Chapter 53 He is stronger than anyone else
Ursula stood at the side of the cave, and found a place to avoid people. But at this moment, she couldn't control her voice. Seeing people around her looking at her, she quickly pretended to be normal, with only her mouth slightly closed, "Are you sure everything you said is true?"
Edith: "Is lying to you good for me?"
Ursula paused for two seconds and said, "Okay, tell me the approximate location and I'll go there myself."
Edith described the route of the few people based on her memory. Although it was vague, she still pointed out the general direction. Ursula waved and took a few trustworthy people with her, and quickly went deep into the cave.
Edith gave accurate descriptions of the first few forks in the road, and Ursula didn't take any detours, but it still took her nearly five hours to get there.
The sound transmission array had long been ineffective. She finally found the place relying entirely on her weak magical perception and Edith's description of the "sound of water". She waved her wand to clear the silt and saw the people under the transparent skylight.
“Here it comes!”
Hansen, who was always watching the movement above his head, shouted excitedly. At this time, a whole day had passed since everyone entered this space, and there were less than 20 hours left before the end of the game.
Help finally arrived.
The two of them communicated by handwriting. Edith drew the pattern of the teleportation array on paper and asked Ursula to repair the array that was destroyed by the fifth grade according to this pattern.
Ursula walked over to take a look, shook her head, and walked back to tell Edith: "Not only is the pattern damaged, but the material underneath has also been dug away. It can't be repaired."
"Damn it." Edith was about to curse but stopped. She thought that the other party would destroy the surface as far as possible, but she didn't expect that they would also take away the things underground.
"......" Bell was also a little speechless, "Why do you keep the evidence of the crime on you?"
Originally they could still argue that they had never done anything to harm anyone, but now, as long as they hand over those materials, no matter how many mouths they have, they will not be able to refute it.
The road was blocked, so Ursula could only take out her wand and try to use violence to break the stone slab. But Edith had tried this method before, and after a lot of effort, she only blasted a few holes.
"The best way is to repair the magic circle." Ursula frowned, "Are you sure it was taken by those fifth graders?"
Edith wrote in response: "Sure."
"Okay, wait a little longer. I'll contact the teachers at the academy and look for those people on the way." Several helpers left marks around to ensure they could find the place quickly next time they came in, and then disappeared from the skylight. The people below had a clear target to wait for, and gradually calmed down, sitting together waiting for rescue.
Edith's expression was still not very good.
"No, I have to go back to the altar and do some research." She always felt something was wrong.
Since those teachers can't even attend the start of the competition, will they really arrive on time for the safety of individual students?
She looked around, and Bell, who noticed her gaze, raised his head and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"It depends on whether we are worthy enough to be saved."
That's a good question.
Mulin lowered his head, Bell's eyes were wandering, and Lynch was thinking about his father who was far away in the border, and shook his head solemnly.
Tuttle was about to say that his parents would definitely be willing to save them, but after thinking about their awkward "new aristocratic" identities, he shut his mouth.
Several people in Xia Zhi's team also lowered their heads. Only Xia Zhi himself believed that his father would try his best - provided that no one bribed him.
Finally, everyone's eyes were focused on Amy.
He is an old noble, his family members are still in high positions, he himself is talented, and is one of the heirs being trained, so he should be worthy of one's full efforts.
Amy was burned by the gaze and couldn't help but shrink her neck, her eyes full of guilt.
"According to the principle of considering the overall situation, the first person my aunt abandoned was me."
Joyce is the president of the Magic Association and is responsible for coordinating so many things. It is impossible for him to upset other nobles for the sake of his nephew.
I, uh, I don't seem to respect my aunt that much...
"It's useless." Bell kicked him.
"Forget it, I still have to save myself." Edith stood up and walked towards the altar without looking back. "I'll go and study it."
......
It took Ursula nearly five hours to get out of the cave. It was already the early morning of the third day. As the person in charge, she did not dare to leave the site and could only send other assistants back for help.
This trip will take several hours.
"I haven't seen the teacher, only the school leadership." The girl sat on the ground panting, her magic power obviously overdrawn. "I don't know where the teacher is. The leadership's meaning is very clear. They have given me the teleportation scroll as a backup option and will not provide any other level of help."
