Click, click

There was a cracking sound, which sounded tooth-aching, and several bone spurs came out of Aptus's body, sending out a black mist.

The mist intertwined, clinging to Yaktus' body.

Then, the limbs, which were already quite thick, swelled again, and Yaktus's palm slapped on the ground, directly smashing the floor, and the whole person fell.

Then, in the midst of the smoke and dust, a huge figure emerged.

Two legs are buried deep in the earth, four arms are covered with bone spurs, supporting the body, while the remaining two hands are transformed into giant claws made of blades, swimming around the waist.

The upper half of Aptus's body was covered with stone-like muscles, and behind him, the tentacles formed by the condensation of the black mist turned into manes, fluttering in the wind, and a tail swept by, and the end split into countless bloody maws, and was roaring.

He grew two more arms, but without palms, the part of his wrist directly gave birth to two sharp blades, which shone in the moonlight.

The three pairs of compound eyes glow red, with a rather deep sense of chaos, as if the first glance will make people delirious.

With Yaktus as the center, a black wind blew, and everything quickly aged, and the collapsed walls climbed mottled, and the grass under the snow immediately withered.

The official mages opened their magic barriers one after another, struggling to support themselves in this storm of destruction, and their various magic power barriers were like lights, flickering in the dark black fog storm, extinguishing one or two of them from time to time.

Others, ordinary attendants or nearby apprentices, who were not so powerful, were immediately wailed by the wind, and it could be seen that their skin lost all moisture in the blink of an eye, and dried up, and finally became a dry corpse, reduced to dust in the storm.

The magic visible to the naked eye is converging towards Actus, like a great vortex, engulfing life and soul into it.

The defensive spell that came with the Kristen Royal Academy only lasted for a breath, and then disappeared under the powerful power of chaos, and the centuries-old academy building was destroyed in an instant.

The students, on the other hand, hugged each other helplessly, facing this devastating natural disaster, they had no choice but to wait for death to come.

This is the advent of the people of Chaos.

"What to do...... I don't want to die yet!!"

"Who's coming...... Somebody is going to save us!?"

"Goddess, please save us!!"

Despair spread through the crowd, and Lottie felt helpless as well, and she felt her feet go a little weak as she watched the black mist that gradually spread.

"Grandia ......"

She muttered under her breath, watching the black wind get closer and closer, and couldn't help but close her eyes.

But at this moment, a figure stood in front of her and the group of students.

“...... Father?"

Seeing the familiar robes, Lottie felt a little dazed.

Isn't he supposed to be in a nearby town to negotiate business with other people? Why is he here at this time, when he doesn't even come to the founding day celebration?

Lottie had too many whys in her head, but her father, Cleveland, raised his hand, causing Lottie to swallow all the questions back into her stomach.

Buzz –

A dark green barrier appeared, blocking the erosion of the black mist.

Due to the dispersion of power, the barrier cracked the moment it was opened, and it was so precarious that it seemed to be about to shatter at any moment.

But it is also true that it blocked the footsteps of the black fog.

Bean's sweat flowed down Cleveland's forehead, and on this bitter winter day, he was covered in sweat, just because he released all his magic to try to protect the students behind him.

His eyes were blurred, and Cleveland was no longer able to support it, the power from the people of chaos was too strong for a small mage to resist.

"Lottie, actually I ......"

Cleveland turned his head slightly to look at his daughter, who was standing blankly, but his words were quickly interrupted.

Clicks–

With a heart-wrenching sound, the pale green barrier came to an end, and a large amount of black mist overflowed, heading towards Cleveland, which was at the forefront.

"Father!"

Lottie wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by the students next to her, and could only watch her father being eroded by the black mist.

Everyone knows that being entangled in this black fog will only end up in death.

But the next moment, a light lit up.

Buzz –

Another barrier opened, a dark golden barrier of magic that stretched between Cleveland and the black mist.

"Hmph, Cleveland, I don't owe you a favor this time. ”

A woman in a teacher's robe slowly descended from mid-air and said to a confused Cleveland.

"Please, please save my daughter......"

Cleveland said with the last of his strength, and then passed out unconscious.

"Of course, they're my students!"

The woman smiled, then spoke in amplification spells.

"All teachers, open the barrier!"

The harsh words sounded, and Lottie realized that the person who saved her father was none other than Mr. Macquarie.

At the same time, from behind the students, many teachers were walking forward, and in their hands, the colorful light gradually formed the shape of shields.

"Listen, you can't let any of Christine's students get hurt, if you want to move my students, step over my corpse first!"

None of the teachers complained, and they only silently opened their own magic barriers.

This barrier, like a protective umbrella with a handle, protected the lives of the students in the face of the deadly black fog.

The barriers quickly joined together, containing the corruption of the black mist.

But it was clear that their ability was only to slow down the process, and to eliminate the danger completely, they would have to defeat the being in the middle of the storm, otherwise in less than an hour, a large area around the area would be shrouded in black mist.

And the power absorbed by this black mist will become the food for the people of Chaos, making it stronger and stronger, and it may even be comparable to the level of the true body.

"Father's ......"

Lottie picked up Cleveland, who was lying on the ground, already collapsed, and cried in a low voice.

In the distance, in the center of the storm shrouded in black fog, there was a loud roar from time to time.

You can see that the huge phantom is moving slowly, as if it is fighting something.

The earthquake trembled, and the points of light that loomed in the black fog quickly dimmed. Even though he was temporarily rescued, the despair still did not dissipate.

"Goddess, please save your people......"

Beside Lottie, a young girl was praying to the cloud-shrouded sky, but her wish seemed to be unable to penetrate the thick haze.