Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 139 The Evil Ghost in the Smoke, Ram
[Current progress of Bionicle: 20%]

[Arnold has adapted to the two hormones currently in his body and has completed the Ukmark team's combat simulation training, preparing for real combat testing.]

The first message Jia Xiu received when he woke up was unexpectedly from the sect leader.

The alchemists in Ukmark continue to steadily advance the bio-warrior project.

It seems that Arnold has now reached the "two dragons pulling a coffin" level, and it's unknown whether the types of hormones in this world can gather the "power of nine dragons".

But seriously, what is this "real combat test" thing? Are they sending Arnold to fight real demons?
Jasmine got up, putting Arnold's situation aside for the moment, and went to relieve Mia on her night shift.

After he set up the trap, no one passed by until nightfall.

If he hadn't heard the two elimination announcements, he would have doubted whether his plan was based on the wrong premise, and whether the other contestants had no intention of walking at all.

Currently, it's also possible that the map is too large, the safe zone only shrinks once, there aren't many opportunities for mutual combat, and the objective of advancing into the central area isn't urgent.

That's why nobody passes by here.

After all, half of the first day of the competition had already passed, and only two out of 100 contestants had been eliminated, so the intensity of the competition was indeed not high.

They're probably still developing.

The organizers also placed different types of supplies in random locations throughout the forest.

Jia Xiu also collected some, but the quality was not high. They were mainly potions that restored shields and magic power, or spell scrolls of the first and second rings.

In short, during this period, Jia Xiu's team lived like they were camping in this battle royale game.

The only difference is that someone has to take turns standing guard to watch out for anyone trying to pass through the ambush point.

Jia Xiu, who slept the least in the team, took on the longest guard duty time.

"Mia, you can go and rest now."

He found Mia nestled in a tree.

Although she was about the same height as the bushes in the forest, she adapted quite well to the environment.

This is a Druid specialty.

"Is it already shift change time?" Mia skillfully climbed down from the tree.

"Yes."

"Are we going to wait until the safe zone shrinks to our location and still not run into anyone?" She was also feeling a bit bored because she hadn't encountered any other players.

“If we can actually lie down and shrink the safe zone to this size, that’s not impossible,” Jia Xiu replied.

Their location is estimated to be not far from the final circle.

As she was about to hand over control of the Secret Eye, Mia suddenly froze.

"what happened?"

"I received an alert."

Mia said, her voice tinged with excitement, and even her drowsiness vanished instantly.

"where is it?"

"Um... to the southwest, there are 4 people in total, on the hiking route, about 1 kilometer away, walking along the route this way. At their current speed, they should reach us in 15 minutes at most."

Mia glanced at it and gave a general overview of the situation.

"Go and call Ram, I'll come and take a look."

After Jia Xiu finished speaking, he took control of the Secret Eye and began to observe the situation of this group of people.

Just as Mia said, the four of them were walking at night and seemed quite cautious, keeping a distance of about ten meters between each other to avoid being completely covered by an area-of-effect spell.

Unfortunately, it still wasn't stretched enough.

Jia Xiu placed more than one magical trap along this road; there were traps every certain distance.

Because he had long anticipated that team formation would be a common phenomenon in competitions.

Going it alone under these rules is too dangerous; people need to eat and sleep.

Therefore, teaming up with a few people you know will give you a much higher chance of winning than playing alone.

As for what to do if everyone else is eliminated in the end, that's something we'll discuss and decide before the competition.

For example, Jia Xiu's team uses a two-protect-one strategy, with Jia Xiu being the last one protected unconditionally.

The Arcane Eye's vision includes dark vision, so it can see very clearly even at night. Judging from the markings on their clothes, the four people should all be from the Vita Sage Academy.

"Brother" universities!
We must treat them well.

"Boss, who should we fight?"

Ram also woke up with his "rat-a-tat-tat" gun; he really liked it and even slept with it.

According to him, "DaDaDa" also likes him very much and wants to fight alongside him.

Although Jashu didn't quite know how Ram sensed that the gun liked him, the divine guidance technique that activated the part shouldn't have given the part consciousness.

But Ram, even if he's a little unreasonable, it's still quite reasonable.

"Get in position first. When the Cloud Mist spell takes effect and the Divine Guidance spell begins to control it, sweep the smoke."

