Helena could only maintain her new form for 5 minutes.

'We have to hurry!' 

She pointed her fingers at Inarius and shot five purple bullets. 

"Hmph!"

Then, Inarius's nine black spheres unleashed gray beams of light. 

Inarius's beams seemed larger and more powerful than Helena's ordinary purple bullets. Upon contact, however, the purple bullets instantly pierced through the beams.

Inarius quickly formed a multi-layered barrier. However, Helena's bullets pierced through that too and struck Inarius directly.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Massive shockwaves occurred one after another. 

It was an obvious result.

She had used magic in its raw form, the primeval energy that was harnessed to cast spells. Inarius's beams or its multi-layered barrier had no way of withstanding it.

Helena didn't stop there. She floated into the air and stretched out her arms. Purple energy fluttered in the wind like snow, and flew straight to Inarius.

Inarius protected itself with the ground and lava, but once again, it failed to block Helena's attack.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

"Kuhaahk!"

The dragon reeled from the impact.

The black tinge that covered Inarius's body spread further. However, Inarius didn't concern itself with this. It transformed...