Chapter 356 ·Reborn from the Flames，Pain！Too Painful！

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The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍more someone cared about status and identity the more damaging those words became，unable to endure it any longer the female instructor swung her Staff and a Flaming Arrow formed out of thin air，shooting at tremendous speed toward the girl who was still wiping down her weapon。

‘Clink ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍clink！’

The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍girl raised her weapon and knocked the arrow aside，the highly condensed arrow turned illusion into reality，scraping past the Metal Ring on her wrist before flying away。

“Stop！”

“Helen，you...”

Claudia flew into the arena，her beautiful eyes looking toward the girl，when she saw that her expression was somewhat vacant and a tiny crack had appeared on the Metal Ring around her wrist，her eyebrow immediately rose and she flashed back at an even faster speed than when she had arrived。

“Since this lady has already launched the first attack，I hereby announce that the final exchange match begins now！”

？

The female instructor had originally intended to continue after seeing that her attack had drawn no blood，but seeing Claudia impatiently announce that the two of them should fight instead caused the anger in her heart to subside considerably，while a question mark appeared in her mind。

When something abnormal happened there had to be something strange behind it。

Logically speaking there was no way Claudia could be unaware of her strength as a Level 9 High-level Mage，while the female student Helen was only at the early stage of Level 8，how could she possibly defeat her？

The difference between the two was equivalent to the difference between a 152 Field Gun and a Sten Submachine Gun。

‘Crack...’

The crack on the Metal Ring rapidly spread and finally shattered into several pieces that fell to the ground，Helen’s cold and vacant gaze gradually became lively，then became tinged with madness：“Goddess！”

Helen prostrated herself fully on the ground toward the Goddess Statue in the center of the academy from afar，her head striking the ground with repeated thuds。

The female instructor felt that she had been insulted：‘Hmph，idiot，stop acting crazy here。Get up and fight！’

As she spoke her Staff once again fired a Flaming Arrow，aimed directly at Helen who was kneeling on the ground and frantically kowtowing，the other party seemed completely unaware and neither dodged nor avoided it，the arrow pierced into her shoulder and caused the surrounding spectators watching the battle to cry out in alarm。

Claudia frowned，her fingers tightened around her Staff for a moment before relaxing again“Should be fine，the Dean sensed it and will be here soon。”

Her actions having been interrupted，the madness on Helen’s face transformed into fury，her pitch-black pupils seemed to have flames burning within them：“Blasphemers should all die！！！”

The fragments of the Metal Ring flashed with light and transformed into a small dagger that appeared in her hand，the two merged into one and turned into a streak of light charging toward the female instructor，with a ‘Clink！’ the dagger embedded deeply into the Magic Barrier maintained by the female instructor。

A trace of mockery flashed through the other party’s eyes，her Staff lowered slightly toward the ground：“Do you people only know these two moves？Flames of Hell！”

As the female instructor’s voice fell，the air around Helen condensed and pressed against her body，causing her to lean slightly as the ground beneath her feet sank，while a red Magic Array 1.5 meters in diameter lit up above her head。

As the Magic Array rapidly completed its combination and connection，an overwhelming torrent of magma poured down from the Magic Array，under the restraint of the Magic Array the magma stream rebounded upward after striking the ground，completely enveloping Helen on all sides。

Level 9 counted as the limit of mortals and also the pinnacle of ordinary Magic，so long as it was not an ultra-large Combination Spell，as long as there was enough Magical Power one basically only needed to point the Staff to produce whatever one wanted，Incantations could practically be ignored。

Regardless of her character the female instructor had capital to be proud of when it came to her attainments in Magic。

The faint gentle smile Claudia had worn all along quietly disappeared，and a sharp cold light flashed through her eyes as she looked at the female instructor。

Being wrapped in fluid at temperatures above 800°，even at the Church headquarters an injury like this would leave someone disfigured even if they did not die，for a girl this would be even harder to accept than death。

Although Helen...was not afraid of this，the female instructor definitely did not know that，which was enough to prove just how vicious the other party’s heart was，Claudia decided that as long as no one died later she would pretend she saw nothing。

Watching the Magic Array become enveloped in magma，the timid girls had already covered their ears and closed their eyes，afraid they would hear Helen’s miserable screams，but reality was completely different from what they imagined。

“Ha...haha uh、hiss hiss...”

The girl continuously washed by magma rapidly changed color under the high temperature，her skin、bones and flesh shriveling、blackening and carbonizing，yet she seemed to feel no pain and continued letting out crazed laughter，only after swallowing a mouthful of magma and scorching her windpipe did she finally quiet down，able only to make sounds like leaking air。

Even the female instructor felt her teeth ache watching this scene，utterly disgusted by it。

But very soon，a streak of golden light pierced through the flowing magma and emerged，immediately afterward endless dazzling golden radiance refracted outward and absorbed the magma into Helen’s body。

Her exposed carbonized skin regenerated at a speed incomprehensible to the eye，returning once again to its previous fair complexion，and the jawbone of the half-skeletal skull from before went clack clack as it regained the ability to produce sound：

“Holy！Holy！！Holy！！！”

A pair of wings of light formed from flames appeared behind Helen，and a double-edged longsword without a hilt emerged from her hand，slashing toward the stunned female instructor from the Royal Academy。

“Clang！”

The rigid Ice Barrier she had previously developed specifically to counter Saint Tia Academy’s preference for close combat was immediately cleaved open with a long gash，but it still blocked the strike。

The hand Helen used to hold the sword was likewise gripping the blade itself，before the female instructor had even suffered any injury her own hand was already dripping with blood，yet not only was there no pain on her face，she instead became even more delighted and crazed，raising the longsword and hacking wildly at the Barrier like a violent storm。

This utterly patternless assault threw the female instructor into a fluster as she had no idea how to counter it，after all even the one doing the slashing probably had no idea what she herself would do next，let alone her opponent~

During the blocking the Barrier was shattered，the blade brushed past the female instructor’s sleeve and cut it apart，the sharp aura scraping across her delicate skin and causing a tiny abrasion。

“Ah！！！”

An earth-shaking scream erupted from the female instructor’s mouth，and a giant dragon composed of magma flew out from her Staff and blasted Helen away。

The female instructor stood in place with both hands braced against her Staff，in the span of only a moment her Mage Robe had become soaked with sweat and clung tightly to her body，her originally fairly beautiful face now twitching，the pain causing even her muscles to spasm and tremble。

The people who had originally been dumbfounded after Helen was reborn from the flames vaguely guessed what was happening，and their gazes toward Helen were filled with horror。

They could not say anything else for certain，but Pain Transfer was freaking unmistakable，one of the most hated Negative Statuses on the Magic Continent。

“Ptooey！”

After directly enduring the impact of the Fire Dragon Helen casually spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood，her pair of flame-filled pupils staring fixedly at the female instructor，as the wings behind her flapped her injuries healed in the blink of an eye，aside from her damaged clothing exposing the skin over her chest there were no injuries whatsoever。

Actually after being baptized by the magma there had not been many scraps of cloth left on her body to begin with，the only reason she was not exposed was because Holy Light was holding everything in place，there was basically no difference from running around naked。

Retracting her wings she stepped barefoot onto the ground covered in broken stones，the sharp rubble quickly covered her feet in wounds。

But she seemed to greatly enjoy the process，the blood dripping onto the rubble emitted a faint golden radiance，and a pair of eyes grew from the tips of the wings behind her，emotionlessly staring at the female instructor。

Watching Helen walk toward her，the female instructor subconsciously took two steps backward，the Staff in her hand rising and lowering several times，as though she were considering whether or not she should release another Spell to attack。

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