Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The blue necklace that Alexander was wearing finally shattered after casting the Chaos Night.

It could not resist two of Vincent's magic tools' mind-controlling skills!

Alexander felt more pressure after realizing this.

He only has one magic tool that could protect him against mind-controlling abilities after all. It is a Unique Rank which is already considered a very high rank among the magic tools that could resist such hypnotic abilities… and since it was already broken, he could easily guess just how powerful those mind-controlling abilities were. He wouldn't even be surprised if they came from a Legendary Rank Equipment!

Such terrifying ability can't normally be seen within the Black Tower Organization in the first place. So for Vincent to possess two types of this ability is quite shocking.

He could only blame himself for not preparing enough for all different kinds of scenarios.

'I'm not going to lose!'

There is only one thing he could do now and that is to stop Vincent from casting another similar Mana Art with all his might!

He needs to use his Tier 4 Ability!

Rogue Demon Tail!

He didn't want to activate this earlier and thought he might not even have a chance of using this.

However, he didn't want to be defeated by Vincent right now!

As soon as the dark and iron-like tail appeared behind Alexander, Vincent was momentarily confused but he immediately reacted and backed away.

"Summoning Art? Is that possible?"

Since it was blurry, Vincent thought that Alexander summoned a snake… It was even emitting a dangerous aura so he thought that his guess was right…

However, instead of trying to bite him, the 'snake' was used like a whip!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

He evaded all these strikes as he realized what was going on…

Alexander's Tier 4 Mana Art or body modification wasn't some kind of a Mystic Eye, Arm Transformation, or Reformed Leg.

It is a Growth-Type Body Modification. Alexander literally had his body modified to add or grow a tail in order to advance as an Adept!

Of course, the tail wasn't just for whipping… Its activation triggered an increase in Alexander's physical and magic attributes.

In short, his natural resistance against physical and magical attacks increased as his body got stronger.

The best thing about the tail, however, is that Alexander can wield it so easily like his third hand…

Alexander had a grim look on his face as he decided to attack. Since he had shown his tail right now, he has to win this match.

Furthermore, he noticed that his mana is still leaking at a very alarming rate. He can't waste his time as he needed to knock Vincent out.

Bam! Bam!

He moved with haste as Vincent continued dodging… His tail was hitting nothing but the floor.

His twin dagger couldn't keep up with Vincent's movement technique as well. However, Alexander wasn't worried.

He knows for sure that Vincent hasn't dealt with anyone that has a nimble tail after all.

"Urgh…"

Suddenly, Vincent's right foot was caught by the iron-like tail disrupting his movements.

It was finally Alexander's chance!

Alexander has no plans of letting him go now that he caught him!

Vincent gritted his teeth as he felt his body get lifted by that tail. It doesn't seem like he's fighting against a human at all!

'Fine… Take this!'

Illusory Sword!

As soon as he triggered the Mithril Sword's second ability, three illusory swords floated around as they aimed their tip in Alexander's direction…

Alexander's eyes widened after seeing three flying swords locked into him!

He was planning to pull Vincent with his tail to use him as a shield but he didn't have the time to do so!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

He was unable to muster enough strength against Vincent with his long tail and could only block the swords with his daggers.

It wasn't over yet.

He saw that the three illusory swords were only pushed back and did not dissipate at all…

"Is that all?! Come here!" Alexander shouted as he tried pulling Vincent to his side… However, to his surprise, he couldn't gather enough energy to do so.

"W-what's happening?"

Vincent smiled after noticing that Alexander is clueless about his body's situation.

Well, he did this to himself.

Instead of trying to get away from him after getting marked by his Mana Drain, he instead continued getting closer. He probably wanted to end things fast.

However, it's not like his Mana Drain can work in a range without any limit.

If Alexander moved over 10 meters away from him, the thread of mana he was using to extract or drain his target's mana would weaken… Any further than that and the connection will cut off.

That's right, although the Mana Drain is now a touchless technique, it's still not an omnipotent ability.

Unfortunately, Alexander can't think calmly after realizing that his mana started leaking uncontrollably.

As he continued spending his mana and getting closer to Vincent, the draining got a lot faster.

Surging Palm Strike…

It was then followed by the three illusory swords!

Bam!

Vincent stopped the Mana Drain as he used another Tier 1 Mana Art. This is a Perfected state already so its sheer power couldn't be ignored at all.

Alexander crushed the illusory swords with his tail this time. But he was thrown to the edge of the stage as his body lost its strength because of the palm strike.

'That stings…' Vincent thought as he felt the pain in his right ankle. That tail grabbed him too tightly just now.

It's probably swollen but nevertheless, this injury is nothing much.

"Are you going to continue?" Vincent asked.

He knows that Alexander hadn't shown everything yet. He knows that the Rogue Demon Tail is a lot more complicated than what he just showed.

The only problem is that he doesn't have enough mana to support its ability.

Alexander sat up with great difficulty as he clutch his chest in pain.

He recognized what hit him.

It is the Surging Palm Strike that he also knows. However, his palm strike wasn't as strong as Vincent's strike.

'I've already activated my Rogue Demon Tail… My resistance against such attacks should've made me immune to Tier 1 Mana Arts… Is he similar to Elena? Tsk… What a blunder.'

After giving it a thought, Alexander sighed.

It seems that Magnus will have an interesting battle later on.

"Alright… I still need to save my energy. I'll accept my defeat." Alexander said as he left the stage without waiting for the referee's announcement.