Although this body belonged to a magus, as mentioned before, the humans and magi of this era were simply too weak compared to the distant past. There was a gap of more than 3,000 years between the era of their birth and now. Even with a gap of just 1,500 years, Aslan could clearly feel the weakened state of all humanity, sensing the difference between the end of the Age of Gods and the present.
As for that distant era 3,000 years ago, it was a period when the Age of Gods was relatively active. More accurately, it was the period when the decline from that distant peak began.
However, it was precisely because of this that one could feel the difference between the humans of that time and the humans of today all the more. Tempered by the True Ether in the atmosphere, the human bodies of that time could not be compared to those of modern humans.
Therefore, this current body severely restricted their strength. It was precisely because of this that they wanted to find that man's body. That man who was born in accordance with providence, and who died in accordance with providence. That man's body was the most suitable house for them. Of course, their true bodies also currently resided within that house.
It was just like having a grand mansion filled with a massive amount of cash, but this mansion was located deep upon the ocean. There was no fresh water, and it never rained. There was no entertainment equipment in the mansion, no food, and most importantly, no WiFi. So, you could only take a bank card with a limit and rent a house outside to live in, where you could at least eat, drink water, and engage in entertainment activities.
But if that mansion could be moved to a normal location and inhabited, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Just as this young woman said, transforming magical energy into flesh was indeed not something ordinary people could achieve. This could be called a divine feat, a power of creation from nothingness. Although they could use it, they could not implement it so fluently and ordinarily using this current body. If it were that man's body, after opening the domain that belonged outside of time, they would achieve immortality.
But right now, it was stifling! The little girl before them stopped her offensive, which also gave them a moment of respite. Fortunately, their acting skills were quite good. If Sakura knew that the guy in front of her was faking it, she would definitely angrily add micro-expression and heartbeat analysis elements to her armored equipment later.
Sakura straightened her body and retracted the equipment in her hands to her back, instantly transforming it into rear thrusters. At the same time, her hands grabbed towards her waist. Two small boxes popped out from her belt. Accompanied by the input of magical energy, they transformed into a rapier and a small shield.
This was the full combat stance of the entire armored suit. However, because she usually used the ribbons wrapped around her body as weapons and equipment, she generally did not use the thrusters. At the same time, this was also used as a trump card. Who could imagine that a weapon capable of freely changing its shape was actually the equipment's thruster?
After the ribbons retracted into the shape of exhaust ports, they connected with the specially reserved area on her back. The 'wings' would absorb magical energy from the surroundings and gather it at the back of the equipment. Subsequently, it would burst outwards, thereby achieving the functions of flight and explosive speed.
She wondered if her previous attack speed had been too slow, allowing the opponent to prepare his defense by transforming his flesh into magical energy. However, this time she would not give the opponent any more opportunities to prepare!
Sakura's body transformed into a streak of purple light and flashed forward. Subsequently, the rapier forged by Aslan in her hand directly pierced the chest of the existence tentatively called a human. This sword possessed the special effects of severing magical energy and piercing. Even if the existence before her transformed his body into magical energy, he would definitely suffer a certain amount of damage.
Most importantly...
Sakura's figure came to an abrupt halt behind the man. Then, coordinating with the function of her thrusters, she quickly turned around and burst forth once again, leaving a crater in the ground. However, before the sound could erupt, Sakura's body had already vanished from above the crater. This was a supersonic second strike, aiming precisely at the back of this man's head.
The heart, brain, and spine were the most vulnerable locations for a humanoid existence. She might not be able to perform a triple combo on all three locations in a short time, but achieving a double combo was no problem. This was also the limit of her armor.
Exceeding the speed of light was something even the Magnum Opus of her cheap master, Aslan, could not achieve. However, after absorbing much of the Machine Gods' technology, the Magnum Opus could achieve spatial folding actions, accomplishing positional jumps.
As far as Sakura knew, the only one who could truly exceed the speed of light and break through the gate of light was her cheap mistress.
Therefore, while the man in the green suit had not yet figured out why a burst of pain came from his chest, the rapier pierced his skull in the very next moment, going straight through.
Logically speaking, piercing a physical body at such speed should have drawn some blood. But Sakura did not discover any blood spilled on the ground. She even felt some resistance when retracting her weapon, as if the weapon were stuck deep in a quagmire, and this quagmire was constantly swallowing the weapon.
Feeling the force and tactile sensation transmitted from the weapon in her hand, she realized something. If not for the fact that this weapon was forged by Aslan, and because its owner was Sakura—meaning it was not one of those defective products, and possessed a B-rank rating if classified as a Noble Phantasm—this weapon would likely have already developed cracks by now.
The thrusters behind her quickly shifted position, floating to her chest. Then, they erupted in the opposite direction. At the same time, the erupting magical energy could also serve as another type of attack.
Sakura retreated rapidly, creating distance from the humanoid existence before her. But in the next moment, this humanoid existence raised his hand upwards. A massive number of tentacle-like entities burst out from beneath the ground. Even the ground itself transformed into a black abyss of magical energy. These tentacles directly wrapped Sakura in the center.
"It truly surprises me. To think that a magus of the present era could cause damage to us without receiving god-like protection. Leaving aside the severing of magical energy in the chest, this second attack was truly somewhat painful."
The man reached out with his other hand and rubbed his forehead. His cane was fixed to the ground by black magical energy, without shifting in the slightest. From the wound on the back of his head, several tentacle-like entities slowly extended. There were even eyes on those tentacles, but they were soon pressed back in by the man.