Chapter 537

At this moment, a girl with short black hair also rushed over, her somewhat plain face filled with worry and anxiety.

"Are you alright, Airi?"

Airi chuckled to her roommate and best friend, "I'm fine, Nokote."

Nokote breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Airi was not injured at all.

Similarly, in the sky, the moment he saw Airi about to be attacked by the gargoyles, he immediately gripped his other black Sword Device.

Seeing that Airi was safe and sound, my heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, slowly calmed down.

At the same time, Lux was also startled, and then suddenly turned around to look at the gargoyle to his side.

At this moment, the gargoyle's attention was not on itself, but on the direction of Airi... or rather, on the person next to Airi.

Lux was not about to let such a perfect opportunity slip by, but the next second he realized that his sword had been knocked away by the gargoyle during the fight.

At this moment, Luo Mio also noticed the gaze of the gargoyle in the sky. Then Luo Mio looked at the two girls and spoke to the short-haired girl with black hair named Nokote.

"Be careful, and don't get caught in the crossfire."

"OK."

"Yes. I understand, senior."

When Luo Mio heard Nokote call her "senior sister," she was slightly taken aback, then chuckled.

Senior sister...

Well, that's normal. After all, with her appearance and clothing, it's quite normal to be mistaken for a senior student.

Turning his gaze away, Luo Mio looked again at the gargoyle that he had thrown into the stone wall of the arena.

The gargoyle slowly emerged from the stone wall, its crimson, murderous eyes fixed on Luo Mio.

Instinctively, gargoyles are similar to ordinary carnivores, instinctively feeling wary and fearful of animals stronger than themselves.

Luo Mio's act of tearing its arm open made it feel a sense of fear towards Luo Mio.

Luo Mio looked at the gargoyle, then walked to the railing of the audience seats and jumped down.

Seeing Luo Mio jump down, the gargoyle didn't move at all. Only its blood-red eyes stared silently at Luo Mio, and its sharp claws seemed to be waiting for something.

Clearly, the gargoyle dared not make any rash moves, because it knew that Luo Mio was a more powerful 'animal' than itself. It could only look for the opponent's weakness and then strike a fatal blow.

At the same time, Luo Mio's move attracted the attention of everyone present.

All the students looked at Luo Mio, then exchanged puzzled glances.

"Who is she?"

"A third-year student?"

"I don't think so... I've never seen her in third grade."

"Then she..."

Legri looked at Luo Mio and was also stunned for a moment. As an instructor at the Royal Military Academy, she was able to remember the appearance of all the students and the names of some of them.

But Luo Mio... this was the first time she had ever seen her before. She had never seen Luo Mio among the first-year students, second-year students, or even the instructors.

Then Legri couldn't help but look at Relli, and then she couldn't help but recall that last night, the figure who returned to the academy with Relli was Luo Mio. Because of the night and Lux's appearance in the girls' bathhouse, she had forgotten about Luo Mio's existence.

Legri asked Relli.

"Headmaster, that child..."

When asked by Legri, Relli simply smiled and looked at Luo Mio in the arena.

Airi Nokote, now back in a safe position, turned around to look at Luo Mio, who had just jumped off the stands.

"That senior... I've never seen her before."

Airi looked at Luo Mio and murmured to herself.

"Yes." Nokote nodded as well. "This is also the first time I've seen this senior in Academi."

While Nokote and Airi were chatting, action was taken in the arena.

The gargoyle that Lux had been holding back suddenly swung its claws out, forcing Lux to raise his Broken Sword in defense.

This defensive attack created an opening for Lux, who then saw the gargoyle's Crimson Bone Wings spring out like light projectiles.

But then a surprising scene unfolded: the gargoyle's target wasn't Lux, but rather Luo Mio below!

At the same time, Luo Mio turned to look at Lixia below and said to her.

"Take Diamat back. Your body has reached its limit, hasn't it?"

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Lisha also looked up at Luo Mio.

"No need, it's only this much, I can still..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lisha's pupils contracted, and she quickly spoke up.

"--careful!"

Just after the warning was given, four red-winged light bullets instantly bombarded the spot where Luo Mio was standing, and the impact of the attack also stirred up a thin layer of hazy dust.

"Cough cough cough..." The sand and dust swept up by the attack made Lisha cough involuntarily, covering her mouth and nose.

Then, Lisha and everyone else looked into the sandstorm.

But when they looked over, they found that Luo Mio's figure had already disappeared from the arena. There were only the red bone wings that had not hit Luo Mio at all, but had plunged into the ground, and the gradually dissipating sand and dust.

In the sky, the gargoyle that launched the attack was also taken aback by its blood-red eyes, clearly not expecting Luo Mio's figure to suddenly disappear.

But just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the corner of its field of vision.

Before the gargoyle could react, it felt a terrifying attack powerful enough to kill it instantly strike it.

"Bang—!"

Then his figure shot out and slammed into the ground.

Luo Mio's figure also slowly descended from the sky.

Only a group of female students, including Risha, Airi, Nokote, and Legri, remained, all looking completely bewildered.

Because after the gargoyles attacked Luo Mio and the ground was covered in dust, their eyes were focused on the ground, trying to find Luo Mio's figure. But before they could react, a loud collision suddenly rang out in the sky. The gargoyles' figures were instantly blurred and then slammed heavily onto the arena floor.

By the time they realized what was happening, Luo Mio's figure had already fallen from mid-air.

