I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 344 - - Festival 75- Raid on a Rainy Night 14

"7th Chapter of the Jun Mage Arts: Volcanic Burst."

The ground trembled and in a fiery display of power, lava erupted from the soil, exploding like a fountain into the air in a heartbeat.

It emerged from different parts of the ground, painting the night skies crimson, with imminent heat that brewed from it.

Mila was forced to a halt as she was nearly consumed by the flowing lava.

Her gaze widened slightly in surprise as her head spun to the left, searching for the source of the spell.

Locked in the process of it, the ground trembled below her feet, pulling her attention to the harm at hand.

With skillfulness and quick reflexes, she jumped backwards, dodging an incoming eruption of lava that emerged from the spot where she was once.

The fiery display of liquid flames caught the girls by surprise, Mila especially as she was continuously pushed back, away from the girls and the Hostel Building at large.

With a slight grunt, she formed a dome around her, lava erupting right below her in bountiful amounts, a step too late in avoiding it.

The lava projected into the air, spilling over to the sides while Mila emerged from it within the dome.

With steadied breathing, she looked up at the Hostel, her expression growing grim.

Her thoughts reeled in as she located the intruder in her showdown.

A sigh escaped her lips as she clicked her tongue in annoyance.

Felicia and Monica glanced up at the building in unison, their surprise palpable by their expressions.

It grew even more so on recognizing the figure.

Felicia especially, as her body tensed down.

"Thalia?"

On the third floor of the Class Three Hostel, where a hole was formed on the wall of one of the girl's Hostels, Thalia Jun stood. Her fingers adjusted her glasses as she glanced down at them, a condescending expression on her face.

"You've found quite the catch, Monica, Felicia."

Monica cursed out as she stumped her feet to the ground.

"Why are you here?!"

Thalia shook her head, throwing a weapon into the air.

Monica, recognizing the weapon, caught it immediately and swung it around. A smirk plastered on her face as she did so.

She glanced back up in the process, scoffed and slammed the butt of the weapon on the ground, a slight tremor occurring on impact.

"Nice of you to get my Lance."

She said as she looked away.

Thalia nodded slightly, her gaze shifting to Felicia and back to Monica.

"Huh…..intriguing choice of clothing."

Monica blinked lightly, glancing back at her with a frown.

"These aren't for your eyes."

"What?"

"She–She means she feels most comfortable with what she's wearing!"

Felicia protested with a startled tone in her voice, grabbing both of their attention.

Thalia tilted her head slightly, her thoughts reeling in for a moment before she sighed and shook her head.

"Your call."

Then she turned to Felicia once more.

"You too….prepare yourself."

Felicia raised a brow in confusion, her lips parting open to reply when a familiar voice cut her short. Pulling her attention away from Thalia and back to Mila.

"Are you seriously ignoring me, right now?" She asked.

Thalia turned towards her, a deep frown forming on her face as she hovered into the air.

"Mila Jack, executive of the Red Peacemaker and a Devil Contractor. You have come to harm us and this is something that I can not allow."

"Thalia Jun, you prick of the Jun household. Do none of you not know when you're not wanted?"

"It can't be helped. Whether or not you do not require our presence is of no concern to us. We simply deal with those who are foolish enough to antagonize us. At the moment, you are that fool."

Mila chuckled lightly, her lips curling into a smile then suddenly, busted out in a fit of laughter.

Her hands rested on her face as she did so.

"What bullshit is that? So, are you going to deal with me? You think you're strong enough?"

She laughed some more, her cackle piercing the rain while the seething sound of lava mixed with it uncannily.

"Do you doubt my strength?"

Monica glanced up at Thalia and then at Felicia, her smile widening.

"Are you ready, Princess?" She giggled lightly as she looked away, pulling her silver Lance to the front as aura spewed out of her body in great amounts.

Felicia sighed while she scratched the back of her head.

'This is escalating too quickly….a fight between her and three of us? A level 10 vs two 8th circle mages and an 8th star Knight won't be easy on our end.'

