“Next… let’s stick to the plan. We hide first, wait for them to finish fighting, then we come out and take down the last team.”
“Got it!”
The two of them used their own methods to quickly reach the edge of the activity zone.
Saying “quickly” was one thing, but by the time they actually arrived, it was already dark.
This was the border area between the great prairie and the Primeval Forest. Aside from grass covering the ground, there were only a few scattered trees nearby.
“Yiluo Enya, do we really have to spend the night here?”
Zhu Qiu had wanted to suggest gathering some wood to build a small cabin, because the last time she’d spent the night in a place like this, even bringing a tent hadn’t helped.
So she wanted some kind of guarantee.
But then she remembered that Yiluo Enya didn’t like seeing plants destroyed, and with the time crunch, there wasn’t enough time anyway.
So she dropped the idea.
“Really, what are you scared of? The environment here is so nice.”
Yiluo Enya spread her arms wide and spun around in place, looking extremely excited.
“This place is ten thousand times better than the Academy.”
With that, Yiluo Enya flopped straight down onto the ground, looking completely blissful.
“Ah~ All natural, back to the most primitive place. Even the air smells sweet, hehe~”
But while one was delighted, the other was worried.
Zhu Qiu stood frozen to the side, not knowing what to do.
“Yiluo Enya, you’re not… actually going to sleep on the ground like that, are you?”
If that were really the case, then what was she supposed to do?
Forget being scared to death—she’d definitely be too frightened to fall asleep.
“How could that be? I’m just enjoying the moment. For actual overnight stays, we definitely need a house.”
“Oh, oh, I see.”
Hearing Yiluo Enya’s answer, Zhu Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Whatever method she used, at least they wouldn’t be sleeping on the ground tonight.
After a while, Yiluo Enya stood up from the grass and began chanting magic.
“ALL THINGS HAVE SPIRIT: GROWTH!”
With the help of magic, a nearby tree suddenly began to grow rapidly, expanding bit by bit.
Every branch of that tree seemed to possess a will of its own, extending in specific directions until they eventually formed a small wooden cabin.
The sight utterly stunned Zhu Qiu.
“Yiluo Enya, your Elf Race’s Grass Element Magic is way too amazing! You can literally build a house on the spot!”
“Haha, this is actually nothing special. It’s just a simple magic that makes plants grow quickly. You flatter me~”
At least they’d be able to sleep soundly tonight.
Zhu Qiu’s lingering worry finally settled.
Just then, Yiluo Enya recalled the scene from earlier that day.
The more she thought about it, the more something felt off.
She suddenly asked Zhu Qiu a question.
“Zhu Qiu, that magic you used that can seal someone’s Magic Power—where did you learn it?”
“Oh, that? I saw it in a magic book. I was bored at the time, so I flipped through it. Never thought it would actually come in handy, haha.”
Yiluo Enya: ???
‘Bored?’
‘Being bored was enough to easily memorize such a complex pattern and activate the Magic Array in a proper way?’
‘Are you kidding me? Are you sure you’re not just showing off?’
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing that Yiluo Enya hadn’t said anything for a while, Zhu Qiu leaned in to check.
“Nothing, I just think… you’re amazing. You can even get your hands on a magic book related to Forbidden Magic.”
“Uh…”
‘Forbidden Magic? I don’t really get it.’
‘You learned it, and yet you’re telling me you don’t understand?’
Whether she truly didn’t know or was faking it, Yiluo Enya couldn’t tell.
Yiluo Enya looked at Zhu Qiu’s innocent, guileless expression.
It didn’t seem like she was lying.
She probably really didn’t know.
Respecting her privacy, Yiluo Enya didn’t continue asking about the source of the magic book and instead ended the topic.
“Good night, Zhu Qiu.”
“Good night, Yiluo Enya.”
‘Time to sleep.’
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Because the Magic Power Yiluo Enya had left inside the Tree Ent had finally been depleted, Kasola’s torment had finally come to an end.
But since the Vine Magic were living plants that wouldn’t change due to Magic Power, he was still hanging from the tree.
As for the teammates in the pit nearby, some had been severely injured and had been rescued by the Academy’s emergency team back during the day.
Those with less serious injuries remained in the pit.
Even so, staying in the pit was nothing but suffering.
And because their Magic Power was sealed, they couldn’t even save themselves.
The only teammate who was still somewhat intact was the strongest one from his original team.
So by now, Kasola’s team had gone from a whole crowd to just two people—one injured, and one whose Magic Power was sealed, unable to use it, practically useless.
“B-Boss.”
The Dragon Race member in the pit crawled miserably over to Kasola, dragging his injured body.
“Quick, quick, get me down. I’ve been tormented here for a whole day.”
That was the truth.
If those two Tree Ents hadn’t left, he probably would have bitten his own tongue off by now.
“Yes, boss, I’m coming to get you.”
Despite his own injury, he chanted magic and burned away the vines.
With the Magic Power protection gone, the vines reverted to ordinary plants.
Kasola slammed onto the ground, his legs weak.
After all, he’d been hanging for that long.
“Boss, what do we do now?”
“What do we do? What else can we do? All our brothers are gone. Do you think there’s any point in us continuing to participate?”
Kasola grumbled at his underling, then turned and walked away.
“Hey! Boss, where are you going?”
“I’m going to file a complaint with the Dean. That Dragon Race girl just now actually dared to seal my Magic Power with a Magic Array. That’s completely cheating!”
“Boss, wait for me! I’ll go complain with you and get their competition eligibility revoked!”
“Huh?”
He stood there dumbfounded for a long moment before hurriedly waving his hand and chasing after.
‘Sealing Magic Power? Was that really a thing?’
Dawn broke.
Last night, Zhu Qiu survived, Yiluo Enya survived, and Kasola was left with only one teammate alive.
The rest had nearly died, and he himself was as good as dead.
This morning, Zhu Qiu had returned to her usual state.
Sleeping in.
Although the house Yiluo Enya had built with plants was so perfect that Zhu Qiu had enjoyed a wonderful night’s sleep.
Meanwhile, at the center of the activity zone.
In the Primeval Forest, several Dragon Race members had already gathered around the massive lake.
On one side was a group of Fire Element Dragons, and on the other was the water-element team formed by the Mi Wenni and Mi Wenna sisters.
“Hand over the Gold Coin you’re holding. If you don’t, I’m going to make a move.”
The elder sister Mi Wenni shouted.
The two sisters were the strongest in the Academy’s water-element class.
Against the Fire Element Dragons they had an elemental advantage over, they could use just a little Magic—not even their full strength—and easily win through the elemental matchup.
“Just the two of you, trying to steal Gold Coins from all of us? Dream on!”
The Fire Element team showed no signs of backing down.
Though they were weaker in the Academy, they had strength in numbers.
With over fifty of them facing just two opponents, they had no reason to be intimidated.
“Is that so? Come on then, let’s see you try?”
“Gladly!”
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