Revenna took deep breaths as she glanced at the figure of Max frozen in ice before her. She had never expected that she would have to use all her cards against someone at the level 7 of Apprentice Rank.
Moreover, she was even forced to use one of her last resorts, a technique she had never anticipated using in the temple. Her master, the Witch of the North, had taught her that technique only for critical situations, but now she was compelled to use it against a level 7 Apprentice Rank genius.
'Master, forgive me,' Revenna thought as she stood up and walked towards Max, intending to finish him.
But she hadn't walked far when her steps faltered, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
The ice statue of Max—a result of her Absolute Zero—was melting. Slowly at first, then rapidly, water cascading down in rivulets.
