Chapter 204 : Chapter 204

Chapter 204: The Witch Tea Party of Two

"Thank you for the inspiration you provided me, and now I grant you release."

I carried this fellow whose name I still didn't know, and with a toss to the ground, he didn't even have time to let out another scream before I broke his spine.

The tenacious vitality endowed to these drakonids by their dragon blood truly surprised me.

I had killed two of them quickly with sneak attacks before and hadn't paid much mind, but now that I had changed my method, I truly experienced how difficult they were to deal with.

But if I had to say what I learned from the shock I gave them this time, it was truly worth talking about.

I had many basic spells.

Besides the basic evocation spells, there were many other categories, like Five Senses Weakening, Perception Enhancement, and so on.

These spells that acted on bodily perception were indeed magical.

Their effects could be seen from their names; one weakened, one amplified.

Spells were not some conceptual skills.

Rather, they were named for the effects they could produce.

Their effects could not be analyzed through their names to see if they could have other functions.

It was like how Five Senses Weakening was a curse spell that needed to lock onto a target, while Perception Enhancement was a protective blessing for oneself.

They were fundamentally different things.

Originally, I thought that if the five senses could be enhanced, then they could also be weakened, and it should be possible to use it in reverse.

By enhancing the opponent's sense of touch several times, the pain would also be multiplied.

If an attack couldn't cause effective damage, I could use this method to convert physical damage into mental damage for the opponent.

To a certain extent, pain was a negative effect as terrifying as an injury.

But now I discovered that achieving the effect I envisioned was still very difficult.

It was no less than fully understanding the structure of this spellbook, just like mastering Fireball, and it also required a large amount of theoretical knowledge for support.

And now I could only do it by hand, modding it without any theoretical basis.

But wasn't this a coincidence?

I had such an experimental subject right in front of me, a guy I didn't have to worry about breaking.

In the Dream State, I wasn't afraid of breaking the spellbook either.

So I directly started trying the Five Senses Weakening spell.

As for why it was this spellbook, it was because the Perception Enhancement spell took effect on oneself, while Five Senses Weakening weakened the opponent.

To prevent any accidents, I naturally had to consider my own safety.

It could be said that this was the first time I was so looking forward to a spell effect going wrong, preferably an accident that could play the other party to death.

Now it was obvious that the opponent's final performance before his death also proved my success.

This was one of the reasons why my tone of voice just now revealed my delight.

Five Senses Weakening belonged to curse spells, but who could deny that amplification was also a form of curse?

Turning Five Senses Weakening into Five Senses Enhancement was a very good method in itself, but it was not pleasant when exploited.

For example, enhancing vision and adding a blinding effect, enhancing hearing to go with the kind of dragon roar from the Blood Dragon Academy, and enhancing touch to increase pain, which was a perfect match for continuous pain like burns.

If the pain lasted long enough, the body would even become numb.

And now I had to deal with some small fries who were watching the show.

"You don't think I'm easy to get along with, do you? If you come up again, I'll consider not killing you, but chopping off your four limbs and hanging you up, then wait for your academy's people to come and claim you."

I looked at those guys in the distance.

The people from the Blood Dragon Academy had hit a steel plate and knew what it meant not to be impulsive, but it was obvious that there were not only guys from the Blood Dragon Academy here.

If other academies were instigated, it would indeed cause me a lot of trouble.

After all, the last way to stop the ritual from being held was to be in a stalemate with the other party, causing the progress of the ritual preparation to stagnate.

So for threats, naturally, I'd say whatever could scare them.

The reputation of the Witch Academy wasn't very good, so I was just following tradition.

I just didn't know how Tan Han was doing now.

According to her speed, she had probably just arrived.

The current situation here could be considered a mutual deterrence.

If they were determined to obstruct me, I could do nothing, but if I took the initiative to attack, I would indeed have to worry about the tea party being destroyed.

The best way was naturally to use an Illusory Clone for deterrence.

They might know that only one of them was real, but they wouldn't dare to bet on which one was real.

But this didn't stop them from running their mouths.

They had accepted the crushing difference in strength, but they wouldn't admit defeat verbally.

Everyone was a newcomer, and the disparity in strength would also very directly reflect the superiority and inferiority between the academies.

"Oh? It seems someone is here."

Under Perception Enhancement, I could also see a figure appearing in the distance, riding a Flying Broom over, so it must be someone from the Witch Academy.

