A grove of trees three kilometers away from the venue of the Nine Schools Competition.
The mage who had been chasing Chiba Yeyou gradually slowed down and looked closely, and Chiba Yeyou's back came into view.
Watching Chiba Yeyou figure, the mage frowned, then, as if he had thought of something, quickly scanned the surroundings of the forest. This densely wooded area was the perfect place for an ambush.
The mage, finding no movement, frowned and looked at Chiba Yeyou in front of him. Undeterred, he cast a spell to investigate the surroundings, but finding nothing amiss, his sense of unease only intensified.
However, he didn't think this high school student posed any threat to him. As a high-ranking member of the organization, he had gone through a brutal, ruthless selection process. Even if he wasn't the strongest among them, he was confident that escaping wouldn't be a problem.
With that thought in mind, the magician suppressed the strange feeling in his heart.
"How about it?"
"Any discoveries?"
Chiba Yeyou had turned around at some point, looking at the rather handsome guy in front of her with a smile.
Having seen so many ugly villains in movies, novels, comics, and other literary works, it's actually quite novel to see a villain created by someone in real life.
You don't seem nervous at all.
While Chiba Yeyou was sizing up the magician, he was also observing the student from First High School, the student whom the organization's bigwigs had specifically assigned to deal with.
Why should I be nervous?
Chiba Yeyou smiled as she looked at the guy opposite her.
Upon hearing Chiba Yeyou's words, the mage meticulously analyzed his movements, expressions, and physical coordination. Suddenly, he realized that Chiba Yeyou was standing there, sometimes full of openings, sometimes without any. His expression was natural, and his physical coordination was perfectly natural. There was not the slightest awkwardness due to nervousness or lack of confidence.
This discovery stirred a sense of unease within him.
The wind rustled through the leaves of the trees, and in this rather hot season, it felt icy cold against his skin.
If there's really no ambush here, then this so-called 'high school student' must be suspicious, and might even be in mortal danger!
It's an intuition!
It was a premonition cultivated from countless corpses and countless near-death experiences!
This premonition saved him countless times.
"Shouldn't you introduce yourself since it's our first meeting?"
Clearly, this statement did not receive a response from the magician.
Seeing that the guy opposite her didn't speak, Chiba Yeyou lost interest in probing him. Since that was the case, she might as well just deal with it directly. She could just have Tatsuya find information about this organization later, without bothering Tiffany.
"You seem to have very poor manners. I need to teach you how to respect people!"
As soon as she finished Kanon, Chiba Yeyou pulled out the CAD, pointed the gun at the mage, and quickly injected Psion into the CAD. The blue magic band spun rapidly, and terrifying energy was generated out of thin air by Psion. Then, a beam of pure white light shot straight towards the opponent's head.
Seeing the stark white ray, the mage's hand movements changed instantly. He quickly cast Self-Acceleration Spell on himself and swiftly dodged away.
" Ashes "!
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
"Sizzle!"
The terrifying sound, slightly quieter than the sound of meat frying in a pan, reached the magician's ears, causing him to instinctively turn around. That one glance made his pupils shrink sharply.
The beam of light pierced through a large number of trees and struck a huge rock. The rock melted into an unidentified liquid like ice cream and then vanished without a trace!
Damn it!
"How did its power increase so much!"
This mage had made ample preparations before coming. He had watched all of Chiba Yeyou's match videos, conducted precise data analysis, continuously simulated the attack intensity, and even carried out corresponding training. However, the reality was that the power intensity he experienced in his simulated training was simply not on the same level as Chiba Yeyou's magic!
If he hadn't been cautious, changed his magic at the last minute, and dodged to a limited extent, he would have surely died in the magic clash!
You're telling me this is a high school student?
"How is this possible?"
"You can't possibly be a high school student with magic this powerful!"
"You're probably not an ordinary person, are you?"
"May I ask which of the Ten Master Clans you belong to?"
The mage looked at Chiba Yeyou and tentatively inquired, trying to glean some information from her to reverse the situation.
Although he had overestimated Chiba Yeyou, the reality told him that he had underestimated Chiba Yeyou.
However, he is no weakling; even the most powerful attacks need to be able to hit him.
He wanted to try and find Chiba Yeyou's weakness to deliver a fatal blow!
"Alright, stop testing me. I'm not a member of any of the Ten Master Clans."
As Chiba Yeyou spoke, she pointed the CAD gun at the mage once more.
"Buzz~"
A faint sound rang out again, and a blinding white light burst forth once more.
"Click~"
"Click~"
The mage sent by the organization was suppressed for a time and could only dodge. The surrounding trees collapsed one after another due to Chiba Yeyou's attacks and then quickly turned to Ashes!
Damn it!
This can't go on any longer. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for me. Time isn't on my side!
Try one last time. If it fails the first time, run away immediately!
Taking a moment to retaliate against Chiba Yeyou, the mage pulled out a fist-sized brownish-yellow stone from his robes and quickly threw it on the ground.
"Buzz!"
As the stone landed, a resounding vibration rang out, followed by strange ripples spreading outwards at an eerie frequency.
"You are indeed very strong. I have to admit it. Even for someone like me who has come from that hellish place, who has experienced countless life-and-death situations, and who has seen countless geniuses, I must admit that you may not be the most powerful mage I have ever seen, but you are certainly the most talented mage I have ever seen!"
"It's just a pity!"
As he spoke, the guy suddenly pulled out a folding submachine gun.
"Within this range, there are no usable weapons, and your physical skills don't seem to be very good!"
Have you said enough?
The magician, who was about to pull the trigger, froze, his hand instinctively stopping its movement.
"What did you say?"
"You seem to understand one thing: you're pretending to be cool because I want you to keep doing it!"
Remember this in your next life: no one can show off in front of me!
"Da da da~"
"Buzz~"
A red halo flashed, and an even more powerful beam of pure white light shot out.
"How is that possible!"
"Da Mei!"
"???"
What the hell has snuck in?