A dark light flashed in her hand. April shrank back slightly, but finally mustered her courage and pointed her finger forward.
A faint trail of black mist spread through the air and then silently drifted down onto Pedro's cheek.
Pedro, completely unaware, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his cheek. When he instinctively rubbed it with his fingers, he realized that the small wound that had been cut by the sword was now completely smooth.
It was just a small wound to begin with, and he didn't really care about it, but...
Pedro was about to lower his hand when he caught a glimpse of the witch standing behind him, still standing there dumbfounded!
"Why haven't you left yet?!" Even though he was still keeping a close eye on the giant wolf's every move just in case, his brows were already furrowed deeply, and his displeasure was evident on his face. "Didn't you hear what I said?! Step back!"
His tone was noticeably harsher than before.
“I said…” Despite this, April, who was standing behind him, was not intimidated. Instead, she boldly spoke up, “Don’t you think it’s friendly?”
As she spoke, she tremblingly reached out from Pedro's ear and pointed to the giant wolf that had been sitting obediently in place all this time, trying to prove to him that what she said was true.
Upon hearing this, Pedro immediately scoffed.
What is this witch talking about?! How could a giant wolf in front of us possibly be friendly?
Without even thinking, he was about to retort, "You're mistaken! How could it be..."
Wait—what did he see?
The rest of his words abruptly disappeared from his lips.
Pedro's gaze visibly shifted from wariness to utter astonishment.
To be honest, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
The giant wolf, originally a ferocious and menacing creature, exuding an aura of power and a sense of impending doom even while seated, vanished before his eyes after April's words…
It was still the same wolf, but in that instant, its previous imposing aura vanished, leaving only a sense of... docility.
When the word "well-behaved," which had absolutely nothing to do with giant wolves, popped into his mind, Pedro finally couldn't help but rub his eyes.
However, things were not as they had been before. The giant wolf's aura changed in an instant, and it still exuded an air of "docility".
What exactly happened?
A bewildered Pedro's gaze drifted to Bass. Only then did he realize that not only was there a witch behind him preventing him from swinging his sword, but Xu Ling was also standing behind Bass, doing the same thing to stop Bass's greatsword from attacking the giant wolf.
so--
"So, what Xu Ling wanted to tell you just now is that we know this giant wolf, and it's one of us!" At this moment, the witch's not-so-loud explanation came from behind him.
Finally, I managed to say those words!
The weight on her heart finally lifted at that moment, and April couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Even without her saying anything, it was obvious that she was extremely nervous.
Even though she was so nervous, she had no choice but to do it!
Why is it that every time Xu Ling tries to explain to them, they ruthlessly interrupt her?
Because Xu Ling didn't have a chance to speak, she had no choice but to hand over the task to her.
To be honest, when Xu Ling quietly told her to stop Pedro, her body's instinctive reaction at that moment was a clear rejection from the inside out.
She has never done anything like this before... no, she has never said anything like this to someone she doesn't know very well!
Before she could even refuse, seeing that a major battle was about to break out, Xu Ling immediately pushed her impatiently, "Quick, go stop Pedro, I'm closer to Bass, I'll stop him!"
The last word had barely reached her ears when, in the next second, she saw Xu Ling arrive behind Bass with unprecedented speed, and at the same time, a gentle force swept towards her.
—She arrived behind Pedro in an instant at the same speed!
Even now, April hadn't quite come to her senses, but she saw Pedro raise his longsword...
The next instant, she intervened without hesitation.
Of course, although April's move was somewhat reckless, she quickly made a correction when she saw the sword pointing towards Pedro's cheek.
Otherwise, at such close range and under such sudden circumstances, how could Pedro have only suffered such minor injuries?
April's explanation wasn't loud, but it still reached Bass's ears. Compared to Pedro's still suspicious stance with his sword raised, Bass didn't need anyone to stop him; he had already obediently lowered his greatsword.
"You should have said so earlier!" The greatsword slammed into the ground with a thud, kicking up some dirt. The boy ignored it, casually leaning against the greatsword, his expression instantly lightening, the grim look from before completely gone. "Thank goodness, thank goodness~"
That was really fortunate!
I thought I was going to die before I even got started—I hadn't even left the academy gates, and my life was already over...
Hmm...right! They're still in the academy, how could they be in danger!
Bass finally realized this belatedly!
Even though he had put down the greatsword long ago, the fact that he hadn't put it back yet proved that he didn't truly feel the crisis was over.
Only now that he was certain he was still in the academy did he truly feel at ease.
He immediately put away the greatsword he had been leaning on, stood up straight, clapped his hands, then crossed his arms and walked curiously toward Fier.
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