Pedang Aster menebas ikatan Lunia, lalu ia memutar pergelangan tangannya beberapa kali. Terasa sedikit kaku, tapi selain itu tidak apa-apa. Melihat itu, Aster berbicara kepada para iblis yang mengelilingi mereka. "Namaku Aster Evans." Dia hanya menyatakan fakta yang sudah jelas. "Ada yang mau mencoba hal lain?" Baru saja, dengan sedikit bantuan dari Aten, Aster dan Selena, praktis sendirian, berhasil membebaskan Lunia. Jika semua iblis ini memiliki kemampuan yang sama, itu berarti ada perbedaan kekuatan yang sangat besar. Mereka masing-masing mengeluarkan aura, memancarkan niat membunuh yang pekat sambil menatap Aster. Perintah Satan adalah sesuatu yang mutlak bagi mereka. Bahkan dengan kematian membayangi di depan mata, mereka tidak bisa membangkang. Aster, seolah memahami niat mereka sepenuhnya, mengambil kuda-kuda. Teman-temannya melakukan hal yang sama. Sambil menggenggam pedangnya dengan ringan, Aster berbicara. Satu kalimatnya, yang dulu merupakan sinyal pribadinya, kini menjadi isyarat bagi semua orang. Para siswa Constel secara bersamaan memulai pertarungan mereka melawan para iblis. Aura mereka bertabrakan, dan mereka melintasi udara, saling mengincar nyawa. Secara individu, para siswa Constel lebih kuat, tapi jumlah mereka kalah banyak. "Wanita itu! Serang dia duluan!" Salah satu iblis berteriak, menunjuk ke arah Aten. Aten, yang menciptakan domain dingin, melepaskan kabut es yang hanya memengaruhi musuh. Ini memperlambat gerak para iblis dan, jika mereka tidak berhati-hati, bisa membekukan mereka di tempat. Sejumlah besar iblis, menanggapi panggilan itu, bergegas menuju Aten. Tentu saja, Constel sadar bahwa Aten akan jadi sasaran. Karena itu, Aten dan Selena ditempatkan bersamaan. Saat aura para iblis melonjak menuju Aten, jarum-jarum milik Selena lebih dulu membelah udara. Jarum Penyegel Roh Sebuah teknik yang membaca aliran mana lawan dan menghapus bahkan sihir serta aura menggunakan jarum. Namun, teknik ini membutuhkan penargetan yang presisi, jadi lintasan serangannya harus bisa diprediksi. Para iblis, yang tidak tahu teknik Selena, melancarkan serangan langsung. Semuanya lenyap tanpa jejak, terhapus oleh jarum Selena. "Apa, apa ini! Ada wanita yang memakai teknik aneh!" Mereka semua pernah menghadapi siswa Constel sebelumnya dan berbagi informasi, tapi mereka masih belum tahu tentang Selena. Dan Selena, dalam pertarungan jarak dekat di mana jarumnya bisa menjangkau, tak tertandingi. Aura yang dilancarkan lenyap, menciptakan celah besar akibat kebingungan mereka. Selena melangkah maju, mencapai para iblis dalam jarak dekat. Para iblis yakin serangan Selena adalah sesuatu yang bisa mereka tahan. Serangan itu tidak terlihat berbahaya. Namun, begitu terkena dengan benar, para iblis tidak bisa bangun lagi. Jika mereka menggerakkan badan dan dipukul di tempat lain, mungkin hasilnya akan berbeda, tapi titik-titik yang ditargetkan Selena adalah jalur yang memutus aliran mana mereka. Sementara itu, Aster menjaga jarak antara Lunia dan Aten sambil menangkis para iblis. Dia memblokir berbagai senjata iblis dan, dengan semburan aura, dengan ringan membelokkan senjata mereka yang sudah kehilangan kekuatan. Para iblis, bingung dengan perubahan mendadak lintasan senjata mereka, kehilangan keseimbangan dan tersandung. Memanfaatkan kesempatan itu, Aster menjegal mereka dengan kakinya. Di depan wajah iblis yang jatuh, 'secara kebetulan', ujung pedang milik iblis yang jatuh sebelumnya mengarah ke atas, dan Karena kehilangan keseimbangan dan jatuh, iblis itu terkena tusukan pedang di wajahnya. Iblis lain, yang lintasan serangannya dibelokkan oleh tangkisan pedang Aster, 'secara kebetulan', menebas iblis di sebelahnya. Dalam momen kebingungannya, dia sendiri jatuh ke bilah Aster. Ini adalah pemandangan yang absurd, tapi tidak ada yang bisa tertawa. Sebuah komedi gelap yang tak bisa ditertawakan. "Kau tidak berubah, Aster." Kata Lunia, mengamati kejadian itu. Aster mulai mengembangkan gaya bertarung seperti ini pada suatu titik. Mungkin dimulai ketika dia merasakan kesenjangan kemampuan antara dirinya dan Azier, kakak Frondier. Atau lebih tepatnya, ketika dia melihat Frondier mampu menangkis serangan Azier, yang baginya sendiri sangat sulit dihadapi. Pertarungan adalah pertarungan prediksi. Setelah mempelajari ini dari Azier, Aster meninggalkan ketergantungannya pada status tingginya. Alih-alih memaksakan diri dengan kekuatan atau kecepatan, dia fokus membaca gerakan lawan. Satu-satunya masalah kecil adalah dia sedikit berlebihan. 'Aku dengar tentang pertarungan penghalang itu. Dia menjegal monster yang datang di depan, membuat semuanya jatuh seperti domino.' Jujur, sedikit memilukan melihat musuh yang mempertaruhkan nyawa dan bertarung sekuat tenaga mati dengan cara seperti itu. Aster melampaui sekadar membaca gerakan; dia membaca dan memprediksi semua keadaan di sekitarnya. Tentu saja, baik Azier, Frondier, maupun siapa pun tidak pernah menyuruhnya melakukan ini. Seolah tiba-tiba teringat, Lunia berbicara. "Ngomong-ngomong, mana Elodie? Aku tidak melihatnya."
