Kael shared his guess.
"Not bad," Dorcas praised. Dorcas praised, but in the next second, he suddenly changed the topic. "However, the analysis after the fact was still a step too late. Battles are constantly changing, so how could there be so much time for you to slowly think about it? You're still not good enough! "
After mocking Kael for a while, Dorcas finally answered Kael's question.
"You're right. Vael made a small mistake by summoning the pillar. He didn't consider that his shadow was already connected to the pillar, which gave Ghost Shadow a chance."
"But you're wrong about one thing. Ghost Shadow didn't do anything to Vael's shadow 'multiple times'. He only did one thing. "
Kael looked at Dorcas and waited for him to reveal the answer.
However, Dorcas stopped talking and looked at Angor.
"It's a hypha matrix."
Dorcas turned to Karel, "That's right, it's the Mycelium Mother."
Kael was speechless. Is that why you're looking at Mister Superdimensional?
Kael's suspicious gaze made Dorcas feel slightly uncomfortable. He turned his head to avoid meeting Kael's gaze and coughed lightly. "The name isn't important. What's important is its effects."
"The Mycelium Mother can attract other mycelium to itself. You've seen for yourself why the fungal barrier is expanding so quickly. No matter where Wa Yi goes, the fungal barrier will cover him completely. It's because there's a mycelial matrix in his shadow. "
Vael tried to avoid the Mycelium Mother by moving around the arena, but this only caused the Mycelium Mother to expand even faster.
Now, Vael was lost in the Mycelium Mother because no matter where he went, the Mycelium Mother couldn't get rid of it. Even if there were areas in the arena that weren't covered by the Mycelium Mother, the Mycelium Mother would cover those areas in advance. As long as the Mycelium Mother was inside Vael's shadow, he would always be lost.
"Apart from attracting mycelium, the Mycelium Mother can also be controlled by Ghost Shadow," Dorcas said.
Previously, Wa Yi had suddenly spat out blood at the top of the stone pillar, interrupting the casting of the Earth Cocoon. It should have been Spiritshadow who used the mycelium to influence Wa Yi.
"However, the extent of Spiritshadow's influence on the mycelial mother shouldn't be too deep. Otherwise, he could have relied on the mycelial mother to win long ago, instead of constantly harassing and attacking like he is now, fighting a war of attrition."
"That's true. How could a little apprentice like Spiritshadow control the bacteria completely? This might be a method given to it by an official Magus. "
"My lord, are you saying that the evil woman and the gray merchant gave it to him?"
Dorcas shook his head. "Judging from Ghostly Shadow's proficiency in using the mycelium barrier, this shouldn't be the first time he's done this. Perhaps he's already obtained the mycelium matrix before. As for who gave it to him, that's hard to say. "
Despite what Dorcas had said, Kael was still furious. "How shameless of you to resort to such methods."
Dorcas looked at Kael strangely. "If my memories weren't messed up, you would also have some tricks up your sleeves, and they seem to be even more …"
Dorcas didn't continue. After all, Kael was on their side, so he didn't want to overdo it.
Kael's gaze drifted away, and after a while, he muttered in a low voice, "It's not the same."
As for what was different? Kael naturally couldn't say, or else he wouldn't have been so weak.
Dorcas didn't continue on this topic, because it would be embarrassing if he did.
"Now, let's see if Wa Yi can find the mycelium matrix." Dorcas paused and looked at the arena that was almost ninety percent covered in fog. "However, even if he does find the mycelium matrix, it'll be very difficult."
Kael: "Don't tell me there's no chance at all?"
"I don't see any chance right now." After saying this, Dorcas glanced at the Black Earl, wanting to see if the Black Earl had prepared any "asymmetrical" methods for Wa Yi.
However, the Black Earl didn't react at all. It was as if he didn't hear their conversation at all.
Dorcas muttered in his mind and walked to Angor. "What do you think?"
"There's still a chance," Angor replied.
Kael's eyes lit up and looked at Angor expectantly. Dorcas furrowed his brows. "How do you know there's a chance?"
Angor didn't answer. Instead, he gave Dorcas a meaningful look.
Dorcas couldn't help but wonder why the Black Earl didn't say anything. Was there really something he didn't notice? Could Wa Yi still have a chance to win?
