"Wha—!" Stella was dumbfounded as she became hot-headed again. "What are you doing?"
She hurriedly chased after him while gritting her teeth.
It might look like he was running away, but Noel knew Stella's personality. So, instead of letting her become comfortable with her serious mode, he would prefer to fight her in this state since she was easier to manipulate.
Noel looped around a tree to use it as a shield.
"Do you think I will fall for this trick? I know you're going to use this tree as your shield to launch a sneak attack. All I have to do is to slice it through!" Stella smirked and waved her sword, striking the tree.
*Clink!*
"!!!" Stella widened her eyes when she heard the clicking sound. She looked at the tree and realized it was only half-cut. In other words, she couldn't penetrate the tree with that swing.
"What? Although Stella hasn't used her full power, she shouldn't have any problem cutting a tree!" Zion gasped.
