The girls' student residence had turned into a battlefield.
Stone pathways were cracked open. Dormitory walls were scorched and shattered. Windows hung broken from their frames, and sections of the courtyard had collapsed into rubble.
Students were everywhere.
Some fought desperately against the hooded Vassel attackers, weapons trembling in their hands. Others lay on the ground bleeding, being dragged away by classmates trying to keep them alive.
In the distance, several professors clashed against stronger Vassel members. Explosions of mana lit the sky as spells and corrupted energy collided again and again.
Into this chaos—
Ron, Lia, Jax, Selene, Drevin, Maera, and Seris Velmira arrived.
The group slowed instinctively.
Ron's eyes widened.
"…What the hell…"
The residence they knew looked nothing like this.
A scream cut through the air.
One of the students had fallen to the ground, wounded. A hooded Vassel fighter raised his blade above her—
Before it could fall—
THUD.
