You did well.

Astaria ran away.

Well, she didn't exactly run away, she just created distance between the two of them, but for an Emperor to do something like this…

It was no different than running away.

And judging from the grim look that had appeared on Astaria's face, anybody could tell that she was thinking the same.

"You have improved, a lot more than I thought."

She commented.

Nux, however, completely ignored her comment and rushed toward her.

The Mana around Astaria moved and surrounded her sword.

She slashed it toward Nux, and Nux was forced to use both his swords to stop the attack.

The Mana then moved from the sword to Astaria's shoulders.

Astaria lifted her sword that carried the weight of Nux's two swords, a space was created,

This time, Astaria used her own Mana and kicked Nux's abdomen.

Mind you, when an Emperor uses her own Mana instead of the surrounding Mana, the output increases drastically.

The strength behind this kick was enough to break Nux's bones.