Hui Shang's face lit up. "Really? Mister Elmi, do you really have a way? "
Angor nodded.
Gray Merchant said, "If Mr. Elmi can really hand over my memories, all the conditions I mentioned before will be effective. Also, I will personally swear that I will owe you a favor."
"If you have any requests, wait until the duel is over," the Wise God interjected. "You can discuss them yourselves after the duel is over. Now, you have five minutes to prepare yourselves for the upcoming duel. "
The wizard duel was over. The next duel would be between apprentices.
Gray Merchant opened his mouth. He wanted to say that if Elmi could give him his memories, the duel could be canceled.
But in the end, Gray Merchant did not say anything. The duel was not only about his memories, but also about whether they could continue exploring the underground waterway.
Gray Merchant and the woman might not be able to continue, but if the apprentices won the duel, they would at least have a chance to go deeper.
Besides, it might be their only chance to explore the underground waterway.
Along the way, they encountered the powerful Hidden Mirror Beings, the black-robed judge, and the clone of the Dark Earl. If everything went well, the Garden of Labyrinth would become a mess in the future.
Goman Kingdom was already on the brink of chaos, and now, a group of hidden experts had appeared in the underground sewers. It could be said that one wave had not yet subsided, and another had risen.
Gray Merchant did not know what would happen in the future. But he was sure that the Bilos Family would not dare to think about the Garden of Labyrinth anymore. Their so-called traveling merchant organization had probably come to an end.
But he would worry about the future later. He was still Gray Merchant, one of the three merchants in charge of clearing out monsters in the underground waterway and searching for secrets. As long as he was still in power, he would be responsible for it.
More than half of Gray Merchant's life was related to the underground waterway. His most important memories were also recorded in the underground waterway. Gray Merchant wanted to explore the unknown secrets of the underground waterway more than anyone else.
He did not want to give up the chance. Even if he lost the chance to explore, his apprentices still had a chance.
Thinking of this, Hui Shang swallowed back the words "we don't have to duel" that were in his throat.
Hui Merchant gave Angor and the others an apologetic look, indicating that he still wanted to fight.
Angor and the others did not mind. A duel had a beginning and an end, which sounded better than a midway breakdown. Moreover, they also had a supporter who wanted to continue the duel — the Black Earl.
As for the reason, it was obvious from Wa Yi's rolling eyes.
After the two sides reached a consensus, they entered the "preparation" stage.
However, in the so-called preparation stage, neither side had actually made any preparations.
The only thing the Black Earl did was to remove the birdcage and release the evil woman.
As for Hui Shang's side, because Fen Mo had been silenced, no one spoke. The group of acolytes only looked at each other and seemed to have come up with a strategy. It could be seen that they often worked together and had a very high degree of tacit understanding.
Time slowly passed … during this process, Wai Yi looked at the Dark Earl from time to time. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he was disheartened.
Wa Yi really didn't want to fight. Even if he wanted to fight, he hoped to receive support … For example, support from Mister Super Dimensional.
However, his master did not seem to want him to use any tricks, which made Wa Yi feel very uncomfortable.
Finally, the time given by the Wise Ruler for both sides to prepare was up.
"Go, at least your master won't leave you in the lurch. Moreover, it's time for you to fight. The last time I saw you fight was … a few decades ago? "Dorcas patted Wa Yi's shoulder. His words were comforting, but his expression was one of schadenfreude.
Wa Yi waved Dorcas' hand away and coldly snorted: "Don't be so happy. Don't forget, you were defeated by me at that time. I still have proof of your loss here. Do you want me to release it for everyone to see? "
Dorcas' eyes suddenly widened: "At that time, you used the Shadow Recording Stone?"
Wa Yi snorted twice: "A memorable scene naturally needs to be preserved for a long time. I'll take it out from time to time to reminisce."
Dorcas pointed at Wa Yi, his hand trembling and his cheeks flushing red. However, in the end, Dorcas didn't say anything and swallowed his anger.
Dorcas' reaction made everyone curious about the Shadow Recording Stone in Wa Yi's hands … It seemed that Wa Yi had something on Dorcas?
Although Wa Yi had the upper hand in his conversation with Dorcas, this didn't give him much comfort.
He still had to go on stage!
Wa Yi sighed and slowly walked onto the stage. It was a short journey, but the atmosphere was miserable. It was as if he was walking the final path of life and death before the guillotine.
