"Alright, enough playing."
The crimson flames around her got dimmer. She compressed them along the edges of her crescent daggers. That alone was terrifying, because when Adelasta made her flames smaller, it meant she was about to get serious.
She stepped forward once and vanished.
There was no burst of speed or any explosion of flames, nothing flashy at all. She simply wasn't there anymore. Even the robot paused for a fraction of a second but a single, clean line cut across its torso. The robot didn't even move until its body separated into pieces.
That was the First Form of the Viaca Technique, Weakness. She didn't attack randomly. Every single cut landed exactly where the physical body was the vulnerable with pinpoint accuracy, thanks to her Mystic Eyes.
Before the pieces could even begin to regenerate, Adela moved again and used the Second Form, Annihilation.
Her body flickered between the fragments faster than sight could follow and suddenly the sky was filled with streaks of crimson. Thousands upon thousands of slashes cut through every piece simultaneously. Each strike carried her Existence Divinity that was not just burning the metal but erasing it on a deeper level, cutting through the very concept of its form. Even the nanomachines couldn't rebuild from something that no longer existed.
When it was over, there was nothing left. Adela exhaled slowly as her flames faded back to a steady glow, and turned her head toward Veneri.
"I'm finished on my side."
Veneri stood in mid-air while the second robot launched an endless barrage at him. Its limbs extended and retracted with terrifying speed. Nanomachines morphed its arms into different weapons mid-swing, adapting constantly. None of it mattered. Layers of translucent barriers covered his body. Each one absorbed the impact. The Protection Divinity wasn't flashy but in his hands it was absolute. The robot's attacks landed with enough force to tear through mountains yet all it produced were ripples across his defenses.
He tilted his head slightly, watching it like someone studying a puzzle instead of fighting for his life.
"Yeah, your output went up but your structure didn't."
The robot lunged again, this time accelerating beyond its previous limits.
Veneri raised one hand and a Mystic Circle formed instantly beneath his feet. It was the Enhancement Mystic Circle. When the robot struck this time, he didn't block. He did slight shift to the side, just enough to let the blade pass his shoulder, followed by a palm strike that looked almost casual but carried enough force to send the robot crashing through the air.
He used the Plasma Mystic Array. Dozens of Plasma Mystic Circles formed behind him. The moment the robot stabilized itself, beams of plasma shot it. The robot adapted quickly by morphing its body to deflect and absorb the blasts.
"Good response time."
He used the Heat Mystic Circle.
The temperature around the battlefield rose instantly, warping the air and interfering with the robot's fighting style. The plasma attacks intensified under the heat, turning from pure energy strikes into something closer to sustained burning pressure. The robot's surface began to glow but charged again. Veneri didn't step back but instead, a third Mystic Circle formed.
It was the Water Mystic Circle.
Streams of high-pressure water manifested around him, moving through the plasma and heat, creating rapid thermal fluctuations. Superheated surfaces met sudden cooling, forcing fractures across the robot's body.
The robot swung again, its blade finally grazing one of his outer barriers.
It didn't break through. It didn't even crack the inner layers. Veneri's expression didn't change at all.
"You're strong but you're still just well-made metal."
He moved forward this time, stepping into its range instead of away from it. His barriers shifted from purely defensive constructs into ones that redirected incoming force, letting him close the distance without resistance.
A smaller Plasma Mystic Circle formed on his palm, hitting exactly where the thermal stress and plasma damage had weakened the structure. The impact sent a shock through the robot's body, disrupting its nanomachine coordination for a split second. That was all he needed.
Chains of sapphire shot out, wrapping around its limbs mid-motion, locking it in place. He used the Control Mystic Circle to form a sapphire prison. It was the same one he used to trap the Forgotten Rank Krepsuna octopus in Erna Isles. Back then, it used to take time but now that he's stronger, he could use it.
"Got you."
The robot struggled immediately but this time Veneri didn't rush. He formed barrier after barrier, reinforcing the trap while maintaining pressure with his Mystic Circles. Behind him, Adela crossed her arms as the flames vanished from her body.
"Took you long enough."
He glanced at her.
"I was dragging it out."
"Yeah, I can see that."