Right as Aiden's halberd was about to reach Onean, a giant golden net emerged in his path. He could sense that the magic energy imbued within the giant net possessed extremely high temperatures and explosive properties, and instead of fighting fire with fire, he adopted a more slow and methodical approach.

Even though Aiden was a very large and imposing man, his burly frame didn't slow him down in the slightest, and Onean was already aware of that. She didn't dare to allow any complacency to set in even after conjuring up the golden net, and she quickly drew upon her own magic power to summon a trio of ice phoenixes.

The three ice phoenixes circled around Onean incessantly, lashing out whenever Aiden tried to attack Onean with his halberd.

Aiden unleashed several attacks in quick succession, but all of them struck the three ice phoenixes, while Onean was left completely unscathed.

Erwin wanted to assist Onean, but he could see that Aiden hadn't managed to gain any advantage over Onean after the first few exchanges, and that instilled him with a great deal of confidence and relief.

However, before he had a chance to catch his breath, a storm of countless swords came flying toward him.

Erwin turned around to take a look, and sure enough, it was none...