The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

"boom--"

The hard stone crumbled to dust under bare feet.

The ball of fur beside him had already flown into the air. It was clearly just an alchemical creation, but for some reason it gave people the feeling that it was trembling.

"It's useless. It's the same if you smash it." Jiang Liujing pulled Chi's hand.

It was rare for the young man, whose face was as red as flames, to show such obvious rage. Jiang Liujing had no doubt that if the person who made the sound behind Maoqiu appeared at the scene, he would be torn to pieces alive.

He glanced at the others again.

Although not as obvious as Chi, the expressions on their faces were also unhappy.

"They actually released our information like this. Wouldn't everyone know what to do next?"

"They know it, but knowing it doesn't mean they can do it," said Jiang Liujing.

He had actually expected that the organizer would announce the information on their points earned, but he didn't expect that even the personal level data would be announced at the same time.

This not only tells the opponent the strength of their capabilities, but also exposes the methods they use.

For those teams that haven't unlocked the points store yet, there's plenty of room to copy their methods and ask the Wood Mage in the team to help search for treasure chests.

This is what the rest of the team is worried about.

Jiang Liujing spoke to comfort his companions who looked a little depressed: "Even if we use the same method, the final efficiency and even the results will be different."

He chose Xile not just because she was a wood element, but more because of her natural empathy with plants. Most wood element mages still cannot do this.

"But Xiaojing, aren't you angry?" Mo Ya looked at him.

For them, the most difficult thing to accept is not that their information was published or plagiarized, but a sense of gap.

In the past, he was a genius who was praised by teachers and classmates, but after leaving school, he was targeted everywhere.

I feel suffocated and helpless, as if fairness is bullshit.

It was such an important competition that so many people were looking forward to, but they couldn't even follow the most basic principles.

Jiang Liujing said, "Of course, I'm angry too. That's why we must win."

Only victory and glory are eternal.

This is also the purpose of those who target them.

People years later will not remember who targeted whom in this game, or who used what methods.

All they remember is the final ranking, who is first and who is second.

"Besides, we're not the only ones working hard. The Imperial Magic Academy is, after all, the representative institution of the Dawn Empire. If they're targeting us so clearly with their rules, the Dawn Empire's royal family won't just sit there and watch. Don't worry, we just need to do what we're supposed to do."

"That's right." The others gradually perked up after hearing his voice.

Liu An jokingly said, "Ignatius is now the spokesperson for the Dawn Empire's royal family. He graduated from the Imperial Magic Academy himself, so he won't just leave us alone."

"Huh? Did they change people? When?"

"You guys are really so absorbed in reading sage books that you're oblivious to what's happening outside. It was just half a month ago. He should be in the royal delegation this time, but they're not with us contestants, so we can't see him."

The young people's sense of loss came and went quickly. After a while, they were no longer as dejected as before and became energetic again, even more passionate than before.

They grow through experience and trials. What they are facing now is just a small difficulty, and they will overcome it.

When Lesden asked Jiang Liujing how to distribute the 500 points he had just earned, everyone in the conversation suddenly fell silent and looked at Jiang Liujing nervously.

Five hundred points are enough to upgrade a team member to the second level.

Since no one opened the second treasure chest, it was difficult to compare whether the number was large or small, but there was no doubt that these points were very useful.

"Do you want to increase your combat power? To prevent attacks from other teams and phantom beasts?"

"We don't need to be on guard against them yet, right? I looked at the rankings, and there are only about twenty people who have awakened to the first level. Most teams probably haven't unlocked the points store yet."

"Never mind the battle."

Jiang Liujing spoke, and this time he turned to look at Chu Zhou.

Chu Zhou felt the same sense of confusion as Xile and pointed at himself: "Me?"

"Yes." Jiang Liujing nodded.

"I was thinking on the way here just now. Now we are all ordinary people. We can only walk to get here, and most of our time is spent on the road. So..."

"It would be much more convenient to have a wind-type vehicle." Liu An suddenly realized.

He clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Indeed, this way we can find the treasure chest and get there quickly. But Chu Zhou, can you speed up twelve people at the second level?"

"There's no need for twelve people to act together." Jiang Liujing shook his head.

"Only one person needs to bring their points card to open the treasure chest, and the rest of the people can be freed up to do other things."

"Then we'll split into two groups. Captain, you, Senior Xile, Senior Chu, and Senior Chi will protect you. The four of you will go find the treasure chest. The rest of us eight will go find and clean up a place to rest for the night." Lesden said quickly.

"can."

Jiang Liujing had just nodded when he heard Mo Ya, who was holding the jade token, suddenly shout, holding the token high and saying to everyone, "It's changed!"

Wen Xun: "What?"

"The points of other teams have changed!" Mo Ya pointed to a number that had just scrolled and happened to be below the name of their Imperial Magic Academy.

He recited the words one by one, "Glory Wings School of Magic, points 105... just now their points balance was only 10!"

"They also found a treasure chest, but it only gave out 100 points."

"That's right!" Mo Ya looked at Jiang Liujing with sparkling eyes, "As expected, unboxing is something that Xiaojing has to do."

Jiang Liujing laughed: "This is just a moment of luck..."

The other team members shook their heads rapidly in unison.

"You are too modest."

Wen Xun looked at Jiang Liujing with an incredible look.

Seeing Jiang Liujing's expression as if he really didn't think he was that lucky, he took a rare breath as if he had a toothache.

"Have you never felt it?"

Jiang Liujing: “?”

"What do you feel?"

"When it snowed before, you and Mo Ya were both standing under a tree that was about to avalanche, but in the end, the falling snow only hit Mo Ya and didn't hit you at all."

Jiang Liujing remembered this incident, which happened a few days before they came to the competition. However, he asked doubtfully, "Isn't this because Mo Ya was unlucky?"

Jiang Liujing firmly believed that replacing himself with Wen Xun or Chu Zhou would have the same effect.

"No, if others encounter this situation, they will only be hit by Mo Ya." Wen Xun sneered.

Why does he always target Mo Ya?

Because he is one of the people who is often implicated by Mo Ya.