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Chapter 61: On the Verge of Explosion (Please Read On)

"Are you done? If you are, let's begin!" Richard said expressionlessly.

He could clearly sense the other party's bluster and weakness. Did Tver think he could intimidate him with this? Ridiculous!

"You originally thought that since you and I are both from noble families, I would give you some face, but since you..." Tver was very annoyed that Richard had interrupted him.

Richard frowned, nocked an arrow, drew back his giant bow, and aimed at Tver!

Immediately, Tver was like a duck whose throat had been choked, hastily casting a dark element shield!

However, the Dark Element Shield, which was not yet well-practiced, required three seconds to cast the spell. Richard's continuous firing of the bow instantly forced Tver to interrupt his spellcasting and flee in all directions!

But how could an ordinary first-level wizard apprentice escape the pursuit of Richard's master-level archery? Before long, Richard hit him in the right leg with an arrow, and he screamed in pain as he surrendered and left the field!

Before leaving, Tver cursed Richard for being despicable, for not allowing him to fully release his dark element shield before attacking, which was a disgrace to nobility!

Richard was speechless!

If Richard wins just one more game, he will advance to the quarterfinals.

Davos sneered inwardly from the sidelines: "Let you steal the spotlight for a bit longer. I'm fully prepared this time; you'll see!"

At this moment, two more chairs were added next to the seat where Professor Ivan, the black-robed wizard, was sitting in the center of the arena.

It turned out that two people in black robes had arrived, a man and a woman. The man was Seres, while the woman had an exquisitely beautiful face, a cold and elegant demeanor, and a head of maroon hair.

The freshmen present were somewhat stunned. The sight of three formal wizards gathered together was probably the first time they had ever seen such a scene in their lives.

When Celes saw Richard, he nodded slightly in greeting, and Richard bowed slightly in return with a simple noble salute to show his respect.

After several exciting battles, the most eye-catching was the green-haired girl Ophelia, followed by William, and then Andrea. Richard and Davos were considered to be of similar strength by the freshmen, and were tied for fourth place.

Seras: "Hey, Maya, your new disciple seems to have a mental strength exceeding ten points. She should be able to advance to a second-level wizard apprentice at any time, right?"

"Hehe, Ophelia recently made a breakthrough in her meditation technique, so her mental strength has improved quite quickly these past few days!" Maya said with a slight smile.

"I think she has a rare talent with high affinity for both dark and natural elements, which makes her exceptionally powerful when casting certain spells. You've struck gold again!"

"I remember you also snatched the top spot for freshmen last year. Why don't you consider giving it to us this time?" Evan looked at Serales and said to Maya with a smile.

"This time it really wasn't me stealing your disciple. Ophelia's mother wrote to me specifically to ask me to take her as my disciple. Actually, you know Ophelia's mother too; she's Nadia from the Ring of North," Maya said after thinking for a moment, seemingly revealing a small but significant secret.

"What! It's her! No wonder." Professor Ivan was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth!

"So they are the offspring of the Lady of Fear!" Seras was quite surprised!

At that moment, a third-level wizard apprentice in the center of the arena shouted, "Next group, number eighteen versus number twenty-eight!"

Upon hearing this news, the atmosphere among the freshmen below the stage immediately became enthusiastic, like boiling water being poured onto hot oil.

That's right!

Number 18 is Richard's number, while number 28 is Davos's number!

I didn't expect these two to run into each other so soon!

"Hey, who do you think will win? Last time Davos was instantly defeated by Richard, but this time Davos has been promoted to a full knight. Is it possible for him to turn the tables?" a freshman asked the person next to him.

"I doubt it will work. Richard will probably win again. After all, I didn't understand how Richard won last time," a chubby freshman replied.

"I don't think so. Even if Richard used some kind of secret technique last time, causing Davos to freeze instantly, now that Davos has been upgraded to the Knight level, the same magic will be much less effective!" These words were spoken by Tver, who was defeated by Richard in the last match.

Richard, carrying a giant bow, calmly walked onto the arena.

At this moment, Davos, wielding a sword and shield, stepped forward, his face filled with hatred, and said, "Richard, don't be so smug just because you managed to sneak up on me and win last time! This time, I'll make you lose face!"

Richard never expected to encounter Daves in the second qualifying match.

At this moment, two third-level wizard apprentices, one tall and one short, walked out of a small door in the southeast spectator stand.

"Dante, why are you in such high spirits today, calling me to watch the new students' ranking matches?" asked one of the shorter third-level wizard apprentices.

"Not really, Matthew. I brought you here today specifically to watch my junior, Davos, compete. I think he'll give you a surprise." The third-level wizard apprentice named Dante smiled, his high-bridged nose exuding masculine charm.

"Oh, Dante, you think so highly of your junior's abilities?" Matthew's interest was piqued by Dante's words.

After all, Dante is usually either on missions or conducting experiments, and he rarely gets interested in things like the freshmen's ranking matches.

"Actually, his previous strength was merely that of a regular knight, nothing to mention. But do you remember the rare dark werewolf we captured alive during our last mission to wipe out the White-Headed Werewolf tribe?"

"Huh! You mean..." Matthew looked surprised, as if he had thought of something.

"That's right. I was worried about not being able to find a suitable living subject for the bloodline transplantation experiment. I didn't expect that my junior, Davos, would get the news from somewhere and take the initiative to come to me, wanting to become the experimental subject. So I transplanted the Dark Werewolf bloodline into him."

"I can tell from your expression that it must have been a success. So, how was the result?" Matthew asked curiously.

Bloodline transplant experiments have always been Dante's interest, and after more than ten years of specialization, his bloodline transplant skills are among the best even among third-level wizard apprentices.

In fact, Matthew and other third-level wizard apprentices were almost all familiar with the field of bloodline transplantation, but the North Ring, one of the three major necromancer academies, was far more proficient.

Unfortunately, Dante's mentor was not an expert in bloodline transplantation, so most of the time, Dante had to figure things out on his own in this field.

"It's even better than I expected. After transforming into a dark werewolf, it's incredibly agile and strong. During the transformation, it's almost immune to all shadow magic, and it even inherited the bloodline magic, Clumsy!"

"Wow! That's amazing, it can't be without a price, right?" This time, Matthew was really shocked.

"Of course, the bloodline contamination can no longer be removed, and it will be difficult to transplant other bloodlines in the future, otherwise the bloodline will collapse and the person will die!"

Moreover, based on my observation, the implantation of the Dark Werewolf bloodline by Davos has had a significant impact on his lifespan.

Another point is that during the transformation, one will be somewhat delirious and unable to cast any spells other than bloodline magic! Dante added.

"If there are no side effects, I'd like to have the transplant you mentioned! However, with these defects, it seems it's not entirely successful!" Matthew said after thinking for a moment.

"Haha, it all depends on how you look at it. If Davos can become a full-fledged wizard, then none of this will be a problem. If not, then there's no need to worry about it!" Dante said, bursting into laughter.

If Richard could hear their conversation, he would know why Davos hadn't bothered him after Stephanie's accident; the reason was right there.

Returning our attention to the two in the center of the ring, Davos ripped off his outer robe, revealing a full suit of gleaming silver armor.

"This time, I've prepared a special gift for you. You can't possibly beat me today!" Davos grinned maliciously.

Richard's pupils contracted. He could tell at a glance that the full suit of armor Davos was wearing today was no ordinary item; it must have been made of some special material.

Suddenly, whether it was Richard's sharp arrows or Davos's strong armor, a battle was about to break out!

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