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"The next level is just ahead!"

"Hurry up, you can go back after you pass the test~"

The twins ran ahead bouncingly holding the map, and Dai Ning followed closely behind them while paying attention to the surrounding situation.

As Julian walked, he reflected on his mistake just now.Why didn't you see that the door was all right?Still wasting so much time there, it's really...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Carter who was walking at the back, and said, "It's really thanks to you just now, otherwise we don't know how long we would have fought there. How did you tell at a glance that it was not attached?" conjured?"

Dai Ning, who was walking in front, heard Julian say this, and turned his head to glance at the two of them.And Carter just smiled indifferently, and replied: "Probably because I practice illusion and am more sensitive to reality, so I tested it. It's not a big deal."

This kind of modest and upright attitude can be seen in Carter... Julian couldn't help sighing again.Ever since they needed to train and get along together, perhaps because Carter didn't do anything special to him, and his attitude was natural and friendly, Julian's sense of resistance to him gradually decreased.Now he no longer feels nervous and stuck in his head when he sees Carter, and he can talk and interact with each other normally.

That would be all right, Julian thought.

I can't say it's happy or any other feeling, just a very plain feeling: this is good.It was a relief.He will never forget what excessive things Carter did to him before, but the fear, resentment and grievance at that time have gradually faded away.

"Okay, the last level... Uwah?"

"It's... so big..."

"Don't go there! Get back quickly!"

The three people walking in front suddenly became commotion.Before Julian had time to rush over to see what happened, he saw the three of them running back to where he and Carter were.

"What's wrong? What's in front?" Julian asked quickly.

"Magic Clay Doll." Dai Ning said, frowning, "It's so big... it blocks the entire corridor."

The magic clay doll that blocked the entire corridor... Julian couldn't help but look up at the ceiling.

This height...that clay puppet must be at least two and a half meters...

"You guys got close just now? Did he make any moves?"

"He's standing in the center of a circular array." Huang panted, "Yue and I accidentally stepped on the edge of the array just now, and the eyes of the array and the puppet immediately glowed red. Ning dragged us back."

"What is the diameter of the array? Could it be activated by stepping on the array?" Carter asked.

"Are you trying to say that it's okay to go around?" Dai Ning shook his head, "I glanced at it, and the diameter of the array is exactly the width of the corridor."

Julian secretly felt something was wrong.However, although the situation didn't sound good, he and Carter hadn't actually seen the formation, so the group decided to go forward to a distance where they could observe the puppets and formation without triggering his activation.

The five of them walked a few steps forward, rounding the corner of the corridor, and a huge clay puppet stood in the middle of the corridor.Its body was made of dirt and rock, and its face was flat, with only a single rune and a boulder embedded in the center - presumably the eye.And what he stepped on was a huge magic circle that seemed complicated.The diameter of the magic circle was exactly the width of the entire corridor. Julian wanted to take a closer look, but was grabbed by Dai Ning.

"Don't go there, just now Huang just stepped on a little edge and started it." The boy looked at the lifeless face of the clay puppet, and said worriedly, "Although I don't know if it will attack people..."

"Whether it will attack or not, you will know if you try it."

While speaking, Carter took out a small bag from his arms, grabbed a handful of powder from it and squeezed it in his hand.He closed his eyes and recited a string of strange syllable mantras, and then sprinkled the powder forward——when the powder fell in the air, it turned into an unclear figure, and walked towards the circle.

It's illusion.Although this illusion is not enough to confuse people, but fortunately, the casting time is short and requires less magic power, and it can fool monsters with low intelligence or poor eyesight who can judge their prey only by human scent.Although this clay puppet is not a monster, it is a prop made by a magician, but seeing that it has no facial features, hands and feet and other details, it can be judged that it is only big, but its level is not particularly high, and it is still effective under this illusion. within range.

The five of them didn't say a word, and stared at the figure as it approached the circle step by step, a little staggeringly.When the human figure stepped on the edge of the circular formation, the entire formation and the eyes of the clay puppet immediately lit up red; and after the human figure advanced further, the clay puppet moved slowly——he turned his face without facial features to try to pass through The figure in the formation picture raised his hand and slapped it with a palm.

The human form made of powder was completely scattered by such a slap.Seeing this, Carter frowned, and shouted a syllable—the powder that was about to fall to the ground immediately regrouped, and moved forward at a faster speed.The clay puppet waved its hands again and again, constantly breaking up the human figures, but after all, they were beating the illusion human figures without substance. Although the attacks were powerful, they had no effect.His attack didn't slow down the human figure, and it walked out of the range of the circle in just a few steps.

The moment the figure passed through the formation, the clay puppet's eyes and the red light of the formation disappeared. It staggered back to the center of the formation, lowered its head, and stopped its activities.Julian, Dai Ning, Huang and Yue looked at the still giant with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

Carter waved the figures away.Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his face was a little ugly. It seemed that the repeated gathering of human figures just now consumed a lot of mana.The boy put the bag back into his arms, took a breath, looked at his companions and asked, "It seems that he will attack as long as he steps into that circle, but not outside. How?"

