"Keeek!"

Theo scratched the back of Umbra’s neck as the shadowy steed let out a delighted sound, though his brows furrowed in thought.

“I made it outside, but… the mana consumption is too severe.”

After casting Eclipse twice, his mana reserves were nearly dry. The sheer power of the technique consumed his energy at an overwhelming rate.

The bigger problem was that it wasn’t enough to finish off O’d or the leader of the Cheongak Corps. While the lesser swordsmen and weaker warriors had likely been eliminated, the true masters remained standing, and his attacks had been too dispersed to …