CHAPTER 588: CHAPTER 585: JUST RIGHT

"The greatest increase in productive labor, as well as the greater proficiency, skill, and judgment displayed during the use of labor, seems to be the result of division of labor..."

...

With Ella’s status confirmed, Ronald didn’t hesitate to recite the incantation.

The purpose of launching "Invisible Hand" was simple and direct—to inflict maximum damage on Ella and then completely subdue her with the power of Hell.

But just as the spell was taking effect,

Ella suddenly leaped backward!

In this fog-filled environment, Ronald could clearly sense the opponent’s state. Just a moment ago, Ella was confidently preparing to attack, but in a mere instant, she changed her action.

It was as if... she suddenly received a divine revelation.

Knowing she had to evade the imminent attack!

Boom—

The explosive sound almost simultaneously erupted at the position Ella had just been in.

In pursuit of maximizing lethality, the spell "Invisible Hand," which had ’a mind of its own,’ compressed the air at that spot at that instant, then caused it to burst open.

Although Ella now had a robust physique, her respiratory system still normally exchanged air with the atmosphere. If such sudden compression and release of air could unleash its destructive force on her,

Then, theoretically, it could indeed cause serious damage.

Unfortunately for Ronald, Ella’s almost-demonic action meant she successfully avoided this injury.

"Hmph—"

"Just playing little tricks?"

Ella, having just escaped danger, let out a cold snort.

Her words were bursting with scorn.

Regrettably for her, Ronald didn’t bother with these notions. He wasn’t vexed by the failure of the spell-attack either. As the distance between them increased again, he immediately switched to the original tome and began reciting for another spell casting.

"Starting with the relationship between the entire Earth and the sky, our cognition begins to form..."

This time, he invoked the spell "Solar Eclipse" from the "Astronomy Master."

When this spell was activated during daylight, its effect is to suppress the enemy’s perception of their surroundings.

Judging by Ella’s bizarre evasion just now,

Ronald guessed she had some sort of unique sensing ability, and this was the perfect opportunity for "Solar Eclipse" to take effect.

Ella’s movements stalled once again.

Because of the black fog surrounding her, she didn’t realize the pitch-black environment brought by "Solar Eclipse," but a sudden drop in her insight—an undeniable fact—was happening to her right then and there.

Then, on Ella’s monstrously twisted head,

A distorted expression emerged that human aesthetics could not discern an attitude from.

"It’s rare to have such an ability, but it’s too late to start using it now!"

...

In the face of Ella’s bluster, Ronald almost laughed out loud.

There was no other reason.

It was just that upon realizing his suppression of her senses, this Wizard Council member from Barrier Mountain actually developed an extremely intense greed for the originary tome Ronald held!

Isn’t that convenient?

It perfectly matched the casting requirements for ’Greed’!

Just a second ago, Ronald was pondering how to enhance his attack and break through the hard exterior of Ella’s body, but she herself delivered the opportunity right into his hands.

Almost laughing as he distanced himself from the enemy,

Ronald eagerly recited the verses from the "Divine Comedy":

"We descended to the fourth gloomy sorrowful pit,

Continued along Hell’s steep slope,

Here, it contained the crimes of the entire universe!"

The stone sphere manifested by ’Greed’ still appeared so abruptly, and thanks to the enhancement by "Infinite Negative Number Field," it had increased its volume by more than twenty times!

Crack, crack, crack—

A series of rapid noises erupted around them, and the prison, originally constructed by spellwork, was instantly shattered by the enormous stone sphere!

And Ella, trying to escape the attack, only managed to run two meters before the stone sphere knocked her to the ground and then mercilessly rolled over her.

At that moment, the light from the outside world illuminated Ronald’s vision once again.

Through the perception brought on by the spreading black mist around him, he confirmed the victory he had just secured.

The once indomitable Ella.

Had now been reduced to a pile of flesh.

In the midst of battle, Ella had formed no resistance to such attacks; under the highly targeted crushing, she had instantly lost her ability to fight.

However, her strong life force was still at work.

Even though she was crushed into a mess, the vitality within Ella’s body showed no signs of diminishing.

Ronald could even feel her body starting to reconstitute.

If nothing went wrong,

In about thirty seconds, she should be able to recover her normal bodily structure, and by then, a resistance to the crushing would likely appear as well.

"Roar—"

"I will absolutely not let you go!"

It was at this moment that an appropriately enraged and sorrowful howl came from Ella’s direction.

To vent her fury, this wizard of Barrier Mountain had prioritized the recovery of her vocal organs, hurriedly making sure to taunt Ronald before anything else.

"..."

What to say...

Ronald understood Ella’s confidence in her own spells.

But thirty seconds was already decisive in battle, and it could change the outcome extensively, not to mention that Ronald had already breached her defensive shell.

"Huff—"

Ronald let out a long breath and then walked slowly towards Ella.

Although he had not been seriously injured in their brief skirmishes, the strength of this wizard, Ella, was undeniably formidable.

If he couldn’t find a chance for a lethal blow,

It would be very difficult for anyone to deal with such an enemy.

With a mix of sentiment and melancholy, Ronald stood in front of Ella and said,

"Last... do you have anything you want to say?"

"Huh?" At that moment, Ella was still repairing her body, and hearing Ronald’s voice, which sounded like a question posed to a prisoner before execution, she quickly retorted without hesitation, "What? If you have any tricks, just bring them out quickly, as you won’t have a chance later!"

"..."

"Then goodbye—no, farewell forever."

Seeing Ella’s response, Ronald calmly waved his hand, and the Hellish black mist that had been prepared all around instantly surged over and enveloped the wizard.

Her body collapsed, Magic Power dissipated.

With Ella’s current remaining formidable vitality, she stood no chance against the encroaching fog of Hell.

It was over in an instant.

This powerful wizard had completely lost her will under the force of Hell.

No different from those who had previously been subdued by this move.

"..."

Standing in front of the now still Ella, Ronald finally turned his head to survey the surroundings.

Bapulor’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

And further in the distance, the fierce Magic Fluctuations of Katherine wreaked havoc upon the earth, where her enemies were being slain on the spot, an almost foreseeable fact.

Thus, Ronald’s gaze shifted to the pile of ruined flesh that was Ella.

"Now... is it time to Extract the original text?"