"How... I can only find a way to get over it." Dai Ning looked at the quiet clay puppet solemnly.Although it still stood quietly, motionless, its existence alone made the little mages feel pressured.

"Julian, that diagram...?"

"It's quite difficult to interpret. The second half of the diagram array is almost invisible when it is blocked by the clay puppet. I can only roughly judge that this is the array that supplies him with energy." Knowing what Dai Ning wanted to ask, Julian answered him directly. The problem.

"Can... just blow it away? The clay puppet that can be tricked by illusions should still be within your reach, right? Use the trick you used to smash Lord Kelia's clay shield?"

Yue turned her head and looked at Julian expectantly.The young man froze, then hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, that...not now."

"why?"

"The magic power...not enough..." he said hesitantly.

Originally, the eighth-level map was already the limit of his current control. When he challenged the earth shield, he relied on his full magic power and invested a lot of magic power to balance the magic circle, so that he could achieve such a super-level effect.But now his magic power is only one-third, if the same conditions are used to activate the water-fire composite formation, the magic power will drop directly below the danger line, which would be bad.

"Is that so..."

Fortunately, Yue didn't continue to ask about the magic power, but turned to look at the puppet regretfully.

"Maybe..." Dai Ning said, "Maybe Julian doesn't need to use such a powerful array? We have practiced coordination, so group attacks are not a problem. As long as the instantaneous superimposed attack power is high enough, everyone can use spells." It doesn't matter if the level is lower."

"Oh? That's right!"

Hearing what Dai Ning said, Yue's eyes lit up again.Julian couldn't help but wonder, did this little guy who used disruptive potions really want to change his job to become an aggressive mage like Huang?

The five discussed for a while, and decided that the person with the highest attack ability in the three teams of Julian, Dai Ning, and Huang should violently break this level.After nearly two weeks of cooperation, the little mages stood in the positions they needed and confirmed the preparation time they needed.And just as everything was getting ready, Julian suddenly felt uneasy.

Is it really so easy to pass the level with positive attack?Especially when there are people like me who have broken triple earth shields in the team... Will the teachers still set this simple level as the last level?

Although he had such concerns in his heart, Julian still didn't say it.Guess is guesswork, try or try.He tried his best to get rid of distracting thoughts, recalling every detail of the array he was about to use.

"one two three!"

Huang, who had the shortest preparation time, gave the orders.Julian drew a formation under his feet, and two seconds later, Dainin's curse song also sang, and with two bottles in his hands, Huang was the third one to start chanting the spell.At the end of the syllables he recited, he uncorked the bottle and threw out a fire dragon. At the same time, Julian's six ice blades and Dai Ning's bursting light ball also greeted the clay puppet.

However, the spells of the apprentices did not hit the clay puppet as they expected, but were blocked by an invisible barrier around the clay puppet and sucked in when they hit quickly.

"what?"

"Which trick?"

"This……"

The three exclaimed at the same time.The mutation didn't end there. The array under the puppet's feet suddenly lit up after absorbing the magic power, and the eyes of the puppet also glowed ominously red.

"run!"

Dai Ning yelled and turned back to run away.The clay puppet stepped towards the apprentices and punched them hard.Fortunately, the action speed of the puppet was not fast, and the apprentices had time to run away. Although the punch was fierce, it did not hurt anyone.

"What's going on?" Dai Ning yelled against the wall.

"That's what happened! Activate after absorbing the magic... There are many traps like this, we are too careless!" Julian said, rolling to the side again, narrowly dodging the attack of the clay puppet.

"What now? We have to get there."

Carter flashed to Julian's side at some point and asked him in a low voice.Julian watched the situation in front of him silently. Huang and Yue were being driven up and down. Although both of them were petite enough to always escape from the gaps, the little mages' physical strength would soon be exhausted. When you have the strength to escape, you can only sit and wait for death.

"Give it to him again?" Dai Ning suggested, "Let Carter use illusion to distract him, and then the three of us bombard him with magic? If we're not within the range of that formation, we shouldn't be able to absorb magic, right?"

"This……"

Before Julian could answer, the clay puppet's attack turned on their side, sending the apprentices flying around with a slap.Julian didn't stand upright, and fell backwards when he became unsteady, and just when the clay puppet's fist was about to swing down, a figure rushed towards him, and the two of them rolled towards the gap between the pillars beside the corridor, barely skipping the distance. one attack.

"Dai... Carter?!"

Julian thought it was Dai Ning who rushed to save him, but when he turned around, he found that it was Carter lying on top of him.The teenager fumbled with his hands as if looking for something, Julian struggled to stand up, looked at Carter, and said uncomfortably, "Uh, thank you, thank you."

Carter looked at the boy who quickly broke free from himself and got up, showing a complicated expression for a moment.But he immediately restrained his expression, turned his head to look at the puppet, and said, "Instead of thanking me, it's better to think about what to do."

