Chapter 177 Sudden attack!
Seeing that Yihua retreated without a fight, he failed to capture Yihua in the previous battle in Camilla City, causing a loss of face.
Now that he has learned third-level witchcraft and is eager to defeat Yihua in public and prove himself, Rey not only does not feel the slightest joy of victory, but feels as if he has been punched in the cotton.
What he really wants is to defeat Yi Hua in an upright manner in the competition and prove that his reputation as a "genius" is unshakable.
Yihua's move actually caused Rey to lose the opportunity to prove himself.
Regarding Rey's question, other viewers also expected Yihua to give a reasonable explanation.
However, Yihua looked calm and remained seated in his seat without any intention of explaining.
Just when Rey wanted to ask again, a glimmer flashed in the eyes of Simon, who was wearing a familiar black uniform in the referee's box.
The sudden voice that reached Rey's ears made him give up questioning Yihua, and returned to the contestants' table with a depressed expression, no longer looking at Yihua.
As for Yihua's choice to admit defeat in the face of Rey, it was actually the best choice made after considering many aspects.
Neither Rey nor Melkor's strength can be compared to that of Blood Hand, who is a second-class apprentice and barely reaches third-class due to his physical fitness.
Even in Yihua's opinion, Rey, who is slightly inferior in strength, can easily kill Bloody Hand in a short period of time if he is one-on-one with his soul witchcraft that ignores physical strength.
If Yihua only uses the Earth Knight level strength he has shown so far.
Leaving aside some of Rey's strengths that may still have not been unleashed, the best that can be achieved is a draw with Rey.
If Rey still has some strength left, then just based on the strength currently displayed, Yihua is slightly inferior to Rey, and is not even Rey's opponent.
This means that in order to win the competition, Yihua must at least exert the strength of a third-class necromancer, use a third-class semi-necromantic witch body, and at the same time summon a large number of third-class undead to assist in the battle.
Fortunately for Rey, facing Melkor, whose strength is unknown and who can exert a trace of pressure from his extraordinary life, if he wants to secure the first place, Yihua must summon the fourth-level undead and decaying troops to join the battle.
However, whether it is the former or the latter, it is an extremely risky move for Yihua.
With the opportunities and massive resources he had previously obtained, it was not surprising that Yi Hua was promoted to a second-class apprentice, and even becoming an Earth Knight was barely understandable.
In this regard, although Teacher Simon can judge that Yihua has unknown opportunities, he is not yet coveting Yihua's opportunities.
On the contrary, it will improve his attitude towards Yihua and think more highly of him.
But in less than three months, he jumped from a first-class apprentice with the lowest qualifications to a third-class apprentice and earth knight. Even a fifth-class qualification may not be able to do it. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is unreasonable. At!
Yi Hua really dared to reveal his identity as a third-class apprentice in the competition, and could even enslave the fourth-class undead by virtue of being a third-class apprentice.
I am afraid that Mentor Simon, whose attitude towards Yi Hua has improved recently, will be the first to turn against him. In order to have a glimmer of hope of being promoted to an official wizard, he will capture Yi Hua, torture him, and interrogate him about the existence of soul powers.
Since Melkor's mentor "Bloodmaker" Petain was watching the finals, the high probability of killing Melkor became a luxury.
Unable to achieve the goal of killing Melkor, and because if he wanted to win, he had to show greater strength, abandoning the game became Yihua's best option at the moment.
After all, as long as Yi Hua is strong enough today, he can completely seize the wealth of thousands or even tens of thousands of witch crystals with the help of the relic ship of the dead world.
Just in the superficial area, Yihua can obtain mechanical parts worth thousands of witch crystals.
In the ruins hall that finally arrived and was attacked by a large number of undead, there were still a large number of alchemy puppet remains that had not had time to explore.
In comparison, the resource reward for the first place in the competition, which is only a thousand witch crystals, is simply not worth mentioning, and it is not worth risking your life to fight for it.
As for whether his reputation will be damaged as a result, that is completely beyond Yihua's consideration.
After all, fame is also a kind of resource, but fame that can be realized is truly valuable fame.
Immutable fame is just a bit of false fame.
Now, no matter how famous he is in the competition, it is of no value to Yihua, who is about to take the exam and leave the academy.
Only second-class apprentices can go to the mainland. It is conceivable that the main academy on the mainland must be full of powerful people, and third- and fourth-class apprentices cannot make any waves among them.
In such an environment, Yihua's previous reputation in this branch was simply not worth mentioning.
The above thoughts are just a thought for Yi Hua, who is a third-class apprentice.
In the blink of an eye, the referee has already begun to select candidates for the next game.
Amid everyone's expectations, the referee took out two curled parchment strips from the transparent box next to him and slowly opened the first one.
"The second game, Melkor versus... Yihua!"
After hearing this result, the apprentices outside the field fell into a noisy discussion.
