Chapter 79 "I'm Joyce Walker."
It is almost a consensus among everyone that a magic circle can only realize one function, so even though everyone had expected Alex to come up with "good stuff", they were still surprised.
Not only the students, but even the referee, observers and two commentators were speechless at the same time.
The referee immediately turned around and looked at the stands not far away - except for the draw ceremony, during the official competition, there was only one main teacher left on the central stand to guard.
The observer also looked back: he could not estimate the aggressiveness of the magic circle, and naturally could not judge when to call a stop, but out of protection for the students' lives, he hoped that the teacher would take the initiative to call a stop.
But the teacher looked at a loss.
He had never encountered such a thing before. He was stunned for two seconds and gestured that he needed to ask his superiors for permission - but the game could not be stopped. The time for each game was calculated. Suspension would prolong the process, and those newspapers that arrived at the wrong time might not be able to catch the game they wanted to shoot.
So I just have to keep going.
The referee's face suddenly darkened - this was simply nonsense!
The academy didn't check in advance how dangerous the things Alec brought were, and didn't remedy the problem in time. Did they really want to see a student die on the practice field?
Explainer No. 1 stared at the teacher's direction, and after receiving the gesture reminder, he hesitantly spoke: "...The game continues."
"The academy does not believe that this magic circle will have much impact on the fairness of the competition."
He wanted to say a few more words, but unexpectedly, No. 2 held his hand down. He turned around and looked at the other person's face in surprise.
He had never seen such a solemn expression on Number Two's face.
"How can it be possible... a magic circle that can change itself? This doesn't conform to modern magic theory at all!"
Unlike the students and several staff members who were "shocked because they had never seen it before", No. 2 obviously thought of deeper issues. Her shock came more from the confusion after her existing knowledge system was disrupted.
"No, no, no." She murmured, "No, I need to look again..."
However, what happens off the field has nothing to do with what happens on the field.
Edith and Alec couldn't stop until the referee called a stop.
When Edith came back to her senses from her brief memory, the lightning array in front of her was almost taking shape.
Countless invisible water droplets gathered and rubbed against each other in the sky, undergoing changes invisible to the naked eye, and finally released lightning, which was absorbed by the spire of the golden house.
If she waits a little longer, the magic circle will have absorbed enough energy and will be able to attack her.
Edith narrowed her eyes: This was outdoors, and if the attack really took place, it would still be very dangerous for her.
"Edith seems to be in shock." Number One calmed down his pounding heart and resumed his duties as a commentator. "Let's review what happened just now. Edith used the wind blade, but it was blocked by Alec's protective shield. Then, Alec achieved both defense and attack at the same time by changing the pattern of the magic circle."
"Based on the current magic array, we should be able to cast two or three spells at the same time." Number Two approached his microphone and began to explain in an orderly manner. His voice was no longer scattered. "If Alec completely perfects the magic array, five spells will be cast at the same time, which will form a siege against Edith. Edith's chances of winning will be reduced to the lowest."
"Of course, Edith's winning rate is now falling sharply."
It only took a few minutes for No. 2 to analyze the basic structure of the magic circle. Although he did not understand the specific cause, he successfully calculated the approximate number of functions based on the pattern and lines above. She usually did not speak, but she did not expect that once she spoke, she would reach a level that ordinary tour guides could not reach.
Number One was stunned by the pile of knowledge. He paused for two seconds before he continued dryly, "Then let's see what means Edith will use to deal with this emergency?"
——Edith, who was highly expected by everyone, was standing there quietly.
She stared at the magic circle intently, and after two seconds, she suddenly raised her wand.
Number One: "Very good! We can see that Edith was not frightened by the scene and quickly took counter-measures! Great, she started chanting, she performed - Fire Magic?!!"
The last three words came out of No. 1's mouth out of tune and flowed out of his throat in the form of a strange song, but no one pursued his question at this time, because everyone raised the same question - why is it fire magic?
She is crazy!
Edith seemed not to hear the screams and the anxious banging on the railings outside the venue. She threw all the instructions to "stop" behind her, firmly put her wand flat, exerted force with her fingertips, and a fire dragon instantly emerged.
The scorching heat caused the surrounding air to distort, and Alec was delighted - flames can guide electricity, and Edith would be electrocuted by the current before it touches him.
This person must have been so frightened and at a loss as to what to do that he made such a basic mistake.
If it was a normal fireball spell, it would be fine, at least the fireball would not infect oneself after it leaves the hand. But what about Edith using a linear fire spell?
Number Two frowned. "Edith looks calm. She seems to know what she is doing."
Sure enough, just as she finished her words, just before the flame was about to touch the golden house, Edith abruptly cut off the magic output and pulled out the flame connected to her body, leaving a gap half a finger wide.
Just this tiny gap was enough for her to stop the current from flowing towards her.
"Edith cut the flames!"
——Even though No. 2 had reacted to Edith's behavior at the fastest speed, her speech speed was still slower than the speed of events. At the moment Edith let go, the fire dragon's head hit the upper left side of the protective shield standing in front of Alec, accurately hitting a certain unclear character.
