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"We-ican't-iwaste-ianymore-itime.-iSo,-iif-iyou-iare-iconfident-ithen-ijust-ido-iit.-iJust-imake-isure-ithat-iyou-iwill-istill-icreate-ithe-iother-iplanned-imana-iartifacts."
Tracy-iassented-iafter-inoticing-ihow-ifirm-iWilliam-ilooked.-i
"Of-icourse,-iI-iwill-ido-iso."
William-iwas-icertain-ithat-ihe-icould-icreate-ia-isurprise-ibecause-iof-ithis-imaterial-ithat-ihas-ibeen-iincluded-iin-ithe-iselections.-iHe-iactually-inoticed-ithat-ithere-iare-i12-iof-ithese-imaterials-ifrom-ithe-i10,000-iavailable-ioptions-ibut-ionly-itook-ione-ias-iit's-imore-ithan-ienough.
Since-ithe-isuitable-imagic-istructure-ifor-ithis-iwould-iconsume-isome-itime-ieven-ifor-iWilliam,-ihe-idecided-ithat-ihe'll-imake-ithis-ilast.
###-iChapter-i45-i--iForging-i(Part-i4)
Sheryl-iVermont,-ia-istudent-iwho-itransferred-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-ito-istudy-iArtifact-iForging-iin-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iis-ia-ihighly-irespected-iMana-iTechnician-iin-iher-icurrent-ischool.-i
On-ithe-iday-ishe-iwas-itransferred,-iit-iwas-ihinted-iby-ian-iinstructor-ithat-ishe-imay-ibe-irepresenting-itheir-iacademy-ifor-ithe-iupcoming-iTMAC-iwhich-iroused-isome-ianimosity-ifrom-iother-istudents-ithat-iwas-iaiming-ito-ibe-iselected.-i
Some-iquestions-ior-idoubts-iabout-iher-iability-iwas-iraised.
"How-icome-ia-itransferee-ifrom-iLeonhearts-icould-iattend-ithe-icompetition-iinstead?"
"I-ieven-iheard-ithat-ishe-iwas-ia-icombat-imagician-ion-iher-ifirst-iyear."
"Indeed,-isuch-iundecided-iperson-iwould-inever-ireach-ithe-ipeak-iof-iforging."
"I-ishould-ibe-ibetter-ithan-iher.-iMaybe-iwe-ishould-itry-iher-iskills."
"That's-itrue,-iif-iit-iwas-iproven-ithat-iwe-iare-ibetter-ithan-iher-iin-imana-iartifact-iforging,-ithen-ishe-ican-ionly-idream-ion-iparticipating-iin-iTMAC.-iHmph."
It-iwas-ithen-ithe-istart-iof-idueling-ibetween-iSheryl-iand-iother-istudents-idreaming-ito-ibe-iselected-ito-ijoin-iin-ithe-iprestigious-icompetition.
A-ibattle-ibetween-imana-itechnicians-ican-ibe-idone-iin-imultiple-iways-ilike-iby-imeasuring-ithe-ispeed-iof-icreation-ion-ia-ispecific-imana-iartifact-iand-imagic-istructure.-iAlso,-ibattles-ilike-icreating-imana-iartifact-ion-iwhatever-iresources-ithat-iwas-iprovided,-ior-imeasuring-ithe-icapabilities-iof-ithe-imana-iartifact-iand-imany-imore-ichallenges-ican-ibe-idone.-i
During-ithe-iearly-idays-iof-iSheryl's-itransfer,-ishe-iwas-ichallenged-imultiple-itimes-ibut-iremained-isteadfast-ias-ishe-idefeated-iand-imade-iall-ithose-istudents-iwho-idoubted-iher-isilent.
Now,-ias-ithe-ileader-iof-ithe-iteam,-iSheryl-ihad-imade-ia-ilot-iof-ipreparation-iand-iprepared-ia-isurprise-iwith-ithe-ihelp-iof-isome-iMystic-iGate's-iinstructors.-i
"Once-iI-ihave-icompleted-ithis,-iI-idoubt-ianyone-iin-ithe-icompetition-icould-idefeat-iKyla."
Sheryl-ismirked-ias-ishe-iremembered-iKyla-iRoger's-itraining-iin-ithe-iacademy-ion-ihow-ishe-iutilized-ithe-imana-iartifact-ishe-icreated.
