Mahoraga's massive body descended onto the battlefield, and the twelve Dharma Wheels turned once more!
He gave Orsted a savage grin, his figure swiftly sinking down. When he appeared again, he was already behind Orsted.
The Sword of Extermination slashed down with him, but Orsted caught Mahoraga's strike with a backhand move on instinct.
When that strike failed, Mahoraga attacked again, and Orsted kept responding to his enthusiasm. The two grew faster and faster, turning into afterimages across the battlefield.
Of those watching all this before the screen of light, only Rujierd could follow their movements in battle.
Orsted accelerated again, effortlessly unleashing moves from every school, one set after another, on Mahoraga.
For a time, Mahoraga fell completely on the defensive, forced to take the beating without even finding an opening to strike back.
Orsted's knife-hand strikes kept cutting into Mahoraga, each blow severing part of his body, but Mahoraga regenerated a moment later.
The battle reached a stalemate!
Radeus also took this opportunity to heal Rudeus. Red light kept flashing from his hands, and with the Healing Spell Formation operating on its own inside Rudeus as well, his body soon recovered.
Rudeus had yet to regain consciousness, however. That might still take some time.
"We can rest easy for now!"
Eris also felt relieved at the sight. If something really happened to Rudeus, she would hunt Orsted for the rest of her life, until one of them died.
Meanwhile, after observing Orsted's moves for a long time as they fought, Mahoraga's Twelve Dharma Wheels all made a full turn.
A moment later, Mahoraga's movements could already keep up with Orsted's.
And that was not all. He actually put what he had just learned straight into practice, imitating Orsted's moves to unleash a Sword of Light with the Sword