Section 195.
Toby's Might.
"If there's really something different, it's probably that Demon Bird.
Melantha agreed.
"Too bad its mana is too weak." The braided old man shook his head.
The braided old man didn't continue the topic. He turned to Melantha and said, "Your father sent another message yesterday. He wants to know when you're going back."
Melantha did not look surprised. She crossed her arms and stared into the distance. "I'm not going back until I'm on that path."
The pigtailed old man chuckled softly, shook his head, and said no more.
Melantha raised an eyebrow. "I'm curious too, Mister Baroque. What's your purpose here? Brute Cavern's attitude is strange. They know who you are, but they didn't expel you. "
The pigtailed old man, Baroque, shrugged and said noncommittally, "Logically speaking, you should indeed expel me. But what if we have a common enemy? Or a common interest? "
Melantha did not quite understand what Baroque meant. She was about to ask when Baroque pointed at the stage and said, "The match starts.
"The match is about to begin. Let's see … how interesting it will be if Sunders' student dies in Sky Tower."
Angor returned to the stage and looked at the woman standing opposite him.
It was Selena, a woman in black clothes with no distinguishing features. Her dressing was nothing out of the ordinary, and her appearance was not outstanding. The only thing that attracted attention was her short hair. Her short black curly hair was like a greasy sea cucumber, with a wet, oily sheen.
She was a woman who didn't look like much and was even a little sloppy. Angor had a good impression of her. She was the only one who did not say anything during the confrontation.
No chatter. Just go! This was the only good thing about Selena, and it was something Angor appreciated.
There was a three-minute standoff before the match began. Just like that, the two of them faced each other without saying a word until the countdown on the transparent screen above them reached zero.
[Begin! Baron Milk VS Twilight of Night! ]
When this row of words appeared on the big screen, Selina, who had been looking nonchalant, suddenly disappeared from the arena.
"Disappeared?!" A wave of bewilderment erupted from the audience.
In the front row of the auditorium, Selina's twin brother smiled. "Disappear? Of course not. It's just that her speed is too fast to be captured by the naked eye. "
The fat swordsman beside him also laughed and said, "Bloodline Sorcerer-Apprentices are indeed suitable to fight in this kind of arena. During the confrontation phase, there is magic suppression, but it can't suppress the flow of blood …"
Although Dupont liked to complain about Selina's character, as her elder brother, how could he really hate her? Now that he heard others praising his sister, he was also very happy. She said proudly, "Usually, when Selina competes, she doesn't use her bloodline power during the confrontation phase. Now that she's spent three minutes warming up the Flowing Light bloodline in her body, I'm afraid she's qualified to enter the top ten of the fifteenth floor's ranking list!"
"My sister loves me so much. She helped me teach that stinking brat a lesson for being so arrogant!"
On the other hand, after Selina disappeared, the match was on the verge of breaking out.
Selina's speed was as fast as smoke. Occasionally, people could see her, but when they looked closer, she was already gone.
Everyone knew that Baron Milk, a beginner wizard, was only able to reach the thirteenth floor with the help of a powerful weapon. Now that Selina's speed had completely overwhelmed his alchemy weapon, it didn't matter how powerful Baron Milk's weapon was.
Everyone was guessing that the next time Selina showed up would be when Baron Milk lost.
Some people were already sighing. There was no need to buy tickets for a match like this. A match that would end in just a few seconds was meaningless.
At this moment, Selina's elusive figure reappeared as expected.
She appeared diagonally behind Baron Milk's blind spot. Moreover, Selina was holding a gleaming blade in one hand! It wasn't a tiered alchemy weapon, but it was still made by an apprentice alchemist. It was enough to kill with one strike.
"The match is over …" The same thought flashed in everyone's mind.
Even Melantha and Baroque, who were standing furthest away from Angor, shook their heads. "There's no chance."
Baroque sighed. "Why did Sunders tell the boy who just entered the wizarding world half a year ago about the purification garden? What a rash decision."
Just when everyone was expecting Baron Milk to be defeated, a voice suddenly rang out.
A loud noise came from the center of the stage. Before the audience could react, the center of the stage was covered by a cloud of smoke. No one could see what was going on inside.
Was it a spell?
"What's going on? She's right next to Baron Milk. Why did she use such a loud cantrip? "The fat swordsman beside Dupont asked.
