Chapter 211 : Chapter 211

Chapter 211: The Broken-winged Angel

“Of course, this can't be considered guidance.”

“It's just that, don't you think your actions this time have been a bit excessive?”

“The exchange competition is a platform for fair exchange for all of us participating academies, yet you now rely on such means. It's truly disgraceful!”

I looked at the three guys from Holy Angel Academy before me.

Although their arrival felt a bit rushed, it didn't affect the impressiveness of their entrance.

The pair of white wings behind them spread open, shimmering with a golden holy light.

The golden wing phantoms that spread out from them were what supported their flight.

Their flight was different from those guys from the Dragon Blood Academy.

Even if those wings were flapped, the wind they generated would probably be about the strength of a natural breeze.

Clap clap clap.

Listening to their speech, I couldn't help but start clapping, because what they said was just too brilliant.

“Well said, truly worthy of Holy Angel Academy, you sure have a way with words. So, what's next? Should I give you a fair one-on-one duel? Or... are you going to join forces to judge me?”

I asked with a chuckle.

“Angels judging a witch, it has a rather dramatic development, and a certain medieval farce aesthetic.”

Faced with my mockery, the Holy Angel Academy side remained completely unmoved, which reminded me of that girl, Yu Yetian.

Could it be that all students from Holy Angel Academy are ascetics like her?

That would be too boring.

I just wondered if Yu Yetian was watching the live broadcast at this moment.

“Since you have foreseen the consequences you are about to face, then we won't waste any more words!”

The leading angel, seeing that preaching was useless against me, prepared to act directly.

Although I wasn't very familiar with some of Holy Angel Academy's methods, I couldn't just let them use those methods.

Whether it was the so-called judgments or the divine arts they mastered, they were basically as troublesome as spellbooks.

Just as the other party was about to make their next move, a figure appeared behind them.

“Idiot, you fell for it!”

As a sudden, teasing tone sounded behind one of the angels, this strange phenomenon immediately caused that angel to break out in a cold sweat.

“Be careful! She's behind you!”

“Wait! She's still in the original spot! It's a clone!”

“No! It's a mental illusion! Use See Through!”

“Impressive, to actually know it's an illusion? But as long as you have this moment of hesitation, it's equivalent to handing the initiative over to me!”

I seized this opportunity and quickly moved behind the one who had overlooked me the most.

As I spoke, I couldn't help but marvel at how knowledgeable the students of Holy Angel Academy were, to have guessed it might be an illusion in that instant.

And the price for realizing it was that I had seized the initiative.

However, this strike wasn't very successful.

The opponent's pair of holy light wings automatically protected them at this moment, as if it were a subconscious action, and I also came to understand the function of their pair of white wings.

It could provide protection.

The Fireball spell only left a scorched black mark on his wings.

The power of the holy light on the wings, at this moment, was gradually dispelling the high temperature and the charred feathers left by the Fireball spell.

“Hmph! A sneak attack with such a meager trick is meaningless against us!”

The Holy Angel I had ambushed flapped his wings, and a blast of holy light shot out.

Its power was probably equivalent to that of a basic spellbook.

“Hehe this kind of method is really cheating.”

I shook my head and began to take these guys from Holy Angel Academy seriously again.

They were different from the defensive dragon scales of the Dragon Blood Academy, nor was it a direct protective spell.

That pair of white wings was one of the important tools for them to cast their divine arts, and the angel halo above their heads was their source of power, somewhat similar to a Magic Power Source.

But I hadn't expected their defensive power to be so strong.

As the saying goes, if a spell cannot break the defense, then you are completely suppressed by the opponent.

Was I scared?

No, I was even a little excited!

And eager to try!

And what gave me this confidence was naturally the large number of recovery potions I had confiscated.

This was so similar to the scene when I practiced with Tan Han, without having to worry about consumption!

And the number of my training partners even went from one to three!

“But this is just what I wanted, haha!”

At this moment, I was smiling happily, a happiness that came from the bottom of my heart.

The previous battles had all gone against my expectations; the overwhelming victories didn't allow me to learn anything, so those battles were meaningless to me.

They merely consumed my magic power.

But this was the exchange competition, and to obtain resources, I could naturally compromise.

But in this current situation, I couldn't let it go.

