Chapter 76 Sitting on the Bridge as an Observer
As soon as the system notification sounded, someone immediately pushed the person next to them off the bridge. Caught off guard, the person pushed off the bridge was instantly swallowed by the waves and then teleported outside the square, where they were eliminated.
Ah Chen was the first to rush onto the arch bridge, and he had already taken the highest position.
Nie Xiaoxiao had been keeping a close eye on him. When she saw him rush onto the arched bridge, she immediately unleashed a vine that wrapped around the bridge halfway up.
Then, using the vines, he dragged himself onto the arched bridge.
Seeing this, some trainees took the opportunity to grab onto her vines and climb up, but after climbing onto the arched bridge, they found that their palms were red and swollen.
The vines were poisonous!
Two people were poisoned, both senior students in the combat department. They were both very burly and in their early twenties.
The two men rushed in front of Nie Xiaoxiao, and one of them pulled out a thick black iron chain and tried to put it around Nie Xiaoxiao's neck.
The other man held a long spear and aimed it at her chest.
It was obvious that they wanted to subdue her, force her to hand over the antidote, and then knock her off the bridge.
Upon seeing this, Ah Chen was furious. How could two grown men be so despicable and vile? First, they used the vines of an eight-year-old girl to climb the bridge, and then they joined forces to force her.
Without thinking, he threw two immobilization talismans at the two of them.
The two were so focused on dealing with Nie Xiaoxiao that they didn't expect Achen to step in and help.
In their eyes, Achen was just a new student who relied entirely on the Little Witch for protection, and whose own combat strength was extremely low. He didn't dare to openly confront the two veteran students from the combat department.
Just as Ah Chen had settled the two of them, he saw Pan Duole and Jin Liu arriving after them.
The two of them did not publicly interact at the academy, because Ah Chen was worried that if he got into trouble, it would implicate them.
Lele wasn't afraid of being implicated by him, but Jin Liu persuaded her, saying that there were two of their own people hiding in the shadows, so if anything happened to Achen, they could go to Baiyang Town to get help without attracting attention.
During this period, Jin Ding also found an excuse to move into the ancestral land of the Holy Witch Clan. His reason was that he had accidentally offended a big shot in Five Elements City and was worried about being too far away from his younger brother Jin Liu, so he temporarily hid in the ancestral land of the Holy Witch Clan to avoid trouble.
Of course, he was also quite capable in combat and very honest, so the Holy Witch Clan's hunting party easily accepted him.
Earlier, when Lele and Jinliu saw that Achen was the first to rush onto the arched bridge, they were worried that someone would try to harm him, so they followed closely behind the two combat students and climbed onto the arched bridge as well.
The two were so focused on dealing with Nie Xiaoxiao that they didn't pay attention to Achen on the bridge, nor did they notice Lele and Jin Liu behind them.
When they discovered that Ah Chen had used a talisman to immobilize the two people, they casually threw them off the bridge.
When Nie Xiaoxiao realized that the two were attacking her together, she had no time to defend herself and could only summon her contracted spirit plant in a hurry.
Originally, she thought that her fairy body would be severely injured in order to save her little body from serious injury, but she didn't expect that there were people helping her from both the beginning and the end.
Ah Chen was naturally a friend, having lived with her for nearly two months. But the other two, one a female student from the weapon crafting department and the other a male student from the combat department, were people she had never met before.
"You must be the famous Nie Xiaoxiao from the Planting Department, right? We just thought those two were too despicable, so we took care of them to lighten our burden." Lele smiled and said frankly.
Lele and Jin Liu had both heard the rumors circulating in the academy recently about the Little Witch protecting Achen.
They were initially very angry, but seeing that Ah Chen didn't seem to want to clarify, they could only hold back for the time being.
During today's competition, they watched from afar and noticed that Nie Xiaoxiao was indeed quite protective of Achen. Although they knew that their own child certainly didn't need her protection, they were naturally happy to see someone unconditionally protecting Achen.
Hearing Lele say this, Nie Xiaoxiao smiled like a blooming jasmine: "Thank you, senior brothers and sisters! You should hurry up with me to go higher and join up with Achen. If the four of you work together, you will definitely be able to hold out until the end!"
“Since Junior Sister Nie has so sincerely invited us, let’s team up for now! But let’s be clear from the start, after we pass the second level, the remaining levels will still depend on our own abilities,” Jin Liu said cautiously.
His words put Nie Xiaoxiao at ease, since they weren't familiar with each other and there was no reason for her to go out of her way to help him.
It's reasonable for them to join forces for these 20 spots right now. If the other party were to swear that they would protect her and Achen until the end, she would suspect that their motives were not pure.
When Ah Chen heard Jin Liu's words, he simply nodded on the surface, but in his heart he couldn't help but give Jin Liu a thumbs up for his cleverness.
By saying this, he could avoid arousing suspicion from outsiders about their relationship with him, while also allowing them to stand by his side and help him openly and legitimately.
Of the four, Jin Liu and A Chen were stronger, so they each guarded a direction, and if anyone tried to take their place, they would fight them without hesitation.
