Chapter 723: But I… firmly believe she is still alive.
The clash between the top academies is about to erupt.
The terrifying extraordinary means caused a violent rumble in this area.
Fortunately, this place is considered somewhat suburban; everyone is not foolish and knows that a large-scale battle in the city would be costly, but here… is another matter.
In just a moment, the area where Yang Yunhan was located was already covered by various academies’ protective measures, such as the Elf’s Shared Sanctuary Spirit Magic, the Wizard’s Bipolar Catalytic Energy Shield Spell, and the Witch’s Bi-directional Binding Sealing Technique.
In short, no one should harbor any ill intentions towards this target before the final victory is determined. The defenses are meant to guard against despicable means like the Holy Angel’s tactic of taking people and fleeing.
Of course, this is also for Yang Yunhan’s safety; after all, he is still an ordinary person with no extraordinary means, and any slight ripple from the battle could cost him his life.
Additionally, they wanted to prevent him from escaping while they were fighting.
Yang Yunhan lay dazed atop the barrier of this “safe space” constructed by extraordinary powers. At that moment, the external battle completely wiped away the daze he had just experienced.
This was his first time witnessing the terror of extraordinary power right in front of him… such might. Just thinking that he could one day wield such terrifying power, it seemed as though many things suddenly became unimportant…
The spells unleashed by those witches effortlessly dealt with every attack aimed at them, transforming in an instant into terrifying fire monsters, becoming the absolute focus of the battlefield…
Those elves cast dazzling magic, bright and dangerous, their figures elegantly maneuvering in the air, the arrows shot from their longbows appearing like phantoms.
However, these cannot compare to the colossal mechanical creation unleashed by the Wizard Academy’s mechanical wizard!
Watching those dense and illogical mechanical components executing meticulous and precise repetitive movements, the creations, although mechanical, exuded a rhythm akin to the breath of life.
The unique sounds of metal clashing and friction, along with the heavy feeling of the massive figure, brought an exhilarating feeling to those who gazed at it.
Yang Yunhan had instinctively overlooked the capabilities of other wizards from the Wizard Academy, as it seemed that in that instant, he found the power he had been pursuing!
Real men should pilot mechs!
Let those old toys and broken computers go to hell!
“Type-35 Witch Hunting Multi-functional Armor?” A witch academy student, who was thrown back by the colossal figure, spoke with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“Although your strength is nothing to write home about, you do have some vision.”
This mechanical wizard, concealed within the gigantic mechanical weapon, had undergone mechanical modifications to more than half of his body, all to be able to control and adapt to various models of mechanical weapons.
This massive creation also belonged to the category of weapons, which represent tools that only wizards can use, and these specific models also restrict non-mechanical wizards from using them.
Even if someone captures it, it would only be scrap metal, but this kind of weapon would not be easily captured because the final outcome for such a weapon is self-destruction, delivering the deadliest blow to the enemy.
“Idiotic thing, our Witch Academy has already begun to popularize the Knowledge Seed. Knowing the model of your little toy means we’ll soon figure out its weaknesses! What are you bragging about～”
The mechanical wizard, momentarily choked by the Witch Academy’s taunt, felt a grim situation descend upon him, but he didn’t want to lose face.
As a mechanical wizard, he naturally understood the weaknesses of these mechanical weapons, but that did not mean the enemy knew them. They could only wait and see; the power of the mechanical weapon wouldn’t diminish because of it!
They were aware of the Knowledge Seed.
A specialty of the Witch Academy, which they heard that the Wizard Academy was also preparing to collaborate with, but for now, they had just sent a batch of lower-year students to the Expanding Realm for joint hunting examinations.
However, during this hunting outing, it was said that various academies made a significant blunder, and the collaboration regarding the Knowledge Seed might be significantly impacted.
In fact, they were quite envious of the effects of the Knowledge Seed, but they certainly wouldn’t concede because of it.
However, the realistic ones were also aware that the identification techniques of the Knowledge Seed from the Witch Academy were genuinely terrifying.
While the mechanical weapon had performed decently at first after its debut, during subsequent battles and confrontations, the witches quickly understood its weaknesses and started targeting it.
Thus, his pressure increased exponentially over time.
Moreover, the mechanical weapon visibly began to show functional obstacles and weaknesses.
“Useless, the final winner will still be us,” the mechanical wizard scoffed coldly, but said nothing further.
“Is it just you?”
“Is that a problem?” The mechanical wizard looked at the communication window projected in the cockpit; he had just contacted nearby students from the Wizard Academy, so reinforcements would soon arrive for the Wizard Academy.
