Chapter 97: Outcome (1/2)

ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:

The firion created a cacophony of snapping bones, squelching flesh, and splintering gravel, accoly shrill screech

At this point, Lucas, an accomplice responsible for so much havoc and death—the one that drovebody His , as he continuouslyup from the blood-soaked pomace of the one that dared to harlad that Tess was asleep for all of this

The disaster that had befallen us was over The perpetrator that had killed three professors and was responsible for the deaths of

Yet no one rejoiced There was still fear in everyone's eyes, except, when it was once directed toward Lucas, it was now directed toward me In thefrom everyone present, student and staff

It had been a long time since I received stares like these I relished it then, priding th, but now, only a helpless sigh escaped hout my body as I was forcibly reverted out of second phase My hair shortened as ed back to its normal short, auburn shade The runes that ran down my arh strained

The recoil hit ainst the elderwood guardian Although I didn't pass out, I hadn't usedto ic which strained me since, without the help of my beast will, I normally wouldn't be able to use it

Still, I was barely able to keepover as I liftedinterruptedmy, and everyone else's, attention

The red-tinted barrier that surrounded the school shattered fro the vibrancy of the Aurora Constellation that was alht sky; the bloodstained academy instantly turned into a scene fro rain of the broken barrier shards were three figures Even before I couldpressure they radiated told me exactly who they were

The Lances

"ther," a strained, gurgled gasp escaped from Lucas

With ained enough awareness to speak

Looking down, I noticed Lucas' eyes fixed toward the Lances; he spoke again, this time more distinctly

"B-Brother…"

Before I could even react to what he had said, a sudden surge of light struck ht into the bell toith such force that I broke through the mana-enforced wall, buried underneath the rubble

Vo up blood, and what felt likeainst the wall Confused and disoriented, I tried to make out, with my blurred vision, the one who casted the spell

It was one of the Lances I wasn't able to h my unfocused eyes, but before he was able to fire another shot, I caught sight of Sylvie, unleashi+ng a blast of fire at hiht the weak even in my head, but it was too late He blocked the blast like it was a toy ball before one of the other Lances trapped Sylvie in a doh every bone insawed in half and my head felt as if it had been punctured repeatedly, I was able to

Fro white hair, the Lance that had trapped Sylvie in the cage of ice was female, and from the looks of it, Sylvie wasn't able to break or melt it Despite the position I was in, I couldn't help but feel relieved that she had only been caged It sure as hell beat the other options that the Lance could've chosen

Meanwhile, the Lance that had attacked — closely at his face, froht nose up to his narrow eyes, there was a very distinct resemblance to Lucas

The last, anize the re so in response to their accounts and turning his head to look at me

Whether it was because of how disoriented I was, or of hoorried I was for Sylvie, It took ether: Lucas had called out 'brother' to the Lance that attacked me…

Before I could even curse my own bad luck, the Lance I could only assume to be Lucas' brother storhtning

"Death is not enough for the you To do so so atrocious to a Wykes, to my brother" He didn't speak loudly In fact, it al clarity that felt as if he had spoken directly intolike restless cobras craving to be released as he made his way towards me

I tried to les, I realized I had been essentially crucified to the wall by what seenetism

Despite the situation, I couldn't help but praise the a For hisimply bent and danced to his will like it was another liaze towards Sylvie, as still desperately trying to escape fro-clad Lance, I finally realized just hite core es were capable of

"Bairon, you are not to lay a hand on hi with one of the professors

"Hah?" Bairon turned his head over his shoulder to look back "That boy tor hi that I aainstBairon thickened, obliterating anything they touched