Even before the teleportation occurred, Ain had caught a slight sense of incongruity.
Even though his intuition was screaming warnings, he was still teleported here.
Moreover, he had never seen this place in Act Two of the game.
But given the current situation, none of that mattered.
A faint smile played on Ain's lips.
Since Sevis's reputation had been deliberately smeared recently, wouldn't it be perfect for him to assume Sevis's identity right now and put on a spectacular show in front of these students?
With that thought, Ain tightly gripped his wand, lowering his wrist slightly.
Accompanied by a low hum, a massive emerald-green magic circle unfolded beneath his feet. Intricate, ancient patterns intertwined and flowed like wild vines.
Immediately after, a second and third layer of magic circles rose, pushing the deep green light to its absolute limit.
“Sani plene nun (Holy Healing Light).”
A gentle whisper brushed past everyone's ears, and specks of emerald-green fluorescent particles drifted from the air, gently wrapping the injured students like a soft veil.
Under the soothing touch of the warm light, their wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Many students who had been scared out of their wits by fear gradually regained color in their pale faces.
“What are these?”
“Whoa! These things are entering my body!”
Many students were drawn to the magic particles floating in the air. They curiously reached out, staring at the faint glow lingering on their fingertips.
In just a moment, those green points of light, like fireflies, slowly seeped into their skin like tired birds returning to their nests. This prompted several female students to gasp in awe.
“What beautiful magic!”
Roy knitted his brows, clutching his chest in pain. He was just about to speak when the astonished cry of a classmate beside him rang in his ears.
“Senior Roy! Your wound is healing!”
Healing?
Roy was visibly stunned.
He quickly pulled open his clothes and found that not only had the sword wound on his chest not damaged his internal organs, but the particles floating in the air were also continuously gathering inside it, healing his injury at a steady pace.
“Is this... healing magic?!”
Hearing Roy's surprised voice, many students also began to exclaim in amazement.
“Healing? Isn't that magic only teachers know?”
“Yeah, it's not even taught in the academy's curriculum.”
“Who is he?”
“He seems to be... Sevis? What a familiar name. I've been hearing it a lot lately!”
“Is he the one from the weekly magazine...”
For these freshmen who only mastered low-level magic, the magnificent scale of the spell before them was simply beyond their imagination.
They had never witnessed healing magic above Tier 2, and their understanding of it was still stuck at the level of when they first entered the academy.
“Arbiter Sevis?”
Roy looked at the back of the person in front of him with some bewilderment, seemingly not expecting him to appear here.
So Lord Sevis knows healing magic too?
“Roy, step back. I am taking full charge of this place now!”
With that, Ain turned slightly, revealing a highly confident smile.
For some reason, as Roy looked at the “Sevis” in front of him, he faintly felt that something was off, as if he was vastly different from the Arbiter in his memories.
【Tier 3 Magic: Cognitive Disruption】
【Mental Magic】
【Description: Mages of Tier 3 and below cannot identify or remember the user's specific appearance, though this effect is bypassed for those familiar with the user.】
【MP Cost: 970】
“Why are you wearing a lowerclassman's uniform?”
“Uh, that... my other clothes are in the wash and haven't dried yet.”
Roy blinked blankly.
“Is that... so?”
Ain was a bit embarrassed. If it weren't to help salvage his boss's reputation, he wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure.
Not far away, the strange woman stared intently at Ain, making no move for a long time.
Even though he exuded a casual, relaxed vibe, the intuition forged from years of wandering the edge of life and death told the woman that this person was extremely dangerous!
Holy Healing Light—then he, like her, was at least a Tier 3 Mage!
Could he be Tier 4?
The woman narrowed her eyes, quickly assessing the current situation.
Her master had set up a barrier here. High-level magic with high mana levels would trigger an alarm upon entering.
Since her master hadn't arrived yet, it meant the strength of the people in front of her did not exceed Tier 3!
It seemed the person standing at the very front was also from the Titan Prosecution Office.
A bunch of fools who only know judgment magic!
In that case...
The woman's wand transformed into a pitch-black longsword once again. Her mouth tore open, a flash of excitement crossing her face.
Then she would be the one to eliminate these pests!
Ain's gaze fell on that longsword. Recalling her previous actions, he came to a realization.
A special magical tool?
It seemed capable of directly slicing through Tier 3 magic?
