Peace Hunter

Meanwhile, in front of the academy lobby, at the same time as Rid's match against Ludmila in the previous chapter,

The area was engulfed in flames. The flames were burning the courtyard, trees, and even part of the academy lobby.

Meanwhile, the Demi-Human bear faced by Miss Karina was enveloped in dense fire magic. The fire magic surrounding his body formed a rather large bear-like form. The technique used by the Demi-Human bear was the same as the one Ludmila used against Rid.

The Demi-Human bear was seen blowing air, and from the mouth of the bear form that enveloped it, a powerful jet of fire erupted, incinerating everything in its path. Several tree knights and trees created by Miss Karina's magic were instantly incinerated after being hit by the fire.

Meanwhile, Miss Karina was seen floating in the air, observing the area below, which was now engulfed in flames.

"You keep spitting fire like that, are you a dragon?" Miss Karina asked.

After finishing breathing fire from the bear form that enveloped him, the bear demi-human began speaking to Miss Karina.

"You've been just floating up there. Come down here and fight me, Ms. Principal," said the bear demi-human.

"Well, seeing as the area below me is already covered in flames, it doesn't seem like a good idea to come down there. Even though I've extinguished them repeatedly with my water magic, you still keep spitting fire around, causing them to reappear," said Miss Karina.

After Miss Karina said this, a sudden burst of flames shot towards her. Miss Karina wasn't surprised and immediately prepared to block the flames with her sword, which was already covered in erratic water magic.

~Great Waves Slash~

A slash that formed a massive wave was created from Miss Karina's sword swing. The wave slash instantly obliterated all the flames aimed at her. Not only that, the wave slash headed toward the bear demi-human. But the bear demi-human immediately dodged, and the wave slash only hit the ground. After hitting the ground, the slash shattered and spread, instantly extinguishing the flames that filled the area.

After launching the wave slash, Miss Karina spoke to the bear demi-human.

"At least reply to what I said before you decide to attack me," Miss Karina said.

"I came here to attack this academy, not to chat with you. So I have no obligation to reply to every word you say," the bear demi-human said.

He then spat another flame at Miss Karina, who was hovering in the air. But Miss Karina again managed to eliminate the flame blast with her wave slash.

"What a powerful water slash. Not only did it eliminate my flame blast, but it was still able to attack me after it did," said the bear demi-human.

Miss Karina fell silent upon hearing the bear demi-human's words.

"It seems he didn't know about my technique earlier. I'm lucky he doesn't know about the ~San Fulgen Art~, so I can use this technique without worrying about him discovering my true identity," Miss Karina thought.

After that, the bear demi-human quickly jumped and darted toward Miss Karina. Miss Karina noticed this and prepared to attack it as it approached. As the bear demi-human approached Miss Karina, it opened its mouth.

~Bear Roar~

It roared so loudly that it shook the surrounding buildings and the ground. Miss Karina, hearing the roar, was unable to move. Once she was immobilized, the bear demi-human prepared to attack her with his claw attack.

~Fire Magic : Great Fire Bear Claw~

As the claw attack began to hit Miss Karina, Miss Karina suddenly regained her composure and quickly aimed her sword to block the attack. The attack was successfully blocked, but because its force was greater than Miss Karina's defense, Miss Karina was thrown downwards towards the academy lobby building.

*BOOMMM

A loud crash rang out. Smoke and dust began to surround the academy lobby building that Miss Karina had struck. Meanwhile, the Demi-Human bear, who had been in the air attacking Miss Karina, began to descend again.

"I was sure I had stopped her with my roar, but suddenly she was able to move again. Does that mean she's stronger than me?" thought the Demi-Human bear.

While he was thinking about this, several trees suddenly appeared nearby, shaped like large swords. The trees immediately tried to slash the bear Demi-Human, but the bear Demi-Human quickly dodged the slashes. Although he continued to dodge the trees' slashes, the trees continued to move, weaving wherever the Demi-Human went.

As the Demi-Human continued to dodge the attacks from the trees, he glanced toward the academy lobby. Miss Karina was standing back up, but she had several wounds on her body, likely from hitting the academy lobby. Miss Karina was seen moving her sword as if she were slashing. Each time she moved her sword to slash, the sword-shaped trees also slashed. The trees' slashes aimed at the bear Demi-Human, but he once again managed to dodge the attacks.

"So those trees moved because of her ​sword swing. And seeing as she's injured like that, it doesn't seem like she's a clone," thought the bear demi-human.

After successfully dodging the trees' attack, the bear demi-human immediately reached out with his right hand to touch the ground below. Meanwhile, the sword-shaped trees surrounding him began to move again to attack him.

~Fire Magic : Exploding Ground~

The bear demi-human launched an attack that caused the ground around him to explode. The sword-shaped trees around him were also destroyed by the explosion. Smoke filled the area.

Once the area was filled with smoke, the bear demi-human immediately released another fire attack at Miss Karina. He hoped this time it would hit Miss Karina, as his attack was a surprise. The fire blast headed straight for the academy lobby building, with nothing to block or dissipate it. The fire blast struck the building and set it ablaze.

Because the blast of fire had successfully hit the academy lobby, the bear demi-human assumed that Miss Karina didn't have time to block the blast of fire because the attack came so suddenly, hitting both Miss Karina and the academy lobby.