Normally, I should have gone to greet them personally, but I couldn't leave.

Once I left, this place would be gone, but I could still act as a contact.

Just as I was about to make contact, I discovered that there was another person following behind the Witch Academy student who was coming over!

Only after the distance was closer did I manage to recognize who that was.

It was Su Ningmu from Class 45, and I didn't know the one behind her, but from the uniform, I could tell the other party was from the Wizard Academy.

I remembered that the Wizard Tower was still very far from here.

How did they get all the way here?

Facing the guy from the Wizard Academy, I immediately recalled what Big Sis Bai had said to me.

Although it was only a brief mention, I still kept it in my heart.

The methods of those guys from the Wizard Academy were strange, and they were good at curses, even direct body modifications, and so on.

This reminded me of the so-called cockroaches, not very aggressive, but disgusting.

Skin flakes, hair, and so on could all be used as curse materials.

How could that not be considered disgusting?

Although I didn't know if this one was like that, the other party was also a newcomer, so the methods he had mastered wouldn't be many, but I couldn't place my bets on luck here.

At this time, strength and such were not what I was worried about, but unknown methods were what I needed to worry about.

So I directly responded to this possible conflict with my highest specifications.

Protection of the Elemental Spirit!

Flames were a very good method.

They could eliminate too many troubles and also prevent the other party from collecting various physical information about me.

The heatwave of the flames could destroy any unnoticed troubles.

The flames that suddenly erupted from the Head of the Ancient Dragon naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Such a large commotion was like turning an area into a sea of fire.

With the blessing of flames protecting my body, the fire elemental spirits accompanied me.

"Over here!"

I called out, and Su Ningmu quickly recognized me.

After all, this signature Protection of the Elemental Spirit was very distinctive, and she had also witnessed such methods of mine.

After getting closer, I realized that Su Ningmu's injuries were very serious.

Her clothes were also torn in many places, and a large area of her body could be said to be damaged.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll take it from here."

I put a Shield Protection on Su Ningmu and pushed her back, giving her a buffer.

But that guy from the Wizard Academy didn't care about this.

The first thing he chose to do was to clash with me to see our respective strengths.

Those who would choose to do this were basically masters who were very confident in their own strength.

Boom!

With the collision of the first strike, I maintained the flame protection and faced that blow from the other party head-on.

The thing the other party was holding was obviously a Wizard Tool.

It was one of the weapons they made using Wizard Power and was also a display of their own strength.

This was not considered an alchemical item, because Wizard Tools were generally a means to cooperate with their own power system, probably similar to a weapon they refined themselves, and could even be said to be a part of their body.

From the clash of this strike, neither side gained any advantage, but besides the protection, I also had spirits to assist in the attack.

The other party decisively retreated.

"I say, what are you wizards doing here instead of guarding the Wizard Tower?"

"Yang Yuehan? I know you. I didn't expect you to be the one who started the ritual?"

The other party didn't give his name, but directly pointed out my identity.

It seemed that his understanding of me was somewhat beyond my expectations.

But the next moment he took out a very crude thing, so much so that one could see traces of it being tied by hand, and put it to his mouth, muttering a few words in a low voice.

"Wait, something for communication? You wizards are really amazing."

My gaze froze.

Although I knew their power relied on external objects and now also relied heavily on the Wizard Tower, wasn't it too much of a violation for them to have a means of communication now?

So after a brief thought, I decisively chose to take the initiative.

The other party was transmitting information, so naturally, I had to interrupt it no matter what it was.

After a few exchanges, he also saw that my purpose was to destroy his communication tool.

"Since you're guarding it, then I alone can't destroy your ritual. But it doesn't matter. Since the initiative is lost, then we'll wait for the second batch of rituals."

As he spoke, he directly abandoned that Wizard Tool to buy himself a chance to leave, but I didn't follow his expectations and still went after him.

"Wait, you should destroy that Wizard Tool!"

"Killing you can solve the problem fundamentally. You don't think that I really cared about that thing just because I showed that I did, do you!"

"Fuck."

The other party cursed, but in the end, he still took a heavy blow from me.

The strange methods and Wizard Tools of the other party really gave me a very tricky feeling.

Was this the strength of the students from the Three Great Top-tier Academies?

To be able to leave alive from my hands.

I watched the other party fly away.

