Boom!
Two Magic Beams collided through the air. Compressed to the limit, they suddenly exploded amid the clang of metal, and a surging Magic Tide shot outward in every direction, snapping and toppling the surrounding trees.
Moments later, the thorned demonic spear, stripped of its momentum, flew back with a mournful whine and was caught by an upraised hand.
Tch, missed again. What a letdown!
Cú Chulainn retrieved her weapon, twisted her wrist to disperse the remaining force, and bent her knees as she descended. Her scarlet eyes glanced over the pristine spearhead, and a trace of displeasure surfaced on her cold face.
Gáe Bolg, the Spear of Piercing Death Thorns—a cursed spear that would inevitably strike the opponent's heart after being thrown.
It reversed cause and effect, switching the cause of "the spear is thrust" and the result of "the spear hits," turning it into "the spear is thrust because it has hit." Thus, once the spear was thrown, it was guaranteed to hit. It could not be changed, making it an extremely unfair Noble Phantasm.
Since the fact that the target had been struck by the spear was already established the instant it was thrown, no evasive action the opponent took could change the result.
The skill's specifications looked incredibly high and utterly broken, but in truth, it merely guaranteed a hit rather than guaranteeing the target's death. It was enough to block it if one could, and targets with resurrection abilities or immortal traits could likewise withstand the attack.
Besides, even if it could not be blocked, getting pierced did not necessarily mean a fatal wound.
After all, for some creatures, the heart was not necessarily a vital point...
In short, Cú Chulainn had no idea why, but ever since she mastered this spear-throwing technique, she had