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Skywalker-iAcademy-iis-iknown-ifor-itheir-ihighly-itrained-icombat-imagicians-ibut-iit-idoesn't-imean-ithat-itheir-imana-itecnicians-ihas-ilow-irating.-iAs-ia-imatter-iof-ifact,-itheir-imana-itechnicians-iwere-iable-ito-iget-ihigh-iscores-iin-iranking-ias-iwell.
"As-ilong-ias-iwe-icreated-ithe-imost-icompatible-imana-iartifact-ifor-iour-icombat-imagicians,-iwe-ican-iwin-ithis."
"Mhmm.-iJust-imake-isure-iwe-iall-istick-ito-ithe-iplan.-iSo-iour-imagicians-iwon't-iget-iconfuse."
"Alright,-ilet's-istart-ithe-iforging-iprocess."
The-ileader-iof-ithe-igroup-iannounced-ithe-istart-iof-itheir-iprocess-ito-ialso-ihelp-ithem-iget-itheir-ifocus.
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Phoenix-iAcademy-iwere-iknown-ifor-itheir-iunorthodox-imain-icourse-iof-istudy-iwhich-iis-ithe-istudy-iof-ipotions.-iSo-ithe-iexpectation-ifor-ithis-iacademy-iwere-iquite-ilow.-i
Other-iacademies-ilike-iNeon,-iOdrexelt-iand-iAbuxorth-iseem-ito-ihave-ialso-imade-ipreparation-ifor-ithis-icompetition-igiving-ithem-isome-iform-iof-iassurance-ias-ithey-igot-iexcited-ifor-ithe-ibattles-ifor-itomorrow.-i
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William-ihad-ijust-icompleted-ithe-ithree-imana-iartifact-iassigned-ito-ihis-ibucket.-i
Apparently,-ithe-ichanges-ion-ithe-iplans-imade-iby-iWilliam-iis-iall-ibecause-iof-ithe-imaterial-ihe-itook-ieven-ithough-iit-iwasn't-ipart-iof-ithe-iplan.
The-ifourth-imana-iartifact-ihe-iwas-iabout-ito-icreate-iwould-ibe-iwhere-ithe-iunique-imaterial-ihe-igot-ifrom-ithe-iselection-iis-ito-ibe-iused.
It-imust-ibe-iremember-ithat-iduring-ithe-imonth-iof-ipreparation,-iWilliam-ireceived-i2-imemory-icrystal-ifrom-ipathfinder-idue-ito-ithe-imissions-ihe-ihad-icompleted.-iHe-iwill-ibe-iable-ito-iuse-ithe-iknowledge-ihe-iacquired-ifrom-ithe-itwo-iwith-ithis-i4th-iartifact-ihe's-iabout-ito-imake.-i
William-iglanced-iat-ithe-igenuine-iancient-iabyssal-iglass-ias-ihe-ifirst-iprepared-ito-iput-iall-imaterials-irequired-iand-istart-ithe-imaterial-icreation-iprocess.-i
"Luckily,-iit-iseems-ithat-ino-iother-istudents-ipicked-iup-ithe-isame-ithing."
He-ithought-iof-isome-iother-ipossibilities-iwhy-ithe-imaterial-iwasn't-icollected-iby-ianyone.-i
'They-iprobably-ihave-itheir-iplanned-imana-iartifact-iand-idid-inot-idare-ito-ipick-iit-iup-iand-igo-iout-iof-iplan.'
It-iwas-ihis-iopinion-ias-ihe-ibelieve-isome-iother-iparticipant-icould-irecognize-ithe-imaterial-iand-iuse-iit-ifor-itheir-iown-ibut-iultimately-idecided-iagainst-iit.-i
"Good-iluck-ithen,-iI'll-istart-imy-ifourth-imana-iartifact."
Tracy-icommented-iat-iWilliam's-idecision-ito-istart-ithe-ifourth-imana-iartifact.-iShe-icontinued-iand-ifelt-ihappy-iabout-iWilliam-idecision-iin-icreating-ia-isurprising-imana-iartifact.
"Hmm..-iYou-iguys-iare-isure-ifast."
Ross-ifinally-isaid-ias-ihe-ijust-icompleted-ihis-i3rd-imana-iartifact.
The-ithree-iof-ithem-iactually-iplans-ito-icreate-i4-imana-iartifact-ieach.-iIt-imeans-i12-imana-iartifact-ifor-i5-icombat-imagicians.-i
William-inodded-iat-ithis-ias-ihe-istarted-itaking-iother-irequired-imaterials-ifor-ithe-iforge.-iHe-ineeds-iother-ialloy-ilike-iarcane-imetals.