"Damn it, if the scroll is useful, can I ask them for help?" Ursula was almost laughing. But the reaction of the leadership also told her something, she lowered her head and was silent for a moment.
"...No, since you dare to reply to me like this, asking your mother for help will definitely not be of much use."
"Well," she made a quick decision. "Send a few people out to deliver the message. One person should go directly to Hedda. Remember, don't give it to the Turner family."
"Give one to Patriarch Walker. Remember to avoid President Walker and don't let her know."
"Ask someone to contact Mr. and Mrs. Kirk at the association and tell them that Tuttle is dying. Also contact Xia Mi's family. This must be kept secret to ensure that no one else knows the news except her family."
Several assistants responded and left quickly under the cover of night. Ursula wanted to go into the cave again, but the accumulated work in the past ten hours made it difficult for her to spare the time.
Place the students who were sent out in advance, strengthen patrols around the area, and appease the emotions of the surrounding residents...
She stayed up all night, and finally when the sun rose, her companion came back with the news.
——The expressionless court wizard also arrived.
......
"What are you doing?"
Amy stared at Edith's movements intently, afraid of missing any details.
"As you can see, I'm saving myself."
Edith put down her wand and blew away the remaining powder on the pillar. Then she picked up a knife and began to carve more carefully.
"...Are you changing an ancient magic circle?"
The expression on Amy's face was not shock or questioning, but just a kind of confusion beyond cognition.
How could something so illogical be changed?
"Practice makes perfect," Edith said vaguely, "You can understand it after memorizing the whole book."
They can't verify it anyway.
She ignored the mixed gazes around her, and used the flames to burn off the corners of the pillar bit by bit.
One of the key elements of the teleportation array is to achieve resonance between the two arrays. Now that the resonance target has disappeared, Edith can only try to expand the resonance range to the entire cave.
The disadvantage is that you don't know where you will be teleported to, but the advantage is that it is simple and fast and does not take a lot of research time.
As the last character was finalized, she touched her dizzy head and stood up with the help of Mu Lin. "It should be OK - who wants to try it first?"
Xia Zhi's team took a step back together.
Just kidding, a first-year student drastically changed an ancient magic circle. If this were put in an adventure novel, it would be criticized for being unrealistic. Let alone in real life.
"Who knows what you guys are up to!" Hansen summoned up the courage to curse, "If it weren't for you, Joe wouldn't have chased us all the way here."
"You still want us to help you? Dream on! I will never stand there!"
Edith nodded calmly, "You better be."
She seemed completely unaffected by this distrust, and her teammates showed no hesitation at all. Amy took the initiative to take on the task of activating the magic circle, while Lynch and Bell stood in front of the magic circle.
No one cared what Xia Zhi's team thought. With the injection of Amy's magic power, the magic circle began to glow with a light blue halo.
Bell and Lynch disappeared.
Hansen: “…”
He took two steps back in disbelief, turned around and ran out of the room, shouting twice, but found no trace of anyone.
Those two people really disappeared from this space!
He ran back eagerly, and the room that was originally a bit crowded was now empty. Mulin and Tuttle, as the second group of people trying, had already stood in the range of the teleportation array before he came back, and were quickly sent away from the scene.
It actually works!
Amy cheered loudly and pulled Edith to the center station. Hansen subconsciously took a step forward: "What are we going to do if you leave!"
"Didn't you say you didn't plan to stand here?" Edith raised her eyebrows. "The culprit is your team member. It's my kindness to repair the magic circle. Why should I care about what happens to you?"
She leaned over and activated the magic circle.
Seeing the two people disappear from his sight, Hansen sat down on the ground, his eyes full of despair: "It's over, it's over, it's over..."
Why did he say that extra word!
"Shut up." Xia Zhi was about to cry because of the stupidity of these team members. She frowned and lifted Hansen up by the collar. "Edith deliberately did the last transmission very slowly."
"I have seen the route of the magic power transmission clearly. It won't kill you."
......
"Her Majesty the Queen has requested that this ruins have no exploration value and are too dangerous. They must be sealed off." The leader standing in the front looked contemptuous, "Quickly move out of the way. The court wizard is setting up a magic circle to seal it off."