"Doubt it?" Mila cried out in intrigue. "What could three girls at the 8th level possibly do against someone like me? Haven't you seen by now the difference in strength between levels?"

Thalia scoffed as she folded her hands, her wand held firmly in her grasp. It was a replica of a mirror-like crystal, white and reflective, with mana surging within.

'Who doesn't?' She wondered.

The level dynamic was quite intricate, yet adaptable as a certain number of fighters were expected to equal a level higher than them.

It was in this way that determining a winner between a single fighter against a multitude was made.

It was expected that three 1-star (or 1-circle ) would equal one 2-star (or 2-circle), four 2-star equal one 3-star, four 3-star would equal one 4-star,

five 4-star equal one 5-star, five 5-star equals one 6-star, five 6-star equals one 7-star, ten 7-star equals one 8-star, five 8-star equals one 9-star, and seven 9-star equals one 10-star.

However, the problem was that this manner of comparison was merely theoretical.

'Meaning there is more to a battle than just energy level.'

The energy levels of the previous level add up to give the former and ascend as such, with increasingly raw power and strength.

Thalia shook her head.

"If it were set in stone that two 8th circles and an 8th star couldn't defeat a level 100, then one 8th star killing a level 100 would be deemed idiocracy."

Mila raised a brow while the two others sighed in unison, Monica glaring at Thalia as she did so.

'Always finds a way of showcasing her brother.'

"What are you trying to say?" Mila asked, her tone laced with curiosity as the impending tension began to fill the air.

"It's simple really…."

Thalia waved her wand, a magical circle forming below her feet as it glowed a mystical blue, mana surging from her body as her hair hovered in the air.

"....Mila Jack. Today is the day you die."

At that moment, it felt like something visibly snapped within her, like a veil uncovering a dark secret.

A secret that caused a sudden large outpour of mana that surged within her, filling her body with intense strength.

'Mana can't be used to strengthen the body but cast spells….but application and moderation in dealing with mana matters.'

Mila widened her eyes in shock, and so did Monica and Felicia as the latter two glanced up at her, their surprise palpable with their expressions.

'She's a 9th circle?!' Mila wondered in shock as a blast of fiery power erupted from her body like a missile.

It filled her body, surging through her core as she blasted into the air, fumes emitting from the edge of her figure.

"Thalia Jun! Face me!"

"With pleasure."

The sky trembled, numerous numbers of magical circles forming in the darkness, bringing light into the sky.

Its intricate Symbols and letters spun within the circles as her eyes pulsated with white-bluish mana.

"7th Chapter, Volcanic Burst."

The lava that spilt on the floor began to float into the air, swirling into a ball beneath the thousands of magical circles, glowing with ethereal might while Mila hovered over them.

Her eyes bulged open in shock as she looked up, the blinding light from the circles casting a white net over her eyes, like the sunset on a sunny peak.

For a moment, it was like she was blind and in the next, the beams consumed her.

Like beams of light, the lava burst out from the circles towards her in thin lines, filling the air with a fiery glow of white and crimson.

Soon the sounds of explosions and eruptions filled the air as white and crimson painted the black canvas of the night. The shockwaves that occurred were strong enough to plummet buildings and so captivating, that both enemies and allies stopped to watch.

Mila flew with all her might, her body forming a wisp in the air as she dodged the incoming beams, a step ahead of each as they collided with each other, and exploded like fireworks. One that would very much spell the death of most.

The girls watched in shock from below, Felicia especially.

Monica glanced at Felicia for a moment.

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She clicked her tongue and whipped her head towards her.

"Huh? How about the thing that Rebecca does with her sword? Can your family do that?"

She shrugged. "Fair enough."

"Monica! Felicia!"

Thalia's voice echoed in the air, sending a slight shiver down their spines as they looked up at her.

"Time your attacks. Mila Jack is a foe who has a contract with the devil. We do not know which it is, and what level of transformation she will get to. So always be on guard….and protect each other."

She bit her lips as her pupils darted about, tracing the movements of their foe, a subtle Plea in her voice as she said.

"....and perhaps tonight. We shall kill an Executive.