Excelium II: Hunting Season

Kabanata 89

"You can't be serious." Asta disappointedly said. She then heaved a sigh as she put her weight on her right leg. Ang kaniyang kanang kamay ay nasa kaniyang bewang habang ang isa ay nakalaylay lamang sa kaniyang tagiliran.

She looked down her nose at her opponent who is staring back at her with his plain cold eyes as he lick his rainbow lollipop. She clicked her tongue, "A brat. How pathetic."

Dan's eyes sharpened, "Don't call me a brat. I'm way older than you. Watch your mouth, woman."

Asta's expression remained the same, "Yeah, but you died younger. Don't you call that pathetic?"

Dan's forehead creased because of what he heard. Ngunit hindi nagbago ang ekspresyon ng dalaga. Nanatili itong nakapamewang habang ang ulo ay bahagyang nakataas at nakatagilid. Showing how uninterested she is with her foe.

Dan bit his lollipop harder, causing for it to break. He gritted his teeth and his grip on the strap of his yellow bag tightened. "Don't look down on me." he said through his clenching teeth.

Asta could feel the sudden change of atmosphere but there's no changes in her facial expression howsoever. She looks so calm and unconcerned.

Dan clenched his teeth harder as the ground they're standing on begins to shake, "I'm the youngest student who has ever graduated from E.A. In my young age, no one could match me at all!" the ground began to break around Asta.

All of a sudden, the ground she's standing on sank, creating a crater in one instant push. The land continued to shake as a pressure keep on pushing Asta's body to sink deeper into the earth.

Dan glared at Asta as he kept on clenching his teeth harder, "Don't get ahead of yourself! You're facing the most outstanding prodigy of Centrio! You should pay respect!"

Asta just continued staring at him with her unwavering expression. Dan gritted his teeth. He's certainly sinking her to the ground with immense pressure but she's not fazed at all. Dan hastily swung his arm downward. With that gesture, the crater that's surrounding the woman even got much bigger. And yet she's still immovable! Dan's glare intensified. This woman..!

Asta sighed as she temporarily close her eyes while lowering her head. Umayos siya ng tayo at ang kaniyang mga kamay ay nasa magkabilang bewang niya habang siya'y bumubuntong hininga. She then lifted her gaze while still under that powerful force. She crossed her arms over her chest as she look seriously at the pissed off boy.

"Being a prodigy is meaningless," she raised her leg straight up as her arms remained crossed. She then sharpened her eyes, "If you're facing a stronger foe."

She slammed her foot on the ground with immense force. Creating a very loud thud and sounds of breaking rocks. With one strike of her foot, the lot broke into pieces. Some debris lifted from the surface because of the force. Rocks bounced off the earth because of the impact.

The whole lot was destroyed just by her brute strength alone.

Asta's eyes squinted at the stumbling enemy, "Prodigy? What the heck are you spouting about?" she smirked as two boys register in her mind. "You're just one ordinary Joe."

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Trois shoved Cast's huge sword to the side and was about to slam his hand on her face but Cast managed to move her head to the side. She tilted her sword, making its sharp blade face the side of Trois' body.

Akmang iwawasiwas na niya ito ngunit nanlaki ang kaniyang mga mata noong biglang hinawakan ng binata ang kaniyang buhok sa gilid ng kaniyang ulo. Cast already knew that her opponent is going to activate his excelium.