Ursula stood in front of the cave, motionless. "There are still six hours before the official end of the competition. Most of the students haven't come out yet. You can't close it at this time."
"Set up now and activate in six hours." The person standing at the front of the palace mage team suddenly spoke, "It will not threaten the students' lives."
Ursula narrowed her eyes slightly: "I haven't seen you."
This is a change of subject.
The court mage lowered his head in silence and said, "I am a newcomer who just obtained the qualification this year. It is normal that you are not familiar with me."
"You should know the newbies. Who are you from the fifth grade last year? What's your last name? What's your family name—"
"Ursula!"
The leader stopped her in dissatisfaction, "Enough, do you want to disobey the order of Her Majesty the Queen?"
Ursula lowered her eyes: "I dare not."
She gave up her seat.
However, as this group of people said, they really just set up the formation in advance and did not shut down the action. All the students who left at the normal time successfully walked out of the cave.
As the time came to the last ten minutes, students who had used scrolls to leave began to appear in groups. Five minutes later, with the appearance of Xia Zhi's group, this phenomenon began to ease.
The cave entrance became quiet.
"Wait." Ursula raised his hand to stop the mage who was trying to activate the magic circle now. "It's not time yet. Some people haven't come out yet."
"It will take exactly five minutes for the cave entrance to be completely closed. That's just the right amount of time." The man spoke respectfully, but his words lacked sincerity. "As for those who didn't come out, they need to be punished for not following the rules."
"Let's see who dares!"
Heda finally got rid of the people at the foot of the mountain and rushed to the mountainside with the guards he had recruited from his family. "The academy doesn't allow you to do this!"
She almost fainted when she heard the news that Edith was trapped. Time was too tight to prepare anything, so she could only bring some ready-made swordsmen from home. "The evil forces can't wipe out the flower of hope. At worst, I'll fight you!"
The leader narrowed his eyes: "Ms. Turner——"
"Yes, yes, my last name is Turner. If you have any grudges, you can go directly to my father for revenge." Unexpectedly, the girl was not frightened by his words, and even spoke impatiently, "My home address is--"
"Bang--"
The court wizard seemed tired of arguing. He raised his wand and remotely activated the magic circle at the entrance of the cave.
Hedda's face changed.
"Okay, okay, let's take advantage of this time to directly announce the results of the top three." Although Heda's pestering delayed them for three minutes, at least the plan went smoothly. The leader smiled and clapped his hands to attract the attention of all the students present.
Several court mages surrounded Hedda, with their wands pointed toward the center, separating her from the crowd.
Since it was related to grades, no one cared about the commotion on the side anymore, and all eyes were turned to the leader who was gradually walking to the center.
"Let me ask first - is there anyone with more than 100 points?"
Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help whispering: "100 points..."
"That must be at least five different materials. My god, there can't be five different materials in the cave, right?"
"Our group only scored 20 points. If there were really any group with more than 100 points, I would have jumped right from here."
The sound grew louder and louder, and a minute later, a hand finally reached out from the crowd.
"us."
Everyone turned their eyes over.
It was Zebulon.
"We have 105 points." He looked calm, as if this was a trivial matter.
Everyone was silent at first, and then broke out into a heated discussion.
"Oh my god, it has to be the prince. He is the first place as expected!"
"105... that's three times more than our group. This is truly a huge lead."
"Didn't you just say that if someone scored over 100 points, they would jump? Why aren't you jumping anymore?"
Zebulun calmly basked in the admiring gazes of everyone. Although he won, it was all within his expectations, so he was not too happy.
He's better than anyone else, that's a clear fact.
It would be truly surprising if one day, he, a strong contender for the royal heir, came in second.
He tilted his head in boredom, but did not yawn out of courtesy. The leader looked at the cave entrance that was about to be completely closed, put his heart back in his stomach, and finally had time to please the future king: "So, the first place this time is-"
"--etc!"
The slowly descending magic block was still one meter away from the ground when a group of people suddenly slid out of it with a few whooshes and stood firmly on the ground in front of everyone.
Edith held a bag full of herbs in her mouth, rolled over to offset the impact, and finally stood up.
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