"The Sailors"

Chapter 78 "The Sailors"

Inside the barrier, Raffi's group, Yatz's group, and Aldas's group all stared intently at the outside of the barrier.

This was a large group of wizard apprentices from District 19, numbering over two hundred. Compared to the twenty or so scattered wizard apprentices within the forbidden area, their numbers were simply overwhelming.

Yocris, holding an axe, exclaimed in horror, "How come there are so many?"

No wonder Joklis was horrified. Even if the entire Black Tower Wizarding Academy had only about seven or eight thousand wizarding apprentices participating in this war, after deducting the scattered wizarding apprentices who hadn't made it in time and the two hundred resource points that needed to be dispersed, Green's group, as the vanguard, had only gathered more than twenty wizarding apprentices at the resource points.

Beneath his golden, brow-length eyebrows, Aldas's sharp eyes gazed at the numerous enemies in the distance as he slowly drew his longsword from his back. As the sword came into his hand, a faint, luminous power instantly enveloped Aldas's body, his long golden hair bursting into a burst of color, his divine and majestic posture as if imbued with light!

Yaz's back was slightly hunched. He let out a sinister laugh, and the magic wand in his hand rippled with magical energy. The ground beneath his feet shook violently, and a large patch of soil was turned upside down.

As two mud arms, each taller than a person, slowly extended, and with a final push, a stone giant over five meters tall rumbled to its feet, its eyes revealing two enormous, transparent water spheres radiating a dark glow.

After surveying its surroundings for a moment, the stone giant let out a silent roar, and hundreds of densely packed stone spikes slowly protruded from its back, resembling a giant, barbed tortoise shell. Yatz lightly floated onto the stone giant's shoulder, stomped its foot, and unleashed another powerful surge of magic. Instantly, a dark elemental greatsword over three meters long materialized in the stone giant's hand, seemingly absorbing all the surrounding light, radiating a dark and icy aura.

Green, who was originally behind Raffi, was stunned when he saw the stone giant and involuntarily stopped his mental energy from inscribing the water elemental magic circle in his soul.

This element activates living organisms...

A flash of inspiration struck, and the previously chaotic and simple framework of elemental activation in Green's mind shattered almost instantly, like a thunderbolt. All the foundations of the previous framework were overturned by Green, and a new framework began to gradually take shape.

To everyone else, Green was still the same unassuming figure who obediently followed behind Raffi, a typical sidekick and supporting character. Little did they know the enormous change in Green's spirit at that moment.

The twenty-odd wizard apprentices from the Chiwu Mine were all ready to fight. Aldas, who was bathed in light, glanced at the Raffi team members, who all had solemn expressions, and said indifferently, "Don't worry, just treat them as ragtag soldiers from the common people's world. They have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but they are nothing but ignorant fools."

Bingham's face turned cold, and he said in a low voice, "Easier said than done. There are over two hundred wizard apprentices! This time, it might be..."

Rumble rumble...

After seemingly adjusting their formations for a considerable time, the two hundred-plus wizard apprentices from District 19 marched in unison towards the Crimson Crow Mine, seemingly intending to overwhelm Green and his group with their imposing aura and force them to surrender. (Green and his companions, of course, were unaware that in the wizarding academies of District 19, a crucial element of arena battles was the sheer force of their presence. In contrast, the wizarding academies of District 12 consisted only of places like the Wasteland, where only life-or-death struggles existed, not surrender.)

"Heh heh, Aldas, look, another one of these fools has come! I really want to know what's wrong with the wizard apprentices of District 19. Have they never fought before?" Azi's mocking voice, standing on the stone giant, was sharp and grating, as if he was a little too excited.

Raffi's two enormous leaf-like wings fluttered slowly as he floated in the air: "Could it be... that's what those wizard apprentices looked like before?"

Aldas chuckled, which was his answer to the question of where Raffi's twenty-odd corpses came from. Then, Raffi looked at the wizard apprentices marching in unison as if they were creatures from another world.

Greene glanced at the wizarding apprentices from District 19 in disbelief. They had actually attacked like this? No sneak attack, no strategy, no reconnaissance, no long-range magical harassment, no defensive rear base, nothing…

Seeing this scene, Bingham, who had already become somewhat pessimistic and desperate, exclaimed excitedly, "They're about to enter the forbidden trap!"

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"Everyone, keep your formation and morale up! Let those dark wizards in District 12 know how powerful we light wizards are. I bet those dark wizards' relatives are already so scared they're about to wet their pants and surrender, hahaha..." One of the wizard apprentices leading District 19 laughed loudly.

"Hmph, we'll let those old fogies from the previous dozens of classes know that we, the nine classes of wizard apprentices, will win back their honor! Those dark wizards are just a bunch of fools who only know how to kill each other; they have no idea of ​​the power of unity," another female wizard apprentice shouted.

