"Boom—!"
A dazzling beam exploded within the translucent crystal barrier, sweeping through the entire enclosed space like a wave of fire.
Those outside might not have felt much, but inside that translucent barrier, the temperature throughout the entire space suddenly soared.
Under the continuous, raging shockwaves that swept through like fiery tides, the ground inside the barrier collapsed under the strain. Trees were either blown away or shattered outright, while the Academy Headmaster's Residence was completely reduced to ashes, erased from the academy's map.
"Crack... crack crack..."
Before long, even the translucent barrier that had confined the shockwaves in an attempt to prevent the damage from spreading began to fracture. Strands of residual magic leaked out through the cracks.
Throughout the academy, everyone near the Academy Headmaster's Residence who had heard that earth-shaking blast stared stupidly at the terrifying shockwaves raging within the barrier, their faces blank. Around the Academy Headmaster's Residence, the vast academy had fallen silent.
Everyone who witnessed the scene felt their mouths go dry and swallowed involuntarily as trembling spread from the depths of their hearts.
"What happened? What on earth happened?..."
That was the question in everyone's minds.
Within the constantly cracking translucent barrier, the shockwaves spread outward in ripples. Everything around the point of explosion suffered devastating destruction.
No one knew how long it lasted. When the barrier was on the verge of failing and shattering, the shockwaves gradually dispersed, revealing the place that had endured their baptism.
It could only be described as utterly horrific...
The ground had, in the literal sense of the phrase, been completely leveled.
The streets and trees had become things of the past. All that lay exposed beneath the sunlight was bare, genuine earth.
Every corner was filled with charred traces, black smoke rose from every spot, and