CHAPTER 168: 168 OMNI MARTIAL.

Jin stood stiffened, seeing Lucya’s figure dashed and dove into his chest, wrapping her arms around his back tight.

He shrugged and placed a hand on her head, patting it tenderly.

"It’s okay, you can do it".

Lucya didn’t reply, rubbing her forehead on his chest, seeking his warmth and comfortable smell.

A moment seems lapsed for eternity, but ultimately short. Lucya reluctantly separated.

Her lowered gazes stare right into Jin’s emerald eyes, which reflect her hardened expression.

"I’m going, darling".

Both stepped back, and Lucya walked toward the stage and was welcomed by a thunderous cheer from the crowds.

The arena shook with excitement, but the princess was still. Her sharp blue eyes were focused on the opponent before her.

Both stood dozens of meters from each other, and their gazes flickered with intense heat.

The Colosseum held its breath.

Then, Selene’s cheerful voice broke the calm as she rose from her seat, pointing to the clear sky above.

"Let’s not waste time and the second round third match begins".

Cheers erupted, and both student’s and spectators’ gazes went toward the middle, watching the two girls.

Lucya’s eyes narrowed, and then she exhaled sharply while rolling her stiff shoulders.

The anxiety and burden she held within herself suddenly weighed her down in the chest.

Internally, Lucya knew it too well; what Jin told her and the other was genuine.

However, her pride as a woman after seeing the other matches, especially Silvia. It lit a flame inside her heart.

The easy Silvia handled her opponent with calm and grace, as if almost the queen of the world.

Although Lucya was a princess herself, she felt nearly enraptured by Silvia’s fighting figure.

’I can’t beat the first wife candidates, but at least’.

A fearless smile tugged her lips; she raised her right palm ahead and summoned her exclusive power.

’I can stand next to her as the woman who wanted to support him’.

A magic circle with six angels emerged on her palm; each nook was lit by various colors, the same as elemental magic.

In the middle of it, a translucent mana vibrated viciously, telling Lucya not to forget about itself.

"Hey?".

Selka’s clear and deep voice broke Lucya from her daze.

Lucya stared ahead, watching the red-haired girl’s mouth agape, seeming to hesitate.

"What is it?". Lucya tilted her head, but her eyes never left her opponent for a second.

"How was his condition?".

Her brows furrowed, pondering about the sudden question the opponent threw at her.

’His? Oh, Is she worried about Allen’s condition?’.

Lucya shook her head and spoke.

"Allen is fine, he is present in the tunnel currently watching our current match".

"I see".

The girl before she exhaled sharply, her stiff shoulder slumped downward as if a weight had been lifted.

With a twirl from her hand, the wind around her roared.

Mana started to pulsate around Selka’s body, and with a huge swing, the hammer struck the ground, causing cracks and dust to ripple through the air.

Lucya’s eyes narrowed, feeling an intense heat searing her delicate skin. Her throat was sore because of the hot air she inhaled.

From Selka’s body, flames burst forth like magma. It turned the entire ground into scorching lava.

A wave of shimmering heat hit Lucya like a hot summer.

However, the light in her eyes shone brighter. Lucya slammed the magic circle Hexa into her chest, and it dissipated into her own.

"...I can’t play around with this. Jin is watching me".

Lucya’s body glowed in seven colors, integrated like a rainbow. It was like a multi-elemental halo, divine yet dangerous.

[Omni Elemental Enhancement activated]

The light dimmed as it conjured into a thin layer of protection on her skin.

Lucya shifted her feet, preparing her stance.

"I’m ready". Lucya’s voice was soft, but Selka gulped in tension.

’She is a mage, right? Then, why?’. Selka glared at the spectator seat, but her eyes widened to see Selene’s mouth hanging open in shock. ’...She didn’t know this either?’.

As Selka focused her attention on Lucya, the princess extended her right palm forward and pushed her fingers upward in a challenging gesture.

The red-haired girl stiffened before revealing her white canines. "Let’s do this, Lucya".

Selka surged forward like a meteor; each stomp cracked the ground beneath. A massive hammer spun in her hands, leaving a trail of embers as she swung it with great force.

*Boom!

The entire ground of the arena cracked while exhaling a breath of fire upward from the crack.

For a second, the crowds thought that a disaster had struck the Colosseum. The dizziness still blurred their vision.

"Too bad it misses".

A clear voice like an autumn wind echoed above, and when all eyes turned to the source, they saw Lucya lunged downward like a green arrow.

She twisted midair and brought down her heel, and Selka blocked it with her arm.

