Chapter 27: First Victory – Is She Really a Two-Star Priest?
Gaia's booming voice echoed throughout the stands, "The blue team is also a classic warrior-mage-priest combination! Three-star warrior Bob, three-star water mage Mela, and two-star priest Chris! Arlan, considering their overall strength, which side do you think will win?"
Without hesitation, Airland said, "Ancia."
Gaia was secretly delighted. This commentary partner was really good at it. We commentators need to create conflict and topics like this so that we can support different teams!
"The Magic Crystal has simulated the competition environment. Let's take a look—wow, Sun Valley is perfect for Light Mages! So, the Red Team, with two Light-type members, will get more bonuses in Sun Valley. Will that help them close the gap with the Blue Team a little?"
Erlan calmly pointed out the imprecision in Gaia's words, "Judging from the strength, I think there is no gap between the two teams now, and the red team even has a better chance of winning."
If Yesika hadn't repeatedly told him not to let personal emotions get into his commentary, Erlan would have changed "better to win" to "certain to win".
Gaia laughed heartily, "Aierlan is so humorous! Alright, both sides have now refreshed to the central area of Sun Valley. From God's perspective, the two teams are not far apart and could meet at any time."
Ancia was the first to arrive at the arena. After reaching level 22 and donning a two-star priest's robe, her mental strength attribute had reached 71 points, a value typically found only in six-star mages and priests.
Ancia woke up two seconds earlier than everyone else, but she still opened her eyes along with the others and cautiously observed her surroundings.
“It’s Sun Valley.” Ancia couldn’t help but laugh as she sensed the unusually active light elements around her. “Then isn’t this a sure win?”
Skalk chuckled, "That's right, that's right, Ancia is right."
Heligalo felt the same way, but he merely relaxed his brow slightly. "Be careful."
The images and sounds from the competition will be played in real time on the Magic Crystal Screen, allowing every corner of the stands to enjoy a panoramic view without any blind spots.
Upon hearing this, Gaia wiped away her cold sweat and began to fill in the gaps, saying, "The red team's priest and warrior are very optimistic, while the Light Law is relatively steady. It seems that this team's personalities are quite complementary."
Airlan stared at the screen silently, looking dejected. Heligalo wasn't dancing on the other side's face like they were, but knowing Heligalo as he did, his friend was in a state of extreme relaxation and had already begun to get distracted by other things.
Ancia and her two companions maintained the formation they used during their training in the Monster Mountain Range, heading towards the center of the map. Skark stood at the front, Heligaluo stood slightly to the left of the middle, and Ancia stood slightly to the right of the back. No matter which path they took, their formation remained unchanged.
Beneath the central sun tree, separated by towering giants, both teams spotted each other.
Gaia: "An encounter has occurred, and battle is imminent. Warriors from both teams have attacked simultaneously! Beware, they've adopted the same tactics!"
Skalk brushed past the enemy warrior and ran towards the last enemy priest, completely ignoring everyone else; he had only one target.
The warrior appeared before Ancia in the blink of an eye, his greatsword slashing down at her. "Sorry, junior."
The expected spot of light did not appear. The sword struck Ancia, but it did not cause her fatal injury.
"Uh—" The soldier himself was shocked and took two steps back, his face turning pale.
Ancia's damage reflection shield had shattered. The basic damage reflection shield had the effect of reflecting 30% of the damage, which dealt a significant blow to the warrior when he was caught off guard.
"Healing spell".
“Discipline and bondage”.
Two spells arrived one after the other. Ancia fully restored her health, and Heligalo's support arrived just in time. He was entangled with the opposing water mage. Being more skilled at controlling the field, he not only held his own against the three-star mage but also had the energy to take care of Ancia's situation.
The warrior struggled to break free of the Holy Light's bindings and shouted to the water mage, "Stop fighting one-on-one, take care of this priest first!"
His tactics were actually not wrong. Although two-star priests do not have many skills, they still provide a steady stream of healing even if left alone. It would be better to get rid of the priests in each other's teams first, then the two three-star classes would have a greater advantage.
The greatsword sliced through the air, and the water spikes simultaneously attacked Ancia's vitals. The warrior had calculated well; even if Ancia had a damage reflection shield, it would shatter in time under the combined attack of two three-star warriors. With the water mage sharing the damage reflection, his own health would be safe.
However, the warrior overlooked one point: Ancia was not a two-star priest in his experience.
"Damage Reflection Shield".
Ancia timed her release of the damage reflection shield perfectly, and promptly replaced it with a new one when the first one shattered, managing to keep her health at a relatively healthy level. She also had enough mana to release five more damage reflection shields.
No, in Sunrise Valley, she can release seven more.
Gaia nearly jumped off the commentary platform. "My God! Are our eyes playing tricks on us? Two-star Priest Ancia actually survived the combined attack of two three-star classes! Is she really just a two-star priest? This is something only a three-star priest specializing in defensive magic could do!"