The-icompetition-iof-i2nd-iyears-iwould-ionly-ilast-ifor-i2-ihours-iand-i30-iminutes,-iso-ifor-ithem-ito-icreate-i4-imana-iartifact-iis-ian-iincredible-ifeat.-i
"Time-iis-iup!"
Felicia-ishouted-ithe-iend-iof-icompetition-ias-ithe-iautomatons-istarted-ito-iappear-iand-iput-ithe-imaterials-iin-ithe-isafe-iplace.-i
"The-imatch-ihas-iended.-iLet-ius-icheck-ithe-iresult-iand-isee-ithe-itally-iof-ithe-iartifact-ithey-icreated."
Leonhearts-iAcademy-i:-i12
Mystic-iGate-iAcademy-i:-i10
Skywalker-iAcademy-i:-i10
Honeysuckle-iAcademy-i:-i8
Isolde-iAcademy-i:-i8
Other-imagic-iacademies-iwere-iat-ileast-iable-ito-icreate-i7-imana-iartifacts-iat-iits-ilowest.
"Congratulations-ito-ieveryone.-iI-ihope-ithese-iartifact-ican-ibring-isatisfactory-iperformance.-iNow,-iI'm-ireally-iexcited-iabout-ithe-ioutcome-iof-ithe-ibattle-iof-icombat-imagicians-ifor-itomorrow."
"Correct,-iFelicia.-iNo-imatter-ihow-ifancy-ithe-imana-iartifact-ilooks-ilike,-iit-ihas-ito-ibe-iusable.-iDurability,-idiversity-iand-ipower-imust-ibe-iconsidered-ifor-ithe-imana-iartifact-ias-ithis-iwill-ibe-iused-ifor-ireal-ibattles."
Dervi-idutifully-iagreed-iwith-iFelicia.
"Haha,-iThat's-iright.-iNow-iwe-ijust-ineed-ito-ihave-ia-ibreak-ias-ithis-iafternoom-iwill-ibe-ithe-istart-iof-ibattle-ibetween-ithird-iyear-imana-itechnicians."
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The-ithird-iyear-icompetition-ifor-iartifact-iforging-isegment-iwas-icompleted-ion-ithe-iafternoon.-iBut-ithis-itime,-ithe-ihighest-inumber-iof-imana-iartifact-icreation-iwas-iwith-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iwho-icreated-i9-imana-iartifact-iin-i2-ihours-iof-igiven-itime.-i
William-islept-iwell-iduring-ithe-inight.-iHe-ihad-idifficulty-isleeping-ias-itomorrow-iwill-ibe-ithe-istart-iof-ibattle-ibetween-icombat-imagicians.-iIt-iwas-idue-ito-iexcitement-iand-ia-ilittle-inervousness.-i
"No-iproblem-ioccured-iin-iour-imana-iartifact-ifor
ging-iprocess,-iit-iwas-iall-iup-ito-iour-icombatants-inow."
It-iwas-iwhat-iWilliam-isaid-ifinally-ibefore-ihe-iwere-iable-ito-ifall-iasleep.
###-iChapter-i46-i--iCombat-iMagicians-i(Part-i1)
Zairus-iIV-iArena.-i
This-iarena-iwhich-ihas-i10,000-iseating-icapacity-iwas-iknown-ifor-iit's-imagic-ireinforced-istructure-ias-ithis-iplace-iis-imostly-ibeing-iused-ifor-ievents-ilike-icompetitions-ior-ibattles-ibetween-imagicians.
Yesterday,-iduring-ithe-iartifact-iforging-isegment,-iit-iwas-ibarely-ifilled-iwith-iaudiences.-iBut-iduring-ithis-itime,-ithe-i2nd-iday-iof-iTMAC,-ia-iround-irobin-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-imagicians-iof-ieach-iacademy-iis-iabout-ito-itake-iplace-iso-ias-iexpected,-ithe-iseats-iwere-ifilled-ito-ithe-ibrim-iand-isome-iof-ithem-iweren't-ieven-iable-ito-iget-iin.-iFortunately-ithe-ibattle-icould-istill-ibe-iwatched-iin-ithe-ilivestream.
"Ericka,-iwhat's-ithe-ischeduled-imatch-itoday?-iThere-iis-iquite-ia-icrowd-ihere."-i
"It-iwill-ibe-ia-ibattle-ifor-ithe-ifirst-iyears-ithis-itime.-iIt-iseems-ithat-i2nd-iyears-iwould-istill-istart-itomorrow."
