Chapter 205 : Chapter 205

Chapter 205: Witch Academy temporarily ranked first

If there was any unusual movement in the Ancient Battlefield, then the only thing I could think of was probably monsters spawning around to annex the territory.

At this time, the other academies were actually a little envious of those from the Sea Clan, as their sea domains would not be eroded by the Phantoms of the Past from the Ancient Battlefield.

Of course, our Witch Academy wouldn't either, but we would enjoy the show.

Why at this time?

It seemed like now was not the time to be conserving magic power.

After all, there were currently no extra means to recover magic power.

Too much consumption would put me in a state where my combat power would plummet.

But now, what I had to face was a siege that had already gathered, and this was their last chance to destroy the Witch Academy's ritual.

“Things have already come to this, it's not good for everyone to keep pressing like this, is it?”

I spoke up.

Although stalling for time like this was meaningless, it was still haggling.

What if things took a turn?

If it really came down to it, then we would just perish together.

The active volcano behind me was no joke.

“Who do you think you are? You think you can deal with so many of us at once? Since when did the Witch Academy become so arrogant!”

“Now is the last chance. If the Witch Academy gets one point now, we will need at least two points to overtake them!”

In response to my greeting, they didn't think this was a favor that could be given, and even thought I was afraid.

But stirring up everyone's emotions, who wouldn't know how?

As long as their own interests were harmed, they wouldn't risk their lives for this, nor would they contribute any effort.

“Are you all taking this one point too seriously? If you surround and attack me, then I will detonate the active volcano behind me. Do you remember the unusual movement in the Ancient Battlefield just now? The ancient phantoms inside will also rush out. I can fly, so I can naturally escape, but what about you? Where can you run!”

At this moment, I rode on my broom and drew a little closer to them, ensuring they could all hear.

These guys were all led by students from the Dragon Blood Academy, leading their affiliated academies and other students who came over for various reasons.

“Don't forget, those guys from Dragon Blood Academy can also fly. If you don't run now and listen to them, it's a small matter if you die, but they'll laugh themselves to death, understand?”

“Don't listen to the witch! It won't take long for us to destroy her ritual! And she's trying to protect the ritual, she definitely won't dare to detonate the active volcano right away!”

At this moment, a student from Dragon Blood Academy quickly reacted, mainly wanting to stabilize the fragile alliance.

But they were not fools.

They knew what the phantoms of the Ancient Battlefield were.

That was a map-clearing tool.

The grim armies of the Ancient Battlefield's past were an absolute meat grinder of death, and they would also annex territory until the entire competition venue became a terrifying environment like the Ancient Battlefield.

They didn't want to stay here and help Dragon Blood Academy guard their active volcano; they had their own places to guard.

“Hehe You guessed wrong. For our Witch Academy's first ritual, we'll save it if we can. After all, we hold rituals to gather, and scoring points is secondary. But if I can make the scoring base of everyone present decrease by one, what do you think I'll choose!”

This time, I was openly threatening them, mainly targeting those guys from Dragon Blood Academy.

“And you from Dragon Blood Academy, I've killed quite a few of you. You don't want to be left with only one life so soon in the exchange competition, do you? Let me be direct, once the operation to kill me begins, I'll specifically target the guys from Dragon Blood Academy. Or do you feel it's unfair and want to drag other academies down with you? That's fine too.”

While threatening, I watched the movements below.

It seemed a few words had indeed shaken the foundation of their alliance.

In fact, if I had to say, I could have harvested a large number of heads at this time, or run away with Su Ningmu, or done other things.

I thought going solo was no problem at all, but trying to manage everything was very difficult, especially this Witch Tea Party ritual.

As for breaking the stalemate, I placed greater hope on Tan Han.

It wasn't that we could wipe them all out if Tan Han came, but with two people, the level of deterrence would be greater, and the restrictions brought by the Witch Tea Party would also be reduced.

I found that my reputation might not be very effective in this exchange competition, but once Tan Han's name was mentioned, ninety-nine percent of the opponents recognized her.

After a period of stalemate, some guys really just ran away and didn't get involved.

With this start, it could be said that it was a good development.

But Dragon Blood Academy still felt very stubborn.

I had already explained the stakes to them, but they just wouldn't listen.

Many of them had already lost a life to me.

If we perished together, I would kill them until they only had one life left.

Although I didn't know where those who were killed were teleported to, and they might not have returned yet, but when haggling, of course, one had to be alarmist.