But... only Lux noticed the whole thing.

Or rather, because he wanted to keep the gargoyle occupied, Lux's gaze remained fixed on the gargoyle.

The instant the gargoyle's attack landed on the ground, Lux tried to readjust his stance and charge towards the gargoyle.

But the next second, he froze.

Because in his line of sight, Luo Mio's figure appeared beside the gargoyle in an instant without anyone noticing, and then, before the gargoyle could react, she delivered a powerful leg strike, sweeping the gargoyle horizontally and knocking it to the ground.

Lux stared blankly at Luo Mio and muttered something.

"Wow... that's amazing."

But then he realized that Luo Mio was not equipped with Dragoride, but was only relying on the strength of her physical body.

It should be noted that even when attacked by the Mecha Dragon Cannon or Mecha Dragon Rifle General Purpose Dragoride, a mythical beast like the Gargoyle, it can only leave a few non-fatal wounds. However, when Luo Mio was protecting Airi just now, she directly tore through the Gargoyle's arm with her fair and delicate hands.

Just as Lux's gaze followed Luo Mio in her recollection, there was a commotion below.

The gargoyle that Luo Mio had flung into the arena wall with one hand suddenly spread its wings and flew swiftly toward Luo Mio, its claws glowing with purple light.

As a winged humanoid mythical beast, the Gargoyle's speed is barely on par with that of the Wyvern, and that's only achievable by a top-tier Flying Dragoknight.

Then, within seconds, the gargoyle appeared in front of Luo Mio and suddenly swung its claws at her.

Faced with the attacking gargoyle, Luo Mio suddenly swung her fist.

A golden, scorching mark was left in the space where the fist had passed.

Then, a scene that shocked everyone unfolded.

The moment Luo Mio's fist collided with the gargoyle's claws was all that was seen.

Luo Mio's punch was unstoppable, shattering the gargoyle's claws and then striking its palm heavily, leaving a ring of golden-red airburst shockwave.

However, Luo Mio's attack did not end.

Luo Mio continued to follow, striking the gargoyle's abdomen with her other hand as it was being pushed back.

Golden fist marks appeared in everyone's eyes with each strike Luo Mio made, and a little bit of blue light was wrapped around the golden fist marks.

Then, Luo Mio clenched her right fist and, with an uppercut, drew a golden light from below, striking the gargoyle heavily in the abdomen.

"Archer - Star Pierce Radiance" - "Star Flame Fist"!

A powerful force flowed through the gargoyle's body with each of Luo Mio's attacks, and with Luo Mio's final strike, the gargoyle's core was shattered.

"Boom----!"

A gargoyle that bravely stepped forward to exchange fists with Luo Mio sacrificed itself heroically.

This scene left everyone in the audience, as well as Lisha and Lux in the arena, dumbfounded.

This was the first time anyone had ever seen someone kill a mythical beast with their mere mortal body.

The battle was not over yet when the gargoyle that had attacked Luo Mio but was knocked down from the sky by Luo Mio struggled to its feet.

On its body, the left arm that Luo Mio had struck with her horizontal sweeping leg was twisted and deformed, and half of its waist and abdomen had been kicked away. But even so, the gargoyle was still not dead.

As long as the core inside the body does not shatter, the Divine Beast will not die.

Then they saw the gargoyle with its hideous maw flying towards Luo Mio's back.

Then, Luo Mio suddenly opened her right hand, and a brilliant golden light flashed. A solidified golden spear suddenly appeared, with wisps of brilliant flames appearing on the spear shaft along with the flashing light, and then disappearing.

"Star Piercer Spear - Centaurus"!

The Star Armor, forged with the power of stars, can unleash a star-like force to instantly incinerate enemies in front of it, and can also concentrate the power of the stars at the tip of the spear to pierce through all obstacles in front of it!

Just like the centaur's bow and arrows shining in the night sky!

Luo Mio gripped the "Star Piercer Spear - Centaur" and thrust it fiercely at the oncoming gargoyle.

With a soft "plop".

The claws pierced the gargoyle's body in an instant, but the gargoyle seemed completely unconcerned about being stabbed and swung its claws at Luo Mio.

However, the claws could no longer be swung down halfway.

"Celestial Rainbow" - Stardust Shatter!

Within the gargoyle's body, cracks resembling glass fissures appeared, and from within these cracks, brilliant golden rays, like flames, burst forth.

Then—

"Bang—!"

The gargoyle's body exploded with golden flames and then vanished into thin air.

Only the blonde girl holding the Spear of Stars the world remained standing in place.

Chapter Seven: Instructor Bianca

"I never expected something like this to happen."

In the principal's office, Relli said apologetically to Luo Mio, "I'm sorry to have troubled you with this..."

Luo Mio shook her head indifferently.

"It's alright. Now that I'm Academi's instructor, it's my duty to fulfill my responsibilities as an instructor and protect the students."

Relli smiled slightly upon hearing Luo Mio's words, then spoke with a serious expression.

"But why... why are there suddenly three gargoyles appearing in Crossfield!"

At this moment, Luo Mio reminded him, "If we include the one from the night before last, that makes four."

"Yes..."

"Normally, only one mythical beast would appear each month, but now four have appeared in a row, and no fortifications or checkpoints have been found around the ruins."

Looking at Relli analyzing everything that had happened in the past few days, Luo Mio spoke up.