The courtyard outside the boys' residence was chaos.
Hooded attackers moved through the grounds like shadows, violet blasts raining down from the sky. Burn marks scarred the stone paths. Windows were shattered. Smoke drifted through the academy like a low fog.
Ron drove his spear forward, the flaming tip punching through the chest of the last hooded attacker in front of them. The man collapsed, body dissolving into dark residue that bled into the ground.
Ron exhaled slowly.
"…That weird feeling I was feeling earlier… it's easing up."
Selene nodded, gripping her wand. "That should be the corrupted mana. William said it weakens our mana flow. The resistance buff must be helping."
Lia wiped her blade clean with one smooth motion. "Fighting here without any goal is pointless. We should move to the girls' residence. If this is a full assault, most students will be gathered there.We could group up with our class..."
Ron frowned. "Most? What do you mean most?"
