Chapter 364 - 364- Festival 95- Raid on a Rainy Night 34

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As the molten lava descended, a fiery glow cast over the earth, blinded by the might of the hill that stood in the air over it. The hill dispersed, hot, liquid lava descending in place, basking the earth in crimson fireworks. Dread gripped the heart of the girls as they watched in silence, tension brewing within. Felicia, especially, watched in tense silence, her heart beating terribly quickly while the lava descended at an easily deceivable speed. She glanced at Thalia, noticing her unperturbed expression, and that fear slowly declined, turning to fleeting emotions that would be soon put out. The same occurred with Monica, her expression a bit firmer than Felicia's. Thalia had pulled her weight through many occasions, and even now, she was doing the same. The mana and aura refill? The sudden increase in their strength and the will to fight again. This was all given to them by the daughter of the Jun household. It became apparent now, evident that despite her proud demeanour, she had become someone they would heavily depend on. Especially in the upcoming brawl. Thalia's shoulders raised for a moment as she glanced back, noticing their sudden calm demeanour akin to hers. A chuckle escaped her lips as she locked gazes with them before glancing away slightly. A smile formed on her face. 'I'm glad you decided to trust me...' Raising her arms into the air, she clapped once, and the lava that descended with all its hot mess disappeared. Silence. The girls sighed, unable to keep to the change of events that had occurred so far. There was only so much they could be surprised about and any more would just be expected. However, Felicia did come up with a sound conclusion on the sudden appearance. 'Does her trait act like a pocket dimension?' She wondered when a sudden crack in the atmosphere gained their attention. Drawn to the scene, the girls groaned as they charged towards the ongoing fight. Thalia floated into the air with Felicia behind her while Monica jumped into the air with a swift force, covering large distances before crashing on solid ground. Steam began to rise again as the raindrops met the lava, which festered along the earth, rising into the air and forming patches of smoke that began to stand in their way. Ignoring it, they charged in. The hovering square boxes of shields spun with vigour before rushing out first, covering the distance faster. Further away, the lilac-haired girl was stuck in a hand-to-hand brawl with the fully transformed fiery demonic human. Their hands clashed against each other, thunder-like sounds, clapping against the earth while the earth cracked. Their force sent vibrations that brewed deep into the earth, a force that caused a crater to form beneath them. They descended with sudden force, Mila's face twitching in annoyance as she suddenly grabbed Sophie by her hair. "Hey?!" She pulled her into the air with a quick tug and slammed her against the earth. Sophie landed on her two feet like a cat, descending further into the crater while her lilac gaze shimmered with a malevolent hue. Sophie charged forward, nearly closing the distance before she was tugged into the air again, pulled down with a sudden taunt and nearly punched in the face when a square shield slashed through her scaled armour. A whirling sound, like that of metal banging against metal, echoed, the force causing her hand to shift back as her head whipped towards the direction of the source. It was followed by a second and then a third before multiple came wheezing through the air. It struck her arms back and then reached for her neck which she escaped with a swift turn of her neck. With a sudden shift, came a bigger hit as Sophie rotated mid-air like a gymnast, ignoring the pull on her hair before slamming her legs against her scaled face. Mila shrieked in pain as dark mana oozed out of Sophie's legs, an exploding force pushing her head even further. She groaned as her gaze forcefully turned towards the girl, her eyes peering at her while her head descended to the ground with a solid thud. Her thoughts reeled in at that moment as they locked gazes. 