Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 243 Who Eliminated Whom

This wave of attacks was very powerful.

It was much stronger than the previous wave and a half of attacks.

It's no longer just about the psychological level of disgust; it has also caused physical harm to Rukia and the others.

The ear-piercing sound caused the three outer members, who were weaker and had lower resistance, to succumb to the pain and show signs of distress.

One person's ears and nose were still bleeding.

"Come out! Come out here!"

The peripheral member felt the heat, wiped his nose, and discovered that he was bleeding. He was immediately furious.

Everyone else was fine, but he suffered the consequences. Not only was he in pain, but he also lost face.

As he roared, he cast a spell to attack the illusion, raising his hand to fire an ice spear as thick as an adult's arm.

This was Rukia's team's first serious attack after their tentative "Mental Shock".

If you've exhausted all means but still can't find an effective target to attack, and you have all the skills you need but no way to use them, what can you do?

The thick ice spear pierced through Link's mental illusion, then turned around and stabbed him in the back, hovering before exploding.

Link's illusion vanished without a trace, like a bubble.

All that remained was a ground covered with tiny, gleaming ice shards.

"Come out here! Get out here right now!"

Destroying Link's illusion had no effect whatsoever.

This peripheral member is still enduring the harassment of repeated, incomprehensible but disgusting chants of "miss me! miss me!"

I feel agitated, numb, itchy, and stinging sensation, and I keep bleeding.

Driven by agony, he became almost delirious, screaming and roaring like a madman, "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

A first-class wizard, who considered himself no nobody, was actually made a fool of like this.

That's a disgrace!

The cousin did not stop the peripheral member's erratic behavior.

He wanted to test Link Grand's reaction.

Then, based on the response, one can deduce what the other party's intentions are.

Amidst the angry roar of this peripheral member, a new mental image of Link Grande was created out of thin air, meticulously perfecting its physical details from head to toe.

This time, before the peripheral member could make a move...

The illusion was activated first, its eyes fixed on the frenzied peripheral members, its lips moving to emit louder, higher-frequency, and sharper, more piercing, and unsettling sounds:

Did you miss me?

Did you miss me?

Did you miss me?

Did you miss me?

Miss me? Miss me?

Miss me? Miss me?

"ah!!!!!"

This peripheral member was immediately subjected to a new wave of single-target magical sound attacks.

The attack spell that was about to be launched was interrupted, causing a backlash that made the injury even worse.

Not only were his ears and nose bleeding, but all seven orifices on his face were also oozing bright red blood.

His face was contorted, as if he were wearing a mask of pain.

He also suffered an additional blow from Link's Source-enhanced version of "Mental Frenzy".

He immediately lost control of himself, clutched his head, fell to the ground, and rolled around frantically.

He felt as if a rusty, dull saw was gently but irresistibly sawing at his skull.

In addition to the piercing sound of "miss me," a screeching, grating sound also floods my mind.

His sea of ​​consciousness felt as if it had been stabbed in by a club as thick as the ice spear he had previously shot out, causing turmoil and destruction within it.

The peripheral member gritted his teeth, trying to concentrate his mental energy, stabilize his sea of ​​consciousness, and clear out the foreign object that had pierced into it.

Unfortunately, his mental strength, both in quantity and quality, was significantly lower than Link's.

Moreover, Link also benefited from the power of the "small world".

The mental energy of this peripheral member collapsed instantly when the stick was used to disrupt it.

"ah!!!!!!!"

With their mental strength collapsing and their consciousness severely damaged, the peripheral members could only roll around and bang their heads against the ground.

Boom, boom, boom...

It produced a loud, dull thud.

They try to replace or alleviate mental pain with physical pain.

Compared to the miserable state of this peripheral member, the cousin, along with three Rukia and two other peripheral members, fared much better, no longer suffering from the harassment of the demonic sounds.

This peripheral member is truly of noble character.

Drawing fire, suffering for oneself, but fortunate for teammates.

My cousin reacted very quickly, and began to provide first aid the moment the outer members fell to the ground.

It's the Rivoss Institute of Biology and Medicine.

Any wizard from an academy who doesn't possess a few healing spells would be embarrassed to introduce themselves.

However, neither water-based healing spells, nor wood-based, light-based, or even combined spells were effective.

Not only did they fail to heal the injuries sustained by this peripheral member, they couldn't even alleviate the slightest bit of his pain.

