Chapter 187: Admit defeat?
Out of fear that Sandro would most likely pass the exam and head to the mainland in a few days, he didn't want to offend Sandro too much.
Every three years, hundreds of thousands of apprentices will go to the mainland. Although these apprentices will basically stay on the mainland with more abundant resources, only a handful of wizards will return to this branch.
But those wizards who came back have all become at least fourth-class apprentices.
He had heard that hundreds of years ago, a genius apprentice was bullied by several old apprentices in the branch.
Finally, after decades of traveling to the mainland, the genius apprentice was successfully promoted to a fifth-class apprentice and returned to the branch.
All the surviving apprentices who had bullied him were made into living candles, wailing day and night, suffering burning pain, until their flesh and soul burned out and disappeared into ashes.
The argument that a few people had just lasted for several minutes had no impact on watching the game.
After all, on the field at this moment, the battle between Rey and Melkor is still in a stalemate.
Due to the battle that lasted for more than ten minutes, the magic power of both sides was almost exhausted. Each took advantage of the short leisure time between the battles to seize the opportunity to start pouring magic potions one after another.
In order to save magic power, Melkor no longer uses magic that consumes magic power, and Rey only maintains the operation of air control.
At this point, both sides only rely on their respective physical constitutions and external support to continue this protracted battle.
Melkor relied on his powerful constitution as a snake of shadow to persevere throughout the whole process.
Rey on the other side relied on the Holy Light Bead to cast the Holy Light Technique again and again to replenish the life energy consumption of the Life Armor, allowing him to save the day many times in the battle.
As for the spectators outside the venue, they were always anxious to see the battle, and there was no sign of a winner.
As time goes by, his expression has changed from the initial focus to now looking a little drowsy.
Finally, after the game lasted for more than half an hour, an apprentice watching the game suddenly woke up and asked:
"Could it be said that this battle will end in a draw?"
In previous games, although draws were rare, they were not unheard of. may happen.
But the final ended in a draw, but this is a rare occurrence in hundreds of academy competitions over hundreds of years.
However, just when the audience present was thinking this, Melkor suddenly stopped attacking, an unexpected twist and hesitation flashed across his face.
Yihua, who was watching the battle, keenly observed Melkor's strange look with his strength at the level of a third-class apprentice and an earth knight.
Before Yihua could make any guesses, Melkor crossed a hundred meters in a few flashes and appeared outside the arena.
According to the rules of the game, once you leave the field during the game, you will automatically be deemed to have given up the game!
This means that Melkor, who took the initiative to leave the arena, has given up his qualification to participate and lost to Rey!
"This!"
"What is going on? Didn't Melkor and Rey have an inseparable fight? Why did he suddenly give up the game."
Seeing Melkor suddenly leaving the field, Rey was also a little at a loss. Out of wariness against Melkor, they remained on high alert.
As for the fourth-class apprentice referee who was responsible for supervising the game, he ignored the unbelievable exclamations of the massive audience outside the field and directly used the amplification wizardry to speak: "
Melko, according to the rules of the game, leaving the field midway will automatically be regarded as Are you clear about giving up the game?"
Hearing the referee's statement, Melkor in the form of the shadow snake suddenly stopped stimulating his blood and returned to his original human form.
Melkor, who had returned to his original form, seemed to have not suffered any major injuries in the previous battle, except for his breathing which was slightly short of breath due to being in a fierce battle for a long time.
Melkor subconsciously glanced at his mentor Petain on the referee's seat in the distance, then frowned and said calmly:
"I know, I voluntarily give up my qualifications."
Seeing that Melkor knew the rules of the game, the referee did not say much. What? He directly announced:
"In that case, I declare that the third-class apprentice Rey is the first place in the finals of this competition!"
After hearing such a result, many apprentices have not yet reacted. After a moment of silence, the audience Thunderous applause and cheers erupted outside.
Most of the apprentices who had previously invested witch crystals in Rey and bet on Rey's victory now had unconcealable joy on their faces.
As for the more apprentices who bet on Melkor's victory, their faces are now pale. Some even lost their underwear, lost their vitality, and collapsed to the ground like dolls.
"How is it possible! Am I dreaming? Lord Melkor is obviously better than Rey, why did he give up the qualification of the competition!" On the other side, the vice
president of the Freemasonry who mocked Rey and Yihua in the previous competition Jess, and the surrounding Masonic apprentices.
Seeing this unexpected scene in front of them, everyone showed disbelief and doubted their life.
As for the Silver Star and Illuminati apprentices who had been offended by the Freemasons before, seeing that they finally had a chance to feel proud, they began to liquidate the previous ridicules and attacks on them by the Freemasons.
"I actually won?"
Hearing the applause around him, Rey finally recovered from the previous news that the referee announced that he had won.
