“What? What is it?”
“A tidal wave?”
“Good grief…!”
A cry of shock erupted from the audience.
In response, Runba, who was handling the commentary, shouted excitedly.
—Aaaaaah! A tidal wave! Leo Flove has used Spirit Magic to create a tidal wave! This isn’t just insane, is it?!
—What did you just say? Runba Tes.
—Cough! H-Halind Professor… I mean, what just happened was… cut!
Without realizing it, Runba’s broadcast, which included some foul language, was cut off.
At the commentator’s booth, Runba was lying face down, his head on the ground, while Halind was glaring coldly at him.
Upon hearing Runba’s commentary, Hark burst out in an awkward laughter.
“Could he have made a contract with the Great Spirit of Water?”
“It is not the Great Spirit of Water. If he had actually contracted with the Great Spirit of Water, he wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of causing a tidal wave with the water from Lumeria Lake. He could have summoned the necessary water using the power of the Great Spirit of Water alone.”
Lil explained.
“So? He’s not as amazing as I thought.”
“It’s extraordinary! In a way, he did something even harder than contracting with the Great Spirit of Water!”
Lil clenched her fists and waved her hands as she continued her explanation.
“He signed temporary contracts with countless Water Spirits residing in Lumeria Lake all at once to create the tidal wave! It’s an impressive display of Spirit Magic! Oh! I would love to have an in-depth conversation about Spirit Magic with Leo right now.”
“Our adorable Lil has gotten excited.”
Elena smiled gently.
“Seeing the battlefield changed so drastically… What could possibly be his plan if he went through such trouble to alter it?”
Aina asked, her gaze fixed on the screen, and Hark responded nonchalantly.
“He’s probably summoning some powerful familiar that excels in a flooded battlefield.”
“A powerful familiar in a flooded battlefield! Maybe it’s the Pegasus?!”
Lil exclaimed with excitement.
“Is that thing someone’s dog or what?”
Just as Hark shook his head,
Flash-! Kaaaaa-BOOM-!
A bolt of bright white lightning struck down.
The moment Hark saw the white-furred familiar known as Delphinus appear, his jaw dropped.
Elena, twirling a strand of her hair, remarked,
“At this point… Leo must be a nightmare for the second-years.”
Bubbles bubbled up around Kal as he flailed about in the water.
In front of Kal, Delphinus, Eliza’s familiar, and Ruri materialized.
Beep!
Kal stared wildly at Delphinus as he wildly flailed his arms and legs.
Beep!
Delphinus grabbed Kal’s coat and pulled him up out of the water.
“Phew! Thank you.”
In response to Kal’s thanks, Delphinus bleated and dove back underwater.
Kal, who had barely managed to surface, quickly summoned magic to lift himself out. As he gazed skyward, he spotted Leo atop a pure white horse and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
‘…Did he seriously summon the Pegasus too?’
When Kal heard that Leo had summoned a fairy, he’d thought, maybe—just maybe—Leo had contracts with all three of the Great Familiars.
An almost impossible tale in anyone’s book.
‘But Leo always surpasses logic.’
He had planned the operation assuming the worst of the worst scenarios.
‘He’s transformed the battlefield to favor him personally.’
Kal knew very well that Leo did not actually care much for the battlefield itself.
Whether on land, over water, or in the sky, Leo could express 100% of his battle abilities anywhere he chose.
It was the students around him, like Chloe and Chen Sia, and the dorm students attacking Glory’s base that were affected by the terrain shift.
Turning his head, Kal stared toward the Glory base.
‘The base assault has become impossible.’
The moment the surrounding area became a sea, the students of Harmony and Noble lost their footing.
Of course, some students might perform better in underwater combat, and others might remain unaffected by the water. However, at the very least, students specialized in land battles were now struggling.
Contrast this with Glory’s side, who still retained the advantage of the fortress setup.
And then there was…
‘Celia and Duran.’
Chloe and Chen Sia, facing those formidable opponents, would gain an upper hand in an underwater battle. Chloe, who manipulated ice magic, and Chen Sia, who possessed water-elemental aura, would naturally excel in water.
Celia’s strength would diminish underwater. Plus, Chloe now had direct access to “water” as an attack option, enabling her to freeze freely. Chen Sia was also known as one of the strongest second-year underwater combatants.
‘He must have planned and created this setup alone. Incredible…’
Truly remarkable was the only word to describe it.
‘Leo, you’re incredible.’
As always, he kept shattering limits and performing feats others thought impossible—like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Because Kal knew this reality too well, he had foreseen the despair of this very scenario.
Kal’s eyes lit up.
‘Which is why… we were prepared!’
Celia let out a nervous laugh upon seeing the battlefield transformed into an ocean.
She had a pretty good idea who had been responsible for this.
“Unbelievable… Even though he’s my cousin, he truly goes too far.”
Every time she tried to gather herself and chase after him, he managed to widen the gap.
