Chapter 144: 144 Snap.

As soon as she said that, dozens of magic circles manifested in the field. It surrounded Jin from all over the place like a cage.

The boy inhaled deeply and kept his stance straight with a single flick of his wrist.

Jin’s hand blurred. A sharp wind blade whistled through the air; its invisible claws cut the circles that were hovering around him.

In just a matter of seconds, the magic circles vanished, and Jin exhaled while facing his opponent, who had already prepared another spell.

Selene’s lips loosened in a wide grin. The blue aura that emitted from her glowed in a vicious glint.

A massive magic circle with a complex rune manifests on Jin’s back, shooting a tremendous amount of water and flooding the field.

Jin clenched his bokuto, pivoted using his right leg, and performed consecutive swings, hurling two compressed winds in a cross shape and cutting the sea.

“Hoo, impressive”. Selene played with her wand in hand, “But how about this?”.

With a flick from her wrist, the mana around her erupted, creating a towering aura that stood majestically.

She tried to intimidate the boy, who kept his calm even after receiving this much pressure.

’I will make sure you move from that place’.

The fire in her heart lit, surging enough force that it pulsated like a ragged tide ready to wash away the shores.

A massive magic circle hovered above, blocking the sun from penetrating the land.

It shone in an ominous glow as the cloud started to be pulled by an invisible force, gathered in one place.

The students on her peers gulped, for this was another sight they familiarized too well.

“The leader is serious”. The green-haired male pushed his glasses up.

A Saint class magic that Selene developed herself after years of research and practice now bears its fang into a first-year student.

They know how marvelous and tremendous the power was.

Once the spell was swallowed, a horde of monsters, in one fell swoop, like the legend of Crimson Witch.

And the senior group became its witness.

“Should we stop this?”.

One of the female seniors, a brown-haired girl with shoulder-length hair, turned toward the green-haired male as their vice.

A second passed, and the male turned toward Selene, her blue hair fluttering gently in the sky like a goddess who showed judgment upon the land.

He looked at Jin; his eyes narrowed in fury as he still recalled his attitude from earlier.

’Well, a little prank would be enough to scare him’. The male senior snorted and continued. “Let them be, our leader must have her own plan”.

The other seniors, who were tense, loosened their attitude and decided to believe the vice words.

Meanwhile, in the junior class, Silvia’s brows knitted. She inhaled to recede the flame flickering in her heart.

“That girl”. Silvia lifted her gaze, seeing the magic circle above.

As someone who possessed the same elemental aptitude, Silvia had observed the spar intently as if her life depended on it.

Jin’s swordsmanship and the various applications of water magic from the senior.

Her azure eyes reflected like a mirror, storing every detail in her brain to be replicated later in practice.

Watching the battle from earlier. Silvia realized that she was still nothing compared to those two.

She noticed her hands were clenched in tight fists. Unknown whether it was frustration or envy that shrouded her heart, but regardless.

’I still have room for growth’. Silvia exhaled and focused her attention on the battle.

“Awaken: The ruler of ragging tides”.

“Hm?”. Silvia tilted her head and unconsciously called to her partner inside. “Thalassa?”.

{Yes, master}

A feminine yet ancient voice reverberated in her mind, proof that the great spirit still lingered inside her.

’You didn’t get summoned?’.

{Only my master could use my power at will}

Thalassa scoffed, a bit offended by her master’s foolish remarks.

’I’m sorry, Thalassa’. Silvia couldn’t help but chuckle, hearing the spirit’s sulking voice.

’Thank you, I’m lucky to be chosen by you’.

{…Me too, master}

The two gazed at the sky above.

A low hum echoed through the black skies as the water rippled upward like a coiled snake. It gathered at the center of the magic circle, swirling in a chaotic current.

With a sharp flick from Selene’s hand, the water twisted, stretched and formed into a serpent with a pair of antlers on its head.

Scales shimmered like sapphires under the dim light. It was a majestic beast, feared as God in Eastern folklore and the incarnation of the Great Spirit Thalassa.

“Oceanus: Thalassa”.

Selene’s voice resonated with an entire academy. The water dragon let out a thunderous roar, which pulsated with raw power.

She inhaled deeply, trying to suppress her ragged breath with sweat drenched her back.

’How was that?’. Selene stared at the boys before her, who didn’t have eyes on the creature she manifested but behind her.

A silver-haired girl. They exchanged a silent nod, and the boy prepared his stance.

Blue veins popped on her temple as her cheek twitched, barely holding the irritation that surged in her mind.