"Can't we just spray the smoke directly? No need to aim, I'm afraid I'll miss Ram."

"Don't be afraid, Ram, you'll hit it. Believe in yourself. You might be more accurate without aiming. Oh, by the way, if you're still worried, you can get even closer. These people are under control and can't fight back..."

……

At this moment, on the hiking trail in the darkness.

The Vita Sage Academy team is making its way forward with difficulty; for students of the Sage Academy, this kind of path is quite strenuous.

Their student training program is truly "wise," with absolutely no sports-related programs, perfectly fitting the public's stereotype of spellcasters.

Thin-bodied, weak in the limbs, or even sickly, this type of spellcaster is the most common in Vita.

Completely opposite to the students of the Royal Academy of Ukmark, it felt like if the competition were hand-to-hand combat, one Ukmark person could take on ten Vitas.

The faculty and students of Vita Sage Academy are actually proud of this phenomenon.

They believed that spellcasters shouldn't be doing physical labor; if they had to train after learning magic, wouldn't that be a waste of their magic skills?

It was precisely because they were very clear about their own "characteristics" that this squad chose to operate at night. Their plan was to enter the central area as early as possible, find a suitable hiding place, and then become a magic turret. Whoever went into the central area, they would wait and attack them.

If their rankings in the first four rounds hadn't been so unfavorable, they would have directly chosen the inner circle spawn point.

Even though Jia Xiu stirred things up and reduced the number of people choosing the center position, when it was their turn, there was still no room inside that could accommodate all four of them.

In order to carry out their tactics, the four-man squad only gathered some supplies while it was still light, and then conserved their energy for the night.

Even with dark vision, they are still slightly harder to spot at night than during the day, thus improving safety.

Besides, people from other colleges need to sleep, and it's impossible for everyone to stay up all night to be vigilant about their surroundings.

But they are different; they are part of the Vita Sage Academy!

What aligns even more with popular stereotypes is that despite their poor health, they are incredibly good at staying up all night!
The worse your health is, the more you try to stay healthy, and the worse it gets!
health?

unimportant!
With a deeper mastery of magic, there are a myriad of ways to solve physical problems.

Therefore, we must seize the time to study magic.

Among the high-ranking mages who graduated from this academy, the proportion of those who became liches is the highest, approaching 100%.

Some of the mages from other academies still hold the concept that birth, aging, sickness, and death are natural occurrences, and they strongly resist the idea of ​​turning themselves into "monsters" in exchange for a long lifespan.

But it doesn't exist here.

Even the slightest hesitation would be disrespectful to the "excellent" academic atmosphere of this college.

For the sake of magical truth, what is inconvenient about the physical body?

Under the cover of night, the squad, though moving slowly and looking tired, showed no signs of fatigue.

It's only been two hours at night, that's hardly the end of the journey.

As an outstanding student at Vita Sage Academy, he only gets about three hours of sleep on average.

Tired? Then use an alchemical potion to tough it out.

If I can advance to the rank of Archmage or even Legendary, everything will be alright.

Unfortunately, the reality is that advancing to the rank of Archmage is no longer something that can be solved by hard work alone; talent is also crucial. As for the higher-level Legendary, talent alone is not enough, unless one's talent is exceptionally good. For the geniuses in the eyes of ordinary people, in addition to hard work, they also need a bit of luck.

Therefore, most of the students at Vita Sage Academy did not live to see their health improve, but died from their illnesses.

The countless stories of failure by predecessors did not frighten the still young students.

They don't think they'll be the ones who fail.

The team captain was none other than Hope, who ranked 74th in the preliminary round.

He studied under Lambert, majoring in spellcasting and minoring in necromancy. Learning necromancy was already preparation for the future.

Vita students are truly career planners.

As the strongest member of the team, he walked at the front.

Since they began their transfer, everything has gone smoothly; they haven't encountered any other players, and naturally, no battles have taken place.

Apart from feeling like I was being watched an hour ago, and checking myself to make sure I didn't find anyone else, nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

This made him even more convinced that the tactics he devised were absolutely correct.

As long as you dive right into the center and start casting spells, your final ranking should be pretty good...

As they were planning their next tactics, a thick fog began to rise around them, obscuring their vision. When visibility dropped to less than ten meters, the squad leader realized something was wrong.

It wasn't raining, so why would fog suddenly appear in the middle of the night?