'Who is she? She's dangerous.' A sudden whiff through the air and Thalia was right in front of her, a thrust of mana surging through her body as her leg spun through the air. It moved from behind her to in front of her, and locked against Mila's abdomen before kicking her away like a football. A blast of mana occurred from the impact, the air crackling with intensity as she spun in the air, smashed against the ground, and skidded for a few more feet before crashing against the edge of a pool of lava. With a slight groan, she dipped her body into it, descending further within the warmth of the boiling lava. The girls watched in silence, their gazes shifting from her to the lilac-haired next to them. Sophie glanced up, a slight frown on her face. "I didn't need your help." She muttered, her gaze flickering with intensity. The girls glanced at each other for a moment, their thoughts reeling in before Felicia scoffed. "Who is she?" "I was just about to ask the same. Young students these days, are they always this pompous?!" "It's absurd, I tell you! Absurd. I thought the Juns were enough, but a nobody?!" "Yeah, who are you? What class are you from? Speak, child." Sophia winced slightly, her arm stretched towards the back of her head as she rubbed it slightly. 'What?' She wondered. 'Why are they reacting so much?' "Sophie." She replied. Thalia raised a brow, her silence adamant while the others commenced lecturing her on the basics of seniority and the manner of talking to one's senior. "Are you in my brother's class?" Thalia asked, her question, easily breaking the line of questions. Sophie glanced at her, tilting her head to the side. 'Why would I care who her brother is?' "I don't know who you are referring to." She said, "What?! Do you not know who this is?!" "The queen of Year three?! The daughter of the greatest Swordsman household?! Are you serious right now?!" Thalia shifted back, her gaze landing on them, a scowl written on her forehead. A lingering form of disgust pestering to reveal itself in her expression. "Can you not?" She asked and the two went silent, scoffing as they glanced away. Folding their hands in unison. Thalia nodded and turned away while the girls glanced behind her, turned to one another and stifled a giggle. Thalia stared at Sophie for a moment, her thoughts reeling in. "Raffaelo Jun." Sophie flinched, her cheeks blaring scarlet as she glanced away. Her lips quivered shut, and her eyes darted apart, searching for nothing in particular while staring at nothing in particular. She groaned slightly, a high-pitched one that caught the girls by surprise. "I–I do know him. I–I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you, Thalia Jun. I–I apologize for my discourtesy." Thalia raised a brow and the girls behind hung their jaws open. They stared at her for a few more seconds, contemplation hanging in the balance. 'What?' 'The fuck?' The corner of Thalia's lips curled upwards. 'He attracts people just like him.' Just then, a sudden burst of lava erupted from the pit, their gazes quickly snapping to the source. "Sophie, I permit you to fight with us, but be in motion. You are yet to learn the basics of team play in battles but I hope you're capable of doing such." "Yes ma'am." Thalia glanced at her once more, her expression easing. 'She's a 10th circle Dark Mana Warrior....this will end quicker than I anticipated.' Coming out from the puddle of lava was a newly reformed scaled armour of the fiery demonic human, Mila. A carapace of crimson-scaled armour lined her body, reaching her face and taking the form of a raging dragon. She held onto her katana with one free arm and stretched her claws with the other. A glowing, molten surge of lava erupted from the blade of the weapon, dripping down to the earth and scorching what little remained of it. Her presence took the life of whatever was left of the soil and earth, transforming it into a scarlet-earthen soil of solidified nature, brimming with lava that erupted at every turn. The brimming hot nature swallowed the rain, ceasing any drop from landing throughout the Garden while leaving a gust of steam in the air, obscuring all sight. Thalia, though, could see clearly, her vision basked in green and red, targets and non-targets locked and triggered. This was her domain– Her area field of vision. She had full control of the properties around this area, something that most may have skipped in mind as nothing seemed to have changed. But Mila was different. As she basked herself in the ethereal flow of Miasma and lava, a certain reminder remained. 'This is not my domain. Whatever she did....she can do again, but even still.' A gust of energy erupted around, a sudden tear in the clouds in the skies, blasting the rain away from the area. The simple gust caused a severance in the sky, rendering the clouds that hung over their heads and clearing the skies once again. The rain ceased to fall, and silence remained once again. Yet, away from the Garden, the rain resumed. 'Absolute power takes all! Isn't that right, Juns?!' With a sudden surge, the world quaked, and a power so absolute reached for the skies while a tremendous force shook the earth. A walking earthquake charged towards the girl– begging for carnage and blood.

Chapter 364 - 364- Festival 95- Raid on a Rainy Night 34

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