Alex mirrored her smile when he noticed the void creature turn in his direction with a low growl.

Even with most of its shoulders gone, it showed no signs of stopping. However, instead of its continuous attack, it sensed a far greater threat coming from Alex than the other prey.

Its instincts were telling it to get rid of Alex as soon as possible. With that, it screeched and sped towards Alex.

The injury to its shoulders already regenerating.

The students watched with a bit of hope in their eyes. Recalling what they knew of him, his physical strength was above everyone else. So, if it was him, then there was a chance.

Of course, not everyone shared the same sentiment. But beggars can''t be choosers.

"Be careful―"

Before any more words could be added to the warning, they all witnessed something they couldn''t make sense of.

Many had initially wondered why Alex was glowing like a Christmas tree, after all, everyone knew setting yourself ablaze was a wasteful way of mana utilization.

But they could also sense it wasn''t as simple as it looked. Alex had to know that, right?

Well, the answer arrived, and all brows rose in shock and bewilderment.

Before the void creature could cover half the distance, Alex instantly appeared before the creature, his right hand balled into a fist with his spear in his left hand and a savage grin on his face.

His excitement in the face of a new challenge after his life was no longer on the line came rising back up.

BAM!!

Like a thunderclap, the blow cut through the air struck deep into the face of the void creature and crunched inward under the weight of the punch''s power.

The void creature did not even notice what happened when...

BOOOM!

Like a missile, it smashed into the wall on the other side of the large chamber and the unbreakable walls of the labyrinth showed its first cracks!

It spiderwebbed behind the creature and continued to spread for a few more metres away from the impact site.

The force was simply too much for the poor creature to bear. Its face folded in itself and if it wasn''t for Alex using as little mana as possible, it could have been the end of the void creature.

Then the void creature bent slightly and screeched its challenge creating a circular wave of air that rippled out prompting the students to close their ears again.

"Urgh. It''s even louder than before!"

Ignoring the commotion around it, the void creature disappeared from its position and instantly appeared before Alex, slightly above him its right claw going strength for his face.

Alex watched the void creature''s action momentarily with a small smile before he disappeared from his spot.

Appearing right behind the void creature, Alex delivered a powerful right hand to the back of the void creature that would have produced crunching sounds of bones breaking if it had any.

BOOOM!

Like before, the creature failed to see Alex move and before it knew it, it was slammed into the ground.

This time, however, the void creature recovered fast and quickly got back to its feet and dashed after Alex.

"Yeah, that''s it. Come at me."

Alex encouraged its actions and responded to the rapid and random actions of the void creature.

In a few seconds, Alex and the creature exchanged multiple blows as they zoomed left and right, their speed incomprehensible to those watching.

All they could see were blurred lines of gold and dark grey and the occasional mini-explosions whenever they clashed.

It was sensational.

"Amazing... Did he get stronger again?"

"How am I supposed to know that? I''m as confused and curious as you are!"

Alex purposely kept their movements in the created space to avoid any collateral; too many had perished already, and he didn''t want his desire to cause more harm.

He also made sure he didn''t hit the creature too hard to send it into the midst of the watching students.

A few exchanges later, Alex had enough. The creature wasn''t much of a challenge. It had no technique and just fought using its instincts.

It was too predictable to be fun.

"Alright, let''s end this."