The weather was fine that day, perfect for winning the championship!
Back at the competition venue, the champions of the lower grades will be decided today, while the champions of the higher grades will have to wait until the next day.
According to the previous reward arrangement, the top two in the lower grades will be eligible to explore the secret realm.
At this point, there were only 10 contestants left in the competition venue. Apart from the two girls, Ellie and Daisy, the rest were all male.
After yesterday's battle, these people became more vigilant, even adding corrosion-resistant materials to their clothes, making them look somewhat old-fashioned.
"Xiaoxue, see you in the finals. According to the rules and the number of participants, there will be three finalists vying for the championship. We'll beat that last guy up together then."
"Mmm." Xiaoxue was in high spirits, knowing she could fight alongside Brother Fan again.
Ellie mentioned it to Daisy, and as a result, Daisy also became eager to fight.
The match begins.
This time, Ellie's opponent is a martial artist, an earth-type, who excels in defense.
Having just broken through Xuanwu's shield yesterday, this guy, who excels at defense and counter-attack, has now become Luo Fan's target for bullying weaker opponents.
The match lasted for about half a minute before the guy decisively chose to surrender.
In the fourth round, Daisy also defeated her opponent and advanced to the next round.
Five contestants remain to advance to the next round. Daisy was lucky; she received a bye this round and went directly to the finals.
Luo Fan's opponent, a fire mage skilled in both magic and martial arts, did cause some trouble for Ai Li, but unfortunately, she encountered the unreasonable Luo Fan and was forced to retreat.
The final competition will be held between Ellie, Daisy, and a student from the First Magic and Martial Arts Academy to determine the final rankings.
"Rand, the situation is very unfavorable for you," the teacher analyzed from the side. "Those two girls are clearly in cahoots."
"I know, but I didn't expect it to end like this." Rand was somewhat frustrated; the final he was in was the worst situation he had ever seen.
That slime is good at charging forward, that snow woman is good at ranged attacks, and those two girls also know a bit of movement, especially that Airi.
In the past, in such competitions, the students who would end up together were usually from the First Magic and Martial Arts Academy, and they would adopt relatively fair strategies.
When it came to this year's competition, all of his teammates were eliminated.
The match didn't take long; all three players were on the field. The field had even been doubled in size for this competition.
The audience members also didn't think highly of Rand, even though he had the highest level and his pet had the highest level.
But this time it was 4 against 2, and seeing that the slime was still squatting in the snow woman's arms, most people guessed the outcome of the match.
Even Principal Danielle started congratulating Brian in advance.
Brian was overjoyed and even gave the bald principal a provocative look, making the bald man lose face.
"Just you wait and see. Once I recruit both of these girls into the First Academy, let's see how cocky you'll be then."
The match begins, 2 against 1.
“Ellie, Daisy, let’s have a contest one by one to determine the final ranking. That’s fairer, isn’t it?” Rand started to think of a plan, otherwise he really wouldn’t have any chance at all.
There are many records about that special secret realm within the school. It's said that one can be randomly teleported to a corner of the secret realm via an ancient teleportation array.
I heard that the secret realm is very large. With only a dozen or so people, the area they can explore each time is limited, but the rewards are considerable.
More importantly, although it is very dangerous inside, there is a life-saving token that will automatically detach itself in the event of an irresistible external force.
In recent years, almost all the players who have entered the secret realm have achieved good results.
Although the items found need to be shared equally with the royal family, there are indeed rare spiritual treasures inside, and even special magical and martial arts inheritances.
He had no confidence in achieving good results in the top group this time, so the competition in the lower grades was his last chance.
"Heh, dream on! Ellie, let's beat him up together!" Daisy refused him outright, having finally gotten such an opportunity.
"You have no sense of martial ethics!" Rand roared, his little scheme failing.
"Talking about martial ethics? Only idiots talk about martial ethics with this kind of formation. Isn't it brain-dead to not take advantage of a good deal?" Luo Fan complained, taking over the command.
The attacking Wind Shadow Eagle immediately took off and disappeared from Luo Fan's sight.
"Oh, it can even turn invisible? But with such a big target, even an idiot could spot it," Luo Fan remarked, which directly affected Ai Li.
"Luo Fan, who are you calling an idiot? I really didn't see it, but you can't insult me like that!"
"No, I really didn't mean to curse you! Xue'er, Ice Spike Strike. Ellie, you and Daisy handle it yourselves." Luo Fan noticed the commotion in the sky and reminded them.
"Damn it!" Ellie sensed the fluctuations caused by the wind blades and took Daisy with her to dodge.
Then, to the astonishment of the audience, the snow woman and the blue slime began to unleash ice spikes into the sky.
"Wow, that slime can use magic!"
"Look, that Wind Shadow Eagle has been knocked out and is quickly creating distance."
"Those two girls have started attacking the boy!"
"What's that black slime doing? Watching the show?"
On the field, only Luo Fan's main body was idly wandering around, jumping around in the center. Since his clones had already been sent out, this was a good time to test the girls' abilities.
Rand was at a loss, tormented by the magic from both directions. He tried to recall his pet to help defend, but the ice spikes always managed to find where it was coming from and intercept it in advance.
"Charge!" Rand roared. In the instant he paused, he was already entangled in Ellie's magic and was now facing a magical attack from both sides.
Fortunately, he had prepared a protective magic item in advance, which had now been activated, forming an earth-based defensive shield around him.
"That boy used a magical item; isn't that cheating?"
"It's not considered cheating; mages are allowed to use up to two magical items," an insider explained.
"Those two girls didn't use any, but even if they had, that guy definitely wouldn't have stood a chance."
Countless ice spikes and shadow spikes were thrown at Rand, but with little effect; he even had time to retaliate.
The Wind Shadow Eagle sped towards its master, its mouth still gathering energy.
"Daisy, watch out!" Several shadow spikes shot out from Daisy's shadow, but were blocked by Luo Fan, who was hiding on Daisy's body.
After all, they had encountered even more powerful Wind Shadow Serpents before, so how could Luo Fan not be wary of encountering one of its own kind?
"Holy crap, that slime clone was actually hidden inside that girl's clothes."
"I thought he really wasn't doing anything and was just being cute."
Rand's scheme was exposed. The Wind Shadow Eagle did indeed possess two attributes, but he usually only used the wind attribute, deliberately keeping it hidden.
After all, there aren't many adventurers who know the skills of this kind of special monster.
Rand was even more frustrated when his plan failed. Meanwhile, the Wind Shadow Eagle was in an even worse situation. Countless ice spikes struck its wings, and even with its wind pressure and condensed gale, it couldn't create any distance.
Those ice picks are so unreasonable! They're fast and accurate, and most importantly, they're incredibly hard. They hit one without making a sound.
Luo Fan seized the opportunity, jumped directly onto the low-flying Wind Shadow Eagle, tightly wrapped it up, and pulled it back to the ground.
With a bang, it lost its chance to fly into the sky again.
Seeing the approaching snowflakes and the ice cones formed by the water, it was utterly desperate and gave up struggling.
"Should we continue fighting?" Ellie asked, holding up her staff and looking at the bound Rand.
"I...I give up."
The match is over.
In the end, Daisy, holding Ellie's hand, also chose to concede, her attitude quite casual.
Almost everyone guessed the outcome of the match, and indeed, there were no surprises.
However, seeing the two girls hugging each other at the end made the audience feel very comfortable.
Unbeknownst to them, a hidden danger was slowly brewing, and only the most crucial bait was needed to detonate it.
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