The effect of [Secret Art · Trigger] had clearly improved.
At low rank, it had been slightly stronger than a pistol bullet, but now it could even make a massive Blood Vampire stagger.
Elliot looked at his hand, filled with mixed feelings.
He had now successfully enjoyed what Vanessa had experienced back then.
But soon, he could no longer spare any thought for that.
Roars rang out intermittently through the dock.
Although the Blood Vampires behind him could not catch up for the moment, the noise they made attracted more and more of them.
At the end of the corridor, Blood Vampires emerged one after another from the rooms on either side.
Elliot quickly realized things were going badly. At this rate, he might not last long enough to escape the dock.
Gritting his teeth, Elliot steeled himself and activated [Secret Art · Overdraw]!
In an instant, his previously tranquil spirituality turned violent. The depletion from repeatedly using his abilities was replenished at once, while his physical exhaustion and pain instantly receded.
Elliot raised his hand before his eyes.
With the enhancement from a single Ascension, the Formless Art's effects had also grown considerably stronger, and the recovery power of [Secret Art · Overdraw] had improved significantly!
At the stump of his recently severed finger, flesh visibly sprouted and kept growing upward. A moment later, the finger had grown back.
Elliot took one last look at his newly regrown finger and, without hesitation, activated [Secret Art · Trigger] again!
The finger that had only just healed shot off once more, blasting a path for him.
Elliot no longer held back on using his spirituality, activating [Spirituality Pressure] almost without pause.
The monsters charging out were often immobilized before they could react. Elliot dodged whenever he could, only using Secret Art