At this moment, the three students from Holy Angel Academy, as well as the elves and the students from the Beast Academy watching from a distance, all thought I was crazy, to be able to laugh in the face of such opponents.

But I couldn't be bothered to correct their convoluted ways of thinking.

Right now, I just wanted to have a good, big fight!

Flexible Learning and Application Spell activated.

Speech-Spirit Spell: Unity of Knowledge and Action activated.

“Concentrate attention, stabilize emotions, observe sharply, analyze meticulously, think from multiple angles.”

This was the first time I had used the Unity of Knowledge and Action spell so formally.

I had tried it briefly before, but only superficially.

So now, let me see how many sparks can be created when I fully commit to battle, combined with these speech-spirit suggestions and flexible application.

When I finished my preparations, the other side still thought I was spouting some nonsense, but what awaited them next were spells, one spell attack after another.

Evocation Spells, due to their low consumption, had always been my standard method and the prerequisite for much trial and error.

And I was also testing the opponent's limits, for example, their reaction speed.

Since they relied on their wings for protection, would an attack that exceeded their reaction speed bring them unexpected results?

And they quickly gave me the answer.

Without their wings, they were also made of flesh and blood.

The protection of the holy light was also something that could be broken.

Of course, I was also testing other things, like the angel halos above their heads.

Since that was their source of power, it could also be attacked.

It would be a shame not to attack something so conspicuous, wouldn't it?

But they seemed to protect it very well.

I still hadn't even figured out whether that angel halo was a physical object, a phantom, or an existence similar to a Magic Power Source.

I used Spirit Vision to look, and the terrifying information impact was similar to what a single Magic Power Source would give me.

I could only deduce that there was a terrifying power of holy light inside.

“Hey hey Where did all your composure from just now go? Weren't you supposed to be judging me? Where are your divine arts!”

I watched them, looking a bit battered as they were suppressed by my spells.

In order to spark new inspiration, I didn't even use the “Floating Series” of Evocation Spells.

To some extent, they were even weaker than a single Tan Han.

Or was it that their divine arts required preparation time or a preparation ritual?

After all, the existence of spellbooks was already cheating.

On what basis did those casters without spellbooks cast their spells?

I had tried using mental power and I couldn't do it, so there was only one possibility, racial talent!

For example, the elves Elf Magic, or the angels' divine arts?

I understood divine arts; they were similar to spells, but they were the “art of borrowing.”

Looking at the magic power I was consuming, I couldn't afford to drag this on with them any longer.

Right now, I faced with two choices.

One was to go easy on them, giving them a chance to use their divine arts to have a real duel with me.

The other was to go for an instant kill.

In just an instant, I had made up my mind.

Kill.

These guys could be crushed at the current stage, and without even good coordination, they were suppressed to this extent by my scattered spells.

How could I expect them to give me pressure and inspiration?

There would be plenty of evenly matched opponents in the future.

There was still Tan Han in the same year, and even if she wasn't enough, weren't there senior students from higher years?

On the contrary, acquiring resources was very important.

Every encounter was an opportunity that would not come again.

Although I was currently facing the predicament of having too many miscellaneous spellbooks and biting off more than I could chew, this wasn't my biggest problem.

I just didn't have the time to settle down and digest it all.

This couldn't be a reason for me not to acquire resources and build my foundation.

What's more, after experiencing this exchange competition, even though it wasn't over yet, I had already realized many of my own shortcomings.

This itself was a gain.

Regardless of whether there were good things in their storage equipment, killing them would allow me to break into the Shop Manager's little treasury.

This was a very worthwhile deal.

“My patience is limited, so I'll start with you!”

At this moment, the rhythm of my battle changed, shifting my focus from three Holy Angels to one.

Taking them down one by one was what I needed to do now.

After all, they were from Holy Angel Academy, worthy of me dealing with them one at a time. That pair of wings was one of the most troublesome things I had encountered.

I really want to break it with my own hands!

But before that, I wanted to try and shatter his angel halo.

“You!”

The Holy Angel I was directly targeting had a moment of panic after realizing this.

But I admired her composure after the panic, unlike some academies where students would just run away after being swayed by their emotions.

“Purify! Don't you guys have a lot of tricks!”

