......

Ash found himself unable to get any faster.

- If you go any faster, you'll be able to unleash the spear that hit Maggie hard.

- If you are faster, you will be able to force the demon slayer back before Elena midclaw.

- If you are faster, you will be able to block the attack of the mad demon without landing on the ground.

The magic ran wildly through her, strengthening her every muscle and bone, while also burning her nerves. The pain didn't weaken her will, it made her concentrate incomparably.

If only it had been faster——!

Ash has already entered the same new realm as it first fought the Demon Slayer, and even further. The speed of time slowed down in her eyes, and she could clearly see every detail of the battlefield, such as the frayed cracks in the throwing bone spear, the puddle of water at the devil's feet, the faint heaving of Maggie's chest, the blood flowing from Zoe's body, and react to them all. Either swing your sword to kill the enemy, or help out.

She felt the magic from the outside world pouring into her body and condensing into all parts of it—perhaps this was the promotion that Agatha was talking about, and she thought, maybe she had reached that stage. The condensed magic not only provided her with great strength, but also brought a keen sense of perception, allowing her to face two high-level demons at the same time without falling behind.

But that's about it.

"Dang!"

The greatsword clashed with the Demon Slayer's severed arm, bursting out in a barrage of sparks.

"What's the matter, is this your fastest speed?" Before Ash could retract his sword, Ersruk had already dodged and flew back, and sneered, "If you only have this level, your companion will die here sooner or later." Or are you deliberately trying to give them up?"

Ash turned a deaf ear and turned to slash down a spear that was shot diagonally at him.

"Don't listen to it farting, this damn monster wants to provoke you and make you lose your mind!" Zoe panted as she pressed the remaining bullets into the nest and could see that she had very little ammunition left, "If you chase it out on impulse, you'll really lose." ”

"I know. Ash nodded calmly.

The opponent's intentions are clear - it always looks for gaps in the team to launch a surprise attack, and the scattered devils will follow to cover or attack, and its coordination is almost delayed. Even in the face of the bombardment of shotguns, the mad demons who rushed up did not hesitate in the slightest. As long as she is slightly distracted, she may be torn apart by the opponent.

The more than 100 men it hid should be the most elite troops in the Tachira garrison. If it weren't for the fact that the eight Tajira Witches were also experienced warriors, they wouldn't have survived the current situation.

But one thing the Demon Slayer was right.

This is indeed her fastest speed.

Every inch of her skin seemed to burn at this moment of the battle, which was a sign of a backlash of magic - this was the first time that Ash had encountered such a situation for a transcendent who had been honing himself all the time. If she stops now, turns around and breaks through the enemy's encirclement, concentrates on cultivating for a while, and when her body is fully adapted to the new magic strength, she will definitely be able to reach a higher level at that time.

But that doesn't make sense in a predicament.

She can't save anyone, at most she can only save herself.

Turning the tide is no longer something that can be achieved with speed alone.

Probably changing to the witch king Akaris, there is no better way, right?

"You are transcendent, born with unimaginable potential, but to truly cross that hurdle, you must have a solid purpose and a strong will. Phyllis's words echoed in her ears, "The transcendent in the Federation is recorded to be promoted in battle, and those who fail to cross this hurdle all fall to the devil. I want you to be the former. 」

At this moment, Ash realized that the hurdles she had to face were completely different from what she said.

There are two paths in front of her, one is to live and reunite with Tilly, and the other is to go one step further and reach a new realm that no one has ever reached.

The price is to burn herself.

"If we aspire to use magic to achieve something, it will lead us in that direction. The voice became chaotic and distant, as if it were coming from the sky—like a whisper in the shadows, and like thunder in the distance.

"What exactly do you want?"

"Look here, fire!"

"Boom ——!"

The sound of an explosion that had been silent for a long time suddenly resounded, accompanied by the screams of the devil!

Ash followed the prestige and found that lightning had entered the battlefield from behind the encirclement!

The unsuspecting enemy, attracted by Maisie's attention, ate a grenade, and the first madman was immediately blown away by half of his body, and the two who stood close to it were pierced by the splattered shrapnel, and instantly lost their ability to fight.

————!Then an astonishing dinosaur came out of the forest, and bit the devils who turned their heads to aim at the lightning, and crushed a way out.

With the mutual cooperation of the two, there was chaos in the encirclement for a while, and the remaining twenty or so mad demons broke five or six in the blink of an eye.

"Hold on, we're here to help!"

"Annoying flies," the Demon Slayer frowned, shook off the confrontation with the ashes, and flew straight towards Lightning and Maisie.

