"Hey…"
Suddenly Julia was brought out of her thoughts when she noticed a guy standing before her. 'When did he get so close?' She narrowed her eyes at the boy and then looked at her surroundings again.
'Was I that distracted?' She wondered, thinking of the possible reasons for her relaxed demeanour. Shaking her head, she returned her gaze to the boy, however, her expression was not welcoming in the least.
She had no interest in entertaining anyone. "What do you want?" She asked with as much venom in her voice as possible, and her body began emitting a cold air she was not aware of.
"Easy there, fair lady, I come in peace," The boy replied and backed off a little, both hands raised to show his harmless intentions. His eyes moved around to see if anyone was paying attention to what was happening.
Fortunately for him, no one really cared, and many were already gone. Sighing to himself, the boy smiled a little to bring out his charm. He had dark hair, handsome features, blue eyes and a killer smile that could sweep any girl off their feet.
As a normal human with impressive abilities and an elite student, his confidence was naturally high. He had noticed Julia's side profile and was instantly captivated by her charm, so he decided to approach her. Naturally, he was moving alone to avoid the burden of teammates.
"My name is Winslow Rexlar. I noticed your predicament and approached to offer my help." He introduced himself with a small gentlemanly bow.
Julia raised a brow at his actions and found them bland and uninteresting. Deciding not to waste time with him, Julia shut him down.
"I don't need your help with anything. Leave while I am asking nicely." Her reply was just as cold as she felt, but Winslow was not done yet. He simply smiled a little and continued, "May I know your name at least?"
As a reply, Julia released a burst of her mana with its cold element to drive him away, but the annoying bug wouldn't leave.
"Listen here, I'm not interested in your games, your help or anything for that matter," she stated and got to her feet, the temperature reduced a few degrees around her. "Now leave…" She almost growled the last part and balled her fists. Her anger was rapidly increasing the more she looked at the guy.
"Ok, ok, I get it. You don't need help." Winslow nodded and backed away further, however, he was not completely gone. Not without shooting his shot.
He was surprised that he had spent almost a year in the academy and never encountered such a girl. Obviously, he understood that with a school as large as theirs, it wasn't strange.
He knew the name of the top student and had seen his photo, but that was it. The others were a complete mystery.
His thoughts were cut short when he saw Julia appear right before him, her fist speedily approaching his handsome face!
'Shit!'
He quickly got into a defensive position and crossed both arms where the fist landed.
BAM!
The force of the blow pushed him back several metres. He felt his arms sting in pain and was lucky it didn't break.
"What the…" He was shaken by the sudden attack. He hadn't done anything that would warrant such behaviour, did he? But time wasn't on his side as Julia followed that attack with another one.
She was now pissed because the boy wouldn't leave when she said so. Coupled with her unstable emotions, the boy was simply asking for a beating, so she delivered. There was no need for words as her fist would do the talking.
Employing her skillset as a melee fighter, she struck with a combination of blows and kicks. Winslow had underestimated herself due to his confidence and ignorance of who Julia was, but he wasn't completely helpless.
"What is wrong with you?!" He grumbled as he defended the attacks he could while the ones that landed pushed him every which way. The very last one sent him flying straight into a wall, almost knocking him out.
The fight had caught the attention of some of the remaining students and they wondered what brought that on, but they were smart enough to interfere. The air around Julia was that frightening. Some recognized her and spoke about her personality.
"I see… And I'm guessing that guy was just asking for it." A student commented and shook her head disappointedly. Some boys just don't know when to give up.
"Yep. With Alex missing, it was only a matter of time before she exploded. But that makes me wonder though, where is he?" The student who recognized Julia wondered about his location. He also noticed Ross was not around either.
'Did they split up or something?' He shook his head at the unlikely scenario. The thought of something happening to those two didn't even cross his mind. It was preposterous to even think about.
Julia paid no mind to the comments going around and simply stared at the boy against the wall with blood dripping from the corner of his lips.
"What the fuck, bitch? What did I do to you?!" Everyone heard Winslow's voice and turned to look in his direction.
Said person slowly got up and glared at Julia who returned the gaze in kind. She made no attempt to reply and just quietly observed the boy's actions.
"Very well. It seems the little bit of strength you have has gotten to your head. I think a wake-up call is in order." He declared in a loud voice for everyone to hear and then got into a fighting stance. He channelled his mana into his hands and dashed forward.
"Oh, he's dead." The student who knew about Julia shook his head at the boy's foolishness. 'Ignorance sure is bliss.'
He had seen the boy fight as well as the kind of ability he had, but that wouldn't be enough to beat someone like Julia.
But…
The show must go on. The student thought in amusement and returned his attention to the fight.