Pat knew he could no longer underestimate her. He had to use all his strength. That explosion just now was already enough to threaten a Black Iron Rank fighter. A young girl had reached such a level using nothing but the power of magic. Especially in this era where magic had nearly been lost—the so-called age of dwindling magic.
He could not imagine what kind of prodigy she would have been if she had been born in the Second Era.
"Light Bind."
The familiar technique was unleashed, lights resembling warp jumps shooting at her from every direction.
This technique might have been dangerous to ordinary people, but to A22, it posed virtually no threat.
Several beams struck her from all sides, yet she did not even dodge. The small water-element shield around her had already lit up.
At Mithril Rank, even a small shield was comparable to many large shields.
Of course, he had not expected this attack to have much effect. It had been meant as a distraction. But when he saw that the girl was completely unaffected, he frowned. Light gathered in his palm, and with a flash, he actually appeared before A22 and struck at her chest.
"Light element?"
A rare light element.
But regardless of the element, it was meaningless if the energy intensity was too low.
His attack broke through the small water-element shield the girl had casually created, but she merely made a light leap and landed more than ten meters behind him.
A flash of cold light passed by, and three ice blades formed in midair, shooting toward their target with sharp whistles.
All attacks had been suppressed to Black Iron Rank. In other words, if his strength was at Black Iron Rank, he could block them using his own power.
But Pat