Something was wrong. Very wrong. No, it was a hundred percent wrong!
Emma clearly sensed the changes within her body.
Although she had downed three bottles of potion in a row and her mana was indeed recovering at lightning speed, the momentum of this recovery was inconceivable!
It completely exceeded the scope of normal potions!
This quality… it far surpassed the high-level Magic Recovery Potions she had meticulously crafted herself!
However, before she could ponder the origin and principles of the potions, an even stronger sense of abnormality suddenly struck — —
She felt like she was about to be “burst” alive by that surging, tumultuous mana!
Yes, in the literal sense of the word “burst”!
Emma looked down in shock, finding that her once-fitting mage robe was tightening at a visible rate! The pressure on her chest grew stronger and stronger.
Pop!
With a soft sound, the top button of her robe was actually sent flying! A glimpse of snowy-white cleavage was instantly exposed to the air.
‘W-What the hell is this?!’
Emma instantly flushed red with shame, subconsciously wrapping her arms tightly around her chest in an attempt to cover herself.
But what horrified her even more was that she could clearly feel the “proud” presence beneath her hands continuing to swell and grow uncontrollably!
It was as if an invisible force was forcefully inflating them!
Pop! Pop!
Two more buttons sacrificed themselves, springing off to parts unknown. In just a few breaths, Emma experienced a “rapid leap” from a modest B-cup to a magnificent E-cup!
The heavy burden made her almost lose her footing.
‘This overflowing mana… why is it all gathering at my chest?! What kind of bizarre side effect is this?!’
Emma was both ashamed and anxious, nearly on the verge of tears.
She quickly inspected her internal state and found that the excessive mana, which she couldn’t absorb fast enough, was surging uncontrollably toward that embarrassing area…
While theoretically, having such a “stunning” figure might be the dream of many girls, this was way too sudden and exaggerated, wasn’t it? And they were on a battlefield, for crying out loud!
It couldn’t go on like this!
Suppressing her shame and indignation, Emma immediately began to wave her staff frantically, converting the mana that was about to “burst” her into large-scale support magic and pouring it out without reservation!
[Mass Heal]! [Hymn of Courage]! [Fortress of Resilience]! [Swift Wind]!
One halo after another rippled out from her as the center, spreading rapidly!
Sure enough, with the intense consumption of mana, she felt the terrifying expansion speed at her chest noticeably slow down… but it was still slowly growing!
She had to continuously output mana just to barely suppress this frightening “growth” trend!
‘Ugh… what on earth is happening…’
Emma wailed internally as she maintained her spells, trapped between tears and laughter. If she didn’t keep outputting mana, she feared her clothes wouldn’t survive!
However, during this forced, high-intensity mana output, Emma unexpectedly discovered another surprising change.
Her control over her own mana had become more refined and skilled than ever before!
Large-scale area spells that originally required immense concentration to maintain were now incredibly easy to cast.
Meanwhile, the Human Garrison on the battlefield experienced a rapid transition from hell to heaven.
Under the pressure of the Vampire Army, who were berserk due to the Blood Moon, the Human Defense Line was already in jeopardy.
The soldiers were exhausted, casualties were heavy, and morale was low.
But now, when Emma’s healing and auxiliary radiance—its range and effect magnified several times over—blanketed them, every soldier covered by it was stunned!
The magical glow rapidly healed wounds and dispelled fatigue. With the halos of courage and strength bestowed upon them, they felt their entire bodies filled with inexhaustible energy!
“Is… is there an Archmage here?! I feel like I’ve been fully resurrected!”
An old soldier who had been leaning on his sword, gasping for breath, suddenly straightened up, his eyes bursting with incredible spirit.
“More than just fully resurrected! I feel like this healing spell… is a bit over-potent!”
A young soldier looked at the wound on his arm, which was healing rapidly and even becoming more muscular, and muttered to himself.
“Holy crap! I’m sixty years old! Why do I feel… feel like I’m standing tall again?!”
A white-haired old Knight looked down at himself in disbelief as he stood proudly, feeling as if he had returned to his prime at thirty years old.
“You’re just standing tall, old man! Look at my arm! My biceps grew by a whole circle!!!”