Both clashes sent a shockwave that blew the atmosphere around. From under, Lucya could hear a mocking tone.

"A girl shouldn’t raise their feet wide. Its shameless".

Selka pushed Lucya with her raw power, making the princess fly backward while spinning in midair and landing a few meters between her.

Lucya stuck her tongue and responded with her usual playful counter.

"Too bad, I already prepared it beforehand and wore short pants underneath".

"Is that so?".

Selka rushed forward, gripping the hammer shaft tightly.

Lucya faced the attack directly; her blue eyes saw the hammer draw a large diagonal arc from her upper left.

’I can see it [Wind step]’.

A green aura dominated the multi-aura around her body, enhancing her basic abilities like a wind aptitude, swift and freed from any restraint.

She shifted her body, dodging the hammer with minimal movement.

Although she only learned it for months. Lucya’s basic motor skills and reflexes had already pushed her into the realm of advanced mastery.

It was also thanks to her habit at home that she didn’t abandon the physical training her family provided to her as a princess of a country.

Lucya saw a bit of impatience in the swing as she slid forward, moving like a stream as she ducked over the hammer.

’Rock skin’.

Her body glowed brown, increasing the defensive ability of her current body. ’She’s hot but...’.

From her opened palm, blue mist gathered as it turned into solid ice, coating her palm skin.

"You need to cool your body for a bit".

With earth elemental enhancement and ice magic, Lucya thrust her palm and dug into Selka’s abdomen, lifting the red-haired girl from the ground.

Selka flew straight until she slammed into the arena wall.

The two powers, from a combined spell and her martial power, further evolved the girl name Lucya into the realm of abnormalities. Almost nearing the level of Jin and Silvia.

"Haa, haa, ".

Lucya’s breath turned erratic, a testament to how draining the technique was.

’Did I succeeded?’.

After the dust covering Selka’s figure settled, a brilliant flame erupted. Its ferocious fire coiled around her limbs and hammers like a ragging serpent.

"Not bad, but". Selka vanished from her place.

"...You picked the wrong opponent".

Lucya’s eyes narrowed, and a chill crawled down her back as she instinctively twisted her body and raised her arm to her face.

’Rock skin, Wind barrier’.

While a brown and green aura shone around her skin, Lucya lightly jumped from the ground.

’Guhk!’. Lucya screamed internally, receiving a blow that slammed her like a mountain.

Lucya flew until she crashed into the wall. Smoke billowed, but thanks to her intuition, she barely avoided a fatal hit.

She rose while coughing blood. Her expression twisted in anguish, feeling a throbbing pain that numbed half of her body.

Her blue eyes bulged, nearly popping out from her skull.

’Is it broken?’.

Lucya gritted her teeth; her left hand was limp. She couldn’t muster a bit of strength.

However, she recovered faster, and her body glowed in a golden halo.

’High heal’.

She cast an advanced healing magic.

Like a rewinding time, her dislocated joint mended by itself, followed by an unnerving crack that resounded in her brain.

It was horrifying and painful, but Lucya endured it.

Lucya stood up at the same time the dust cleared out.

In front of her, Selka’s blazing eyes incited the princes to gnash her teeth, with a vein throbbing on her temple.

’Okay, that’s it. You want violence, then let’s do it’.

Lucya prepared her stance; both palms opened in a red and blue glow.

Cold sweat drenched her back, barely holding the mental strain from the usage of multiple elemental applications.

A green aura flared around her body, enhancing her speed to its limit. The glow from her palm intensified before it shrank into a tiny pebble.

They simultaneously gaze at each other and disappear from the scene.

Lucya rushed forward, and so did Selka, both deciding to clash head-on brutally.

A green magic circle appeared beneath Lucya’s feet as she jumped to the side, dodging the hammer that grazed her golden hair a bit.

However, that was all a trivial matter for her. Lucya stayed in midair, sideways, because of her airwalk spell.

"Compound magic". Lucya roared as she slammed both palms together, letting a shattering sound from the two compressed elements.

"Mist Veil".

The atmosphere around the arena dampened as moisture erupted like a fog covering the two girls.

A green shadow ascended the skies; her hand stretched like holding a bow.

"Eat this, Lightning Javelin!".

Orange light crackled around her skin. A long spear emerged from her hand, born from lightning and destruction, and shot downward like a meteor.

Once, the lightning was swallowed by the mist. The Colosseum exploded in a blinding flash—steam billowed and crackled with thunderous hiss.

A deafening scream shook the arena with intense horror.

"Aaaaakkhhh".

Blood drained from the spectator’s expressions.