"Still, it looks like I'll need to deal with you, or you'll become quite troublesome." Rear Water spoke as he stomped his foot. An ice pillar rapidly formed and shot toward them.
Musujime Awaki's expression changed. She swung her flashlight, and the group swiftly vanished, reappearing on a wide street some distance away. Because she had used her ability to teleport herself, signs of Musujime Awaki's psychological trauma were beginning to resurface.
Musujime Awaki gritted her teeth. She could have escaped on her own now, and the old her would have done exactly that, but she did not want to. She did not want to abandon her companions and flee. Although she had always believed she would never have friends, she truly regarded Teacher Komoe and the others as her friends now. She just had to hold on until Chen Fan arrived. Chen Fan would definitely be able to defeat this man.
Just as Musujime Awaki thought this, her pupils suddenly contracted. Rear Water, who had been some distance away just moments ago, suddenly appeared beside her, and she had not noticed how he had moved there at all.
As Musujime Awaki tried to swing her flashlight, Rear Water struck her in the abdomen with a punch. Crying out in pain, Musujime Awaki clutched her stomach with both hands and collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Teacher Komoe hurried to Musujime Awaki's side, helped her up, and said, "Awaki-chan! How are you? Are you okay?"
"Run... quickly..." Musujime Awaki said to Teacher Komoe with difficulty.
Seeing this, Rear Water said, "I didn't expect it to be so easy to capture Chen Fan's friends. Now I only need to force Chen Fan to submit, and the mission will be over."
Suddenly, Rear Water's expression changed. He swiftly leaped backward, his feet