If most of them died, they would probably lose their ground here at the active volcano, and their ritual would also be greatly restricted.

But some of them just wanted revenge.

Weren't their IQs online when they were inciting the crowd just now, and now their brains were blocked by muscles?

The situation had now reached a stalemate.

Su Ningmu naturally wouldn't just stand there.

I had already retreated to the location of the Witch Tea Party.

The battle had already begun.

It was a base trade.

You touch my tea party, I touch your volcano, and nobody gets off easy.

The main issue was that there were too many of them, and I couldn't quite handle it all.

But the ones mainly making moves were the guys from Dragon Blood Academy.

The other academies were mostly holding back, watching how things developed, while some chose to run away directly.

Another reason these people didn't move was naturally my threat, which was that I had said whoever helped Dragon Blood Academy first, after this ritual, I would go directly to their place and give them a piece of my mind.

I couldn't threaten all of them, but one or two of them, I couldn't handle?

“Oh my Looks like Lady Luck is on my side again?”

I changed my combat objective from just now, directly using Energy Shield, Shield Protection, and even the spell Condensing Solid Shield, which I rarely used.

Because I saw a figure flying rapidly from the horizon, riding a broom.

I was betting it was Tan Han.

Even if it wasn't Tan Han, I could make the other person be Tan Han.

Illusory Clone was used like this; the name and image of Tan Han were a very good deterrent.

“Tan Han, I've guarded the tea party for you. I'll leave the remaining heads to you.”

With my loud shout, everyone was stunned by my voice.

Especially my shout of Tan Han, it made them search for the keyword directly, subconsciously looking into the distance.

There really was a witch coming over there!

“Before, if we perished together, I might have let you escape. Now if you force me, then don't even think about running, understand?”

With my sentence, the guys from Dragon Blood Academy subconsciously pulled away from me.

They had heard of Tan Han's reputation.

If the title of this year's top study god was already a thing of the past, the resources Witch Academy poured into Tan Han were absolutely terrifying.

Even before seeing her, they had already defaulted to Tan Han being the one with the highest combat power in Witch Academy.

After all, they had lived in the Witch Academy for a few days and didn't have many ways to access the Witch Academy's network, so naturally, they couldn't get more information.

As that figure got closer and closer, I realized it really was Tan Han.

Looks like I won the bet.

Even if I lost the bet, it was fine.

I still had the Illusory Clone as a backup, to haggle for a little while longer.

When Tan Han saw that the Witch Academy's ritual preparations were complete, she would definitely rush back as soon as possible.

After Tan Han returned and showed her great power, it seemed to have saved me a lot of effort.

But Tan Han's use of High Consumption Spellbooks at every turn, she really didn't feel any heartache for her magic power at all.

But it was precisely because of this that her combat power was so terrifying, reaching a level that could crush the opponent.

At this moment, the guys from Dragon Blood Academy could only retreat from here unwillingly.

The active volcano was clearly their Dragon Blood Academy's territory, yet now they had to retreat because of the Witch Tea Party.

They were unwilling.

But with continuous losses in combat power, and not knowing where they would be after resurrection, they didn't dare to consume anymore.

For the sake of the Witch Academy, they also understood what was not worth it.

Otherwise, if Dragon Blood Academy became the first academy to be eliminated, then what awaited them when they returned would not be the welcome of the entire academy but scorn, and they might even be punished by the academy.

Even though they were contestants representing the academy, they could still face punishment.

Right now, I was taking care of a witch named Hedi.

She was also a contestant this time.

She didn't have many injuries on her; she came over with Tan Han.

She was one of the few reserve witches who didn't bring a flying broom.

Her sense of direction wasn't very good, and her balance wasn't great either.

In the end, she didn't choose a flying broom, but “rented” an alchemy item under her counselor's recommendation.

Tan Han discovered her when passing by the edge of the Ancient Battlefield and brought her along.

“By the way, Hedi, do you have an invitation to the tea party?”

At this moment, I thought of something and asked.

“Invitation? What invitation?”

Hedi didn't react, “No, I only received the notification that the Witch Academy's ritual was being prepared. Can't I attend the tea party without an invitation?”

“Oh, no, that's not it. I was just asking. Were you quite close to here at that time?”

“More or less, I was at the edge of the Ancient Battlefield and could see the active volcano over here. But I knew this was Dragon Blood Academy's territory and didn't dare to go too deep. I was originally planning to head towards the Forged Ancient City, preparing to pass through the forest on the Beast Academy's side.”

