactivating the Formation Art and trapping Vincent again so he can't use his touchless Mana Drain!

All of his actions were consuming Magnus' mana. He may have an impressive mana capacity, but it's not unlimited…

'What now?' Vincent looked at Magnus who seemed to be concentrating on multitasking. Once Magnus completed the Formation Art to make the surrounding mana frozen or difficult to control, he would surely start attacking Vincent with his unusual abilities…

He might even use his Tier 4 Mana Arts that he's been saving up until now.

Vincent can't allow that to happen. Although he's confident with his defensive skills, he can't be too sure in front of this genius practitioner.

With this in mind, Vincent decided to manipulate the 12 Illusory Swords.

He had never done this before but with his mental energy, he should be able to barely control them according to his will.

Instead of just using the swords like throwing weapons, Vincent recalled how Professor Levent controlled her blade formation before…

They were like a storm that would shred anything they touches.

It left a deep impression on Vincent after seeing such a technique. Although it doesn't seem to be that powerful when it was used against the Xonid, Vincent knows that that alien was just too difficult to deal with.

If it was used against any other Adept or Archmages, that blade formation would certainly rip them apart!

After having a plan, Vincent no longer waited as he immediately controlled the illusory swords. Even after Magnus made him struggle because of the Formation Art, Vincent did not mind it at all as he only needed to use his mental energy.

Dance of Death: Sword Version!

Vincent did his best to copy Levent's blade formation but used the swords instead.

Magnus had no other choice but to defend against this kind of attack… The wave of mana was no longer enough after Vincent took control of the swords!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Three illusory swords shattered into many pieces as Magnus made his move!

He finally revealed his Tier 4 Mana Art!

Since his strongest Elemental Fusion Art or Flame Dragon Lightning didn't work against Vincent, it was just normal to make this next move.

"Whoa! I can't believe it…"

"Is that real?!"

"No wonder he's wearing his gloves.

The audience exclaimed as they were shocked after seeing Magnus' Tier 4 Body Modification!

While Alexander has a Rouge Demon Tail, Magnus actually has a third eye on his left palm! This is probably the reason why he's hiding his hands using the white gloves and most likely the reason why he could just grab those attacks coming from the Mythical Beasts Projections and Soul Manifestation!