A matter of life and death! Daina came to her senses and struggled madly, punching at the tentacles.
But the tentacles possessed powerful regenerative abilities. Unless they were destroyed in one blow, they quickly restored themselves. Tears of despair streamed down Daina's face. "Save me, Teacher! Save me!"
Ace's expression turned grave, his movements sharp. He still used "Magic Trick," but this time, he poured in magic power at his true level.
Divine Blade: Wind: Great High Whirlwind Blade!
Ace added three keywords to the incantation, his tone strange as heart, word, and hand became one.
Divine Blade—its intent was enhancement, making it sharper!
Wind—its intent was the wind element, carrying the effects of speed, lightness, and cutting!
Great—its intent was enlargement, making the entire blade more than twice the size of an ordinary one!
A gigantic spiraling blade appeared in his hand. Accompanied by Ace's incantation and gesture, it shot toward the tentacles at high speed, cleanly severing them before slamming into the monster's body like a cannonball and grievously wounding it.
Daina seized the chance to break free from the tentacles. She grabbed Ace's outstretched hand and rose to her feet.
"Run! I wounded the monster badly, but that spell just drained all my magic power."
Ace spoke to Daina with an anxious expression.
Seeing Ace's somewhat unsteady steps, Daina stomped her foot and directly swept him up in a princess carry. Activating Thrust and Spring Leap, she swiftly fled from the wounded monster.
Ace was a little stunned. He had originally been putting on an act, intending to take Daina away from danger first.
Then he would find a way to see whether he could destroy the monster. He had not expected Daina to simply give him a princess carry, making his mind freeze.
Daina panted heavily.