Now everyone was exchanging techniques, and the final outcome would be similar, with advantages and disadvantages primarily reflecting in numbers, especially as they hadn’t shown any signs of decline. His mechanical wizard was sufficiently powerful to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
And indeed, wizards passing through this area were bringing their incoming new students back to school. Although today was the first day for course selection, not every student being picked up was a kidnap victim. Some students of high importance to certain academies were sent personally by senior students.
However, they didn’t mind taking a detour to help out at this time. After all, wizards from the same Wizard Academy naturally wouldn’t just watch as students from their own academy were bullied.
“You still have people in the Wizard Academy?” Many looked unwillingly towards the Wizard Academy at the sight of a group of wizards speeding from a distance.
Just when everyone thought this conflict was about to veer off course, another group of people arriving caught many present by surprise.
Especially the Witch Academy and the Aphhemia Academy; the two parties glanced at each other instinctively, thinking they were each other’s reinforcements.
But now it appeared neither was the case.
However, it was true that the reinforcements from the Wizard Academy were being held back.
“d*mn it, it’s the Witch Academy!”
As they drew closer, though they still couldn’t distinguish the figures in the distance, those holding back the wizards were all girls, leading to an instinctive conclusion that they were from the Witch Academy.
“Do we have reinforcements?”
“How would I know?”
This brief exchange instantly caused some hesitation among the witches.
“Wait, that figure looks familiar! It seems like Millien?” Someone from Sister Xiao Han’s support group recognized a figure and spoke out.
“Millien? Why is she here?”
“Shouldn’t we be asking where she got the energy to involve herself in this?”
There were many from Sister Xiao Han’s support group, so they were quite familiar with Millien. She had previously been the core figure of the support group!
She was the one who led the support group in the Expanding Realm, and she was also the only one who could communicate steadily with Sister Xiao Han, making her status unmistakable.
And the impact of Sister Xiao Han’s d*ath was also greatest on Millien.
This time their plan to take Yang Yunhan to the Witch Academy was something Millien originally did not support.
Had she changed her mind?
It was heard that Millien had been running around these days and trying to prove that Sister Xiao Han hadn’t truly died.
Had she now accepted reality and prepared to bring Yang Yunhan back?
Many here felt a mix of emotions since, after the previous encounter, they didn’t think Yang Yunhan was qualified to take over Sister Xiao Han’s support group, not even as a mascot…
They continued to compete with other academies for more than just Yang Yunhan’s worth, as this battle had risen to the level of competition between academies!
No one wanted to lose!
Although Millien had not seemed powerful in the Expanding Realm, as a core member of the Witch Academy, her fighting strength was equally unquestionable, augmented by several willing followers and informants from Sister Xiao Han’s group, constituting a force that couldn’t be underestimated.
The informants serving Sister Xiao Han were willing to assist Millien purely because she held information on Sister Xiao Han’s condition and, moreover… she firmly believed that Sister Xiao Han was still alive.
“Hold on… hold on! Our pointless consumption has no meaning; why don’t we first eliminate those unqualified from this competition, and then we can settle it once and for all?”
Facing the increasingly pressured situation from the Witch Academy, someone from the Wizard Academy proposed, and those they referred to as unqualified were, of course, the Aphhemia Academy.
The number of people they brought was the least, and they had no reinforcements. Particularly, their combat abilities as rangers are absolutely top-notch, allowing them to leverage their advantages to balance the clashes between the Wizard Academy and the Witch Academy. In a three-way melee, the weakest side, naturally, would prefer to play both ends against the middle, so to prevent being taken advantage of, they needed to take out the elves first.
“Agreed.”
The Witch Academy instantly agreed without a second thought, not fearing that the wizards might stab them in the back afterward. Perhaps this was the unspoken understanding of battle.
Of course… the main reason for the Witch Academy was that they had their plans to stab the wizards in the back while teaming up. As long as the timing was right…
But this plan was unlikely to materialize.
Everyone was no fool; they wouldn’t expose their backs to others. However, teaming up to drive out some irrelevant parties was indeed necessary.
Thus, the elves from Aphhemia Academy immediately became flabbergasted, suddenly becoming the ones being encircled.
Just now, they were still thinking of teaming up with the Witch Academy to counter the incoming wizards from the Wizard Academy…
And the final clown turned out to be themselves!
“You’re turning on us too quickly!”
Even the elves, who were under attack from both the witches and wizards, couldn’t help but curse.
