Firefly Journey

Chapter 172 Youth is a hastily written poem (15)

Paninger ultimately lost.

Her dragon bloodline was only in its early stages, not yet fully realized, and there was a fundamental difference in strength between her and the aggressive Jenny.

When the referee sent her back by divine decree, the dragon girl was no longer her usual carefree self; she looked melancholy.

"Sorry, I lost."

This is the first time anyone has ever seen Paninger apologize on his own initiative.

Cassius said, "Do you remember how you felt just now?"

Paninger looked bewildered: "What?"

Cassius said, "The power that surged into your body just now is the beginning of your awakening of the dragon bloodline. Make good use of it, and your future will be much brighter than that of a 'space mage'."

At that moment, Paninger instantly realized that his teacher had asked him to lead the charge not so much to win, but for his own spiritual practice.

As a dragon-human, Paninger knew that every dragon-human had a chance to obtain the power of a dragon, but that was something she never dared to imagine. The probability was so low; one in a hundred would be lucky. Unexpectedly, the pie actually fell into her lap.

"I see... Thank you, teacher!"

Paninger's voice was clear and crisp, and he was full of energy again, a stark contrast to his previous dejected state.

Lin Yuanran handed over a Blood Fruit at the right moment, which Paninger happily accepted.

"Ario, you're back!"

Lin Yuanran smiled and said, "Yes, I'm back."

Since Paninger was defeated, Class 29 needed to send out a second player. The longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for their side, because the opponent would take the opportunity to catch their breath.

Cassius, however, was in no hurry. After another round of scanning, he said, "Allen."

Allen, whose name was called, nodded and walked into the arena under everyone's gaze.

Lin Yuanran watched the battle from the waiting area with his classmates, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he stood next to the wind chimes.

Fengling seemed to be completely focused on the scene around her, oblivious to who was next to her. She would nibble on a piece of fruit every now and then, enjoying herself immensely.

Jenny, who was on the field, had a chance to catch her breath after Paninger left the field. Her wind wings dissipated and she slowly landed on the ground.

Jenny's victory against Paninger was hard-fought and narrow.

Just as she was beginning to relax, her gaze suddenly sharpened.

Someone came in.

Only the competitors are allowed inside the competition venue.

He glanced at Cassius's Class 29 and saw that someone was indeed missing. Class 29 only had about ten people, and the contestants from Class 63 knew each of them by heart.

The person who disappeared was Allen, the "Shadow," who was skilled in stealth and was a second-awakened "Shadow Mage."

It's hard to imagine that in a vast, open space where you can see the end of the road, there's not even a silhouette of Allen, such a large living person.

Jenny knew about the profession of "Shadow Mage," which allowed them to hide in shadows based on their environment, thus achieving the effect of disappearing.

It was midday, and the winter city of Yi was shrouded in a gray haze, with no sun in sight, so there were no shadows. The fact that he could disappear proved that he had cultivated the "Shadow Mage" skill to a certain level.

You can use shadow magic without a shadow!

Jenny felt a chill run down her spine, fearing that Allen might suddenly appear from some angle.

So, just to be safe, she unfolded her wings and flew into the air; it's always better to be cautious.

Offstage, some students who weren't quite ready to learn were very confused by Jenny's behavior.

"No, no one from Class 29 entered the arena. Instead of using the time to recover her magic power, she wasted it using wind wings. What is she doing?"

"Exactly, what is she afraid of?"

Those in the know couldn't help but point it out: "Didn't you guys notice that Class 29 is missing a person?"

Everyone looked and saw that it was indeed so, and then they suddenly realized what was going on.

Maintaining the wind wings consumes a lot of mana. While hovering in the air can provide all-around protection against Allen's attacks, it's not a long-term solution. Once the mana is exhausted, it will eventually have to return to the ground.

"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move." Hidden in the shadows, Alan saw Jenny's growing reluctance to retreat, and he became even less anxious.

With Alan still not taking any action, Jenny began to get anxious.

If we wait until our magic power is exhausted, Allen, who is waiting to ambush us, will surely win. Rather than waiting to be killed, we might as well go all out.

Once the idea took hold, Jenny immediately set about doing it.

As the wind-borne wings slowly descended, Jenny was prepared. If Allen launched a surprise attack during this brief moment, she would react immediately and counterattack.

However, Allen was incredibly steady, and the situation Jenny had anticipated did not occur.

Jenny, however, became enraged and unleashed all the remaining magic power in her body, causing a fierce wind to howl throughout the arena.

With no natural shadows in the open space, Allen's little tricks were calmly revealed under Jenny's all-encompassing divine pressure.

Jenny was fighting like a cornered beast, with only a sliver of strength left. Allen knew this, and deliberately held back his strength to fight her.

A few minutes later, the howling wind gradually subsided, and Allen suddenly launched a fierce attack.

On a sunless day, everyone's shadow is hard to catch. However, Jenny's shadow suddenly magnified, then became long and narrow, binding her body.

Oracle. Shadownail.

Jenny was unable to break free, but she was quite poised and conceded defeat on her own.

"You did a great job." Margarita gave high praise to Jenny, who returned exhausted.

Jenny's throat moved slightly, but she didn't say anything; she was very tired.

Jenny accomplished her mission brilliantly by eliminating the top student from Class 29, setting a great example for everyone and boosting morale to some extent.

Margarita smiled and pointed at Hansen with his messy hair, saying, "Then you can go next."

“Okay…” Hansen seemed somewhat reluctant.

But Margarita's words were an order, and he had no choice but to go.

This Hansen is actually a well-known figure at St. Louis College, just not in a very positive light.

He was the same unlucky guy who, back in Torreg Town, was giving Lin Yuanran a basic introduction to superhuman abilities, yet hadn't even reached the second awakening stage.

Each attempt to advance to the next level has a chance of resulting in a new profession if the attempt fails.

Hansen has attempted to undergo a second awakening more than twenty times, obtaining more than ten different professions, some of which are even duplicates.

However, even today, he is still a "one-awakened one," because he has so many professions that he doesn't even know what his main profession is.

Logically speaking, he is actually weaker than most academy students, but he has many professions, and the cooperation between these professions makes his actual combat power far greater than that of ordinary second-awakened individuals.

Realms are realms, but they can never be used to measure the actual strength of an extraordinary individual.

Margarita had her reasons for sending him into the arena. Hansen was weak in many areas, but he was good at everything, including the "Light Mage" and "Fire Mage" classes, which were perfect counters to Allen.