The faint flame she thought had been rekindled seemed to be dying out again.
Goaaaa!
Celia tightened her grip on Flame Storm.
A fierce heat surged from Flame Storm, which had now fully returned to its sword form.
‘Still… I can’t give in.’
Fwoosh!
Her drenched body quickly dried.
‘That’s how it’s always been, hasn’t it?’
Celia’s eyes gleamed brightly.
‘I’ve walked my own path.’
She had sworn to become a great knight, worthy of standing among her celebrated ancestors, perhaps even surpassing them.
‘I should just keep doing that.’
“There’s my Celia.”
Chloe, floating with the Fly spell, landed on the water with a gentle laugh.
Crack!
Wherever Chloe stepped, the water froze, forming a platform for her to stand.
Students from Harmony and Noble floundering in the water started at her.
“Hey! Get out of the water quickly!”
“Chloe’s magic is coming!”
Plop!
Chloe plunged her staff into the water and muttered a spell.
“Ice Realm.”
Creeeeeeeak!
From Chloe’s position, the water began to freeze over rapidly.
Students who had tried to escape but weren’t fast enough froze solid, marked as dead.
Tock!
Chloe’s ice-blue eyes glanced toward Celia.
“Next is you, Celia.”
“…I’ve wanted to test my full power against yours for a while now.”
Ching!
Celia tightened her grip on her sword.
Flrrrrrr! Creeeeak!
Sssshhhhh!
Ice and fire clashed, enveloping the battlefield in a thick cloud of steam.
Zzzzap!
“Uaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“Hey! Duran, if you attack now, it counts as team k*ll!”
“It’s not my problem. Evade on your own.”
Duran coldly stated this before releasing a surge of lightning aura.
Flash! Kaaaaa-BOOM! Zzzzzziiiiip!
“Hiiiiieek!”
“Everyone, back away!”
Lightning struck all around, and golden sparks wildly danced in the water, electrifying everything.
“That… that was a close call. I almost became a cooked roast.”
One of the male students who narrowly avoided Duran’s attack broke in a cold sweat. Using his aura step technique, he managed to stand on the water.
“You really didn’t think you’d attack your allies, didn’t you, Duran? As expected, you show no mercy.”
“Huh? Chen Sia!”
“There you are.”
Seeing Chen Sia sitting cross-legged on the water, muttering something under her breath, the male student from the Department of Knights became agitated.
When Duran’s sword energy aimed at Chen Sia came flying toward him, the student tried to dodge, only to trip over due to Chen Sia’s interference.
“Tch.”
“What are you doing?!”
“Using you as a shield.”
“This is brutal!”
The male student screamed.
Chen Sia casually waved her hand.
The male student was launched into the air like a light ball, directly taking the lightning strike.
Zzzzap!
At the very moment,
Duran’s sword energy, behaving like a snake, redirected itself and headed toward Chen Sia.
Just as Chen Sia easily evaded the attack,
Thud!
Duran had appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Chen Sia by the neck.
“All this time you’ve been running.”
Duran’s golden eyes flashed.
“It ends here.”
Rrrrrrrummmble! Kaaaaa-BOOM! Zzzzziiip!
“Guhgguuhhhkk??!”
Chen Sia screamed in pain as electricity coursed through her body.
Zzzzap! Shhhhiiiik!
Her body sagged as her head fell limp.
Her life-sign wristband, indicating her health, was blinking red, signifying unconsciousness.
“He’s ruthless.”
“He’s brutal…”
As mutters of resentment spread, Duran smirked.
“What did you think this girl is? Chen Sia is strong. Don’t get complacent, or you’ll end up like her.”
“Caught you.”
“…”
Crunch!
“And you know something, Duran?”
Chen Sia, now holding a sharp grin that was far from her usual demeanor, spoke up.
“Shadows build up resistance to the attributes they’re weak to. Ever since I was little, I’ve undergone electrical torture, so I’m quite resistant to your Lightning Aura.”
Huhk! Plunk!
Despite her small and seemingly innocent appearance, Chen Sia’s combat style was nothing if not tough and merciless.
Her method was literally throwing herself into mud-fights to bring her opponents down, not caring for her own wounds.
Getting caught by Duran was just her way of luring him into the underwater battlefield where she had the advantage.
“Guhh!”
Duran clenched his teeth and prepared to strike with his sword, summoning his aura.
But Chen Sia’s punch connected with his chest faster.
Kaaaaa-BOOM! Thud!
Duran sank all the way to the underwater floor.
Breathing hard, Duran stared up at Chen Sia, who stood in his way.
Wooooom!
Chen Sia activated her water aura.
Thud!
An overwhelming water pressure surged over Duran.
This was her domain—underwater. Here, using water spirit magic was literally second nature to her.
Stagger!
Duran’s knees wobbled.
The life-sign wristband, glowing green just a moment ago, rapidly turned orange.
‘Hmph.’
Duran’s eyes flashed.
