Bones from all over the temple were rolling and flying towards the center where the bones were.
Stratus saw that the bones were undamaged and cursed.
"Mana Shield! What an advanced spell!" She cursed and chanted once more.
The red light on the floors and walls was pushing the golden light back, and more bones were called to service.
"Explosive Flame!" Stratus sent out another set of three fireballs, shooting a concentrated fire at the center of the bones.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
But alas, nothing happened.
Thane saw the fire spells meet the magic coating the bones, and from Thane's perspective, he saw the mana open a small hole, but it was immediately closed up.
Thane could see the areas around the forming gigantic skeleton where the magic flowed, creating a condensed concentration of mana.
"Stratus! Aim over there! Shoot your spells there!" Thane ordered as she pulled Stratus closer and pointed.
Stratus could see exactly where Thane was pointing.
"What?! There's nothing there!" Stratus saw Thane point a few meters to the right of where the forming skeleton was.
"Just do it! Ready your spell!" Thane argued and grabbed a sword on the floor.
Stratus did not complain and followed. The boy had shown them many miracles already, and she followed.
The spell was ready, and Stratus shot the fireball over the empty air.
But to her surprise...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The fireballs met something invisible!
The moving bones halted, and some even fell off!
"Impossible! We struck the Mana Centers!" Stratus was amazed.
Thane did not waste any time. The moment Stratus's spells struck the gathering mana, Thane saw that another area where Mana was condensed lost a massive amount of mana as it compensated to cover the area that Stratus called the Mana Center.
Thane hurled the sword, and it flew towards the unguarded Mana Center.
BOOM!
The spirit-filled sword exploded and the blade broke off.
Thane saw the Mana Center vanish, causing the forming torso to collapse.
A roar was heard, and a pulsing magic energy flowed. The walls and floor glowed a brighter red light, causing a massive amount of magic to keep the gathering skeletons from collapsing.
"You can sense the Mana Centers?! Are you a Magic Formation Expert?!" Stratus exclaimed.
"I don't understand what you're saying! But we don't have time! Look! It's gathering even more magic to create the skeletons! Shoot there and there! Can you do it?" Thane drew closer and pointed out the areas where Stratus should aim.
"Of course...! Leave it to me!"
"Can you enchant this spear?" Thane took a random spear from the ground.
"Of course!" Stratus answered.
Quickly, she chanted a series of spells.
Thane was surprised because a strange light appeared all over Stratus, and Thane could hear three chants!
Several magic began to gather around Stratus.
"Explosive Flame!"
"Dragon's Breath!"
"Flame Enchant!"
Three chants were completed as the three voices of Stratus completed their spells.
A fireball and a blast of fire shot at two areas close to where the feet of the forming skeleton giant were.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The mana around the two centers was greatly weakened, but it endured and did not fall.
Thane had already started running and made a strong leap as he approached the bones.
BOOOM!
Spirit Dispersing Deflection Strike exploded on his right foot and made Thane shoot up high!
Stratus was amazed at the great leap of the boy as he flew up high.
As he reached the top layer of the forming bones, Thane stomped using his other leg and made him shoot up even higher!
Above him was the central Mana Center.
A great amount of mana covered it that even Stratus could see the red mana coating the empty air with a mana shield!
"No!" Stratus cursed.
But to her surprise, Thane did not attack the Mana Center!
He flew beyond the body of the skeleton!
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Thane used his airtime to gather Spirit on the tip of the spear.
"I knew you'd guard it!" Thane chuckled as he stabbed down on the ground.
Thane aimed not for the Mana Center, but for a massive amount of mana that flowed from the chambers within, like a river!
BOOOM!
The enchanted spear tip, with the Spirit Point Strike, was a lethal combo far stronger than his combined Spirit Strike.
The mana flowing from that line was broken, and instantly, the entire bones behind Thane collapsed like a house of cards.
"Impossible! Not just the Mana Center! He knew where the Mana Channels are!" Stratus exclaimed.
With the bones collapsing, the gold light from the bells pushed even stronger towards the depths of the chamber, pushing the red light back.
An enraged roar was heard from deep within, and suddenly, a strange red light gathered and formed what seemed to be a portal on the ground below.
All of a sudden, several tall skeletons leaped up from the depths of this circle, and their weapons were aiming for Thane!
Thane took a step back, but suddenly, he felt a strong grip hold him from below!
A red portal had appeared behind him, and a skeleton's hand gripped him to prevent him from escaping!
"DIIIIEEEE!" The closest skeleton screeched as it swung its sword.
BOOOM!
A fireball struck the skeleton and forced it back, but the two closer skeletons swung their weapons at Thane.
"Holy Light!" A cry was heard, and a bright light shone, causing the two skeletons to squeal and retreat.
"AHHHHH!" A roaring sound was heard as a massive, golden, glowing, towering shield charged forward and rammed the Skeleton that was holding Thane's leg.
CRASH!
The skeleton was struck and broken into pieces during the attack.
Salya quickly kicked the ground and changed the direction of her charge, and smashed into the two other skeletons.
BANG!
Stratus and Seraphina appeared behind Thane.
"Thanks!" Thane sighed in relief. He glanced behind him, and he could see that Vayne was also down on their floor. He was holding the rope, which was now coated with a gold light, and kept pulling it.
Thane could see that the rope was now tied to all the chains, and despite the strong tension, it managed to pull all the chains of the bells and caused them to ring.
"Let's go! The Light of Empowerment will only last for several minutes!" Seraphina ordered.
"Master Thane! Tell us where the Mana Centers or the Mana Channels are! We will hit it! Princess, he can-"
"We saw. We'll be counting on you, Master Formation Expert!" Seraphina gave thane a beautiful, thankful, impressed, I-now-see-you-as-a-man smile.
"Oh, my young, vulnerable, innocent, Christian heart..." Thane could not take the great beauty.
But he controlled these emotions and quickly ran ahead to hide his blush.
"There! There!" Thane ordered as magics and strikes landed where Thane would point.
Skeletons would rise up as portals were opening.
"The Sealed One is getting desperate! He's summoning skeletons!" Stratus laughed.
"Don't be overconfident. This isn't simple necromancy! I sense a terrifying world beyond those red portals! The Sealed One will most likely be a demon!" Seraphina answered.
"A demon?!" Sayla and Stratus exclaimed.
"Just keep pushing!" Seraphina ordered.
With Sayla at the forefront, Thane had no problems pointing at the areas where the magic flowed.
And every time Stratus or Seraphina launched an attack, the red light covering the walls would be pushed back as the gold light pushed deeper.
All of a sudden, all the red lights vanished!
The gold light shot deep into the chambers. And Thane could see a thick mist at the edge of where the Gold lights led to.
The group stopped as they saw the red lights disappear.
Beyond them was the room thick with Mist.
"Looks like the boss is coming up..." Thane sighed.