Rin Tohsaka stood in the distance, staring at the scene in stunned disbelief.
The black tidal wave instantly swallowed Heracles's figure, but only for a brief moment.
The next instant, Heracles fiercely swung the axe-sword in his hand, effortlessly tearing apart the seemingly indestructible wave.
Fragments of the wave scattered through the air, as dazzling as fireworks, yet the mana contained within them sent chills down one's spine.
At that moment, Chang Wei was like a god of the sea, controlling the raging waves as they rushed at Heracles. The waves contained boundless mana, sweeping in like a violent storm as though they would devour everything in their path.
Heracles stood before the waves, his figure looking so solitary yet resolute.
He showed no sign of retreat, merely standing there quietly like a towering mountain. No matter how fiercely the wind and waves raged, they could not shake him in the slightest.
"You've got to be kidding! Such a powerful mana attack didn't have any effect at all?"
Rin Tohsaka could not help crying out. Her voice echoed across the battlefield, filled with shock and confusion. She could not believe that Heracles had so easily blocked Chang Wei's attack.
Yet the facts were right before her. Heracles truly had not suffered any injuries.
"No, it already had an effect."
Chang Wei spoke calmly.
His Mana Burst (Water) was an A-rank attack. Naturally, it could break through Heracles's defenses.
Although his attack had failed to defeat Heracles directly, it had inflicted substantial damage.
He could clearly sense Heracles's mana fluctuations gradually weakening. The mana that had once burned as fiercely as flames now resembled a fire eroded by a cold wind, slowly dimming.
Cracks began to appear across Heracles's body. At first, they were only faint fissures, like ice cracks in