Chapter 197 Ignis
Sylvia calmly breathed in and out. She tried not to panic.
She knew that Roman was growling at her for her safety but she was just sick and tired of always being the useless one, the damsel in distress, the one who needs to be saved.
This time she was determined to not simply run away. She wanted to stay back and fight. Sylvia did the thing that she had practiced all week.
Her bright golden eyes shimmered as she let out a low growl. Immediately, a pair of horns jutted out of her head.
She flicked her hands and scales started appearing with her fingers turned into sharp claws.
However...
Her transformation stopped there.
Apart from absorbing or rather swirling the astral energy within her body, this was the other thing she had been practicing.
Sylvia noticed that her body was able to handle her transformation much better if she simply focused on not bringing out her wings. That was the part that placed the maximum stress on her body and drained all her energy.
Of course, she would love to be able to fly but for now, she was satisfied as long as she was able to maintain some sort of transformation just like how the other beasts were so easily able to do.
More importantly, the transformation was not just about the change in appearance. It was so much more.
In her partially shifted form, she had almost twice or thrice her natural strength and speed. She had heightened senses and faster reflex reactions.
Not that any of this could make even a cut on the powerful magical beast's hide, but she didn't care about that.
Sylvia's intention was never to take on the whole fight and try to defeat a creature that could end her life in a second?
She just didn't want to run and hide anymore. Even if it was just a minuscule amount of support, she wanted to stay back and help.
Sylvia tried to first observe the things happening around her.
Calm down. Calm down. What can I do now? She gritted her teeth and waited patiently for a chance that she could utilize.
Growl! The panther roared and swiftly moved, still continuing to dodge all of Roman's attacks. Sylvia could see that the Lycan Lord was holding back a lot.
It almost seemed as if his main intention was to keep the beast away from her rather than fighting it head-on.
Also... for some reason... the panther's gaze was lingering on her figure rather than its current formidable opponent.
It moved with such agility and accuracy that his attacks did not even graze the beast. Both of them were clearly at a standstill as if they went any further then both sides would suffer losses.
Hmm?
Sylvia gritted her teeth and glared back at the panther which swiftly moved, evading all of Roman's wind magic attacks.
It moved with such agility and accuracy that his attacks did not even graze the beast. Both of them were clearly at a standstill as if they went any further then both sides would suffer losses.
Sylvia silently observed the situation and suddenly she thought of something.
A distraction! What Roman needed most right now was the beast to be distracted so that his attacks can land!
She sucked in a big mouthful of air and tried to gather every bit of energy in her body. All Sylvia knew and had ever done was just chore magic.
So her plan was simple and she relied on just this, only the simple chore magic. Yet, she was confident that it would work because their battleground was in the middle of a forest.
Ignis...
Sylvia muttered, with her complete mental focus on the tree that was right next to the panther. There was a dried-up mess of brambles next to it and she aimed for that.
If she could just set this on fire somehow, then the panther should be distracted? At least that was what Sylvia was aiming for.
Even with her pathetic magic affinity, she should be able to do this much?
After all, she had already done this several times before.
However...
Sylvia had only barely uttered the words and closed her mouth when...
CRACKLE! CRACKLE! ROAR!
What small sparks? What heap of bramble? As soon as the spell was cast, the entire tree was ablaze in crackling and roaring flames!!!
Sylvia had only intended to distract the panther but in the end, she ended up distracting and shocking everyone, including herself.
The slender woman gasped and stepped back gazing at her fingers in a daze. "What... what just happened... "
More than her, Roman was shocked and he stared at her with his mouth open. Sylvia met his eyes and tried to explain as if she was also trying to explain it to herself at the same time.
"I... I just... sparks." She didn't know what else to say.
Roman chuckled. His laughter rang loudly in the night that had suddenly become silent. He threw his head back up and howled again.
"Since you can do this... how about you start pulling your weight in this fight, princess." He growled and once again sent a volley of attacks at the panther, his lips curled into a wide grin.
Sylvia stood frozen for a moment but the man's maniacal laughter snapped her out of her trance.
She gulped and slowly raised her hand to cast the same spell again and this time at the black ferocious panther that was snarling and rearing right next to the burning tree.
Ignis!
Sylvia huffed.
Ignis!
Ignis!
Ignis!
She had observed the panther's movement pattern all this while and quickly cast a series of flame spells wherever she anticipated the beast to move next.
Instantly, five bursts of hissing flame materialized like geysers of water spurting out of the ground!
Roarrrr!!!
The panther inevitably stood on top of one and the hot flames burned its shiny black coat. However, it wasn't damaged beyond that as a magical beast's hide was not something a novice mage could touch.
The only purpose the attack served was to infuriate the beast even more.
Roaarrr! Roaarrr! Roooarrrr!
The panther growled thunderously and stretched its lithe body, aiming to pounce and maul the woman who had dared to land an attack on its body.
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