How could this happen?
Seeing Nina vanish right before her eyes, even Eloise frowned.
Why…
Did the enemy just disappear like that?
Could it be that escaping from her tornado wasn’t a matter of unimaginable speed, but rather… simply disappearing?
What kind of ability is this?
Invisibility?
Eloise immediately became alert to her surroundings.
She suspected that Nina might very well do the same thing as before—
appear right behind her.
“I mean, there’s really no need to be so nervous, right? After all, I’m the worst at attacking.”
Nina’s voice suddenly came from her right side.
Eloise wasted no time; she unleashed a wind blade instantly.
But it also missed.
Nina vanished again.
Eloise’s brow was already tightly furrowed.
The enemy she faced this time was quite troublesome.
Nina’s ability to appear and disappear made it impossible for her to figure anything out.
As Nina disappeared once more, Eloise’s headache worsened.
She wasn’t naive enough to believe Nina’s claim of not being skilled in attack magic.
Right now, their lives were on the line.
In this situation, it was better to believe the enemy might attack than to simply resign oneself to defeat.
Since Nina could appear so silently beside her, a casual strike could easily kill.
Not good at attacking…
Was just a flowery lie!
Eloise was no child; she wouldn’t fall for such nonsense.
Then, she thought of a plan!
Mana within her body surged rapidly.
Wind blades formed in the air around her.
As long as Nina dared to show herself, no matter which direction she came from, the wind blades in that direction would be fired instantly.
Eloise didn’t believe that such an attack…
Nina could withstand.
Sure enough, after Eloise surrounded herself with wind blades, Nina’s figure never appeared again.
But Eloise didn’t let her guard down.
The enemy could show up from any direction.
“Rose! Come with me!”
“Nina? Where are we going?”
Rose was leading a group exploring the secret realm.
After their search, they found that the secret realm was quite large, and there were already very few survivors from House Windwhisper and House Lunastone.
They could no longer pose a threat to the students of Crossbridge Academy.
So, the operation was no longer continued.
Instead, they returned to their original goal—
exploring the secret realm.
The secret realm was full of resources.
Taking them out would be a good choice, whether for personal use or selling to others.
So rather than continue chasing after those from the two families, it was better to explore the secret realm more.
At that moment, Nina suddenly approached.
“Follow me, and you’ll see. I found a lone member of House Lunastone, and she’s at tier-silver peak. I can’t handle her alone…”
Hearing Nina’s words, Rose’s expression turned grave.
She immediately realized that there was still a tier-silver peak member among the two families who hadn’t been dealt with.
Fortunately, Nina had encountered her.
Otherwise… if it were any other students, they might have fallen victim to that person’s malice already.
“Nina, are you alright?”
Rose asked with concern.
“Me? Of course I’m fine. That guy would need to work hard to hurt me.”
Nina said as she walked ahead.
Rose nodded.
Although Nina often loved to play, she typically didn’t make mistakes regarding important matters.
“You have no idea; that stupid woman was so amusing. Once she realized I could teleport, she just stood there, using magic to protect herself, not wanting me to get close.”
“And then… she seemed to trap herself with her own magic, unable to leave at all. Hahaha…”
Nina said excitedly, as if she had stumbled upon something incredibly fun to share with Rose.
Rose’s expression became complicated.
Alright, it seemed she was overthinking; Nina still prioritized fun.
“Rose, we’re almost there. I’ll check to see if that stupid woman is still in the same spot.”
After Nina finished speaking, her figure vanished.
Just a few seconds later, she reappeared.
“Hahaha, Rose, that idiot seems to still be in the same spot! But you should be careful; her surroundings are filled with magical wind blades. If she sees a target, she’ll use the wind blades to attack.”
Nina reminded Rose.
Rose nodded, signaling that she understood.
She had already seen such a method of attack on Prins before.
With a massive sword on her back, Rose walked toward the location Nina indicated.
Eloise stood still, having set up the wind blades around her.
Once a magic was released, it no longer consumed her mana.
Eloise was not only on guard but also recovering her mana.
As she restored her mana, she spotted two figures approaching from the distance.
One of them was Nina, whom she had seen before.
The other…
Eloise recognized her; she was the headmaster’s daughter from Crossbridge Academy, Rose!
Also the most popular presence within Crossbridge Academy.
“See? I told you that idiot wouldn’t escape. She trapped herself with her own magic.”
Nina mocked, looking at Eloise, who remained stationary.
Then, a wind blade shot toward Nina.
However, this time, Rose stepped in front of Nina, blocking the wind blade with her massive sword.
“Hmph, you can block one wind blade, but what I prepared for that person behind you is more than just one!”
As Eloise’s voice fell, the wind blades she had prepared surged forth, pouring towards Rose and Nina.
Countless wind blades swept through the air, creating a brief vacuum.
Rose’s face remained utterly calm.
Not a hint of fluctuation.
With her sword held in both hands,
her mind recalled the process of constantly releasing magic and meditating to recover beside the thunder pool.
During her practice and recovery, the arcs of electricity from the thunder pool began to converge toward Rose.
It was during that process that she grasped something.
With both hands gripping the massive sword, she held it behind her.
Her gaze fixed on the approaching wind blades.
Suddenly, she charged at those wind blades.
“Rose!”
Seeing this, even Nina couldn’t help but worry.
If it were just one wind blade, there wouldn’t be an issue.
But those were…
The wind blades had originally been released by Eloise to guard against Nina, aimed at the various angles she might appear from.
So, it was easy to imagine the sheer number of those wind blades.
As for their power…
There was no need to mention it.
But Rose was actually foregoing defense, not using her massive sword.
Instead, she simply charged in…
Was this not suicide?
In an instant, Nina appeared behind Rose, wanting to use her magic to take Rose away.
But in the next moment, a golden arc of electricity flickered around Rose.
She became like a bolt of lightning!
And those numerous wind blades, under the golden lightning, completely dissipated!
Not even a hint of damage remained.
They vanished entirely.
Even Eloise, who had released the wind blades, was left speechless.
As a mage, she of course understood how immense the power of such a large number of wind blades could be.
Even a tier-silver spell beast could be challenged with such an attack.
But…
She never expected her wind blades to…
Simply disappear into thin air?!!
Upon contact with the lightning surrounding Rose, they vanished as if they had never existed.
If it weren’t for the fact that Eloise’s mana had indeed decreased,
she wouldn’t have believed her eyes!
In the next moment, Rose appeared in front of Eloise.
Her massive sword came crashing down toward Eloise!