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"Level 30, eh? I see. But could you tell me what kind of class a mage is? I've never seen such a strange weapon before."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Hela that Ruthie took out, especially Berg and his group, whose eyes were filled with confusion, doubt, worry and curiosity.

Ella pretended to be nonchalant and explained.

"It's a guard class similar to an archer, but its power is stronger than that of an ordinary archer. It's more appropriate to compare it to a mobile magic cannon."

"By sharing such important news with us before the battle, Your Majesty seems to be confident of victory."

"No, no, I just felt it necessary to let Berg know. Besides, being a magician isn't something that can be summarized in one sentence. Camisia and Mitis will be the referees. Don't worry about holding back. Camisia and Mitis will prevent any accidents at the critical moment."

"You cannot use items like magic scrolls and magic potions."

Shen Gan, who had seen Cang Yan use the scroll, emphasized this. Berg, who knew that this referred to the use of the magic scroll against Camisia, said in a deep voice.

"We've always believed that using magic scrolls to win isn't shameful. After all, there aren't any rules in a real battle. That's why we used magic scrolls when we faced Lady Camisia. But now, with His Majesty the Demon King as our opponent, we dare not use external objects like magic scrolls..."

If Ella was pushed into a corner and threw out a fourth- or fifth-level magic scroll, the competition would become meaningless, so Berg didn't dare to think about the scroll at all.

"Well then, let's get ready and get started. We'll choose the open space across from the post station as the venue."

Taking Camisia's words as a starting point, Cang Yan gathered in a circle to discuss countermeasures, while Ella and the other six headed straight for the competition venue with less snow.

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While stretching her muscles, Angeline asked Ella.

"Little Ella, how will we divide the work from now on?"

"Angeline will be in charge of stopping the two forwards, and Lotte will be in charge of the remaining three defenders. Oh, and remember to hold back and don't use your full strength."

After all, if they used their full strength, either Luty or Angeline alone could defeat Cang Yan. Having been crushed by Camisia before, one could say one had lost to someone at the pinnacle of warriors, someone who transcended the realm of heroes. It felt like a glorious defeat, but being defeated by a peer would be a real blow to their self-confidence. He had no desire to show off his strength, so it was better to pretend to have used all his strength before achieving victory.

"I'll pay attention."

After showing Ella that everything was fine, Angelini tried to swing the sickle twice. At the same time, Cang Yan and his group also arrived at the open space. They were fully armed and seemed to take this competition very seriously.

"Your Majesty, Demon King, don't you and your companions need to change into armor?"

"Lotte and I are magic casters, and Angeline is a fighter who focuses on speed. We don't need armor."

"yes……"

Holding a round shield and a one-handed sword, Berg looked at Ella and the other two worriedly, but Ella didn't notice. Instead, she looked at Camisia who was standing not far away, and signaled Camisia to start reading the rules.

Camisia nodded.

"Then, the match will begin when this Demon King Coin lands. The match will end when both teams withdraw or admit defeat. Is there any objection?"

"no."

"no."

As Ella and Berg responded, they walked back to back in opposite directions. When a magic caster is on one team, both teams must maintain a distance of at least fifty meters; this is customary at the Sacred Academy.

Leaving a series of footprints in the snow, Branch of Disaster and Cang Yan each turned around and nodded to Camisia. Without hesitation, Camisia flicked the gold coin with her fingers, and the gold coin fell steadily into the snow.

Almost simultaneously, the healers on both sides began to add strengthening magic to their members. However, the difference was obvious. On Ella's side, the various colors of light flashed almost simultaneously, while Cang Yan's side could only chant the strengthening magic one by one. First, they added "Strength Boost" and "Fortitude" to increase strength and endurance for the vanguard Berg and shield class, and then added "Mind Concentration" to strengthen attention for the archer and magic caster, as well as "Low-level Wind Attribute Enhancement" and "Low-level Water Attribute Enhancement" to enhance magical properties.

