Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)
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Chapter 636: Start

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The team event had already started, and Xiao Lin started to have a serious look in the spectator stands. Even though he did not need to participate this time, he would definitely need to participate in the official tournament, so he still needed to gain experience.

Dawn Academy’s list of attendees were Cheng Ming, Gu Xiaoyue, Sheng Guo, An Luo, and Sun Xiao. Among them, Cheng Ming had replaced Xiao Lin in the individual portion, but he still participated in the team segment. After all, it was just a friendly match, and there were no special rulings.

The composition was quite balanced. Cheng Ming and Sheng Guo were both close-ranged, melee weapon fighters. An Luo was the only archer among the twelve monitors. Sun Xiao was focused on magic. With Gu Xiaoyue’s support magic in the mix, the team did not have too many flaws.

From the gigantic screen, they could clearly see every detail and every corner of the match at all times. The moment the match started, the five from Dawn Academy immediately fell into the formation they had learned in their training, and charged right into the forest.

The two teams started at fixed positions in the forest, and were usually at opposite sides. However, since it was just a friendly match, they were not too far apart. Choosing to charge right forward would very likely lead to a fight breaking out in the middle.

“A wise choice. You will lose very tragically if you prolong the match.” Alexander looked very serious as well, and would occasionally talk to Xiao Lin.

“You’re very good at prolonged fights?”

“It’s easy to see from your composition that you’re using the standard methods. However, we aren’t… Ah, it’s a pity, even in a quick battle, you won’t be able to gain any advantages.”

“What composition did you choose?”

“We’re using four close-ranged fighters and… Ahem, you’re trying to trick me again.”

“Four close-ranged fighters only? How slanted!” Xiao Lin might not have experience in team battles like this, but they had at least gone through Yu Mei’s specialized training for a good period of time. Usually, team battle compositions would have a vanguard, guards in the middle and rear guard combination. The vanguard would be close-ranged fighters, the middle would be those with long-ranged attacks, and the rear guard were the supports.

However, Xiao Lin thought of something as he added, “What about Diana?”

“It’s already started. You’ll understand quickly,” Alexander said.

Looking back at the gigantic monitor, both sides had already met each other in the middle. Since the training hall was not big, the Russians also chose to rush straight forward.

The first one to fight was Cheng Ming. He was not very quick, but the dense forests had restricted the speed of both sides, so neither side chose to send speed-oriented members forward, which was also one of the reasons Yu Mei did not send out Xiao Lin.

When they were still two hundred meters away from the Russians, Cheng Ming already started to show the power of his heavy sword. He raised his blade and began to make the motions of Slashing. The opponents seemed to notice, but did not respond because of the distance. Their hesitation had led them to lose their best chance to dodge.

The blade in Cheng Ming’s hand fell, and a massive white sword aura flew out. The trees shattered immediately as the sword aura passed through, and the sword aura seemed to completely cover every student from the Russian Academy.

“Nice!”

“That was beautiful!”

“I’ve experienced Cheng Ming’s sword aura before. Even talent holders wouldn’t be able to handle it head on!”

Dawn Academy’s spectators immediately cheered. Cheng Ming had always been well liked, and they were also facing foreigners at that moment, so Cheng Ming’s performance naturally led them to get excited.

Voyna Akademiya seemed to be very calm. Alexander was the one who spoke the most among them, and continued to idly chat with Xiao Lin. “A very strong sword aura. It’s at least 2.6 times stronger than a regular Slashing. How powerful! Dawn Academy is full of geniuses!”

Xiao Lin did not care for the praise, but Alexander’s words led to him having a strange expression. However, he did not voice his thoughts.

The battle continued, and the Russians who had been chosen would naturally not fall so easily. Before the dust settled, a few rays of light shot out through the dust, falling right next to Cheng Ming and the others.

In the ensuing explosions, Xiao Lin looked to the side with some surprise. “Elemental sword aura?”

Alexander nodded in acknowledgement. “Compared to your elemental sword aura, it’s way too weak. His elemental sword aura is at least fifty per cent lower than yours in power!”

Cheng Ming’s attack caused the Russians to look a bit worse off, but they were not that injured. Elemental sword aura was stronger than regular sword aura of the same level. Cheng Ming was at the head, but he quickly felt his body turning lighter. Gu Xiaoyue had already started to cast her spells in the rear.

“A decent strategy. That big guy used Slashing earlier to clear the area. Your support is really strong. She actually increased the speed by seventy percent. A terrifying increase too. I remember that the effect of the Godly Movement spell is only thirty per cent.” Alexander nodded, his face full of praise.

Xiao Lin could not resist anymore, suddenly asking, “How could you tell?”

“Godly Movement? That spell is easy to recognize.”

“No, I’m asking how you could tell it was a seventy per cent increase. The other statistics you recognized earlier as well…” Xiao Lin furrowed his eyebrows. He obviously could tell that Gu Xiaoyue’s spells were very powerful, but to be able to judge the numbers in a few short seconds was not something easily done.

“That isn’t that hard. you just have to practice a little.” Alexander waved it off before quickly shifting the topics, continuing to say, “Wow, your team is not bad. With that support as the core, you actually restricted the movements of our four-man group.”

Xiao Lin rolled his eyes, slowly thinking about it. He obviously did not believe that he could actually do it with just a bit of training. Being able to judge power so accurately would need an unbelievable amount of training to be able to judge it with just his eyes.

“It seems like I will need to start practicing it myself.”

Xiao Lin mumbled before he suddenly widened his eyes.. He looked at the monitor. “Hold on, you said your four-man group? Where is Diana? Why haven’t I seen her?!”