The Command Seal That Decided the Counterattack

"Boom..."

Astonishing magical energy transformed into ominous flames that continuously rose from Cu Chulainn's body.

Although Cu Chulainn's body was already covered in wounds, the Mad King's condition had not declined in the slightest. Instead, it continued to rise.

His aura, threat, presence, and strength all surged explosively along with those wounds.

"He actually got stronger...!?"

Mashu's expression changed at that.

At that moment, Cu Chulainn charged forward once more.

"...!"

Seeing this, Luo Zhen and Mashu reacted immediately. One abruptly retreated, opening up distance from Cu Chulainn, while the other instantly raised her shield and blocked his charge.

"Clang----!"

The heavy claw strike once again slammed into Mashu's shield. The resulting impact, force, and surging blast of air were all far greater than before.

"Ugh...!"

Mashu let out a muffled groan. This time, she could no longer keep her footing and was forced backward.

Cu Chulainn, unwilling to let up once he had gained the advantage, continuously slashed with both claws like raging waves, dragging out a curtain of claw flashes that relentlessly struck Mashu's shield.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

As Cu Chulainn's claw strikes landed again and again, his terrifying strength repeatedly sent out shock waves, stirred up sandstorms, whipped up tornadoes, and flung streams of shattered stone. Mashu, bearing the brunt of this onslaught, could not steady her footing at all and was forced backward again and again as if struck by lightning.

Naturally, Luo Zhen had already cast a mental-force shield imbued with 'Magic Defense' onto Mashu's shield, and had even enhanced Mashu with 'Reinforced Body'. He had also used the power of 'Mind's Eye' to see through the trajectory of every one of Cu Chulainn's claw strikes, allowing Mashu to block them from the angles best suited to dissipating their force. Even so, Cu