Chapter 106 003: The competition begins

This competition is divided into two stages: the round-robin elimination stage and the final stage. Those who rank in the top 100 in the final stage will have the opportunity to go to France for training.

However, Luo Xi did not plan to compete for a place in the competition and go to France for training. This was because according to the agreement of the Tower, apprentices returning from France's training were required to join a newly formed combat team of black robe law enforcers.

At this time, spending huge amounts of money to train such a fighting team is probably just to expect them to take the lead in attacking tough situations in the near future.

Although Luo Xi still didn't know how he would deal with himself in the upcoming war, he was sure that he could not bear such responsibility. In this case, he would not occupy the toilet and leave the opportunity to those who deserve it more.

But it doesn't mean that Luo Xi is ready to let the game go easily. After all, he is now one of the few advanced apprentices in the same period. Moreover, due to the previous publicity, his deeds of fighting with the dark wizard are already known to everyone. Everyone regards him as the favorite to win the championship. If he lets the game go easily and loses, it will be too fake. The castle may cause trouble for him.

The more important reason is for knowledge.

In order to motivate the apprentices of the Elemental Castle, Wizard Lord Anthony has announced in advance that all apprentices who can enter the final stage can go to the first floor of the learning tower in the castle's wizard area for three days of independent learning. There is a lot of wizard-level knowledge stored there, which is extremely important for Luo Xi, who is extremely eager for knowledge.

Therefore, Luo Xi's plan is to just get through the knockout stage, and then find a decent opponent to lose the game to after entering the final stage. This way, he doesn't have to go to France to take up other people's places, and he can go to the learning tower to get the knowledge he wants.

The next day, the magic competition kicked off.

Elemental Castle, amphitheater.

The circular arena, which looks exactly like the ancient Roman Colosseum, was bustling with people and the seats were packed.

Competition Arena No. 13.

On the ring, Luo Xi looked at his opponent standing opposite him and couldn't help but sigh at the magic of fate. He didn't expect that the one who kicked off his opening match was none other than his friend who had been with him day and night, Allen.

Allen also didn't expect that his opponent would be Luo Xi. He laughed and said, "Haha, Luo Xi, we actually bumped into each other."

After a pause, he said frankly: "I don't think I can be your opponent, but it would be too embarrassing to just raise my hands and surrender. You have been undergoing knight training. In this case, how about we practice physical skills together?"

He was also a mid-level apprentice who had just been promoted a few months ago, and there was a big gap between him and Luo Xi.

Luo Xi nodded readily: "Okay."

"Ding!" As the bell rang, it also announced the official start of the battle.

Alan had obviously made a lot of preparations for this battle. He immediately distanced himself from the opponent, swinging the short-handled magic wand in his hand as he retreated.

This competition mainly tests the apprentices' magical combat abilities. Except for special schools such as alchemy and necromancy, apprentices from other schools are not allowed to use any additional magical tools in the arena. They can only use short-handled magic wands and apprentice cloaks issued by the castle.

As Alan swung the wand, the wand in his hand began to grow longer and bigger, and its shape changed. After a short while, it turned into a cross sword.

Intermediate apprentice-level spell: Mimicry.

Allen held the cross sword, raised his hands up to shoulder level, and assumed a low-top knight's sword starting stance.

And just as he was about to make his move, the shadow of a burly knight in body armor suddenly appeared behind him.

Advanced apprentice-level witchcraft: Heroic spirit possession.

This is a special spiritual spell. The spell model is constructed around objects with soul imprints left behind by some powerful creatures. When it is cast, it can call upon some of the former power of these powerful creatures.

For example, what Alan used was the soul imprint in the badge left by a great knight of his ancestor. After casting this spell, he possessed the powerful swordsmanship of his ancestor during his lifetime.

“Crack, crack, crack!”

With a crisp clicking sound, the fluttering cloak wrapped around Alan in the strong wind, and changed its shape under the effect of mimicry and shaping, revealing a metallic luster. In a short while, a set of heroic knight armor was already on Alan.

