Chapter 116: Shadows and Light!
The Shadow Leech let out a bone-rattling roar and hurled its massive body toward Sylvia, intent on crushing her under its weight. The ground shook as its bulk descended like a falling mountain.
But Sylvia did not back away. Instead, she dashed forward, straight into the monster’s looming shadow.
Her rapier gleamed, bursting with golden light, the mana swirling around its blade like a miniature sun breaking through darkness.
"Dawnbreaker Strike!"
Her voice rang with sharp determination as she thrust her rapier upward. The blade pierced the very core of the beast’s body.
In that instant, a shockwave of holy energy exploded from the strike, golden ripples surging outward like a rising dawn.
The Shadow Leech screeched in agony. Its grotesque form twisted violently, its countless tendrils lashing and writhing in chaos.
Wherever the golden light touched, its shadow-flesh sizzled and burned away, evaporating into mist. Its once terrifying mass began to unravel, shredded by Sylvia’s relentless strike.
The beast was grievously wounded, but it refused to die quietly. With desperate fury, one of its tendrils whipped out, slamming across Sylvia’s back.
Her uniform tore apart with a sharp rip, and blood streaked down her skin. She staggered but gritted her teeth, refusing to yield.
"This ends now!" she declared, her voice cutting through the roar of battle.
Gathering every ounce of her remaining mana, Sylvia leapt high into the air. Golden light erupted from her body, so bright it looked as though a fragment of the sun itself had descended into the forest. Her rapier shone like a pillar of dawn as she raised it overhead.