Chapter 159: Peak Second-Level Apprentice
There was a slight sense of loss in her heart, but Jia Na was not in a hurry to jump to conclusions.
After all, those currently participating in the team battle do not represent all the apprentices remaining in the secret realm.
From what Jia Na had detected using 【Plant Vision】 alone, there were at least three or four other people still hiding in the shadows nearby, hesitant to reveal themselves.
"Bang bang bang bang—"
Looking at the increasingly fierce battle scene below, and the White Coral Academy group being beaten back step by step, Jia Na, who knew that Anthony-Black Sparrow must be observing the entire situation within the secret realm, did not intend to violate the "group mutual assistance mission" that he had specifically emphasized before they came.
"Howl—"
Just as Jia Na was preparing to find an opportunity to act, suddenly, a wolf howl sounded.
One hundred meters to Jia Na's left front, a fierce Shadow Magic Wolf leaped out from the shadows and charged directly into the team battle.
"It's actually a Shadow Creature!"
Looking at the grimacing Shadow Magic Wolf, Maluo-Haige, who had been waiting on the side, ready to join the team battle, couldn't help but stiffen.
"Don't worry, that Shadow Creature is not an enemy."
Hearing Jia Na's words, Maluo-Haige focused his gaze, and then, as if he had thought of something, he whispered to Jia Na using sound transmission:
"Could it be that this Shadow Creature was summoned by Miss Bell?"
"That's right."
As the most outstanding young apprentice of the Lunar Shadow Family, Bell-Moonshadow's magic aura was actually very special.
Just like the Shadow Magic Wolf currently fighting fiercely, judging from the aura it carried, Jia Na, who had extensive combat experience with Bell-Moonshadow, quickly detected a familiar feeling.
It was the aura of pure dark element magic particles unique to Bell-Moonshadow.
At the same time, from its appearance, the Shadow Magic Wolf that charged into the battlefield was the same one that Jia Na had fought against before.
"Logically, creatures summoned through 【Shadow Summon】 will launch indiscriminate attacks on everyone except the summoner—but this Shadow Magic Wolf's targets seem to be limited to the apprentices of Black Bone Forest and Mist Tower—could it be that it has been completely tamed?"
Whoosh whoosh Just as Jia Na was feeling confused, suddenly, large ice cones emitting white cold air, like a blizzard, whistled towards several Black Bone Forest Apprentices.
"Don't run!"
Along with the sudden burst of ice cone attacks, a sharp, crisp shout echoed from within the bushes.
Immediately after, Frost spread, and the rapidly dropping temperature caused the Black Bone Forest Apprentices targeted by the Frost to shiver involuntarily.
"It really is the two of them."
Looking at the two figures, one black and one white, darting out from the bushes, Jia Na's expression couldn't help but soften a few degrees.
"How long do you plan to keep hiding? Are you really waiting for the White Coral Academy group to gang up on us!?"
The original eight-on-thirteen battle turned into ten-on-thirteen after Vivian and Bell-Moonshadow joined. Although White Coral Academy was still at a numerical disadvantage, the original one-sided passive defense of White Coral Academy already showed signs of being broken.
Seeing this, a Black Bone Forest Apprentice in the team battle, whose level had clearly reached the peak of a second-level apprentice, naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to encircle the White Coral Academy Apprentices.
Seeing that the other side had added two people, he immediately roared towards the surroundings, forcing the Black Wizard Apprentices who were still planning to "reap the benefits" to quickly come out and stop them.
"Rumble—"
Thunder surged, deafening.
At the urging of that Black Bone Forest Apprentice, a male apprentice wearing a dark purple wizard robe quickly walked out from the bushes.
Before the person even got close, a bolt of dark purple lightning filled with a violent aura shot out from the tip of his magic staff, landing on the nearest White Coral Academy Apprentice.
Ah—
With a tragic scream, the apprentice who was struck by lightning almost immediately convulsed and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, lightning struck again. Just as the Black Wizard Apprentice in the purple wizard robe was about to strike and kill, Hugh-Stone, who had also reached the peak of a second-level apprentice, immediately raised his golden shield to block the opponent's second killing move.
"It's really you, Leiman!"
Beneath the dark purple wizard hood was a male face covered in lightning patterns, without a beard or eyebrows.
Because he was surrounded by lightning element particles year-round, every step Leiman took was accompanied by crackling static electricity, which was quite peculiar.
"Rumble—"
Ignoring Hugh-Stone's question, the third, fourth, and fifth bolts—in just an instant, a large number of electric snakes emitting electric light gathered around Leiman. With a light tap of his magic staff, a crackling electric sound accompanied by roars mercilessly blasted towards the rapidly growing golden shield in front of Hugh-Stone.
While Leiman and Hugh-Stone were in a one-on-one offense and defense, two other Black Wizard Apprentices who could no longer hold back rushed out from the corner, carrying rolling poisonous smoke, and launched a sneak attack on Vivian, Bell-Moonshadow, and Niya-Flame, three newly advanced second-level apprentices whose magic aura was clearly weaker than the others.
By now, excluding one White Coral Academy Apprentice who had already fallen to the ground and gone into shock before he could even shout the password, the situation on the field had reversed again.
From the original ten-on-thirteen, in the blink of an eye, it had once again become a one-sided nine-on-sixteen situation.
"Go to hell!"
Under the combined negative effects of Curse weakening, magic consumption, and physical exhaustion, Niya-Flame, who had also transformed into a half-"Lava Lizard" form, was finding it difficult to fend off the attacks when facing the encirclement of two Black Bone Forest Apprentices with murderous intent.
If there was no support, it would only take three more minutes for Niya-Flame's passive defense to completely collapse—
"Splash splash—"
Water surged. Just as a Black Bone Forest Apprentice, also from the Bloodline Side, was about to swing his fist towards Niya-Flame's face, a transparent water snake suddenly appeared between the two, then opened its large mouth and blocked Niya-Flame.
"Maluo? You haven't been eliminated yet?"
Looking at Maluo-Haige, who suddenly appeared beside her, Niya-Flame's eyes were full of surprise.
"What? In your impression, I should have been eliminated long ago?"
"Isn't that right?"
Hearing Niya-Flame's words, Maluo-Haige's expression couldn't help but be a bit helpless.
"After all, your life is very valuable in the eyes of those Black Bone Forest Apprentices—"
Just as Niya-Flame said, the moment Maluo-Haige appeared, the two Black Bone Forest Apprentices who were originally Siege ing Niya-Flame immediately turned their spears and attacked Maluo-Haige in unison.