The burly soldier next to him rolled up his sleeves, showing off his muscles that had swelled out of thin air, his expression a mix of excitement and confusion.
For a moment, in the area covered by Emma’s magic, every soldier was full of vigor and vitality.
With their mana restored and their ideal body parts becoming more “satisfactory,” their combat power soared instantly!
Emma naturally noticed the overly “spirited” and “strong” changes in the soldiers, but she had no time to worry about them right now!
She could only grit her teeth and continuously pour out mana to maintain the massive-scale magical effects — —
If she didn’t, her poor mage robe would truly declare its complete disintegration!
‘Luke! Once the battle is over, I’m definitely going to get an explanation from you! What kind of hellish potion is this?!’
Emma shouted in her heart with grief and indignation.
……
On Luke’s side, he handed the remaining two potions to Sara and Swan respectively.
The colors of these two potions were slightly different from the ones he had given to Emma.
Sara and Swan had no suspicions and drank the potions as soon as they received them.
Just after finishing them, both of them frowned almost simultaneously.
Sara tasted it carefully and said in confusion, “Luke, this potion… it doesn’t feel like it’s for mana recovery.”
Swan also nodded, feeling the subtle changes within her body. “Mine doesn’t seem to be either… There’s a very strange feeling, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.”
Luke scratched his head, looking dazed. “That can’t be… Senior Yize gave me… uh, I mean, the ones I brought from my family should all be Magic Recovery Potions, shouldn’t they?!”
He almost slipped up and quickly corrected himself. ‘Could it be that different colors mean different effects? Or… did I give them the wrong ones?’
He saw that the two of them didn’t seem to have any violent reactions and asked tentatively, “Then… Senior Sister Sara, Junior Swan, how do you feel specifically right now?”
Sara closed her eyes, sensed carefully for a moment, and shook her head. “My mana hasn’t recovered… physically, I don’t feel any special changes for the time being.”
Swan checked herself just as carefully. “Same here, no other feeling.”
Hearing this, Luke wondered if he really had given them the wrong ones, thinking about whether he should suck it up and go back to ask Yize.
However, in the next moment — —
Sara’s eyes snapped open, and she cried out in shock, “This potion… Junior Luke! Tell me the truth, where did this potion come from?!”
As she spoke, Sara felt the entire world look different in her eyes! Everything around her seemed to have been put in slow motion.
The trajectory of dust in the wind, the subtle expressions on the soldiers’ faces in the distance, even the slight turbulence created by Dio and Chise’s blades cutting through the air — — she saw it all clearly!
Her dynamic vision, neurological reaction speed, and perception of her surroundings had improved by more than just a single level!
Even more shocking to her was that she felt her affinity and control over the light element had reached an unprecedented height!
The Grade 6 wide-range light magic, which used to be a bit sluggish and required full effort to maintain, now became as natural as breathing in her hands!
Without any hesitation, Sara raised her staff, and a majestic and pure power of light soared into the sky!
A pillar of holy light, more dazzling and solid than before, tore through the scarlet night sky, transforming into a massive [Dome of Light] that covered a large portion of the battlefield!
The sacred power fell like warm sunlight. All the Low-level Vampires within its range immediately let out painful screeches.
Their blood energy was suppressed significantly, and their movements became incredibly sluggish.
Even the eerie Blood Moon in the sky seemed to dim slightly under this intense holy light!
“Senior Sister Sara, you’ve mastered Grade 6 magic?” Luke watched, dumbfounded.
Sara took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in her heart, and explained, “The potion you gave me greatly enhanced my mental power, reaction speed, and… light element affinity! It allowed me to easily master the Grade 6 magic that I wasn’t proficient in before!”
As she spoke, she used her enhanced perception to quickly scan the entire battlefield. Suddenly, her sharp eyes widened again, and an expression of extreme shock appeared on her face.
On the battlefield, the soldiers covered by Emma’s magic were more than just “spirited”!
Some had arms that had grown fifty percent longer, others had legs that had thickened by several circles… In addition, eyes were several sizes larger, and noses were several times longer.
There were all kinds of freaks.
For a moment, Sara actually couldn’t tell which side was the Magical Beasts. The entire scene had become bizarre!
“What’s going on… with those soldiers?!” Sara cried out.
