Getting spoiled in a woman dominating world Chapter 48 48: Took a drastic turn [2]

Brandon barely had ti to breathe before the temperature in the room plumted.

The air around the ice-user shimred as she spread her arms wide, and jagged shards of ice, each as long as a dagger, began forming in a spiraling ring around her.

With a sharp flick of her wrist, the frozen projectiles shot toward him.

Brandon's muscles tensed.

Instead of dodging outright, he moved toward the attack.

FWOOSH!

He slipped between two of the ice shards, feeling the sharp chill pass within inches of his face.

Another ca straight for his chest, but he twisted his torso, letting it slice across his sleeve instead of hitting his flesh.

CRACK!

One shard hit the floor just behind him, embedding itself so deep into the tiles that it fractured the entire section.

The mont his feet touched the ground, Brandon pushed forward, closing the distance between him and the caster.

Huh? The ice-wielding woman's eyes widened in surprise.

She clearly didn't expect him to react that fast.

But she recovered quickly, pressing her palms together before thrusting them forward.

A massive wave of freezing mist erupted from her hands, a concentrated etheric blizzard designed to flash-freeze anything it touched.

Brandon's instincts scread at him... move the fuck!

He dropped to the floor in a roll, feeling the biting cold pass just above his back as he burst out of the mist from the side.

The ice-user barely had ti to register his movent before-

WHAM!

Brandon's fist slamd into her stomach.

"Argh!" The impact lifted her off the ground and her body folded inward before she was sent hurtling backward.

*THRASH* She crashed through a clothing rack, rolling across the floor before coming to a stop against a shattered counter.

Brandon exhaled sharply, but there was no ti to celebrate... because the spear-wielding woman was already on him.

A blue arc of lightning split the air as she swung her weapon in a wide horizontal slash.

Brandon barely managed to raise his makeshift tal rod in ti to block.

CLANG!

The impact sent a shockwave rippling through his arms.

Sparks exploded from the point of contact, and a numbing sensation ran up his fingers.

But Brandon gritted his teeth and held firm.

The woman pulled back, flipping the spear in her grip before lunging forward again.

Brandon twisted his body and barely dodged the thrust.

He counter attacked imdiately, stepping in and swinging his tal rod downward.

She deflected it with the shaft of her spear, but Brandon didn't let up.

He kept moving, closing the gap further, forcing her into a tighter space where her long weapon wouldn't be as effective.

She realized this too and attempted to jump back—

But Brandon kicked her ankle mid-motion.

Her footing broke, and she staggered for just a second... enough for Brandon to capitalize the opening.

He grabbed the spear mid-shaft, pulled her forward, and slamd his knee into her ribs.

CRACK!

"Guaargh!" A choked gasp escaped her lips as she doubled over.

Brandon didn't hesitate.

He spun the spear out of her hands and used the blunt end to slam her in the temple.

*THUD* She dropped instantly as her unconscious body collapsed onto the floor.

But just as Brandon exhaled in relief, a sharp whistling sound reached his ears.

He turned around to see another woman lunging at him in mid-air with a massive halberd as she arched toward him in a deadly downward slash.

He had no ti to block.

At the last possible mont, he threw himself backward, hitting the floor in a controlled roll.

BOOM!

The halberd slamd into the ground where he had just been standing, splintering the tiles and sending a shockwave that cracked the surrounding walls.

Brandon barely had ti to recover before the woman lunged at him again as her halberd moving fast for its size.

He dodged left, then right, weaving through her relentless attacks as she swung with brutal precision.

Then... he saw an opening.

As she brought the halberd around in another wide arc, Brandon dropped low, ducking under the blade before lunging forward.

WHAM!

His shoulder slamd into her ribs, knocking her off balance.

He followed up instantly and gripped her wrist, twisting it sharply.

"Argh..." She grunted in pain, montarily loosening her grip on the halberd... enough for Brandon to rip it from her hands and spin it in his own grip.

With a single fluid motion, he flipped the weapon around and struck her across the jaw with the blunt end.

*thud* Her body slumped, and she fell back.

Brandon stood over her as his chest heaved up and down.

His arms burned from exertion, but he gripped the halberd tightly.

He had a wild guess in his mind 'This was not to kill ... seems like soone wants to test .'

Because if they really wanted to kill him, they would have sent elites.

But the ones he faced were rookies, whom even he could defeat while being an E rank awakener.

And the people weren't attacking him with killing intent.

Furthermore, Solvyrn City was not an easy place to infiltrate.

It was located inside the Academy's security periter, which ant that whoever had orchestrated this had enough influence to allow a group of ard etheric users inside without raising imdiate alarms.

The only people powerful enough to pull that off were the Academy's higher-ups or soone above them.

As he glanced at Ravene, he saw her easily clearing her enemies, but she hadn't killed a single one of them.

She is defeating them or knocking them unconscious.

Breaking bones? Probably. But none of these attackers were dead.

'Seems like she also caught on to the fact that this is a setup to test ...'

'But who? Is that the governnt? Or the Headmistress?'

However, he doesn't have the ti to stand and think as a blur of movent whipped toward him from the side.

Shit—!

His instincts scread, and he jerked his halberd up just in ti to deflect a razor-thin blade aid for his neck.

Clang!

The force behind the strike sent a jarring vibration up his arms.

Brandon's gaze snapped to her weapons—dual short swords as their edges shimred with a faint violet glow.

He barely had ti to process before she vanished again.

'—Behind.'

Brandon spun and raised his weapon to block but—

Sching!

Pain flared across his shoulder as her blade sliced through his jacket, drawing a thin line of blood.

'Fuck...' The sting barely registered before she was gone again, reappearing at his side with another precise strike.

Brandon ducked, feeling the rush of air as the sword passed just over his head.

Another slash....

Brandon rolled to the side, dodging by inches. But before he could reset his stance—

BAM!

A kick slamd into his ribs, sending him staggering backward.

'She is fast.' He coughed as pain shot through his side, and his grip on the halberd tightened.

Brandon clenched his teeth.

If he tried to keep up with her speed, he'd lose.

He needed to slow her down.

His fingers shifted on the halberd's grip and he took a deep breath to concentrate.

As she appeared again 'Gravity Vortex.'

Fwoom!

A circular blue seal flared beneath the woman's feet, locking her in place.

What? Her eyes widened in shock and as she tried to move-

THUD!

Her entire body lurched downward as the weight of enhanced gravity pulled her toward the floor like an invisible hand.

Brandon wasted no ti.

With a burst of movent, he swung the halberd in a brutal arc.

SWOOSH!

The blade whistled through the air, forcing her to block with her swords.

But in her restricted state, she wasn't fast enough to avoid the impact.

BAM!

The sheer force of the strike sent her crashing to her knees and her arms shaking from the pressure.

Brandon didn't stop.

He twisted his body, shifting his weight before driving his knee into her stomach—

THWUMP!

"UGH!" A choked gasp escaped her lips as she was launched backward, skidding across the shattered floor.

Taking a short breath, his gaze shifted to the entrance 'How many more are gonna co... for fucks sake...'