It-iwas-iGilbert-iwho-iasked-iEricka-ithe-iquestion-ias-ithey-iwere-icurrently-iseated-ion-ithe-iaudience-iarea-idesignated-ifor-itheir-iacademy.
"Well,-ido-iyou-iknow-ianyone-ifrom-ithe-ifirst-iyears?-iWe-icould've-iwatch-iit-ion-ithe-ilivestream-ianyway."
"We-ijust-ineed-ito-ishow-iour-isupport-ihere,-ialright?-iWho-iknows,-iwe-imay-iget-isome-iinspiration-ion-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithey-iwill-ibe-ipresenting-ihere."
Ericka-ifinally-isaid-ito-iconvince-iGilbert-ito-istay-iand-iwatch-ithe-imatch-iin-ithe-iarena.-iAs-istudents-ion-iArtifact-iForging-icourse,-ithey-icare-imore-iabout-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithat-iwill-ibe-iused-irather-ithan-ithe-ibattle-iitself.
Kazimir-ibeside-ithe-itwo-itook-iout-ihis-imobile-idevice-iand-isearched-ifor-ithe-ischeduled-imatch-ithis-imorning.-iThey-iall-iwent-ihere-itogether-iwith-iother-istudents-iof-iLeonhearts-ito-igo-iwith-ithe-iflow-ibut-ialso-ito-ishow-isupport-ito-ithe-iparticipating-istudents-ifrom-itheir-iacademy.
"Hmm..-iThis-iis-itoday's-imatch.-iApprently,-ithis-iwill-ibe-ithe-isame-iarrangements-iwith-i2nd-iyear-iand-i3rd-iyears-icompetition."
Skywalker-ivs-iEternal-iFey
Mystic-iGate-ivs-iStoneheimer
Leonhearts-ivs-iHoneysuckle
Isolde-ivs-iAbuxorth
Odrexelt-ivs-iPhoenix
Neon-ivs-iSacred-iPeak
The-imatch-ionly-ihas-ifew-irules.-iFirst,-ithe-icombatant-imust-iuse-ithe-imana-iartifact-icreated-iby-itheir-imana-itechnicians.-iAny-iusage-iof-iother-imana-iartifact-iwould-iresult-ito-ia-idisqualification-ifor-ithe-iwhole-icompetition.-i
Second,-ionce-ithe-imana-ishell-iof-ithe-icombat-imagician-ihas-ibeen-idestroyed,-iit-iwill-ibe-iconsidered-ia-ilost.
The-imatch-iwill-istart-iwith-ia-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-iteam's-i1st-ifighter.-iThe-isecond-iwould-ibe-ia-ibattle-iof-ipair,-ithe-i2nd-iand-i3rd-ifighters-iwould-iteam-iup-ifor-ithe-imatch.
The-ithird-ibattle-iwould-ibe-ia-isingle-imatch-iwith-ithe-i4th-ifighter.
The-ifourth-iwould-ibe-ia-ibattle-iof-ipair-iagain,-ithe-i5th-ifighter-itogether-iwith-iany-icapable-ifighter.
The-ififth-ior-ilast-imatch-iwould-ibe-ia-ianother-ibattle-iby-ia-isingle-ifighter.-i
The-iteam-ionly-ineeds-ito-iacquire-i3-ivictories-ion-ithe-imatch-ito-iwin-ithe-ibattle.
"Hey,-iWilliam.-iI-ithought-iyou-iweren't-icoming-ihere."
Gilbert-inoticed-iWilliam-iwho-iapproached-ithem-ifrom-ithe-iside.-iHe-iseated-ibeside-iKazimir-ias-ihe-iglanced-ion-ithe-imobile-idevice-ishowing-itoday's-ischedule.
"Well,-iI-ihave-inothing-ito-ido-iat-ithe-imoment-iso-iwe-ican-ijust-iwatch-ithe-imatch-itogether."
"Where-iis-iTracy-iand-iRoss?-iWhy-ithey-iaren't-iwith-iyou?"
"Not-isure,-iI-ithink-ithey're-iwith-ithe-iinstructors."
William-ianswered-iEricka-isince-ihe-inoticed-ithe-ipair-ibefore-igoing-ihere-ithat-ithey-iwent-ito-italk-iwith-iInstructor-iEve-iwith-isomething.-iHe-ididn't-ithink-itoo-imuch-iabout-iit.-i
"Hey,-ido-iyou-ithink-iour-ifirst-iyear-iwill-iget-ia-igood-iscore?"
