Chapter 344: Touch of Shadow

On the desolate land, the illusory fog continues to spread.

Bistan's face was gloomy, and he let out roars, waving his two bone-sharp blade arms wildly, setting off waves of air.

"Damn illusion..."

Crows were circling in the sky, and countless blacks almost swallowed the world. Bistan released his mental power as much as possible and tried to tear the illusion into pieces, but the results were unsatisfactory.

Boom!

A dull and strange sound sounded, and in the sky, countless black crows suddenly flew in one direction, gradually converging into a huge and terrifying figure.

"Shadow Demon!!" Bistan's pupils shrank.

The huge black figure looked like a giant beast from ancient times, with shadows all over his body, holding two slender shadow swords in his arms.

The shadow beast appeared on the desolate land, and the strong sense of oppression almost suffocated Bistan. He gritted his teeth and released his mental power crazily.

"Illusion! Everything is an illusion!"

Bistan roared in his heart, but the feeling of fear gradually surged in his heart, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Bang! Bang!

The giant beast moved forward slowly, approaching Bistan, forming a huge shadow on the ground, almost swallowing the entire world.

brush! !

The two long swords condensed by the shadows suddenly slashed down. Bistan roared wildly and raised his arms with bone blades suddenly.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the Bone Blade's arms were broken, and Bistan wailed in pain, and then his whole body was split in half by the shadow sword.

"ah!!!"

As the pain of his body being torn apart spread, the illusory space around him began to fragment. Bistan's pupils became dilated and he returned to the underground arena.

Plop!

Bistan's legs softened and he knelt on the ground. The aura of death surrounding his body dissipated, and the sharp-edged bone demon's form transformation was lifted.

Opposite him, Enzo looked a little pale.

Using the derivative ability of Phantom Crow Qianling to create an illusion is itself an extremely mentally draining task, not to mention that the opponent is also a first-level wizard. Just to drag Bistan into the illusion, Enzo almost exhausted his magic power. .

"...Victor, Enzo!"

Later, Mitchell appeared in the arena and announced the results of the competition. Although Enzo was in extremely poor condition at the moment, he still retained a trace of combat effectiveness.

However, Bistan on the opposite side had completely lost consciousness and experienced a death in the illusion, which almost caused his mental breakdown.

"Using the derivative abilities of Phantom Crow Qianling, you can create a fantasy world!"

On the spot, a hint of understanding appeared in Enzo's eyes, and he murmured: "But using this ability requires a lot of mental power, and it consumes too much magic power!"

"In comparison, [Ghost Shadow] is more suitable for general combat. The only disadvantage is that it lacks the ability to attack and attack!"

Enzo shook his head and left the arena.

Summarizing experience after a battle has become Enzo's basic habit, because only in this way can he use the chip's analysis function to obtain more data.

Then, the next competition continues.

Time continued to pass, and all twenty competitions ended. The eliminated ones left the underground arena, and the winners began the second round of competitions.

There are three rounds of competition, with half of the participants eliminated each time, and only five people will remain in the end.

"Myrcella versus Tina."

In the first round of the second round, it was Myrcella's turn. Tina on the opposite side could not help but turn pale and gritted her teeth.

"Damn, what bad luck!"

Tina's face was gloomy and she walked into the arena. Although she had seen Myrcella's strength before, as a conqueror wizard, her pride did not allow her to admit defeat.

"Come on, let me see what you're capable of!"

This time, after Tina came on the field, she did not hide her strength and directly activated her natural witchcraft, True Red Dance, and the bloody mist began to fill the air.

brush!

Red tentacles shot out one after another, like the claws of a vampire. Myrcella on the opposite side had a calm expression and waved her hand casually.

In an instant, the flames surged like ocean waves!

The red mist was ignited by the flames, and the surrounding area suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the red tentacles were all swallowed up by the flames.

"Roar!!"

At this time, a beast roar sounded in vain, and opposite Myrcella, a petite figure tore through the fire curtain and rushed out.

"A blood wizard again?" Enzo raised his eyebrows in the audience.

Tina rushed out of the fire curtain, her whole body covered in blood-red scales, with a long scorpion-like tail trailing behind her. She swung wildly while dispelling the scorching flames around her.

In place, Myrcella finally took out her wand.

