Chapter 202: Silverleaf Academy (L)

FWOOOM!

Lucas gripped Excalibur with both hands, lightning crackling along the blade as his aura surged.

The air around him pulsed with power, the ground beneath his feet splitting from the pressure.

He charged in, his footsteps pounding across the broken stone.

THUMP!

THUMP!

THUMP!

“HRRAAAAAH!!”

He slashed upward—

SWOOSH!

Then twisted his body, bringing the blade down with all his strength.

CLAAAAANG!!

A massive shockwave exploded from the point of impact. Purple cracks tore through Beelzebub’s barrier, the aura around the demon rippling violently.

But the barrier didn’t shatter.

Beelzebub growled, raising his hand again.

More red tendrils burst out from the ground—

WHIP!

FWIP!

They wrapped around Lucas’s leg, yanked him into the air, and slammed him against a wall.

CRASH!!

“UGHK—!”

“Lucas!!” Maya shouted, eyes burning.

She leapt forward, fire swirling around her fists.

『 Fire Series: Meteor Fist! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦) 』

She punched the ground, launching herself into the air.

BOOM!!

And brought her flaming gauntlets crashing down on Beelzebub’s shoulder.

BAAAAM!!

The demon staggered, just for a second, before swatting her aside like a bug.

WHACK!

Maya slammed into a boulder, coughing blood as she slid down, groaning.

Rose raised both hands, her fire burning brighter.

『 Fire Series: Blazing Barrage! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦) 』

A storm of fireballs flew out, exploding all over Beelzebub’s body.

BOOM!

BOOM!

The demon let out an annoyed snarl, stepping forward through the flames.

“Your fire tickles,” he said, voice like thunder.

Derek and James rushed in from the side. James twirled his spear and stabbed at the demon’s leg—

THRUST!

While Derek spun in, swinging both axes at the tendrils coming from the ground.

SLASH! CRUNCH!

『 Earth Series: Rock Armor! (✦ 4th-level Spell ✦) 』

『 Water Series: Flow Guard! (✦ 4th-level Spell ✦) 』

Their bodies glowed, stone and water wrapping around them like shields.

But Beelzebub raised both arms and slammed them down.

BOOOOOOM!!!

A red wave of force shot out, launching them back like rag dolls.

CRASH! CRASH!

The twins hit the ground hard, groaning in pain.

Iris stepped forward, raising her staff.

A holy glow surrounded her.

『 Holy Series: Divine Warding! (✦ 6th-level Spell ✦) 』

A golden dome appeared, shielding their wounded for a moment, but cracks already began forming under Beelzebub’s pressure.

Telmo flew in from above, spinning in the air, wind swirling around him.

『 Wind Series: Spiral Tempest! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦) 』

He launched a twisting gust downward, blades of air cutting into Beelzebub’s side.

Swoosh, fwip!

Still… the demon barely flinched.

But something really strange… was that Aestrea still didn’t attack him, and instead kept his eyes on his own teammates.

The battle continued on.

A barrage of lightning, fire, wind, water, and the countless sword arts that both Lucas and the prince and princess had.

Until Ulgar finally decided to take the battle more seriously.

And so did Rayn and the twins.

“Ashford’s Family Secret Twin Technique…”

『 Fusion 』

The twins fused.

『 Body Series: Body Aggregation! (✦ 7th-level Spell ✦) 』

『 Titan Bloodline: Juggernaut Mode! (✦ Unique Racial Skill ✦) 』

Ulgar went full bloodline mode.

And Rayn…

『 Beastkin Bloodline: Lightning Wolf! (✦ Unique Racial Skill ✦) 』

Also seemed to have used his Trump card.

BOOM!!!

The ground trembled as Ulgar’s body bulked up, his muscles swelling, skin turning dark red. Thick black veins pulsed under his skin, his eyes glowing with savage light.

THUMP!

Each step he took cracked the stone beneath him.

“RAAAAAAGHHH!!”

He leapt straight at Beelzebub, his fist glowing red-hot with raw force magic. He spun mid-air and brought his whole weight down.

『 Titan Bloodline: Juggernaut Mode! (✦ Unique Racial Skill ✦) 』

BAAAAAAM!!!

His punch slammed into Beelzebub’s stomach, and for the first time, the demon’s body bent slightly.

“Hagh!”

Beelzebub let out a low grunt, sliding back half a step.

It wasn’t much, but it was something.

“Let’s go!!” Rayn shouted from behind, his hair sparking with lightning. His body now had glowing blue lines along his arms and face, his eyes sharp like a beast.

『 Beastkin Bloodline: Lightning Wolf! (✦ Unique Racial Skill ✦) 』

He shot forward like a thunderbolt—

ZAP!!

And appeared on Beelzebub’s right side.

CRACK!

He kicked the demon’s ribs, electricity bursting on impact.

BZZZT-BOOM!!

Beelzebub growled, swinging his massive arm, but Rayn ducked and zipped around his back.

“NOW!!” Ulgar roared, lifting both fists.

『 Body Series: Body Aggregation! (✦ 7th-level Spell ✦) 』

He struck both fists into the ground—

BOOM!!!

And out of nowhere, the ground beneath Beelzebub erupted upward, sending him stumbling back a few steps.

Then the twins came.

“Ashford Family Twin Technique…”

『 Fusion 』

Their body overlapped, causing a shining light to fill the hall, before slowly dissipating away. Their fused body stood tall, over two meters.

Their voice overlapped, echoing as one.

