What was the strongest defense?
Was it an Earth Art Miracle that became one with the earth?
Was it a Water Art Miracle, the softest and the hardest at once?
Was it a Fire Art Miracle that met attack with attack and burned everything away?
Or was it a Spatial Miracle that severed space and isolated everything completely?
Or perhaps a Time Miracle that could decay all power and ravage all that was beautiful?
The answer Victorica gave was—fate!
If fate wanted to keep me here, the world would naturally explain itself for me!
While Sonia was exerting all her strength to respect her teacher, the other Operators were not idle. Vishy quietly unleashed an infrasonic Soul Shriek far below the range of human hearing, Diya's gaze became tangible and wrapped around Victorica's limbs, and Vesir's Silver Light was the first to envelop Victorica's entire body!
Even if Victorica activated her Holy Domain, it would be meaningless. Aside from Blood Tide Sword Light being blocked, Soul Shriek, gaze-threads, and Silver Light infiltration all spread through sound, light, and even air. Unless Victorica could instantly construct an absolute forbidden Holy Domain that repelled all outside information, her defense would definitely be broken through!
In truth, Victorica was simply too late to react. This kind of close-range, high-intensity encounter was precisely what she was worst at. She was a typical School Faction artificer, with solid foundations and a steady, step-by-step approach. Her conventional battle method was to first scout out a Fish-Slaying Dragon from long range, then launch a wild barrage from beyond visual range, making her enemies die in frustration while wondering "Who's attacking me?" and "Who am I supposed to hit?"
So when an artificer like her ran into a close-range ambush, only one thing would happen—
Miracle: Fate Promised