Leon crunched up his nose with his finger to stop the smell after coming to his senses. The anger he felt was still there; however, now it was under control.

Despite having closed his nose tightly, the smell was still too unbearable to him, and the feeling of repulsion he was getting didn't seem to go away at all.

"Let's move away from here, Seraphine," he said, as the smell was too disgusting for him—he didn't want to stand here.

Seeing her nod, he quickly began to move even farther away. He was already around 200 meters from the arena, yet the smell was still unbearable to him. He couldn't even imagine what would have happened if he were next to the thing that was the source of the stench.

He didn't know about the power of the thing, but the stench would have surely made him unconscious.

I am lucky that I managed to escape from there.

Even closing his nose had barely any effect. Before going further, he glanced at the girl who proudly called herself the 37th Saintess, Lioriel Greens. He had many things he wanted to ask her; however, right now, he only wanted to get away from this place.

He would gag if he thought about how disgusting the smell was and tried to compare it to something.

Leon couldn't even imagine.

As he moved, Seraphine followed after him. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the Saintess was also following behind, along with Liora and her father, who were trailing behind her.

Their speed was much slower; however, they were clearly coming toward him.

This is good.

Once he reached a place where the stench didn't burn the hairs inside his nose, he climbed up onto the nearest house, as they were now in the middle of the city.

They had left the academy premises now.

From the top of the tall house, Leon could see in the distance the flashes of light. Along with them, he could hear the loud, resounding sound even from here.

Boom!

The once whole arena was slowly starting to crumble. Leon couldn't see what was inside because of the dust, but one thing he knew was that whatever was inside would definitely be the strongest thing he had seen up till now.

Boom!

The debris of the arena flew off everywhere. Now, in his vision, he could see the thing that was the cause of all the destruction. The low rumble of the ground with each clash told him that it was definitely something strong.

He ignored the arrival of the Saintess, Liora, and her father, as he was too focused on the battle in the distance—just like Seraphine beside him, who was also completely locked in.

Because Leon and Seraphine—both of them could see an aura at a level they had never seen before, much, much stronger than what they had. The last knot Seraphine was having in comprehending her Level 2 lightning aura was getting untangled as she saw the occasional flash of giant sword strikes in the distance.

The massive black creature with countless tentacles was in clear view now—not only to them but also to most of the people in the city who were looking toward the arena.

A low, mournful hum vibrated through the ground, not from the battle—but from the mist itself, like a beast growling beneath the earth.

The mist around it rippled like black oil on water. Light bent unnaturally, consumed by the creature's presence. In its shadow, sound itself seemed to die.

Countless eyes were formed all around the black creature, which was the size of a two-story house.

Two flashes of white light were moving in the distance, clashing with the giant, black, grotesque mass.

The entire city was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Prayers were being made for whatever was stopping the monster, as the thing was making the normal people in the city shiver—including awakeners who were close to Level 10 as well.

Most of the nobles had already started to leave the city using their horses and carriages after seeing the monstrosity. They could feel its power—it made them tremble. Staying here was like waiting for their death.

But not everyone was like this. Only a select few had stopped, just like Leon. They could be seen on the other rooftops. They had been much closer before; however, after they saw the monstrous boy himself back away, they too followed after him.

The leader of the orcs was also one who stayed—his motive unknown. However, the way he looked at the terrified humans below, snickering and laughing, it didn't seem like the creature was here to save the humans.

The moment Leon's eyes fell on the creature itself—

Thump!

Thump!

His heart started to beat loudly. His blood was boiling. The holy energy inside him was ready to unleash itself and tear everything apart.

Interesting.

This was the first time Leon had felt his holy energy react in such a way, other than the time when it was trying to devour mana. Even then, its reaction was not this intense.

At first, he had assumed that the feeling he was having was due to having all elemental mana cores, as they were also reacting—barely, but they were. However, now, feeling the intense reaction from his heart, he realized that his heart was more responsible for the intense emotions and repulsiveness he felt toward the creature in front of him.