The cousin even used anesthesia-like magic to block the peripheral member's pain and proprioception, but it was still ineffective; the pain continued.

Left with no other choice, they could only barely keep the peripheral member alive to prevent him from dying suddenly.

Having given this peripheral member a thorough punishment, Link's illusion then turned its gaze to its cousin.

A bright smile spread across his lips as he adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and asked in a gentle tone, "Still want to fight to the death?"

The cousin gestured for one of Rukia to take over the treatment, then stood up and looked directly into the eyes of Link's illusion, facing the gaze that was filled with heavy pressure and chilling murderous intent, and walked step by step to the illusion.

As he walked forward, his cousin began to lower his defenses.

The suits, magical artifacts, and sorcery were all removed one by one.

He even took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body.

"Decisive!"

My cousin pointed to his left chest and said, slowly and deliberately, "I'm standing right here, waiting for you to rip my heart out!"

Are you trying to provoke me?

Link's illusion was incredibly realistic, almost lifelike, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes. "It feels like you'd love to die by my hand. Why?"

No, you're mistaken.

My cousin remained calm and said seriously, "I'm just carrying out a mission given to me by the family to fight you to the death."

"Well……"

Link pondered for a moment, then asked with increasing doubt, "Has Rukia always been this reckless? If so, I'd really like to know how you developed into this."

"This is none of your business. Come out and fight. You're on your own."

The cousin completely ignored Link's subtle hints, sticking to his principles and determined to fight Link to the death.

However, the more this was the case, the less Link wanted to let his cousin have his way.

We must never let the enemy accomplish what they set out to do!

Link smiled, a grin spreading across his face. "Did you miss me?"

The illusions began their attack again, bombarding the ears with their grotesque and demonic sounds.

Meanwhile, Link quietly arrived at the cave where Hawke Rukia and two innocent teammates were being held.

The illusion was handed over to Flandre to control.

"have not seen you for a long time."

Link greeted Hawke warmly, as if meeting an old friend.

"have not seen you for a long time."

Upon hearing footsteps, Hawke, who had initially shown joy, suddenly felt a pang of anxiety, and his voice involuntarily lowered.

Hawk instinctively assumed that Link Grand had managed to find his way here because he had already killed all the Rukia outside.

As a result, I felt down.

"We've never had a proper conversation, have we?"

Link ignored the other two, stood in front of Hawke, and looked down at him.

"no."

Hawke looked up to meet Link's scrutinizing gaze and said seriously, "Strictly speaking, there are very few people in the Rukia family who have had any real conversations with you."

"Well……"

Link asked curiously, "Then, could you, Hawk Rukia, once known as one of the two most clear-headed people in the world, answer my question: why would the Rukia family, after already reconciling, inexplicably provoke this attack on me?"

After a pause, Link emphasized, "I really can't understand what benefit this would bring to the Lucia family. Forgive my ignorance, but it seems that apart from casualties, punishment from the academy, and the dislike of the higher-ups who pushed for reconciliation between the Lucia family and the Paro Sage lineage, I haven't seen anything else the Lucia family could gain."

A flicker of pain crossed Hawke's eyes, and his voice grew increasingly somber: "I can't figure it out either."

"But you still withdrew from the Palo Sage Legion halfway through."

Link pressed for more detailed questions.

"The family has given me orders, and I have no choice but to comply."

Hawke explained his motivation.

"How many times has this happened?"

Link abruptly changed the subject and asked this question.

Hawke thought about it carefully and replied honestly, "I received the order for the third time, and carried it out the second time."

"so……"

Link conjured a thick ice spear in his hand, pressed it against Hawke's throat, and drawled, "Can you give me one reason not to kill you?"

Hawke did not answer, but closed his eyes and waited to die.

He who kills will be killed by others.

Even if they haven't actually taken any action, as long as they have the intention to kill and have tried, they can't blame anyone else if they get killed in return.

At this moment, Hawke Lucia calmly accepted her impending death, becoming penniless.

But then he suddenly thought of his good friend, Bobby Smith.

"sorry."

Hawke Lucia, who hadn't cried once since she was eight years old, slid a single tear down her cheek.

However, after waiting for a long time, Hawke still did not receive the piercing of the ice spear.

I could still feel the cold stimulation in my throat and chin.

When I opened my eyes, I found that the ice spear was still there, hovering in the air.

Link Grande has disappeared.

The other two teammates who were also bound have been freed and are moving their hands and feet.