Chapter 669
As Aster's sword sliced through Lunia's restraints, she rotated her wrists a few times. They felt a bit awkward, but otherwise fine. Seeing this, Aster addressed the surrounding devils. "My name is Aster Evans." He was stating the obvious. "Are you going to try anything else?" Just a moment ago, with a little help from Aten, Aster and Selena, practically by themselves, had succeeded in rescuing Lunia. If all these devils possessed similar skills, it meant an overwhelming difference in power. They each raised their aura, exuding a thick killing intent as they looked at Aster. Satan's orders were absolute to them. Even with death looming before them, they couldn't disobey. Aster, as if fully understanding their intentions, took a stance. His companions did the same. Lightly gripping his sword, Aster spoke. His single statement, which used to be his personal signal, now served as a signal for everyone. The Constel students simultaneously initiated their fight against the devils. Their auras clashed, and they traversed the air, aiming for each other's lives. Individually, the Constel students were stronger, but they were outnumbered. "That woman! Target her first!" One of the devils shouted, pointing at Aten. Aten, who created a domain of coldness, unleashed a chilling ice fog that affected only enemies. This slowed the devils down and, if they weren't careful, could freeze them on the spot. ṛ𝘼ƝՕꞖË𝒮 A large number of devils, responding to the call, rushed towards Aten. Of course, Constel was aware that Aten would be targeted. That's why Aten and Selena were positioned together. As the devils' aura surged towards Aten, Selena's needles first sliced through the air. Spirit Sealing Needle A technique that reads the flow of the opponent's mana and erases even magic and aura with needles. However, it requires precise targeting, so the attack trajectory must be predictable. The devils, unaware of Selena's technique, launched straightforward attacks. All of them vanished without a trace, erased by Selena's needles. "What, what's this! There's a woman using a strange technique!" They had all faced Constel students before and shared information, but they still didn't know about Selena. And Selena, in close combat where her needles could reach, was unmatched. The launched aura vanished, creating a large opening due to their confusion. Selena stepped forward, reaching the devils at close range. The devils believed Selena's attacks were something they could withstand. They didn't look like much. However, once properly struck, the devils couldn't get up again. If they had moved their bodies and been hit elsewhere, it might have been different, but the points Selena targeted held the channels that cut off their mana flow. Meanwhile, Aster kept a distance between Lunia and Aten while fending off the devils. He blocked the devils' various weapons and, with a burst of aura, lightly deflected the weapons of those who had lost their strength. The devils, confused by the sudden change in their weapons' trajectories, lost their balance and stumbled. Seizing the opportunity, Aster tripped them with his foot. In front of the fallen devil's face, 'as luck would have it', the sword tip of a previously fallen devil was pointing upwards, and Losing his balance and falling, the devil had a sword pierce his face. Another devil, whose attack path was altered by Aster's sword deflection, 'as luck would have it', slashed the devil next to him. In his moment of confusion, he himself fell to Aster's blade. These were absurd scenes, but no one could laugh. A black comedy that couldn't be laughed at. "You haven't changed, Aster." Lunia said, observing the scene. Aster had started developing this kind of fighting style at some point. It probably began when he felt the gap in skill between himself and Azier, Frondier's older brother. Or more precisely, when he saw Frondier able to counter Azier's attacks, which he himself had been helpless against. Combat was a battle of prediction. Having learned this from Azier, Aster abandoned his reliance on his high stats. Instead of pushing through with strength or speed, he focused on reading his opponent's moves. The only minor problem was that he had taken it a bit too far. 'I heard about the barrier battle. He tripped the incoming monsters at the front, causing them all to fall like dominoes.' Honestly, it was a little pitiful to see enemies who were risking their lives and fighting with all their might die in such a way. Aster went beyond just reading moves; he read and predicted all the surrounding circumstances. Of course, neither Azier, nor Frondier, nor anyone else had ever told him to do this. As if suddenly remembering, Lunia spoke. "By the way, where's Elodie? I don't see her."
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