She raised herself in the air without wasting any time. And as she did, the entire place started shaking. In the air, she released the aura she was suppressing. It was only then that I really understood what Zagan meant when he said she gave him chills.

My feet that were on the ground were barely holding on, the presence was just that tremendous. It was as if the gravitational force itself was increased several folds. Anyone would lose what little confidence they had of surviving this if they were to come across this presence.

"Zagan, let's attack her together. Flare, please support us, and Yoru, you can focus on long-ranged attack."

"Okay, just don't get yourself killed. With that much energy, she may accidentally kill someone with a sneeze," Zagan said in his usual casual tone.

Even though this was probably supposed to be a joke, there was no way we could afford to be careless here. A single mistake now could have drastic consequences.

The green-haired woman just stood on the air right above the center of the lake. I could feel an immense amount of raw mana leaking out of her body. But she wasn't making any moves, which meant she probably wanted us to go first.

I looked towards Marina who was still unconscious. She was near the wall that was quite far from us.

By the looks of it, we would probably be fighting over the lake, so she would be safe there.

After confirming the surroundings, Zagan and I raised ourselves in the air. Flare and Yoru were flying right behind me. Flare was supporting me with her flames while Yoru created several dark lightning orbs around her like before.

Just by looking at her, I could sense that no ordinary elemental magic would work on her. My best bet here was my Flaming dark sword. There was no time to be hesitant, so I took out my sword and clad it with the dark flames.

I charged straight at her while Zagan went for her from the left side. When I reached the right distance, I swung my sword straight at her. At the same time, Zagan attacked her with a black orb that he created in his right hand. But before any of our attacks could reach her, she moved a little towards the right and grabbed my right hand with her left. Her movements were too fast for me to react. There was no way for me to counter that change in position in midst of my swing.

She pulled me forward to use me as a shield against Zagan's attack. But Zagan was quick to realize that. He swiftly passed from my left side and attacked her with the black orb in his hand.

But as if she was expecting that move from him, she caught him using her right hand. And before we could attack her with magic using our left hands, she spun once and threw us towards the ground.

Unlike last time, this time I was prepared. I physically enhanced my legs using the raw mana right before I crashed on the ground. The impact made a scar on the ground, but I could still stand despite all that.

'Man, Flare really is awesome,' I thought. If she wasn't there to support me, I would never have been able to control this much mana efficiently.

I wasn't sure why but the impact on Zagan's side was much worse. It could be because she was right-handed, or maybe she intentionally threw him a bit harder.

Now that we were out of the way, Yoru attacked her using the dark lightning orbs that she had initially created. Like last time, their moments were slow, and right when one was about to reach her, she caught it barehanded. The active lightning touched her skin, but it was as if it had no effect at all. And before one could even activate, she smashed them all with just raw mana.

'Man, that's cheating,' I thought when I saw how overpowered her abilities were. And she was doing all this using just raw mana. I couldn't even imagine how strong she would be if she was to use her magical abilities.

"You call this an attack? White's touch would be more impactful than this. And who are you kidding with those pathetic dances? And that man, he isn't even taking it seriously," she said in an angry tone.

"Well, I am taking it seriously alright. It's just that it has been a few thousand years since I last used my powers," Zagan said while raising himself from the rubble. Surprising, despite the impact, there were no injuries in his body.

"You look like.. Lucifer," She said in a confused tone.

It looked like she was finally able to identify him. Considering the fact that they met thousands of years ago, it's no wonder it took so long for her to realize that.

"Took you long enough to remember. Back then you never told me your name, but I can never forget that face."

"Ha-ha-ha! You look totally different than last time when I met you. Last time you were wearing golden armor and had long black hair. Now, you look younger."

She no longer looked angry like she was a while ago, which was a good sign. Instead, she looked excited now, which was a bad sign.

"Oh yeah, the good old days. I was young and foolish back then, but now, I am old and lazy," Zagan replied in his usual casual tone.

"You were smart enough to listen to my advice back then, Lucifer," she replied.

"But I was foolish enough to let my race fall into ruin. Also, I am no longer Lucifer. I have a new name and a new master. My name now is Zagan, and this boy here is my master."

"Well, it's good that you are no longer stuck in the past. You were a stranger to me when we first met. But now that we have met for the second time, you can call me olive."

'Man, they are starting to sound like lovers of war at this point,' I thought as I heard their conversation progress.

"Well, enough reunion talk. Now let's get back to business."

With those words, she started manipulating the surrounding mana. With all the things that had happened until now, I was able to understand something.

'So, that is the height one can reach by manipulating the surrounding mana properly.'