When the two eyes met, Leon's heart started to tighten in pain as he felt that his soul was being shaken upon eye contact. The hair all over his body stood up, and his calmed breath turned erratically. However, the guardian stood still, observing not only Leon but also the other dumbstruck students who couldn't even lift their gaze to stare at the guardian's eyes straight.
A tense, silent atmosphere began to invade the battlefield as the sun, who became a witness, saw the clash between the future Savior in the story and his first challenge.
Leon tried to ease his body, puffing his chest out to fill his lungs, but in that single moment, the figure of the guardian disappeared from his sight, and his body shuddered as the tingling fear that assaulted his spine came from behind him. Then, he reflexively turned his back, seeing the guardian raised his right leg up before stomping it to the ground.