When Wa Yi went on stage, not only did the atmosphere become lively, he also surprised the gray merchant's group.
The gray merchant's group had already prepared to go on stage first. After all, no matter what, they had four apprentices on their side, while the other side only had two. If they still insisted on going on stage after gaining such a huge advantage, it would be very tactless of them.
Thus, they were only waiting for the Wise Ruler to make an announcement before taking the initiative to go on stage. However, they didn't expect that the other side would go on stage before the Wise Ruler even made an announcement.
Although they didn't know the name of the other apprentice, they could tell from the red mirror that it was a descendant of Noah.
"It's your turn." The Wise Ruler glanced at the dejected Wa Yi, then looked at the gray merchant's side.
The gray merchant and the evil woman looked at each other, tacitly not saying anything. Wa Yi had already gone on stage. With their eyesight, they could naturally see Wa Yi's strengths and weaknesses. If they were to guide him, it would be equivalent to taking advantage of him. Thus, it was better for the four apprentices to decide who would go up and who would go down.
As for the apprentices, they had already decided to let the magic elephant go up first. That was because the magic elephant would have the advantage no matter who it went up against.
But now, it was the descendant of Noah that they were most concerned about. They needed to make other arrangements.
Noah's descendant dared to go on stage first. Even if he acted as if he was unwilling to fight, having such courage meant that he was definitely not weak.
He had a large family backing him, so he definitely had powerful offensive items on him. He should also have a lot of alchemy potions. And these were not prohibited in a duel.
Thus, letting the magic elephant go up first was very likely to be at a disadvantage.
The four apprentices looked at each other. In the end, they set their gazes on the one with the least presence.
… …
The first match of the apprentice duel was between Wa Yi and Ghost.
Previously, when the Wise Ruler had introduced the gray merchant and his group, he had only emphasized the evil woman and gray merchant. As for the four apprentices, he had only mentioned their general attributes and had not said much. The main thing was that the apprentices were not worth paying attention to.
Ghost actually did not need the Wise Ruler to say much. From his nickname, it was obvious that he was a shadow apprentice.
It was not surprising that the other side would send out a shadow apprentice.
They had two apprentices on their side, Kahle and Wa Yi. Kahle's temperament was that of an academic, and the academic's fighting strength had always been looked down upon by the practical faction. Thus, Kahle was definitely the one that was overlooked. As for Wa Yi, his red mirror had already proved that he was a descendant of Noah. The other side would definitely pay attention to him.
Under such circumstances, it was actually a better choice to send out the Shadow Element, who had strong survivability and had a more scout-based combat style. With the shadow apprentice's abilities, he could definitely fight a long battle.
The longer the battle, the more the opponent's abilities would be exposed.
Even if Ghost lost in the end, he would still be able to figure out most of Wa Yi's abilities, which would allow the other contestants to target him.
To avoid such a situation, Angor had to seize the opportunity to kill Ghost as quickly as possible.
On second thought, Wail was an Earth Manipulator apprentice, which was one of the rare Elements that excelled at resisting physical attacks. Shadow apprentices, on the other hand, were more inclined toward energy transformations. Wa Yi would not have a good time fighting Ghost.
This was probably Ghost's plan.
"Hohoho! You're being targeted!" Dorcas laughed arrogantly, which made Wa Yi glare at him from the stage.
At this moment, Kal-El muttered from within the Spirit Bond, "Perhaps I should go first …"
Space Manipulators were considered strong among Occultists. They could both deal with the physical world and disturb energy realms. There was basically no such thing as a counter to them. This was why most wizards would choose space Manipulators when they wanted to learn a different element.
If Kahle's opponent was Ghost, Ghost would not dare to fight a long battle. He would have to end the battle quickly. Otherwise, Kahle would only need to create cracks in the surrounding space to reduce Ghost's movement space. If he directly opened a crack on Spiritshadow's body, then Spiritshadow could only immediately admit defeat if he wanted to live.
Kahle could not afford to drag this out. The longer the battle dragged on, the smaller his advantage would be.
This was also the reason why Kael sighed at this moment.
"Your opponent might not send Ghost even if you go first. Maybe you'll face Demon Elephant instead, "Dorcas said.
