I lost my Copy System and awakened a Plundering System - Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Battle between the Luminari and Royal Academy (5)
“So, you have the ability to control space. What a profound ability,” the purple-haired young man chuckled.

“My name is Astron. Don’t forget it because I am going to defeat you,” Astron chuckled, while Ming maintained a neutral expression.

Astron took a step forward. His hair shone brightly like a star, and his eyes had a purple, star-like array.

SWOOSH! BOOM!

Astron’s speed was like the descent of a meteor. The ground from where he charged had all cracked, showing the immense weight of his strength.

Ming looked at the charging Astron. He then also took a step forward, but he didn’t charge. Instead, his body disappeared from everyone’s view. They were not that surprised by this, as Ming controlled the fundamental abilities of space.

He appeared behind Astron, who had passed through where he stood, and pushed his arms forward for a punch.

But something surprising happened. Astron, who had charged away, suddenly twisted, aiming for Ming again.

One should know that if a meteor were descending, there would be no way it could change course unless disturbed by external interference.

Even if disturbed, it doesn’t change the fact that it would still land unless someone supernatural sent it away.

This was how Astron was—like a meteor descending with great speed that couldn’t be steered, yet mid-air, he changed direction.

Ming charged forward. This time, he didn’t avoid the attack but also punched forward.

Their hands clashed, and an explosion occurred. Their bodies flashed as they began to exchange moves.

Within a few minutes, they had exchanged over a hundred moves, using their fists and legs to attack and strike one another.

As the battle progressed, Ming saw that Astron was getting stronger and also becoming more familiar with his moves.

“What high comprehension you have,” Ming chuckled as they both separated, realizing they couldn’t injure one another.

“Thanks for the compliment,” Astron chuckled.

They looked at each other with battle-ready gazes, each preparing for another clash.

“Cosmic Ray!” Astron roared. A large beam of starlight burst out from him. Its aura was intimidating, as if it were a star opposing someone.

Ming maintained his neutral expression. This didn’t baffle him. He took a step forward. “Space Distortion.”

Beside Ming, everything looked as though it was breaking down, distorting. This was space distorting.

As the Cosmic Ray attack got close to Ming, it was absorbed by the distorted space. But that wasn’t all—the Cosmic Ray appeared behind Astron, who sensed danger from his back.

“Star Shield!” Astron roared. Both his attack and the reflected Cosmic Ray clashed against one another.

This caused a loud explosion, dust covering everything and hiding Astron’s figure. The crowd watched in surprise and silence, wondering if Astron was wounded or not.

There were also some familiar people who had the same hair and aura as Astron. One could guess that they were from the Starwood Clan too.

“It seems that young man isn’t to be underestimated. But I wonder what kind of luck the Luminari Academy had to be fortunate enough to have these three talents among them,” one of them said. He was a stern middle-aged man bearing a resemblance to Astron.

It seemed he was Astron’s father, which was why he spoke like that, though this wasn’t confirmed. However, it was certain that he was one of Astron’s relatives.

“No, you are wrong. They are more than three,” a slightly old man sitting beside the middle-aged man said.

“Father, what do you mean?” The middle-aged man had a confused expression as he looked at the old man.

The old man sighed. His gaze shifted to the girls who were watching the match, tense.

Suddenly, he felt the one with a voluptuous figure and the one whose eyes were like shadows suddenly look in his direction.

This startled the old man, who quickly averted his gaze and pretended to continue watching the match.

After the two ladies looked around and saw no one, they were unable to find the source of the gaze. Seeing nothing suspicious, they resumed watching the battle that was unfolding.

The old man shook his head. What a keen sense. He knew how strong he was, and for them to be able to sense his gaze and even determine the direction it came from—it was clear they were not ordinary themselves.

The middle-aged man was confused when he saw his father staring toward Luminari Academy’s seating area after making those cryptic remarks. The problem was that he had no idea who his father had set his gaze upon.

What he didn’t know was that his father wasn’t looking at just one of them—he was observing all of them. The old man could feel the raging power within the girls.

“It seems we have all underestimated Luminari Academy,” the old man muttered.

His words left the middle-aged man both confused and shocked.

He was confused because he had no idea what his father had seen to make such a statement. As for his shock, it was clear that his father had sensed something extraordinary. For him to say these words, it meant Luminari Academy was hiding a secret.

The middle-aged man sighed and turned his attention back to the battle. The old man did the same.

Finally, the dust cleared, revealing Astron’s figure to everyone’s sight.

He was unharmed, and the Star Shield was still intact—though it had developed a small crack.

Astron looked at Ming. This is exactly what I hate about space users, he thought.

The Space Distortion ability was both an offensive and defensive skill.

Defensive: It could absorb attacks and energy, sending them to a different location.

Offensive: It could redirect the attack back to the user, as if creating a portal for the attack to return.

Astron had just barely defended against his own attack. If he hadn’t noticed in time, he might have been seriously injured—not by the enemy’s strike, but by his own attack.

However, his eyes lit up with determination. He wasn’t going to give up.

Then, an idea struck him, making his lips curl into a smile.

“Cosmic Ray!” he called out once again, sending a beam of light toward Ming.

Everyone was confused. Why the hell did he use that again? They had all seen with their own eyes that his previous attack had been distorted and sent back to him.

Ming also noticed this and was equally confused. Why would Astron do this? He knew Astron wasn’t foolish enough to risk losing the match so carelessly.

Ming kept his guard up, watching for a sneak attack or any suspicious movement. His eyes remained locked on the Cosmic Ray, which was speeding toward him.

Once again, he distorted space, causing the Cosmic Ray to be absorbed. But as soon as he did—

“Oh no,” Ming cried internally.

He immediately realized something was wrong. The Cosmic Ray lacked the full power of the original attack, despite its strong aura.

It was a feint.

By the time Ming realized it, the real Cosmic Ray had already materialized right in front of him.

There was no way he could dodge—even if he used his space manipulation.

Ming sighed. He hadn’t expected that he would have to reveal this technique.

He had preferred not using it because it would attract too much attention, and he wasn’t strong enough to withstand all enemy attacks at once.

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