[ Panic Howler ] Nicole was one of the more low-profile academicians on the Royal Academician Committee of the Grand Duchy.
Or rather,
compared to the famous Royal Academicians of the Grand Duchy, there was little about her presence worth singing praises over. She was merely one of the lowest-ranking Royal Academicians.
The evolutionary power she studied was a niche field, and she had made no groundbreaking progress. It was hardly surprising that few people ever mentioned her.
But a Royal Academician was still a Royal Academician!
Even the weakest Royal Academician could easily achieve an attack strength of over 600 degrees and reach the pinnacle of research in certain fields—something ordinary Extraordinary Scholars could never hope to match.
At that moment,
[ Panic Howler ] Nicole, who had assumed her banshee true form, appeared near the edge of the battlefield's core, not far from three unremarkable Extraordinary Scholars. They were none other than the famous trio: [ Blood Reverser ] Rena, [ Scales Reverser ] Russ, and [ Feather Reverser ] Byant.
The three scholars, who had been battling several Bone Abyss Flying Scorpions, were now caught up alongside the scorpions in a terrifying mass of blackish-gray, uncanny demonic fire.
What made it truly terrifying was that
this inconspicuous fire came from the ancient eight-headed serpent's demonic flames, which the God of Devouring had repelled at the center of the battlefield!
The fight was within the normal range of combat for the two combatants, but for the weaker fighters on the battlefield's edge, being caught in it was catastrophic.
No matter how desperately the three struggled, they could not extinguish the terrifying flames. Instead, the Magic Materials that made up their true forms gradually lost their magical properties. Their bodies became riddled with holes and began to collapse.
"Master!!"