Chapter 381: Scarlet Spider Venom Spine
“Hey, hey, what kind of person is that girl? This is just too abnormal.”
Red Sail looked at the figure summoning the Wind of Light in the distance and muttered under his breath. Just having cast a wide-area high-level spell, he still had enough energy to do it again.
“This is even more terrifying than President Lolan,” a nearby student whispered in agreement. However, none of their hands stopped as a continuous rain of arrows shot towards the enemy. Unfortunately, due to the influence of the Wind of Light, the power of these arrows was much less effective than before.
“Scarlet Spider Venom Spine Formation!”
Seeing the situation turn sour, Red Sail had no choice but to bring out the battle formation he had prepared earlier. Originally intended for fighting the ‘Black Veil,’ this tactic was now being used here.
Twenty-six natural sequence archers arranged themselves in a web-like formation, with the first few rows kneeling and the last standing, all drawing their bows and holding arrows but not releasing them. The remaining eight demon sequence students stood in their pre-arranged positions; they were all from the former Crimson Rose, and their strength was considerable.
Under the joint casting of these demon sequence students, a red mist appeared in the air and slowly condensed onto the tips of the arrows, dyeing them a dangerous crimson.
While this group was preparing, others charged out, brandishing agile swords to engage the remaining ‘angels’ and buy time.
Swords clashed, sparks flying along the blades. These agile swordsmen, like fluttering butterflies, constantly obstructed the enemy’s vision while dodging and attacking the remaining ‘angels.’
Despite the domain’s enhancement, it took several seconds for these powerful ‘angels’ to break through the obstruction. What appeared before them were sparse red dots, like spider eyes staring at enemies in the night.
These specially enchanted poison arrows were results of Lolan Hill’s research based on her abilities. Not only did they have the effect of breaking through magic and armor, but they also carried intense toxins. Although they fell far short of the original version, compared to other ordinary Extraordinary Beings, these spells were considered excellent and practical.
Deep red arrows, like venomous spines, shot out like flowing light, vanishing instantly before piercing the bodies of the ‘angels,’ causing them to fall and withdraw. Though within the domain, the power wasn’t as strong as before, the sheer number of arrows overwhelmed the Temple Academy’s forces, leaving only Lolan Hill.
Looking at those familiar faces, Lolan felt a hint of helplessness.
This is truly self-inflicted.
But who could have predicted the current situation? She put away her staff, and a delicate white jade longsword gradually appeared in the air. Lolan gripped the hilt, slashing diagonally to shatter several incoming poison arrows, but many more deep red poison arrows streaked across the night sky.
It seems I must concede this time. The young lady realized, although she could hold on for a while longer, the flag behind her was extremely fragile and hard to protect amidst the arrow storm.
Unexpectedly, several blue beams shot from behind, shattering the deep red arrows and striking the enemy formation, causing over ten Fortess Academy students to retreat in the crossfire.
The young lady turned in surprise, seeing a ragged youth struggling to stand up from the rubble. His fingers, pale from gripping the staff, showed knuckles twisted and gnarled. This was Jake, the current chief of the tower. Due to the sudden attack by Fortess Academy, the ‘angels’ didn’t have time to look closely before rushing back to support. Jake narrowly escaped under the cover of his companions.
After the young lady put away her staff, the domain dissipated, allowing the golems to act. That was why there was that coordinated barrage.
Is this a sign of cooperation? The golems did not attack the vulnerable Temple Academy flag but instead turned towards the Fortess Academy students. This hidden meaning made the young lady speculate.
But upon deeper reflection, it was indeed a choice to minimize harm. If Lolan Hill withdrew, Jake would certainly lose against so many Fortess Academy students. It was better to save her first, thereby exhausting the enemy’s strength.
Thus, the young lady took out the staff of wings again and gently waved, sending a pure Wind of Light towards the enemy formation.
This time, she did not deploy her domain, but it still weakened the enemy.
On Red Sail’s side, seeing Jake get up, they changed their target, focusing on the only remaining mage on the field.
However, part of the arrow rain was canceled out by the golem’s beams, and another part was blocked by Lolan Hill’s Light Prism. The two on the field supported each other, and under Lolan’s weakening, Red Sail’s group could only barely reach sequence 5 in terms of strength.
The over 100 golems continuously launched beams, reducing the enemy’s numbers until they finally scattered to dodge. Then, the silver-haired young lady threw the Light Seal Sword, immobilizing the remaining few before they were targeted again by the golems.
In the end, only two contestants remained on the field. At the same time, dawn began to break.
A faint white floated in the distant sky, and the rest of the sky turned a light red.
Jake and Lolan Hill agreed to a brief ceasefire to clear the battlefield and move and treat the injured students.
It’s truly not easy. The silver-haired young lady sat on a broken stone among the rubble, watching medical personnel carry away and treat the contestants. Pedestrians started appearing on the streets.
Hearing about the fierce battle last night, students from other academies slowly arrived, amazed and curious at the devastated scene.
“It’s only been one night, how can it be so different from yesterday afternoon?” Many people exclaimed.
“You don’t know, last night I woke up in the middle of the night, hearing explosions outside the dorm. The night sky was illuminated like daylight. If it weren’t for the dorm supervisor’s restrictions, I would have climbed out to see it,” someone said.
“This year’s competition is really unusual. I remember previous years weren’t this intense. This time, it was almost like a war. Look at those heavily injured students, they might need months to recover. I’ve never seen such a scene before.”
“Isn’t it always like this? I thought every year was equally exciting,” asked a newly second-year student.
“How could it be? There were various rules and teacher supervision before. This time, it was almost life-threatening,” a senior shook his head, recalling the bloodstains dragged from the rubble, still shaken.
“But it was really exciting. If I advance to higher grades, I want to sign up too,” a bold freshman said.
“Where else can you fight so freely except in school?”
“But this is just practice. The real battlefield won’t be so forgiving,” a student from Bridge Academy seemed to have felt something.
(End of Chapter)