Ericka-icasually-iasked-iWilliam-inot-ibothering-ito-istay-ion-ithat-itopic.-iThe-icompetition-iwould-istill-istart-iwithin-i10-iminutes-iso-ithey-iwere-ijust-ipassing-itime.
"Mhm.-iI-ithink-ithat-iour-ifirst-iyears-ihas-ia-igood-ichance."
'But-iour-iseniors-iwould-imost-ilikely-ihave-iterrible-iperformance-ithis-iyear.'
William-ionly-isaid-ithe-ilast-ipart-iin-ihis-imind.-iDuring-iopening-iceremony,-iit-imust-ibe-iremembered-ithat-i7-istudents-iwere-iable-ito-isomehow-ifeel-ihis-iDivine-iSense.-iAll-isix-iwere-isenior-istudents-ifrom-iother-iacademies.-iOnly-ithe-iseventh-istudent-iwho-ifelt-ihis-iskill-iwas-ifirst-iyear.-iBase-ion-ithis-iresult,-ithe-iseniors-iin-ihis-iacademy-imay-ihave-itrouble-ion-ithe-icompetition.
'Oh,-ithere-iis-istill-iVera.-iShe-imay-icome-iup-iwith-isomething-ithat-icould-ihelp-ithem-iwin.-iAnyway,-iI'm-inot-ireally-isure-iof-ithe-ithird-iyear's-istrategy-ion-ithis.'
William-iremembered-iVera's-imana-ifluctuation.-iAlthough-ishe-idoes-inot-ipossess-ioverwhelming-imana,-iher-istrong-iand-istable-imana-ifluctuation-igave-ihim-ia-ifeeling-iof-iindestructible-ipower.
He-imust-iadmit-ithat-iVera,-ieven-iwithout-imana-iartifact-imay-ibe-iable-ito-igive-ia-ifight-iwith-ithose-iwho-ipossess-imana-iartifact.
"I-ican-isee-itwo-istages-iin-ithe-iarena.-iSo-iit-iseem's-ithat-ithis-iwill-ibe-iquick."
William-ichecked-iout-ithe-iarena-iand-isaw-itwo-iseparate-imana-ireinforced-istages-ion-ileft-iand-iright-iside-iof-ithe-iarena.-i
Each-ibattle-iwill-inot-ilast-imore-ithan-i10-iminutes,-imost-iof-ithem-imay-ieven-ionly-ilast-i5-iminutes,-iespecially-inow,-ithe-icombat-imagicians-iwill-ibe-iusing-ithe-ihastily-imade-imana-iartifact-iof-itheir-ifellow-ifirst-iyear-istudent.-i
"It-iwill-ibe-iquick-iindeed.-iBut-ieven-iif-ithe-imana-ishell-iof-ithese-istudents-iwere-iweak,-ias-ilong-ias-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-iutilize-itheir-imana-iartifacts.-iThey-ishould-ibe-iable-ito-ilast-ilong."
As-ithey-ichatted-imore,-ithe-itime-ipassed-iand-ithe-istart-iof-ithe-ifirst-imatch-icame.-i
"I-iknow-ieveryone-iwere-iexcited-ifor-itoday's-ibattle!-iWe-iare-inot-igoing-ito-imake-iyou-iwait-iany-ilonger!-iThe-ibattle-ibetween-i4-iteams,-iSkywalker-iVs-iEternal-iFey-iand-iMystic-iGate-iVs-iStoneheimer-iwill-istart-inow!"
Felicia,-ithe-icute-iannouncer-istarted-idoing-iher-ijob-ias-ishe-iannounced-ithe-ipresence-iof-ieach-iteam.
There-iwere-ia-itotal-i24-ipeople-iin-ithe-istage,-ithe-i20-iare-ithe-i1st-iyear-icombat-imagicians-iand-i4-ireferees-ifor-ithe-imatch.-i
The-ifour-ireferees-iwere-ian-iexpert-icombat-imagicians-iand-ihighly-itrained-iin-ispeed-icasting.-iAnyone-iwho-ihad-itheir-imana-ishell-idestroyed-iwould-ibe-iunprotected-iand-ican-ieasily-ibe-idamaged-icritically-iby-ia-imagic-iattack.-i
The-ifour-iwould-ibe-iable-ito-igive-ia-icertain-iprotection-ito-ithose-imagicians.-iIn-iany-icase,-ithe-imagicians-iwould-ihave-ito-istop-itheir-iattack-ionce-ithe-ireferee-iannounces-ithe-ilost-iof-itheir-iopponent.-iDeliberately-iattacking-ithe-imagicians-iwho-ilost-itheir-imana-ishell-iwould-ilead-ito-ia-ipenalty.