However, the elves who liked to involve themselves in kidnappings probably would not hold on to the pride unique to their kind, but their temper hadn’t been lessened at all.
In less than a minute of being besieged, the elves began to retreat step by step. However, before they could completely retreat, they chose to withdraw voluntarily.
After all, the current situation was virtually an indication that there was no opportunity left for them at Aphhemia Academy.
They didn’t need to risk their lives for a task.
“We, Aphhemia Academy, withdraw! I hereby represent Aphhemia Academy in withdrawing from the enrollment plan for Yang Yunhan!”
As the elves announced loudly, they swiftly vacated the battlefield. The elves’ speed was also quite fast, but their offensive power wasn’t strong.
However, this wasn’t to diminish the power of elf magic; as magic structures that even extraordinary witches would reference, the elves’ magic remains a terrifying force.
But for elves below the extraordinary level, in the same tier, their offensive methods indeed couldn’t match the spellbooks of witches.
“Now… the troublesome ones are gone…” As the witches watched the figures of the elves gradually vanish from sight, they took the initiative to act first.
“You Witch Academy witches are really eager…” At this moment, the wizards of the Wizard Academy didn’t jump in first but were observing the current situation, especially since they still had a few trump cards left unused.
The reinforcements from the Wizard Academy that happened to come had now arrived, and it appeared that the two waves from the opposing Witch Academy were seemingly not united.
So now, while they had driven away the elves from Aphhemia Academy, the three parties still seemed to project an underlying state of opposition.
“Millien, what does this mean? Weren’t you here to help us?” At this point, the Witch Academy noticed something was off and restrained themselves from taking action.
“I didn’t come to participate in your silly recruitment activities,” Millien stated, looking at Yang Yunhan.
“Then why did you come with us?”
“Before I came here, I deliberately met with an instructor from whom I obtained an answer and… something else.” As Millien spoke, she began to take something out.
It was a Box of Books, but this Box of Books had a name known to everyone, “Persuader – Box of Books.”
Even students from other academies had witnessed its terror during the recent joint hunting examination.
Especially watching it in its owner’s hands repeatedly smash into the opponent’s head was enough to chill one’s bones!
“I didn’t come here to take Yang Yunhan, but like you, I came to find him.” Millien stepped up to where Yang Yunhan was protected and sealed, raised the Box of Books high in her hand, and then struck down hard onto the seal.
The barrier, reinforced with elf magic, sorcery, and magical seals, shattered with that blow!
Countless forces of knowledge erupted from the Box of Books, breaking through the annotations, the terrifying power shattering it.
“What are you doing?!”
At this moment, the most anxious were the people from the Wizard Academy.
This witch actually shattered three layers of protection with one hit! If the enemy took Yang Yunhan and fled, that would be their loss!
But Millien did not run; instead, she stepped in front of Yang Yunhan.
“You! What do you want to do?!”
At that moment, Yang Yunhan instinctively reached out to respond to the shattered barrier. Looking at the instigator standing before him, it was false to say he wasn’t scared.
“Yang Yunhan, right? I know someone once told you that when you got your grades, she would come to see you.”
“You!” Upon hearing this, Yang Yunhan instinctively reacted. He naturally knew who had said that!
“She has never gone back on her word.”
“Impossible! She is dead!”
“Is that so?” Millien appeared somewhat surprised; she hadn’t expected Yang Yuelan’s “d*ath news” would reach her brother so quickly, and his reaction… was also beyond her expectation.
“How sad. As her brother, you’ve never seen it with your own eyes and have assumed she has died. But I… firmly believe she is still alive,” Millien stated resolutely.
After she left the villa of Mentor Bai Yu, though she hadn’t received any clear answers, she knew everything was fine!
Sister Xiao Han certainly hadn’t died so simply.
And the “promise” she had just spoken of was something she heard from Mentor Bai Yu, so the answers were quite clear. She had come to witness that this Box of Books was the medium.
To witness the return of Sister Xiao Han, who everyone thought had died!
Surely those who were still immersed in killing Sister Xiao Han would go mad upon seeing such developments, right?
“Are you going to use that?”
At this moment, the wizards from the Wizard Academy could no longer hold back. If they didn’t use some means, things might truly head toward an uncontrollable direction!
“Go ahead.”
With that brief exchange concluded, the leading wizard took something out from the storage weapon.
And the moment this item appeared, a vortex immediately unfolded in the realm of fortune, unseen to others.
This was unmistakably a weapon that could control fortune!