Hawke kept turning his head, looking around for Link Grande.

"Stop looking, they've left."

An innocent teammate spoke up, "Don't wonder why they don't kill you; it's really not worth it."

Another innocent teammate chimed in, "Exactly! They have a bright future ahead of them, there's no need for them to dirty their hands, tarnish their reputation, and hinder their development."

"But……"

Hawke uttered a question, seemingly to himself, or perhaps asking his innocent teammate, "This doesn't fit his usual vengeful style."

The innocent teammate who spoke first seemed to have heard a huge joke, and scoffed, "They can kill you here, but they can't kill you elsewhere? If they really wanted to, they could kill you anytime you're alone. They just don't want to, and can't."

Another innocent teammate chimed in, "Thank your family's level three wizards, quasi-sages, and sages. If it weren't for their intimidation, you would have been dead long ago."

After they finished speaking, the two ignored Hawke, stretched their limbs, and then found another place to sit down and wait for the match to end.

As a team member, it is not possible to surrender, admit defeat, or voluntarily withdraw from the game.

They can only wait for the competition to end, or for themselves to be eliminated from the safe zone.

the other side.

My cousin finally understood Link Grand's intentions.

They neither engaged in combat nor revealed themselves, keeping them occupied to prevent them from advancing further towards the center of the competition area.

If we wait a while longer, until the second hour has passed and the safety zone shrinks further, we might be able to eliminate them using the rules.

"Walk!"

Having figured this out, the cousin made a decisive decision to head to the center of the competition area to seek an opportunity to fight Link Grand.

Did you miss me?

My cousin had just finished putting on his equipment and turned around when a new illusion quickly appeared, blocking his way.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

A sound seemed to be heard, and then four illusions appeared out of thin air, blocking the way for the two Rukias who were still able to move and the two outer members.

Did you miss me?

Four consecutive, eerie sounds rang out, blocking the way while simultaneously greeting the passerby with enthusiasm.

Following the master's instructions, Flandre immediately tried to stop them.

"attack!"

My cousin shouted loudly.

The two Lucias and the two peripheral members immediately carried out the order and each performed their magic.

In an instant, a deafening roar resounded, and streaks of light scattered everywhere.

Six different attack spells, some water-based, some wood-based, some light-based, and some a combination of spells, all struck the illusions that could not resist.

It has no physical body, is purely composed of traces of various magical forces, and is an illusion with the "Mind Puppet Technique" of the True Spirit Wizard as its core. It cannot withstand the attack of a 1st-level spell and will dissipate upon contact.

"Set off."

My cousin immediately gave me new instructions.

However, before the two peripheral members could help the injured man up from the ground, another hallucination appeared, blocking their way.

"Did you..."

My cousin, who had expected this, simply waved his hand.

After probing the true nature of the illusion, my cousin didn't even need to use witchcraft. He directly used the spiritual power of a true spirit wizard to shatter the core of the illusion.

The practice of other schools of witchcraft has never been the privilege of one person alone.

"Ignore it and keep going."

My cousin gave the order and took the lead, striding forward.

Flandre, who had transformed into a wind sprite, grew secretly anxious.

The master just gave her the task of holding off this group of people, and she's about to fail?

hateful!

You forced me to do this.

Flandre's eyes blazed with anger as she glared at her cousin, who had seen through her little trick, and felt a surge of resentment.

With a determined look, Flandre directly used her authority as the "spirit" of the "small world" to mobilize source power to empower herself, and then personally transformed into the chest ring of the Master's battle mode.

Yes, Flandre herself transformed into a ring.

The energy was fully charged in an instant, and the modified "Ablation Ray" was about to reappear.

"Don't rush, Flandre."

Just then, Link's voice rang out, stopping Flandre's angry attack, "Look which way they're going!"

Flandre looked closely and saw that Rukia and the others were moving away from the center of the competition area and heading towards the edge of the safety zone.

The demonic vocal attack was merely a cover.

Link's real method for dealing with Rukia and the others was the Source-enhanced version of "Mind Labyrinth".

The long-lasting, demonic vocal attacks were actually intended to weaken Rukia and the others' mental defenses.

The Source Power Amplification Version of "Mind Maze" works undetected, leading Rukia and the others in the wrong direction and causing them to stray from their safe zone.

So here's the question:

Who eliminated Rukia and her friends?

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I feel dizzy and lightheaded. I'm barely managing to stay up past midnight.

(End of this chapter)