In the time it took Adele to think, a flash of lightning seemed to pass.
Gauss planted his foot and pushed off.
He blinked, and his figure vanished from where he stood.
The next moment, he was right in front of Adele.
"So fast!"
Adele was a little surprised.
"Boom!"
Gauss had entered a serious state.
His golden eyes locked onto Adele. He made no flashy movements.
The Energy Dragon Claw gathered in his right hand unleashed its full power, tearing through the air with a roar.
At the tip of the claw, the air seemed to shudder as though struck by a punch, sending waves rippling outward in rings.
A plain, straightforward thrust!
Faced with the attack, Adele's pupils contracted.
But as a Master Professional, her reflexes still let her react instinctively at once.
This response came from countless rounds of training, forged into a battle instinct.
Any adventurer below the Master Stage would have been too slow to react!
She raised her sword to block in front of her.
It barely intercepted the direction of Gauss's incoming Thrust.
"Clang!"
A clear collision rang out!
The force rebounding through the blade made Adele's wrist go numb in an instant.
The thing facing her seemed less like flesh and blood and more like a piece of impossibly hard steel.
"That's some strength!"
Adele grunted.
She withstood the first wave of Gauss's assault, but the next moment, she was sent flying backward.
She turned gracefully in midair several times.
But before she could use the momentum to put some distance between them and land—
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a glow of Azure Blue rapidly gathering on Gauss's dragon claw.
In an instant, it shot free.
"A spell!"
She hurriedly swung her sword in midair, slashing toward