I Became an Outcast in the Academy

10. Struggling (7)

Since ancient times, elementalists are beings called a one-man army.

Because there are no people in the world who are more specialized in confronting the majority than they are.

Of course, if an archmage uses magic on a massive scale or magic that boasts ultra-high firepower, it is possible for just one person to go beyond the level of opposing many and annihilate a nation’s army.

However, this means that others desperately buy time for the wizard to successfully cast the spell, and the wizard himself must also invest a huge amount of magical energy to use magic of that level of power, making it difficult for them to deal with a large number of people in the true sense. It is difficult to say that it is specialized.

If a warrior with the same level of skill can somehow create a one-on-one confrontation with a wizard, the wizard will most likely not be able to withstand the warrior and will be killed.

However, elementalists do not have the same weaknesses as wizards.

They do not require a huge amount of time or huge magical power like wizards to demonstrate their power.

There is only one element necessary for an elementalist to exercise his/her power: affinity with spirits.

How many spirits will respond to the elementalist’s call, or what level and power of spirits will respond to the summons, are the only measures that can determine the power of the elementalist.

And in the history of the empire, there was not a single pure human with a stronger spirit affinity than Lobelia.

In other words, Xian had to fight against the strongest elementalist of this era.

Gurgling!

A strong wind is blowing. A huge thunderbolt falls. A fierce flame burns brightly. The pitch-black darkness obscures my surroundings.

The shelter they were staying in had long since been destroyed by the overwhelming natural disaster itself.

Kaaang!

Deflecting a thunderbolt aimed at her, Sian clicked her tongue inside.

‘As expected… The fight with Lobelia becomes a war, not a sparring match.’

The number and types of spirits that Lobelia can summon are very diverse.

This is a very contrasting sight to the typical elementalist who summons one spirit, or at most two or three, and continuously interacts with the spirits and builds affinity.

Based on a truly overwhelming affinity, he forcibly summons countless and diverse spirits and commands them like an army.

That was Lobelia’s strategy for fighting her opponents, and at the same time, it was the reason why Lobelia’s talents were so coveted in her empire.

‘It’s amazing that I can summon spirits to this level even though my ability has been unlocked.’

Of course, the current Lobelia had lost her connection with her vision, so much of her talent had diminished.

Therefore, she was well aware of the fact that she was making up for her diminished talent by wearing her artifacts all over her body.

But even considering that fact, the number of spirits summoned by Lobelia and their power were enough to feel quite threatening to her cyan.

The spirits that filled this area with no room to breathe were all Xian’s enemies, and they were pouring out barrage attacks on him at this very moment.

But.

“Woman’s Ghost.”

Boo!

When Xian swings his sword left and right, the attacks of the spirits attacking him disappear.

No, that wasn’t enough, the spirits caught in the sword’s path were unable to withstand the massive blow and were summoned back to the spirit world.

“If your strength is only this much, it falls far short of expectations.”

Calling down this number of spirits to continuously attack the opponent.

This level of attack was an art that even Lobelia was capable of when she entered Luthra.

That’s why she feels a little disappointed.

Because even though a full year has passed, Lobelia believes in only her innate talent and the story goes that she has not made any progress.

“Blizzard.”

Quaaang!

“Ugh!”

After momentarily closing the distance between Lobelia and her, he counterattacked, parrying all of her attacks. Lobelia was thrown backwards by the unexpected blow, causing her to let out a moan.

“Tsk. “Maybe I missed it a little bit.”

Xian ended up muttering something as if he felt regretful.

At the last moment, the spirits threw their bodies to offset the attack, causing the attack’s trajectory to miss slightly.

If her Cian’s attack just now had been hit correctly, it would have been possible to pierce Lobelia’s heart with a single blow.

“Well, just now…” Are you really trying to kill me? “But she’s still my little sister?”

Lobelia gently touched the blood dripping down her cheek and muttered to herself.

Just because she was herself didn’t mean she didn’t know anything. She knew that just a moment ago, she almost died due to Xian’s attack.

Before the fight, she thought that Cyan would kill her, but Lobelia did not think that he would really kill her.

Her declaration that she would kill him was merely a statement revealing her own determination, and even though she was her younger sister, she had assumed that she would stop at the level of subduing her.

