Chapter 227: Team Light Strikes Back
With the light shield, the tornado can only wander outside, and when it hits the light shield, it is immediately bounced away.
With a moment to breathe, Shu Li and the others finally had the chance to cast spells to counterattack Ilio.
Ten people stood in two rows, alternating between each other and taking turns casting magic.
Nasha stood in the front row, on the left. She was the lowest-ranking member of the team and had never encountered such a thrilling situation before. She gripped her wand tightly, nervously chanting the fireball spell.
Ten seconds later, she successfully finished the spell, and the element of fire condensed at the front of the magic wand, forming a fireball. Delighted, she waved the magic wand, intending to drive the fireball to attack Ilio.
Angelguang, who was standing next to her, saw her fireball and was shocked: "Nasha, wait——"
Nasha didn't understand what was going on, so she released the fireball first. In an instant, her teammates who were standing in a row with her quickly scattered.
The fireball hit the protective shield and bounced back quickly.
Nasha was surprised, and Siti quickly pulled her aside to avoid the rebounding fireball.
"Great water god Hildani Geti, I am Sperian. I beg you to command the water element to gather around me and bring me a water ball that will drown everything!"
After Shu Li finished chanting the spell, he waved his magic wand and a large water ball appeared, wrapping around the small fireball.
"hiss--"
Water and fire merged, turned into water vapor, and disappeared into the air.
"Phew! That was a close call!" Budno sweatdropped. If he hadn't retreated in time, he would have been hit by the rebounding fireball.
Nasha hugged her magic wand tightly, staring blankly at the steam, and apologized subconsciously: "I'm sorry, I..."
"It's okay, just operate normally." Shu Li put down his magic wand and smiled soothingly. "It's my fault for not warning you in advance. This light shield only protects against magical attacks, not physical attacks. When we cast spells, we must condense the natural elements outside the shield, otherwise it will rebound like what happened just now."
There are three types of defensive magic: the first is to defend against magical attacks, the second is to defend against physical attacks, and the third is to defend against both magical and physical attacks.
When he competed with Lu Weixi before, the magic scroll Lu Weixi used was the third type.
The third type is advanced defensive magic, which can only be cast by reaching the magician level.
Since Shu Li was disguised as an intermediate magic apprentice and only needed to defend against magic attacks at the moment, he chose the first type of protective shield.
Magicians are good at long-range attacks and must accurately measure the distance when mobilizing the natural elements in the air.
They stood inside the light shield, and if they wanted to attack people outside, they couldn't release magic from inside.
Hearing this, Nasha's face turned red and she felt ashamed.
She had only studied magic for a few years. In the early days, she had been struggling with the obscure Elvish language. Later, she learned to meditate and comprehend the properties of magic. After great efforts, she finally mastered the basic spells and passed the magic apprentice badge. She then rushed to the atrium with a letter of recommendation.
Simply put, her knowledge of magic was very limited, and she had no idea about the defense category that Amo mentioned.
Fortunately, my teammates dodged in time, otherwise they would have been hurt by her fireball.
"I'm sorry." She apologized to her teammates again.
"It's okay. Don't worry about such a small thing!" Budno waved his hand. "A magician must constantly fight to improve his strength."
"Yes, we used to be even more exaggerated than you!" Desio laughed. "My fireball once burned off a piece of Budno's hair."
Budno bared his teeth at him: "Is that a section? I'm almost bald!"
Little elves are creatures that love beauty. After his hair was burnt, he hid at home for half a month without going out.
Discio felt bad and sent him delicious food every day.
Budno forgave him for the sake of food.
Nasha knew they were comforting her, so she took a deep breath and said with a firm look, "I will become stronger!"
Only by becoming stronger can you avoid holding your teammates back.
"Let's do it together!" Siti put her arm around her shoulders. "Hurry up, take this opportunity to earn some points."
This opportunity is rare and should not be missed.
After re-adjusting their formation, Team Light launched an attack on Ilio in an orderly manner.
In an instant, fireballs, light balls, water arrows, wind blades, ground spikes, and vines condensed outside the protective shield, passed through the tornado, and hit Ilio in the eye of the wind.
However, Ilio was prepared. He casually waved his finger, and the spinning tornado suddenly changed direction and moved in front of him. One layer, two layers, three layers, forming a natural defense wall, easily dissolving the magical attacks of Team Light.
"Damn it! Come again!" Discio raised his magic wand and continued to cast fireballs.
The others were not to be outdone and cast magic spells freely to attack the tornado in front of them.
Elio was calm and said lazily, "Is this all you can do? Even ten of you combined can't break through my tornado. And you—"
He turned to look at the students scattered around, gasping for breath.
Because he mobilized the tornado to use as a defensive wall, the pressure on other students was relieved and they got some time to rest temporarily.
"Are you all just squatting on the ground hatching eggs? Don't you take this opportunity to cast defensive spells or wait for me to deduct points from you?"
Hearing the familiar mocking language, the slack students jumped up and divided into four groups according to their previous temporary teams, scrambling to release protective shields for themselves.
After all, light magicians are a minority. Among the four temporary teams, only one team used a light defense shield like the Light Team, and the other three teams chose earth walls.