‘I’ll defeat you and head over to take on Leo Flove.’
Zzzzap!
Sparks erupted from Duran’s body.
*
“Huff!”
As Leo gripped the reins, Arty let out a cry.
“Why… it’s embarrassing for me, having been contracted with the Royal Family of Rodren for generations, to be seen obeying your commands in public.”
“Aren’t you Arty? Most folks probably wouldn’t recognize you as Rodren’s Pegasus anyway.”
Indeed, currently surrounded by pure white lightning, Arty was all geared up for battle.
Given the lightning, it was unlikely anyone besides Shasha would recognize Arty, given that only someone knowledgeable of the contract relationship would know.
Leo gripped the reins sharply.
“Ah~noo~ being rough is not my style~”
In the most flirtatious tone Arty muttered this.
Ignoring that, Leo’s face remained expressionless as he charged straight towards the four individuals.
Hwaak!
Warden and Chelsea blocked his path.
Zzzzap!
As Leo raised his hand, lightning from Arty gathered at his fingertips.
With a glint in his eyes, Leo shot the lightning toward Chelsea.
Flash! Kaaaaa-BOOM!
Warden intercepted it in front of Chelsea.
As Chelsea unleashed her magical energies while shouting,
“Wind Break!”
Kaaa-BANG!
One of Chelsea’s signature spells—Wind Break—was activated. Simultaneously, she began chanting a rapid incantation at an incredible speed.
The Wind Break began breaking up swiftly, creating hundreds of Wind Breaks.
Leo, tracking the wind currents with his eyes, tugged the reins of Arty sharply, deftly avoiding all.
“Whoo-hoo!”
Seeing this, Chelsea clenched her teeth.
Hwaak!
At this moment, the Wind Wyvern obstructed Leo’s path.
“An honor! To engage in aerial combat with a Pegasus!”
Sharp cries echoed as Eliza whipped her whip.
Swish! Crash!
Leo grabbed the whip.
“Guh!”
Seeing Leo effortlessly grab the whip, infused with the power of a familiar, Eliza gritted her teeth.
“Zzzz… I wanted to get hit by the whip!”
Ignoring Arty’s sigh, Leo pulled with force.
“Huh?!”
“You’ve always been so haughty, but you’re also capable of squeaking like that?”
“Are you mocking me now?!”
Eliza’s eyes were shooting sparks, her face turning bright red.
Throwing away her whip, Eliza aimed a body slam straight at Leo using her Wind Wyvern.
Kaaang! Zzzzzap!
“Ah, such brute force suits my taste perfectly.”
Arty giggled and spat sarcastically.
Leo smirked as Arty charged at Eliza once again.
Gaaaaaang!
Eliza, propelled off the Wind Wyvern, fell straight to the ground.
Chelsea quickly flew over and rescue-carried Eliza.
“Why do I have to carry you this way?”
“Ugh! I don’t enjoy being in this humiliating position either!”
“Calling who small, will you? I’ll throw you away!”
The two bickered and fussed with each other.
Seeing this, Leo raised his hand.
“They make a good pair.”
Zzzzap!
As Leo prepared to fire lightning from his raised hand toward the two,
Whoosh! Kaaang!
A powerful wind rushed toward him.
“…Abad?”
Leo’s eyes flickered.
It was the prison of wind conjured by Abad.
It trapped the target in an enclosure, a powerful magic that completely isolated both the interior and the exterior.
Guh-guh-guh-guh-gong!
Leo looked up.
From the sky, a colossal rock began to form.
‘The Great Spirit of Earth.’
It was none other than Waran, who had earlier faced Leo’s attack, summoning Titaum outside the prison.
Kaaang!
Leo glanced downward.
In the water, Eliza, having summoned Delphinus, was looking upward at him.
Finally, Leo’s gaze returned to Kal.
“This much I had anticipated.”
Leo smirked as he looked toward Chelsea positioned before him.
Standing in front of Leo with an intense expression, Chelsea gripped her staff tightly.
“Using the Great Spirit of Earth, you plan to crush me by creating two massive weights?”
“…Yes, Leo.”
“At the liberation of the Wind Prison, Eliza is to grab me with water magic, ensuring my inability to escape.”
Leo swiftly turned his eyes toward Abad.
“The problem is… while the Wind Prison exerts strong binding forces, it demands that the caster remain within the enclosed space, which renders them unable to perform other actions during the spell, while also limiting them from outside support.”
Leo grinned.
“You mean to block me all by yourself?”
“…Yes.”
Watching Chelsea sweat nervously before answering, Leo nodded.
“You know it’s impossible, right?”
“The person I admire…”
Chelsea looked straight at Leo.
“…Is the one who accomplishes impossible feats.”
Whoosh!
The wind Chelsea summoned blew.
“Admiration alone won’t cut it.”
“…”
“Now, as we walk the same path,”
Chelsea smiled.
“I’ll surpass limits and achieve the impossible.”
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