As Aster's sword sliced through Lunia's restraints, she rotated her wrists a few times. They felt a bit awkward, but otherwise fine.
Seeing this, Aster addressed the surrounding devils.
"My name is Aster Evans."
He was stating the obvious.
"Are you going to try anything else?"
Just a moment ago, with a little help from Aten, Aster and Selena, practically by themselves, had succeeded in rescuing Lunia.
If all these devils possessed similar skills, it meant an overwhelming difference in power.
They each raised their aura, exuding a thick killing intent as they looked at Aster.
Satan's orders were absolute to them. Even with death looming before them, they couldn't disobey.
Aster, as if fully understanding their intentions, took a stance. His companions did the same.
Lightly gripping his sword, Aster spoke.
His single statement, which used to be his personal signal, now served as a signal for everyone.
The Constel students simultaneously initiated their fight against the devils.
Their auras clashed, and they traversed the air, aiming for each other's lives.
Individually, the Constel students were stronger, but they were outnumbered.
"That woman! Target her first!"
One of the devils shouted, pointing at Aten.
Aten, who created a domain of coldness, unleashed a chilling ice fog that affected only enemies. This slowed the devils down and, if they weren't careful, could freeze them on the spot. ṛ𝘼ƝՕꞖË𝒮
A large number of devils, responding to the call, rushed towards Aten.
Of course, Constel was aware that Aten would be targeted.
That's why Aten and Selena were positioned together.
As the devils' aura surged towards Aten, Selena's needles first sliced through the air.
Spirit Sealing Needle
A technique that reads the flow of the opponent's mana and erases even magic and aura with needles.
However, it requires precise targeting, so the attack trajectory must be predictable.
The devils, unaware of Selena's technique, launched straightforward attacks. All of them vanished without a trace, erased by Selena's needles.
"What, what's this! There's a woman using a strange technique!"
They had all faced Constel students before and shared information, but they still didn't know about Selena.
And Selena, in close combat where her needles could reach, was unmatched.
The launched aura vanished, creating a large opening due to their confusion. Selena stepped forward, reaching the devils at close range.
The devils believed Selena's attacks were something they could withstand. They didn't look like much.
However, once properly struck, the devils couldn't get up again.
If they had moved their bodies and been hit elsewhere, it might have been different, but the points Selena targeted held the channels that cut off their mana flow.
Meanwhile, Aster kept a distance between Lunia and Aten while fending off the devils.
He blocked the devils' various weapons and, with a burst of aura, lightly deflected the weapons of those who had lost their strength.
The devils, confused by the sudden change in their weapons' trajectories, lost their balance and stumbled. Seizing the opportunity, Aster tripped them with his foot.
In front of the fallen devil's face, 'as luck would have it', the sword tip of a previously fallen devil was pointing upwards, and
Losing his balance and falling, the devil had a sword pierce his face.
Another devil, whose attack path was altered by Aster's sword deflection, 'as luck would have it', slashed the devil next to him. In his moment of confusion, he himself fell to Aster's blade.
These were absurd scenes, but no one could laugh.
A black comedy that couldn't be laughed at.
"You haven't changed, Aster."
Lunia said, observing the scene.
Aster had started developing this kind of fighting style at some point.
It probably began when he felt the gap in skill between himself and Azier, Frondier's older brother.
Or more precisely, when he saw Frondier able to counter Azier's attacks, which he himself had been helpless against.
Combat was a battle of prediction. Having learned this from Azier, Aster abandoned his reliance on his high stats.
Instead of pushing through with strength or speed, he focused on reading his opponent's moves.
The only minor problem was that he had taken it a bit too far.
'I heard about the barrier battle. He tripped the incoming monsters at the front, causing them all to fall like dominoes.'
Honestly, it was a little pitiful to see enemies who were risking their lives and fighting with all their might die in such a way.
Aster went beyond just reading moves; he read and predicted all the surrounding circumstances.
Of course, neither Azier, nor Frondier, nor anyone else had ever told him to do this.
As if suddenly remembering, Lunia spoke.
"By the way, where's Elodie? I don't see her."