Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 301 Driving Away

Link couldn't help but think of pseudo-natal sorcery.

After becoming a full-fledged wizard, Link used pseudo-natal magic less and less.

However, Link remembered clearly the information he consulted at the time in order to create pseudo-natal sorcery.

I immediately recognized the fighting style of the 10 wizards in the Tower of the Great Sage Michel: cooperative spellcasting, which can also be called combined spellcasting.

Before the great war with the world of gods, the wizarding world relied on the combined spellcasting of legions of great sages to dominate all the worlds.

Unfortunately, a great deal of knowledge and schools of thought were lost after the war, including the combined spellcasting techniques of the Great Sage-level legions.

At first, Link didn't think there was anything strange about it.

As I learned more about the history of the wizarding world, I discovered that many great sages who had risen to prominence before the war lived to see the war end and were still alive and well.

Not to mention the five saints who are high above.

How could the knowledge of spellcasting techniques for Grand Sage-level legions be lost?

During his studies at the main campus, Link came across a theory that he found quite reasonable.

It is said that a god-king of the world of gods, equivalent to a saint in the wizarding world, was killed by an elemental saint with the blessing of a spell cast by a legion of six great sages. Before that, he sacrificed himself and some of the main gods who followed him with a secret method, completely sealing the rules of the spell cast by the legion of the great sages in the wizarding world.

Since then, the Wizarding World has only had spellcasting techniques of Sage-level Legions and below.

Link had taught the Brotherhood and the Social Anxiety Group how to perform combo spells before the competition among the five top wizarding organizations in the Michelle District to decide on the allocation of educational resources.

Unfortunately, Professor Link's skills were half derived from the information and literature he found, and half from his own exploration and creation.

The amplification of the magic's effects was not ideal and did not meet Link's expectations.

The matter was then shelved.

Seeing that the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle, with its six Level 6 wizards and four Level 4 wizards, could suppress a warship with combat power equivalent to the "Lark" class, Link immediately rekindled his desire to develop combo spellcasting.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

"Flandre, observe their spellcasting methods carefully."

"Understood, sir."

While the underlying techniques may not be discernible from outward appearances, they can at least provide a reference point.

This will be helpful for Link to further optimize his self-created combo casting techniques.

Immediately, a question arose in my mind.

Shadow City is also known for its combo spellcasting. I wonder which one has more advanced techniques, Shadow City or the Tower of the Great Sage of Michelle?

Thinking of this, Link shook his head.

Without a few real matches, it's impossible to determine who is better.

There's no need to make wild guesses.

However, Michelle's determination to seize the saint's legacy from the Great Sage's Tower is truly remarkable.

The team that was sent out was clearly carefully assembled, and the wizards were in perfect harmony with each other.

Unlike Rivos Academy, where all team members are temporarily recruited without any time for adjustment, this team is different.

Michelle's Great Sage's Tower team's actions are also interconnected, from a high-profile entry and broadcasting threats to clear the area, to now launching a strong attack.

Is this an attempt to create the most favorable battlefield environment for one-on-one combat before the Shadow City's interdimensional pioneering team's warships arrive in this star system?

"屮!"

Inside the warships of the Flame and Metal Merchant Company.

As Vina directed her team and maneuvered the warship, she cursed angrily.

Last time, it was ambushed by Link Grand, who claimed to have combat power comparable to a level three wizard, and one of its supply ships was destroyed.

This time, he was brutally beaten by 10 wizards working together, and he was powerless to fight back.

This filled Vina with resentment and a vague regret for not heeding Silvana's advice and retreating in time.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Give us a fierce counterattack!"

Overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, the wizard Vina roared in anger.

Her teammates had no time to respond at that moment.

Each of them nervously operated the various subsystems of the warship, some defending against attacks from powerful sorcery, some scanning the enemy's formation to find weaknesses, some scouting the surrounding star system to guard against other hidden forces, and some controlling the combat system to counterattack the enemy...

No one thought of leaving the warship, venturing into space, and engaging in a magical duel with the ten wizards of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel.

Are you kidding me? Even their warships are being suppressed by the enemy. If they run out, are they just going to be easy prey?

"Retreat!"

Inside the cockpit of the White Tower Alliance's warship.

"Scholar" Silvano looked at the real-time combat footage he had gathered and decisively gave the order.

This time, he wouldn't cover for the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild's team like he did last time.

