After the first clash between them,
Daemon Valerion and Maria both stepped back, facing each other again.
They locked eyes, silently gauging each other's strength.
The explosive power radiating from Daemon was impossible to miss ...
Especially with the Golden Dragon Armor amplifying it several times over.
There was no doubt .. he was one of the strongest elite students.
Maria could see that clearly, especially through the ominous black lightning coursing through him.
She saw it .. But Daemon didn't.
No matter how hard he focused on the pale-skinned girl before him, Channeling all his senses to assess her strength...
He felt nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
It was as if she were a normal human—
No aura, no pressure, no signs of power.
Yet she had blocked him so easily just moments ago.
Taking a deep breath,
Daemon returned to his stance, eyes narrowing.
"Let's see what you've really got!"
He stomped the ground with force,
Then shot forward in a flash of black lightning.