【Character Status】
【HP: Healthy】
【MP: 1331/1331】
【Currently Usable Magic Tier: Tier 3】
【Mana Source: Mordred】
The familiar panel appeared again, and Ain glanced further down.
【Tier 6 Magical Tool: Scale of Astral Judgment】
【Currently Available Mana: 12,331/17,331 (continuously growing)】
Ain's mouth hung open slightly.
Having not checked the panel in a long time, he never expected that the mana storage capacity of the Scale of Astral Judgment could actually exceed ten thousand.
Although he couldn't turn it into his own mana core, this much mana was enough for him to cast dozens of Tier 3 spells!
Boss, you've been eating so well!
Before he could think further, the strange woman lunged at Ain at extreme speed, longsword in hand.
“Lord Sevis, her sword...”
Before Roy could finish his sentence, Ain had already made his move.
He also chanted an incantation. A biting chill instantly gathered at the tip of his wand, transforming into a thick layer of solid ice that froze into a sharp ice sword.
With his gaze locked onto the woman, Ain took a sudden step forward, rushing straight toward the incoming enemy.
Accompanied by a harsh grinding sound, a flurry of sword clashes suddenly erupted between the two.
He actually dared?!
The woman had not expected at all that Ain would also engage her in close combat.
Their eyes locked. Just as the woman tried to pull back, she found that the longsword in her hand seemed to be glued, unable to break free.
“Your wand seems to only have a special effectiveness against judgment-type magic, doesn't it?”
“Did you really think I would fall for it too?”
As Ain's voice reached her ears, the woman suddenly realized that a bone-chilling frost was seeping from his sword, which looked as if it were carved from ice crystals.
This chill was spreading up the clashing blades, freezing her own sword as well. The two swords were frozen solid together, unable to be moved even a fraction of an inch.
How did this guy know!
Ain's lips curled into a cold arc. In the next second, he suddenly raised his voice, roaring sharply at the surroundings.
“What?! You damned remnants! You actually dare to try and kidnap my students for human experimentation!”
The woman was completely dumbfounded.
I didn't say anything?
Ain's voice trembled slightly with extreme anger, each word dripping with righteous indignation: “You even want to throw them to magical beasts as food, and turn them into the playthings of those beasts, just to satisfy your disgusting hybridization experiments?!”
Muffled gasps erupted from the crowd. Many female students instinctively huddled together, a bone-chilling cold rising from the soles of their feet to their hearts, making them shudder.
The woman's eyes widened.
“You!”
Ain did not give her any chance to speak.
Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Ain immediately raised his leg and kicked her in the stomach.
The woman did the same.
However, her reaction was a beat slower.
Gritting her teeth against the pain, the woman rapidly retreated backward, taking the opportunity to transform the longsword in her hand back into a wand.
After rolling on the ground, the woman distanced herself from Ain and began to chant an incantation.
“Cirklo, malsiru ciun (Circuit, unbind).”
Accompanied by the surging of mana, countless intricate magic circles suddenly lit up on the surrounding walls.
They popped up like bamboo shoots after rain, intertwining in a brilliant glow of crimson, deep blue, and dark purple, illuminating the entire space with immense splendor.
“If you can take this, then just try it!”
As the lights of the different magic circles flowed, the air was instantly torn apart by violent elements.
Blazing fireballs, deep blue ice spikes, sharp earth spikes, and crackling lightning orbs materialized one after another from the magic patterns, hovering densely above everyone's heads.
Ain was startled.
Pre-written magic circuits?
“You've got to be kidding me, right?”
“Oh my god, how are there so many!”
“At this scale! Are we going to die?”
“What are you standing there for? Hurry up and raise your wands!”
“With my Tier 1 magic? That's completely useless!”
Clamor broke out again, and despair spread rapidly across the students' faces like a plague.
They knew better than anyone that their inefficient casting speeds wouldn't allow them to survive even a single second under this overwhelming bombardment of magic.
Seeing this, Roy immediately raised his wand, wanting to call everyone to gather in front of him, only to find that the attacks were already falling.
No, at this scale, it's impossible to defend!
“Sankta Spirito (Holy Spirit)...”
“...ci tie floras (bloom here).”
【Tier 3 Magic: Twin Thorn Vines】
【Healing Magic】
【MP Cost: 1170】
Rumbles suddenly erupted from deep underground as two giant vines, like abyss pythons tearing through the earth, rapidly intertwined.
Right after, another two vines grew out, and then another two. Countless vines rose from the ground like an endless green tide, sweeping from one end to the other, wrapping and shielding all the students within layer upon layer.
