“Senior… how could she be so strong?”
Watching the graceful figure in the air, dancing like a ballerina, Mu’en couldn’t help but become somewhat entranced.
He had long known that Senior Anna was one of the best in fifth grade, but he never expected that seemingly fragile her could be powerful enough to easily suppress, even defeat, the terrifying High Priest.
“Hmph, if I hadn’t been in such poor shape lately, unable to exert all my strength, I could do the same.”
Looking at Mu’en, who was dazed while staring at Senior Anna, Ariel pouted, slightly dissatisfied.
“…”
Upon hearing this, Mu’en’s mouth twitched fiercely. No, no, no! You are already pretty frightening as it is; after all, you’re only in second grade!
Other second graders are currently hiding in the back of the crowd, trembling, and being able to occasionally cast spells is already considered very brave. How can you charge forth and stand toe-to-toe with a BOSS? Have some mercy!
“Speaking of which…”
Ariel suddenly leaned closer, her protagonist-like kingly aura dissipating, revealing a rare hint of shyness like a young girl.
“Excuse me, beautiful lady, could you please give me your Communication Stone frequency?”
“Huh?”
Mu’en was taken aback.
The Communication Stone frequency, is that something I can just give? If I do that…
Ariel swung her large sword, slamming a sneaky Muscle Man who was trying to launch a surprise attack, and smiled while asking:
“Can you?”
“Y-yes, of course.”
Mu’en nodded vigorously and quickly took out his Communication Stone.
With a gentle clash of the stones, the frequency was connected, and Ariel couldn’t help but smile happily.
“Let’s stay in touch, beautiful.”
“…”
A shiver ran down Mu’en’s spine, forcing a smile as he quickly turned to Senior.
“Senior, let’s go!”
Ariel was too frightening. He felt that staying with her for too long would inevitably make him lose something important.
“Alright.”
Anna replied.
“Let me just finish off this guy.”
She held a uniquely designed dagger and quickly approached the heavily injured High Priest.
That was the Holy Prayer Dagger blessed by the Church of Life; it could inflict fatal damage even on those corrupted by the Evil God.
Feeling the threat from the dagger, the High Priest roared with a twisted expression, his remaining left hand lunging toward Anna.
Anna’s eyes flickered.
Even a fully powered High Priest couldn’t keep up with her speed, let alone the heavily injured one?
Without wasting a moment, she transformed into a shadow and evaded the High Priest’s last struggle, thrusting the Holy Prayer Dagger into his heart with precision.
It was a direct hit.
As the dagger pierced the heart, the High Priest contorted in unbearable pain, his eyes rolling back, and with violent body convulsions, the life force visibly collapsed within him.
“It’s over.”
After confirming the High Priest’s pulse and heartbeat had ceased, Anna sighed and turned toward Mu’en, revealing a charming smile.
“How about it, Junior? Senior I…”
Before she could finish her sentence, an unexpected event occurred.
In the dazed gazes of Mu’en and Ariel, the flesh around the grotesque wound on the High Priest’s shoulder suddenly writhed violently.
“What the…”
Watching this nauseating scene, Mu’en suddenly recalled some bad memories that were once deeply imprinted.
A sense of foreboding enveloped his heart, and Mu’en couldn’t help but shout:
“Senior, be careful!”
But accidents always come faster than anticipated.
From the grotesque wound on the High Priest’s shoulder, a newly formed stout arm, slick with blood and foul-smelling mucus, burst forth from the writhing flesh.
Then it caught the heavy blade that had dropped from the severed limb.
Gripping tightly, it slashed down ferociously.
Anna turned back, but it was already too late; despite her agility, she couldn’t avoid such a close-range strike without preparation.
She could only instinctively extend her arm to block.
“Senior!”
Mu’en gritted his teeth, compelled to move.
“Tsk.”
But just as his body sank, Ariel pushed him back down.
“A delicate beauty like you shouldn’t move at a time like this. Leave it to me.”
Ariel stylishly flicked her hair back, brandishing her large sword, and charged ahead without looking back.
Quickly.
Very quickly.
At this moment, Ariel’s speed seemingly exceeded Mu’en’s Shadow Step to some degree.
Yet, it was still not fast enough.
Because the blade had already descended.
At the moment the blade contacted Anna’s arm, Mu’en felt as if he witnessed it severing her limb, leaving a gruesome mark on her delicate body.
His heartbeat seemed to freeze.
His breath seemed to still.
Only the blade’s shadow fell upon a young girl’s flesh and blood.
But.
What Mu’en had imagined did not occur.
As the blade touched Anna’s arm, he thought he heard the sound of metal clashing.
Huh?
Metal clashing?
Mu’en’s eyes widened suddenly.
The mottled light shook.
And at the moment the blade tore through the fabric of Anna’s sleeve, Mu’en vaguely saw a glimmer of light reflecting off the smooth surface on her arm.
It looked like scales.
Snake scales.
But that vision was just a fleeting flash. Mu’en didn’t have time to confirm before Anna abruptly retracted her arm and stepped back.
At that moment, Ariel finally arrived, her flaming sword thrusting into the High Priest’s body, the immense force pushing him back.
Anna came to Mu’en’s side, quickly grabbing his arm and moving swiftly in another direction.
“We’re leaving.”
“Eh? We’re just leaving? What about Ariel over there?”
“It’s fine. Even if that monster is still alive, it’s heavily injured; Ariel will handle it.
And…”
Senior Anna suddenly tilted her head, as if listening to something, and said:
“Didn’t you notice? Someone is coming up.”
“Really?”
Mu’en frowned and listened intently, but the sounds around them were too noisy for him to hear anything.
“Let’s go.”
Anna pulled Mu’en and leaped down from the shadow on the other side of the dormitory, her whip unfurling and wrapping around the rooftop railing, then with a gentle sway, they crashed into an unknown dormitory.
Given their skills, this wasn’t a difficult maneuver, so they landed smoothly without any trouble.
Once on the ground, Mu’en anxiously asked without taking the time to survey the surroundings:
“Senior, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
“Really? But your hand…”
Anna adjusted her sleeve to cover her arm, smiling:
“I’m really fine, Junior; there’s no need to worry.”
“Is that so?”
Mu’en gazed at Senior Anna’s face.
At that moment, she indeed had a charming smile, still alluring, yet Mu’en felt he could read an impenetrable coldness from her enchanting face.
He thought he couldn’t ask any further.
“So what do we do next?”
The tremors from above became more pronounced, as if, just like Senior Anna mentioned, a new powerful force had joined the battlefield.
“It seems we don’t need to worry about what’s above anymore.”
Anna brushed her cheek and glanced up, “So, since we’ve achieved the first goal of saving you, let’s move on to my second goal.”
“Second… goal?”
Looking at Senior Anna’s increasingly radiant smile, Mu’en suddenly felt an ominous foreboding.