Yes, what should I do?Julian's little head was thinking hard, what method should be used in this situation?The action of the puppet must be sealed, otherwise...

"Damn it, you keep chasing me and beating me, do you like me that much!"

Dai Ning was driven to run around, he yelled at the clay puppet angrily, and then sang a curse song with a strange pitch--after the singing, two huge purple fireballs suddenly appeared beside the boy, smashing on On the puppet's head.This attack made the puppet take a few steps back, but he shook his head, his red eyes flashed again, and the two balls of fire were sucked in again.

"Attack magic really doesn't work!" Seeing that the momentum was not good, Dai Ning immediately ran to the side, stuck in the gap between the pillars and escaped the blow of the clay puppet, "He probably has a spell to absorb attacks!"

"Then he'll have to be knocked down with something physical!" Julian shouted.

"Entity! Do you know that all the people here are magicians!" Dai Ning replied angrily.

But after hearing these words, Huang, who was out of breath after being chased and had a chance to breathe after the clay puppet turned his head at Dai Ning, suddenly froze for a moment.

"Entity? Entity!" he yelled, "Yue! Turn Wood into Golden Prison!"

"receive!"

Yue's voice came from the other side. After receiving the response from his companion, Huang took out something from the pouch on his waist. Julian was stunned when he saw it clearly—it was a slingshot.

slingshot?

Before he could ask, he saw Juan picking up a few round, pebble-like objects with his other hand and muttering something to his lips, which seemed to be spells.As he recited, the small ball emitted a light green light.

At this time, the clay puppet was smashing against Dai Ning, and the boy was busy squeezing into the gap between the pillar and the wall, while shouting: "No matter what you are going to do, hurry up! If you are a few seconds slower, I will die!"

"coming!"

Juan just finished his preparations at this time.With a loud cry, he threw a pebble onto the string of his slingshot.Feeling threatened, the earth idol turned his head to look at the petite apprentice, raised one foot, and wanted to walk towards him.

"drink!"

As soon as Huang let go, a small ball flew out and hit the puppet's feet.The small ball was suddenly nailed to the ground, and just when Julian was amazed that the ball could break the hard stone bricks, a vine as thick as a man's arm suddenly sprang up from the position where the ball sank into the ground, and wrapped around the clay puppet. ankles and climbed up his body.

The clay puppet staggered a bit when it tripped, but didn't fall.He moved his legs again, but found that his feet were tightly bound and he couldn't move at all.At this moment, Juan shot out a few more small balls. As before, the balls were nailed into the floor, and immediately after the balls were nailed into the floor, thick vines sprouted. These vines entangled the clay figure one after another. In less than a minute, the huge clay puppet, which was still twisted and made the little ones scurry around, was bound by the vines.

"Okay...that's awesome...but will these vines hold up?"

Julian stared dumbfounded, but he soon discovered that the clay puppet continued to struggle, and several vines showed signs of being torn off.Just when he was a little worried, another petite shadow appeared from behind, stepped on the vines and nimbly climbed to the top of the puppet's head.

It's Yue!After he climbed up, he unplugged the glass bottle in his hand, and poured the liquid inside toward the clay puppet—or in other words, towards the vines that bound the puppet.

Mutation happened.The vines that came into contact with the liquid suddenly turned into a metal-like substance, spreading rapidly from the top to the roots.Soon, it was no longer the vines that entangled the puppet, but the hard metal strip.Now the clay puppet really couldn't move. He was fixed straight in place, except for the red eyes that flickered on and off, indicating that this inanimate statue was still activated.

Seeing that the puppet really couldn't break free this time, Julian was relieved.His feet went limp, and he sat slumped on the ground, his heart beating extremely fast, as if all the strength in his body had been sucked out.

Scared to death.This life-threatening feeling... is the first time since learning magic.His hands and feet were cold, and he couldn't think of any countermeasures he could do, so he just ran away to save his life.Thinking back on his performance, Julian felt a little ashamed.

Still have to learn.

"Julian, are you okay?"

It took Dai Ning a long time to barely get up from the ground. At this time, Carter had already helped Julian up.The apprentices gathered together to confirm each other's injuries, and after making sure that no one was injured, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although it's a shame to say this now, I think we have to hurry up," Carter said. "We spent a little time here, and the other team may pass us."

"That's right." Julian nodded in agreement.After resting for a while, he felt much better, and his weak feet finally gained strength. "Then let's move on quickly..."

"No." Juan shook his head. "You go, Yue and I must stay here."

"what?"

The three of Enos looked at them suspiciously.Yue explained: "The wood-turning-gold prison spell must be mediated by the magic power of the two of us in order to continue to work, so we must watch him here. After I leave, the effect of wood-turning gold will be lifted; if Huang Gone, the vines will disappear."

"You go." Huang continued, "There is no rule that five people must go to get the token. After you come back, we will go together. At that time, it is right to run outside anyway. Who cares about this big guy."

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Yesterday was short, today is long XDDD

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