"Magic weapon!?" Enzo's pupils shrank, looking at the crimson crystal wand in Myrcella's hand, he felt a wave of emotion in his heart.

The aura emanating from the wand was obviously a magic weapon. As Myrcella injected magic into it, the terrifying and powerful flame djinn was summoned.

Any complete magic weapon has its spirit!

This is also one of the conditions for the power of magical witchcraft. The flame djinn, the red crystal wand in Myrcella's hand, can at least reach the first level of life form based on the intensity of energy it emits.

"Judgment by Fire!"

Myrcella spoke softly, paused with the red wand in her hand, the flame giant roared, and the meteor-like fire from the sky fell one after another, covering the entire underground arena.

Bang bang bang!

As streams of fire fell and hit Tina's body, the blood-red scales ignited flames, causing her to wail in pain.

"Damn it, I give up."

Tina cursed and quickly admitted defeat. She had already used the blood form, but she couldn't even get close to Misella. Continuing the fight would be tantamount to humiliating herself.

On the spot, Misella put away her wand.

The Flame Giant disappeared, and the sea of ​​fire spreading in the arena gradually extinguished. She still had an indifferent expression and turned away neatly.

Tina gritted her teeth, her face full of unwillingness.

"The winner, Misella!"

As Mitchell announced again, this undisputed battle was over, and then the two [Skeleton Castle] wizards would duel. Both sides tried their best, and the strong one won in the end.

"It seems that among us, Misella is definitely the strongest!"

In the audience, Enzo looked at a distance. Misella was sleeping with her eyes closed. The strength she showed made everyone feel daunted.

"I hope I won't have to fight this woman." On the side, Coronen looked grim.

The brilliant idea of ​​[Scorching Sun Furnace], coupled with that magical wizard weapon, allowed Misella to master the combat power comparable to that of a second-level wizard. She was undoubtedly the strongest among all.

The duels were carried out one after another, and the second round of the competition was soon halfway through.

"Next, Enzo vs. Fletcher."

Finally, it was Enzo's turn to play again. This time his opponent was still from [Skeleton Castle]. He was a white-haired old man wearing a gray wizard robe and carrying a golden coffin.

Wizard Fletcher, the oldest of all the wizards present!

Enzo had seen Fletcher fight with others in the first round of the competition. He was good at using necromancy, and the golden coffin on his back was a top-level magic item.

"Come on, little guy who has mastered [Illusion Crow Thousand Spirits]!"

After the white-haired Fletcher came on the stage, he threw the golden coffin on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Use all your means and let me see the power of advanced meditation."

Enzo no longer hesitated and took the lead in attacking.

The shadow under his feet attacked like a venomous snake. Fletcher dodged quickly and waved the magic wand in his hand. The two-meter-high golden coffin beside him opened, and a mummy wrapped in bandages came out.

Then, the second and third

The golden coffin seemed to be a dimensional space, and mummies wrapped in bandages came out one after another, almost covering the entire arena, like an army of mummies.

"Summoning witchcraft?" Enzo raised his eyebrows.

He was not surprised by the ability of the golden coffin to summon mummies, because he had seen Fletcher use this method in the first round of the competition.

"Shadow Spear!"

Enzo waved his magic wand casually, and twelve shadow spears condensed and then shot out in all directions. After being promoted to a first-level wizard, even the shadow spears of zero-ring witchcraft can reach an energy intensity of more than 10.

Swish, swish, swish!

One shadow spear after another shot in all directions, each hitting a mummy. After the dark matter energy exploded, the mummies turned into ashes and disappeared.

"Okay, next, we can officially start!"

Across from him, a sneer appeared on Fletcher's old face. His lips trembled slightly, and obscure syllables came out of his mouth. The mummies around him swelled up one after another under the drive of magic.

Awooo!

With strange roars, mummies burst through their bandages one after another, turning into two-meter-tall monsters with pale skin and sharp barbs, surrounding Enzo.

"Stronger?" Enzo's eyes fixed.

Even without using the chip for detection, Enzo could feel the obvious changes of the mummies driven by Fletcher's magic.

All around, mummies had already pounced on him.

"Illusion Crow Technique!"

Enzo's mind moved, and his body turned into phantom crows and scattered, preparing to gather again in an area not far away.

At this time, the ground bulged in vain.

