Chapter 298 - 298: One shot!

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Jay hovered inches above the ground, suspended in a tranquil yet powerful aura. His hair floated around him like weightless silk, his eyes glowing pure white as a soft radiance enveloped him. His fists clenched tightly, veins glowing faintly beneath his skin. "Breakthrough," he said with a calm yet cocky grin. His lips curled higher. "Let's pick up from where we left off." With a burst of motion, Jay vanished in a blur, reappearing just inches from Lyra with a palm thrust forward. A blast of water surged forth like a cannon, crashing into her midsection and sending her spiraling through the air. "Water ma—" Charlotte began, but her voice was abruptly cut off. "Keep shut," Jay snapped. Water coiled around his arms like serpentine ribbons, and with a flick, he snagged Charlotte by the wrist, flinging her effortlessly across the field. Lyra skidded to a halt, a smear of dirt following her. She wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of her lips, grinning with a spark in her eye. "Nice. I was getting bored with our earlier warm-up." A sudden pulse erupted from her core. Wind howled around her as her own breakthrough surged to life. Her hair lifted, lips parted with excitement, and her ample chest jiggled slightly from the pressure wave. "Let's kick it up a notch." "Gladly," Jay answered, two water swords materializing in his hands with a resonant splash. "Wind Magic—Wind Swords!" Lyra yelled. A hundred translucent wind blades formed above her, slicing through the air as they rained down like divine punishment. "Pathetic," Jay sneered. Water swirled beneath his feet as he kicked off, soaring upward. He slashed through the first wave with ease. Each impact between water and wind created mini shockwaves that scattered debris and cracked nearby stone platforms. Jay spun in mid-air, water blades cleaving through the last wave of wind swords with brutal precision. "Fool! I can fly better than you," Lyra mocked, now hovering directly above him. A vortex of wind spiraled around her fists as she launched it downward. Jay raised both swords in defense, but the pressure was too great—the blades shattered into harmless liquid, and he plummeted. His body slammed into the ground with a sickening crunch. The earth fractured beneath him. Blood spurted from his lips. "Woah!" Lucian leaned forward from the viewing stand, eyes wide. "That was intense. Who's that second-year?" "Jay. He's a noble from House Houston," Captain Amir answered without removing his eyes from the battle. Lucian chuckled. "Figures. Skill like that doesn't come from commoners. He might be worth watching after all." Back on the field, Jay pushed himself up from the crater, blood trailing down his chin. He wiped it away, a crooked smile curling his lips as he raised his hand again. Water spiraled around his palm like a coiled dragon. Lyra hovered mid-air, twenty wind blades hovering around her, their razor-sharp tips aimed at Jay like a firing squad. "I admire your resolve," she said, licking her lips with amusement. "I might have even invited you to my room after this tournament—but sadly, my heart belongs to someone else." Jay snorted, smirking despite the pain. "Oh yeah? Like I'm desperate to walk into your room, you over-bloated balloon!" The air turned cold. The smirk dropped from Lyra's face. Her eyes narrowed. The wind blades trembled ominously. "Only one person has the right to call me that—and that's Grey!" She roared as the wind swords launched. "Water Creation Magic: Sea Cradle!" Jay shouted. A massive sphere of water enveloped him, swirling with ancient power. The bubble shimmered like a living shield as the wind swords slammed into it, shaking the ground. Boom! Boom! Boom! The impact forced the bubble backward, gouging a trail in the earth. Jay grimaced inside, veins popping in his neck. 'Damn it… my mana is draining fast…' Crack… Tiny fractures spiderwebbed across the bubble's surface. "Kuh!" Jay coughed blood again, his vision blurring. "I'll give you something you can't block," Lyra growled. She condensed a wind crescent between her hands. It shimmered with compressed energy before she launched it. The crescent blade tore through the Sea Cradle like paper, striking Jay cleanly and sending him crashing across the battlefield—straight toward the crystal platform. His body collided with the ground in a cascade of stone and dust, blood splashing across his chest. The impact stopped just in front of Arthur, who flinched. "Crap—Jay!" Arthur knelt beside him, reaching forward. Smack! A sharp pain stung his cheek. "Ow! What the hell?! You slapped me?!" "Did I give you permission to touch me, peasant?" Jay hissed, struggling to sit up. His face twisted in pain as he clutched his bleeding side. "I was checking if you were alive, dumbass!" Arthur snapped. Jay scoffed. "Your concern is touching. But next time, stay in your lane." His breathing was ragged now. 'My mana… almost gone. If this keeps up, we'll lose.' Then, a flicker of movement caught his eye—Charlotte was getting up again, a scratch across her cheek. Jay groaned. "You've got to be kidding me…" And above—Lyra descended like an executioner. "Wind Magic! Continuous Sword Barrage!" she bellowed. A torrent of wind blades materialized, cascading toward Jay as she surged forward, her eyes gleaming with merciless resolve. 'If I stay near the crystal, they'll destroy it... I need to draw them away.' Jay launched forward again, water blades forming in each hand. He hacked and slashed at the wind swords, his body a blur of motion. But they overwhelmed him. One blade sliced into his shoulder. Another to his thigh. One grazed across his cheek, drawing blood. Still, he didn't stop. "Arthur!" he called out through gritted teeth. "Can you cast a spell on me?" "Just one!" Arthur shouted. "Perfect. We would have to make it count—now!" A transparent barrier wrapped around Jay, shimmering like glass—Arthur's Protection Bubble. Jay took a breath. 'Only got one shot. Better make it count.' S~eaʀᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He raised both arms. "Water Creation Magic: Serpent of the Sea!" ___ {A/N} Hey Magus Legion! Just want to thank some people in the house! Nathan Sama, Fenrir Sama, Arcane Sama, Charles Sama ???? thank you for the gifts, power stones and Golden tickets. I really appreciate them!

Chapter 298 - 298: One shot!

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