158 [154] "Everything rotted again"

Tanji approaches Jiwoo with a defiant attitude, circling him while evaluating him and commenting maliciously. "You are nothing like your teacher. Rather, you look like a mama's boy" with a Machiavellian smile.

Jiwoo frowns, observing him seriously, without a trace of fear.

Muras smiles at Jiwoo's attitude.

Garrith stands up and asks firmly. "What are you doing here?".

Muras turns his gaze to Garrith and responds with determination. "We are looking for someone."

Garrith, Mauricio, Alex and Priya frown upon hearing his words.

"We heard that Kartein is here," Muras communicates, then turns his gaze to Jiwoo and asks with interest. "Rumor has it that Kayden is with your teacher and brother. "I want to know where Kartein is."

Garrith, Mauricio, Alex and Priya frown when they realize that they have come for Kartein.

Muras, Gah-In and Tanji fix their gazes, waiting for Jiwoo's response.

Jiwoo narrows his eyes at the question and answers firmly. "Don't know".

Everyone's attention is focused on Jiwoo.

Tanji smiles contemptuously and warns. "Kid, you better answer."

Jiwoo frowns, but is unaffected by Tanji.

"Tanji, don't cause problems at my academy," Garrith comments.

Tanji pouts.

"If you have any problems, solve them outside of my academy," Garrith says forcefully.

"Since when do you have the arrogance to say those words?" Gah-in responds annoyed.

"You know the situation the academy is in. We don't want any more unrest here, so it's best for everyone to resolve their problems outside," Garrith comments calmly.

"If not, we will have to intervene," adds Mauricio.

Muras and Gah-In look at Garrith, Mauricio, Alex and Priya.

'It is not possible to win if a fight starts, but we could leave them seriously injured' thinks Muras.

'It was unfortunate that these two arrived, but shall we leave it here?' Gah-in thinks.

Alex, Mauricio and Priya watch, waiting for his response.

"We just want to know where Kartein is," Muras says with a smile, looking at Jiwoo.

"I told you, I don't know," Jiwoo responds forcefully.

Muras and Gah-In's faces turn ugly, showing their anger.

Tanji, hot-tempered as he is, places her hand on Jiwoo's shoulder and asks in a cold voice. "Where is Kartein?"

Jiwoo winces.

"How dare you touch him?" he exclaims a voice, and a figure appears behind Tanji, causing a drop of icy sweat to slide down his forehead.

Garrith senses a golden aura around Ares and shouts. "No…" as he quickly creates a spatial isolation.

"Tanji…" shouts Gah-in, while Muras is amazed by the rapid appearance of Ares.

A dazzling golden light emanates from Ares' body, triggering a terrifying explosion that rumbles and destroys the entire academy.

….

[a few minutes ago]

Jisuk, Seongha, Inhyuk and the others are immersed in an animated conversation when suddenly the door bursts open, causing everyone to be surprised.

An elegantly dressed young man walks in eagerly and exclaims. "Quickly leave the Academy! Everyone must be evacuated." Without waiting for a response, he turns around and runs away.

The scene leaves everyone in a moment of bewilderment, but after a few seconds, Seongha and Inhyuk look at each other and quickly get up, urging. "Quickly leave!"

Upon leaving the academy, they meet all the students outside, while the guards give them instructions to evacuate through the main door, when the last evacuees are leaving through the door, a terrifying roar echoes.

In plain sight, the academy cracks and a terrifying golden light emanates from the cracks.

The next instant, the academy explodes, generating a loud roar and shock wave.

….

Debris falls, dust makes visibility difficult, and slowly Ares is seen standing in front of Jiwoo, who is protected by a golden shield.

A few meters away, Muras and Gah-in, with trembling hands and protected by a dark purple shield, observe Tanji on the ground, without any apparent reaction, his body charred from him.

"Tanji…" Gah-in exclaims, shocked.

Garrith, Alex, Mauricio, and Priya are protected by a shield formed by their own power, watching Ares with grim expressions.

"Ares…" Muras mutters angrily.

