As Fern started looking around, Szaaz endured the powerful tower of light pouring on him…

He is not unfamiliar with this kind of Arcane Magic and had faced tons of them before.

Though it is weaker than Nero's Holy Magic, it still stings him quite a bit.

"Hahaha! Not bad young Arcana! Tell me your name!"

Under the cover of the tower of light, Fern heard the sinister voice of the Cursed Arcana.

"You can still talk? What a bother… Just die there silently!" Fern replied as he watched the figure of the Trident inside the array.

He can see that Trident is unable to get out but the weird thing is that it seems like it is not losing any durability at all.

This kind of attack would surely attract a powerful Evil Beast around the area. Though he wasn't that worried, he still wants to end this quickly to avoid facing such beasts and waste his energy.

This is why he used his strongest anti—Cursed Arcana array. But it appears that the Trident is quite stronger than what he expected.

Furthermore, Fern couldn't increase the intensity of the light as this is already the limit of the Judgement Light Array that he made.

For now, he can only wait until the energy was fully consumed or once the array was destroyed.

Boom! Boom!

Two explosions suddenly occurred on the ground where the Array Cores are placed…

"Hmm? Did someone help him?"

Fern didn't feel anyone's presence so it was quite weird. Nevertheless, he has to deal with the Trident Arcana now that it was weakened by the light.

The sword Arcana used a Sword Dash in an attempt to bring the trident to the ground.

However, the Cursed Arcana was prepared! A wave of energy welcomed Fern as he approached the Trident…

"Ugh! Mind Control?! Against me? You're dreaming!"

Fern was attacked by Mind Control. This is completely different from the Arcane Magic that Reiji easily resisted with his title. Right now, Szaaz is in his full power and there's no longer an Array weakening him.

"Haa!"

Nevertheless, Fern successfully defended against the attack. He has a skill that he has been using to control his Servants and it has similarities with the Mind Control. He is not new to the Arcane Magic and knows how to deal with it.

However, as soon as he successfully resisted, he felt a powerful strike that came from above him!

Bam!

He was hit by the Trident's slash…

He managed not to hit the ground but he now lost his momentum. The sword then used a simple dash to get away from the Cursed Arcana.

"My durability… Already 32 points was lost!" Fern was a surprised after realizing this.

He's unsure about the skills of his opponent but he knows that the Trident has skill similar to Neri, the Shield Arcana!

Aside from that, he also realized the toxic Aura that Szaaz has activated!

Reiji, who was watching the battle since the beginning, knows the skills that his slave used.

It is the Vampiric Aura and Toxic Aura that could eat up the target's aura so quickly. The other concern with the first skill is that the durability being lost to the target will be added to the Cursed Arcana!

It will make Szaaz almost invincible if the opponent has no way to disrupt him on that technique.

'Well… I don't have any grudges with you… You're just a clone anyway… I shouldn't be a problem if you're destroyed by my Slave. Just give him a good fight.'

Reiji mused as he enjoyed the battle between the two.

On the other hand, Szaaz is also having fun as he used his thick and toxic aura to fight the sword Arcana…

"Hey… I think I asked you a question… Tell me your name, weak Sword!"

Szaaz taunted the Arcana.

"Hmmph… I don't need to. You will die today!"

Fern then activated one of his powerful skills.

"Void Vacuum!"

This is the skill he recently used against the Evil Beasts.

There was a sudden tear and morphed the space behind Szaaz… Reiji could remember his Void Slash in this but this one is several times larger than what he could create!

"Is that it?! Let me show you our difference!"

Mystical Energy Conversion!

This powerful skill is something the Szaaz already explained to Reiji…*

The conversion ability not only allows him to freely control his Mystical Energy but also to use them where he need. Whether it is to use an Arcane Magic, to use it in his Durability, to create a Curse, or even to change his physical form.

The Trident Arcana suddenly faced the tear in space as he emitted an Ancient Aura, an aura that only Ancient Items could possess!

Whoosh~

The Void Vacuum activated and started sucking the surrounding air… It mainly targeted Szaaz but the Arcana is unmoving!

"You're trapped! Even if you can resist… You won't be able to dodge my next attack!"

Fern shouted as he activated another Arcane Magic. He doesn't need to concentrate to caste the Void Vacuum. As long as it was activated, it will start and end itself once the target was consumed or once the energy it used to activate was emptied.

Because of this, he can still cast another magic to deal a finishing blow to the cursed Arcana!

"Severing Slash!"

A blue light came out of the sacred sword and targeted Szaaz… Fern is thinking that once he disrupted the Arcana from concentrating, he would be able to successfully bring the Arcana to the unknown void.

'Tsk… I'm still affected by his durability consuming magic… I need to end this quickly…'

Fern didn't mind the decrease of his Durability as it's only about 2 Durability Points every 5 seconds.

However, if the battle goes on for too long, he would be the one at a disadvantage. He would either have to come up with a way to disrupt the Vampiric Aura or fly away and move out of its range.

Boom!

As soon as he hit the Arcana with his Severing Slash, it didn't disrupt the Trident and it even used another Arcane Magic to destroy his Void Vacuum!

"Second Curse: Contaminated World!