The instant Lu Yi caught Nana by the wrist, the scene before her eyes began to warp rapidly.
A crushing pressure gripped her whole body. She felt as though she had been stuffed into a rubber tube, with all her blood rushing toward her head.
Then she felt herself being squeezed out like toothpaste.
Her vision went black, then quickly straightened from its warped state. Before the dizziness in her head had faded, Nana went through the same experience all over again.
This time, the light around her suddenly grew much brighter, but the sensation did not return.
As her senses settled, Nana pressed a hand to her chest to quell the churning in her stomach. She looked around warily and found herself in an unfamiliar room.
At the same time, Lu Yi released her wrist.
"The first time usually isn't pleasant, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with your cultivation. You'll get used to it, though."
Seeing that Nana still had not fully recovered from the discomfort of Instantaneous Movement, Lu Yi explained with a light chuckle. Then he added, "We're outside the school now. You don't need to worry about the gatekeepers anymore."
Nana's face suddenly reddened at his words. But once she realized she really was outside the Academy, her eyes widened despite herself.
"H-how is that possible? My dorm is so far from outside the school—"
Nana's voice dwindled.
She could not help recalling how, when she had tested his strength the day before yesterday, he had used a similar method to evade her first attack.
At first, she had taken it for an Instantaneous Movement ability from a Soul Tool, a Soul Skill, or a Soul Bone Skill. But as far as she knew, such abilities generally could not cross more than