“Is this the invitation you were talking about?”

At this moment, Tan Han walked over and handed an invitation over.

“Huh? Tan Han? You should be considered a host of the tea party, right? How come you... wait, how far away were you when you got this?”

I was a little confused at first, but I quickly realized that this invitation might really be issued to witches who met the requirements.

“You... oh, I understand what you mean. Having an invitation means you are a witch qualified to attend the tea party, and your arrival marks the official start of the ritual, right?”

Tan Han looked at me and asked, then looked at Su Ningmu.

“Something like that.”

“So I went through all this trouble to rush here, but I'm actually not qualified to attend the tea party?”

Hedi grumbled from the side.

“Even if you're not qualified, there's still a piece of cake for you.”

I walked to the table, picked up a piece of cake, and handed it to her.

“Alright, then I won't be polite!”

Hedi didn't dwell on it anymore, took the cake, and started putting it in her mouth.

At this moment, the Witch Tea Party had also grown from two people at the beginning to four.

This way, it somewhat resembled a tea party.

Tan Han also very consciously went to the side to brew black tea for us.

Perhaps she tasted the pot I brewed just now and felt it wasn't up to par.

“Thank you. Honestly, I don't know much about the tea ceremony. Thank you for your black tea.”

I took the teacup handed over by Tan Han and said with a smile.

The tea party had already begun.

Although the four of us were still a bit reserved gathered here, everyone briefly talked about what they had experienced.

“So what should we do next, are there any plans?”

“Not really, the original plan was completely disrupted, so we can only take it one step at a time.”

I shrugged and said with a smile.

The original plan was to hold the ritual at the Forged Ancient City.

Changing the location temporarily was enough to explain many problems.

“After an academy holds a ritual, there will be a so-called interval. We'll use this opportunity to find the next location for the Witch Tea Party, and it's best to prevent other academies from holding rituals in the next batch to maintain our advantage.”

“So are we moving as a group or splitting up?”

“Let's split up, but we can try teaming up. That way, we can support each other. Moving as a group will have a problem; it will be impossible to meet the ritual conditions. So the best way is to split up. One group chooses a suitable location to hold the ritual, and the other group rushes there as soon as they confirm they've received the invitation.”

“Yes, so it's best if we split into two groups, and head in different directions.”

“By the way, what do you guys think about going after the Wizard Academy after the ritual is over?”

I suggested.

“Wizard Academy? They are one of the Three Great Top-tier Academies. Their methods are strange and unpredictable. It's only been a short while since the start. Is it really a good idea to target them now?”

Su Ningmu spoke with concern at this moment.

She had personally experienced their terror.

She had also just talked about her own experience and explained her situation, so everyone had a deeper impression of the Wizard Academy.

“But they have Wizard Tools that can communicate with each other. This gives them too much of an advantage. If we give them time to develop, they can obtain even more terrifying methods through the Wizard Tower. You were hunted down to this extent just by encountering that guy in the early stages. How are we supposed to play later?”

“This…”

“We can spread this matter out and get the Wizard Academy targeted. We don't necessarily have to be the main attackers.”

“That's indeed an idea.”

“That's true. The wizard who was chasing me before seemed to have passed on some information. They might have found an opportunity to hold a ritual, but after getting the news, they deliberately avoided the wave of ritual destruction just now. Once our ritual ends, their ritual might be the first to light up.”

“Then perhaps one of our groups can go to the Wizard Academy's location. If they dare to be the first to light up a ritual, they will also have to endure the obstruction of other nearby academies.”

“Perfect. When more people gather there, we can spread the information about their threat. Even if we can't create a major trend to break the Wizard Academy's ritual, we can still cause them a lot of trouble.”

“Don't forget they need to manage both the Wizard Tower and the ritual, their attention will be divided.”

“That seems to be true. They use the Wizard Tower to develop stronger power, but the Wizard Tower will also become their burden.”

After we roughly finished our discussion, our ritual also completely ended.

The pillar of light that enveloped our ritual retracted, like a celestial phenomenon, and also like a cheer for the completion of our ritual.

And in the academy rankings, our Witch Academy was no longer at 0, but at 1, directly dominating the top of the list.

“The ritual is over. By the way, have you guys figured out the pattern for when the tea party ritual ends?”

“The tea party ritual naturally ends when the gathering is over and the problems we raised are solved. It looks like ending our ritual is quite troublesome.”