"We've been working hard all these years! On average, one in ten of us is a 'King' (referring to the limited and ignorant background title of 'Heavenly King' on the ship), and there are also those 'Controllers.' We will definitely defeat those foolish dark wizards. I heard they're into those 'Top Ten Masters' lists, haha, ridiculous."

"I've heard that dark wizards have a newbie trial, an evil trial where you can obtain magic stones by killing your fellow students from your own region's academy! Those fools don't understand that knowledge is a wizard's greatest power; magic stones are merely an aid..."

boom!

Before the last leading wizard apprentice of District 19 could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning and a deafening boom erupted among the group of wizard apprentices marching in perfect unison. A runic barrier flashed in the sky, and a dozen fireballs rained down, followed by dozens of ice spikes…

"It's a restriction! It's a restriction set up by those despicable wizarding apprentices in District Twelve! They never intended to fight us head-on, those cowards! Retreat! Retreat now..."

"Ah... it's swamp magic! Quick, someone who can fly, come and help me..."

"My leg, I don't want to die..."

"Jerry, no! Don't die..."

Chaos reigned in the wizarding apprentice ranks of District 19. Most of the wizarding apprentices were terrified and fled for their lives. A sense of fear and confusion spread among them. The fragile "unity" they had previously displayed was like a farcical stage play. Some of the wizarding apprentices even suffered from hemophobia and sat limply on the ground.

If a wizarding apprentice from District 12 had hemophobia, he probably wouldn't even qualify for the newcomer trials and would have been "naturally eliminated."

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The dark elements in Yatz's hand slowly coalesced into a spear, which he hurled fiercely at the disarrayed wizard apprentices who had entered the barrier in the distance. He then let out a sinister laugh, "Heh heh, kill all these arrogant, foolish bastards!"

With a whoosh, Aldas transformed into a streak of light, leading his squad ahead of the chaotic group of wizard apprentices. Yatz, controlling the stone giant beneath him, followed with his squad amidst the rumbling earth.

"Scatter them!" Robin shouted.

Raffi's team was different; leading the charge was Robin riding on Steelmane, with a green-eyed macaque perched on his shoulder, roaring as he charged toward the distant enemy.

"Wife, be careful, wait for me!" Bingham's body was somewhat blurry as he rushed over with Robin.

Yokris grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth: "Green, you'd better protect my sister, or I'll take care of yours, hahaha..."

After giving a slight smile in agreement, Green's eyes returned to a blank expression. Even now, the biological structure inspiration he had just gleaned from the stone giant was still not fully digested, so he was unwilling to waste a single moment.

This inspiration brought Green's elemental activation magic to life at least a year earlier!

call out!call out!

Raffi's agile figure darted about as he continuously fired elemental arrows, while Yokliana silently chanted spells, constantly channeling magic into Yoklis, who was charging ahead. She had also learned several other auxiliary spells; for example, Green felt a thin layer of earth element protecting him.

Green stayed by Raffi and Yorkriana's side, but his mental energy was immersed in the excitement of the inspiration from biological structures. Occasionally, he would wave his hand, and under his exquisite control of gravity, he would attract a badge. He didn't even take the time to kill the wizard apprentices who came to invade District 19.

"Green, judging from the situation, we don't need you here anymore. I'll protect Leona. You go ahead and check the situation. Those badges you've been collecting seem quite important," Rafilian said to Green after firing more than a dozen arrows in succession.

Raffi, of course, did not know that Green's low profile was partly due to his past vow, but more importantly, it was for the greatest glory of a wizard apprentice: the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle! Thus, Green had to seize every moment to improve and perfect himself.

He smiled, though the smile was hidden behind a pale mask and Lafite couldn't see it.

"No, I'll stay here and protect you. 100 badges are enough, we have plenty of time." After saying that, Green once again immersed himself in his mental biological framework.

Yorkriana stuck out her tongue timidly, looking adorable. Raffi, hearing what Green said, stopped paying attention and continued to nimbly follow behind Yorkris, Robin, and Binghamson, shooting.

The entire scene had become a situation where more than twenty wizard apprentices were chasing after more than two hundred wizard apprentices!

The reason for this situation is partly due to the previous restrictions, but more importantly, it is due to their inner cowardice! The wizard apprentices of District 12 simply cannot understand why these wizard apprentices of District 19, who clearly possess wizardry skills, do not dare to turn around and fight. Everyone is just running away in a panic.

But at this moment, the members of Raffi's team suddenly had some insights.

Aren't the current District 12 wizard apprentices just like the sailors on the ship back then? And these seemingly powerful District 19 wizard apprentices were the "little guys" on the ship before the Bloodsail Alliance was formed!

(End of this chapter)