Five milky-white Energy Shields floated silently at the edge of the foul-smelling swamp, like five enormous cocoons of light.
Inside the shields, the five members of Godslayer Martial Hall looked as though they had been struck by a paralysis spell, their faces filled with shock and confusion.
The slender woman holding a dagger was codenamed Shadow Blade.
Her rosy lips parted slightly, and her beautiful eyes widened.
She stared at the tall figure standing quietly in the distance, as well as the dark-gold arcs of lightning around him that had yet to fully dissipate, sending chills down her spine.
"This guy... wasn't a fraud..."
Her pleasant voice carried a dreamlike daze.
"With that speed and power, he's Star Tier Rank 6? What kind of joke is this?!"
Boulder, the squad captain, felt even more like cursing.
He was certain that even Star Tier Rank 8 members of their Godslayer Martial Hall could not unleash such a killing move!
The same question echoed through the hearts of the other four.
Who were they? They were the elites of Godslayer Martial Hall!
They were battle-hardened fighters who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
The five of them working together could surround and kill a Spirit Blood Level beast at Star Tier Rank 7!
Yet before this academy-trained fighter who seemingly possessed only Star Tier Rank 6 strength...
They could not even withstand a single move and had even been... instantly defeated!
This absolute disparity in strength brought them more than a sense of defeat.
It was the shock of having their understanding completely overturned.
What resource-fed fraud? What flower raised in a greenhouse?
Before that terrifying lightning, such stereotypes seemed utterly laughable and pale!
"So strong!"
Shadow Blade finally recovered somewhat from her initial shock.
The frivolity