By the time the healer finished chanting the necessary strengthening magic in one breath with sweat all over his forehead and was about to chant the next secondary strengthening magic, he found that the vanguard of the team had already come into contact with Angelini.

"So fast!"

"Stop her!"

The shield class habitually held a shield tower as tall as a person in front, while Berg tried to go around behind and find a chance to hit Angelique hard from the side.

"Heavy—no, it's a slash!"

Angelica jumped up from the snow and subconsciously prepared to use "Heavy Slash" to tear the shield tower apart, but suddenly remembered Ella's temporary instruction to hold back, and hurriedly changed her lines. However, even so, the sharp sound of breaking through the air still made the shield character's heart sink, and he cast a spell.

""fortress"."

The orange-red light instantly enveloped the warrior's entire body. At first, when he saw Angeline preparing to chop the shield with a sickle, he was full of doubts, but after realizing the power contained in the sickle, he immediately retracted his contempt.

clang!

The heavy force like a hammer shook the man holding the shield all over. He was sure that if he had not used the "Fortress" for safety reasons, he would have been pushed back by the previous blow. But that was all. If the opponent could not force him back with the help of the running start and the force of falling, it would be extremely difficult for him to break through his defense. Even if he used magic, it would not force him too hard. He should be able to buy at least a minute.

"Berg, leave this to me. You and Akiel go deal with the mobile magic cannon!"

"Better watch out for yourself~ 'Round Dance Slash'!"

Chapter 20 Team Battle

"Tsk."

The sharpness of Angelini's "Round Dance Slash" could be felt even through the thick shield tower. The Cang Yan member holding the shield tower stepped out with his right foot, slightly bent his knees, and assumed a standard attacking posture. If he continued to fight with the half-baked mentality just now, he might not be able to withstand even a single magic from the opponent.

Berg was also nervous. Angeline's "Round Dance" covered a distance of at least four meters around him. If he did not change direction and continued to rush forward, he would undoubtedly be hit by the sickle. However, unlike the shield class, Berg chose to dodge instead of taking the attack with his round shield.

In the battle strategy previously discussed, Berg and the archers' mission was to eliminate Lotte, the magician in the Branch of Disaster. Ella's description of her as a "mobile magic cannon" forced them to focus most of their attention on Lotte. As the Demon King, Ella had no need to lie to them, and any experienced adventurer knew the true power of the magic cannon.

Of course, the difficulty of the Shield Class taking the Round Dance Slash alone was undoubtedly too great, so the healer in the rearguard cast a Magic Shield in front of the Shield Class to cushion the blow. Seeing this, Berg felt relieved and left the Shield Class alone. Together with the archer, he bypassed Angeline, who was immobilized by the spell, and headed straight for Ella and Lotte.

All this took less than two seconds.

boom.

There was no dull sound, and the magic shield shattered into pieces at the moment of contact. Then, the huge sickle collided with the shield tower. However, the power of the "Round Dance Slash" was beyond the shield master's expectations. It was not as scary as the sound. Apart from forcing him back a step, it had no other effect.

Was it a feint? Using seemingly powerful, but in reality, weak magic to trick us into using up our mana?

The shield class couldn't help but secretly admire Angelica's strategy.

At the same time, Berg and the young archer were galloping on the snow, and the archer gave Berg a thumbs up.

"Berg, it's just as you said! Their vanguard will attack first."

"Ah, yes, let's follow the plan. Ignore the healer for now and go after the magician first. Akiel, can you suppress her speed?"

"Leave it to me."

After giving the archer a look of approval, Berg's speed increased again. While the healer, preoccupied with chanting spells, couldn't monitor the battlefield, Berg, at the vanguard, was fully aware of the changes. The moment Angeline left the group, Lotte, the magic user, separated from Ella and ran further away from the battlefield. This reassured Berg of Lotte's threat. Each attack from the magic cannon required sufficient time to charge and aim, which was why Lotte was running backwards, creating sufficient distance between them.

