Chapter 33, Part Two of the Finals... Oh wait, no!

The spirit was transmitted as soon as the Westerner counted to two.

His smile froze, and he stared in astonishment at the magic screen still displaying on the stage.

The countdown has reached zero. The blue team's three mana values ​​are all depleted. Heligalo has 1,000 mana left, and Skark has 300 mana left.

The lowest was Ancia, whose magic power was only twenty at the end of the competition.

In fact, Xiwen's calculation was correct; in just two more seconds, Ancia's magic power would have dropped to zero.

"Why is the timing wrong?" Villion had the same question.

Ancia still felt the discomfort of depleted magic in her mind. The contradiction between abundant magic and the feeling of depletion was a bit like motion sickness. She shook her head irritably.

For the first time, Verion took a closer look at this two-star priest. "It's related to you."

His tone was very certain; even without any basis, he was convinced that it was related to Ancia.

With Verion and Sven blocking their way, Ancia just wanted to find a place to lie down for a while and didn't want to get entangled with them, so she simply told them the answer.

“I’ve already said it, my mental strength is very strong.” Ancia lifted her eyelids, expressionless. “I arrived on the stage two seconds before all of you.”

"You're not the only ones who know how to hide, get out of the way."

Ancia passed between the two of them. Her back looked very slender, and it was hard to imagine that her body carried a huge amount of magic and spiritual power.

"The competition starts timing from the moment the first competitor steps onto the stage, no wonder..." Xiwen smiled wryly.

"Individual matches are one-on-one. Even if the team match ends in a tie, if we get two more points, victory still belongs to us," Vilian said indifferently. "A four-star warrior plus two two-star warriors—her miracle will never be repeated."

"I hope so." A sense of unease welled up in Xiwen's heart, as if some unseen force was warning him something.

Gail: "The team matches this morning are over, and I thought I could finally go home! Looks like we'll have to work a bit longer in the commentary booth this afternoon. For those of you who haven't seen the individual matches before, let me explain the rules: the individual matches this afternoon are one-on-one. Each side sends out one player for a single duel each round. Players cannot play the same match twice. The match duration is still ten minutes, and the winner is determined by the last remaining health. See you this afternoon, everyone!"

Cheryl had the fairy deliver a recovery potion to Ancia, who drank it all in one go. The strong taste made her frown.

Lulu slept soundly in the villa, and then promptly woke Ancia up.

"Ancia, Ancia, wake up, you have to go to the competition." Lulu shook Ancia's finger with difficulty.

With a sigh, Ancia sat up in bed. "Lulu, I want to eat something energizing tonight."

"Okay, what would you like to eat?" Lulu asked, holding her notebook and waiting for her to order.

"A black pork rib with a rich red sauce, and two large bowls of rice," Ancia said.

"No problem!" Lulu answered, patting her chest.

*

When Ancia arrived at the preparation area, Skark and Heligalo were already there.

"The match is about to begin. Please hand over your starting lineups to me," Gaia reminded them. "Once submitted, the lineups cannot be changed."

Heligalo wanted to discuss it with Ancia, but Ancia had already written down the order and handed it to Gaia.

"No need for discussion, you'll go last," Ancia said coldly.

“Ancia…” Heligalo sighed helplessly.

“I respect you, and I ask that you respect me in return.” Ancia had never been so firm with Heligaluo before. “You still have the blood in your veins; I won’t let you go first.”

Skulker had seen the order, and his magic power had recovered, so he began to stretch his muscles. "That's me first, Ancia second, and Heligaluo third."

"Based on this order of appearance, as long as the opposing team doesn't let Princess Eve go first, we'll still..."

Gaia: "The first round of the individual competition is about to begin. According to the order of appearance submitted by both sides under confidentiality, please have Eve and Skark connect the stage!"

Heligalo's words were cut short; the worst was yet to come.

The match ended quickly, with Skalk winning the first round.

Ancia couldn't laugh. Her strongest four-star warrior had been worn down by the two-star Eve, leaving her with two two-star warriors to fight against two four-star warriors.

Gaia: "The second round of the individual competition is about to begin. The blue team has 3 points and holds match point. Please have Ancia and Xiwen connect at the stage!"

In the preparation area not far away, Verion's light gray eyes were fixed on Ancia. "I'm sorry, Miss Miracle, your miracle will not happen again."

"Then let's give it a try." Ancia pressed the magic device without expression.

No longer needing to conceal her spiritual power, Ancia opened her eyes, and the familiar scene appeared before her once again.

Gale: "The environment for individual battles will remain the same as for team battles, still the Forest of All Things. Last time, Xiwen used his advantage as a wood mage in the Forest of All Things. Will he be able to continue this time?"

The spawn point for individual battles is closer than that for team battles, and Ancia spotted Xiwen not far away at a glance.

Xiwen then opened his eyes and saw Ancia right in front of him. He immediately raised his hand and released the Thorn Whip. Ancia reacted even faster, and a damage reflection shield immediately appeared on the surface of her body.

"It's a good thing I'm facing you. Your damage reflection shield wasn't this strong before, was it?" Xiwen grunted, casting a wood-type healing spell on himself, and his greatly reduced health began to steadily recover.

