The basic undead Thaumaturgy Wrath Dissipation proved extraordinarily effective in the hands of the cat witch. As Spirit and Elements spread from Shade's chest, a continuous series of muffled bangs immediately sounded all around them.
The scorched stench in the air grew even stronger, and the exploding monsters truly seemed to be made of nothing but Ashes.
But after Flora finished a round of Thaumaturgy, rustling sounds soon emerged again. Enemies stretched their hands out of the Ashes on the ground and crawled free. Even when the witch summoned a Gale to scatter the surrounding Ashes, another layer quickly covered the ground as though the village itself were secreting it.
More than that, Flora's attempt to blow away the Ashes seemed to have awakened some power within this dark village. In the darkness beyond sight, they clearly sensed a gigantic hand reaching out from the Ashes. Then, amid a faint vibration of the ground, a giant formed of Ashes and resentment crawled out of the earth.
In the silent, dark, deserted village deep within the forest, the Appearance Of such a towering monster made the scene all the more bizarre and grotesque. It stood over ten meters tall, yet the sounds it made when appearing and moving were exceptionally faint.
The thing quickly reached Shade. After it smashed a fist into the ground, Shade, whose swollen body made him look as though he had risen from the earth, raised its fist and forced it back.
"A curse?"
The instant they made contact, Shade felt the curse spreading across his body. Even the power of First Fire had failed to dispel it immediately.
But he had no time to deal with the curse for now. Under the effects of the Thaumaturgy Body of Courage, Shade grew to the same size as