Julia was once again reminded of the kind of person her man was and when she saw him disappear from her side and instantly reach the approaching void creatures, her heart leaped with joy and pride.
'As beautiful and majestic as always.' She thought with a small grin and watched as Alex's launch pierced the first void creature, running it through to the back with a resounding boom before swiftly somersaulting mid-air to break his momentum.
The void creatures were not even aware that one of their comrades was destroyed in an instant as they couldn't even sense his approach. Alex swiftly charged at his second target the moment he landed on the floor.
He closed the small distance in an instant and when he got close, Julia was also before her target, her sword cutting through the air and leaving a trail of cold wind wherever it passed. Her blade cleaved the void creature in tow before the pure creature's tentacles could reach her.
However, the creature was not yet down. Julia ducked to dodge the tentacles and appeared below her target. She readjusted her stance and in several swings condensed into one due to her agility, sliced the void creature into multiple pieces, each piece becoming a small block of ice.
Alex on the other hand appeared behind the beast-like void creature and caused it to explode in a similar way as the first. He then turned to the other students still fighting in the distance and because of their actions in reducing their numbers had more room to attack as they managed to kill one of them.
Before he could decide anything else, he noticed Ross zoom past them, speedily approaching the warzone of abilities.
'Looks like he doesn't want to be left behind.' Alex thought as he watched Ross reach them. Abigail arrived beside them a moment later but made no moves to follow behind Ross. He simply watched as he went ahead.
Ross upon reaching the fiery zone circulated his mana by allowing it to flow to his hands and feet. This resulted in his hands and feet catching fire but not burning. The intensity of the heat was also no joke.
The students and the void creatures were instantly alerted of their new guests, but the students did not have the luxury of focusing on him. So far as it was not a void creature, it was all good. Additionally, it looked like the person was here to help them.
Ross expertly evaded the flying abilities and arrived before one of the void creatures that was already turning around to face him. With a swift move, he threw a high kick that cut through the air with a fiery arc blade that cut the void creature in half.
There was almost no resistance to his attack. However, due to the intensity of his flames, the other students had to duck so as not to get caught in it.
"Fucking hell! Who is that?!" A student exclaimed as Ross moved too swiftly for them to catch his appearance. However, they could tell from his height that he was no ordinary student.
Ross was not done as the creature would soon regenerate if it were left without being finished. He used the momentum of his first attack to deliver another fiery kick that cleaved the creature through another section.
SCREEECH!!
The void creatures screeched as they sensed the intensity of Ross' power. They were even pushed back by the gust of hot wind generated by his flaming attack.
As the flames from his early attacks died down, Ross threw his right hand forward covered in his flames and plunged it inside the creature. A moment later,
BOOOM!
The void creature exploded in a fiery rain and the force of the explosion sent the students and other void creatures slamming into the walls of the maze.
"AHH!"
The students screamed in pain before hitting the floor. Luckily for them, the force wasn't too much, otherwise, they would have broken some bones.
The two void creatures left screeched and dashed towards Ross. Right now, he was the biggest threat and the brightest mana around. It was given they would leave the students and attack him.
Because the space within the labyrinth was small, it was almost as if they did not move at all and were instantly before him. One of them, a lighting-attributed void creature released a wide arc of lightning all around to stun him and the other creature, neutral and beast-like, launched at him with its claws and fangs.
"Shouldn't we help him?" Abigail asked as she watched Ross face the two void creatures alone, her expression ridden with worry. She doubted if she could take out a void creature that fast.
"Nah… He'll be fine," Alex responded with a shrug and true to his words, Ross made quick work of them, leaving his surroundings in a sea of flames. The flames burned for some time before going out as the flesh of the void creatures quickly melted away.
A moment of silence settled in the labyrinth space. "See? Let's join him." Alex added to prove his point to Abigail who stood there with an 'Oh' expression.
She quickly regained her composure and followed behind Alex and Julia. She still held her bow and arrow and refused to put them down, as they were not in a safe place for her to relax, given that she was not as strong.
A few seconds later, they arrived by Ross' side and looked at the students sitting on the floor. They were clearly out of it as they looked spent. Alex narrowed his eyes slightly as he recognized one of them.
'Wasn't he in the sieving stage of the competition?' He now understood why they were struggling so much even though it looked like they were winning earlier.
"Are you guys alright?" Ross asked once he confirmed there was no danger left.
"Yeah… we're good." One of them responded and slowly got up, the rest quickly following suit. They looked at their helpers and instantly recognized Alex.
"Wait, aren't you Alexander Gray?"
"In the flesh."
"Ah… That's why." They realized and then looked at the others. It was no wonder they easily got rid of the void creatures. If the void creatures on the 4th level were this troublesome for them, imagine what the higher levels would be like.
They trembled slightly just thinking about it.