Level Up Legacy

Chapter 1369 Energy Manipulation

"Nonsense. Mana requires the harshest conditions to materialize, not to mention maintain a form like that," Kar rebuked with a frown. He raised his hand to create a giant blood fiend resembling a demon. "It saddens me that you resorted to visual tricks,"

The blood fiend roared, its giant limbs slamming the ground before bolting toward Oren. Each step shook the entire labyrinth as the monster rushed toward the glowing human.

"Keep an open mind about things," Oren said with a smile as he raised his hand toward the demon. "You would be surprised by how much you can learn."

Mana gathered around his hand before a beam shot from it. The beam tore through the blood fiend as it closed in on Oren, vaporizing its body with its intense heat and destruction. The beam then traveled toward Kar, who attempted to protect himself using the gauntlet.

"What is this nonsense? How could he defy the laws of the universe?" Kar shouted as the mana beam sent him sliding across the floor. He then made the foolish decision to attempt to stop it with his hand. It vaporized as well. "Impossible!"

Kar was sent flying by the mana beam before it stopped. Oren remained standing in the same spot with mana overflowing around him. Rain stared with her mouth agape at the insane power he wielded.

"I might not be the strongest astra-ranker, and my body is that of a deme-ranker, but no one can rival my mana control," Oren said as he lowered his hand. "This is what a Mana Domain can do."

Kar fell from the ceiling with his body torn in half. It regenerated in an instant as he glared at Oren with one eyeball missing. Rain could not believe that a single attack could damage Kar this much, even when Spade gave away his life to push Kar back.

Valeria let out a groan in her embrace, and Rain looked down to see that the wound was closing. The old woman was recovering faster than before thanks to the golden mana that Arthur had left her.

"That lad... is still alive," Valeria said as she pointed at Spade. "But he will die... if left alone..."

Rain panicked as she aimed her golden mana at Spade's body. The mana reached toward him like a cloud before enveloping him. His wounds began to heal as well, but he had yet to recover. If he was alive, then he had one foot in the grave.

"You have quite the allies now," Valeria said as she caressed Rain's hair. "I feel foolish... for worrying about you... when you are with them..."

"You are foolish," Rain said with a little laugh. "But I'll forgive you. Let's survive this together, alright?"

"I'm afraid that would be difficult to achieve," Valeria said as she turned to Kar. "Kar is the Lord of Vampires. His powers as one of the calamities go beyond creating blood demons. That mana-boy is in danger."

"Even though he almost killed Kar with a single attack?"

"You forget that Kar has the gauntlet given to him by Devaheim. That artifact can manipulate energy and redirect it," Valeria explained as she attempted to rise. "The mana-boy is a fearsome opponent, but he has one glaring flaw."

Kar seemed to realize it as well as he began laughing while facing Oren, who was still surrounded by mana. The latter frowned as the calamity regenerated.

"I understand your ability now," Kar said with a grin, although half of his face was missing. "You have a tremendous affinity for mana, and your domain is not one for displaying that mana, but for gathering it. You are gathering every drop of mana on this island."

"I should have melted your brain next," Oren said as he raised his hand. "Knowing something and doing something about it are two different things."

Oren then directed his hand again, shooting another mana beam toward Kar. The half-corpse of the calamity raised the gauntlet, which created a vortex of energy. It began absorbing the mana beam Oren shot, like a hungry beast.

"Tell him to stop wasting his mana. Kar is feeding on it," Valeria tugged on Rain's clothes. "He needs to understand that as long as Kar has the gauntlet, using raw mana is pointless."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Oren!" Rain shouted, pulling his attention toward her. "The gauntlet can control mana! Don't waste your time against it!"

Realization dawned on Oren as he pulled his hand back and stopped the mana beam. Kar regenerated the rest of his body as he directed the gauntlet toward Rain and Valeria. The mana beam emerged from the vortex and shot toward the two.

"Dammit," Oren shouted as he summoned Lancelot again, and the armor reappeared. His wings flapped as he shot toward Rain and Valeria, placing himself before the mana beam. He used his hands to gather a mana shield and watched the beam collide with it.

Boom!

Mana exploded in the cave and clouded their vision. Oren landed in front of Rain while panting, having consumed most of his spiritual energy to summon Lancelot. He began breathing heavily as sweat rolled down his face.

"This is bad, Miss Rain," Oren said as he began to panic. "If he can counter my mana, I'll have to rely on my spiritual energy."

"Is that possible?" Rain answered with confusion. "I don't really use spiritual energy." "That's the thing. I can use my Abyssal Spirit with spiritual energy, but I'm running low on that. If I do..."

"Then we're fucked," Rain said with a frown.

"Language!" Valeria said as she pinched Rain. She cried out in pain but still felt relieved that the old woman was regaining her strength. "And no, we still have one last trump

card."

"A trump card?" Rain turned toward her with confusion. "What is that?"

"The strongest amplifier," Valeria said with a grin. "If we cannot stop Kar from obtaining it, then we have to use it ourselves. I never wished to reveal the truth, but

it's time."

At that moment, the storm of mana died down and revealed the calamity standing on the other side of the cliff. He regenerated, and his artifact was working again. Kar began walking on thin air with a grin.

"Alright, how do we use it?" Rain asked with resolve, steeling her heart.