With that in mind, Dorcas turned his attention back to the arena.
On the other hand, Angor seemed to be watching the duel as well. But in his mind, he was wondering if Cael had a way to win against Phantom and the other three apprentices.
Yes, Angor didn't think Wa Yi could win either.
As Dorcas said, Wa Yi was facing a lot of difficulties. Even if he found the hypha, it wouldn't help him. Right now, the only thing he could do was to ignore these factors that were affecting him and focus on dealing with Spiritshadow. However, this place was Phantom's home ground. It would be very difficult for Wa Yi to defeat Phantom on his home ground.
The reason why Angor told Dorcas "there's still a chance" was because the Black Earl didn't say anything.
Based on the Dark Earl's habits, whenever Dorcas and Kal were discussing something, he would definitely voice his opinion. But now, he didn't say anything. Angor wasn't sure if this had something to do with Wa Yi's victory, but he still kept his opinion to himself.
Besides, "there's still a chance" was an ambiguous statement. It didn't mean Wa Yi could win. Besides, Angor didn't mention who the subject was. He could simply say that there was still a chance for the apprentices, not Wa Yi himself.
Anyway, he had the right to explain. It wasn't like he gave a definite answer.
As for that meaningful look he gave Dorcas … could he at least pretend for a while?
Besides, wasn't that the basics of being a wizard?
Back at Padt Manor, Angor often saw White Bear reading a book called "Self-Cultivation of a Wizard", which detailed the basic qualities a wizard should have. In Angor's opinion, the book was more like "Self-Cultivation of an Actor" or "The Birth of a Wizard". Still, White Bear really did look like a "prophet" after reading the book.
Angor despised White Bear at first. But later, he realized that when you couldn't explain something or give an answer, you could always pretend to be a profound person and get away with it.
He already knew this when he was a judge in the "Rising Star" competition. When other special judges like him were commenting on the contestants and guessing who would win or lose, Angor only needed to show an unreadable expression to change the topic. He did not need to explain too much or talk too much.
It was the same today. If he couldn't explain why Wa Yi still had a chance, he would just pretend.
Of course, this kind of "acting" couldn't be done too often. Once someone determined your character, acting would no longer work. Luckily, Dorcas only saw Angor as an honest person on the surface. He was still a long way from acting. So he could still put on a show.
Since he didn't expect Wa Yi to win, Angor naturally placed his hope on Kael.
Unlike the Dark Earl, Angor wasn't going to test his own descendant at a time like this.
After all, Kael was the organizer of this expedition. If Kael wanted to go deeper, Angor would do his best to support him.
Based on the current situation, if Vay were to lose, Khael would most likely be sent out to deal with the other four apprentices.
The most mysterious one was probably the Shepherd, a wind-manipulating Rhythm apprentice. However, Angor wasn't worried about the Shepherd at all. Angor planned to let Soulling fight alongside Kael.
Of course, such a trick was a little shameless in Dorcas' eyes.
How could an official Magus lend his elemental companion to someone else as a means of escape? If you did that, wouldn't that mean the woman and the gray merchant would also lend their elemental companions to other apprentices?
Dorcas misunderstood Soulling as Angor's elemental companion, but it wasn't a big deal.
Of course, Angor wouldn't do such a thing. As an alchemist, he had plenty of alchemy materials and half-finished products. He only needed to give Soulling an outer shell and engrave a rune to hide its identity.
Besides, elemental companions usually had a mental connection with their masters during battle. Soulling, on the other hand, wasn't Angor's elemental companion. Soulling didn't need to worry about exposing its relationship with Angor.
With Soulling's help, Kael should be able to defeat the Shepherd.
Among the remaining three, Fen Mo was the easiest to deal with. She was an Illusionist apprentice. As an Illusionist, Angor had plenty of items that could break illusions. As long as Kael wasn't affected by the illusion, Soulling and Angor could defeat Fen Mo on their own.
Golem was a Bloodline Wizard, which was a little more troublesome. Still, Angor wasn't completely helpless against an apprentice Bloodline Wizard. Kael was a Space Manipulator apprentice. Perhaps the item left behind by Dusk could help him.
Last but not least, Phantom.
