Flora shouted sternly, her Protective Barrier bursting with dazzling white flames, but it only trembled continuously, teetering on the brink of collapse.
"He's not an Insect Corpse Puppet... He's retained his complete spellcasting ability and memory! Lake hasn't gone insane... his body has been completely taken over!"
She tried to summon counteracting Magic Power, chanting with a deep voice: "Icebound Frost Vortex!"
The air suddenly cooled, and the surrounding moisture was forcibly frozen, forming a circle of ice blades. A reverse-rotating icy storm was released around her!
The Frozen Magic Power formed a blue-white vortex several meters in diameter in mid-air, slicing through the air and dispelling the pressure, forcibly opening a breathing space within the "Collapse Field".
Boom!!
Frost and gravity collided with a twist, distorting the space as if melting and twisting like wax.
"Defense Formation—Activate!"
