Once I activated my spell, the entire environment around us lost color and everything came to a complete standstill, both the mist clearing due to the rain and the movements of my enemies.

With time frozen and my enemy immobilized, I positioned myself behind him easily. I don't think I can kill him with just one blow; his body is too resistant and his mana cloak is too dense. It's best to incapacitate him. I thought quickly.

Drawing the spear I had stored earlier with magic, I wrapped it with mana, and with great force, I threw it at his two legs, managing to shatter them.

Not content with that, I enveloped mana in my sword to cut off both arms of the large demon still floating in the air.

I backed away from him and continued on my path towards my main objective before my spell ran out.

Crap! If only I could stay in this state for more than four seconds... I cursed at my incapacity.

My spell broke suddenly with a loud crash, as if a large crystal had been shattered by a blow.

When the world returned to normal, loud screams started behind me. "AAAHHH—"

Deciding to ignore them, I continued on my way until I could see Ali several meters in front of me; he quickly aimed his wand at me, and a red light began to glow at the tip.

He's a Demigod-ranked mage, if I let him cast that spell at this distance, it'll be dangerous... I thought quickly. I guess I have no choice. "Noukan" I said again.

Before giving him the chance to attack me, I conjured my spell again, abruptly silencing his brother's cries that still echoed behind me.

Well... it worked. I said, on the verge of collapsing; my body had suffered serious internal damage from using the same Divine-level spell twice, but deep down, I encouraged myself to stay standing.

I have to keep going. I told myself before continuing to run with all my strength until I had Ali in front of me; clumsily, I raised my sword and delivered a powerful thrust right into his neck before my spell dissipated.

"—HHHH!" The muscular demon's scream continued as I began to breathe heavily.

Ali's head soon fell to the ground, with a surprised expression in his eyes that slowly lost their light. Well, he's dead...

Damn it! No... I can't go on... the pain in my mana heart is serious. I think I pushed my heart too hard... I thought, gasping for breath as I collapsed to the ground in agony.

"Brother, I don't know what that dragon did but it ruined my tatt-" The voice of the great demon fell silent when his gaze met mine instead of his brother's.

So, my attack didn't work against him... I thought tiredly, noticing how the great demon's body remained intact. Damn it! Now I should take advantage of his confusion to attack him... b-but I have no strength left.

Gathering mana with my mana heart, I slowly stood up until I was finally on my feet. Then, I walked a few steps with the silent gaze of the great demon still fixed on me.

"You were looking for your brother, right?" I said, picking up by the hair the decapitated head lying at my feet. "Here, I'll pass it to you," I said with a slight smile before tossing it at his feet.

"You're dead, Kadian." He said in a deeper voice after drawing his sword abruptly.

The rain didn't stop, and the sand was becoming increasingly annoying to walk on, so before making a move, I reflected for a moment to determine what I should do next.

Although I managed to cut off his arms, they regenerated absurdly fast. I thought as I saw the arms and legs I had cut off lying beside him.

Sh*t... With that absurd regeneration, I won't be able to beat him in a direct fight in this state, I need to think of something... I thought as I analyzed my previous fight against him.

From what I noticed, he doesn't seem to be good at magic, if that's the case, I could use Burning Soul just like a few seconds ago. I concluded.

Burning Soul will burn all the mana in his body, causing his internal organs to fail. I thought with that idea in mind as I picked up my sword.

Yes, it's a good plan, but... but the bad thing is that spell is Demigod level, if I fail, I'm sure it will be my end. I thought, after analyzing my mana heart.

Quickly, the great demon enveloped himself in a thick cloak of mana, then lunged at me, managing to get close in less than a second.

He moves faster than before, so he wasn't even fighting seriously until now? I wondered after dodging his first attack by moving to the side with wind magic.

The great demon only followed me with his gaze, then moved his body to position his sword between my ribs.

Damn it, this is dangerous, if he cuts me in two, it would be a very disastrous end. I thought worriedly, feeling the little mana I still had in my mana heart. I'll have to give it my all... or I'll die.

Slowly watching as his attack drew closer without me being able to do anything, I was forced to sacrifice the rest of my defense to survive.

I hope this is enough. I said to myself before gathering all the mana covering my body in the area of impact, managing to survive his powerful thrust.

Ah-h... sh*t... it was worse than I thought. Even though he didn't cut me in two, his sword had managed to break several ribs, and all the bones in my left arm.

The impact sent me flying, causing me to roll uncontrollably through the sand until I stopped several meters away from him, only to vomit a pool of blood onto the sand.

Tha...thankfully I was able to avoid the... the cut. I said, dying on the ground, Sh*t, this is ba-bad. I thought as I felt my consciousness slipping further away from me.

"Trash! How dare you kill my brother!? Now you'll pay..."Said the demon with hatred as he slowly approached my agonizing body.

I have to hold on... I told myself as a breath of encouragement.

Once his feet were beside my head, the demon stopped, gripping my neck firmly until he raised me to eye level, causing my feet to dangle in the air.

Even though he squeezed my neck tightly, I decided to show him a smile, infuriating him even more.

"Bastard!! Die-" He shouted forcefully as he swung his sword towards my neck just before stopping abruptly.

Just in time. I weakly thought as I finished transferring my spell through my neck.

Now, Burning Soul had begun to consume his core, silencing him abruptly. The demon only looked at me with a face of surprise and confusion as he started to bleed from the mouth, weakening his grip.

"M-maybe you're better than me physically." I said weakly with blood in my mouth. "But still... you're very weak against magic without your little brother."

"D-don't be arrogant." Said the great demon as he increased the strength of his grip again.

"I-if I die, you'll come with me." What!? Why the heck won't he die!?

Seeing that my spell was taking too long to take effect, I forced my core to push more mana into my spell to finish off the demon as soon as possible.

With a determined look, the demon swung his sword again towards my neck. I tried to free myself with both hands but it was impossible with my current condition, I twisted until I finally felt the impact and the blood running down my neck.

Since my body didn't have a mana cloak, his sword managed to make a deep cut between my neck and shoulder before the demon fell dead on the sand.

Sh*t! I didn't... didn't think I'd endure... so much. I commented, falling to my knees as I created a puddle of my own blood on the ground.

Damn it... that could have killed me... I thought, without energy or mana. Will... will I survive if I stay still, I just have to wait...

With my consciousness hanging by a thread, I began to think about the people around me, until suddenly Aria's mana disappeared.

"No!" I shouted aloud, snapping back to reality. What the heck happened there?

Just after Aria's mana disappeared, Kurt's rose, to the extent that it could easily be mistaken for someone of Demigod rank.

Kurt is in trouble, I can't stay here waiting for this wound to heal... I thought, lifting my weak body while collecting ambient mana for my core to refine.

Doing this will help me for now, but I have to be properly healed afterwards. I commented as I closed my wounds with the sand from the ground and sealed them by heating it with fire magic.

With my body in tatters, I walked a few meters to pick up my sword and then my spear that were scattered in different parts of the battlefield.

While gathering mana to use in spells, I hurried as fast as I could to where Kurt was fighting.

...

As I approached where Kurt was, I could follow his fight until it was finally coming to an end. Sh*t, I need to hurry!

By the time I arrived, the rain had completely stopped, and from afar, I could confirm the outcome of the battle with Zoe's gaze fixed on me.