Chương 14: Chapter 13: The Lotus Watches

The academy training grounds buzzed with activity. Combat rankings approached. Everyone wanted to improve. Including Siena. The Lotus Saint practiced alone beneath a waterfall. Vines twisted around her. Nature energy flowed gracefully through the air. She was beautiful. Powerful. Untouchable. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. Yet her thoughts remained elsewhere. Rayan. Again. Something about him bothered her. Not negatively. Curiously. He had changed too quickly.

Too dramatically. No ordinary awakening could explain it. A voice interrupted her thoughts.

"You like him." Siena nearly launched a vine through her friend's face.

"No." The girl laughed.

"Sure."

"I don't."

"You absolutely do." Siena sighed.

"I am curious." The girl smirked.

"Worse." Before Siena could respond— A scream echoed through the academy. Students turned. Teachers reacted instantly. A massive beast had appeared. A six-meter-tall Ironfang Wolf. It shouldn't have been there. The academy's barriers should have stopped it. Yet somehow— The monster had entered. Chaos erupted. Students ran. Guards moved. The wolf roared. And charged directly toward a group of first-years. They would never survive. Then— Someone stepped forward. Rayan. To Be Continue....