Luke was still trying to maintain his “family potion” story. “These magic potions are all treasures I brought back from my family…”
Before he could finish, Emma’s massive-scale, powerful auxiliary and healing radiance also enveloped the three of them.
Furthermore, seemingly sensing that they were important combatants, Emma specifically cast even stronger buff magic on the three of them.
Warm and majestic energy surged into their bodies. Sara immediately felt her mana recovery speed up, and all her statuses were significantly improved.
‘Emma still has such abundant mana? And this effect…’ Sara was initially delighted, but then her face suddenly changed, turning beet red instantly.
She also subconsciously blocked her chest with her hands, saying in horror, “W-What kind of hellish effect is this?!”
At the same time, Swan next to her also clearly sensed the changes in her body. First, there was a surge of joy—she felt a long-lost sense of masculine “sturdiness” and power return!
This made her almost weep with joy. But the joy lasted for less than a second before it turned into an even greater fright!
Because she discovered in despair that she was undergoing the same change as Sara… Pop—
Swan wailed internally and immediately squatted down, wrapping her arms tightly around herself and burying her face in her knees.
She curled into a ball, filled with bewildered horror and shame.
‘This damn magic, what kind of evil sorcery is it?!’
Iguneel was green with envy inside Swan. ‘I want a big chest too!!!’
Luke was a beat behind. Looking at the suddenly strange behavior of Sara and Swan, he was completely at a loss. “Senior Sister Sara? Junior Swan? What’s wrong with you two now?”
Sara endured the abnormality of her body and the shame in her heart.
After only a very brief encounter, she used her sharp perception—enhanced by the potion—to quickly lock onto the source of the problem. It was the magic Emma was casting!
She didn’t care about anything else anymore.
With a flash of her figure, she sped toward Emma’s location at a speed several times faster than usual! She had to understand what was going on immediately!
Luke watched Sara’s rapidly departing back, still looking dazed.
He looked at Swan, who was squatting on the ground, and asked cautiously, “Junior Swan… what exactly happened to you? Is there something wrong with Senior Sister Emma’s magic?”
Swan looked up, her face filled with despair, her voice trembling on the verge of tears. “Senior Sister Emma’s healing support magic… seems to be poisonous…”
She extended a trembling finger, pointing toward the soldiers in the distance whose appearance had suddenly changed.
Luke looked in the direction she pointed, carefully observing those abnormal soldiers. Suddenly, his eyes widened into circles, and he slapped his thigh in realization.
“Holy crap! Does Senior Sister Emma’s magic… actually have the miraculous effect of [Rejuvenation]?”
After speaking, he specifically sensed the changes in his own body.
Well, his mana was steadily recovering, and he had several buffs active; his strength and speed seemed to have increased… It was pretty good!
‘That’s not right.’ Luke scratched his red hair, looking confused. ‘Why do I have the buffs too, but none of those… uh… benefits?’
Swan looked up at Luke with a mixture of sympathy and disbelief.
She reached out and pointed at his head, speaking in a strange tone, “Senior Luke… you might… have a benefit too… Your head… seems to have… grown by a whole circle.”
Luke: “???”
……
On the other side, Yize, who was dealing with Bart, naturally noticed this extremely bizarre and dramatic scene on the battlefield.
The original situation of the humans’ defeat had actually reversed in an instant because of Emma’s exaggerated range and powerful support magic, even turning around to suppress the Blood Race.
But what made his eyelid twitch wasn’t the reversal of the battle, but those soldiers… and the clearly abnormal reactions of Sara and Swan!
Looking at the mutated soldiers, as well as the scene of Sara rushing away while covering her chest and Swan squatting on the ground in self-isolation…
A record of certain early experimental potions that had been forgotten in a corner of his memory suddenly flashed in his mind!
He remembered!
In his early years, in order to “optimize” his own physique, he had indeed tried to create a potent Magic Recovery Potion with the intention of guiding excess mana to “strengthen ideal areas”…
‘Oh no!’ Yize’s heart skipped a beat. ‘That idiot Luke!’
‘These effects have all overflowed and spread through the healing and support magic!’
‘Just how many bottles of potion did Luke give Emma???’
Yize looked at the strange scenes on the battlefield, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.