Chapter 263: I Messed Up (2/2)

As he spoke, the shadow ball floating beside him moved to before Lotner and the other two.

An intense pressure and feeling of danger suddenly washed over the three Abel Academy members.

“Just what skill is this?”

Lotner abruptly stiffened.

He had been thinking about abruptly launching an attack, but the power radiating from Ayrin’s shadow ball had caused his hands and feet to suddenly go numb.

“This is Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere. I didn’t use it in the national tournament but have been forced to here because of the danger. Please don’t tell anyone else after leaving this place,” Ayrin responded with an awkward chuckle as he scratched his head in embarrassment.

“……” A wily look emerged on Stingham’s face as he thought to himself, “Ayrin is indeed a scoundrel. He lies so well. It’s clearly a necromantic skill, yet he said it was a made up Extermination Sphere.”

“Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere?”

The three Abel Academy members helplessly exchanged looks.

Holy Dawn Academy’s most powerful taboo skills were “Dark Destruction Dragon” and “Holy Gate of Life”. The three of them had never heard of a “Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere”.

But they could clearly feel the power radiating from this “Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere” floating before them.

“What is it? Do you guys not believe me? Then let me demonstrate its power for you guys. Perhaps I can even scare away those nearby Evil Dragon Followers!” Ayrin suggested upon seeing the looks of doubt on their faces.

“Okay!” The three Abel Academy members agreed in unison as they nodded their heads. They had paid attention to Holy Dawn Academy to begin with as all the members of Holy Dawn Academy’s team were extremely eccentric. After defeating Rinsyi and Golden Stag Academy, however, Holy Dawn Academy’s standing in the eyes of Abel Academy had reached the same standing as Dragon Breath Academy. They were another strong opponent hindering their path to the championship. Thus, when they heard Stingham announce Holy Dawn Academy’s team was coming over, they had been extremely excited. Now, even if they couldn’t completely rid Ayrin of his skill, it would be fine if they could just have him use up his arcane particles.

“Watch my Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere!”

“I’m going to use it to attack that giant mushroom!”

Ayrin’s gaze locked onto the giant mushroom which the person had hidden into.

Upon seeing Ayrin’s selected target, the expressions of the three Abel Academy members changed as they nearly shouted, “You can’t!”

Whoosh!

They never expected for Ayrin’s shadow ball to ignore the giant mushroom and suddenly shoot backwards towards the three of them!

“Ahhh!”

The three felt unable to breath as they began to release arcane particles from their bodies. But the shadow ball had already erupted with power.

“Draconic: Boundary Barrier!”

Only “Sleeptalker” Presley managed to complete an invocation in time as several profound words of ancient draconic language sounded and a transparent, circular barrier of light emerged.

Boom!

But his skill was too weak. It was completely unable to stop the momentum of the shadow ball. The barrier exploded as the shadow ball collided with the three of them. They let out miserable cries as blood filled their mouths and they were sent flying backwards through the air.

“How tragic. The blackest of all black sticks.1 Just now they were pretending to be heavily injured, and now they truly are.” Stingham’s eyes were full of sympathy as he examined the three Abel Academy members. He inwardly made note of how dangerous Ayrin was and decided to try and stay away from Ayrin in the future.

Before Lotner even hit the ground, he fiercely roared “Ayrin, what are you doing?!”

“Ah, I’m really sorry about that.”

Ayrin scratched his head in shame as he said, “I messed up.”

“Failed?” The three Abel Academy members thought as they heavily crashed into the ground and spit blood.

“Yeah… I just learnt this Holy Dawn Extermination Sphere and can’t control it very well. So just now…” Ayrin scratched his head as he embarrassedly said, “Here, I’ll try again.”

“Don’t!” Lotner and the other two hysterically shouted in unison.

The first blow had nearly killed them. If they were hit again, then there might truly be nothing left of them.

“But I just discovered the whereabouts of the Evil Dragon Followers!” Ayrin said in a serious manner.

“Evil Dragon Followers? Where?” The three Abel Academy members abruptly stiffened.

“Ruin Fetters!”

“Big Black Stick! Ack, I mean Water Dragon!”

Stingham and Ayrin simultaneously made invocations.

A ring of black light and a water dragon collided with the person-containing giant mushroom.

Boom!

Countless streaks of black light and droplets of water scattered through the air.

The giant mushroom thoroughly crumbled.

“You guys!”

A tragic scream rang out as a figure appeared amidst the flying specks of mushroom.

Ayrin and Stingham watched as their attacks struck and heavily injured this dressed up Abel Academy team member before turning back towards the other three and exclaiming, “See! An Evil Dragon Follower!”

1. A play on the words for scoundrel