“Siley, your acolytes were actually frightened by my baby. It seems like their predicament isn’t very good right now! Hahaha….”
A crisp male voice sounded, following which a white-robed, middle-aged Magus jumped off the back of the beetle. Although he had a middle-aged look, his brows were snow white.
“Hng!” Seemingly unhappy with the other party’s taunt, the bald chairman Siley coldly harrumphed.
However, from the A.I. Chip’s detection, Leylin saw that a formless energy wave was radiated from Siley’s body towards the beetle.
“Wu!” “Arghh!” A few frightened voices came from the back of the beetle, and it seemed to be made by youngsters.
“Siley! You actually….” The white-browed Magus was in rage, and his brows suddenly turned red, as if blood was going to drip down from it.
“How is it?” Chairman Siley stepped forward as if being overbearing.
“That white-browed, middle-aged man should be the chairman of Sage Gotham’s Hut. Although he is also a Rank 2 Magus, Chairman Siley is a Dark Magus, excelled in the art of combat, so his strength is definitely stronger than White Brows. . . ”
Leylin’s eyes flashed.
Just when the acolytes thought that these two Chairmen were about to battle, a whizzing sound travelled from the sky.
An enormous horse carriage that stretched over a few dozen metres, with a pair of snow white wings on each side, gradually descended under the control of a few condors.
* Bang! *
The horse carriage landed steadily on the ground. The door opened, and a white-robed, golden-haired lady walked out from it.
“Guru, stop! Don’t forget we have signed an agreement!”
Listening to the golden-haired lady, Siley and Guru scoffed and returned back to their respective groups.
Behind the golden-haired lady, a group of acolytes came out from the horse carriage. Their bodies evidently radiated strong energy waves.
“Hehe! Siley, I hope your acolytes will be able to survive. Don’t let your academy turn into a real graveyard…”
White-Brows Guru sneered. Behind him, the beetle gradually folded its legs, which formed a flight of steps, where many acolytes stepped down from it.
The acolytes from both academies looked at Abyssal Bone Forest Academy’s camp menacingly, as if the acolytes here were all preys.
“Most of them are Level 3 Acolyte, and there is a rare number of Level 2 Acolyte. As for Level 1 Acolyte, there isn’t any!”
Leylin’s heart tightened. Due to the weakening state of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, the rules in the bloodbath were obviously not favourable to them.
Not only were they two against one, but the other side could let their Level 1 Acolyte be excluded from the bloodbath. Unlike Abyssal Bone Forest Academy were all their acolytes had to enter.
These Level 1 Acolyte could only play the role of cannon fodder when they entered, and were absolutely of no further use.
“After this mandatory enlistment, Abyssal Bone Forest Academy will definitely be worse off!”
Leylin looked at the acolytes in his academy that were of 11-12 years of age, and sighed within his heart.
However, Leylin could not offer any assistance to them at all. At the very most, under the circumstances that his life wasn’t threatened, he would do his best to help them.
Right now, he had something more important to tend to.
“A.I. Chip, assist in the recording!”
Right now Leylin was a Level 3 Acolyte and the A.I. Chip’s ability increased too. Most of the Level 3 Acolyte could not escape the A.I. Chip’s detection now.
Leylin picked out the acolytes who carried Magic Artifacts. No matter if it was his own side or the other, he recorded them down.
These people were the ones that he had to be mindful of during the bloodbath.
Listening to the provocative tone of the other party, Chairman Siley’s face darkened. He waved his hands, “Enough of this nonsense, let us begin!”
“Since you have such sincerity, how could we bear to refuse your request?”
White-Brows Guru and the golden-haired lady smirked and nodded their heads, “Let us begin!”
Listening to their chairmen, the official Magi from the respective academies stepped forward and begin to retrieve many strange things from their sacks, robes or even within their bodies. After which, they began to set up a formation.
When they were finished with it, a strange magic formation was arranged on the ground.
“They are runes that make the foundation sturdy, linking up of energy and creating flames. I recognise some of these!” Leylin’s eyes flashed, and recorded down all of these formations with the A.I. Chip.
As for the three chairmen, after their staff had finished preparing the formation, they each stepped forward and withdrew 3 crimson coloured scrolls.
“With my name, Siley, I summon the Will of Battle which is roving around the wilderness, and activate the glorious and deathly flight of stairs….”
The 3 chairmen chanted and simultaneously tore the scrolls in their hands apart.
