"By the covenant of flame, I summon the dragon's breath. Burn all to cinders!"
"Gaia, mother of might, lends me the force to shatter mountains!"
"From cloud to core, let my fury be lightning made flesh!"
…
All the bullies cast their spells once again.
But…
Fwoosh!
Just like before, all those attacks were erased from reality before they had a chance to enter Evelyn's 2 meter zone.
By the same spell.
And the villainess was still the same, cold, indifferent, not looking tired at all.
This was truly a great humiliation for these arrogant nobles.
Their magic was not erased once, but twice.
However, they actually felt more anxious and confused than humiliated.
"Impossible!"
The bullies started shouting.
"Nonsense!"
"How could a scenario repeat itself twice?!"
Ignoring the curses, the villainess still stood in the center, not moving a single step from the beginning until now.
She glanced at the bullies, quite satisfied with their reaction.
"If your turn is over, then it's my turn."
Without waiting for a response from the enemies, Evelyn continued:
"Let the earth answer with fury. Pillar of Judgment, rise."
From underground, a stalactite rose, piercing the chest, piercing the heart of the nearest one.
Causing that person to die instantly.
"..."
For a brief moment, time seemed to stop.
The air froze.
The noise seemed to evaporate from this world.
No one moved, everyone was shocked.
And exactly 1 second later, everything exploded with the screams of the bullies.
"Damn it!"
"Someone died!"
"That bitch actually killed someone!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Help!"
Even in their dreams, they couldn't imagine that Evelyn would actually kill someone.
The bullies had come here with such a mentality.
And now, the truth was like a slap in the face to them.
Even Sarah, the leader, had to try very hard not to fall down from trembling.
A murder had happened.
And those born with silver spoons like them had never actually witnessed someone being murdered.
So, as a natural reaction, most of them started running away, while the rest were too shocked to do anything else.
But of course, the villainess would never forgive them.
She continued:
"From cloud to core, let my fury be lightning made flesh."
Divine punishment.
The sky was angry, and without hesitation sent down 3 lightning bolts, killing 3 others instantly.
"Rain from the heavens, flood from the abyss, cleanse or destroy."
2 people died.
"Zephyr whisper, storm cry, bring down the storm's decree."
4 people fell.
"Shards of eternity, pierce their souls, Cryo Lance."
8 people passed away.
The battle continued.
And the number of lives decreased at a dizzying speed.
Originally, this was predicted to be a difficult, fierce, and epic battle.
After all, it was difficult for a genius to fight more than 30 mages at the same time.
But the truth proved otherwise.
Ever since the battle began, Evelyn had not shown a single wound.
Meanwhile, her opponents were continuously decreasing.
This was a one-sided massacre.
Something that no genius could do.
It was obvious.
The villainess was not a genius, nor was she a great genius.
She was an existence that was more than that.
Worthy of the word "Supreme".
***
Just like that, after a little over a minute, the battle finally came to an end.
All the bullies had been killed by Evelyn herself, and by her alone.
Blood was everywhere, creating a scene that was no different from hell.
The scent of it mixed with the air, making even the flies feel disgusted.
The desperate screams were no longer there.
Now, the battlefield was left with only the villainess… and Sarah.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Step by step, Evelyn closed the distance between her and the leader, who was huddled in fear.
Her face was pale, bloodless.
Her teeth chattered continuously, forming unpleasant noises.
It was as if she had just gone through hell.
…Well, technically, that was true.
"How does it feel? To face an enemy that you have no chance of winning against?"
She looked down at Sarah.
It was the look of the top of the food chain looking at its prey.
"Despair? Fear? Worry? Anger? Regret?"
"..."
"That's what I go through every day. And you've only been through one night and you're already like this?"
"..."
"Pathetic."
"Bitch…" Sarah muttered.
"What? Say it out loud."
"You're a demon…"
"You guys are the ones who deserve to be called demons. I'm just a slightly special human."
"You killed everyone…"
"Stupid. It's called self-defense."
Evelyn curled her lips.
"I will kill you… I will kill you… I will kill you…" Sarah repeated that sentence over and over like a curse.
What happened today had left her with a deep psychological trauma.
"Do it if you can."
"You won't be able to get away with it. You're dead for sure, bitch. The crime scene was so clear…"
"…"
The villainess didn't care too much about this.
After all, she just needed to ask Kael to clean up the mess.
Evelyn was waiting.
Waiting for that moment to come.
"Everything will be fine if I kill you, Sarah."
"…Huh?"
The leader slowly raised her head, only to see the villainess's expressionless face.
Her eyes contained only one emotion:
Fear.
Evelyn wasn't joking.
She would definitely kill Sarah right away.
"No! I won't let you do that!"
Having been pent up for so long, with all her emotions, Sarah screamed, then stood up.
"Die, bitch!"
"..."
"Flames of wrath, gather at my palm and unleash your searing judgment!"
A fireball flew towards Evelyn.
She could have dodged it, but chose not to.
She stood still, only slightly curling her lips.
Her goal had finally been achieved.
Boom!
The villainess took the fireball, but did not cry out or anything.
The truth was that she felt pain and burning, but mostly she felt satisfied that her goal had been achieved.
Evelyn had successfully forced Sarah to attack her with magic.
This pain was worth it.
"Arghhhhhhhhh! Help!"
Like a miserable dog, the leader ran far away without looking back.
The villainess had no intention of chasing after her.
Everything was going according to her plan.
Death for the leader was too light.
She needed to be punished more severely.
And everything Evelyn had done from the beginning until now was to serve this plan.
"Very good."
***
"Sigh."
The villainess had used up too much strength and stamina.
In this battle, she had continuously used high-level magic, and then had to take another attack from Sarah.
Her body was aching.
It was extremely difficult to move.
Now, she had truly become useless.
But it didn't matter, because Kael was nearby.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed.
"Hmm?" Evelyn raised her eyebrows.
Something was wrong.
Those weren't Kael's footsteps.
It sounded like…
'…Don't tell me.'
A terrible thought flashed through her mind.
With all her remaining strength, she turned towards the source.
'For real…?'
That thought had become reality.
The owner of those footsteps wasn't Kael, but a monster, a Tower Creature!
And the distance between it and her was narrowing at a speed that couldn't be followed by the naked eye.
Evelyn couldn't move, so dodging was completely impossible.
And if she didn't do something, she would definitely die.
But what could she do in this situation?
Nothing.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
"This is going to hurt."
She closed her eyes.
…
…
"Be careful, Evelyn!"
The moment the villain's body was less than a meter away from the Tower Creature, a hand grabbed her collar, and pulled her out of its path.
She was saved by the skin of her teeth.
A miracle had happened.
A miracle created by a human.
Moreover, it was someone she knew very well.
Just like the first time they met.
Just like that time, when Evelyn was in the most dangerous situation.
Kael had appeared, and saved her.