Dupont was also puzzled. "It shouldn't be. Selina isn't the kind of person who changes her tactics on the spur of the moment. Besides, she doesn't have any spells that can raise so much dust. Unless …"
Dupont thought of a possibility that sent chills down his spine.
Unless Selina wasn't the one who had caused the loud bang and the flying dust!
While the audience was still puzzled, Baroque and Melantha clearly saw what was going on.
"Heh. You were right, Melantha. The little guy has a secret weapon," Baroque said.
"The bird we've been neglecting, the one with weak mana … has such explosive power!" Melantha also exclaimed.
In their eyes, there was no such thing as flying dust.
The cloud of dust was not caused by a spell. It was caused by the bird on Angor's shoulder.
When Selina showed up, she was right in Angor's blind spot. Selina took out her dagger and tried to stab Angor. When blood was about to flow out, the ordinary-looking bird on Angor's shoulder suddenly dashed toward Selina and kicked her away with its claws.
The dust that filled the entire arena was caused by the huge crater that Selina had created when she was smashed into the ground.
The arena floor of the Sky Tower was made of special materials. Without an all-out attack from a peak Rank 3 Apprentice, it would be impossible to break through.
Level-3 apprentices usually did not participate in Sky Tower matches, so the stage had not been damaged for many years. There was no such thing as a human-shaped hole in the ground like today.
"Unbelievable. A seabird with so little mana can barely be considered a magic bird, yet it has such explosive power," Melantha commented. Melantha could not help but sigh. "It's understandable that it's fast. The structure and lines of its body are all geared towards speed. But it shouldn't have such a powerful explosive force. "
Baroque suddenly closed his eyes and used some unknown power to sense the energy changes in the stage. Then he opened his eyes again, which showed a hint of surprise.
Melantha looked at Baroque curiously. She wondered what made him so surprised.
Baroque sighed. "I see. Melantha, use Delirium and you'll find the answer. "
Delirium was not a cantrip. It was a spell that could only be used by wizards. It was used to find the hidden truth. As a matter of fact, it was a spell that used clues to look back at the truth of history.
Delirium's effect was similar to "turning back time", which allowed the caster to see the past. However, it had nothing to do with "time", the most mysterious energy. Delirium used the traces left on the energy field to deduce what happened in the past using a certain logical method. In other words, it was similar to how a detective would use the clues left behind by a criminal to deduce the process of the crime.
Melantha used Delirium and quickly sensed the energy changes in the bird several seconds ago.
"It's … the law of gravity!" Melantha exclaimed, "A bird with the law of gravity? Did it learn it when Sunders built the Sorcerer's Garden?"
Baroque sighed. "It should be. The law of gravity is very weak. It can only be described as the sequence of gravity. It hasn't been here for long, so it can only change its own gravity.
"You and I were around when Sunders built the Sorcerer's Garden, but neither of us learned the law of gravity. I heard from some wizards that none of them learned the law of gravity either. So many talented wizards failed to learn it, but a beast did. "Baroque sighed." I never thought I'd be slapped in the face one day. "
Baroque put on a serious look. "With a bird that learned the sequence of gravity, that kid will have no problem reaching the top."
…
While the audience was still muttering, "What happened?"
The dust finally settled.
The scene on the stage was clearly reflected in the eyes of the audience. Originally, they were impatient, but when they saw the scene on the stage, all of their pupils shrank.
Baron Milk, who was the target of everyone's criticism, was unscathed. He stood in the center of the ring with his Trigger Crossbow in his hand. He aimed at the pit in the center of the ring that was covered in spider webs.
Yes, a pit!
It was a crater about a meter deep. In the middle of the crater was a woman whose shoulder blade was almost deformed. Her entire body was in tatters, and her eyes were faintly white. She was on the verge of death as she tried to move.
"Impossible! In the blink of an eye, Selena is already so miserable! "
"What the hell happened? It was covered by the dust just now! Damn it! "
"Did any of you see it? That level-1 apprentice is unharmed, but Selena, who almost became a level-3 apprentice … "
There was a lot of discussion in the audience. The strongest in the audience was only a Level-2 Apprentice Sorcerer, so they had no idea what was going on.
Apart from Baroque and Melantha, there was only one person who knew the truth, or at least figured it out.
David.
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