That pair of wings on his back was obviously not something he had himself; it was probably some kind of Wizard Tool.

He escaped, which was a pity, but while I heavily injured him at the end, I also placed a curse on him, the Acid Corrosion Curse.

Weren't wizards very good at curses?

Running away with serious injuries, I naturally couldn't let him leave easily.

This clash also made me understand that I still lacked some pursuit methods.

It would be great if the fireballs could still lock on and pursue after leaving my control, but this idea was a bit unrealistic.

That kind of over-the-horizon strike was still too advanced for me at this stage.

But the Witch Tea Party and the heavily injured Su Ningmu also worried me very much, so I couldn't leave.

"He got away. If you don't want my anger vented on you, you'd better get out of my sight now!"

Taking advantage of this moment, I also threatened the guys who wanted to cause trouble at this opportunity.

With the Protection of the Elemental Spirit still active, my fire element affinity had also increased.

The modded Fireball spell, coupled with this protection and fire element affinity, would be even more terrifyingly powerful.

That was why the Wizard Academy student who could still escape with serious injuries under such methods just now made me take him so seriously.

"Su Ningmu, how are you? Can you still hold on?"

"Still... I'm still okay... hiss..."

Su Ningmu was still holding on, but from her physical condition, it was still not very optimistic.

"Are these wounds all caused by those Wizard Tools? Bear with it. This is my first time using this spell."

I comforted her softly.

If I didn't act quickly, I felt like she would pass out in the next moment.

And the spell I was talking about was naturally that Flesh and Blood Healing Spell.

The lower limit and threshold for spells like Healing spells were actually very high.

The effects of low-threshold healing spells were actually very poor.

Most of them focused on stimulating the body's self-healing, and they needed to pay attention to factors such as disinfection, necrotic flesh, and foreign objects in the wound.

Those low-threshold, effective, and low-consumption mindless healing spells could only be seen in games.

The threshold for my Flesh and Blood Healing Spell alone reached a consumption of a hundred points of magic power, which was enough to explain many things.

But precisely because of the high consumption, it was suitable for a novice like me who knew nothing.

And although the visual effects it could produce could not be compared to those of the Protection of the Elemental Spirit, the effect was definitely praised by all who used it.

"The wounds have all healed, but there seem to be some corrosive curse effects, and poison? Wait, what is this infection? Fungal infection?"

After I finished using the spell, I looked at Su Ningmu, but she was still not optimistic.

Upon re-examination, from the perspective of Spirit Vision, this result was confirmed.

This result even made me swallow my saliva subconsciously.

"Is that so... I didn't expect to have been hit by so many of his methods."

Although Su Ningmu was still weak at this moment, she was much better than before.

"The guys from the Wizard Academy are known for their strange methods. It's not your fault. Do you want to solve all of these?"

I looked at Su Ningmu, who was insisting on standing up at this moment, and asked seriously.

"What do you mean? Can you solve it?"

"I can't guarantee it, but your injuries are almost healed, so you can withstand a second injury. The curse is a spell effect, and I'm confident in removing it. The poison hasn't spread seriously now and is mainly concentrated in the lower limbs. The spread of that unknown fungal infection is very slow, so these can be solved with a violent method. High-temperature sterilization, and then treat it with a spell."

"Ah? Then wouldn't I..."

"It's just in the Dream State. If you're afraid of pain, I can give you Five Senses Weakening."

I shrugged and said.

With limited means now, I could only use the most primitive way to remove the problem.

"This... I still need to think about it..."

"It's okay, no rush. Since you're here, we can start the Witch Tea Party."

I didn't interfere with her choice.

After all, the consumption of using the Flesh and Blood Healing Spell once was also very high.

If she didn't care, I naturally wouldn't care either.

Compared to this, I was more concerned about whether the Witch Tea Party could be held.

After all, in theory, all the conditions for the ritual had been met, but subjectively, I still felt that it would be too few if there were only two witches at the Witch Tea Party.

But time waited for no one.

If I didn't act, other academies would.

Tan Han went alone to interfere with the academy that was faster than us, but she might not be able to stop them, so I couldn't hesitate.

"Has it already started?"

"Of course, please enjoy the dessert I made myself. But I have to apologize for one thing. I originally planned for Tan Han to grind the coffee, but now it seems I'll have to do it. Don't mind, I don't have experience in this area, so I can only brew a cup of tea for you."

