Combat Maid Harem

Chapter 452 - The Space Lockdown Spell

From the inside, the outside looked like a warped painting. It was weird and confusing.

When Lawrend moved his hands, he could feel himself moving, but he could not see his arms moving. It was as if he was only moving his soul, but his body was stuck.

He then tried moving his legs and jumping. Similar to before, he didn't move. But he could clearly feel himself moving.

He tried to touch his face, but it was as if his space was located millions of kilometers away; he couldn't touch it.

Since he couldn't move his body, Lawrend tried to use his magic.

He closed his eyes and focused on the fire mana inside his body. He used the Touch of Fire Spell and lit his hands on fire.

Suddenly, he saw a slight movement in his hand.

Ella, who was powering the spell, suddenly looked to be in pain. Her face twisted as she tried to stop her spell from collapsing.

After he saw that, Lawrend stopped his Touch of Fire spell, immediately, relief washed over Ella's face.

Lawrend looked around, but it only made the surroundings look even dizzier. He then tried to sense the movement of mana around him.

He released a bit of his mana, and he could sense it traveling a lot of distance even though it didn't seem to be going anywhere.

Suddenly, he felt the space around him stabilize. Ella had stopped her spell.

"That was a minute already?" Lawrend asked in surprise.

"Yes, Master. Hahh… Hahh…" Ella replied as she panted heavily.

Aleshia walked from the side and gave Ella a glass of cool water.

"Thank you, Big Sister."

Ella downed the whole glass almost immediately.

"Do you still have more mana for another one?" Lawrend asked.

"Umm… About 2 minutes more. It is very consuming to start the spell than to maintain it," Ella replied.

"I see. Alright. Do it again," Lawrend said.

Ella took a deep breath and used the spell on Lawrend again.

It was the same feeling before. The view around him became a twisted painting. His movement was restricted.

This time, Lawrend took notice of everything. He felt everything clearly as the space mana wrapped around him.

He closed his eyes, and an image of himself appeared in his mind. He imagined ways for her spell to be able to affect space.

He suddenly remembered something that was taught in physics back in his previous world. It was said that gravity was caused by the warping of space. He started to think about how her space mana could do the same.

…

As Lawrend thought about Ella's space magic, the lightning mage from the empire arrived at the spot where Lawrend used his Lightning Beam spell. His journey took longer because he flew slower than Clova, and he was spotted by several Arch Mage-level monsters on his way.

When the lightning mage saw the damage, he was dumbfounded. He could feel clear traces of powerful lightning mana in the area.

"W-Who could have done this?" the lightning mage muttered in disbelief.

He flew down and touched the edges of the trees. Most of it was covered in green sap as the tree extinguished the fire on itself.

"There are only two outstanding lightning mages in this kingdom…" the lightning mage muttered.

His mind revolved, and he immediately thought about Lawrend and Verkoli.

Verkoli was someone he knew a lot about. Since Verkoli was working for the Mage Guild, he would sometimes have the chance to converse with this lightning mage through the communication devices in the guild.

Not to mention, they communicated in person after he started staying in the Mage Guild.

They had exchanged a lot of ideas, and this was something he was sure Verkoli would never be able to come up with. There was only one person that could do this.

"Lawrend!"

Horror was visible on the lightning mage's face. He immediately flew back to the capital city. He needed to inform Creka immediately.

They would need to take Lawrend to the Empire with them no matter what. If Lawrend doesn't agree, they would coerce him.

They would not dare leave a potential threat roaming around and growing away from their control.

…

The Space Lockdown spell that Ella used ended as the two minutes passed. Lawrend still had his eyes closed, and he had no idea that the lightning mage from the empire learned that it was him who used that spell.

Ella drank another glass of water from Aleshia.

Ella, Aleshia, and Aezel watched as Lawrend kept his eyes closed.

A few minutes later, he opened his eyes. He seemed serene and calmer than before.

"I understand now," Lawrend muttered.

Ella's spell was very simple. It twisted space in a way that every movement would come back to the same point.

He would need to disturb that twisting of space using mana from the other elements to be able to move. If he wants to do the same, he would first need to absorb space mana.

But he was not sure how to get it. Even if he drained his mana again, he won't be able to absorb any if he doesn't have any.

"Ella, how do you get the space mana?" Lawrend asked.

It was becoming harder and harder for him to drain his mana. He now had two elements.

Not one of his maids was capable of absorbing his fire mana. Elena could only absorb his golden lightning mana. He would need to manually drain his fire mana, and that was even more dangerous.

If possible, he would like space magic to be his third magic. That would make him even more powerful in battle.

"I don't know, Master. I just absorb it," Elena replied.

Ever since her magic was unlocked when the curse on her body was removed, she was able to feel space mana everywhere. She doesn't know why other people can't do the same.

"Right… I have never heard about space magic before.. Maybe it's related to your constitution and talent," Lawrend said with a sigh.