After being completely targeted by me, this Holy Angel was completely unable to parry after a few moves, and I grabbed her by the jawbone.

Even so, the opponent still refused to give up, seizing the opportunity to open her mouth and bite the web of my hand.

But this bite of hers almost chipped her teeth.

Would I be grabbing her with my bare hands without any protection?

“Elwis! Be careful!”

“Don't think you can rest easy just because I'm not targeting you.”

With my spell suppression gone, the other two Holy Angels immediately seized the opportunity to start casting their divine arts.

But I wouldn't let them cast their divine arts so peacefully.

Floating Spell, Fireball, Wind Blade Spell, Lightning Strike Spell, after I used these three spells, this was the first time they appeared in the public's view, or rather, a certain Blood Clan member had experienced a trial version of the Lightning Strike Spell.

Lightning Strike Spell and Wind Blade Spell were both known for their attack speed and were the best for suppression.

Fireball had the highest power, enough to buy me time to deal with this Holy Angel.

And the Holy Angel I was holding was not having a good time right now.

A Restraint Spell restricted his body, a five senses enhancement made her five senses extremely heightened, she took a Blinding Spell and her vision probably hadn't recovered yet, and an Acid Corrosion Curse was slowly eroding her sanity under the enhanced sense of touch.

She could use Purification, but now, the opponent had no chance.

The flapping wings now made me feel like I was looking at a fluttering white-feathered chicken.

My outstretched hand was glowing with crimson flames.

This was also an application of the Fireball spell, having removed the explosive property of the Fireball to create a continuous high-temperature spell effect on my hand, a small modification specially prepared for pulling off the angel halo.

When my hand completely gripped the angel halo, I only felt its substantial touch and the terrifying energy surging within.

So I immediately prepared my final protective measures, to prevent the explosion of the angel halo from affecting me.

“Don't! Don't…”

The angel in my hand spoke, somewhat incoherently, with a rare hint of pleading in her voice.

“Here we go.”

I mercilessly tightened my grip on the angel halo, but at that moment, it gave me the illusion of being completely immovable, as if it wasn't something that could be snatched away with brute force, but rather a clash on an energy level.

Understanding this point, I didn't hesitate to use the Protection of the Elemental Spirit of Fire again!

With the protection of the flame, I could clearly feel the cracking sound of the opponent's angel halo being torn apart.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed throughout the area.

Instantly, a massive amount of holy light power poured out.

At this moment, it was as if a giant flashbang had gone off with me at the center.

The power of the holy light, with its trace of untouchable sanctity, washed outwards with a scorching and dazzling might.

Even the forest fire at my feet spread outwards at this instant.

But the burning trees would not be extinguished so easily.

When everything returned to normal, the flames stubbornly re-emerged, and even because of the dissipated energy, the fire spread outwards even more fiercely at this moment.

“Elwis!”

“Go! We probably can't beat that witch!”

“She destroyed Elwis's angel halo!”

“Now is not the time for you to vent your superfluous feelings for her. Was I not clear enough! We! The two of us! Can't deal with her even if we team up. Going over there is just suicide! None of those guys will help us!”

“If you want to go, you go. Go back by yourself. Don't mind me, I'm going to perish together with her!”

“Tsk… she doesn't even have that thing anymore, and you still have so many superfluous feelings. If you're not going, I'm going first.”

Seeing the other's state, this Holy Angel who wanted to run didn't hesitate at all and turned around to flee.

What a joke.

That was a fierce person who tore off a Holy Angel's halo with her bare hands.

Even the final explosion of the angel halo didn't cause any serious damage to her.

Not running at this time, did he really think mutual destruction would work?

“Coming to die?”

I looked at the one who was currently enveloped and protected by the power of holy light.

“Angel Holy Halo Liberation, witch, feel the judgment of my final song, for which I bet my all!”

“Oh, crippling your own angel halo?”

I looked at the cracked patterns on the opponent's angel halo, which were the result of the rampaging holy light power.

This was clearly the rhythm of wanting to perish together with me.

“Going all-in is admirable, but being stupid is still being stupid.”

The opponent charged at me so recklessly, not caring about the damage caused by my Floating Spells.

It was obvious that right now, death was no longer important to him.

Delivering this full-power strike to me was his only thought.

But in the next moment, a Wind Blade Spell shot towards him.

