Chapter 26: Tormenting Lami’er

At the foot of the snowy mountain, Ailundun and the others sat together in a circle.

“Can you use the perception magic one more time, Lei Lei?”

Ailundun asked Luofulei softly.

“Mhm…”

Luofulei nodded, closed her eyes, and carefully sensed the changes in nearby magical power.

“There’s a change. There’s a surge of magical power flowing down from the mountain.”

Luofulei’s eyes lit up as she detected the anomaly on the mountain.

“It should be about time…”

Ailundun stroked his chin.

There were only about thirty minutes left in the examination time.

If Lami’er couldn’t sit still, he should have already set out to find them by now.

“Be careful, he might use invisibility magic.”

Isabella reminded them in a low voice.

“If needed, I can directly block him. You all can just stand behind me.”

Leisha added.

“No need. I have a way to control him for a bit. You just need to follow up with your own control.”

Ailundun suddenly thought of something and smiled brightly.

Luofulei looked at that familiar smile.

For some reason, she had a feeling Lami’er was in for a world of trouble.

Isabella and Leisha nodded.

Although they didn’t know what control method Ailundun was talking about, they both chose to believe him.

“By the way, Your Highness, during the fight later, could you use magic to shorten my casting time?”

Ailundun asked with a smile.

“No problem at all.”

A light shone in Isabella’s blue eyes.

Ailundun smiled happily, leaned against the side of the eaves, closed his eyes quietly to rest, and waited for the final showdown.

“In the conference room, the teachers who had been watching Ailundun grill meat for half the day looked dazed.”

It had to be said that although they were looking forward to this assessment, the first half of the exam was so boring it was enough to make them fall asleep.

“Yes, it seems Lami’er is about to arrive…”

Paerwa nodded.

Hearing Paerwa’s words, the teachers perked up.

Even though they didn’t hold much suspense for the outcome of this battle, they still focused on the situation.

However, seeing Ailundun’s confident look in the image, they were very curious about what his method was.

Another new magic engineering tool from the magic engineer?

Even if he could briefly control Lami’er, once Lami’er escaped and created distance, everything would be in vain.

Soon, the image flickered.

Lami’er, hidden in the shadows, was as agile as a cat in the night, his pupils emitting a dim glow.

He quickly arrived near the village, his gaze coldly sweeping over the entire village from top to bottom.

According to the location indicated by the locking magic, Ailundun and the others were undoubtedly in this village.

He stood on the hillside, raised his eyes, and his vision pierced through the entire village, laying its outline bare before him.

Whether it was the small tricks Ailundun and the others had set up, or the small cats and dogs in the village, nothing could escape his detection under his enhanced vision.

“Very good, they even started a barbecue…”

Looking at the scene in his vision, Lami’er was immediately angered into a laugh, a rare trace of anger appearing on his face.

“You’ve succeeded in angering me.”

He had thought Ailundun and the others would be setting up tactics or had some special means.

At the very least, they should be anxiously awaiting his arrival.

For this reason, he had even cautiously observed the situation before preparing to act.

He never expected that while he was suffering on the snowy mountain, these damn candidates were enjoying themselves.

They simply didn’t take the examination seriously.

“Since you don’t respect the examination, be prepared to pay the corresponding price…”

Lami’er’s eyes turned completely cold, his expression showing no emotion.

He didn’t know whether these people were ignorant of their own limitations or deliberately provoking him, and he had no mind to distinguish it now.

He had decided not to show them the slightest bit of mercy anymore.

He slowly spread his arms, rising high into the air, his eyes fixed on a certain direction.

Magical power surged again, like a tidal wave gathering around him.

“INTERMEDIATE POWER AMPLIFICATION…”

“INTERMEDIATE RANGE AMPLIFICATION…”

“INTERMEDIATE LOCKING AMPLIFICATION…”

“INTERMEDIATE MAGICAL POWER AMPLIFICATION…”

Only after reciting a series of amplifications in a row, and feeling his throat somewhat dry, did he pause briefly, letting out a soft, cold laugh.

The corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he loudly chanted obscure incantations.

The surrounding snow and ice immediately billowed up, stirring swirling snowflakes that converged toward him, enveloping him like a giant of ice and snow in winter.

His many years of adventuring abroad had taught him well.

A magic that cannot kill in one strike is not good magic.

Therefore, he would start with an absolute killing move.

But during the gap in his incantation, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed Ailundun and the others were no longer in their original spot.

“Running now? It’s too late…”

Lami’er was slightly taken aback, then sneered, searching for their traces nearby again.

“Suddenly, he saw a sharp blade of light coming at him.”

What arrives before the sword is often its gleam.

Relying on years of combat instinct and killing intent perception, he nimbly sidestepped, dodging the deadly blow.

However, his first incantation failed.

“Tch…”

Leisha snorted coldly, seemingly surprised that Lami’er had so easily dodged her charged attack.

In that moment of Lami’er’s astonishment, he was completely unaware of how they had slipped away right under his nose and gotten right up close to him.

“You did great. Leave it to me, Leisha.”

Ailundun smiled slightly, picked up his crimson thumb ring, and activated it with a trace of magical power.

A lustrous red light emitted a gem-like radiance.

It shot out, perfectly locked onto Lami’er.

Lami’er was stunned for a moment.

For some reason, he acutely realized he should avoid this attack.

Otherwise… the consequences would be dire.

Thinking this, a chill suddenly ran through Lami’er’s heart.

He instantly became alert, wanting to use non-chant invisibility magic to instantly move to another location.

To avoid this attack.

In this fleeting moment of urgency, his mind turned slightly numb.

Thus forgetting… this was a four-person examination.

There were two other people.

And at this moment, the whereabouts of those other two were still unseen.

The moment he realized the problem, his heart jumped violently again.

“What’s going on? My body can’t move…”

Just as Lami’er had suspected.

On the snowy mountain valley to the other side, behind Lami’er, Luofulei stood there.

“Binding magic…”

Luofulei finished her incantation and cast it toward Lami’er’s direction.

A light flashed, enveloping Lami’er.

Due to her rank not being high enough, she could only use this level of binding magic.

It could only temporarily trap the opponent for a short while.

This was also the highest level they were currently allowed to learn.

Especially against a high-ranking examiner like Lami’er, the duration of control would be minimal, likely only a fraction of a second—just enough to slightly distract the opponent.

However, this fraction of a second was enough for Ailundun’s crimson thumb ring to take effect.

This was the tactic they had devised.

In the split second Lami’er was distracted,

The crimson light split the sky!

As if to illuminate the entire sky.

It found its mark on Lami’er.

Watching the crimson light hit Lami’er as expected, Ailundun comfortably let out a breath, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

Momentary dizziness, brief numbness, a flash of headache, transient vision loss, mental confusion, muscle spasms…

This is what Lami’er will experience next.

Now, all that’s left is to slowly torment Lami’er.