With the defensive power, they can finally attack Ilio and earn points.
However, Ilio wouldn't be Ilio if he were so easily struck by magic.
He flicked his fingers, and the twenty-four tornadoes split again, becoming forty-eight, rushing towards the four temporary teams with great momentum.
"Wow! Hold on!"
The tornado hit the earth wall, and the wall was in danger.
"Reinforce, reinforce quickly!"
"Ahhh, the earth wall is about to collapse!"
"Don't be careless, the tornado is getting stronger!"
Compared to the flurry of the four makeshift teams, Team Light was much more relaxed.
Ace said calmly, "The power of the tornado has increased to the level of an intermediate magic apprentice."
Shu Li said, "Leave the defense to me, and you just attack."
He recited an earth spell, and ten seconds later, the earth element condensed into a solid stone wall, which was arranged outside the light shield as the first line of defense.
If the tornado wants to attack them, it must first pass through the stone wall.
Seeing that their magic had been consumed by the tornado, Kumandi pondered for a moment and whispered a few words to Ace.
Ace nodded, agreeing to his suggestion.
The two raised their magic wands and chanted spells at the same time, condensing the element of wind to form two tornadoes.
These two tornadoes were exactly the same as Ilio's tornado, mixed together and unable to distinguish one from the other.
Kumandi and Ace controlled their respective tornadoes, carefully bypassing the other tornadoes, and quietly turned into the eye of the storm, approaching Ilio.
With Ilio's super perception, he immediately discovered the tornado released by Kumandi.
He curled the corners of his mouth, moved his fingers, and used his own tornado to offset Kumandi's tornado.
"Aren't you elite students from various countries on the continent? Is this all you can do? You don't deserve the reputation!"
"I almost fell asleep while training magic with you guys."
"It looks like I'll be able to go back and rest in less than an hour."
Ilio yawned, his leisurely look forming a sharp contrast with the disheveled students.
Being ridiculed again, the students vomited blood, but they were powerless to do anything. What else could they do except endure it silently?
Shu Li and other little goblins were used to it, and anyone could remain calm after hearing the ridicule for three years.
Seeing Hector, Siti, and Nasha looking dejected, Shu Li said, "Don't listen to him. Just do your own thing."
Angel chuckled and said, "Just treat him as a chirping bird."
Ilio scratched his ear. "Little Angel, I heard it!"
Angel stuck out his tongue and continued to cast the Light Ball spell.
Hector and the other three cheered up and followed the attack.
After Kumandi's tornado disappeared, he turned his head and saw Ace still waving his magic wand. He asked with a twinkle in his eyes, "Your tornado wasn't canceled?"
Ace replied: "No, still wandering around the periphery."
Kumandi said solemnly, "I'll cover for you."
Apparently, Elio didn't notice Ace's tornado and only eliminated his own.
Ace responded without objection, "Okay."
Kumandi released tornadoes continuously, rushing towards Ilio one after another, aiming to confuse the audience.
Ace's tornado took advantage of the chaos, circling around and finally getting behind Ilio.
The tornado belonging to the Elf King is silent even if it is cast at the level of a magic apprentice.
Ilio was obviously unaware and was only focused on neutralizing Kumandi's tornado, ignoring the tornado approaching him from behind.
A smile flashed across Ace's bright green eyes. He gently shook his magic wand, and the tornado instantly hit Ilio.
"Huh?" Ilio staggered two steps due to the tornado.
After all, he is a magic saint, and a tornado of this strength has no effect on him.
But no matter what, it is an effective attack.
"Ace, is this your tornado?" Ilio asked loudly.
"Yes." A faint smile appeared on Ace's handsome face. "Teacher, do you want to increase my points?"
The word "teacher" made Ilio's heart tremble, and he almost couldn't hold it in. He felt a chill on his back.
"Well, congratulations, Ace-san, for successfully hitting me. Two extra points."
Ace said, "Thank you, Master."
Ilio was sweating profusely. He moved his mouth and used telepathic magic to apologize to the Elf King.
"My king, please forgive my rudeness."
Ace also responded with telepathic magic.
'It's okay, it's a good experience, you can enhance the power of magic.'
Ilio frowned. Now that the noble king had given the order, he dared not disobey.
"Little rookies, you guys really disappoint me. After all this time, only Ace managed to hit me. Are the others useless?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand, clenched his five fingers tightly, and condensed the element of wind. The intermediate tornado turned into an advanced tornado, and the earth wall and light shield were instantly broken.
“Waaaaaaaaaa——”
The four temporary teams screamed in surprise and were all blown to the ground.
The outer stone wall of the Light Team was broken, and Shu Li strengthened the defense of the light shield without thinking. However, the power of the tornado had been increased to the level of a magician, and the magic apprentice's defense shield was vulnerable.
"careful!"
When the tornado hit, Ace reached out and quickly hugged Shu Li, who was caught between the two tornadoes.
Shu Li was surprised and was carried to the side by him, avoiding the frontal attack of the tornado.
"Hmm~~"
The two fell to the ground hugging each other.
Shu Li came back to his senses, and the touch of his lips made him open his eyes in shock.
His lips... were pressed against Ace's cheek?
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