Shade was not certain whether the being before him was truly the real body of the "Lover of Desire" Iluna had mentioned, but the power it currently displayed was already beyond what a single High-Ring Arcanist could confront.
Pink light radiated in every direction as the monster smiled. The power of the Pink Spell naturally had no effect on Shade. But when that light approached Claire and the other three, the jewelry on the Witches all began to glow together.
Witch Secret Arts and Shade's moonlight attacked her from all directions once again. Though the black barrier that reappeared still weakened everyone's attacks, she was clearly no match for all five of them.
Thus, another piercing shriek rang out. This time, the black mist coiled around the snake tail shot outward like bullets along with the shriek. The attack was formed from forcibly extracted Spiritual Power. Those chaotic thoughts and ideas had no physical destructive force, but they could contaminate Spirit and Soul.
While Shade and the Witches were defending against that bizarre attack, the human-bodied, snake-tailed monster vomited forward amid a horrifying, nauseating sound. A black snake as thick as a bowl fell into the snow.
"Infinite Snake!"
This time, it was a genuine Infinite Snake. The moment it appeared, its body immediately began expanding against the wind.
Shade immediately changed targets and intercepted the snake that was trying to dart toward Claire:
"Deal with her. I'll handle this snake."
"No problem. Leave it to us."
As Vanessa spoke, she charged forward with the other three Witches. With four Great Witches acting together, Shade had nothing to worry about. He therefore rushed toward the ever-growing snake as well, silver moonlight turning into the sharpest sword in the night.
Since this was not the first time he had encountered such