A mummy monster with rotten and smelly flesh, pale skin and barbs, drilled out from the ground, and a thick and ferocious arm suddenly grabbed Enzo.

"Shadow Wings!"

Enzo, who had just condensed into a physical body, decisively activated the shadow wings and flew into the air to avoid it, but the next moment, the mummy monster suddenly opened its fang-covered mouth and sprayed a stream of gray-yellow pus.

Squeak!

The shadow shield instantly emerged, blocking the attack of the gray-yellow pus, but then it made a piercing sound and a cloud of gray mist rose.

"Success!" Fletcher smiled grimly on the opposite side.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his wand and pierced his arm, letting the blood drip onto the ground, and then used the end of the wand to dip in blood and draw on the ground.

In a moment, a strange symbol was completed!

"Corpse Poison Curse!" Fletcher murmured the spell and launched a curse witchcraft.

In mid-air, Enzo's face turned pale, and the chip alarm sounded in his mind. Gray gradually appeared in his eyes, and his vision became blurred.

"Blindness?" He was startled.

As the darkness completely fell in front of him, strange roars sounded around him, as if all the mummy monsters pounced on him in an instant.

"Soul power!"

Blinded temporarily, Enzo shouted calmly, and his mental power turned into ripples, temporarily repelling the mummy monsters that were attacking him, but it could only delay time.

"Chip, activate the reserve energy and remove the negative curse!"

"Mission confirmed, activate reserve energy to remove negative curse, estimated time: 1 minute and 15 seconds."

As the order was issued, the chip started to operate immediately, warm energy spread in the body, and Enzo's eyes seemed to gradually regain a bit of clarity.

However, at this time, the surrounding mummy monsters had attacked again.

"Okay, just try that spell!" Enzo took a deep breath, and the shadows under his feet suddenly became scattered, turning into tentacles like silk threads.

"Touch of Shadow!"

The surrounding mummy monsters rushed over one after another, and Enzo used the touch of shadow, and the tentacles like silk threads pierced into the shadows of the monsters, making them freeze as if petrified.

"Success, not bad!"

The eyes gradually regained vision, and Enzo couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. The touch of shadow was successfully activated, and the surrounding mummy monsters were fixed in place like stone statues.

"What's going on? Is it the ability of [Phantom Crow] again?"

Fletcher frowned and shook his head, saying: "No, this is not the ability of [Phantom Crow], it's just another shadow-based witchcraft!"

"It's my turn to fight back!" Enzo said lightly on the spot.

The blinding curse has been completely removed. Enzo used the touch of shadow to control the mummy monsters and manipulated them to counterattack Fletcher.

"Hmph!"

Fletcher on the opposite side saw this and snorted coldly. He waved the magic wand in his hand, and the golden coffin next to him slowly moved and blocked him.

The invisible force was like a huge mouth, swallowing the mummy monsters that rushed over.

"I can release them, so I can naturally subdue them!"

Fletcher raised his head, and a trace of pride appeared on his old face. However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, and his face changed.

"Asshole!"

Fletcher roared, and the wizard's mental power spread, forming a powerful aura. The shadow assassin who attacked from behind turned into smoke and disappeared in an instant.

"Dark Fireball!"

Not far away, Enzo saw that the shadow assassin had already hurt Fletcher, so he decisively slammed his wand on the ground and launched the Dark Fireball technique.

The black fireball blasted away!

Fletcher used magic power to suppress the loss of blood, and then quickly hid behind the golden coffin, using high-level magic items to block the attack, but the residual power of the fireball still made his face pale.

"I lost"

After a while, Fletcher walked out of the golden coffin with a gloomy face. He was stabbed in the waist by a sharp blade, causing him to lose the idea of ​​continuing to fight.

Enzo raised his eyebrows and felt a little surprised.

Fletcher was only slightly injured in this battle, and he still had the strength to fight. He didn't even use the innate witchcraft as a trump card, but chose to admit defeat.

"Even if we continue, there's no point."

As if he saw through Enzo's doubts, Fletcher shook his head and said, "I'm not sure I can resist your illusion when I'm injured, so there's nothing wrong with just not doing it at all."

Fletcher chuckled, with a strange expression on his face, and said faintly, "Besides, even if we win the competition, what can we do? The magic wizard weapon is tempting as a reward, but if you don't pay enough, how can the academy let you get it easily?"