Demon Elephant was a Bloodline apprentice. Judging from the purity of his blood aura, he would probably become a Bloodline Manipulator like Hui Shang.
The Bloodline Mastery could be used to stretch out the battle line, and it could also be used to achieve the effect of ending the battle quickly. Kahle was an academician, so he would not stand a chance against a Bloodline Manipulator like Demon Elephant unless he had some tricks up his sleeves.
Kael thought about it for a moment and felt that Dorcas was right, but …
"Well, there's no need to let Wa Yi go first. If they go up first, we can decide if I should go up first or if Wa Yi should deal with them. "
"Well …" Dorcas said.
Dorcas paused and glanced at the Dark Earl. It was the Dark Earl's decision whether Wa Yi should go first or not, so he should be the one to answer Kahle's question.
However, the Dark Earl did not seem to want to say anything. Dorcas thought for a moment and said, "You're not going to ask your opponent to cooperate with you when you're exploring a ruin, are you going to ask them to cooperate with you?
"Besides, even if it's not a sudden battle, you can't predict who your opponent will be in the Sky Tower. You won't be able to predict whether you'll be able to counter them or be countered by them."
Kal: "That's true, but …"
Maddox made a shushing motion and said, "No buts." Think about Wa Yi's identity. "
Dorcas lowered his voice even though it was meaningless in the Spirit Bond.
"His opponent is a minion from the Bilos family, while Wa Yi is a descendant of the Noah family. They're both wizard families, so winning is not the only thing that matters. He shouldn't choose the easy difficulty. "
Of course, that was just Dorcas's guess. Still, he was not speaking without thinking. He and Wa Yi had gone on adventures together, and Wa Yi had complained more than once that sometimes, family background was not a plus. Instead, it was a burden.
In the end, Sorcerer families and Sorcerer organizations were different. Families were bound together for good or ill. That was why they valued reputation more. Even a top family like the Noah Family would find it hard to get rid of this principle.
It did not mean that organizations did not care about reputation. It was just that there were many factions in a wizard organization, and that often led to conflicts due to the uneven distribution of resources. Sometimes, the predicament of public opinion in the outside world was caused by the other factions in the organization. Their own people were attacking each other, and the issue of reputation naturally became a marginal issue. It was not that it was not important, but … it was not as important as one might think.
Based on this, Dorcas made this guess.
Since the Black Earl did not deny it, Dorcas was not wrong. Maybe it was not the most correct answer. Maybe the Black Earl just wanted to train Wa Yi's ability to deal with crises. Still, it was probably because of the family's burden.
Kael was confused. He did not know there was such a thing between wizard families, but Angor understood.
What Dorcas said made sense. Dorcas was right to bring the wizard family into the traditional relationship between nobles.
…
While they were whispering to each other, the battle on the arena had already begun.
As expected, the Phantom Shadow sent out by the enemy only showed his face at first, which showed that he was a man wearing a pitch-black mask. Then, just like Elmi, the Phantom Shadow crawled into the shadow on the ground.
However, the Phantom Shadow was only an apprentice. He was not as strong as Elmi.
Elmi would crawl into a shadow whenever there was a shadow, and when there was no shadow, he would turn into a shadow giant and fight head-on. The Phantom Shadow, on the other hand, was different. He could only use his shadow. The stage was bright, and there were no buildings nearby that could show shadows. The only one with a shadow was Wa Yi.
There was no way the Phantom Shadow would go into Wa Yi's shadow right from the start. That would be suicide.
Therefore, in order to create a shadow on the ground, the Phantom Shadow created a cloud of mist above the stage before disappearing. The mist would protect him from the shadows.
Unlike Angor's illusions, this was a common trick used by Shadow Manipulators, which was also known as "Mist".
Although there was a common name, most of the shadow element acolytes, or rather, all of the Magi who had used Disorienting Fog spells, had different sources of fog spells.
Some were concocted with special consumables, some were energy fogs created by multiple spells, and some were illusions created by light and shadow. Of course, there were also alchemy tools.
This was because every fog originated from a different source. Therefore, if you want to decipher the fog, you must have a lot of knowledge, and you must have a lot of experience.
If Wa Yi wanted to defeat the Phantom Shadow, his first task was to break the Mist and make it impossible for the enemy to hide.
Looking at the white fog above the stage, Wa Yi's mind started to work quickly … ….
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