"Things might look terrible at first glance, but there's a silver lining," Avia murmured, still clinging onto Wang Yu's back. Her vigilant gaze scanned their surroundings. She was carefully and meticulously shaping void energy into ammunition as she prepared for the battles to come.0

"Breaking the quicksand barrier requires a sufficiently powerful destructive force, one difficult to achieve with our current strength. Coincidentally, one of the exhaust vents of the Mountain Forge is right by the center of the academy.0

"There's a storage area for the heat and waste fuel generated by the Mountain Forge there. This non-magical energy should be enough to create a brief burst of power."0

"That's good news. Our plan covers all the bases—don't worry. We'll succeed," Wang Yu reassured her as he sprinted toward the center of the academy.0

He gave Avia a thumbs-up without looking back at her. Her nervousness was apparent through the physical contact they shared. It was admittedly a reckless plan, and the situation was dire, but they had to push forward. Fear was unnecessary.0

"Mm." Avia nodded and loaded ammunition into her gun.0

Wang Yu's ripples didn't have a wide range, at least not in this space where the void had been marked by a certain entity. His vision and hearing once again became his primary means of observation.0

The surrounding environment didn't seem to pose any immediate threats, but the sixth sense unique to knights...0