As the rumbles and explosions faded, a pungent burnt smell filled the air.
Those students who had kept their eyes tightly shut trembled as they slowly opened them.
When their vision refocused, the sight before them made them instantly hold their breath.
The original corridor had vanished, replaced instead by a dreamlike forest scene.
“What are these? Vines?”
“Aren't these way too huge!”
“Did these vines block those attacks?”
“Is this really magic? This is too insane!”
Amidst the countless discussions, a student's words silenced the crowd.
“Who did all this?”
Everyone's eyes turned toward Ain. The latter merely gave a slight nod, his lips curling into an amused arc as he winked at the female students.
Almost at the exact same moment, countless slender branches shot out from the vines, winding toward them as if they possessed lives of their own.
Immediately after, the tips of those branches unfurled and bloomed at extreme speed, turning into delicate, bright, and charming flowers.
“Is this... for me?”
One of the girls covered her mouth in surprise.
“I hope I didn't frighten you beautiful ladies.”
“Just leave it to me.”
In the crowd, Rosalind stared blankly at the flower.
Although she roughly understood Ain's plan, it was just to reverse Sevis's public opinion. Was it really necessary to go this far?
“Oh my god...”
“Senior is so handsome!”
Such voices echoed through the crowd.
But the male students didn't think so.
The looks they directed at Ain carried a trace of gratitude, but also a hint of resentment.
Ain also began to calculate in his mind.
When it came to enthusiasm for gossip, girls' curiosity was like wild grass growing in spring, far more vigorous than boys.
No matter what kind of thing it was, once it reached their mouths, they could always spin it into a thousand different stories.
That was why he wanted them to have a deep impression of the name Sevis.
If the boss found out, he would definitely praise me, right?
Ain glanced at the panel, muttering to himself.
It's just that the mana consumption is a bit high.
【Character Status】
【HP: Healthy】
【MP: 1331/1331】
【Tier 6 Magical Tool: Scale of Astral Judgment】
【Currently Available Mana: 4,831/17,331 (continuously growing)】
He had used nearly eight thousand mana.
If he had used Mordred's mana, he would have drained it completely dry.
Better not play like this next time.
Seeing all her attacks blocked, the strange woman stared at Ain in disbelief.
Even though they were only low-tier spells, such a massive quantity was actually completely blocked by him?
Such a huge and terrifying magic scale was absolutely impossible for a Tier 3 Mage to achieve!
“So you're Tier 4!”
Ain raised his wand. Although he could cast magic with one hand, in order to fit Sevis's image, he patiently put on a show.
“If this is turn-based, isn't it my turn?”
The moment his voice fell, the vines that had protected the students quickly dispersed, transforming into a pack of wild horses rushing straight at the woman's face with a sharp whistle that tore through the air.
The woman raised her wand, about to launch a counterattack, when her body felt a trace of abnormality.
Oh no, her mana was already...!
The woman had just opened her mouth, trying to squeeze out the first syllable, when the incoming vines turned into a heavy hammer, smashing ruthlessly onto her.
Before the intense pain could spread, countless flexible branches wrapped around her limbs and torso like venomous snakes, tightly binding and confining her in midair.
The warmth in Ain's eyes had completely faded, leaving only a chilling indifference.
Accompanied by steady and slow footsteps, Ain finally stopped in front of her, speaking coldly: “Nightingale Secret Order, right?”
Ain's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough so that the crowd not far away couldn't hear.
Ain let out a contemptuous laugh.
“Do you know why I was able to find this place?”
“Belinda confessed everything.”
“Your plan to attack the academy, and your intention to cause Lillian's witchification—I know all of it.”
The woman stared deathly at Ain, her eyes wide, the sockets shot with horrifying blood vessels due to extreme strain.
Ain suddenly tightened his fingers, mercilessly clamping down on her jaw, his eyes churning with fierceness and hostility.
“If you plan to use this opportunity to kill her, I will right now...”
Before he could finish speaking, the strange woman immediately spoke up, interrupting him.
“Hypocritical!”
“You hypocrites wearing the cloak of light!”
She hissed through gritted teeth, her eyes filled with rage.
“To achieve your own dirty, unspeakable goals, you can actually make up so many glamorous excuses to gloss over it without even batting an eye!”
“It really disgusts me!”
“The Saintess is our only remaining faith and hope in this world! How could we possibly harm her!”
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