[What an absurd mana!] he exclaimed.

Apparently even he couldn’t directly receive this attack. He flew up to dodge and swung his ax down at the same time, shooting out a giant aura wave. An ordinary human would have his bones and flesh rot just by being near to it!

[Huuu.]

I sucked it in using Breath of Death and received the impact of the aura with Extort. Unfortunately, his attack wasn’t so weak that I could fully take it with Extort, so I weakened it as much as I could using Absolute Soul and stole only the mana I could steal. Steel could then block the rest of the attack with its defense.

He asked in astonishment. [That’s the ability of a Death Knight! You even absorbed my aura… Are you a mana eater?]

I grinned. “You should be worried about other things”

After parrying his attack, I kicked off the ground and leaped into the air. The black energy swirling around his body instantly transformed into hundreds of thorns before hurling towards me. I had no intention of hitting them away. In front of Steel, such minor attacks...