The sky-penetrating pillar of light did not maintain its form for long. Together with Laeticia's wings of light, it dissolved into a gentle halo with Laeticia in the center to form a radial area of light that enveloped the students.
The students quickly discovered that their wounds had healed, their bleeding had stopped, and their depleted mana was instantly replenished and multiplied. Even Little Mia noticed that her mind-numbing migraine had ceased, and her body was immensely relieved. Not only did her previous discomfort dissipate, she felt even livelier than normal.
Now what was that grin about? I mean, I don’t even know all of the cards the two players have. Can’t guess what’s gonna happen next. Is Thaas gonna try Doctor Octopus’* way: making a copy of his consciousness into some robot-thing, and leave his battered shell behind in search of a better host? Plus, with Baiyi completely exposing his true power, is he gonna be expelled? Whatever happens, Laeticia is so joining in, methinks. Might even become more main than our Main Girl here!
*Doctor Octopus, Amazing Spider-Man’s recurring villain
Speaking of Spider-Man, I wonder how much of an overlap between manga and comic fans are our base here! Safe bet that you guys aren’t too big of a fan of American comics? I, myself, am a big fan of Spidey -- as in, I read the comics too. If you’re a fan of him in the big screen (or a fan of his ideal!), I really recommend seeing him in the pages.