After disarming his mind, an unconcealable weakness and exhaustion permeated Rey's body and mind.
He reluctantly raised his head and looked around, and saw that almost all the spectators outside the stadium were cheering for him, and he couldn't believe it.
"Simon, congratulations. I didn't expect that this competition would end so dramatically."
Rudolph laughed when he saw Rey, who looked a little ecstatic, receiving applause from tens of thousands of viewers.
"It's just with the help of external forces. If Melkor did not choose to surrender, the best result for Rey would be a draw with the opponent." Regarding Rey
becoming the champion of this competition, Simon's face was calm, and he did not seem to be happy at all. .
His eyes were only slightly focused on Rey, and then he turned his attention to Yi Hua in the contestants' seats. The previous incident of Yi Hua giving Rey the Holy Light Bead naturally did not escape Simon's keen gaze.
But perhaps because the Holy Light Bead is a demonized item and not the power displayed by Yihua himself, Simon did not stay too much on Yihua.
Just when Yihua felt someone looking at him from the referee's bench, Simon turned his head and once again locked his eyes on Petain and Melkor.
Rey, who felt a little light when walking, quickly returned to the player's seat. When he accidentally looked at Yihua, a complicated look appeared in his eyes.
Yihua ignored Rey's reaction, opened his palm and asked for the Holy Light Bead from Rey.
Seeing his brother Yihua asking for the Holy Light Bead from him, Rey showed a reluctant look on his face. After a brief hesitation, he asked Yihua: "Can you
lend me this Holy Light Bead again? It's really not possible. I can just pay to rent it for a while."
Yihua could understand Rey's thoughts, but he was not ready to agree, so he shook his head decisively.
Seeing Yihua's response, Lei Yi sighed, took out the Holy Light Bead in his arms, rubbed it, and then threw it to Yihua without hesitation.
Just before Rey returned the Holy Light Bead and was about to sit back in his seat, he quietly said to Yihua:
"Yi...Brother, I was able to persist for such a long time and finally became the champion of this competition, thanks to your Holy Pearl of light."
Hearing that Rey's attitude towards him was far different from before the game, Yihua nodded, his eyes flickering, but he didn't say much.
In fact, if Yihua was strong enough, even selling him a Holy Light Bead would be nothing, let alone renting it to Rey.
After all, he bought a lot of third-class demonized crystals at the previous auction, and he could produce a large amount of Holy Light Technique.
The reason why Yi Hua does not plan to take advantage of the Holy Light Pearl at present is more because he is afraid of several fifth-level instructors in the college.
After all, whether it is the third-level Holy Light Technique or the third-level Life Armor, they are all witchcraft created by Yihua by relying on his soul power to forcibly advance.
Even the creators of these Holy Light Techniques, Light Therapy and Life Armor, did not know the existence of these two witchcrafts.
An inexperienced person like Rey might not be able to see anything, but a knowledgeable and knowledgeable fourth- and fifth-class apprentice would study it carefully.
The origins of the two witchcrafts engraved on the Holy Light Pearl will inevitably arouse the curiosity and suspicion of researchers. If they follow the clues, it will be terrible to find Yihua.
Although Rey didn't speak loudly just now, every move of Rey, who is now the champion of the competition, was watched closely by the audience.
Rey's words of thanks to Yihua naturally did not escape the ears of some caring people.
"The golden ball that Rey threw to Yihua was called the 'Holy Light Bead'? From what Rey said, the 'Holy Light Bead' seemed to be Yihua's item, and was it closely related to Rey's victory?" "
Could it be said that the shield that helped Rey persist for half an hour and finally made him win and become the champion was the ability of the 'Holy Light Bead'?" Hearing the speculation from the surrounding
audience, it was previously believed that Rey inspired A blond female apprentice whose shield is related to the Holy Light Bead.
And Sandro, who thought Yihua was hiding his strength and deliberately not using the Holy Light Pearl, subconsciously turned his attention to the middle-aged third-class apprentice who looked down on Yihua.
However, at this moment, the middle-aged third-class apprentice did not show a trace of shame and anger at being slapped in the face. Instead, he slumped on the back of the chair, holding his head and said in despair: "It's over, I put most of my
worth on Melkor. This I will lose everything..."
There was nothing to say in the subsequent awards ceremony. Yihua and Melkor came on stage, and the referee announced the rankings of this competition.
There was no surprise. Yihua, who had abstained for two consecutive games, became the third place in this competition, and Melkor was the second place.
The three will be followed by seven fifth-level instructors who will personally award the prizes for this competition.
The prizes in the competition are divided into three levels, which are placed in trays made of three different metals: gold, silver, and copper. Each level has several secret treasures or a specified number of witch crystals to choose from.
As the first place winner in this competition, Rey can choose any treasure from the golden tray, or choose a cash reward of two thousand witch crystals.
(End of chapter)