Chapter 4338

“Nice trick, Lady Verhen, but I’ve been hit by those weird fires enough times to know how they work.” The Storm Griffon smiled through a gritted beak. “Only the black Origin Flames dispel Life Maelstrom.

“All the others just hurt. And hurting is a game two can play!” He swung Dusk Wraith with a skill that was much more impressive when one faced the maces up close instead of from the safety of Lith’s finger.

Jorl pressed forward without giving Solus any opening or way out. One mace always followed the other, acting as a shield ready to intercept any counter.

Solus had recovered her human body for a little over a year and gained her Divine Beast form for a little over a week. Her combat skill was nowhere comparable to Jorl’s, and she knew it.

’Please, hold. Don’t break. Don’t break!’Even with the Ears of Menadion’s help, she was weaker and much slower than the Storm Griffon.

Dusk Wraith was a Divine Beast-sized weapon, whereas the Fury and the Staff were not. When Solus was forced to block, she conjured a copy of the Fury that always shattered on impact, leaving her arm numb for a few seconds.

Each destroyed copy drained part of the Fury’s energy reserves, but it beat blocking with the real Fury and maybe losing it forever. Solus cast the Spirit Spell, Griffon Fetters, followed by her tier four Spirit Mastery spell, Diamond Cutter.