Chapter 390: Are you even trying?
The opponent team was pissed off by Blake’s words. If their anger and frustration could be converted to strength and speed, they would have been able to easily take down Instructor Zirrack.
“Stay together, so he won’t be able to take us by surprise.” Dustin began giving out commands.
Vlad was positioned at the front to try and intercept Blake’s attacks since he was the fastest among them.
Dustin and Ansgar were to stay in the center as they provided the team with defense and attacking capabilities with the earth and fire elements, while the other 2 were positioned beside them.
“So you are the team’s scapegoat.” Blake laughed out loud when he saw Vlad up in front.
“Shouldn’t we be planning our next move?” Layla asked Blake who had tears in his eyes.
“Forgive me.” Blake said as he wiped his tears. “It’s simple, you join me in the attack while Esmeralda covers our backs.”
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“Is that all?” Layla asked with a raised brow.
“From their formation, you will see that they are planning on staying on the defense till 5 minutes is over. So I will be the one spearheading the attack, while you are supporting with ranged attacks and creating a safe environment for Esmeralda to come in.” Blake explained his plan in full detail.
“Why didn’t you start with that? Also, your plan doesn’t include them?” Esmeralda asked as she pointed at the 2 demoted 2nd-year students who were at one corner of the battlefield.
“First, I don’t usually do much explanation because my usual team already knows what to do.”
“For your second, you should have noticed that they aren’t showing any interest in the battle. So my guess is that they are not going to join us.” Blake whispered to Layla.
The rules prevented teammates from attacking each other, but it never said anything about not participating in the fight.
“Those bastards!” Layla and Esmeralda felt like attacking them, but that would only get them disqualified.
Just like many demoted 2nd-year students, the 2 on Blake’s team hated him. So the best way to get back at him was to not participate in the fight. This would not only give Dustin’s team a higher chance of winning, but it was a way to curry favor with Dustin.
It was a solid plan because even if Blake ended up winning they would also gain points from their elimination.
“Do you think only 3 of us can take them?” Esmeralda couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course, I am more than enough so you don’t have to worry.” Blake sounded cocky but his words were reassuring for the girls.
“I just need your help with something.” Blake quickly whispered into Layla’s ears before walking over to the demoted 2nd-year students.
“I know you dogs are not planning on helping the team. Just make sure to stay out of our way.” Blake spat before returning to his position.
Once every team was done with their planning and preparations, Instructor Zirrack gave the signal for the match to begin.
“Begin!”
Once the signal was given, the opponent team immediately fired the spells they had prepared at Blake who was at the forefront.
Dustin had learned from his ranked match against Blake that being only on the defense was no different from suicide. That was why they had started aggressively.
‘All going according to plan.’ Blake couldn’t help but smile as he didn’t activate any spell or move an inch.
Once the spells were some inches away, a spatial tear appeared and the spells went through.
“What the fuck?! When did he drop a dagger?” Dustin cursed as they began looking all around them, but that was when a spatial tear opened in front of the demoted 2nd years on Blake’s team.
With the spatial tear appearing out of nowhere, the demoted 2nd-year students were taken by surprise and were unable to cast any spell in time.
BOOM!
They were bombardment of spells instantly caused the golden barrier to envelope them meaning they had been eliminated.
‘He is Evil!’ Layla and Esmeralda shuddered when they realized what happened.
When Blake had told her to use water element to stealthily cover up the last place he stepped on, she had thought he was just taking measures to keep them in check. She had no idea he wanted to take them out.
Dustin and his team were waiting for his disqualification but unfortunately for them, it never came. The rule stated that one can’t attack a teammate. So in this case, it was their attacks that had eliminated them.
“Now that the freeloaders are out let’s get this match started.” Blake said as he activated lightning reinforcement and dashed forward with Layla.
He threw a void dagger to the right side of their formation before opening a spatial tear beside him and right in front of the dagger’s paths.
Immediately Blake jumped into the spatial corridor beside him, Dustin and his team wasted no time unleashing their spells on the side of the spatial tear facing them, but nothing had come out.
“It’s a distraction!” Dustin alerted the team as they turned to locate Blake, but that was when they saw tens of water spells coming at them.
The team easily defended Layla’s attack, but that was when they heard the crackling sound of lightning coming from the side.
“How did you still fall for the distraction?” Blake said as he appeared from nowhere and grabbed the head of the student at Dustin’s right.
Zzzg! Zzzg! Zzzg! 𝑏𝑑𝘰𝑣𝘭.𝗇𝓔t
Blake released dangerous volts of lightning to the student’s head, causing the golden barrier to envelope him.
Immediately, Vlad whose lightning reinforcement was already active dashed at Blake, but all he needed to do was step back into a spatial corridor.
“1 down 4 more to go.” Blake said as he appeared beside Layla who was in possession of a void dagger.
“How?” Dustin and his team were still confused about how Blake had gone missing from the battlefield, but they didn’t waste time to start firing at the mana, water, and plant walls Layla had Esmeralda had erected.
“Nice trick.” Gibson couldn’t help but comment after seeing Blake’s trick.
Blake had created 3 spatial tears. 1 close to Dustin’s team, and 2 beside him.
The 3rd spatial tear was directly behind the 2nd one. So when Blake had walked through the 2nd one, he had appeared in the same area but with night veil on.
Normally this would have easily been noticed since they were all at the same level, but that was when Layla’s attack came in.
“So what next?” Layla asked as she and Esmeralda kept on reinforcing the barriers.
“Cast Mother tree then wait for my signal before dropping the seed.” Blake said to Esmeralda as he handed her a void dagger before turning to Layla.
“As for you, help me throw the void dagger in possession on the count of 3.”
“1… 2… 3!”
Once Layla threw out a void dagger from the left side, a spatial corridor opened, and almost at the same time spells bombarded it.
That was when Blake threw a void dagger at the right side of the barriers, opening another spatial tear, and letting the spells out.
With tens of spells hurling at his opponents, Blake wore the hood of night veil before jumping over the barrier and moving.
“keep your eyes peeled, this is another distraction.” Dustin said as they kept their eyes on both sides of the barrier.
That was when the other demoted 2nd-year student who was on the left sensed something. “What the fuck?!”
They all turned in the student’s direction but that was when they heard Ansgar scream.
“Are you guys even trying?!” Blake said as Ansgar spasmed until the golden barrier enveloped him.
Once again, Vlad charged at him but Blake had backed off before putting his hand into a spatial tear.
Dustin and his team were confused about what he was doing, but that was when the mark he had left beside the demoted 2nd-year student activated.
While they were looking at him, the spatial tear opened and Blake grabbed the student’s head.
“Fuck!”
It was when the student dropped to the floor that Dustin and Vlad noticed what was happening.
“We surrender!”
With only 2 of them, Dustin and Vlad knew that it was pointless continuing with the battle because they hadn’t even made it past the 4th minute.
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