After experiencing the sensory stimulation at the beginning, the following duels finally began to become more normal. Some of the more ordinary students also began to appear on the stage. Indeed, the duels between them were nothing special. Basically, they were just participating in the duels. Fortunately, the academy had used that kind of drama at the beginning to arouse the students' emotions. Otherwise, the atmosphere would have been terrible.
The duels proceeded very quickly. Mia, who was in the middle of the line, was quickly informed to go to the special resting area to prepare to go on the stage. Baiyi followed her and as soon as he entered the resting area, it was inevitable that he would bump into a few more serious students who were staring at the beautiful Mia with all kinds of gazes, causing the little girl to feel slightly nervous.
"Don't worry, Mia. I haven't found any difficult opponents so far. You have to believe in yourself. You're the strongest!" Baiyi encouraged her as she was about to go on the stage. At the same time, he turned his head to look at the other contestant who was about to go on the stage. It was also a sorcerer Soul Armature practitioner. Not only that, but his Soul Armature had also chatted with Baiyi back at the Seniors Park. When they noticed Baiyi's gaze, both of them politely nodded their heads towards him.
However, the brat's gaze was still fixated on Mia. No matter how hard he tried, he would not move his eyes away. It was as if he was completely mesmerized by her. The little girl was just too beautiful and dazzling today... The brat only snapped out of his daze when his Soul Armature grabbed his cheeks and forcefully pulled them apart.
This kind of opponent was nothing to be concerned about. As long as Mia was willing to open her mouth, he would probably surrender on the spot.
Baiyi wanted to remind Mia about that but suddenly, he remembered the words that the Shadow had said to him. So, he changed his words and asked, "Mia, there's something that I'd like to ask for your opinion on. I can roughly estimate the situation of each of your opponents and I can also formulate a set of tactics for you to win. But I'm not sure if you'd like to do it this way or do you intend to rely on your own strength to win the battle?"
Mia was stunned for a moment before shaking her head. Without any hesitation, she said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Hope. But let me do it myself! This is my own battle. "
"Even if some of the opponents are very powerful, there's still a possibility that you might lose? Losing the chance to be Tisdale's classmate? Is that really okay? "Baiyi continued to ask.
Mia lowered her head and pursed her pink lips in thought. A moment of hesitation flashed across her face, but in the end, she regained her composure and replied, "I can't rely on you for everything. You've already taught me a lot of things, don't you? As much as he wanted to be Big Sister Dale's classmate, he had to rely on himself to fulfill his promise. So this time, please let me fight on my own! "
Upon hearing such an answer, Baiyi did not say anything else. Although his good intentions were rejected, he was more happy than anything else. Mia was still the same Mia. Although she was wearing cute clothes now, she would act cute like a kitten, and she was getting clingier and clingier. Out of love and respect for Baiyi, she would listen to everything he said. However, she had never given up on herself. She was still the same strong and independent girl.
"This is good, isn't it? A lot of adults don't even have that kind of self-awareness, right? "Baiyi said to the Voidwalkers.
"I told you she's a good girl." The Archmage said with relief, "Continue to take good care of her. Maybe in the future, she will become our pride."
Just like that, under Baiyi's watchful eyes, Mia went up to the arena for the first time in her life. Her stunning outfit immediately caused a burst of cheers from the audience. At the same time, there were also a few curses about the Holy Light and the anti-gravity skirt. There were also a lot of people who were busy asking around which school this beautiful girl was from.
That kind of situation made Mia's heart beat faster. There was a little bit of excitement mixed in with nervousness. Both of her hands gripped her staff tightly as she began to think about how to defeat her opponent. She had already learned all the moves from Baiyi but when it came to the actual application, she still needed to use her brain.
However, at that moment, her opponent was like a dumb goose. He just stared at Mia with a blushing face and a silly smile on his face. He even forgot to greet the referee … Until the referee activated the protective barrier at the side of the arena and announced the start of the battle, he still had that expression on his face.
Then, without any hesitation, Mia threw a fireball at his face, causing him to roll off the stage without even making a sound. There were still some sparks left on his clothes.
She did not really like it when people stared at her like that …
His embarrassing behavior immediately caused a burst of laughter among the students. The previous battles between the students would at least have a round of attack and defense. It was the first time that someone had surrendered like that.
