Chapter 503 : Law Domain
Chapter 503: Law Domain
“Found you!”
Just as Hela-Helheim used the power of shadows to flee with Janna-Roland and Louisto-Tulan, a crisp female voice suddenly rang out ahead of them.
"Ka——Ka——"
At the same time, vast sheets of frost spread rapidly across the sea. Within moments, under Orren, the Two-Headed Dragon’s [Law of Frost], a thick wall of ice formed, firmly trapping the three within.
"Roar——"
Seeing the path ahead sealed and knowing he could no longer delay time, Louisto-Tulan charged forward first. In the next instant, torrents of flame poured down from his twin wings like fiery rain, blasting open the ice blockade.
"With just you?"
Seeing this, Orren, the Two-Headed Dragon apprentice, let out a disdainful laugh. Then, as before, he simply manipulated the seawater beneath him, sending it surging toward his opponent.
"I command you with my will—summon——Lightning Cloud."
"I command you with my will—summon——Radiant Dream Butterfly."
"I command you with my will—summon——Ines of Ice."
Just as the Two-Headed Dragon apprentice was about to strike at Louisto-Tulan, Janna, who had long been prepared, completed her chant in an instant.
With a flash of contract light, Lightning Cloud and Frost Guardian appeared before Louisto-Tulan, blocking the encroaching seawater.
"Contract creatures? There’s a summoning-type apprentice among you!"
Seeing another thick wall of ice form between him and the sea, Orren’s gaze shifted toward the two newly arrived contract creatures.
One resembled a mass of dark clouds, crackling with violent lightning energy, while the other had the upper body of a human female—yet from the nape down to the lower body, her form was composed of countless sharp ice spikes.
"Roar—"
Seeing his contract creatures successfully block the attack, Louisto-Tulan, now with reinforcements, regained his confidence.
In a flash, blazing flames with the trait of inextinguishability poured down again like a meteor shower, raining toward Orren’s direction.
"Hmph! You think two helpers are enough to defeat me—"
Before Orren could finish, a deafening bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky, striking his back and shattering chunks of dragon scales.
"Orren!"
Seeing her companion wounded, the Purple Dragon apprentice Tarina, who had been locked in combat with Hela-Helheim, shouted anxiously and prepared to turn to aid him.
However, before she could fly far, countless black shadow tendrils wrapped around her body like grasping tentacles, halting her movements.
"Zzzz—"
Poisonous mist surged; shadows corroded.
In but an instant, the shadowy tendrils binding Tarina were rapidly dissolved by the venomous fog surrounding her and vanished.
"Disgusting worm! Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll gladly oblige!"
As a Wizard Apprentice who had already condensed her [Law Seed], Tarina, like Orren, had not thought much of Janna’s group when they first found them.
After all, judging from their magic fluctuations, the three seemed like “newcomers” who had only recently obtained [Fallen Stars] and hadn’t even formed a [Law Consciousness Cluster].
Even though one of them—clearly a witch apprentice—showed faint traces of such a cluster, to veterans like Tarina and Orren, they were hardly a threat.
Thus, from the start, the pair’s plan had been simple: while the [Water Elemental Plane] inside the [Black Hole] had yet to collapse, they would swiftly eliminate Janna’s trio and claim the spoils for themselves.
Yet, these so-called “newcomers” turned out to have far more tricks than expected—especially when it came to escaping.
"Law Manifestation——"
Having decided to end things quickly, Tarina no longer cared about exhausting her spiritual energy. She directly expanded her already-formed [Law Consciousness Cluster], enlarging it until it encompassed a radius of hundreds of meters before stopping.
"This is——a [Law Domain]?"
Watching the “Toxic Domain” spread from the Purple Dragon apprentice as its center, Janna, who was hiding high in the air under the Hundred-Eyed Specter’s [Invisibility] ability while commanding her summons, couldn’t help but grow tense.
But soon, she shook her head, rejecting the thought.
“[Law Domain] is a power only official wizards can wield. She’s merely an apprentice—no matter how strong, it’s impossible for her to truly manifest one!"
Even so, as Janna gazed at the spreading “Toxic Domain,” she could clearly feel the dangerous energy radiating from it.
"It seems we can’t wait for the plane’s collapse any longer—"
Meanwhile, elsewhere—
Seeing the domain Tarina had unleashed, Orren, still locked in battle with Louisto-Tulan and the two contract creatures, grew anxious.
"Tarina’s being reckless again!"
The [Law Domain], a technique only true wizards could use, was far beyond an apprentice’s capability.
What Tarina had created was a “Pseudo-Domain,” a temporary imitation made possible through her [Law Consciousness Cluster], drastically amplifying the effects of her [Toxic Law].
However, such a "domain"consumed immense spiritual energy. At Tarina’s current level, she could only sustain it for about five minutes.
Of course, against opponents who hadn’t even condensed a [Law Seed], two minutes would more than suffice.
"Law Manifestation——"
After a brief moment of hesitation, understanding Tarina’s intent, Orren likewise drew on the power of his [Law Consciousness Cluster], unleashing his own domain.
In an instant, a [Magma Domain] filled with a choking sulfur stench formed around him, engulfing Louisto-Tulan, as well as Janna’s summoned Lightning Cloud and Frost Guardian.
"When I’m done with your contract creatures, I’ll deal with you next!"
With that, the molten sea churned violently. Under Orren’s control, the blazing magma surged like a colossal red serpent wreathed in flame, sweeping toward Lightning Cloud and Frost Guardian.
"Rrrrra——"
"Crkk——"
Facing the engulfing magma, both Lightning Cloud and Frost Guardian retaliated with lightning and frost—but the overwhelming force of the magma surged like a "calamity."
Against its might, their resistance was like ants before a storm—utterly futile.