(Third update...)
(I've received a lot of condolences and concern from everyone, and Ru Qing is very touched. But please don't worry—nothing major has happened to Ru Qing's family. Rather, something happened in Ru Qing's village that required attention and left no room for distractions. Well, search for "Mazha Village" online if you want the details...)
Watching his Automaton shatter completely along with the ice pillar, Felix staggered back blankly.
"It's over..."
It really was over!
Without his Automaton, there was no way Felix could escape Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart!
Naturally, he would have no way to evade arrest by the academy's higher-ups, the security force, or the Disciplinary Committee. He was destined for prison!
Even knowing that, Felix still turned around in panic, intending to flee toward the gates of Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart.
"Whoosh—!"
But the instant Felix turned, two Ice Cones tore through the air with piercing shrieks and struck him.
"Pssh—!"
With a crisp tearing sound, Felix's ankles were mercilessly pierced through, leaving two gaping wounds and sending blood spraying everywhere. "Aaaahhh—!"
Felix screamed as he crashed heavily onto the ground with the Ice Cones still embedded in his legs, staining the earth with his blood.
"Didn't you still want to kill me?..."
At some point, Wu Yan had arrived before Felix. Looking down at him as he lay on the ground clutching his blood-soaked legs pierced by Ice Cones, Wu Yan wore a smile, though his eyes were cold.
"Why are you lying on the ground? Come kill me..."
"Y-you can't do this to me..." Felix clutched his legs and cried out in terror at the cold glint in Wu Yan's wine-red eyes.
"I'm the eldest son of the Kingsford Family! If you dare do anything to me, my father and everyone in