"This is so embarrassing! He even forgot to activate his protective spell! It's like he's lost his soul! " When his Soul Armature saw the Soul Armature Practitioner being carried away by the priest to the side for treatment, he was so angry that he stomped his feet and quickly rushed over to check on his injury.
Baiyi was secretly amused. This young man is really a little silly. He can't even move when he sees a beautiful girl. Looks like he'll definitely suffer losses in the future because of this. However, from this, it could be seen that a young, beautiful, and sexy female sorcerer could easily gain the upper hand in the middle and lower level battles.
Mia, who had just won her first battle, skipped back to Baiyi's side like a little bunny. It was obvious that the little girl was quite satisfied with her first victory, even if it was because of her beauty that she had won the battle.
"Well done!" Baiyi patted her head and Mia took the initiative to turn her head away. Rubbing her face against Baiyi's palm, it was as if she wanted to use the cold gauntlet to soothe her blushing cheeks.
"But there are a few things that you need to pay attention to." Baiyi pinched her cheeks and continued, "You were a little hesitant when you used the Fireball Spell. Remember that your opponent's flaw usually only appears for a split second. Other than that, your incantation is still a little slow."
"Okay, okay! I'll remember that!" Mia nodded her head obediently.
"I'm afraid that your next opponent will not be as dumb as this silly boy. Don't be careless!" Baiyi reminded her again, "Alright, let's go back to the stands now. In the next battle, you need to pay attention to your opponent carefully. It's best if you can remember the magic that they usually use so that you'll have the upper hand when you meet them in the second round."
Initially, Baiyi wanted to observe his opponents personally but since Mia had said that she wanted to rely on herself, Baiyi decided that he might as well just give her some necessary reminders and leave the rest for her to think on her own.
Mia began to carefully observe the next battle in the ring. She even secretly took out a small notebook and wrote down the characteristics of the winning contestants one by one. From time to time, she would stop writing as if she was thinking about something. It seemed like she was thinking about how she could win the battle. Not only did she not become arrogant because of Baiyi's extra training, but she also did not become arrogant because of her easy victory in the first round. Instead, she became more serious and steadfast. That was undoubtedly a very good mentality.
The first round of battle ended very quickly. All the losers were eliminated and the number of contestants was reduced by half. Gradually, the students who were slightly stronger began to stand out. Mia's notebook was already filled with two whole pages.
Looking at the beautiful handwriting in the notebook, Baiyi asked, "Is there any worthy opponent?"
"Sure enough, everyone is really good!" Mia nodded and pointed at one of the names on the notebook with her pen. "Jerry from the next class is really good. I think he won the most easily. Also, there's that girl in the pink robe from our Soul Armature Department. I can't help but feel that her equipment and tools are really good. These are the two most outstanding opponents. I think I can beat the rest of the students." Mia nodded and pointed at a name on her notebook.
"Those two fellows, huh? Yeah, they are a bit difficult to deal with. " Baiyi nodded his head in agreement. Looks like this girl's judgment is pretty good. The two people that she mentioned were indeed much stronger than her. Even among all the second-year students, they were still the cream of the crop.
As for the girl in the pink robe, Baiyi could feel the waves of magic coming from the robe even from afar. That meant that it was a very high-quality equipment. The robe that Mia was wearing was mainly for the sake of looking good. Compared to the robe that she was wearing, it was incomparable.
Just the robe alone was already so powerful. It seemed like the girl's family must be very well-off. The tools and scrolls that she had were probably not any worse than the ones that Baiyi had prepared for Mia. She was definitely a strong opponent! And judging from the discussion of the students, it seemed like the girl was the daughter of some Grand Duke. Why would the daughter of such a rich and powerful person come to the Celestial Fortress Academy which was still considered as a commoner's place?
As for the boy called Jerry, he was also very unusual. Even though his equipment was not very fancy, his innate talent was the best among all the students. Even though he was only at the Intermediate Level, he could already cast a Level 2 spell without chanting. His spell was so smooth that it could be seen that he was about to enter the Advanced Level. His Soul Armature often bragged about this in the Seniors' Park, saying that he was born in a family of sorcerers and had been practicing magic since he was very young.
These two opponents should be the most difficult to deal with. Their strength was obviously a level higher than the other students. If there was a bet on the periphery, the odds of these two people would definitely be the lowest. It could also be seen that these two people were also aiming for the gold collar.
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