"Huh?"

"I think I heard something wrong?"one of them muttered rubbing his ears.

The entire place froze for a moment.

Then a shrill agonized scream tore through the air making several students flinch as it echoed across the courtyard.

"ARGHHHHHH!"

"My handssss!"

Bentham shrieked in panic and collapsed on to his knees.He rolled across the ground while clutching his severed arm seeing which horror spread across the faces of everyone witnessing the scene.

"WHYYYY!"

"WHY!"

The crowd instinctively staggered backward.

Before anyone could even process what had happened, Nyx’s expression turned chillingly cold as she stepped forward leaving a blur.

She leapt forward and slammed her foot onto Bentham’s head, forcing his face into the ground with a sickening thud.

"Why?"

"You dared to hurt my darling, and now you ask why?"

"You deserve to die."

A wave of dread swept through the students as every whisper died in their throats.

Even those who had been enjoying the show moments ago now looked pale as they finally realized that things had gone far beyond simple bullying.

"No... you can’t kill us... We were just putting him in his place... We were doing this for your own good!" Rez blabbered frantically. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Y-Yeah... we are on academy premises. You can’t do this."someone shouted from the crowd.

Reigns’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared at the scene unfolding before him. He rubbed his eyes several times and even pinched himself, trying to confirm whether this was reality or some absurd hallucination.

What the hell?

Was this even part of the script?

Sister... shouldn’t you break up with me?

Curse me, humiliate me, and shatter my heart so I can start my glow-up arc.

Reigns stood there utterly bewildered by how the situation was developing.

But he didn’t have time to gloat as his heart jolted violently when he saw an ice lance rapidly forming in Nyxara’s hand.

The surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

A visible chill spread through the crowd.

Shit... she is really going for the kill.

At the same time, the students felt an overwhelming pressure building in the air.

Nyxara slowly raised her hand.

The ice lance hovering above her palm shimmered with deadly intent while the sheer killing aura radiating from her made several students stumble backward in horror.

Just when the situation was about to spiral completely out of control.

"Enough of this nonsense."

A deep authoritative voice echoed throughout the area.

In the very next instant an overwhelming pressure slammed down on everyone causing bodies to tremble violently as knees buckled under the weight.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

Heavy thuds rang out one after another as students collapsed onto the ground, forced to kneel beneath the immense pressure. Faces turned pale, and bodies shook uncontrollably.

Everyone except Nyxara was forced down.

She remained standing as though the pressure meant absolutely nothing to her.

"Instructor Cain is here."

Murmurs spread quickly despite the suffocating atmosphere. They saw a figure standing above them.

"Nyxara, enough of this. Killing is prohibited. Order must be maintained, so step back."

At his words, a cruel smile slowly spread across Nyxara’s lips. Her violet eyes glinted dangerously as she tilted her head slightly.

"Ohhhh... my, my..."

"So killing is prohibited, but bullying isn’t?"

"What do you mean bullying?" Cain frowned as he looked around.

"It’s just some minor scuffle. Students should fight to toughen themselves. If you keep standing up for him, when will he grow?"

"I see..."

Nyxara paused for a moment.

The ice lance hovering above her hand slowly dissolved into nothingness, prompting several students to finally release the breath they had been holding.

"You have a daughter in the first year, right...?" she asked softly, placing a finger against her lips as though casually discussing something insignificant.

"I wonder how strong she would become if I shoved her face into a toilet seat and flushed her hair."

"I’m sure she would become stronger too... standing back up each time just to be crushed again."

"You DAREEEEEEEE!"

Cain’s anger exploded instantly.

An even heavier pressure crashed down on everyone.

In response, Nyxara’s eyes sharpened.She roared back without the slightest trace of fear.

"There is nothing in this world that I don’t dare to do."

A thick vein bulged across Cain’s forehead as his expression darkened.

’These crazy Veydrin dogs.’

Didn’t she just awaken yesterday?

Shouldn’t she still be Level 1?

Then what the hell was this strength?

"I am warning you."

"Shut up. I know you’ve taken plenty of money and benefited from these zealots."

"Fight me if you want."

The tension in the air reached a terrifying peak.

The clash between the two felt imminent, as though the next second would erupt into complete chaos.

Seeing the situation spiralling out of control, Reigns reacted instantly.

He rushed forward and grabbed Nyxara’s arm tightly.

"It’s okay... let’s leave instead of causing a bigger mess."

He tugged at her arm, hoping to pull her away before things escalated any further, but Nyxara didn’t budge.

Even with Reigns gripping her arm and even with the suffocating pressure crushing the entire area.

She stood there like an immovable pillar with her gaze locked onto Cain with an immense killing intent.

It felt as though everything could explode at any moment.

"Nyx... let’s go," Reigns said again, but she still didn’t move.

Her expression remained cold.For a brief moment, it genuinely felt like she would ignore him completely and continue regardless of the consequences.

But then as if recalling some distant memory, something inside her shifted.

"Nyx," he called once more, this time more softly.

"You’ve already done enough... more than enough."

"I’m really happy that you stood up for me, but it’s okay."

"I’m fine, so there’s no need to go any further... alright?"

The moment those words left his mouth, her expression flickered.

The sharp, dangerous edge in her eyes softened slightly, and the tension in her shoulders loosened.

Slowly, she turned her head away from Cain and looked at Reigns instead.

".Hmph."

A faint sound escaped her lips, as though she still refused to back down completely.

But the killing intent suffocating the area moments ago gradually began to fade.

"You always say things like that."

Her voice was quieter now, no longer carrying the same terrifying edge.

Though traces of stubbornness still remained on her face, the resistance in her body weakened enough for Reigns to finally move her.

"Good," Reigns muttered under his breath, not wasting the opportunity.

He immediately pulled her away with more force this time. Though she resisted for a brief second, she ultimately followed, allowing herself to be dragged away from the scene.

But just before leaving completely, Reigns suddenly paused.

His steps came to a halt for a brief moment as he slowly turned his head back.

His gaze swept across the crowd.

And finally fell onto Rez and his group.

For a single second, his eyes turned sharp and cold.

Rez felt his entire body freeze the moment that gaze landed on him.

A sudden chill crawled down his spine, and his skin prickled violently, as though invisible blades were pressing against his flesh.

It felt like he could be sliced apart at any second.

His throat went dry and his breathing turned uneven.

Without even realizing it, his body stiffened.

Reigns said nothing.

Without another glance, he turned away and continued walking, pulling Nyxara along as the two figures slowly disappeared from sight.

Silence lingered over the courtyard for several seconds even after they were gone.

"..Crazy."

"Absolutely batshit insane."

"That bitch is completely unhinged... going this far and even offending an instructor for some useless pretty boy..."

Some students clicked their tongues in disbelief.

Others shook their heads, unable to comprehend what they had just witnessed, while a few cursed under their breath, still shaken by the overwhelming pressure from before.

But not everyone reacted the same way.

Some boys lowered their heads quietly.

A few even clenched their fists in hatred.

"Why?"

"Why not me instead of him?"

"I want someone like that too..."

"I want someone to stand up for me like that..."

Watching the single dogs cry in despair, one couldn’t help but feel like Reigns had just unintentionally pulled off the most insane rage bait imaginable.

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