Chapter 264 Understanding [3]

Chapter 264 Understanding [3]

The Vice-Chancellor's face went stiff. 'What is this guy trying to do?' Test it yourself?

Against who exactly? The Vice-Chancellor stared silently. "....Are you sure about your request?" "I am certain." "I won't go easy. If you can't take it, then there's a chance that you might get injured." "That's fine. I don't have a problem with that." "You sure sound confident." "Because I am." The situation turned serious all of a sudden. To those around, the situation didn't quite make sense, but those listening carefully understood something. The Vice-Chancellor was going to personally test the claim with his own strength, and were Julien failed to meet his standard, then there was a chance he would get seriously injured. It was a baffling turn of events. One that made those from the Haven side suddenly grow nervous. "Does this have to happen?" "Why do you need to check if both sides said that it happened?" "Wouldn't it be better if he just sparred with Leon to show that he wasn't lying?" "How about it?" But why? The Vice-Chancellor eyed Leon. Listening to the last proposition, he decided to give the cadet one last shred of mercy. But. "I'm good." He didn't take it. No, he didn't seem to be remotely interested in taking it. Staring into those eyes, the Vice-Chancellor understood something. 'I'm his objective.'

The Vice-Chancellor's face hardened as he got rid of the emotion. Looking back at the cadet, who stood still, the air around him crackled. 'How come I didn't feel it? When did he influence me?' The difference in rank between the two was vast. While it was true that ranks didn't quite matter with Emotive Mages, the Vice-Chancellor refused to believe that such young Emotive Mage had influenced him of all people. It made no sense. 'It must've been a lapse on my side.' At the same time, he pressed his hand against the air again. This time, the number of circles went from seven to fourteen. The direction in which they were aimed made it impossible for Julien to do the same thing as before. Xiu! A familiar 'popping' sound echoed through the air as the ice shards tore through it with speed that the naked eye couldn't follow. Be it speed, power, aim, and quantity. The attack was on a completely different level than the previous one. Many of those watching could hardly react to the sudden attack. Only a few could follow it, and even as they were able to, their expressions hardened. But what about Julien? 'Ah, this...'

He stared at the incoming attacks with an air of familiarity. A familiar memory surfaced in his mind. It was during the seventh cycle. In an illusion where he found himself wishing he could die over and over again, he experienced something similar. Even now, he could recall the numerous alerts that had popped up in his vision. A maddening experience that almost broke him. Such was the seventh cycle, and as he stared at the incoming attacks, Julien couldn't help but smile as he brought his hand forward and clenched it into a fist. Kwang—! Everything stopped the moment he did. "Uh?" In the eyes of all present, fourteen chrystals appeared hovering in the air. Yes, hovering. Almost as if time had frozen for them. But... "What are those?" With a squint of his eyes, the Vice-Chancellor finally saw them. Circling each and every shard with pin-point precision was a small... Thread. ***

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