Magic surged through their body, one hand glowed blue, the other brown.

『 Mixed Earth Series: Earthquake Slam! (✦ Peak 6th-level Spell ✦)』

BOOOOOM!!!

They slammed both fists into the ground, and a giant shockwave rippled under Beelzebub’s feet, breaking the floor apart and lifting sharp chunks of stone upward like jagged spikes.

The demon wobbled.

“Keep pushing!!”

『 Mixed Earth-Water Series: Mud Torrent! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦)』

From beneath, a flood of thick, dark mud erupted, wrapping around Beelzebub’s legs, trying to slow him.

『 Mixed Earth-Water Series: Quicksand Flood! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦)』

The mud suddenly turned into sucking quicksand, dragging him down.

He let out a deep snarl and raised one foot, but Mia didn’t let him move.

She leapt from the side, fire coating her whole body.

『 Fire Series: Crimson Spiral! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦)』

FWOOOOSH!!

She spun mid-air, fists blazing, and smashed her gauntlets into the demon’s shoulder with two sharp blows.

BAM!

BAM!!

From the other side, Maria rode the wind like a dancer, her body moving gracefully through the sky.

『 Wind Series: Razor Dance! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦)』

Dozens of wind blades shot out with every swing of her arms, slashing across Beelzebub’s skin.

SHHHK!

SHHHK!

Then, it was Eira’s turn as she drew her bow.

『 Ice Series: Crystal Rain! (✦ 5th-level Spell ✦)』

She fired three arrows into the sky. They exploded above Beelzebub, sending a wave of sharp ice shards raining down.

TINK! SHNK!

CRACK!

Beelzebub covered his head with one arm, visibly annoyed now.

Ulgar took that chance.

“RAAAHHH!!!”

He charged with everything he had, his shoulder smashing into Beelzebub’s side!

BOOOM!!

The demon finally got knocked off his feet and skidded back.

But then—

GURRGHHHHHHH…

The air twisted.

Red light burst from the demon’s chest.

“Gluttony…” he said darkly.

『 Sin Series: Devourer’s Wrath! (✦ Forbidden Spell ✦)』

Suddenly—

WHOOOOOOSH!!

A massive red vortex opened under the entire group. It pulled at them like a black hole.

“AAGH!!” Rayn screamed as he was dragged forward.

Mia stabbed her gauntlets into the ground.

“It’s pulling us in!!”

The fused twins slammed their hands down—

『 Mixed Earth-Water Series: Cataclysmic Surge! (✯ 7th-level Spell ✯)』

A wave of water and stone blasted upward, trying to push against the suction force. Along with it, a golden pillar of light enveloped the whole castle.

It was Lucas…

Boom!

He jumped high into the air, causing a small impact on the ground, and just as he reached the ceiling of the castle, he twisted his body…

CRAAAAACK!!!

His body suddenly split the air like thunder, flames and golden light wrapped around him as he dropped from the ceiling like a star set on fire.

His sword glowed with holy light, trembling in his grip from the sheer power he poured into it.

Lightning crackled around his feet, and the castle roof shattered above him from the pressure.

『 Slaying Demons, Slaying Devils! (✯ Divine Ability ✯) 』

His voice echoed like a roar across the battlefield.

“—DIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!”

BOOOOOOM!!!

The moment he struck Beelzebub’s chest, the entire floor exploded beneath them. Cracks split out in all directions, walls blew apart, and a shockwave of golden light swallowed everything in sight.

Chunks of stone and debris flew across the room like cannonballs. James, Derek, and Telmo were thrown back against the far walls. Eira shielded the others, her face with her arms as ice barriers barely held up.

For just a moment, just one…

It looked like Lucas had pierced the demon’s core.

But then…

CRKL… KRRRRHH…

The light dimmed.

Beelzebub’s massive hand gripped Excalibur.

Blood oozed from his chest, but he didn’t fall. Instead, he slowly raised his head, red steam rolling from his mouth.

He smiled.

Then he spoke, voice deep and sharp like a knife dragging over stone:

“Domain of Gluttony.”

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!

The entire castle began to warp.

The colors bled from the air. The stone under their feet turned black and gooey, pulsing like flesh. The walls melted, then reformed into walls made of bone.

The sky outside vanished, replaced by a red, swirling void.

Sounds were swallowed whole.

Everything felt… hungry.

The ground beneath Iris cracked.

“I… I can’t feel the goddess anymore…!”

Even the air was being devoured.

Oxygen itself was being pulled into Beelzebub’s domain.

Everyone collapsed to a knee.

Their strength, magic, and even willpower were being eaten.

“I… can’t move…” Lucas, still gripping his sword, gasped.

And then—

SHHHHHH…

The air turned cold.

Freezing.

Breath misted.

Their bodies trembled.

And all eyes, slowly, turned toward one figure.

Aestrea.

He was standing far back, untouched by the corruption, his long coat flapping in the windless air.

His eyes were closed.

His hair shimmered faintly, glowing with a soft white-blue light.

All around him… the ground was freezing.

Frost spread out in spirals from beneath his boots, cracking the corrupted floor. Magic swirled around him like a calm storm, gentle but heavy.

The air shook quietly.

He had been condensing it all this time.

And now, he opened his eyes.

And in that moment, Beelzebub… stopped smiling.

Aestrea lifted one hand.

“Get away from them.”

The wind screamed.

The castle trembled again, not from Beelzebub’s magic, but his.

『 Eternal Winter: Frozen Apocalypse! (✯ 8th-level Spell ✯) 』

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