Everything in front of me seemed to be playing in slow motion.
Alec felt a round and strong force coming from the front and back, pushing back with his abdomen as the fulcrum. He felt a wave of heat strong enough to burn his face, followed by a dazzling fire that could blind people. In the blurred background, the characters in the upper right corner of the magic circle suddenly broke.
It is literally broken.
Alec's pupils contracted violently. In an instant, many questions flashed through his mind: Why would a "projection" appear to be broken? Why was Edith not injured by the electricity drawn by the flame? Why could Edith's attack cause damage to the magic circle of the "perfect creation" mentioned by his parents?
But no matter how active his thoughts were, his body in reality seemed very clumsy. After taking two steps back, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Time seemed to return to its normal flow in an instant.
Under the cover of the firelight, no one except Edith and Alec himself could see the process of the characters breaking, but the crisp "click" sound still spread to every corner of the training ground.
What? What is broken, and what can be broken?
Before anyone could ask a question, the flames that had gathered in the center of the practice field suddenly dispersed. The surface of the golden house that was originally covered by electricity was covered with ice inch by inch. The bright ice reflected the light, but it could not stop the attack of the flames. The front end of the fire dragon and the surface of the ice turned into steam with a sizzling sound, and white smoke rose from the center of the field.
However, compared to the wall that is only as wide as a fist, the fire dragon that is nearly five meters long is obviously superior.
The ice melted completely, but the flames were still nearly three meters long and rushed into the holes in the ice without any hindrance.
"This level of flames should be blocked by the protective shield." Number One spoke before Number Two this time, hoping to show some professionalism. "After destroying this, Edith and Alec should be back on the same level, and the chances of their winning will be even again."
——Then he watched helplessly as the flames penetrated the outer layer of the golden house and pierced into Alec, who was sitting on the ground with a look of fear and despair on his face, and pierced through his lower abdomen.
"Stop attacking, stop attacking!"
The referee's attention was on Edith, fearing that she would be seriously injured, so it took him two seconds to realize that it was Alec who was out. "Stop attacking! Where's the doctor? Come up quickly!"
People often don't feel pain when they are seriously injured. Alec didn't look down until he heard the referee's voice.
A bloody hole. Viscous dark red liquid gushed out like a spring, mixed with the soil, and covered the traces of the magic circle on the ground.
Am I injured? Is this a serious injury?
The pain gradually climbed up his skin, and Alec's eyes rolled back and he was about to faint. Before he completely lost consciousness, he saw a figure walking quickly towards him from the bright side, and then squatted in front of him.
It's Edith.
The golden hair hung in front of his eyes, appearing almost transparent in the sunlight.
Then, a warm hand touched his wound. A stream of warmth flowed out from her hand, slowly covering the cold and pain.
......It was Edith who hurt him, and it was Edith who saved him.
Alec didn't have the energy to pay attention to his chaotic inner world, and he closed his eyes due to sleepiness.
......
Edith held the wand in her right hand to perform a healing spell, while her left hand sneaked behind her back and cast a stunning spell on Alec.
Then, she pretended to move her body to treat other parts, silently smearing the magic circle pattern on the ground with her feet. She pulled out her hand from behind the boy's back and accidentally touched him lightly, causing Alec's hand, which was tightly holding the magic circle diagram, to fall into the remaining fire beside him.
The paper burned up instantly.
Edith relaxed, slowly pulled the man's hand away, and took out a bottle of healing potion from his pocket and poured it on the burn.
By the time the doctor arrived, Alec was no longer in danger.
"...Why do I feel like he didn't faint normally?" the assistant on duty asked cautiously.
Another resident assistant immediately responded with a proud look of knowing more than you: "You don't understand this. I also helped to treat Edith's opponent in the last game."
"Langman also fainted for unknown reasons. Later we determined that he was probably frightened. It's okay. This is how it is when fighting Edith. You'll get used to it."
......
Once again, Number One’s career was put to a great test.
He was stunned, and it took him a long time to realize who won. He moved the microphone tremblingly: "...Edith wins."
Edith, who was predicted to have a "greatly reduced chance of winning" a few minutes ago, actually won like this?
His mind went blank and he could only seek help from No. 2, hoping she could say a few words to smooth things over. But when he turned around, the person's seat was empty, but a slight shake proved that its owner had not been gone for long.
Number One hurriedly looked up and down, and sure enough, Number Two appeared in the center of the practice field, striding towards Edith and Alec.
......
"Give me Alec's drawings."
Number Two quickly walked to the doctor's side and flipped through Alec's bag without permission.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing! Commentators are not allowed to enter the competition venue!" The referee suddenly pulled the person back. Number two turned around and held the referee's hand with an impatient look on his face.
"Let me pass."
"Then please show relevant evidence."
Number Two snorted, and gradually exerted force with his fingers, causing the referee to hiss.
"I'm Joyce Walker."
The disguise of the president of the Magic Association gradually disappeared, revealing the pure black hair under his brown hair. The referee suddenly opened his eyes wide and met the other's pupils, which were the same pure black color as his hair.
"Get out of the way, now, immediately."
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