“Then let's group up next. By the way, are the Phantoms of the Past from the Ancient Battlefield about to come over? Dragon Blood Academy should be helping us block them, right? Otherwise, their Dragon Blood Nest Volcano Cluster will be swallowed by the Ancient Battlefield.”

“How tough for them.”

Everyone looked like they were enjoying a show and didn't mind stirring up trouble.

This was something the Witch Academy didn't need to worry about.

Witches were considered the freest academy in the exchange competition, but of course, also one of the most difficult.

The locations for their rituals basically relied on “borrowing”.

“Wait, what is this?”

Just as we were about to leave, Hedi found something on the tea party table.

“This is the qualification to designate a resource drop location.”

“Wait? Designate? Aren't resource drops in the exchange competition random?”

“Could it be a hidden rule? A hidden rule triggered after the ritual is completed.”

“I almost forgot if you didn't mention it. The rules did indeed mention hidden rules. It's quite reasonable for it to be triggered by successfully holding a ritual.”

“Then we can directly seize the initiative. Should we summon it directly? Then we can split the resources equally… uh… I know, I was just saying.”

“This is also an opportunity, perhaps an opportunity to focus fire on the Wizard Academy.”

“That's right, wait for the Wizard Academy to prepare their ritual, wait for them to complete their ritual preparations and destroy the rituals of other academies, then summon this. This can maximize the chances of the Wizard Academy being focus-fired by the surrounding academies.”

Just as we were planning, a figure appeared in our line of sight in the distance.

“Hey! I'm here! Look at this.”

Following that shout, all of our gazes turned over there.

“It's Minian, looks like she's here too.”

“But she's late.”

With Minian's arrival, half of the Witch Academy's students had already gathered.

There were still five who were nowhere to be found.

“Huh? Uh… am I late?”

“No need to hesitate, you are indeed late. There's no cake or black tea for you.”

I had originally thought about making more, but it turned out there was no time at all, plus a lot was consumed at the tea party.

The original plan was to make more for the next ritual, but now it seems that was just a thought.

“Sigh… okay, looks like I don't have that blessing. But, why are you guys holding the Witch Tea Party here, and… including me, how come only five have arrived?”

“The situation is more complicated than you think… Hmm? There's another ritual so soon, in that direction…”

“It's over at the Wizard Academy's side.”

I said, looking at the pillar of light that shot up into the sky not long after.

“Looks like we need to act quickly.”

“Alright then, let's group up quickly. It just so happens that the four of you can be in groups of two, and I'll be in a group of one.”

I said.

“Huh? Wait, Little Han, that's not good, is it? This…”

“Do you think the combat power distribution is not good? Then how about Tan Han and I are in separate groups, and the three of you are in one group?”

I asked again.

“Huh? How is this grouping getting more and more ridiculous? I mean, won't it be too dangerous for you to be in a group by yourself?”

“What are you worried about? I'm worried about the three of you being in a group, yet you're worried that I'm in danger?”

“Uh… even if I admit you're very strong…”

“Alright Minian, if Little Han insists, I don't object. I approve of her strength.”

Tan Han also spoke up at this moment.

“Huh? Big Sis Little Tan, you…”

“Let's hurry up, time waits for no one, and… Su Ningmu, this is your last chance. Do you want to take care of those things? You've already lost one life.”

I sighed and asked again.

I really didn't want the Witch Academy to lose members so quickly.

“I'll handle Su Ningmu's problem. I have many types of spells, so there's no need to use your method.”

Tan Han also spoke up.

“Alright, I'll leave it to the professional.”

I shrugged and said with a smile, which happened to save my magic power.

“See you later then. I'll go wander around other places and see if there are any potential locations. I look forward to you guys sending me an invitation from the Wizard Academy's side.”

“Mhm, be careful.”

After bidding them farewell, I directly rode my broom and left, leaving them behind.

Looking down from high up, the crowd gathered here at the active volcano reminded me of a term, “a disorderly mob”.

Making up the numbers was the most valuable description I could think of for them.

And at this moment, I also saw the Phantoms of the Past charging out from the Ancient Battlefield, shocking and terrifying.

But the individual strength of the phantoms was still very weak.

The students of Dragon Blood Academy could basically hold them off, but I remembered that the Phantoms of the Past would become stronger each time until this place completely became an Ancient Battlefield.

In a sense, it really was a great battle royale.