Chapter 293: Evaluation
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[Keltic_Spirit: Counting tally: 19 Time to reveal the hidden enemy. Now, I bet there will be a time skip next chapter.]
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"Aaaaggghhh!" The Crimson Witch screamed in pain while clutching her head as she fell to the ground.
However, both Aurora and Luca could see the flow of energy in her body. Due to that arrow, the corrupting energy became weaker and weaker, as if everything had collapsed.
Still, the remaining energy went berserk inside her body, causing indescribable pain.
No, Theo could see something that Aurora and Luca couldn't. This rampaging energy was actually harming the Crimson Witch's body. Your journey continues at My Virtual Library Empire
Theo furrowed his eyebrows as he rushed to the Crimson Witch.
"Valentine." Theo placed his index and middle fingers on her head.
"Yes, Master." Valentine closed her eyes, concentrating. She was trying to synchronize with the Crimson Witch to stop the berserk energy. If they didn't help, there was a big chance that the Crimson Witch would die.
Aurora panicked as she couldn't help but ask, "Teacher. What is happening?"
Theo still focused on the Crimson Witch for a minute until the latter calmed down and closed her eyes as though she had passed out.
"Fuu…" Theo let out a long sigh. "She is fine now. But it seems that you haven't grasped the true potential of your ability."
"True potential of my ability?" Aurora tilted her head in confusion.
"Yes. I know that striking down the center of the flow will cause a huge collapse. However, you need to consider the amount of energy as well as its characteristics and flow. I have to calm down the energy, which causes some of it to rest inside her body for a bit longer." Theo shook his head helplessly.
"I…" Aurora couldn't deny it. She got the feeling that it was indeed her fault, but she didn't know what she should do about it.
"Still, you have done good work." Theo smiled gently before patting Aurora's head.
"Eh…" Aurora raised her head, seeing his reassuring smile.
"What you need to improve on is your knowledge as well as your approach. For example, what will happen if you hit a human in the heart, the brain, the throat, the liver, or the limbs? Each of them will bring a different result, right?"
Aurora thought for a moment. "Different result… Are you talking about the different types of 'cores,' Teacher?"
"So you use the term 'core,' but yes. If you get a bit more familiar with this new power, you will definitely realize that there are multiple weak points. You can use the others to gradually deplete the energy… which is what is required for this battle. However, it's also my fault that I have no choice but to end this fight as quickly as possible." Theo nodded, satisfied. "Well done, Aurora."
Aurora's body shivered in excitement. "Thank you very much."
If she had known about this technique earlier, she would have saved her uncle. However, she couldn't rewind the time. Instead of drowning in that sadness, she swore that she would use this power so that no one would have to die like his uncle anymore.
Theo then turned to Luca. "Luca, too. You've worked hard."
"It's all thanks to your guidance, Teacher." Luca shook her head furiously.
"Now that the infinite possibilities have been opened to you and Lucas, you can definitely explore the limitless potential of your ability.
"For you who are adept at manipulating the shape of a barrier, remember that shape is infinite. However, you also need to understand a lot of principles. Creating thousands of small barriers and stacking them like hay can stop even a sword. And I believe that you are already aware of the fact that shape is the only thing you have."
Theo raised his palm, forming a small stick, to demonstrate his explanation a little bit. "Expansion, compression, and all sorts of shape manipulations are also possible."
"Yes, Teacher. Thank you very much for your guidance." Luca lowered her head.
"Also tell Lucas that the movement of barriers is not the only thing he needs to focus on. He also needs to understand the momentum, thickness, acceleration, and other things that can affect the amount of power that his barrier can generate.
"You are able to manipulate your barrier more freely now, but that doesn't mean that it's free from constraints. Instead, learning about it will definitely cause your barrier to be even stronger and more flexible."
"Thank you very much. I'll pass it to Lucas…" Luca turned her head around, looking at Lucas, who was still fighting.
Seeing her worried face, Aurora added, "In that case, we'll help Lucas right now. We'll also check all the blood servants inside the forest, making sure that not a single one of them remains. After that, we'll inform you about it so that we can ask the soldiers to clean up the area."
"Sounds good enough. I have to remain here to ensure that the Crimson Witch is fine. And once I can finally use my power again, I'll begin operating her soul." Theo agreed with their plan.
"Understood." Aurora and Luca nodded their heads before rushing to Li Wei. Because there was still a portion of the corrupted energy inside the Crimson Witch's body, the blood servants were still fighting. It couldn't be helped, but the students had to take care of them.
Meanwhile, Theo turned to the horse and said, "You two have worked hard. Thank you."
*Ngieehh!* The two approached him, brushing their heads on him.
"It seems that you want to get stronger. In that case, I'll also help you become stronger. We should be able to ask the darkness for some favors for solving this problem." Theo nodded. "By the way, if you don't mind, can you burn all the corpses that I fought earlier? There are six of them. I don't want them to be investigated by the soldiers."
The two dragon horses nodded and searched for the corpses.
Now that he was alone with the Crimson Witch, while stabilizing the Crimson Witch's condition, he checked on the comments. "I don't know how many chapters I haven't replied to. Time to reply to them."