The Veilwalker
Chapter 117 Alone (2)
The flame wall Ross created wasn''t meant to attack, but to act as a cover for him to escape the encirclement. He did not have time to worry about the others who would be caught up in the flames'' path.
Once the flame wall spread out to cover his figure from the approaching void creatures, he ran towards it himself. Since the ability was powered by his mana, he was immune to the flames.
Furthermore, as a fire user, he inherently develops resistance to high heat. With this, he disappeared into the flame wall that drew closer and closer to the void creatures.
Naturally, the creatures weren''t going to blaze right through the wall of flames. They promptly evaded the flame wall once it got close to them.
Some flew higher, others backed away and the rest unleashed their own attacks that clashed with the flame wall.
BOOOM!
The clash produced a loud explosion that added to the already ongoing explosions around. However, Ross had gotten the chance he wanted. He ran in the direction of the void creatures that floated higher, creating a space for him to escape.
WHOOOSH!
His figure sped out of the flame wall with his body covered in the same flames. He was like a malevolent fiery god that came from the fiery depths of hell, his eyes lit up in fury.
As soon as the void creatures noticed his running figure, they turned around and went after him. Ross didn''t have time to worry about the coming void creatures as the path he was moving towards had a bunch of students fighting void creatures.
''I don''t have time to waste on fighting, but I doubt these damn creatures will allow me to pass freely.''
"Watch out!"
From the time he warned those students of the approaching void creatures to his leap into the air, not more than 3 seconds had elapsed. It all happened so fast...
BOOOOOOOOOM!
The fireball reached the ground and unleashed its contained power. The entire space shook violently as the flames from the explosion incinerated the void creatures in its path and the shockwave sent the rest flying at high speeds.
"Fuck you!"
"Are you crazy? Can''t you see us around?!"
The students who were affected by his attack cussed him from their place on the ground. If they hadn''t abandoned whatever they were doing to get out of his path of the fire, they would have died, and some even had their armour damaged.
This caused them to break cold sweat on their backs. Some were angry at his actions and were ready to give Ross a piece of their mind when he reached the ground.
In one move, Ross had eliminated more than 20 void creatures. The shockwaves had injured some and the observant students didn''t miss this opportunity and killed them.
Once the explosion subsided and Ross touched the ground, the students who had a bit of leeway went towards him.
"Hey, asshole, watch where you unleash your abilities. You could have killed somebody." A male student rebuked, teeming with unrepressed anger.
Ross was not paying attention to the student''s outburst as he was trying to catch his breath when he heard someone call his name.
"Hey Ross, you could have given us a warning you know?" One of them who Ross recognized as Philip Lasmid from his class spoke. While he was also a bit upset, once he recognized the person, his anger dissipated as Ross was a person he respected.
"Huh? You know him?" The angry student asked. "Yeah, he''s my classmate and a close friend of Alexander Gray," Philip replied with a wry smile.