When Gabriella and Mo Bai turned their backs on each other, Lynae felt a surge of tension as she watched from a distance.
It felt like she was watching a high-octane action movie.
Click.
"Huh? Why are there Academy snacks in my car?"
Just as Lynae discovered an extra bag of snacks in her car, a notification arrived on her Feixun.
[Thank you, dear student, for purchasing an experimental product from our department. Enjoy your meal! (*╹▽╹*)]
When did I buy these? Oh well. A scene like this called for snacks.
The once-cautious mercenary put the matter aside and settled in to watch Mo Bai and Gabriella fight.
Once the fight began, Lynae knew she had been right to choose a spot farther away.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gabriella and Mo Bai's "exam" had barely started, but the shockwaves from their clash had already torn up the surrounding area.
Fortunately, they had chosen a spot near the water, where there were no special resources that the Academy's teachers and students needed to set aside.
Bang! Bang!
Mo Bai dodged two more shots from Gabriella, then immediately accelerated toward her.
She was nothing like the "summoners" he knew, but letting her open up the distance would still put him at a disadvantage.
From the start, Mo Bai's plan had been to channel his Shikigami's abilities through his own body and face Gabriella himself.
Neither ordinary Shikigami nor two-in-one Fused Shikigami posed much of a threat to her anymore.
Fusing more Shikigami, however, cost more Cursed Energy.
So Mo Bai intended to use himself as bait, draw out an opening, then summon a powerful Shikigami to attack alongside him.
So far, his calculations had been sound.
After a week of training, Mo Bai had mastered switching between the Shikigami abilities