"Tch—finally."
Astron exhaled, his stance shifting lower, more defensive.
But Julia wasn’t slowing down.
With every step forward, her attacks came harder, sharper, heavier.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
He was still matching her pace.
But no longer blocking everything.
Her blade was cutting through.
And at this rate?
She was going to bring him down.
Julia’s strikes didn’t stop.
Her blade carved through the air, relentless, forcing Astron further back. Step by step, her blue eyes tracked his every movement, reading his reactions, adjusting—tightening the noose.
And then—
She sensed it.
The wall.
Her smirk widened.
"That’s it, huh?" she exhaled, slowing her swings just slightly, enough to speak. "End of the line, Astron. You’ve got nowhere left to go."
Astron didn’t answer.
Didn’t even blink.
Julia tilted her head. "You might as well surrender. Your plan failed."
Still, he remained silent.
And then—
His hand twitched.
Something flashed.
Julia’s instincts flared. Danger.
Daggers.
Her body moved before her mind even fully registered it.
She twisted, her sword snapping up in a clean arc—
CLANG! The first dagger—deflected.
CLANG! The second—knocked aside.
CLANG! The third—sent spinning into the air.
Julia let out a sharp exhale, blue eyes narrowing. "That won’t stop me."
And then—
Her instincts screamed.
Something was behind the last dagger.
Her eyes widened—
BOOM!
A shockwave ripped through the corridor as a compact explosive sphere detonated midair.
Julia barely had a split second to react.
Her combat instincts—**her sheer, absurdly fast reflexes—**kicked in.
A barrier.
A thin, golden shield of condensed mana flashed into existence around her, just in time to absorb the worst of the explosion.
The force still slammed against her, pushing her back a few steps. Smoke and debris kicked up in the air, obscuring her vision.
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Through the haze—
Astron.
Already beside the window.
His purple eyes locked onto something.
And then—he clenched his fist.
Julia’s gaze snapped down.
The artifact—the one still lying on the floor where he had dropped it—
It moved.
It flew straight to his hand.
Her eyes widened. "Telekinesis? No…"
Mana threads.
A barely visible, ultra-thin connection of mana had been wrapped around the artifact from the moment he dropped it.
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And now?
He just reeled it back in.
Julia lunged—
But—
Too late.
Astron kicked off the window ledge, leaping into the open air.
Julia rushed forward, skidding to the edge—
Only to see him vanish below, dropping out of sight.
Gone.
She clicked her tongue, gripping the windowsill tightly.
"Damn it."
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