"Bang bang bang bang bang—!"
Explosions like bursting firecrackers rang out without end.
It was the sound of the destructive storm tearing apart the ground.
The sandstorm that swept toward Sylvia like a tornado gouged up the earth and hurled chunks of soil aside as it engulfed her with deadly force.
Its destructive power was utterly staggering.
And Sylvia knew that she could not block it.
Because of the authority of "Greed," every grain of sand and clump of dirt it swept up possessed terrifying, unavoidable destructive power. Nothing external could interfere with it; it would surely destroy everything before it.
Perhaps only Jeanne's Treasure Tool could block it?
A Treasure Tool was the manifestation of fantasy, and Jeanne possessed Magic Resistance. It was the only means they had to withstand Regulus's attacks.
But even if she wanted to use her Treasure Tool, she needed magic power.
Sylvia and Jeanne shared one body. Even after they switched control, Sylvia's Star Pulse Energy could be converted into magic power for Jeanne to use, but the amount would not change.
Now, Sylvia had already overexerted her Star Pulse Energy in order to break Regulus's authority and protect tens of thousands of civilians.
Even if Jeanne took over, she would not have enough magic power left to use her Treasure Tool.
However, Sylvia still had enough Star Pulse Energy to support several more uses of Spatial Transfer.
If Sylvia had been alone, she could have used Spatial Transfer to avoid Regulus's enraged attack and even escape.
No.
If Sylvia had truly been alone, she would never have needed to expend so much Star Pulse Energy to save tens of thousands of civilians.
In that case, after breaking Regulus's authority, she would have had every chance of defeating him.
Sylvia had understood this before