My new race, Divinordial… It had caused all this to happen…

Others might not be able to tell, but Leon could make out the figures who were clashing with the grotesque figure.

Oh!

Suddenly, he looked to his side. Seraphine was now sitting cross-legged.

Crackling sparks of golden lightning hummed in the air around her, drawing faint arcs between her fingertips and the shattered tiles beneath. The rooftop seemed to tremble in harmony with her breath.

The lightning energy around her body was flickering in tandem with the aura that covered her.

The yellowish-golden energy was flickering in intensity from time to time. Leon could feel the increase in her comprehension of aura. Her Level 1 lightning aura was reaching closer and closer toward Level 2.

Seraphine might be able to reach Level 2 aura after a while.

My comprehension of my lightning aura was also increasing… however, it was still not to the point of reaching Level 2 yet.

He was feeling the growth, but it wasn't the time for him yet.

Leaving her in her place, he focused on the monster and the fight going on.

While Leon might have just focused on the fight in front, it wasn't the same for the rest of the people who had stayed behind with their own motives—some pure, some questionable.

Their eyes were glued to Seraphine. Most of them were also at Level 1 aura. Seeing her breakthrough before them, everyone was focused on her with maximum intensity.

They even wanted to move closer to her; however, the man standing beside her terrified them. They didn't dare to move closer.

Some sinister intentions—which usually involved killing her—stopped in their minds alone.

While Leon might not be looking at any of them directly, his spatial awareness was locked onto everyone. If he saw any malicious movement from any of them, a spatial distortion would be enough to turn them into bloody pulp.

He would do it in a heartbeat.

Unaware of the danger these people were in, they dared not move closer, as his earlier fight had already left a significant mark on them.

Even the leader of the orcs was the same. The creature's blood was boiling as he recognized the woman who had the breakthrough. She was the most sought-after in her clan. However, he had to swallow his pride and stop even his minions, whose blazing eyes were waiting for his order.

Even the creature knew their attempt would be foolish. It had become the leader with strength alone. This one wrong move could very well end his clan and everything he had built so far.

His reason for being here was something entirely different. For that, he needed to be cautious. Once these monstrous humans left, then he would do what he was here for all along. His big red eyes glanced at someone on one of the rooftops for a second.

Lioriel, who already didn't have many good thoughts about Seraphine up till now, felt her mind waver a little upon seeing her breakthrough—but it was still not enough.

Hmph! Reaching Level Two aura in the mid-twenties? This is nothing!

She also had a Level Two aura. She was only 19. Despite not saying it aloud, she was grumbling inside as this woman was much more capable than she had imagined—not just a pretty face whom the Holy Son had taken a liking to.

I need to practice hard! I can't let this woman surpass me.

She had also just entered the Level Two aura stage. And there was one more thing that bothered her more.

How the hell is this woman so close to reaching Journeyman rank in her cultivation even in the Lower Domain… even the Holy Son feels far away…

Lioriel could say with confidence that if this purple-haired woman knew the next step, she would climb the ranks.

However, her mind became relaxed.

Hmph! No matter what, she can never reach it until she's stuck in this place.

She didn't have the knowledge or means to cross the barrier. It was basic knowledge for them, but here, it was like otherworldly knowledge—one that could make others realize how hopeless their situation really was.

Lioriel's facial expression changed as she grumbled visibly now, a realization hitting her.

Why is the Holy Son so obsessed with this woman…

She didn't like it one bit.

The fact that extreme threats around her were being felt from all directions since the moment this purple-haired woman had started her breakthrough made her realize she was also being targeted by an invisible force ready to kill her.

She didn't react, but she—who was the cause of it all—did. While others might not feel it here, she could.

This is insane! Just how much mana does he actually have!!

Because she wasn't the only one being targeted, but all the people hundreds of meters around her were.

Monster!

But knowing this fact only made her smile. However, the reason for it made her feel irritated. She didn't know whether to feel proud or annoyed.

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