Ares smiles and declares. "How dare they touch him? "Why don't you fight me?" as a golden aura slowly glows around them.

Muras glares ugly at Ares, and Gah-in radiates bursts of a dark purple aura as he says. "How dare you?"

Garrith, Mauricio, Alex and Priya exchange glances and take a step forward.

"They can't fight here," says Garrith, visibly upset.

"Don't get involved in this, or you will have another enemy," Muras warns angrily, as he too is enveloped in a dark purple aura.

Mauricio raises an eyebrow and says. "Do you think we are afraid?"

Priya looks at Ares and comments. "Ares, you are so arrogant to cause this scene. "Do you really think we won't do anything?"

Ares smiles excitedly and affirms. "Everyone come at once. I will destroy them all."

A flash of great speed descends from the sky and lands on Ares's shoulder.

{It's done, that bird won't bother us} Silva says.

Everyone focuses their gaze on the animal on Ares's shoulder.

{This will be our first fight together} Ares adds.

Silvia smiles and jumps, her body grows until it reaches 30 meters, while a terrifying celestial aura is released from her body. Ares grabs Jiwoo and throws him back, where he is caught by Kayden, immediately catching everyone's attention.

Jiwoo looks at Kayden with concern and says. "My brother".

Kayden shakes his head and replies, "I'm here, nothing will happen."

Ares, on top of Silvia, looks down with an imposing attitude and says. "If you don't start, I will."

In the sky, five crystal swords materialize, each hundred of meters high and tens of meters wide, creating an imposing and dazzling presence.

Muras, eyes wide open, shouts at Gah-in. "Gah-in, protect Tanji!"

Gah-in, observing the terrifying scene, quickly grabs Tanji and backs away.

A chill runs through the bodies of Garrith, Mauricio, Alex, Priya and Muras when the imposing swords descend.

The huge crystal swords descend on each of their heads, creating a terrifying scene. The tips of the swords light up on fire, generating terrifying gusts of wind.

Garrith, worried about not receiving a response from Phoenix, acts quickly. A whirlwind of golden aura forms as he raises both hands, directing all that burst of energy towards the sword.

The crystal sword and Garrith's attack come into contact, unleashing a powerful explosion that illuminates the area and shakes the ground.

Priya, with her eyes slightly narrowed, looks at one of the crystal swords, and suddenly, a gigantic tornado of wind is unleashed. However, upon closer inspection, they are small wind swords that are almost imperceptible to the human eye.

'(Wind Sword Tornado)'

Priya's attack hits the sword, generating an explosion. Slowly, the crystal sword begins to crack.

Mauricio smiles and his body is enveloped in a dark grayish aura. With a great leap that elevates him tens of meters, he places himself in front of one of the swords and holds the tip of the sword with both hands.

Slowly, the sword energy is transferred towards Mauricio, who smiles from side to side.

Silvia and Ares notice this and both think. 'You will be the first'. Immediately, the cracked sword is flooded with more energy.

Mauricio notices that the sword loses power and becomes pale, cracking. However, suddenly, his face changes and the sword regains its radiant color, filling with a terrifying momentum.

Due to the collision, a gust of wind is unleashed, causing Mauricio to lose ground and retreat.

Mauricio opens his eyes in shock and with all his strength, he tries to absorb the energy, but the sword contains endless energy. Finally, he is slammed into the ground, generating a powerful explosion that shakes the scene.

Alex launches a terrifying attack with his power that hits the sword, generating a chilling explosion that resonates throughout the environment.

Muras looks at the sword in amazement and immediately releases a huge amount of poison. Upon coming into contact with the sword, it slowly corrupts, but it is not enough and the sword continues its path towards him.

Muras, with a movement of his hand, directs all the poison to deflect the sword, generating a great explosion and confrontation between both attacks.

The scene becomes a whirlwind of energy and colors.

Five explosions form and slowly converge into a single explosion, creating a dazzling explosion that illuminates the stage.

The desperately fleeing students and guards stopped in their tracks as they saw a series of explosions behind them.

The guards gathered in a circle to protect the others who were trying to flee.

Tension and fear were palpable in the air.

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