"Hiiii!!" Sisi let out a tiny squeak of terror and dove behind Brenda.
"Ahhh!" The healers pressed themselves against the walls.
Brenda, who had faced S-Class monsters without flinching, felt her knees go weak. Even Ragnora, who knew that Cassius would never hurt her, could not stop her hand from trembling.
Cassius looked at them for a moment. Then he turned and continued toward the door.
The guards in the hallway parted before him like water before a stone.
None of them dared to meet his eyes. One young soldier's legs literally gave out, and he had to grab the wall to keep from collapsing.
And then Cassius was gone.
The silence he left behind was deafening.
"What...what was that?" Sisi's voice came out as a tiny, terrified whisper. "What was that gaze? Just one look, and I felt like my entire body had turned to stone!"
Brenda was breathing hard, one hand braced against the wall.
"I've stared down death itself. But that...I've never felt anything like that before."
