Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 331 I wanted to focus on the competition

That morning, Celia gathered the others and went to Professor Nicodimus's office to report and have their health checked. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, Nicodimus personally led the group to the arena.

Although the Northern League failed to apprehend the perpetrators of the two previous major incidents, it did not remain completely silent.

The security at the arena is much tighter now, with mages patrolling around the arena at any time, and even fourth-tier mages can be seen.

This situation did reassure the remaining contestants a little.

But only a little.

Because the previous two incidents did not occur on the field.

"Today is an important day for you to enter the knockout stage. Let me first tell you about the specific competition process. According to the previous competition, your opponents have been drawn. There are a total of 8 matches today. There are 4 matches in the morning. You will all be in the morning. Team 1 will be in the first match, and Team 2 will be in the third match."

"Although you were unfortunately placed in the same group, you will not meet in the round of 16, but in the round of 8. If you can both advance, it can be considered that one team will make it to the top 4."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourselves. Just play your best. Making it to the top 16 is a success, and you'll receive a generous reward."

After entering the backstage area, Nicodimers addressed the ten members of the team.

Three teams came from the Holy Magic Academy, but in the end, only the Saintess Team and a team composed of fifth-year students remained; the other team was eliminated.

However, the remaining team wasn't much better off; they had a very tough time in those three games, and their wins were somewhat lucky.

On the individual side, some students performed exceptionally well, but there were no individual competitions today, only team competitions.

The individual competition is the day after tomorrow.

"What if something unexpected happens today?" someone asked.

Nicodimers said, "The league committee has already promised that if any problems arise, they are willing to take responsibility, but the players will still have to bear the consequences themselves. Don't worry, even if there are problems, they will be someone else's responsibility, not ours."

Willing to take responsibility, but let the athletes bear the consequences?
What kind of magical combination of words is this?

The 10 contestants looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Don’t worry, if I were you, I should be praying that the opponent will run into trouble,” Nicodimus smiled slightly.

The 10 contestants paused for a moment, then smiled knowingly.

"Alright, you all wait here for a moment. Doris, you take your teammates to prepare for the first match. You've been chosen for the opening match, so get ready and show the spirit of our Holy Magic Academy!"

"Ok."

As the team leader, Doris called to Celia and the others to prepare, while the rest went to the audience seats to watch.

In the preparation area, Phil nervously watched the competition stage outside and prayed, "Hopefully nothing goes wrong today."

Doris, hands on her hips, declared, "With me in charge, I guarantee there won't be any problems. And if there are, with our strength, we can easily overcome them!"

Celia said, "Everyone, be prepared for any unforeseen circumstances. In my experience, our first match might really run into problems."

When everyone looked over, Benovia asked, "Really?"

Celia laughed it off: "It's just a feeling. I think it might happen, but my feeling might be wrong."

Of course, she wouldn't say that she only said that after asking Ross and receiving an answer that something unexpected would definitely happen.

"In short, everyone should be prepared to deal with any sudden dangers."

Anke asked, "What kind of sudden danger could it be?"

"I don't know, I can't predict the future."

As they were talking, the league came over to inform them that the match was about to start and asked them to come up on stage.

Here, the league is finally not like a makeshift operation anymore; at least it looks somewhat decent.

Following the guidance of the league officials, the Saintess Squad arrived at the arena and looked at their opponents, a team that had fought five rounds in the round-robin stage to enter the knockout stage of 32 to 16.

Coincidentally, this is a team from the Northern League.

In the previous two incidents, Ista missed out once and Northern League missed out once, but the former did not get extra wins, while the latter got extra individual wins.

If there had been team competitions back then, they probably could have gotten a free win in those too.

As soon as they stepped onto the stage, the people opposite them glared angrily at Celia and the others. One contestant said, "Wasn't this all the work of your Ishtar Empire? It's because you're always thinking about invading other empires that you resort to such despicable tactics!" "Yes, they even tried to frame us! How despicable! We are the hosts, how could we possibly use such dirty tricks!"

"..."

The five teenagers opposite them were indignant, and Doris was not to be outdone. She said disdainfully, "Only the weak worry about whether they are being set up. The strong don't care about such trivial things. They will use their puppets to show those who set up the schemes what the hard truth is."

The referee didn't say anything about the argument between the two sides; he just watched the countdown.

While Doris was clashing with her opponent, Anko had already taken out a potion that could be used before the start, activated it with magic, and applied it to the five people.

There are two types of potions in total: one makes magic flow more smoothly, and the other enhances mental stability, allowing one to calmly face enemies.

Phil was also using light-based blessing spells to bless the team.

At this moment, Celia did not look at the opposite side, but looked at the sky.

A raindrop fell on her cheek, and she reached up to touch it.

"Oh no, it's going to rain heavily."

Celia reminded everyone, "Don't let the rain get on yourselves."

The others nodded and each used their own methods to keep themselves dry.

The opposing team, seeing this, began to laugh.

"What a pampered young lady."

"It's ridiculous to waste magic to avoid getting wet at all."

"He's obviously a graduate of a school, with no combat experience whatsoever. I watched his first three matches; he only made it to the top 32 by sheer luck and sabotaging his opponents."

"Three minutes, and I'll take you down!"

The referee didn't say anything about the taunts, he just extended his hand.

"10, 9... 2, 1, start!"

Boom!

As the sound began, thunder rumbled in the sky.

A torrential downpour began.

Of the five people opposite, two rushed over with puppets, while the remaining three scattered, forming a mushroom-like formation, and began to cast spells using their magic.

On the other side, Anke had already used the first step of the Judgment Strategy: Water Mist Perception, slowly enveloping the entire competition venue with water mist.

The mist was not thick, only a thin layer. For a sorcerer, the mist could not obstruct their vision. Even with their eyes closed, they could still sense the magical fluctuations around them.

This is especially true for puppets, whose combat requires no sight.

The main function of this water mist is to enhance perception and play a supporting role.

"Benovia, let's go."

"Ah."

Doris called Benovia and they charged forward.

They had already discussed their tactics.

First, probe to confirm the enemy's combat strength before deciding whether to use the Judgment Tactic or the Number One Combo Technique.

With the help of water mist sensing, it is easy to confirm.

The three behind him, Phil used [Divine Link] to strengthen the connection between his teammates, Anko maintained the water mist perception, and used water magic to interfere with and block the opponent's spells.

Celia...

She was looking up at the sky.

"I was hoping to focus on the competition, but it still happened. Sigh."

(End of this chapter)