Airland couldn't hide his smile. "She just passed the two-star priest exam yesterday."
The fourth damage reflection shield rose up, and golden light enveloped Ancia once again. Under the frequent attacks, Ancia's health was less than 80%. The opposing water mage panicked and, instead of attacking the shield with the warrior, used his strongest spell first.
"Water Dragon Technique!"
“Discipline and Judgment”.
Three counter-attacks, coupled with Heligalo's judgment, caused the three-star water mage to turn into specks of light and dissipate on the field. Before the specks of light disappeared, his astonished expression could still be seen.
Gaia had already stood up, shouting at the top of her lungs, "The first group of this year! The freshmen who sent the upperclassmen away! Let us remember this unlucky guy... uh, those two freshmen who created a miracle! Ancia! Heligalo!"
Ellan clicked his tongue and added coolly, "The blue team's new priest has already been sent away by the red team's warriors."
Gaia looked closely and exclaimed, "Huh? When did this happen? It was too tense and exciting here, I didn't see it at all. Teacher Diana, could you please replay it?"
A second scene, occupying a quarter of the screen, was superimposed on the magic crystal screen. It was the scene of Skark venturing alone into the enemy formation and taking the priest away with his scimitar, just before the water mage disappeared.
Gaia had a feeling of 'That's more like it!' 'The red team's three-star warrior quickly eliminated the blue team's two-star priest and is rushing towards the remaining blue team warrior!'
Despite losing two teammates, the warrior refused to give up, continuing to attack the enemy steadily with his greatsword. However, he was still cut into specks of light by Skark's blade and sadly exited the battlefield.
Gaia clapped enthusiastically, "It's over! Congratulations to the Red Team for winning this match! What a fantastic game!"
Arlan placed his hand below his collarbone, the emerald necklace given to him by Ancia hidden in his collar, visible through the fabric in his palm. "Congratulations, Ancia... Heligalo, and the orc warrior."
In the noble seats, Princess Eve only breathed a sigh of relief when the Blue Fang Water Mage and the Priest disappeared together, while Ancia almost couldn't breathe when she was surrounded by the two.
"Is Your Highness here to gather intelligence on the enemy? This squad is certainly no match for Your Highness," the noblewoman said considerately, noticing Princess Eve's unpleasant expression.
"Aren't His Highness the Crown Prince and my brother coming to see?" The speaker was Xiwen's sister.
Princess Eve shook her head. "They don't see any adversaries worth paying attention to."
In the teachers' section of the stands, Murtrie and Cheryl stood up at the same time and met at the corner.
Cheryl frowned and glanced at Murtrie. This Night Walker was also paying attention to the freshmen's competition?
Murtrie nodded politely to Cheryl, "You go first."
Cheryl didn't stand on ceremony with him and passed the request first, not forgetting to send a telepathic message to Ancia, "Well done, Ancia."
Murtrie strolled leisurely behind, only appearing before Ancia after Ancia had finished listening to Cheryl's telepathic magic.
“Mr. Murtrie, it’s been a long time.” Ancia was slightly taken aback when she saw him appear, and then took out a bottle of perfume from her system inventory.
“I smelled men’s cologne on Professor Merri earlier in the high-risk restricted area… cough, and this bottle smells very similar to the one I smelled that day. I’m giving it to you as a gift for the Harvest Festival.”
Merri took the perfume and carefully placed it in his storage ring. He, who was usually so decisive, hesitated for a moment. "I also have a gift for you. When I left Gracia, you told me to take some things I like with me."
"I don't have any particular hobbies, I'm just good at making money and assassination, so all I have are gold coins and weapons."
In his left hand was a glittering crystal card, and in his right hand was a jewel-encrusted dagger.
Will you like it?
Murtrie lowered her dark red eyes, looking at the two gifts in her palm, wondering if they would both be rejected.
A softly shaped hand closed his left hand and pushed it away. "Sorry, Mr. Murtrie, I don't need any gold coins."
His heart sank, falling back into the shadows.
Ancia picked up the dagger. "I'll take this. Thank you."
Merri looked up and saw the setting sun reflected in Ancia's bright black eyes, a glimmer of light appearing in the familiar darkness.
"Yeah, I've activated the health bar, it's much better than the dagger I gave you before."
[Item Description: A dagger crafted by Murtrie under the moon on the night of the Harvest Festival. His blood was used to sharpen the dagger as the clock struck twelve.]
Attribute: Strength +10
Ancia smiled with delight upon seeing the attributes, "I love this!"
10 points of strength!
It's more than her own power. Equipped with this dagger, her strength attribute can reach an astonishing 18 points, a value similar to that of a trainee warrior.
"I'm glad you like it." Murtrie's tense back relaxed.
Ancia couldn't wait to try out the new dagger. She waved to Mortley, "Goodbye, Professor Mortley! Remember to come watch my match in the finals!"
Murtrie's deep voice softened, "Okay."
I will watch it, every single one.
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