"Tan Han? She's here too?"

"Yes, but because she was worried that someone would complete the ritual before us, she went out again. We should also thank her for the time she bought us."

I said as I brewed the black tea.

Although I wasn't very clear about the process, it was fine as long as it was drinkable.

"Is that so... Then, right, there's also this."

After hearing my explanation, Su Ningmu also understood the general situation, but soon she seemed to think of something and took out an item.

"This is..."

"The Witch Tea Party Invitation. It suddenly appeared in front of me when you were preparing for the ritual. I think it's also a part of the ritual."

"There's such a setting? I thought the background of the Witch Tea Party that Lina explained, about sending out invitations, was just for show."

I complained a little, but quickly realized that maybe this invitation was a kind of proof given to witches who met the invitation criteria.

When I accepted the invitation as the host of the Witch Tea Party, the pillar of light that enveloped the entire ritual seemed to have sublimated at this moment.

And then, the pillars of light from the other lit-up rituals shattered directly.

The academies that were still rushing to hold their rituals had their rituals interrupted directly.

The various items for the ritual were directly damaged, and even if they weren't, the rituals here would no longer be acknowledged.

For a time, many academies let out a chorus of wails and howls.

After venting their emotions, their attention was also focused on the only ritual on the entire map.

But the Witch Tea Party ritual had just begun.

Only when the ritual was over would the academy get points, so many academies still didn't know who had completed the ritual preparations ahead of schedule.

"It seems Lady Luck is on our side."

I leisurely pulled out a chair and sat down, taking a sip of the black tea I brewed myself during this time.

"Hmm... I'm not used to drinking this. Did I mess up the process, so the taste is wrong?"

"Actually, the taste is already very good... The dessert is also very nice, but are we really okay being so leisurely?"

Su Ningmu asked with some worry at this moment.

"What, are you afraid they'll rush over all at once?"

"Yes, after all, we have now become the target of public criticism. Although I know that those guys are no match for you now, it will be troublesome once there are too many of them. And those academies whose rituals were destroyed, they will probably also..."

"Just relax. Do you remember what the contents of the Witch Tea Party ritual are?"

"Okay, I remember the content of the ritual. Each witch who comes by appointment hands over the letter of invitation. The witches bring their stories or confusion, and pour out their sorrows at the tea party, letting sugar and cake fill their hearts, and letting joy wash away their frustrations."

"It seems to be like that, then let's begin."

"Eh... it's starting just like this?"

"Yes, tell me your story. Just talk about what you encountered after you first entered the Ancient Battlefield. I'll summarize and analyze the specific situation."

"Okay, sure."

Su Ningmu also knew that she didn't have much to say, but in order to complete the ritual quickly, she still spoke up.

Wasn't it just her own experience?

Although she hadn't had much interaction with me before, and had even only spoken a few words at the dinner party hosted by Tan Han, it didn't prevent them from talking like friends in the current situation.

And during this time, my attention was also on the people below.

If there were any tactless guys, I would suppress them with lightning-fast means to achieve a deterrent effect.

But at this moment, the only academy holding a ritual was right in front of them.

As time passed, more and more people would gather here, and at that time, I wouldn't be able to suppress them.

"After meeting that guy, I thought I could negotiate with him... but... but, that, Big Sis Xiao Han, are you really not going to do anything about those people below?"

"Leave it to me."

I left my seat with a gloomy expression, because I knew I couldn't remain inactive any longer.

At this moment, I was standing on the Head of the Ancient Dragon that had fallen here at the active volcano, looking at the people below.

At this moment, more of them had gathered.

Although most of them were from small academies to make up the numbers, I still saw some students from academies that I had an impression of.

Sure enough, the strength I had shown was no longer enough to suppress so many people, and they would no longer let the Witch Tea Party continue.

Just as I was facing the curses from the guys below, a strange movement in the distance suddenly made me and everyone else freeze.

The strange movement just now was like an earthquake.

The ground trembled slightly, accompanied by a strange sound.

The active volcano here became much more active because of the strange movement just now.

Even the largest active volcano behind me had a violent reaction, but it still hadn't reached the limit of eruption.

However, the flowing lava flowed down from the cracks, which was a frightening sight.

Although the strange movement affected a wide area, I could still feel the source.

That direction, isn't that the Central Ancient Battlefield?