After that, a fairly large tree suddenly appeared beside the bear demi-human. The bear demi-human was surprised by the tree's sudden appearance. He was even more surprised when Miss Karina emerged from the tree and immediately slashed at him with her sword imbued with water magic.

~Water Slash : Flame Slasher~

The slash managed to deeply injure the bear demi-human, even though the demi-human was currently enveloped in dense fire magic that enhanced his defenses. Currently, the bear demi-human already had two slash wounds on his body after being previously slashed by Miss Karina. The bear demi-human continued to hold the wounds he had just received.

"Damn it, I didn't expect you to be able to teleport using those trees you created. I've been careless twice against you, resulting in these two attacks," said the bear demi-human.

"Relax, there's not a single person in this world who hasn't made a mistake," said Miss Karina.

Then Miss Karina began attacking the demi-human again. The demi-human also prepared to attack Miss Karina. They exchanged close-range attacks. Miss Karina attacked the demi-human with her sword, while the demi-human attacked Miss Karina with his claws. Their close-range combat was fierce, they seemed evenly matched, but little by little Miss Karina began to dominate the fight.

The bear demi-human was repeatedly hit by Miss Karina's sword, while Miss Karina wasn't even hit by the bear demi-human's claws.

After numerous close-range attacks, Miss Karina launched a powerful attack at the demi-human.

~Storm Wave Slash~

The Demi-Human was struck squarely by the attack, sending him flying quite far. He also vomited some blood after being hit. The bear Demi-Human lay on the ground after being knocked back by the attack, but the attack wasn't enough to knock him down, as he immediately stood back up.

"If I hadn't used this technique, I probably would have fallen immediately after being hit. So the rumors that she was indeed on par with the commanders of the San Fulgen kingdom weren't a lie. In fact, she seemed stronger than them. It looks like she hasn't even unleashed his full power yet. I guess I was too confident in assuming I could handle her," thought the bear demi-human.

Meanwhile, after sending the bear demi-human flying, several trees appeared around Miss Karina. The trees moved to envelop Miss Karina. The bear demi-human, who saw this, was shocked.

"What is she doing?" thought the bear demi-human.

Not long after, the trees that had been enveloping Miss Karina began to detach themselves from Miss Karina's body. They retracted into the ground. Meanwhile, after being enveloped by the trees, Miss Karina's body appeared to recover as if it hadn't been hit at all. The wounds she had previously received had completely disappeared.

"So she used healing magic on herself earlier, huh? But it seems like it wasn't just healing magic. After she did that, I could feel the Mana pressure he was emitting growing stronger,"

"Seeing as she can use healing magic, it looks like I'll have to kill her with one powerful attack," the bear Demi-Human thought.

The bear Demi-Human immediately took a deep breath. Meanwhile, the bear form covering him opened its mouth. After taking a deep breath, it held it for about a minute. Miss Karina, watching the bear Demi-Human's actions, looked confused. After holding it for a minute, the bear Demi-Human exhaled. Something began to escape from the mouth of the bear form covering the bear Demi-Human.

But just as the bear form began to exhale, an object suddenly shot towards the bear Demi-Human. Seeing this, the bear Demi-Human immediately dodged, failing to expel anything from his bear form. Meanwhile, the object that was supposed to be aimed at the Demi-Human struck the ground, destroying the ground. Smoke began to rise.

​Shortly after, the smoke began to clear, and it became clear what had struck the ground. It turned out to be Ludmila, who was already unconscious. Her mouth continued to bleed. Seeing this, the bear demi-human was shocked.

"Ludmila?! How is this possible?! Who made her like this?," the bear demi-human asked.

Meanwhile, I, following Ludmila's fall, landed on the roof of the academy lobby, which was already quite damaged and some parts had been burned. I saw Miss Karina and a bear demi-human. Miss Karina and the bear demi-human noticed my presence and immediately turned to me.

"Rid? What are you doing here?" Miss Karina asked.

"I just followed where my opponent fell, miss. I was just keeping watch in case she wasn't knocked down by my attack," I said.

"So, you defeated that demi-human?" Miss Karina asked.

"Yes," I said.

The bear demi-human seemed to be watching me intently.

"That uniform of his, he looks like an academy student. He said he was the one who defeated Ludmila? That's impossible. Even though she's not an 'commander', Ludmila is one of the best fighters we have. There's no way she could lose to an academy student," thought the bear Demi-Human.

I, who had previously been on the rooftop of the academy lobby, began to descend and walk over to Miss Karina.

"Rather than that, miss. It seems the one you're fighting right now is the boss or leader of the attack on this academy. Can I help you defeat him?" I asked.

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Meanwhile, on a street in front of the academy gates.

The area was covered in a thick fog. Within the fog, several people were lying on the street, blood pouring from their bodies. Then, two female Demi-Humans were seen walking down the street. One had cat ears and a tail, but she didn't look like a normal cat because she had two tails. The other had cat ears and a tail. They both walked slowly toward the academy gates.

"It's been almost an hour since they attacked the academy, but they still haven't left," said the one-tailed cat Demi-Human.

"Yes, it looks like they're having trouble there. That's why 'master' asked us to come here."

"Let's go check what's going on inside. That way, we can go home straight away, and I can get some sleep," said the two-tailed cat Demi-Human.

-To be continued