My Magic Has No Upper Limit

With a series of CRACKS, the purple core that had just dimmed flared back to life.

The Bone Centaur’s chest sealed itself once more, appearing completely unscathed.

"Damn it...!"

Zelir’s expression darkened.

Marcus didn’t dare hesitate for a second, immediately filling the gap Maki had left.

He couldn’t let the Bone Centaur find an opening to Charge Zelir again.

Having suffered a major blow, Maki no longer dared to attack recklessly, cautiously maintaining a defensive stance.

Faced with the Bone Centaur’s sweeping Long Halberd, he either dodged or adopted the safest possible parry.

Throughout the struggle, Zelir was trying everything.

Aurora Energy Beam, Arcane Sword, Hammer of Destruction—he used every high-damage Magic spell in his arsenal.

Zelir even tried using Fractal Fire, hoping the Bone Centaur might have a hidden weakness to flames.

But the result was always the same.

No matter what damage Zelir dealt, the Bone Centaur’s freakishly potent regeneration restored it completely.

As the battle dragged on, their exhaustion became obvious.

During another narrow dodge, Marcus was half a beat too slow and was struck in the back by the butt of the Long Halberd.

CRACK!

His Refined Armor shattered on impact. The Bone Centaur’s blow was strong enough to crush steel!

Marcus felt as if his spine was about to snap, and he couldn’t stop himself from spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Thankfully, his Combat Qi Shield provided a final layer of protection. His overall Defense Power was decent enough that he wasn’t torn in two on the spot.

The various Empowerment Magic buffs Zelir had cast on Marcus and Maki were about to expire.

Zelir quickly reapplied the effects.

After finishing the Casting, a wave of weakness washed over him from the depths of his sea of consciousness.

It was the dangerous telltale sign of his Magic Power running out.

Casting one Level Four Magic after another, on top of the high-cost Empowerment Magic, had already drained Zelir’s second Blue Bar.

Zelir gritted his teeth, pulled a Source Energy Crystal Stone from his Storage Pouch, and, ignoring the side effects, began to draw the Magic Power from within.

As expected, flooding his sea of consciousness with so much external Magic Power was causing his Spring Seed to reject it.

Zelir felt like his head was splitting open as sharp, stabbing pains emanated from the depths of his sea of consciousness.

But there was no other way. For now, he had to rely on the Source Energy Crystal Stone to keep going!

After he finished absorbing the Magic Power, some color returned to Zelir’s face, and the feeling of weakness subsided.

By now, the situation on the battlefield was painfully clear.

For the Bone Centaur, this was a war of attrition it was guaranteed to win.

Even though this Adventurer Squad had broken free from the influence of the Tyrannical Elegy.

As long as the bizarre core in its chest remained intact, it could rely on its terrifying regeneration to wear them all down until they were dead.

The Bone Centaur was also cunning.

The moment Marcus and Maki’s containment faltered, giving it the slightest bit of space, the Bone Centaur would immediately pull back and prepare to Charge.

And it always charged straight for Zelir.

A few more impacts like that, and not even Zelir’s Ring of Resistance would hold.

Marcus and Maki had no choice but to risk their lives to keep it tied down.

Meanwhile, Zelir’s body was sending him clear signals.

The enhancement from the Overclocking Potion was about to wear off.

Once the effect wore off, it would be followed by the debilitating withdrawal period.

Once Zelir entered that weakened state, compounded by the side effects of constantly absorbing Source Energy Crystal Stones, the team’s entire offensive and support core would completely collapse.

That would be the end for them.

For Zelir and his companions, only one option remained.

They had to end this fight, and they had to do it now.

Dragging this out any longer was a death sentence!

Having realized all this, Zelir slowly exhaled, his anxiety vanishing.

In this moment of life and death, his mind suddenly became perfectly serene.

Yes, serene.

But beneath that serenity was a cold, calculated madness.

Zelir knew exactly what he was about to do, and he knew the consequences.

But regardless, it was the only choice he had left.

’Alright then... Let’s give it a try!’

’Let’s give it a try!’

"Marcus, I’m done for! You have to take over!"

Maki ducked under a slash, leaning on his Heavy Sword and gasping for breath.

Despite Zelir’s buffs, the continuous high-intensity combat had nearly exhausted Maki’s Physical Strength.

"Hold him with what?"

Marcus, barely able to keep up himself, was in no better shape.

The blow from the butt of the halberd had left his back screaming in pain.

He could feel a sticky wetness spreading across his back.

His blood had seeped out, soaking the cloth Lining of his Armor.

A sense of pessimism began to creep into both their hearts.

’How are we supposed to win against an enemy we can’t kill and can’t outlast?’

Suddenly, an intense surge of Magic Power swept through the area like a Storm!

The searing heat of Flame... and the savage fury of thunder!

Marcus and Maki stared in disbelief.

At the tip of the Night Peace Staff in Zelir’s right hand, a ball of red light, radiating destructive heat, began to glow.

And in his left hand, a frenzied orb of blue light erupted.

’To deal with something like the Bone Centaur... this is the only way.’

’Erase it in an instant!’

’Crush it with pure, unadulterated violence!’

’Neither Aurora Energy Beam nor Hammer of Destruction could do this.’

’So, I’ll have to rely on an incomplete Flame Thunder Spear!’

’I don’t need to complete the whole damned Spell Structure.’

’I just need to do what I did in the last experiment—unleash the immense destructive power from the collision of fire and thunder without holding anything back!’

’Not enough, not enough... It’s still not enough!’

’I need more!’

’The ball of Flame Thunder I’m forming this time needs more Magic Power than the last experiment!’

’More!’

’Enough to kill it in a single blow!’

Under the control of Zelir’s iron will, the two orbs of wild energy began to slowly merge.

Zelir’s expression had become almost manic. The corners of his mouth were pulled back in what looked like a crazed grin.

He was still using the enhanced Magic Manipulation Level from the Overclocking Potion to recklessly force even more Magic Power into the spell.

Light erupted!

The entire circular, arched hall was bathed in light, half in crimson, half in azure.

Seeing this, Marcus and Maki both took a sharp breath.

What they had to do next was obvious.

Buy Zelir more time to finish Casting and charging this terrifying Magic!

The Bone Centaur also seemed to realize that the Magic Zelir was charging posed a fatal threat.

Its movements lost their previous composure, growing frantic.

"Hmph..."

The Bone Centaur abandoned its plan to wear down Marcus and Maki, preparing to Charge Zelir at all costs!

"Look over here, you motherfucker!"

Smashing his Battle Saber against his battered Shield, Marcus let out the most ferocious roar of his life.

The sheer will embedded in his Fighting Qi stopped the Bone Centaur in its tracks, forcing it to turn and face him!