The students' concerns remained fixed on the two massive guardian-like beasts towering before them. As the battle wore on, the creatures began tapping deeper into their water-based powers, making it increasingly difficult for the transfer students to get in any real offense.
Circular water portals spun into existence in the air, hovering just half a meter from the beasts' bodies. They weren't just defensive barriers; they doubled as lethal weapons. From them, jets of pressurized water blasted out like spears. Each strike was as powerful as a middle-stage warrior's Qi-infused blow.
There was no room for error now. This wasn't a test anymore, it was a real fight.
Dame, relying on his hard-body technique, was pushed back hard by one of the sudden blasts. Despite his physical resilience, even he was beginning to feel the strain.