Kael told Angor many times that things would be different if he joined the battle first. But Angor believed that Kael was being too optimistic. Phantom might be able to drag out the battle, but it didn't mean it couldn't unleash a sudden burst of power.
Also, Shadow Manipulators had the best ability to avoid damage, so Kael didn't have much of an advantage.
With Angor's help, Kael should still be able to win. But it would be difficult.
Was there a way for Kael to win so easily?
Angor looked at the shadow on the ground … Elmi.
He wasn't planning to let Elmi fight. He just thought of something. He still had a Shadow Demon in his hands. He had given it to Elmi to train. Perhaps he could let the Shadow Demon fight?
Before Angor could contact Elmi to see if Shadow Demon could be used, the Ruler of Wisdom's voice suddenly reached his ears.
It wasn't the Ruler of Wisdom's voice. Instead, the Ruler of Wisdom announced the result of the duel.
Angor looked up out of reflex.
He was already prepared for Wai's defeat. But when he looked at the stage, he realized that there was only one person standing there. Wai!
Next to Wai, a giant spike pierced through Phantom's abdomen and lifted him up high.
Drip, drip, drip, drip. Blood dripped down from the spikes. This meant that Phantom wasn't just a shadow.
The winner of the duel was … Wai?!
A trace of surprise flashed across Angor's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
He had been thinking about how Kael would win, so he didn't pay attention to Wai's fight. How did Wai win? And how did he turn the tables around?
Puzzled, he began to check his memories.
Although he had been thinking about other things, his eyes had not moved away from the arena. Therefore, he was able to recall what had happened before by recalling his shallow memories.
Images flashed through his mind like a montage, and he finally saw Wai's fight.
…
Three minutes ago.
Wai's petrified skin was mottled, and half of it was cracked. Blood continued to seep out from the cracks.
There wasn't a single part of Wai's body that wasn't damaged.
White, fluffy things were growing out of the cracks on Wai's back. These were the larvae of the fungus.
Using Wai's body as a cradle, these larvae were nourished by Wai's blood and mana.
If Angor didn't stop the fungus as soon as possible, these larvae would continue to grow until they sucked Wai's body dry.
The only consolation was that the fungus didn't invade Wai's mind space or soul space, unlike the fungus Myrtle created. Wai still had a chance to survive.
Wai wasn't in a good condition. Not only was he bleeding and growing fungus, but he was also feeling dizzy, and he was also staggering.
He no longer resisted the fungus' invasion. Instead, he wandered around in the mist like a zombie.
His actions seemed disorderly, but from his resistance time and time again, one could basically guess what he wanted to do next.
Wai must have decided to go all out and attack Phantom instead of looking for a safe zone.
Just as he expected, he could change the outcome of the battle by seizing the opportunity.
However, while Wa Yi's tactics could be understood by outsiders, so could Phantom Shadow who was in the battle.
Instead of ambushing him, Phantom chose to stay away from Wai.
Phantom could move freely in the mist and sense Wai's location. If he didn't want Wai to find him, Wai couldn't do anything about it.
Now, Phantom only needed to wait for the fungus larvae to spread, and he would win the battle easily.
While Wai was moving further and further away, Phantom didn't plan to approach him at all.
However, right at this moment, Spiritshadow's gaze narrowed slightly.
Wai was using potions again!
Phantom's ambushes prevented Wai from using his potions. But now, since Phantom wasn't attacking him, Wai had the time to do so.
Phantom stared blankly as Wa Yi swallowed a potion to recover his HP, and at the same time, he forcefully tore the floccule off of his skin.
This couldn't stop the fungus larvae from spreading, but Wai's potion worked perfectly. It couldn't directly remove the fungus larvae, but the potion had reached a perfect balance with the fungus.
When in this state, Wai could fight as well as he could in a normal battle.
The cost was great, but Wai could still endure it.
Phantom felt a little irritated as he watched Wai's condition recovering. However, he still restrained his urge and didn't ambush Wai again.
Phantom wouldn't lose anything if he kept dragging this out, but Wai's potion would run out sooner or later.
That was Phantom's current plan. He decided to bide his time and wait for a change.
However, very quickly, Spiritshadow's thoughts changed.
Because of Wai, he had walked into a dead end.
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