145: Chapter 145 Dragon Might Academy's Defeat

Even the two referees were startled by the Rock Snake's Aura.

Fortunately, it was only a common grade Demonic Beast; if it truly went out of control, they could still suppress it.

But the opposing students didn't have it so easy.

Many had no experience dealing with Demonic Beasts at close range, let alone facing such a fierce creature.

As the Rock Snake glared at the two students, it hissed and bared its fangs.

They turned pale with fright on the spot.

The other students from Heishan were also startled.

But they quickly calmed down... this was summoned by their own teammate.

With the Rock Snake on the field, the match ended in less than a minute.

The students of Nightingale Academy were pursued and mauled by the Rock Snake.

They couldn't even construct a complete Star Array.

While they struggled to dodge the snake's shadow, the others from Heishan seized the opportunity to unleash a volley of Spells.

Before long, one person was hit by magic, and another was violently whipped away by the snake's tail.

That student lost control of their body and flew out.

Fortunately, the referee caught them in time, preventing them from hitting the arena's barrier.

After those two fell, the remaining two were quickly subdued.

Heishan Magic Academy secured another victory.

The crowd cheered as the match concluded.

The Summoner deactivated the Spell, the Rock Snake dissipated into fragments of white light, and the group exited the arena.

"They should have focused their fire on the Summoner first; it would have been much easier that way."

Yang Yong clicked his tongue, clearly dissatisfied with the match.

"It's not that easy; they're still children, and they lack your experience."

"Besides, the Demonic Beast wouldn't just stand by and watch them attack the Summoner, and there were other opponents interfering."

The Vice Principal explained with a slight smile, then looked toward the four, including Luo Zhongheng.

"If you encounter an academy with a summoning mage, try to prioritize taking out the Summoner, or at least prevent them from casting smoothly. Understood?"

"Understood, Vice Principal."

The four responded in unison.

Lin Fan glanced over coldly and then returned his gaze to the arena.

The next group of academies had already taken the stage, and the battle was about to begin.

As time passed and a few more matches ended, it was finally Longwei Magic Academy's turn to face Fengze Magic Academy... which ranked sixteenth in the previous tournament.

Luo Zhongheng, Liu Yingjun, Qiao Liya, and Feng Zheng stood side by side, staring at the four male students from Fengze Academy opposite them.

Every second waiting for the match to start felt exceptionally long.

Soon, the referee signaled the start of the match, and both teams moved simultaneously.

Both sides had watched each other's previous matches and knew each other's elements and strength well.

On Fengze Academy's side, one was a Lightning Mage and, like Luo Zhongheng, was a Tier 2 Mage;

The other three were Ice, Fire, and Wind-element Mages respectively.

As soon as the match began, Qiao Liya summoned vines to surge forward.

Fengze's Ice-element Mage immediately countered, unleashing "Ice-sealed Tide."

Instantly, the area between the two teams turned into a frozen domain.

The moment the two vines entered the frozen area,

their speed plummeted, their color shifted from green to blue, and white frost began to crystallize on the stems.

Soon, the front sections of the vines were encased in a thick layer of ice, making it almost impossible to advance.

Qiao Liya frowned slightly, feeling her control over the vines weaken significantly, and immediately tried to retract them.

Crack...

A crisp sound of breaking echoed.

Starting from the part within the frozen domain, the vines shattered inch by inch.

Qiao Liya remained unfazed, directly abandoning the half-severed vines and summoning a new pair.

The other team members also acted simultaneously.

Luo Zhongheng cast Ice Thorns, which shot rapidly toward the four from Fengze.

The massive Ice Thorns whistled through the air at an incredible speed.

However, the Fengze students reacted swiftly, dodging them all while counter-casting.

Fengze's Lightning Mage continuously threw out Thunder Balls, blasting Luo Zhongheng's Ice Thorns.

Luo Zhongheng seemed to be targeting him specifically; every time he attempted to summon more than ten stars to form a dual Star Array, an Ice Spike would fly directly at his face, leaving him extremely frustrated.

