"I-it worked!"
Sylvia lowered her hands and gently exhaled, that tender, serene smile returning to her lips.
"..."
Catherine once again set aside her doubts about the intelligence.
"I knew it! You wouldn't let me down!"
Victoria happily patted Sylvia on the shoulder. Sylvia stiffened slightly, but soon recovered her smile.
With the threats on both flanks eliminated, Victoria could focus on the largest group of undead, surging toward them from the right.
Her eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
"Earth, heed my call and impale my enemies!"
The ground shook. Without warning, several hard Rock Spears, each as thick as an adult's arm and tipped with a sharp point, erupted from the soil beneath the undead!
Wet puncturing sounds rang out one after another. Seven or eight undead were skewered on the Rock Spears like candied fruit on sticks. After a few struggles, they went completely still, their soul flames dissipating.
Catherine was surprised again.
It was understandable that Sylvia's light magic, which countered undead, could utterly overwhelm them.
But Victoria had only used ordinary elemental magic, with no particular advantage against undead, yet she had cleared them out just as effectively.
This means her strength has already reached the level of an outstanding second-year student. She might even be better in actual combat.
But she clearly hadn't shown this kind of strength during the class placement assessment. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been injured and hospitalized...
Could her dramatic improvement also have something to do with Greg Sass?
Aside from him, Catherine really couldn't think of any other variable.
She now felt that the mysteries surrounding that man truly seemed to grow more numerous and complicated every time she drew closer.
"All right, let's hurry and keep going! The other teams must have gotten deeper in by now."
Brimming with