Chapter 658: Saintess Eternal Blossom and Phantom King's Shadow Dominion

An intense battle took place in the sky as Erica fought with Sherry, who was riding on her Steel Falcon.
Erica was spamming Magic Bullets, and so far, she had achieved minor success in
Weaponization
Her Magic Bullets now had a small black bead at their center, which was concentrated magic that took physical form.
The sound of metallic beads colliding against steel reverberated in the surroundings.
It sounded like countless little bells that were being rang at the same time.
Thirteen taught Erica the theory of Weaponization for two reasons.
The first one was to make Erica stronger.
The second one was to hasten the Steel Falcon's evolution.
Since it could only evolve after getting hit numerous times by magical and physical attacks, Erica's weaponization was the perfect way to make it evolve as soon as possible.
If the Sorceress only knew that Thirteen was only using her to make "Ace" evolve faster, Erica would certainly get mad and target Thirteen with her Magic Bullets instead.
Fortunately, she didn't know, so Thirteen could only chuckle in his heart as he shifted his gaze to Joshua, who was fighting against Mildred in ranged combat.
Just like Erica, the Sage of the Hero Party was a magical battery.
He had both offensive spells, as well as debuff spells, which could make the enemy feel disgusted in battle.
That was why, when Thirteen trained Joshua in the Leventis Residence using the GANDAM NeuroLink, he made him battle a Pocopoco composed of Vassago's data.
The Pocopoco not only attacked him but also trash talked him to oblivion, making Joshua lose the calmness of his state of mind.
The role of the Sage in the Hero Party was the "Controller."
He was someone who supported Erica as an offensive spell caster and supported Shana as a debuffer.
By inflicting his enemy with debuffs like Slow, Weaken, Paralyze, Blind, and other spells that would decrease the enemy's combat effectiveness, the Hero Party would be able to get an advantage, especially when they were dealing with a single strong monster.
Because of this, Joshua needed to remain calm at all times to perfectly assess the situation. If his mental state was broken, his effectiveness in battle would decrease by more than half.
The training with the Pocopoco had nearly driven Joshua insane.
As someone who had been treated with respect his whole life, being hurled with expletives brought him down a peg and made him wake up to reality.
Now, he had stronger mental defenses and was able to deal with Mildred's range attacks in a calm manner.
Seeing that the battle was moving according to his expectations, he shifted his attention to Diana's and Shana's battle.
With sword and shield in hand, Diana clashed with Shana, who was wielding her silver banner like a spear.
'Not bad,' Thirteen thought. 'Shana's close combat is at a passable grade.'
As the Saintess of the Hero Party, Shana would always be at the rear of the formation.
Even so, it no longer mattered.
Alcapone had already memorized everything.
The only thing he lacked was experience. With a bit of practice, it would be ingrained into his
muscle memory.
The Divine Martial Technique that Alcapone gained was called Phantom King's Shadow
Dominion.
This technique drew on the clandestine power of the underworld, blending divine energy with
the aura of a master strategist. The user becomes an untouchable phantom, manipulating
shadows and reality to dominate the battlefield.
It had three distinct abilities.
Spectral Sovereignty-the user creates an intangible domain of darkness, silencing all opponents' powers within its radius. Only allies of the Mafia can act freely.
Chains of Oblivion-shadowy chains erupt from the ground, binding enemies and draining
their strength while empowering the user.
Eternal Vow of the Mafia King-a finishing move that invokes the loyalty and power of the Mafia family, amplifying the user's energy to obliterate foes in a devastating strike.
In short, the Eternal Vow of the Mafia King's power increases when the members of the E4
Mafias are gathered together.
The greater the numbers, the greater the damage!
But since Alcapone was using this ability for the first time, he was having trouble fighting against the Troll Champion, who had high resistance to physical and magical attacks.
Cristopher watched the battle with his arms crossed over his chest.
As Thirteen's right-hand man and also as a Brute Tamer, he was also given a powerful Divine Martial Technique, which Thirteen asked him to keep hidden.
He was only allowed to use this as a last resort because once he used it, he would gain the
attention of every major power in the world due to how devastating it was.
Colbert, who was Thirteen's third in command, also had a Divine Technique. But this
technique wasn't an offensive ability.
It was meant to support people in the battlefield, highlighting Colbert's slyness, for he liked
to take advantage of the weakness of his enemies.
The more they trained, the more Thirteen believed that when the Tournament of Dragons and
Phoenixes took place, the people who had gone through his training would definitely be the ones to reach the top ranks in the tournament.