Feng Zheng and Liu Yingjun also used fire and Water Magic respectively to interfere with their opponents.

They wanted to coordinate with Luo Zhongheng's Ice Thorns to create an opportunity.

But the opponents' movements were too agile, and they could still maintain a continuous counterattack.

Wind Blades and fireballs flew wildly across the arena, forcing Liu Yingjun and Feng Zheng to dodge all over the place.

The scene was momentarily deadlocked, with white vines and bitter cold winds filling the arena.

The two teams continued to struggle.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Fengze Academy had the upper hand, with sharper movements and faster casting speeds.

The reason Longwei Academy could hold its ground was entirely due to the restraint provided by Qiao Liya's vines and Luo Zhongheng's relentless suppression of the opposing Lightning Mage, preventing him from activating Tier 2 Spells.

In the entire arena, only Luo Zhongheng's casting speed could rival the opponent's.

After more than five minutes of bitter fighting, the Lightning Mage finally found an opportunity.

His teammate, the Fire Mage, cast Flame Wave toward Luo Zhongheng.

Forcing him to dodge quickly to avoid the impending burst of flames.

Taking advantage of this split-second opening from Luo Zhongheng, the Lightning Mage quickly summoned ten purple stars and constructed two large Star Arrays.

The destructive Aura of the thunder element instantly enveloped the arena, with lightning flickering on the surface of the Star Arrays, creating an intense sense of pressure.

"Thunder Impact!"

The Lightning Mage gave a low shout.

Purple energy poured down from the Star Array and surged into his body.

Seeing this, Luo Zhongheng and the others had only one thought:

"Oh no!"

Whoosh...

The next moment.

The Lightning Mage transformed into a terrifying streak of purple light, instantly vanishing from everyone's sight.

He streaked across the arena like purple lightning.

His first target was none other than Qiao Liya.

Even he had to admit.

This woman's vines were simply too annoying; she had to be dealt with first.

Qiao Liya saw the purple lightning approaching at a terrifying speed.

Her pupils constricted, and she hurriedly manipulated her vines in an attempt to block it.

But the opponent was too fast; the purple figure nimbly dodged the vines and appeared before her in an instant.

Qiao Liya's eyes widened as she finally saw the Lightning Mage clearly.

Purple light flickered in his eyes, and jumping electricity wrapped around his body.

The Lightning Mage stopped in front of her.

He threw a punch hard at her abdomen, so fast that she had no time to react.

Bang!

His fist, like a roaring locomotive, slammed heavily into Qiao Liya's lower abdomen.

Intense pain instantly swept through her whole body, her vision went black, her body arched, and her feet left the ground.

Whoosh...

She flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing that she was about to hit the arena barrier, a referee appeared behind her instantly and caught her steadily.

The massive impact caused the referee to step back repeatedly, his soles leaving friction marks on the ground.

After steadying himself.

The referee looked down at Qiao Liya in his arms, about to ask about her condition, only to find that she had already fainted.

One punch, knocked out instantly!

The match did not stop because of this.

Luo Zhongheng emerged from the aftermath of the explosion.

Seeing Qiao Liya fall, he immediately summoned two Ice-Binding Chains to attack Fengze's Wind-element and Fire Mages.

The two tried to cast Spells to break the ice chains.

However, the ice chains moved with fluid ease, effortlessly dodging the magic to lash out at the two, binding them and hoisting them off the ground.

The spikes on the ice chains pierced into their flesh, and a bone-chilling cold enveloped their bodies.

After a moment of torment, Luo Zhongheng swung the ice chains and threw the two out, where they were caught by the referee.

At the same time.

The Lightning Mage turned and lunged at Feng Zheng and Liu Yingjun.

One punch each, hitting their abdomens in succession and knocking them both unconscious.

Luo Zhongheng then faced off against the opponent's Ice-element Mage.

The two teams seemed to be competing in the speed of elimination, seeing who could take out more of the opponent's members first.