Previously, when using Wind Blade Spell to block the elves, I felt that its power still needed to be improved.

I was also experimenting during the spell suppression just now, and this current Wind Blade Spell was the product of that enhancement.

The Wind Blade Spell naturally couldn't compare to the opponent's mutual destruction attack, but it was enough for this guy who had already abandoned all defense.

The already shattered angel halo, under this arcing Wind Blade, was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

As the final cracking sound rang out, the opponent's divine art immediately began to backfire.

As for me, I put up a protective spell and quickly moved further away.

I had just taken the full force of an angel halo explosion.

Fortunately, I had applied various protective shields in advance, but I had to admit, it still affected me quite a bit.

The shock left my body still feeling a little difficult to adjust.

The two successive bursts of holy light raised the intensity of the forest fire by more than just one level.

The shockwave from the explosion created a fierce heatwave amidst the fire, carrying the source of the fire even further.

I felt that those guys in the distance must be cursing up a storm, for them coming over to cause more trouble.

It felt like the people from Holy Angel Academy had come specifically to help me.

I really had to thank them for that.

When everything became calm again, that figure fell into the big fire in a sorry state.

However, just to be safe, I still used the Flame Fairy Transformation Spell to go down and check.

And I also brought over the Holy Angel called Elwis.

I had a feeling that a good show was about to unfold.

But a Holy Angel who had lost their angel halo was now like an ordinary person.

The wings on their back seemed to have lost their luster, and in this high-temperature environment, the beautiful white feathers became curled and carbonized by the heat.

“El… Elwis…”

“As expected, you're not dead. Even after losing their angel halos, are Holy Angels' life forces so tenacious?”

After I found the other person, although they had fallen to the ground in a sorry state, they were not dead and were even calling out the other's name.

“You witch!”

“A correction, it's Reserve Witch, but calling me a witch isn't that far off.”

I lifted Elwis and threw her to the ground.

“I heard that after enrolling in Holy Angel Academy, there is no longer a distinction between male and female genders, and it's even considered beautiful to have no male or female characteristics. This person named Elwis should have been a girl before entering the academy, right? You care so much about her, is it because she's your girlfriend?”

I asked with a smile, looking at her still slightly raised chest.

“He is not!”

At this moment, the angel Elwis spoke up on the other's behalf.

“Oh I see. If not, then why does he care so much about you? Are you his sister? Or some other relationship?”

I walked up and pinched her chin, asking with a smile, but it was obvious I didn't believe her words.

“They all say that a broken-winged angel is an unparalleled beauty descended upon the mortal world. When a holy angel's wings are broken, it symbolizes something pure and beautiful, a choice to break one's wings in pursuit of a beautiful love.”

At this moment, my hand had already reached the pair of wings on Elwis's back.

As my fingers brushed across them, I could still feel the other's trembling.

“I've never experienced this feeling before. I want to see if you'll show an unexpected expression after your wings are broken.”

“No… no! Break mine! Break mine! Let me bear this pain!”

“No no, I think you're already in great pain just watching like this, no need to experience it personally. How about it, thank me for my mercy.”

I stood behind Elwis, deliberately lifting her head to make her look directly at the other person.

“What are your thoughts? By the way, after resurrection, the broken wings and the angel halo should both be fine, right? Don't worry too much…”

I mumbled to myself, completely ignoring the thoughts of these two, but I was enjoying myself.

I guessed the senior sisters watching the live broadcast outside would also enjoy this kind of drama, right?

As for playing too much then so be it.

It's just the Shop Manager's mission.

Crack!

A crisp sound, accompanied by painful wails and groans, as well as a chain of curses and abuse.

Recalling their high spirits when they descended not long ago, this seemed to be what they deserved.

“If you hadn't come to provoke me, none of this would have happened, right?”

As if talking to myself, I came before them and took their storage equipment.

I had to develop a good habit now, to loot before killing, otherwise, nothing would drop after they were killed.

The forest fire was still burning, and I was still advancing the spread of the fire, but the difference from before was that my total score had increased by six points.

It was just a pity that the contestants who died in the fire wouldn't add to my score.

But among them, probably no one would die here, right?

After all they were all academy elites who had mastered transcendent powers.

How could the spreading fire be faster than their escape speed?