The fierce battle unfolding before Luo Zhen was indeed on an entirely different level.
Putting everything else aside, the battle between Shizuku and Kudohara Kanata alone could only be described as spectacular.
After summoning her Inherent Spirit Armor, Evening Rain, Shizuku calmly gathered Water Qi and launched a dazzling barrage toward Kudohara Kanata.
Sometimes, it was a water cannon capable of suffocating her opponent.
Sometimes, it was a rain of ice pillars capable of piercing her opponent.
Sometimes, a wall of water like a surging wave rolled forth, attacking one moment and defending the next, moving with the flexibility of something alive.
Sometimes, icy mist like a blizzard swept out in all directions, freezing the air in an extraordinarily magnificent display.
Shizuku controlled her abilities with supernatural precision, displaying the full extent of her A-rank magical power control. She launched attack after attack at will, sending the combined onslaught of ice and water crashing relentlessly toward Kudohara Kanata.
Faced with such attacks, anyone else would have long since been defeated.
In all the selection battles so far, Shizuku had never displayed such strength. She was truly fighting at full power.
That was because her opponent was someone worthy of Shizuku's all-out effort.
The second-ranked student of Hagun Academy, an existence second only to the strongest student council president—Kudohara Kanata.
This heiress appeared elegant and delicate, but in truth, she was one of the foremost martial combatants known as Crimson Lady. Like Todo Touka, she had once participated in the Alliance's special conscription and accumulated extensive real-combat experience.
Thus, even against Shizuku's dazzling barrage, Kudohara Kanata showed not the slightest sign of panic as she summoned her Inherent Spirit Armor.
It was a Western-style rapier with a thin, translucent blade, resembling an exquisite glasswork sculpture.
Kudohara Kanata held the sword in