“We were promoted before the competition,” Ancia said frankly.

“Ancia, if I’m not mistaken, you don’t have any offensive skills. In your previous matches, you’ve never used the Priest’s Retribution.” Xiwen said calmly, “So you only have one way to win: use the enhanced Reflect Shield to whittle down the opponent’s health. As long as you don’t die, your Healing spell will keep your health at a healthy level.”

“If it were Verion, he probably would have been eliminated by your damage reflection shield,” Xiwen sighed. “But your opponent is me.”

He not only possesses basic healing abilities, but he can also summon plants.

Clumps of mushrooms sprouted from the ground and jumped toward Ancia.

Erlan: "This is an explosive mushroom that will chase its target and create an area-of-effect explosion."

Gale: "How will Ancia deal with this? Huh, she put on a damage reflection shield and turned to run! But the explosion of the summoned mushrooms doesn't affect Xiwen himself; instead, Ancia's health is steadily decreasing."

Ancia ran in a seemingly panicked direction, with mushrooms constantly jumping and exploding behind her. In her haste to run, she didn't even have time to cast a healing spell on herself.

"Junior, this cat-and-mouse game isn't fun anymore, let's stop here." Xiwen was getting a little impatient after chasing for so long, and said while pinching her brow.

Ancia ran to the spot where she had landed during the team battle before stopping, a smirk playing on her lips. "Indeed, let's play something fun next."

Xiwen cautiously stopped and summoned slow-moving tree spirit guardians to protect him.

Ancia knelt on the ground, pressing her hands into the damp soil, and golden-green light continuously flowed into the soil.

"Life restored."

Just a few seconds later, pure white lilies of the valley sprouted from the ground one by one, and as the flower bells swayed continuously, all living things around them were in a daze.

Ellan: "This is... the Lily of the Dream, which produces hallucinogenic effects through its flower bells."

Ye Xika: "Oh right, for the sake of the competition, all dangerous plants were turned into dormant seeds in the underground of the Forest of Myriad Things. The Devouring Dandelion that Xiwen nurtured in the team battle, and the Lie Dream Lily that Anciya has awakened now are both examples."

The tree spirit, devoid of any spiritual energy, collapsed to the ground, its eyes glazed over. Xiwen, possessing magic resistance, managed to barely maintain consciousness, stammering, "You...how do you also know wood-type skills..."

Ancia calmly said, "I originally had dual magic of light and wood, and I only tested my light magic at the opening ceremony."

Yesika: "Oh right, Ancia is also my student. Does anyone want to enroll in the 'Nurturing and Rehabilitation' course next academic year?"

Xiwen bit his tongue, and the pain instantly brought him back to his senses. He walked into the Lily of the Valley flower bushes and began channeling his wood-type magic.

Ellan: "Wood-type summons are only controlled by their masters, while naturally growing plants are controlled by all wood-type mages. If two wood-type mages are vying for control of a natural plant, then it depends on who has higher affinity and magic power."

Xiwen poured his magic into the soil without regard for loss, but the result was not as he expected; he only managed to steal one-tenth of the Lily of the Dream Orchid.

"How is that possible! My wood element affinity is 95. There is only one Mist Moon Elf in the academy with a higher affinity than me, and I am a four-star mage... Your primary element is light, so your secondary element affinity cannot be higher than your primary element. How could you control more than me!" Xiwen looked up in shock, staring intently at Ancia.

Both of them were releasing hallucinogenic magic from the Lily of the Dream Orchid they were controlling. Ancia's mental strength provided more magic resistance, and she was much more awake than Xiwen at this moment, but the large amount of magic power she lost also made her pale.

"You said it yourself, it's impossible to be higher," Ancia said calmly. "My two elemental affinities are the same."

Same...

That's also 100, isn't it?!

Gale was speechless for a long time before finding his voice, "...Ancia's wood affinity is... 100 points..."

Yesika: "Ah, right...no! Huh?"

"Ancia, a two-star wood-type mage with full affinity, please give me your guidance."

As Ancia finished speaking, Xiwen collapsed in a daze.

Ancia increased her magical output, successfully causing the mentally vulnerable Xiwen to hallucinate.

She took a breath, slowly stood up, took out the dagger given to her by Merrith, and plunged it into Sivae's heart.

It looks terrifying, but the actual damage is only 18 points.

-18-18-18-40-18-18……

Those 40 points weren't even from a critical hit, but rather from the bleeding effect added to the dagger's health bar.

Keep doing the scraping, Master An. Didn't you have dinner?

Ancia's magic kept Lycoris under control until the end of the match, and Xiwen never regained consciousness.

Gail: "Match over! The blue team has won another game! Congratulations Ancia! Congratulations to the blue team! They've won the championship! It's a miracle!!!"

Airland let out a breath, unable to hide his joy, "Congratulations, Ancia."

Your existence is a miracle itself, Ancia.

Congratulations to the player for completing the main storyline [Freshman Showdown].

The player receives 40,000 gold coins, 50,000 experience points, and reaches level 28.