Alan pulled down the grid mask on his helmet, and the Knight Heroic Spirit behind him did the same thing: "Alan Graylin, the 128th intermediate apprentice of the Elemental Castle, please teach me."

Luo Xi raised his right hand and pointed it forward. Several azure blue elemental lights gathered from all directions and condensed into an ice sword in front of him. Luo Xi grabbed the ice sword and said, "Elemental Castle, Luo Xi Herat, please teach me."

The next second, they both ran towards each other.

The two knew each other's swordsmanship almost perfectly, so when they started fighting, neither side tried to test each other, but just went all out.

For a moment, the only sound was the continuous "ding-ding-dang-dang" of collisions, and the two colliding cross swords drew streaks of light and shadows in the air.

At this time, eight or nine months have passed since Luo Xi was promoted to a knight. After eight or nine months of continuous training, his three attributes have increased significantly again.

Strength 10.8, Agility 11.3, Constitution 10.6.

Ten times the strength of an ordinary person! However, Alan, as a physical wizard, also undergoes continuous knight training and uses various magic and potions to strengthen himself. His three attributes are only higher than Luo Xi's. In the last test, the average of the three items has reached 18 points, almost twice that of Luo Xi.

In terms of swordsmanship, Luo Xi used the advanced swordsmanship left by the Black Mountain Knights. Alan's own swordsmanship level was not as good as Luo Xi's, but after being possessed by the heroic spirit, he also borrowed the swordsmanship honed by his ancestors throughout their lives, and was no worse than Luo Xi.

As a result, when the two sides fought, not only did Luo Xi not gain the upper hand, but he was suppressed by Allen instead.

However, after realizing that he would not gain any advantage in a head-on confrontation, Luo Xi immediately adjusted his strategy. He used the light body technique to distance himself from Allen, while swinging his sword to attack from a distance without making direct contact with Allen.

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In the past six months, Luo Xi has further strengthened various spells. All apprentice-level spells have been upgraded to the perfect level, and Sword Wind is no exception.

The perfect-level sword wind is no longer the fancy thing it used to be. Its lethality has been greatly improved. Alan must go all out in every sword wind he sends out, and this is even when Luo Xi is holding back for fear of hurting him.

The sword winds were causing Alan so much pain that he wanted to chase after her, but before he could get close to her, she disappeared in a flash. Even if he finally caught up with her and launched an attack, he would be blocked by her defensive spells.

The outcome was already clear when the game entered a passive rhythm. Although Alan kept struggling, no miracle happened in the end. The defensive magic circle on his cloak was hit with enough attack points and he was judged as the loser.

Alan, who was panting heavily, was very aggrieved: "What a shame!"

Throughout the entire battle, he didn't even get close to Luo Xi, and he didn't even make use of the powerful swordsmanship brought by his ancestral spirits. He was thus exhausted to death by Luo Xi.

Luo Xi shrugged: "Thank you."

At the same time, in the audience.

In the magic duel arena, the two apprentices fighting with swords were quite eye-catching and naturally attracted a lot of attention, including the top leaders of the alliance in the top row of the audience, who also paid more attention to this side for a while.

The great sage Yi Si couldn't help but ask with a little curiosity: "It's been a long time since I saw sword-wielding wizards fighting. I didn't expect that this system is still being passed down? Anthony, are these all your apprentices?"

Anthony said quickly, "Yes, sir, they are both from the same class. The one possessed by the heroic spirit is called Allen, and the one with black hair is called Luo Xi."

Although he rarely shows up in front of the apprentices, Anthony is absolutely dedicated to the management of the entire castle. Basically, he can call out the name of every apprentice, even those who have just joined the castle.

"Rosie."

The great sage Issi asked in confusion: "Could it be the apprentice who helped Karen resist the black wizard on the wizard ship before?"

Anthony nodded: "Yes, sir, it is this child."

The great sage Issi smiled and turned to Iris beside him as if chatting: "Karen specifically praised this child to me, saying that he is very good."

Iris remained silent, but her brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)