Why save someone who won't listen to advice?

"clear."

The warship's tower spirit receives the order.

The rest of the team breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt a surge of admiration for Silvano.

They were also a hastily assembled team, lacking coordination.

Facing the ten wizards specializing in combined spellcasting at the Great Sage's Tower of Michel,

One-on-one duel?

Absolutely true.

Team fight?

just forget it.

The White Tower Alliance warships had already retreated far enough; any further retreat would have completely separated them from the starfield suitable for sniping the Shadow City's interdimensional pioneering teams.

Conventional sub-light speed travel methods cannot reach there in a short time; they can only observe from the sidelines using the numerous reconnaissance artifacts left there.

To intervene again in the struggle for the Saint's inheritance, the White Tower Alliance warships must use a jump-travel method to break into the area.

Leap travel, especially leap travel over special distances, places extremely high demands on both the warship pilot and the tower spirit.

Not only must one be skilled in piloting warships, but also proficient in subjects such as mathematics, celestial mechanics, and cosmology.

Aside from high-ranking wizards of the sage level or above, ordinary formal wizards cannot do this.

Silvano did not believe he possessed such advanced skills.

Therefore, the White Tower Alliance team can officially announce that they have withdrawn from the competition for the Saint's inheritance.

Amidst her busy schedule, Wizard Vina glanced at the location of her ally, the White Tower Alliance warship, and was instantly enraged, cursing, "Damn it! They ran away so fast!"

She was even thinking of asking Silvano for help, seeking cover, and taking the opportunity to evacuate.

"What a fucking bastard!"

The wizard Vina cursed again, then composed herself and ordered, "Abandon the counterattack, focus all on defense! Then avoid battle and retreat!"

This means they're not going to let the stalemate continue.

Even if they give up the counterattack, the 10 wizards of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel, free from the pressure of casualties, are highly likely to join forces to unleash even more powerful offensive magic, thereby damaging the warship.

The wizard Vina couldn't care less about that now.

She had only one thought: to escape before the Michelle Sage's Tower warship, which had already turned its main guns around and was preparing to fire one or even several small-caliber Annihilation Beams at her, could make proper adjustments.

"Turn! Turn!"

"Quickly, at the 3 o'clock position, increase the strength of the defensive shield."

"Annihilation Light! Beware of Annihilation Light!"

"Turn! Turn! Turn quickly!"

"Engine thrust direction adjustment complete."

"Move forward! Quickly!"

Various commands echoed in the cockpit, and Vina the Wizard felt a deep sorrow in her heart.

Once again, they fled in disarray.

Another hasty retreat!

Ever since that competition, Wizard Vina has felt that everything is going wrong for her and she is always encountering setbacks.

What's wrong with this world?

"Master, master, they've run towards you."

Flandre's voice echoed in Link's mind, shouting, "Master, they've led people over there! What are you going to do now?"

"It's okay, don't panic."

After offering a word of comfort, Link continued watching the battle through Flandre's perspective.

The Blazing and Metal Company's warship was indeed in a panic, taking a huge detour and traveling in an arc towards the asteroid belt where Link and the five members of Team Two were hiding.

The ten wizards of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel were bombarding him relentlessly from behind.

Link quickly realized the cause-and-effect relationship that Flandre had reversed.

It must have been the ten wizards of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel who deliberately forced the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild's warship to flee towards the asteroid belt!

"We've been discovered!"

Link muttered to himself, not surprised.

The moment Link learned that Sage Fletcher Domingo would be secretly escorting their team the entire way, he made many mental preparations.

For example, getting caught up in the aftermath of a possible battle between sages;

For example, in this case, the group's whereabouts were easily discovered by sages from other wizarding organizations, who then reported it to their wizards.

Not every wise person can refrain from bullying the weak!

"withdraw!"

Without hesitation, Link immediately used his self-created second-circle sorcery, "Quantum Encrypted Communication," to transmit the command and a coordinate to the five members of the second group.

"receive."

"receive."

"..."

The five members of the second group responded quickly.

Before long, the six shuttles retreated to the coordinates specified by Link.

One of the prerequisites for Link's development of the "Quantum Encrypted Communication" sorcery was that he could never obtain the first-circle sorcery "Mind Link" and its upgraded versions for the second, third, and even fourth circles, which were monopolized by the True Spirit Wizards Association.