But that wasn’t it. Sian was really prepared to kill her on this spot.

“That’s so shameless. “You’ve been trying to kill me so far, so shouldn’t I just kill you?”

At her Cian’s extremely cold words, Lobelia ended up spitting out her excuse without even realizing it.

“I, I…” I didn’t try to kill you! Just… “I was just trying to kick you out of Luthra or cause a little injury!”

“After injuring me like that, you took me to the warlocks and tried to make me worse than death so you could use my powers as you please? “In that sense, I think it would be better if he tried to kill me.”

“Well, that’s…” “

Lobelia was left speechless by Xian’s answer.

Certainly, what Xian said was not wrong.

If he had succeeded in capturing Xian by borrowing the power of the warlock here, he would have extracted that ability and tried to strengthen his spirit affinity again, even if it meant destroying Xian’s brain.

‘Damn you! ‘What on earth is that warlock doing?’

Lobelia glanced to the side of herself, her heart sinking at the realization that she had really almost died.

Because she thought that if Cyreion had helped her from the beginning, she would not have had to face such hardships as her life being threatened by her brother.

But after a while, Lobelia forgot her words to stop.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!

Right next to her, a battle so epic that the fight between Cian and Lobelia seemed like nothing more than a child’s play was taking place.

If Kyreion had not set up a barrier to suppress even sound in order to hold Cartesia as quietly as possible, the slum they were standing in would have been overrun with black magic with enough power to disappear without a trace long ago. .

‘Even if it’s a warlock, what exactly is the identity of Cartesia that allows her to fight with that warlock?’

I thought it was just a flower in a greenhouse being carefully nurtured by the imperial family, but did you think that the power that Cartesia was hiding could even reach that powerful warlock?

But in this situation, the fact that Cartesia was hiding some kind of power was not important.

The only thing that matters to Lobelia right now is the fact that her warlock is fighting an unexpectedly close fight with Cartesia, and she can’t afford to come to her aid.

“I can hear the head rolling all the way up here. “I’m sorry, but that warlock can never help you.”

Although Sian did not know exactly how powerful Cartesia was, she knew well that her power was not far behind that of Kyreion.

Additionally, the current Cartesia is in a state where her power has been greatly strengthened due to her cyan’s ‘return to life’.

Unless other variables arise, Kyreion’s power alone will never be able to break through Cartesia and help Lobelia.

“Now why don’t you take out what you’ve been keeping secretly? A smart woman like you wouldn’t have decided to fight me without any countermeasures, right? Isn’t that right, huh?”

Xian was right. Lobelia still had one trump card left, which she tried to hide until the last moment.

But I didn’t want to use this method no matter what. Because the moment you use this method, all of Lobelia’s escape routes behind her will be blocked.

But she could never die in this place. Worrying about what the future holds is only meaningful if you are alive.

“I…” She can never die here. “It’s not like she betrayed her brother and stands here just to die in a place like this!”

Lobelia opens her own eyes wide. At the same time, she extends her hand forward and clenches her fist.

“… !”

At that moment, Sian hurriedly steps back without realizing it.

Unlike before, it was an urgent evasive action solely for her own survival.

Quad!

And at the same time, the space where he was standing just a second ago collapses.

It’s not a metaphor, but you can actually see the space being distorted and the surrounding atmosphere being greatly refracted.

If Xian had continued to stand in that position, it would have been clear that even if he had not died, he would have been in a very bad situation.

‘Did he interfere with the space itself through the power of the wind spirit?’

But wouldn’t it be impossible to produce this kind of output power with only the spirits that Lobelia can currently handle?

But even for a moment, Sian was able to realize how on earth Lobelia was able to generate this kind of power.

“I knew very well that you were the youngest person… “This is way beyond that level, Lobelia.”

Xian sighed as he looked at the black spirit behind Lobelia’s back, contaminated by black magic.

Lobelia did not join hands with the warlocks simply to capture her Xian.

She goes beyond the level of joining hands with warlocks… In order to gain greater power, she went so far as to accept her dark magic into her own body.

Lobelia was no longer the future and prospect of the empire.

The current Lobelia was an enemy of the empire and at the same time an enemy of humanity.