Another high-ranking devil held up a giant tree and threw it at the ashes.

In addition to this, there were two bone spears already flying halfway, one aimed at Zoe who was barely standing, and the other pointed directly at Andrea, who fell to the ground.

Again, this is the case.

Stay, lightning is dangerous. Intercepting the Demon Slayer is dangerous for everyone.

Since faster speed is no longer possible, the only thing that can change all this is the power that overrides it.

The moment he saw the two go and return, Ash made a decision.

Perhaps the decision had already been made, and the thought had already existed in the days and nights spent with the Neverwinter Witches, the night she talked to Phyllis, or when Tilly said, "I would prefer to see you as you are than the Avengers."

"I'm sorry, Tilly. ”

Ash whispered, and then took that step.

"What exactly do you want?"

I want to protect them.

In an instant, she "saw" a sea of surging magic, the surging power contained in it is difficult to describe in words, but under the torrent, it seems to hide countless whispers and gazes.

Ash let go of the restriction and fully embraced it.

......

Halfway through the flight, Ersluk suddenly felt a wake-up call in his heart.

It jerked its head away, and saw the transcendent raise her greatsword, pointing straight to the sky—and the blade was flowing like golden light.

The moment it saw the streamer, it felt its body inexplicably slow down, as if it was stuck in a quagmire.

It's not just that.

Even the flow of air around it became viscous.

It wasn't the first time Ersluk had seen such a scene, but it had a feeling of disbelief that it had happened at this moment.

- How is this possible?

It wasn't the power of the magic stone, it came from herself!

It struggled to look up, hoping it was going in the wrong direction, but the golden lightning of the dome shattered the last of its luck. Judging by the strength of the mana convergence, the power of this blow was even higher than that of the red-haired witch.

Dodging is no longer possible.

If you can't stop it, you'll die.

Realizing this, Ersluk used all his strength to open up the realm of interference!

At the same time, the other party also swung his big sword-

The dazzling electric light pierced the sky in an instant, illuminating the entire earth.

......

In the deathly silence, Arashi suddenly opened her eyes.

She got up from her seat, avoided the still, and walked to the window.

The world has not yet woken up, and everything remains at the moment when time freezes, whether it is the champagne pouring out the bottle or the raindrops falling outside the window. They float in the air, like a brush stroke in the background of a dinner scroll.

Where time stands still, there should be no sound.

But in the dark night, there was a faint sound of thunder.

She pushed open the window and looked into the distant sky with some distraction, and was silent for a long time.

......

When the lightning recovered from the dazzling lightning, he was surprised to find that the open space where the battle had been raging just now had turned into a scorched earth. All that remained of the surrounding trees was the smoky trunks, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning.

What the hell just happened?

All she remembered was that a mad demon hiding behind a tree suddenly lunged at her, and she was so focused on the demon slayer that she realized it was close at hand. In desperation, she threw the canister at the other party, hoping to stop the enemy, and then the golden light instantly enveloped her.

But now, except for the two high-level devils on the other side of the clearing, the rest of the enemies were gone.

Among them, the big man transformed from the Hell Lord was lying on the ground, his whole body was burned by the heat, and his rough skin cracked inch by inch, as if only one breath remained.

The Demon Slayer didn't look much better, half of its body completely gone, a dark black light wriggling around the wound, standing motionless. But for some reason, Lightning still felt an irrepressible fear.

That's right...... Ashes!

She hurriedly looked towards the center of the clearing, and then couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The familiar figure still stood upright with his sword in hand, blocking everyone behind him.

"Are you alright—" Lightning flew to Ash's side, and before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a low shout.

"Get everyone out of here, as far away as possible!"

"Huh?"

"Listen to me, and I'll leave it to me - until I can control my power!"

There was an unmistakable majesty in Ash's tone, and Lightning swallowed the words he wanted to ask back into his stomach. I see, they are here only to hinder her performance-looking at each other's golden eyes that seem to be burning, at least for this moment, she vaguely understands the meaning of the thunder from the sky.

The lightning caused Maisie to transform back into her dinosaur form, placing everyone on her back - she couldn't fly with so many people on her back, but she was able to run around it.

Moments later, the two left the clearing and plunged headlong into the woods.

After running hundreds of meters, Maisie couldn't help but speak, "Why can the ashes cause divine will, we don't carry the divine will sigil......

"I don't know why, but one thing is for sure. Lightning paused, clenching his fists excitedly, "She's become transcendent!"

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