At this moment, the others had already bound the remaining spirit users and brought them to Roa's side.
Ellis looked at Velsaria, who was in pain on the ground, with some shock. She took a few steps forward, trying to help Velsaria.
But Velsaria ruthlessly pushed her away.
"I, I…" Velsaria couldn't say a complete sentence, her expression twisted with pain.
Velsaria's hand tightly gripped her heart, and her divine might began to rampage in a chaotic manner.
Roa's brows furrowed deeper; Velsaria's condition did not seem to be caused by him.
Roa casually glanced at Velsaria and asked, "As expected, gaining power comes with a price. With that level of divine might, you must have used some means, right?"
Velsaria shouted angrily, "Shut up."
But as soon as she finished speaking, she completely fainted from the pain.
The Astral Zero is a projection of the mind. Although the damage suffered in the Astral Zero translates into mental loss, the mental damage in the Astral Zero is not so easily dealt with.
Pain consumed Velsaria's consciousness, and Roa and the others exchanged glances. Ellis quickly stepped forward and reached for Velsaria's forehead, where pain still flickered across her face.
Ellis, not understanding, directly asked the bound girls, "Do you know what's going on?"
The bound girls exchanged glances and shook their heads.
Ellis sighed. Although she found this older sister very annoying, especially since she had come to snatch away a member of her team not long ago, she couldn't bear to leave her behind in such a state and watch coldly from the side.
Memories of the past flooded her mind; Velsaria had taken great care of young Ellis. Back then, Velsaria perfectly embodied all the characteristics of a knight.
She was upright, kind, strong, and confident. At that time, Ellis had always aimed to become a knight like Velsaria.
Unfortunately, the battle three years ago had almost changed Velsaria completely.
Roa sighed, looking around before calling over the referee, who was watching the commotion not far away.
The referee approached, glanced at the bound girls and the fainted Velsaria, and nodded.
The referee coldly said, "In that case, let's declare the victory of the team that Roa is in."
After saying that, he waved his hand, symbolizing the opening of the door between the Astral Zero and the real world. By the time everyone came to their senses, they had already appeared in the Spirit Forest.
Est had returned to her human form and was now standing next to Roa with a well-behaved expression.
Roa understood Est's intentions and smiled as he reached out to pat the girl's head. Est's lips curled slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.
After handing Velsaria over to the accompanying spirit users, Ellis gave a few more instructions and watched them leave.
Ellis sighed, looking at the departing figure and murmuring, "Is winning really that important?"
No one spoke, but the referee standing aside curiously said, "That guy might have a secret."
Roa's mouth twitched at this remark; it was obvious to anyone that Velsaria was hiding something.
Generally speaking, the higher the level and power of the spirit magic armor, the more divine might energy it consumes when used.
Velsaria's spirit belonged to the sealing spirit type, and the power of her spirit magic armor was extraordinarily great. A single barrage could probably destroy even the most solid buildings in just two or three seconds.
With such power, merely using the spirit magic armor would consume a massive amount of divine might energy.
From Roa's perspective, a typical spirit user would be drained of energy in less than forty seconds when using Velsaria's spirit magic armor.
However, Velsaria had been using such spirit magic armor recklessly, and during the battle, there were no signs of divine might energy consumption.
It was as if the referee could see through everyone's thoughts; after pondering for a moment, he continued, "She gives me a very bad feeling. Based on that power and her reaction, this power that doesn't belong to her is likely a cursed seal."
Roa frowned and murmured, "Cursed seal?"
At the same time, he recalled information about cursed seals in his mind.
Transplanting a cursed seal is not without cost; in a sense, it can almost be described as exchanging one's life for immense power.
In the historical accounts of the Ranbal War, the existence of cursed seals caused countless spirit users to die due to their terrifying side effects.
Therefore, cursed seals have been classified as taboo items by various kingdoms.
However, even so, due to their immense power, cursed seals, although officially banned, are still secretly utilized by some evil organizations.
But if what the referee said is true, then the problem becomes serious.
In an instant, Ellis's expression turned extremely grim.
Having spent many years with Velsaria, she knew best that Velsaria's personality was very likely to do such a thing.
"I have to find the headmaster."
After saying this, Ellis hurriedly ran towards the academy, leaving the others looking at each other in confusion.
"It seems I don't need to report this to the headmaster."
The referee shrugged and waved his hand, heading in the direction of the academy.
Claire and Rinslet exchanged glances, while Ren Ashbell remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
Roa pondered for a moment and said, "Training is definitely not going to continue, so let's call it a day. Today's training is postponed to tomorrow. Dismissed."