Chapter 434: I’m Here

His face was stone, but his aura? Livid.

His head snapped up, sharp like a blade unsheathed.

With swift precision, he grabbed the two people beside him, Nnenna to his left and Ava to his right, and pulled them down behind him, shielding them without a second thought.

Then he scanned the grounds, eyes sharp and searching. His senses expanded as he searched for even the slightest trace of movement, or intent.

But there was nothing.

No unusual presence. No fleeing figure. No suspicious aura.

The attacker, if there really was one, had either blended in too well or… was still here, watching.

By then, Jana had already turned her face away, shrinking her presence as much as possible. Her heartbeat thundered in her chest, but she forced herself to appear calm. She blended into the background, just another silent student amidst the tense crowd.

Arthur, now in full alert mode, didn’t even glance her way.

His thoughts were focused elsewhere, on potential assassins, not students.

He swept his eyes across the entire training field, his sharp gaze moving over every face, every shadow, every building in the distance. His senses were trained for war, not schoolyard drama.

From his perspective, if someone had planned to assassinate a student, especially under his watch, it wouldn’t have been one of his own students. That would be too foolish.

They had all been in the academy for nearly two months now. If anyone among them had ill intentions, they would have struck earlier, when suspicion was low and everyone was still strangers.

But now? This felt too deliberate… too precise.

his intense scrutiny, nothing stood out. No flickers of movement. No fleeing figure. Everything

Too normal.

his gaze landed

her bow slack in her hand. Her wide eyes were still filled with lingering fear, and something else… awe. The aftershock of a near death experience clung to her like a second

expression softened, ever so slightly. Just for

he said quietly,

low, yet it carried strength. Like a protective

slowly, trying to steady

would act if things went south. But despite its power,

had saved her before the system could

still looked shaken. Whispers had started to

her fear, Nnenna couldn’t stop the awe slowly creeping into

did he catch that arrow without

thick wood now lying useless on the ground. And

It didn’t even look strained. Was this the kind of power Omniora Academy could shape someone into? Could she… become like that too?

spark

before she could

blinked, caught off

more reassurance, more

vanished. In its place was

were surrounded by students. He forgot he was supposed to keep his cold and distant mask on. His lips curved, slowly,

it wasn’t just any

warm. Real. The kind of smile no one had ever seen

widened

He smiled?

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