* Bang! * Crimson lightning continuously thundered down, on the area above where the 3 crimson scrolls were torn, a huge opening suddenly appeared from the void.
* Whoosh! * Countless thunder and lightning appeared from within, and noises of explosion and whistling came from the opening.
Dozens of seconds later, the void calmed down.
“This is a secret plane which is now an abandoned resources point. Any organisms and resources of value in it were scoured clean by us. Right now, it will become your battlefield….”
89 - Entering The Secret Plane
Chairman Siley turned around and said to Leylin and the group of acolytes, “You are all the most outstanding students of my Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, who have experienced deaths with blood and fire. You are not just a flower that is nurtured in a greenhouse, but ferocious young lions. I want you to seek your preys, stalk them, and ambush them. Finally, rip them to shreds!”
After finishing the last sentence, Chairman Siley’s eyes turned a crimson red, and a blood red light was radiated, making his seem seemed somewhat contorted.
Leylin’s face was extremely solemn, and he did not know how to react to this anymore.
Following which, the chairman promised many different rewards. They were all involving precious resources and advanced information that would be given as a bounty whenever the opposing acolytes were slain. This made the acolytes face gleam with greed.
“As per rumours, our chairman is indeed an extremely aggressive person!” Leylin thought, “I wonder how long this group of people will last?”
On the other side, the chairman of Sage Gotham’s Hut and Whitewoods Castle were also giving their speech. Although their acolytes were cheering loudly and nodding their heads vigorously, Leylin was in glee.
The academies in the South Coast had been influenced by the styles of their respective headmasters. Abyssal Bone Forest Academy was advocating a more bloodthirsty and theory of the law of the jungle. Overall, it was leaning towards the side of Dark Magi.
As for the two opposing factions, they were obviously leaning more towards Light Magi types. Although many acolytes were already Level 3 Acolyte, Leylin did not see the astuteness and craftiness in their eyes. Many of them even seemed innocent, which was extremely similar to the acolytes that were in Extreme Night City.
“If it’s this way, there is still a chance!”
Leylin’s eyes gleamed. His target was only to gather enough contribution points in exchange for Grine Water, so he had no reason to create more trouble for himself.
As for the price of Grine Water, it was 50 contribution points. This is to say, Leylin had to kill 5 Level 3 Acolytes on the other side, or even more Level 2 Acolytes, before gathering enough points.
“The acolytes do not have the defensive force field that an official Magus has. If only I have time, I can analyse and choose my opponents, giv
ing me enough contribution points!”
Leylin sized up the opposing acolytes and eyed some of the Level 3 Acolytes who obviously had low energy waves.
They will be his prey!
“Alright! This secret plane will hold on for 3 days. In these 3 days, you will all be transported to different places in the secret plane. Protect your chest badges well. They are proof of your contributions and contains information on the return route!”
Siley waved his hands, and the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolytes formed a long line, entering the entrance of the secret plane in an orderly fashion.
Under the mediation of Lighthouse of the Night, it obtained a few benefits. For example, they could enter the secret plane first, giving them a territorial advantage.
However, Leylin understood that in front of his opponents’ immense force, this little benefit for Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is simply a joke!
The acolytes on both sides numbered almost the same, at 200 or so. However, the amount of Level 3 Acolyte on their side was at least 5 to 6 times more than what Abyssal Bone Forest Academy had.
As for the acolytes of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, not to mention that most of them perished in the war, many of them could not make it back in time. Some even betrayed the academy and were killed while escaping. Such a result made Abyssal Bone Forest Academy inferior to the enemy in terms of elite forces.
Under these circumstances, the chairman of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy still provoked the enemy in such a fashion. This made Leylin convinced of a rumour – The cause of this war was exactly the provocation by this Chairman Siley.
As Leylin pondered on, he followed the acolyte in front of him into the secret plane.
……
* Weng! *
After entering the plane, Leylin’s sight turned black. When he regained his senses, he was already standing on an unfamiliar plot of land.
He felt dizzy, as it there were millions of bees flapping their wings. Leylin’s face contorted, almost puking.
[A negative effect is discovered on the Host. The symptoms are dizziness and vomiting. The primary diagnosis is that it is the aftereffect from travelling through spatial areas!]
The A.I. Chip’s voice intoned. Leylin slapped his forehead, and opened his water bottle, splashing the cold water on his face, which made him feel much better.
