Professor Sylph's storm was bound to affect the carriage—but that was precisely her intention.
With the old Lich as a warning, the Stitching Corpse Demon retreated almost immediately. Only Vernon, the Oni, continued hammering viciously at the barrier.
Aleister Eldritch's eyes widened as he stared straight into the storm, suddenly letting out a shriek like Harpy's Howl.
"BOOM!"
The dark clouds overhead churned madly, and thunder shook heaven and earth.
Aleister Eldritch unleashed the legendary forbidden spell—Boundary-Breaking Thunder Sea!
The first bolt of lightning emerged from the dark clouds, tearing through the night sky as golden lightning blazed across the heavens.
The second bolt struck directly at the storm Professor Sylph was carrying forward—Aleister Eldritch had predicted the distance the storm would travel and controlled the bolt to strike its very tip.
The elemental advantage took effect at that moment.
That bucket-thick bolt of lightning successfully breached the storm's defenses.
But just as Aleister Eldritch thought it had worked, Professor Sylph's figure suddenly blurred. The lightning passed straight through her afterimage and continued striking downward.
Only after the lightning had passed did Professor Sylph's body become solid again. She was even closer to the carriage!
"Boundary-Breaking Thunder Sea!"
Aleister Eldritch roared furiously, and more than a dozen bolts of lightning descended from the sky at once.
Under its terrifying control, those dozen or so bolts struck the same tiny area in rapid succession, densely packed together.
The flashes unleashed by that barrage of lightning turned the entire night sky as bright as day.
Yet in the blink of an eye, Professor Sylph continued advancing with the storm, completely unscathed.
And in another instant, she was already upon them.
Aleister Eldritch completely gave up control over Boundary-Breaking Thunder Sea, allowing countless bolts of lightning to fall freely.
The storm swept in,