The second-level sorcery spell "Quantum Encrypted Communication" must of course have two-way communication capabilities.

The 3rd-circle sorcery "Quantum Communication Platform," currently under development, is expected to have even more powerful effects.

It allows for group chats like a chat group, and wizards who enter the "Quantum Communication Platform" can also have private chats.

It is quite difficult to achieve such a function through witchcraft without the vessel of the witchcraft itself.

Link is still not fully developed.

Let's not get sidetracked.

The five members of the second group retreated, but Link remained hidden in the asteroid belt.

Yes, of the six shuttles, only five carried real people.

The ship belonging to Link is equipped with an increasingly realistic avatar.

This is Link's most complete 3rd-circle sorcery, "Avatar".

It combines the illusion magic of elemental wizards, which mainly uses water and light, the mental illusion magic of true spirit wizards, which mainly uses mental confusion and cognitive dissonance, the substitute magic of intelligent mechanical wizards, which mainly uses flesh and blood puppets, and the avatar magic of body-refining wizards, which mainly uses afterimages and false bodies.

Although it is a mixture, it achieves harmonious compatibility.

The constructed "avatar" is indistinguishable from a real person in terms of appearance, substance, mental frequency, and magical fluctuations.

If Link could comprehend some of the rules of the life realm and elevate the "Avatar" spell to the 4th level or higher, he might truly achieve what Sun Wukong did: pluck a hair and blow on it to create a powerful clone.

Link wanted to test whether his third-circle sorcery, "Avatar," could fool the eyes of a level 5 sage.

As for the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild warship that had fled, and the ten wizards from the Great Sage's Tower of Michel who were relentlessly pursuing it, Link didn't even consider them a threat.

Of course, in conjunction with "Avatar," there is also "Shadow Shift" after Flandre is recalled.

Link instantly changed locations, greatly enhancing his camouflage and concealment, and continued to lie in wait.

The unknown.

"Hmm! This is interesting."

Principal Leopold, standing shoulder to shoulder with Dean Forrest, let out a surprised gasp.

He didn't even realize that the "Link Grand" sitting in the shuttle was a fake, and the real one was still hidden in the asteroid belt.

This discovery was made by working backwards from the fact that Link Grand's true identity was exposed and concealed.

"What a pity."

Dean Forrest sighed.

If Link Grand's disguise and concealment magic were even more sophisticated, sophisticated enough to fool these top-tier level 6 sages, then Link's vision would have been perfectly realized.

"What are you regretting?"

Principal Leopold asked in frustration.

"Unfortunately, Link didn't do a good enough job."

Dean Forrest sighed again.

"Come on! You should be grateful that such a genius has emerged. What's there to regret?"

Principal Leopold was furious and rebuked, "Even I didn't realize at first that the shuttle was fake. Even if I immediately saw through his disguise and concealment, it doesn't mean that other Level 6 Sages can do the same! Ragnar Walters is indeed strong, but I estimate that if he doesn't focus on searching, it will take him quite a while to accurately find Link Grand's hiding place."

After a pause, Headmaster Leopold shouted, "A second-level wizard? You're telling me this is a second-level wizard? Do you believe me? I don't!"

Dean Forrest responded with a smile.

What Leopold could see, Forrest couldn't?

He deliberately uttered a sigh of "what a pity," just to spite Leopold.

Who told Leopold to play dumb in front of him again, trying to get information out of him?

Inside the warship of the Flame and Metal Merchant Company.

As the meteorite belt drew ever closer, Wizard Vina manipulated the AI ​​to retrieve the warship's trajectory and gasped in shock.

"That's fucking sneaky."

She clearly remembered that Silvano had analyzed that the meteorite belt and several other places might harbor teams from Rivosos College or the University of Mesopotamia.

The ten wizards at the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle went to great lengths to force her to flee towards the meteorite belt, intending to pit her against teams from Rivosos Academy or Mesopotamia University in a desperate battle so they could reap the benefits.

"That's fucking sneaky!"

The wizard Vina sighed again, but had no way to break the deadlock.

If she could choose her own escape route, would she still be forced to change direction repeatedly?

We can only hope that the teams that might be hiding in the asteroid belt will be sensible enough to retreat in time and clear a path for us.

Alternatively, they could put aside their differences and join forces to fight back.

Otherwise, there's no other way!

(End of this chapter)