OLD-WORLD EXTRA

Chapter 333: Elijah Vs Sofia II

Chapter 333: Elijah Vs Sofia II

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Following her words was a burst of Aether that congregated towards her gun, whose muzzle pointed towards Elijah's head.

The boy in her sights didn't stop his advance, not even hesitating a fraction of a second as he uttered:

"Grim Veil."

Which caused his aura to change at once. Death enveloped him in its embrace and blurred his soul, causing his body to conjure a veil that hid it.

Now that his movements could not be easily predicted, Sofia had to guess where he would go based on what she knew about his fighting style and the current situation.

She aimed to the left, judging that was where he would go because of his momentum, and finally allowed the bullet to leave its chamber.

Bang!

But just as her gunshot rang out...

Crack!

The chain snapped.

Boom!

And the Aether-filled bullet took but a moment to reach Elijah, causing dust to fill the air and debris to form.

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Unexpectedly, not a cry was heard.

...Did the Reaper die instantly?

The students turned to their professor for an answer, but he didn't need to speak as said answer came a moment later.

A human-sized scythe cut through the cloud of dust, heading straight towards Sofia.

Her smile faltered, knowing that the attack was undodgeable, but she didn't give up, putting her weapon in front of her to block the attack.

The scythe cut through her weapon, but it wasn't as easy as a knife through butter, it slowed down, which allowed her augmented suit to protect her from the rest, causing it to bounce off after almost depleting the force shield at once.

Whoosh!

Elijah wasn't waiting however, he was already upon her, swinging both his daggers down at her now reappearing body.

She stepped back, dodging the blow, and kicked out with her right foot, aiming at his kidney. He jumped over her leg and shouted:

"Distant Grasp!"

A chain spurted out of his stomach and immediately wrapped itself around her left leg.

Just as her right leg returned to the ground, he pulled the chain, causing her to lightly stumble, her other leg fighting to keep her balanced.

But without giving her a chance to adjust, he whispered:

"Spectral Scythe."

His veil vanished, his body appeared once more, and a scythe materialized in his hands.

He swung it down, her right hand rose... and everything stopped.

Emir interfered.

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Silence.

Neither of the two even saw him move, and now... he was standing between them.

One of his hands held the Reaper's scythe while the other stopped Sofia's right hand from moving.

"Good job, you two."

Sighing, Sofia stood up straight while dusting herself off, a small pistol showing itself in her semi-clutched right hand.

Elijah's eyes widened as he noticed it. Seconds ago, he thought that the reason why Emir stopped them was because it was obviously his win... but apparently not.

Sofia was about to shoot through him as his scythe would cut her in half. Or her bullet might've reached him first, giving her a moment to escape, severely injured but alive.

It could've gone either way or so they thought. Unable to come to a definite conclusion.

The two eyed each other for a while, then looked at their professor, wishing for his decision to be stated.

"Thank you, Professor Emir!"

"Thank you, Sir!"

He nodded, understanding what they were silently begging him for.

But before that, he wanted to explain what happened, give those watching the appetizer before the main meal.

Looking at Sofia, he said:

"You see when you shot at him, he used his scythe to push himself off the ground while still appearing to be on it because of the veil, so he tricked you into shooting his weapon. It's also why the chain snapped, the kid can't handle using more than two abilities at once. As for the scythe hitting you while you were still invis, don't forget that once a bullet exits the gun's chamber, it loses invisibility, showing its trajection and announcing your position."

Then looking at Elijah he said:

"After seeing your scythe, she decided to trick you, making you think that she had no weapon for her abilities. She used the kick to distract you from noticing her getting that tiny pistol out. So while you might've killed her or seriously injured her, she could've done the same to

you too... but you both know this already."

Emir turned around and scanned the class; after a second, he stated:

"With that said... Elijah wins!"

The crowd erupted.

"Sofia lost?!"

"Against that freak?"

"How?"

"You think he made a mistake?"

"No way, he's not the type to play favorites."

"But maybe he... dislikes her? I dunno."

"The ice queen? No way mate."

"Shut your trap with that cringe shit!... But yeah, I can't believe it too."

"What?! Titles are cool!"

'Necessary as well, but go off.'

Emir silently commented while listening to the commotion.

Even the 'named' couldn't keep themselves silent.

"Sofia lost, huh..."

Ava was in shock, while the girl next to her, Aria, was almost jumping in place, happy that her childhood slave, now friend, won against the always-praised genius.

The main character of Emir's 'favorite' novel, Arthur, wasn't really shocked about the

outcome, as he was still struggling to wrap his head around what happened, his brain

processing at maximum capacity.

Everything happened quick-too quick.

Not even ten seconds have passed since the fight started.

[Looks like Sofia was right, ten seconds were enough for the fight to conclude.]

Emir took his eyes off Arthur and turned back to Sofia, who showed a defeated expression, one

filled with rage.

Behind her was Lyra, a hologram of her, only visible to him, showing quite a contrasting

expression.

He matched her smile and telepathically replied:

[True... I just hope this doesn't result in some backlash.]

Sofia saw his gaze and smile, which she read as a pitiful one, causing her to feel more shame,

and fueling her frustration even further.

[It won't, her pride won't allow it.]

Snickering, he looked away and scanned the crowd of whispering students once again,

ignoring the ever-so-rising vexation of the so-called ice queen.

[We'll see.] "Next up, Ava and Aria, come to the second platform. Try to keep up with the top two, yeah?

Don't disappoint me."

"Yes, professor Emir!"

Sofia huffed and puffed on her way down, with Elijah trailing behind her, showing a face of disappointment similar to hers, only without anger.

It looked like he wasn't satisfied with his win today, he wanted it to be uncontested, absolute.

Emir picked up on what his little brother was feeling, but he wasn't about to coddle him. He intended to let that feeling of his simmer a little, fan the flames inside until the fire returned

stronger than ever.

Elijah's motivation had been decreasing recently, and after getting first place, it was almost

snuffed out.

The ever-so-kind big brother had something planned to motivate his 'little bro' but it appeared that this was enough, his flames were reignited completely.

Surpassing Lyra's calculations, his rival Sofia looked to be more than adequate.

His existence switched things up quite a bit.

"I'm only a healer so do take it easy."

Ava said teasingly while stepping onto the platform with an assault rifle strapped to her body,

taking Emir's attention away from his thoughts.

"Excuses already? This'll be easier than I thought."

Aria matched her energy, standing opposite her with a staff in hand.

Her staff was very different from Jake's bladed staff, for she had one made of wood instead of

metal, complementing her Nature element, even more so with the roots spurting out of it from top to bottom, creating a captivating look.

And yes, her element complemented her personality quite well. She was a fair Tsundere, a walking natural disaster that 'attacks' all those around her, no matter who they may be.

"Heh~ Bring it on twin tails."

Those rude words brought the 'natural disaster' to her peak state, an eruption imminent.

With eyes that screamed extreme annoyance, her gaze landed on Emir, silently requesting

permission.

He obliged: "Begin!"