"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.

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"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.

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.