’I see. So, I was nothing, huh’. Selene smiled, but her eyes and expression were darkened in anger. ’I will crack that calm expression of yours’.

“Go, swallow that boy”.

The water dragon swam across the skies and roared so loud it distorted the surrounding space.

Jin, who faced the incoming dragon, stood still while preparing his middle stance.

He put both hands on the bokuto hilt and raised his hand upward, ready to swing it.

’Dragon, huh’. Jin snorted, for he had deep memories regarding dragons.

His body pulsated with green energy that flowed into the bokuto. It shrunk in size, compressing it to a limit as the dragon with its maw opened arrived before Jin’s nose.

Time slowed down as Jin inhaled deeply and muttered something in his heart.

[Black Heaven Style Swordsmanship – Severing the Heaven]

Jin’s absolute voice halted the world.

All colors fade, leaving only a dull gray world.

He swung the bokuto, and a pristine white line stretched toward the horizon mercilessly.

The space ruptured, and skies wept by the destructive force it carried.

All living things saw the world split apart for a moment before returning to normal.

They saw the dragon burst apart into heavy rain, the magic circle, and the blackened skies cleaved by the mighty swing from Jin.

Golden light met the rain and within those moments. A rainbow bloomed across the silent field, bathing the surreal scenery with a jaw-dropping experience.

“Tch, now I’m wet all over”. Jin swept his bang over, shifting his attention to his opponent.

The senior girl stood still with her hand stretched forward. Her eyes rolled to the back, losing consciousness after receiving Jin’s strike.

“Leader!”.

A panicked voice echoed across the silent area, coming from the seniors, who ran toward the unconscious girl.

They checked the girl’s pulse, breath, and body to see if there were any visible wounds.

One of the male in the group. A green-haired one, who picked at Jin’s earlier conduct, glared at his side.

“You will pay for this!”.

With a jerk from his hand, a green spear appeared from his empty hands, and he kicked the ground with ferocity.

“Vice leader, no!”. One of his fellows, a woman who gently embraced Selene in hand, shouted, but it was too late.

’This guy’. Jin’s eyes narrowed. He had enough of dealing with this kind of character in the academy.

He tightened the grip on his bokuto and shifted his body to dodge the thrust from the spear that aimed directly for kill.

Its silver head glimmers viciously as if wanting to rip Jin’s head in two.

The palpable killing intent that seeped to his bones awakened the ferocity within Jin as he muttered inside. ’I hope you ready for what’s coming!’.

Jin stepped forward as he thrust the bokuto and dug at the senior right shoulder, turning his expression red in anger and pain.

He didn’t stop and kept pouring dozens of thrusts aimed at the senior body while avoiding its vital area.

A continuous tack kept reverberating in the place, turning the atmosphere deathly silent.

Two other male seniors frowned upon seeing the brutal execution Jin had performed. They gnashed their teeth and dashed forward.

However, faster than they could. Two shadows blocked them; a silver-haired girl and snow-white-haired boy intercepted them with a wooden sword in hand.

“I will not let you touch a single grain of Jin’s hair”.

Silvia’s frosty tone chilled the mood further. Mist gathered at her feet, calling upon winter as the ice began to freeze the grass field.

“Senior, let’s calm down for a moment”.

Allen gritted his teeth, holding a senior who was twice his size and broadsword in place.

There is also a brave woman who approaches the senior group with a healing spell ready in her hands.

“Let me see her condition”. Lily crouched beside the unconscious Selene.

Jin, who noticed the intervention, threw away the emotion in his expression. He thrust the bokuto hard into the senior solar plexus, blasting him several meters ahead.

’Such a hassle’.

“Kuh!, You b*stard!”.

The male senior held his throbbing abs, cursing at Jin with eyes filled with hatred. But he held his breath, seeing a stifling pressure began to choke him to death.

“Jin, that’s enough”. Dannan came and stood in between them, extending both hands in a frown. “You too, Sirius, calm your heart”.

“But, teacher Dannan, he made Leader Selene…”.

’With only that reason? This b*stard!’. Jin stomped his leg hard and tapped the primal mana in the atmosphere.

A resounding boom turned the world mute as they saw a massive green magic circle covering an entire academy.

Dannan, Sirius, the seniors, and Jin’s classmates gasped, seeing the colossal magic circle hovering above them.

The wind shifted, gathering black clouds that crackled with a thunderous roar from lightning.

“Don’t test my patience, senior!”.

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