Illidan's Revenge.

It didn't take long until Kire was exhausted and pushed back. The difference in their strength was vast. Kire attacked them with all she could, but it had no effect.

"Little girl, know your place!"

One of the men used his wind magic to allow himself to float in the air and immediately flew towards Kire. He also stretched out his hand to hold Kire. Exhausted, Kire couldn't avoid it and was choked by that person.

Can't breathe, damn it!

Kire also realized that she had indeed entered a zone that she shouldn't have entered. It was a fact that she should know. But she was not afraid to step over the zone. Instead, she overcame her fear.

It may be too late for me for going back huh? I'm sorry everyone.

"This girl is pretty tough huh?"

The people who choked Kire then slammed her to the floor.

"Kagh. You-" Kire felt that he was wrong to get through all this. She should have trusted the boy. "But what I've done, I have to finish by myself."

I can't hold it anymore. Kire thought. It's so tight. Ah... I can't breathe at all. Did he disturb the respiratory system with his wind magic? That's so unfair. I have to think clearly here if I want to be alive. Calm yourself Kire, you are a D-rank mage. You are not a newcomer to magic. You should've known how to deal with this.

Kire then tried to direct the power of his fire magic to her choked neck. She started heating her whole body and transferred the hot center to her neck. Feeling something strange, the man let go of the chuckle. Seeing an opportunity, Kire immediately clenched her fist and strengthened it with flames then launched a punch right in the stomach.

"Ah-"

Not finished, Kire immediately choked him back and heated her hands.

"No!"

His neck started to burn and even that person couldn't scream at all. Kire saw that the person was half-conscious and immediately let go. Kire was still standing still after all that.

"Who's next?" Jeez, I feel like I'm digging my own grave. I didn't even know if I can defeat the other man.

"Well done, well done."

The boss clapped his hands in congratulations. It was also seen that he gave a terrible smile.

What is this pressure? This is really bad, isn't it? Is he my next opponent? Well, let's do this.

Kire tried to move forward. But her body refused to walk.

Eh... what happened?

"What happened, little girl? Don't tell me you're done."

I can't move my body. Come on! Move it! My legs, why I can't feel it?

Her legs could only be trembling. Kire even tried to use her fire magic, but couldn't. Her magic fuour had actually reached its limit. Her body slowly limp and finally fell.

Don't tell me I'm at my limit already. I don't even use it that much, but I'm so limp.

"At your limit already, little girl?"

"Damn it!"

"You know that he doesn't target your neck, right?"

"Huh? Could it be?"

The boss then smiled, "Well, you've already guessed it. It's time to sleep, little girl. I'll wake you up when we finished our mission."

Why... I didn't know he could do that.

Last second before losing consciousness, Kire used her last strength to ask. "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Me? I am Illidan. The real adventurer."

"Illi...dan."

Kire then lost consciousness.

"Sleep well little girl." He then went back to the main table. "Oy guild master. I'm tired of waiting. You don't want more corpse, do you?"

"Haha."

"He is a pig, boss."

"We should've destroyed this building from the beginning."

Amid laughter, there was the sound of footsteps coming from the bathroom.

"You guys are so loud. I can't even do my stuff in peace."

A little boy with a blue scarf on his neck showed up.

"Who are you, little boy? Want to die, huh?" Then one of the men charges towards the little boy.

"Huh... [Freeze]"

He uses ice magic to freezes the man. Gradually the ice began to spread from his feet to the rest of his body and completely covered the man's body.

[Freeze] was one of those beginner ice magic that any new Ice Mage could use. But what that boy was using was to multiply the spreading power of the ice and the temperature that made the magic very strong.

"An Ice Mage huh? Interesting." Illidan then went to the little boy. "Can you tell me your name, little boy?"

The little boy then smiled. "Okay, since this is your last minute alive, I will tell you my name. It's Leo Crystfal."

"My last minute alive you say? You don't know who I am right? I'm the strongest adventurer in this city, Illidan. I'm a B-rank mage. You little boy, you have big guts do you?"

"Well then, let's finish this shall we?"

The atmosphere at that place was very tense. The air around them slowly began to cool.

What is this? Is this that little boy's doing? Illidan then charges towards Leo.

"[Purifier Flame]!"

[Purifier Flame] was one of the strongest fire spells used for B rank mages. It could melt anything. It can even melt a house in a few seconds. But the disadvantage is, the magic-user must approach and hit the object or target with his hands or feet.

"Nice one, 'The strongest'. [Frozen Nova]!"

Leo stomped his foot and everything around him exploded. [Frozen Nova] is his persona magic. Which means he is the one who made it. The explosion occurred from the surrounding air which he cooled. Then the air exploded and froze everything around him.

"Well 'The strongest' my job here is done."

Leo saw Kire who was losing consciousness and tried to get closer to her.

This girl. I told her to wait outside. But now look at what happened to her. Well, I saw her fighting with one of those men. She is doing well, but she's still weak.

"Wait!"

Leo looked back after hearing the voice. It turned out that the ice didn't spread to Illidan's face so he can still speak.

"How can my fire not melt your ice?"

"Easy. Your fire is not that hot. How hot is it? Maybe only 250 degrees Celcius? I don't really care. But, you can't melt my ice that easily. Even if you can melt my ice, it might take you an hour to do it. And when you try to melt my ice, I'll probably cut your head first."

Leo then went back to Kire.

"It's over now."

Now I feel like I need to get this girl to the hospital.

***

In the end, that mysterious boy, no, Leo saved us all. I didn't know that he was that strong. I saw him beat Illidan with great ease. Although only a little, but I know that we live in a different world.

I hope that I meet him again, one day...

A few weeks after the attack, the hunter guild was rebuilt. Illidan is again arrested and sent to prison in the capital.

Nare, Kire, Shone, and Gina went to the Shrine of Heljen. There, they meet again with the mysterious boy, Leo.