(Heartfelt thanks to 'Ji Mo Ru Yan,' 'World's End Ballad,' 'Youyouzi's Lament,' 'Dongfang Wansui,' 'Long Lian Qingxue,' 'Q Yongjiang Yiku Q,' 'Yi Yi Ying,' '$Going to Die&,' and 'Bing Yue Ying' for their tips!)
"Rumble—!"
As the ground trembled, sharp stone pillars shot up one after another, filling the entire arena in an instant. Like agile giant pythons, they lunged toward the center one after another, crashing down mercilessly at the same time.
Noah felt the sky suddenly darken as sharp stone pillars erupted from the ground all around the arena, twisting through the air before crashing heavily down from above.
If his abilities had still been with him, Noah might not even have needed to dodge or block. With his formidable endurance and magic that weakened physical attacks, he could have withstood an attack of this level.
But now, Noah's abilities had remained in Between Worlds for their advancement, and his body had returned to the state it had been in before entering the world of Black Bullet.
With his current body, if he were struck by those sharp stone spikes, he would undoubtedly end up riddled with holes.
So Noah did not hesitate to chant.
"—Magic Circle Alteration, Alternating Current Pattern, Group Exchange—"
The dark-blue magic circles etched into the air flashed nimbly, surrounding Noah like shields.
Of course, the magic circles had no defensive capability.
As one of only two forms of magic Noah had mastered after rune sorcery had fused with his Authority, these magic circles were merely gun emplacements.
Other than serving as gun emplacements, they had no other function.
Thus, after layering themselves around Noah, the dark-blue magic circles immediately lit up and began gathering magic power.
"Cast—!"
Flashes of magic power erupted from the magic circles once more, sending beams of magical light