It-imay-iresult-ito-ian-iimmediate-ilost-iin-ithe-imatch-ior-idisqualified-idepending-ion-ithe-iseverity-iof-ithe-icase.-i
###-iChapter-i47-i--iCombat-iMagicians-i(Part-i2)
"Mystic-iGate's-iChloe-ivs-iStoneheimer's-iGaston"
William-ifocused-ion-iwatching-iMystic-iGate's-imatch.-iAfter-iall,-ithis-iAcademy-iis-ifamous-ifor-itheir-iingenious-imana-iartifact-icreations.-iHe-imay-ireceive-isome-iinspiration-ias-iwell-iin-itheir-ipathway.-iAs-isomeone-iwho-idreams-ibig,-iWilliam-iwas-ikeen-itoo-iimprove-ihimself-iin-iany-ipossible-iway.-i
"The-i1st-ifighter-ior-ithe-ivanguard-iis-iexpected-ito-imake-ia-imomentum-ifor-ithe-iteam.-iThis-imagician-imust-ibe-icapable-iof-itaking-isome-ipressure,-ias-ithey-iare-ithe-ifirst-iup,-iand-itheir-iresult-isets-ithe-imood-iof-ithe-irest-iof-ithe-iteam!-iThey-imust-ibe-istrong-iif-iyou-iwant-ito-ishow-ioff-iyour-iacademy's-iskill!"
Feli
cia-icommented-ias-ithe-ibattle-iwas-iabout-ito-istart.-iThis-itime,-ia-iyoung-ititled-iBattle-iMage-iwere-itogether-iwith-iFelicia.-iHe-iis-iwearing-ia-icoat-iindicating-ithat-ihe-iis-ifrom-iMinistry-iof-iMagic-iEducation.-i
"Mhm.-iThe-imagician-iwho'll-ifirst-ibattle-iwould-icertainly-ibe-iin-ihuge-ipressure-ibut-ithe-i2nd-iand-i3rd-ifighter-ishould-ialso-ibe-isomeone-iwho-ican-ifocus-iunder-ipressure.-iIf-ithe-i1st-ifighter-iloses-itheir-imatch,-iit's-iup-ito-ithis-itwo-iindividual-ito-itry-iand-imake-iup-ithe-iloss.-iThey-ican-ibe-iexperienced,-ior-ican-ibe-iless-iexperienced,-iits-iup-ito-ithe-istrategy-iof-ithe-iselectors,-ibut-ithe-ipair-ishould-ibe-igood-iin-itheir-iteamwork.-iFighting-iin-ipair-ican-ibe-ifound-imore-idifficult-iif-ithere's-ino-icoordination."
Felicia-inodded-iat-ithis-iand-iadded-imore.
"And-iif-iboth-ithe-i1st-iand-ithe-i2nd-imatches-iachieved-ivictory,-ithe-irest-iof-ithe-iteam-ican-irelax-ia-ilittle!"
After-ithe-itwo-ireferee-iat-ithe-iside-inoticed-ithat-ithe-imagicians-iwere-iready,-ithey-isignal-ithe-istart-iof-ibattle.-i
The-itwo-imagicians-ihad-iactivated-itheir-iGrade-i1-iMana-iShell-iat-ithe-isame-itime.-iAlthough-ithe-imagic-iskill-iis-iin-ithe-iGrade-i1-icategory,-iit-idoesn't-imean-ithat-ithe-iskill-iitself-iis-iweak.-iThe-iuniqueness-iof-ithis-iGrade-i1-iskill-iis-ithat-ithe-iMana-iShell-ican-ibe-isustained-ior-istrengthened-ias-ilong-ias-ithe-icaster-ihas-ienough-imana-ipool.-i
Chloe's-imana-iartifact-iis-ia-ipurple-ibracelet-iwith-i4-ilined-iblue-icrystal-iembedded-ion-iit.-iAfter-iactivating-ithe-imana-ishell,-ishe-ipoured-iher-imana-ion-iher-ibracelet-ito-iactivate-iher-ipiercing-imagic-iskill.-i
"Ice-iEnchant-i---iArrow-iAssault!"
A-ibarrage-iof-iarrows-imade-iof-iice-iappeared-iin-ifront-iof-iChloe-ias-ithey-iflew-iover-iGaston-iwho-iwere-ijust-ilooking-iat-ithe-iincoming-ispells.-i
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