Even before the competition started, many apprentices had speculated on the winner of this academy competition. Melkor, who had instantly killed his opponent in the previous competition, became the favorite to win the championship.
This also made countless apprentices look forward to the battle between Ihua and Melkor.
"This time, Yi Hua won't admit defeat again, right?"
Many apprentices outside the venue recalled the scene where Yi Hua gave in before, and became a little uneasy.
However, what people are afraid of often comes.
Just seconds after the game was announced, Yihua stood up again and chose to abstain.
As for the reason for abandoning the game, it was the same as the reason for abandoning the game before facing Rey.
Since the match with Melkor cannot eliminate the opponent, it is purely for the reward of thousands of witch crystals and the false name of a champion.
It's not worth it for Yi Hua to risk his life by being dissected by a fifth-level instructor and expose his true strength to fight.
Hearing the word "abandonment" from Yihua's mouth again, most of the spectators outside the stadium looked a little impatient.
After all, they all came here to watch the game or try to profit from the gambling, but now they looked lonely.
There were supposed to be three games in total, but as Yihua gave in one after another, just a few minutes passed, and only the last one remained.
"What happened? Abandoned the game again? Fortunately, the betting for this game has not started yet." "Why is
this guy coming to the field if he is not competing? Why doesn't he go back and rest?"
Many apprentices outside the field, except for the apprentices of the Illuminati, firmly believe that Yi There must be a profound meaning behind Hua's abandonment of the game, and most of them are filled with a little anger and disappointment.
As for Melkor not far away, when he heard that Yihua had killed his henchman Bloody Hand, he chose to admit defeat. He didn't even look at Yihua. The eyebrows on his cold face were slightly raised, but he did not mock Yihua's move.
Unlike most of the apprentices who were watching the match with expressions of disappointment, Simon, who was sitting on the referee's bench, showed a look of satisfaction when he saw Yihua decisively admitting defeat after learning about the battle with Melkor.
Although Yihua had previously shown his physique as an earth knight, he showed amazing strength in the battle against the Bloody Hand.
But in Simon's opinion, if that were all his strength, it would be absolutely impossible for Yihua to defeat a quasi-third-class apprentice who could instantly kill a quasi-third-class apprentice and exert a trace of extraordinary life - the Shadow Snake. His true strength would probably be unlimited
. Melkor, approaching the fourth-class apprentice.
"Unlike knights, qualified wizards never participate in uncertain battles. Simon, it seems that your disciple has a very rational mind. This is a necessary trait to continue on the path of a wizard for a long time." Rudolf on the side rubbed himself
. The gray beard said to Simon with a slight smile.
In response, Simon gave a rare nod, agreeing with Rudolph's words.
At this moment, an incompatible voice came into the ears of several fifth-level instructors present:
"Reason? Is it cowardice? It's just that you think you are no match for my disciple Melkor, you are afraid of death, and you retreat before fighting. , Rudolf, you should stop giving gold to Simon's disciples."
Sitting in a corner of the referee's seat not far away, with his arms folded and his legs crossed, the "Blood Maker" Petain, who looked like a blond boy, mocked disdainfully.
Hearing Petain's extraordinary words, Simon, who was wearing a golden monocle on his left eye, had no change in his expression. A glimmer of light flashed in the mirror, and his voice was calm: "Really?
"
As soon as he finished speaking, Simon suddenly raised his palm.
Seeing Simon's palm suddenly raised, Petain, who was not far away, had a look of horror on his face. In an instant, his body appeared out of thin air hundreds of meters away.
The seat where Pétain was originally sitting now only has a terrifying spherical hole covering a radius of nearly ten meters.
You must know that the surrounding area is made of high-strength bluestone that can withstand frequent blows from formal knights without causing any damage.
Even Yi Hua, with his fourth-level undead troops, dare not say that he can easily blast such a hard stone platform into a spherical cavity with a radius of about ten meters.
As for resisting the witchcraft that caused this terrifying effect, it is far beyond what Yihua can do at present.
As a fifth-class apprentice, Simon could easily do it with just a raise of his hand.
For Yi Hua at this moment, facing such an intense attack, the only option to survive is to use the third-class half-dead witch body to try to dodge before the attack is launched.
"Simon! You madman! Do you want to start a war with me here!"
Petain, who was hundreds of meters away, saw that Simon had a disagreement and directly attacked him, with a look of anger on his face.
Although Petain was extremely dissatisfied with Simon, he had to admit that he was better at survival methods. In terms of individual strength alone, Simon was better than him.
Seeing that Simon ignored his warning and tried to attack him again, Petain quickly asked for help from the remaining fifth-level instructors.
Regarding the competition between Petain and Simon, the other fifth-level tutors seemed to be used to it, and their respective performances were different.
Mechanical wizard Canon looked worried, and the fifth-level undead female mentor beside him looked thoughtful.
(End of chapter)