Chapter 2105 True Monster (Part 1)
The air and earth elements blocked Xoola, respectively by inducing an electric seizure and by trapping her limbs in a prison of rock. Fire and water alternated in pulses, causing a thermal shock that damaged the Fenrir's equipment and lungs.
The air was either scorching hot or frozen, making it impossible for her to use her breathing technique to recover.
Darkness and light constantly damaged and healed her internal organs in a cycle that consumed Xoola's vitality, depriving her body of the nutrients that Invigoration would need to restore her full strength.
The pain combined with the sudden lack of oxygen made the Fenrir lose her focus.
Without her willpower to stop the Disarray spells, the magical formations Xoola had conjured exploded right upon her, turning them from a means of protection into a death trap.
Phloria would have been caught in the conflagration if not for the Spirit Warp that she had kept at the ready. She had learned the hard way by practicing with Faluel that when facing colossal creatures the range of a Blink would often not be enough to escape their reach.
"Curse you, human!" Xoola emerged from the dust cloud wounded and with several patches of her fur ablaze, but she was far from dead.
After losing her focus and with it the spells that she kept at the ready, the Fenrir had activated her bloodline ability, Mana Body, to resist the detonation that she knew was about to happen.
She had nothing left but her equipment and sheer physical strength, but she was sure that it would've been enough to get rid of that pest.
"Your life is an insignificant prize compared to the loss of Zehnma, but it'll have to do." The colossal wolf chased Phloria who kept Blinking back to keep her distance, but no matter what kind of spell Reaver dished out, they all washed over the Fenrir with no effect.
Despite Phloria's best efforts, Xoola managed to close in and opened her maw to swallow the human woman whole. Phloria unleashed every spell she still had stored in her blade down the Fenrir's throat but Mana Body made the inside of her body as impervious as the outside.
Then, the jaws closed shut abruptly in pain.
A violet blast of Origin Flames had enveloped Xoola's side, burning through her flesh, armor, and even the world energy mixed with the life force that comprised her bloodline ability.
Lith followed up by grabbing Double Edge by the blade and using it as a blunt weapon, hammering at the Fenrir's sturdy armor with the pommel and sending her crashing down on the ground.
Then, he took a deep breath and released a burst of Void Flames from his mouth and another of Blight Flames from his feathered wings.
'Are you alright?' He asked via a mind link to not waste time talking.
'Aside from my wounded pride, peachy. Gods, you Divine Beasts are such a cheat.' Phloria replied. 'Size, power, and bloodline abilities. How can a mere human compare to that?'
'Get yourself a white core.' Lith inwardly shrugged. 'Even better, why don't you become the first human Guardian while you are at it?'
'Smartass, as if it was that easy.'
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