This is a cloud and mist technique!
"There's an ambush!"

He immediately turned around and shouted to inform his other three teammates.

As students at a school, they had practiced strategies for dealing with ambushes beforehand.

Start by casting a protective spell to protect yourself, then release a detection spell to locate your opponent. At the same time, prepare to cast a fireball. As soon as you find your opponent's location, suppress them immediately.

The group completed a series of operations with great skill and fluency, then remained inside the protective magic circle, waiting for feedback from the detection magic.

A formulaic counterattack.

Under normal circumstances, their tactics are somewhat effective against ambushes.

Unfortunately, the people they encountered were not normal.

Surrounded by clouds and mist for several tens of seconds, nothing happened; no attacks were launched, but the detection magic revealed traces of magic everywhere it went.

What's the situation?
It can't really be foggy, can it? But we've detected traces of magic, so where are they...?

Just as I was pondering what to do next, suddenly, bright and peaceful light shone into the thick fog.

What's going on? Is it dawn yet?
So dazzling.

But it's so warm.

What kind of magic is this? Why does it feel so holy? It's like I'm about to be blessed.

"Divine Guidance Technique! Captain, it's Divine Guidance Technique!"

"Divine Guidance? Is this how Divine Guidance should be?"

Just then, a solemn and dignified voice came from the sky.

"Question: What is the name of the Radiant Knight?"

what?
The four members of the team were completely bewildered.

Who's asking this question? Which contestant is so bored that they're having a knowledge quiz competition?

They all agreed that the sound was from players lying in ambush, taunting them.

Deceiving too much!

It's one thing to ambush someone, but to ask questions is another.

The four from Vita Academy had no intention of answering; the dignity of the sages!

They wanted to fight, to use magic, to severely punish this or these arrogant opponents.

No normal person would cast a divine guidance spell on their opponent in a match.

However, just as they were trying to locate the enemy.

“I do not know the name of the Radiant Knight, and I am not devout enough. I raise my hands in repentance.”

The captain suddenly felt a force that caused him to lose control of his hands.

He tried desperately to regain control of his arm, but he was already weak and couldn't use his hands or cast spells. With no other options, he turned around to look for his teammates, hoping to get help.

Under the originally "warm and peaceful" light, I struggled to open my eyes.

His teammates raised their hands too!
Evil magic, absolutely evil magic! They're using this kind of magic under the name of the Radiant Knight, does the Radiant Knight even know?
"Captain, this seems to be the blessing process of this divine guidance spell. We are already under the blessing."

I heard my teammates' voices behind me.

Is there any way to solve this?

"I don't know, but I feel I should answer the question."

Evil, so evil.

The captain felt a chill run down his spine.

Are the opponents lurking in the shadows ambushing them with a manipulative mindset?

They're still using the name of the Radiant Knight to play tricks!
After the competition ends, we must report this to the Holy Light Church and pray to the Radiant Knights. Someone is using His name to commit such despicable and dark acts!

Surely the demigods of the Holy Light Church will treat this behavior fairly and will not collude with such wicked students.

Just then, a second question rang out from the air.

"Question: What is the main ability of the Radiant Knight?"

Does anyone know?

The captain shouted in despair.

The abilities of the Radiant Knight are...

Does anyone know what the Radiant Knight's abilities are? They don't even know what the Radiant Knight's name is!

Who would understand the many obscure gods worshipped by the Holy Light Church? The third round of the competition was when he first heard of the Radiant Knights.

"do not know."

Then came the equally desperate voices of his teammates.

“I do not know the name of the Radiant Knight, I am not devout enough, and I express my repentance with tears in my eyes.”

The captain couldn't help but want to cry, both from the effects of the spell and from his own feelings.

There are a lot of viewers watching now.

On the bright side, maybe not many people are watching this late at night.

There was also thick fog.

There might be thick fog blocking the view.

So, the people lying in ambush used a cloud of mist spell first? Is this their way of showing mercy?
Perverted, but a gentle pervert.

With tears welling up in my eyes, the light wasn't so blinding anymore. In a daze, I saw a dark figure nearly three meters tall emerge from the thick fog.

The shadowy figure was carrying a huge magical artifact.

“‘Da da da,’ let’s begin.”

Why would he name a magical device like that?

That's insane! They encountered several perverts!
(End of this chapter)