Chapter 34: Rift[4]
Meanwhile, Ericka was holding her own; just when she was occupied guarding against three fallen rank attacks, another one sneaked up behind her to land a devastating attack.
As the attack landed, a metal rod pierced through the ice bear, splashing green blood over the snow.
The other rankers soon arrived to take over, taking on the injured ice bears. Ericka nodded at the other rankers while she flew towards Catherine, intending to support her.
Entering the Azure Domain, she marveled at it, the concept she aimed for after reaching the S rank, refocusing on the battle.
Ericka used her mana sense to find Catherine; her golden wings formed behind her as she sped through the domain while maneuvering through the harsh weather inside and upon nearing the centipede monster.
She glanced at Catherine, who was facing off against a frenzied primal rank monster.
Taking the time, Catherine was stalling the centipede; she began to construct a large-scale light magic spell, having noticed the dark mana pulsating from the monster.
Layers of magic circles began to form; soon seven intricate layers of circles were fully manifested, interlayered with each other, radiating a holy aura, and lighting up the surrounding space.
She called out to Catherine, "Hold it still for a second!"
Catherine had noticed the bright light from afar, and hearing Ericka's words, she nodded as her hands lit up, forming several purple magic circles.
From each magic circle, lightning chains burst out, rapidly circling the centipede and coiling around it as they held him still.