164 The Resul (1/2)

For a small mistake they would just fainted as a consequence but, it could result in their death if the mistake is too huge for them to bear. That's why conjuring a spell might take them a while since they have to be careful. But for Mia, she didn't need to put any concern in it like the other mage and can conjure the spell without any worries.

Perhaps it might be the work of the system as Sheila had thought but, if one acquired the card that would give them access to the Trial Tower, their body won't get influenced by the violent element within mana. Sheila didn't investigate this kind of thing at all since she didn't have the information regarding the fact that mana in reality actually has a violent element in them.

The violent element came from the void where it is eternally nothing but endlessly pitched black. There's a reason why if a human somehow found themselves in it, they can only helplessly watch their body being torn apart by the violent energy in the void without having any power to resist against it. It all started with a single mistake made from a parallel world which caused the invisible protection barrier of the current world to weaken as a result.

A rift opened up somewhere around the world from time to time was also the byproduct of the barrier weakening. People with a strong instinct or sixth sense could foresee the trouble heading toward them, or rather the world in some way or another. But it is also up to them whether to believe it or just shrugged it off as a mistake and moving on. The nightmare that Sheila had back then is that very signal but, due to the interference of a third-party, it feels so real and apparent as if she was there witnessing the world crumbling to pieces in person.

If not for that, she would only feel that something is amiss yet unable to tell what it is like the others.

”H-How do you do it? Is it that wand? That must be it, isn't it?!”

But that's like asking for needless trouble coming after her. She isn't like someone with a trouble-seeking syndrome, so she would rather enjoying herself with a peaceful life than one where she had to worried about safety every day. Fortunately for her, they misunderstood it as the power from the wand instead of her own power. It seems no one can think outside the box since they influenced too much by the common sense they learned from the Mage Academy, it must have rooted deep into their mind already. But it can't be helped, isn't it? In a way, if not for the meeting she had with Sheila and Angelica, she would have been on the same page as them.

Her common sense had long scattered into oblivion the moment she stepped into the magical world known as the Trial Tower, after all. Mia shook her head to remove the long idle thought since she had to focus on the battle, even when she's sure she couldn't possibly lose. Though it looks like her idle thought took a lot of time, it only has been a few minutes in reality. But that doesn't mean her opponent thought the same as no one would like having their question disregard. But before Adalia could say anything, she saw a fireball speeding toward her. Clicking her tongue, she immediately put all of her strength into her legs before jumping backward, putting a distance from her previous location so that she won't get caught from the explosion.

She needs to figure out a way to steal that wand away from Mia's hand. But that required her to close the distance between them and, Mia definitely won't let her get any closer even by chance. While she's thinking about her current predicament, she also keeps on moving from place to place and if she were any later, the fireball would have hit her. The aftermath of the many explosion left a small pitched-black spider-like crater on the ground here and there. Just that alone caused the crowd to swallowed a mouthful of saliva due to nervousness just by imagining whether they could survive getting hit by that fireball.

”Why are you only evading it this entire time? Where has it gone, that brave and prideful persona of yours? This isn't even my full power, you know? I can do this all day~.”

'That's a lie but, there's no way she could tell whether my word held any truth in it since she's busy dodging my fireball, hehee~. Ora! Another one for you!' Mia sent another fireball at Adalia when she saw the latter trying to say something, interrupted her from speaking.

”You...Tsk!”

Adalia clicked her tongue in annoyance at Mia's provoking sentence. The thing that gets on her nerve so much is the smile on Mia's face. 'That smug expression splattered on her face! If only I can get closer, I would remove it from her face with my bare fist!' Because she keeps on avoiding every attack from Mia, her stamina has started to decline. Without any other choice, Adalia stopped her futile action when she finally decides to bring out her trump card.

”Hmm? Are you finally going to surrender?”

Mia decides to hold back from conjuring another fireball when she saw Adalia standing still on her spot. She thought the latter is finally going to surrender after realizing that she couldn't win against her, but upon looking closer on her face, Mia realized the latter hasn't given up. Or rather, she looked like someone even more determined to obtain the unreachable wall, and that is winning against her. Mia had to admit that her current expression looks much better than the one filled with arrogance and scorn for the other people.