I've been exposed?
When?
As she watched the two figures suddenly charge at her, Vienna—or rather, Viola—felt her pupils contract to pinpoints.
Without the slightest hesitation, she unleashed all the magic of a transcendent Mage in an instant.
Boom!
Crack!
Countless wind blades erupted around her, and the shockwave of magic shattered every pane of glass along the corridor.
Caught off guard by the revelation that she, too, was a transcendent Mage, Sellviya and Galil had no choice but to break off their attack. They shifted to defense, shattering as many of the incoming wind blades as they could.
When the last of the force dissipated, the once-pristine corridor was covered in countless slash marks.
Viola, who had shown no trace of magic from the start and looked like an ordinary scholar, stared gravely at the figures before her.
"A transcendent Mage?"
Sensing the strength of Viola's fully unleashed magic, Sellviya raised an eyebrow. Surprise crossed her face, followed by a hint of wariness.
Ever since passing the Dragon God Trial and reaching the Transcendent Class, Sellviya had considered herself invincible among her peers.
She was confident not only in her near-siege-level destructive power, but also in the superhuman senses granted by her complete Red Dragon Technique.
Even against Galil, a Drow and natural-born master assassin who excelled at concealing her presence, Sellviya was certain she could sense her at close range.
Yet those senses had failed her against the woman who had assumed Vienna Pavlova's identity.
It was humiliating!
"Hmph!"
A fierce glint flashed in Sellviya's eyes. She was about to complete her draconic transformation and teach the fool who dared deceive her a bloody lesson when she spotted students rushing out in the distance to investigate the explosion. Forcing down the urge to go all out, she flicked