Chapter 218: Rhain VS Lyra
The moment Lyra's slender figure landed onto the arena floor, the atmosphere within the central plaza, which had already reached a boiling point, suddenly stilled.
For a brief moment, the hundred thousand spectators even forgot to breathe.
On one side stood the dark-robed youth who had single-handedly torn through every elite genius the Academy had to offer without breaking a sweat.
On the other stood the undisputed queen of Stormveil City's younger generation, a prodigy who was unrivaled since her birth.
Beyond the Academy's gates, the millions watching through the projection arrays were entirely electrified.
Streets were now packed shoulder to shoulder, bodies pressing against each other as they craned their necks upward toward the luminous screens.
Even the elderly and the children had been swept up in the collective frenzy, dragged outside by their families to witness what everyone instinctively understood was a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.