Looking the surroundings, what entered his sight were some small trees and shrubberies. There were always a few unknown fruit trees grown. On them were a type of purple-red fruit, and was slightly hairy on the surface.
“A.I. Chip, scan the surroundings!”
Leylin ordered. Immediately, a light blue 3D image was projected in front of Leylin’s eyes.
“There doesn’t seem to be any danger!” Leylin nodded his head and chanted an incantation.
Along with the chanting noise, Leylin’s face took on a morphing process. His eyes became larger, his lips paler, his hair changed colour, as if a totally different person. Even his height was shorter by a few inches.
What was surprising was that after this Rank 0 spell, the energy waves from Leylin’s body gradually weakened. It regressed from a Level 3 Acolyte to that of a Level 1 Acolyte slowly.
[Shapeshifting spell (Modified), able to the change the height and appearance of a person, even the energy waves radiation! Consumption: 3 Magic Power, 3 Spiritual Force!]
Shapeshifting spell was a spell that Leylin specially chose back when he was leaving the academy.
After he advanced into a Level 3 Acolyte, he managed to reach the requirements for the A.I. Chip to make modifications to it. Back in Extreme Night City, he had already completed the modification for this Shapeshifting spell.
Of course, no matter how much the A.I. Chip modified it, the Shapeshifting spell was after all a Rank 0 spell. It could only conceal his energy from acolytes, but not the detection from official Magi. If not, Leylin could have used the spell to make himself be a Level 2 Acolyte when he returned.
Moreover, the Shapeshifting spell could only slightly lower the energy waves, allowing him to pass off as a low-level acolyte. It could not be used to conceal as a regular human or official Magus.
However, the bloodbath in the secret plane was only for acolytes. So the disguise would not be found out by other acolytes.
“It’s done!” Leylin looked at his reflection in a mirror.
A blonde male acolyte, with the energy wave of a Level 1 Acolyte. Under this state, even if it was Bicky or Merlin, they wouldn’t be able to recognise him.
“However, a person’s habit cannot be changed so easily. I had better avoid meeting any familiar people. ”
Leylin’s eyes flashed, and he disappeared into the shrubbery.
……
As for other places in the secret plane, many acolytes had already begun to face off and there were several explosive yet short-lived battles.
Beside a small pool, a black haired acolyte with a black cloak used lightning to obliterate an Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolyte into ashes.
On the other side of the plane, Jayden’s expression darkened, and suddenly countless vines shot out from his body, wrapping around an opposing acolyte from Whitewoods Castle into a ball of vines. Along with the contraction of the vine, fresh blood seeped through from the gaps of the vine, falling drop by drop on the floor.
Battles like these happened constantly throughout the plane. On the whole, the Level 3 Acolytes from Abyssal Bone Forest Academy has an advantage in 1 versus 1 combat. As for other Level 1 and 2 acolytes, if they meet with these Level 3 Acolytes they would be killed immediately.
A pockmarked brown haired acolyte wore the uniform of Sage Gotham’s Hut. His eyes were not big, but it was filled with anxiety and wariness, as he continuously scanned the surroundings.
“Damn it! I was actually sent here. The distance from the gathering point with the academy is too far…”
The acolyte hurried his step as he berated incessantly.
* Peng! *
Suddenly, a few large holes appeared from the ground. Yellow brown mud spikes emerged from it. In that instant, it pierced through that acolyte’s grey robes and inner armour, rupturing a huge hole in the stomach area.
With a look of anguish and disbelief, the acolyte’s eyes were drained of life gradually with the blood and innards flowing out from his body.
A dozen minutes later, the grasses in the surrounding shook. Leylin took off his green costume and walked towards the corpse of the acolyte.
He crouched down and retrieved a red badge from the acolyte’s chest.
“It’s only a Level 2 Acolyte! Value is 3 contribution points!”
Leylin kept the red badge in his robes. The various academies had different badges. Abyssal Bone Forest Academy’s was black throughout in colour, while the ones from Sage Gotham’s Hut were red. Naturally, the badge from Whitewoods Castle was white. Moreover, there were different shapes for the different levels of acolytes.
“A.I. Chip! Bring forth my stats!”
[Beep! Leylin Farlier, Level 3 Acolyte, Knight. Strength: 3.1, Agility: 3.3, Vitality: 3.7, Spiritual Force: 8(13.2), Magical Power: 8(13) – (Magical Power is in synchronisation with Spiritual Force). Status: Healthy]
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