Lele and Nie Xiaoxiao were not idle either. Lele used her newly crafted magic weapon, the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Soul-Severing Umbrella, as an aid.
This magical artifact was created by her after modifying the Heavenly Net Umbrella, which was made based on the design of the Green Algae Star.
The original Heavenly Net Umbrella was based on Xiaobai's Snowfall, and then forged with supernatural fire and lightning.
When in use, it can rotate at high speed, cutting through enemy shields and even their bodies, while also spewing out flames and lightning, making it extremely lethal.
Now, Lele has learned the systematic crafting of magical artifacts. On the original basis, she has engraved a rune array that combines four types of runes: copper coin runes, whirlwind runes, blazing flame runes, and thunder runes.
It's even simpler to use than before; you only need to add a high-quality spirit stone as an energy source, and it will continuously produce high-speed rotating copper coins containing gold spiritual power.
Furthermore, flames and lightning will suddenly appear from these rotating copper coins, making them impossible to defend against.
Lele went all out to forge this magical artifact, spending 28 days and nights in the forging room, hammering and forging it.
Zhan Tiangong, the instructor of the weapon crafting department, was deeply moved by her and eventually personally guided her and accompanied her to complete the work.
During the previous chaotic battle, Lele didn't even take out the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Soul-Severing Umbrella, and only used an ordinary chain hammer.
Before entering Shifang Academy, she had not systematically learned combat skills, which is why the puppet beast she summoned during the assessment was relatively weak.
However, thanks to her familiarity and understanding of weapon crafting, she easily dislocated the puppet beast's joints and passed the first test.
The latter two abilities, innovation and learning, came from her intelligence and the weapon-refining notes left to her by the old housekeeper of Madam Gu.
Having seen much, she knew that the experts in weapon crafting from another world could easily be considered innovative here.
As for her learning ability, she was naturally gifted in understanding weapon crafting; otherwise, the old steward wouldn't have taught her everything he knew, and Master Liu wouldn't have accepted her as his apprentice.
At this moment, Lele was guarding the highest point of the arched bridge. Nie Xiaoxiao couldn't completely trust her, so she personally stood behind Achen to support him.
Lele didn't want to show off too much, so she activated her Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Soul-Severing Umbrella, launched two rounds of attacks in the direction guarded by Jin Liu on the left, and then launched another round of attacks in the direction guarded by A Chen on the right.
Wherever the copper coin, carrying flames and lightning, passed, defensive shields shattered, followed by screams and the continuous splashing sounds of people falling into the water.
Nie Xiaoxiao discovered that her fairy had almost no room to maneuver, but she was not to be outdone. She casually took out a handful of thunderstorm fruits from her storage ring and threw a few at anyone she didn't like.
Thunderstorm Fruit is a fruit produced by a third-tier spiritual plant. When it is hit, it will explode directly, and its explosive power is equivalent to that of a hand grenade.
In other words, most of these students were at the Spirit Realm level, and they all activated their spiritual energy shields during the chaotic battle; otherwise, a single blow could have crippled them.
Those whose spiritual energy shield is blasted open by the Thunderstorm Fruit will have a brief moment of vulnerability, leaving their bodies completely defenseless.
Ah Chen would then take the opportunity to teleport in front of the opponent and punch them, sending them crashing off the bridge.
It was only then that everyone realized that this junior disciple of the talisman-making department, who was said to rely solely on talismans and the little witch for support, also possessed exceptional close-combat skills.
His small fists looked white and tender, but when they hit someone's face, they were like iron hammers, turning their face into a pig's head in the blink of an eye.
As for Jin Liu, needless to say, although he was the weakest in combat among the Golden Armor Guards, he was often trained by his colleagues, and his actual combat ability far surpassed that of these students in the ivory tower.
He didn't waste a single opportunity that Lele created for him using her magical artifacts.
With the four of them working together, the highest point of the arch bridge became almost a vacuum, and those who climbed up later dared not cross that line.
Who has the ability to face four powerful weapons?
They would rather fight to the death against those who came later than dare to get within a foot of them.
Of the hundred people, 36 were knocked into the water by the four of them, and the rest were knocked down in the melee.
Watching those people fighting to the death diagonally below, yet the battle hadn't affected them at all, Nie Xiaoxiao let out a delicate yawn:
"I'm a little hungry. Would you like to try some of my flower cakes?"
Ah Chen didn't say anything, but silently took out four glasses of spiritual juice to show his support for her suggestion.
Lele: This girl is just as arrogant as Achen, but I like her so much!
Jin Liu: The mission target, the feather fan, is quite unique. Her son, Achen, is a super genius. I didn't expect the little girl who gets close to Achen to be so individualistic!
So, those fighting fiercely below saw four people sitting on small stools at the highest point of the arched bridge, leisurely eating delicious food and drinking spiritual juice.
They looked like spectators, the kind who didn't buy tickets.
They were like wild beasts and slaves performing desperately in the arena, their plight was beyond description!
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