Power on an Even Higher Level
"..."
In the command center, everyone stared at the scene displayed on the screen. They looked at the Demon Scarabs, of which less than twenty percent remained, then at Chloe standing in the smoking sky, holding the smoking Magic Cannon Staff as the Spiritual Energy throughout her body gradually dimmed. One by one, they lost the ability to react.
"Is this the 'Princess of Annihilation'...?"
The cold sweat finally poured down Riko's face.
"So strong... Truly strong..."
Lekti began to tremble as well.
"Compressed Mana..."
Misora stared fixedly at Chloe's figure. Recalling the bombardment that had just pierced the sky and swept across the battlefield, she felt emotions surge through her like a raging storm.
Perhaps, in all her life, Misora had never seen an Aerial Combat Mage as powerful as Chloe.
At the very least, that last attack had completely shaken Misora's heart.
Remembering that her Magic Cannon Sword was likewise equipped with a refining furnace used to produce Compressed Mana, Misora could not help thinking this.
"Could I... become that strong too...?"
Only now did Misora remember Luo Zhen's former assessment.
"Could I become a second 'Princess of Annihilation'...?"
This was not impossible.
After all, Misora possessed mana exceeding even the A-rank level. For a gunner who directly turned mana into attack power and destructive force through bombardment, this was the most important quality.
And if Misora could also master Compressed Mana, then with her mana, she could use refined Compressed Mana for bombardment. Even if its power fell short of Chloe's, it should not be far behind, right?
Misora possessed that potential.
That was why Luo Zhen had evaluated her that way back then.
Unfortunately, refining Compressed Mana with one's own power required extraordinary mana control.
In that regard, Misora had