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Chapter 69 The Bannings Family Secret Techniques (Bonus Chapter 2)

A cloud of gray mist suddenly enveloped William's head and quickly merged into his body.

When William finally came to his senses, he found himself as if he were stuck in a quagmire, with both his movement speed and attack speed significantly reduced.

This is the effect of Richard's Slow and Weakness spells combined. Even with the bonus from the level 0 Black Wind spell, William is only slightly faster than an ordinary knight.

Now, William was once again caught off guard and flustered when dealing with Richard's incredibly swift steel arrows!

William blushed slightly, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect this guy to have been holding back all along during the previous battle. He's really good at hiding his true intentions!"

"Holy crap, did you guys see that? Richard has cast another spell. How many spells has he mastered now?" A freshman's eyes widened in disbelief.

"A weakness spell! That's unbelievable! He was hiding it so well; I've never seen him use it before!"

"When did Richard learn so much witchcraft? Who said Richard only had the aptitude of a third-rate wizard? Come out here, I'll beat him to death!"

"Looks like Richard didn't take Davos seriously at all when they fought before! Now Davos will be so angry he'll vomit blood if he sees this!" The man secretly glanced at Davos, and sure enough, Davos' face was red and his fists were clenched!

On the stands, the silver-haired girl, Karina, said with a hint of indignation, "Meiluo, I told you, your junior Richard is much more cunning than you, hiding countless tricks up his sleeve!"

I knew Richard was no ordinary guy, but I never expected him to be so well hidden!

"By the way, Melo, you seem particularly interested in this Richard. What, are you interested in him?" Karina glanced at Melo and teased.

"No, it's just that we happen to be disciples of Instructor Seras!" Meiluo blushed instantly and lowered her head, not daring to look Karina in the eye.

"Tsk tsk, you said it yourself. I'm just kindly reminding you. Your junior is in a different situation now. Whether he wins or loses this match, he'll become the most sought-after boyfriend in the entire academy!"

"Huh?" Meiluo looked at Karina with confusion, still not understanding.

"Idiot! It was fine before Richard wasn't famous, but look at him now. He's incredibly strong, not much weaker than an average level two wizard apprentice. What girl wouldn't want a powerful boyfriend to protect her when she's on a mission?"

"Mmm!" Meiluo nodded unconsciously, and when she came to her senses, she immediately blushed!

"Then you'd better hurry, or who knows how many little butterflies will rush up and throw themselves into your arms!"

Meiluo was stunned for a moment; she had never thought about this question before!

"Whoosh!" Richard fired another arrow, and William couldn't dodge it in time. A bloody gash appeared on William's right arm. This was William's first injury!

At this moment, William looked at his injured right arm. Although it was just a shallow scratch and had not hit him directly, his face was still so dark that it looked like water was about to drip from it. He seemed to be very angry about his injury!

"Very good, Richard, you really surprised me!" His tone was low, indicating he was genuinely angry!

Suddenly, William charged straight at Richard without regard for anything else. Richard's two arrows nearly hit William directly, but the distance between them was also reduced considerably.

In an instant, William vanished, only to reappear behind Richard!

Now, even the official wizards seated on the platform were not calm, and Seras even stood up abruptly, exclaiming:

"Shadow Teleportation?"

"How is this possible? Shadow Teleportation is a level one spell!"

"It's not Shadow Teleportation. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Bannings family's top-secret sorcery, Shadow Step. It's a sorcery inherited from ancient sign swordsmen, but improved by the family over hundreds of years. Its power is probably between level one and level zero sorcery, so it's quasi-level one sorcery," Evan said slowly.

However, Ivan shook his head again and added, "But... as far as I know, one shouldn't be able to use this witchcraft without passing the Grass Trial."

"I have a guess. Do you think it's possible that the Bannings family used inscriptions to engrave the Shadow Step rune on William's leg?" A flash of blue light appeared in the witch Maya's eyes, as if she had used some kind of eye technique to see through some of William's true nature.

"Hey! Maya, now that you mention it, it's definitely possible," Evan said, his eyes lighting up.

The moment William disappeared from Richard's sight, Richard felt a chill run down his spine, sensing something was wrong.

Instantly, a chill ran through his entire body, especially his back, which was sending out frantic warning signals. Richard quickly rolled forward, but his back still felt a sharp pain.

It turned out that the three layers of leather armor on his back had just been broken by William's cross slash.

Richard turned and drew his sword, blocking William's follow-up attack. He was instantly sent flying more than ten meters away, his hand holding the sword trembling uncontrollably!

"Richard, this is a secret technique of our family. You are the first person in our school to witness its power!" William said calmly, feeling that he had regained control of the situation.

"It's over, Richard's going to lose!"

"William's secret technique was simply the bane of wizard apprentices! Even a level two wizard apprentice, without prior preparation for defensive magic, would very likely be taken down by William in one move!"

"Terrifying!"

Taking advantage of the distance created by being knocked back, Richard endured the excruciating pain in his hand and immediately began to cast the level zero sorcery Shadow Grip.

Facing an opponent like William with extremely high offensive power, Richard knew very well that he would definitely not be able to win by relying solely on defense. Even if he cast Dark Element Shield and Bone Armor on himself, the result would be the same, with the two defensive spells stacked together.

Faced with William's rapid and relentless offensive, all they could do was delay the inevitable defeat.

William's fighting style was to force his opponents to constantly use their limited mental energy to cast defensive spells, eventually exhausting their mental energy and leaving them at his mercy.

Therefore, Richard was very clear-headed and knew that if he wanted to win, the only way was to engage in a head-on attack with William!

When William saw that Richard seemed to be about to use witchcraft, he remembered the passive situation he had just experienced with the Slow and Weakness spells, so he didn't dare to be careless and immediately rushed towards Richard.

What reassured Richard somewhat was that William did not suddenly appear behind him this time. It seemed that William's secret technique had a limited number of uses within a certain period of time, or that there was a cost to its use.

But when William was still five meters away from Richard, a giant hand, more than two meters in diameter and formed from dark elements, suddenly appeared in his path of attack.

William was immediately alarmed, his expression changing drastically, and he blurted out, "Shadow Grip!"

Richard's move shocked everyone!

"Holy crap! How many spells has Richard used now? I'm going crazy!"

"Is he even a first-level wizard apprentice? I bet many second-level wizard apprentices couldn't beat Richard!"

Meanwhile, in the southeast corner of the stands, the librarian, who had met Richard several times, was utterly astonished, but now that the facts were before him, he had no choice but to believe them!

The old man's first reaction was, "What! It's Shadow Grip! He actually mastered it. Could it be that what he told me before was all true?"

Returning our gaze to the arena, William's heart sank the moment he saw the dark elemental hand, but his expression hardened, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He suddenly vanished from his spot again, and the next second, he appeared behind Richard!

In an instant, amidst the gasps of the crowd, the battle situation took another astonishing turn!

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