Chapter 323: Overwhelming Power!
Bang—!
Clang—!
Boom—!
The sounds of fierce battle echoed through Hagun Academy's campus.
The members of Akatsuki Academy and the people of Hagun Academy had already begun fighting each other.
Led by Toutokubara Kanata, the Hagun Student Council and the Hagure sisters fought against several members of Akatsuki Academy.
As for Pierrot, he had gone after Arisuin alone.
If possible, he wanted to subdue Arisuin during battle, so he would have an explanation to give Master Wallenstein of the Twelve Apostles.
Amid this intense battle, there was only one battlefield that was strangely quiet.
There were five people inside this battle zone, which stood completely apart from the chaos around it.
And this battlefield was the core of the fight between Hagun and Akatsuki.
Kurogane Ouma VS Stella, Ikki, Shizuku, and Touka!
That was right.
One against four.
It was an extremely unfair battle. In terms of numbers, Ouma was at an absolute disadvantage, but the expressions of the people present were the complete opposite.
Ouma calmly stared at Stella and the other three in front of him, while Stella's group watched him with grave expressions.
The four of them were working together.
They clearly held an absolute numerical advantage, and not one of the four was weak.
Yet they were suppressed by Ouma's aura, completely unable to act rashly.
Originally, Touka had wanted all the representatives, including Stella and Ikki, to retreat first.
Akatsuki Academy's goal was to defeat all of Hagun Academy, and the most important targets were the representatives who held the right to participate in the Seven Star Sword Art Festival.
Defeating Akatsuki here could naturally resolve the matter, but it could also lead to the worst possible result.
From the moment Arisuin's surprise attack had been seen through, the situation had already gone out of control.
Based on the thought that "no matter what, the representatives absolutely cannot lose now," Touka calmly suggested retreating.
As long as the Student Council members covered their retreat, they should at least be able to buy enough time to escape.
However, her proposal was rejected by Stella, Ikki, and even her own close friend, Toutokubara Kanata.
Abandoning their companions and fleeing in the face of the enemy was something they simply could not do.
And so, the situation ultimately developed into what it was now.
Unfortunately, things did not develop as the Hagun group had hoped.
In only a few moments, Akatsuki Academy proved through reality that Touka's judgment had been relatively correct.
They were being suppressed on every front.
The moment they clashed, Hagun's side fell into an absolute disadvantage.
The battlefields everywhere seemed like they could collapse at any time.
Meanwhile, Stella's group of four remained suppressed by Ouma's aura.
The only battle that could barely be called evenly matched was the one between Pierrot and Arisuin.
However, Arisuin, who was an assassin and not suited for direct combat, could only passively defend against Pierrot's attacks.
Winning that fight and going to support the others was nothing more than a fantasy.
Clashes of aura were extremely common in battle.
Once one side won the clash of aura, they would gain more than a ten percent increase in their chances once the real fight began.
Originally, Stella and the others had intended to use their numerical advantage to seize the upper hand in aura first.
Then they could expand that advantage further during the battle.
But they had underestimated Ouma.
Even one against four, Ouma still achieved a huge advantage in aura.
If Stella's aura were not also gradually rising, Hagun's side would probably have been the first to collapse at this very moment.
However, they could not drag things out any longer.
The other battlefields had clearly reached their limits.
If they delayed any further and someone freed themselves to support Ouma, Hagun's already slim chance of victory would shrink even more.
And so, even knowing that attacking now would put them at a disadvantage in terms of aura, Touka still moved.
Crackle—!
Lightning flashed.
Golden lightning gathered beneath Touka's feet, and the girl instantly transformed into a streak of electricity, rushing directly in front of Ouma.
Under the effect of her Noble Art, Electromagnetic Propulsion, Touka unleashed her signature technique in an instant.
"Raikiri!"
Bang—!
Endless lightning, accompanied by an ultra-fast draw, slammed fiercely into Ouma.
And Touka's attack had not ended.
After her battle with Luke, Touka had further improved the continuous release of Raikiri.
The Device she swung, Narukami, did not immediately return to its sheath. Instead, she continued increasing the power of electromagnetism.
Under electromagnetic propulsion, Touka's entire body spun on the spot in an instant, using the driving force of the super-electromagnetic draw as its foundation.
Bang—!
This was a second-stage Raikiri, different from before, with no decrease in power at all.
Two complete Raikiri strikes struck Ouma, yet Touka had no intention of stopping.
Lightning surged brilliantly from her Device, Narukami, and her sheath.
Touka completed the third Raikiri in an instant.
Bang—!
A three-stage Raikiri, far stronger than when she had fought Luke, slammed into Ouma without hesitation.
One strike after another.
This time, the power of the three-stage Raikiri showed no sign of weakening. Instead, it grew stronger with each strike.
After unleashing this sharp three-stage draw technique, Touka finally had no choice but to enter a state of recovery.
But that did not mean their attack was over.
The instant Touka's Raikiri ended, two figures appeared at Ouma's sides from left and right.
"Seventh Secret Sword: Raikou!"
"Crimson Water Blade!"
Using Touka's attack as cover, Ikki and Shizuku launched surprise attacks at Ouma at the same time.
A high-speed sword technique whose trajectory could not be captured, and a high-pressure water blade with powerful destructive force, struck Ouma simultaneously.
Bang—!
Bang—!
As the two loud impacts rang out at the same time, the situation here even drew the attention of the other battlefields.
Five consecutive attacks had all struck Ouma without exception.
The coordination between Touka, Ikki, and Shizuku was extremely smooth, leaving not even the slightest gap in their offense.
The instant they released and landed this combination attack, the three of them even faintly saw a glimmer of hope for victory.
However…
"So it's exactly as I thought…"
Ouma simply stood in place and calmly looked at them.
He ignored the three Devices that had struck his body.
Ouma did not even look at the horrified expressions on the faces of Ikki, Shizuku, and Touka.
Completely unharmed, his gaze remained fixed on Stella from beginning to end.
"Weaklings should step aside. I have no interest in you."
Facing Ouma's arrogance, Stella did not make him wait long.
The Noble Art she had begun charging the moment Touka rushed out was already complete in her hands.
A massive pillar of red light pierced heaven and earth together with raging flames.
As Ikki, Shizuku, and Touka retreated, Stella tightly gripped Laevateinn, which had transformed into a giant blade of light, and swung it fiercely toward Ouma.
"Katharterio Salamandra!"
Looking at Stella's all-out attack, Ouma understood before it even made contact that this strike was stronger than the one that had broken his invisibility earlier.
And that was indeed the case.
This strike was almost Stella's full power at the moment.
Supported by the girl's enormous mana, the power of this blow was terrifying.
However…
"In the end… it's still only at this level."
Then, wind began to blow silently.
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