Although Berg was curious about how Luti had shrunk the huge magic cannon to half the size of a human, everything became clear as soon as he thought about Ella, the Demon King. The strange black item might be the latest cutting-edge weapon developed by the demons.

If it's possible to buy it, I should equip Aqir with the same equipment. I'll ask His Majesty the Demon King after the sparring. The most urgent task right now is to increase the team's firepower, otherwise we'll be at a disadvantage when facing large monsters.

When facing humans or small monsters, bows and arrows can naturally exert great power, whether it is suppression or sniping, they can be used with great effectiveness. However, when attacking large monsters, especially dragons, they appear to be very powerless. As long as the dragon closes its eyes, the archer won't even have a chance to scratch an itch. The previous battle with the black dragon was enough to illustrate the problem. From then on, Berg secretly decided in his heart that the future equipment procurement should focus on improving the attack power of the members.

While thinking about these things, Berg heard a sound of breaking air in his ears. Berg subconsciously turned his head, and what appeared in his field of vision was a green arrow flying from behind him. Berg, who was familiar with the members' attack methods, knew that this was Achilles' attack. In addition to the power of the arrow itself, it also had a range deceleration effect. Even if it failed to hit the target, it could lay the foundation for the next arrow.

Nice job.

Berg applauded Archer in his heart, but before he could do this a few times, his expression stiffened.

The arrow flew into the field before it was blocked by the magic shield that suddenly appeared. The blue magic contained in the arrow was also triggered, and liquid blue splashed everywhere like a stone thrown into a deep pool, but did not hit anyone.

What kind of magic is that?

For a moment, Berg had such a question in his mind. Although he saw the shape of the magic shield, the magic shield was not a magic with such a long range. Taking the healer in his team as an example, the maximum range of the magic could be five meters. If the distance was increased, the failure rate of the magic would become higher, and even if it was cast, the strength of the magic shield would be greatly reduced. Now, the caster Ella was at least thirty meters away from the location where the arrow exploded.

And why did he have to separate from the magician?

Ella and Lotte did not run in the same direction.

As a healer with poor self-defense ability, without the protection of a warrior, she is no different from a newly hatched bird. Just a slight pinch will cause a fatal injury. Berg does not think that Ella is fleeing in a hurry to avoid a fight when she encounters an unprotected situation because she is usually protected by warriors. Normally, at the worst possible time, she should retreat with the guards. Therefore, there must be an unknown strategy behind her separation from Lotte.

But even if it was a strategy, what level of attack could a healer unleash? Even if they had trained in light or holy attack magic, compared to pure magic casters, the power of a priest's attack was hard to believe. At best, it could only delay the attack.

After confirming this again, Berg ignored Ella and went straight to chase Lotte as planned. With archers suppressing the magician's actions from behind, and the difference in physical fitness, Berg could catch up with Lotte in less than ten seconds. As for Angelica, who Berg thought was the most difficult, she should not be a big problem under the joint suppression of the shield class, healer and magic caster.

"Feng Shui Technique: Frost."

Once again, the archer fired an arrow to suppress Lotte, but unlike the previous magic, this time he used a second-level magic. Even if it was blocked by the first-level "Magic Shield", it would only reduce the speed.

In just a blink of an eye, the ice-blue arrow surpassed Berg and headed straight for Lotte. Unlike expected, no magic shield appeared this time, but it was Lotte who responded.

Lotte, who was originally running backwards, suddenly turned around, took simple aim, and pulled the trigger. A blue-purple electric light accompanied by a thunderous sound attracted the attention of everyone in Cang Yan. The large-scale straight-line attack enveloped the arrow shot by the archer. Like a kite with a broken string, the arrow drew a perfect parabola and fell to the ground helplessly.

"what is that?"

No one could answer Berg. Apart from continuing to chase after Ruthie, he had no other better choice. The only thing that could make him feel at ease was to hold the round shield tightly in his hand to prepare for the attack at any time. The thunder just now was definitely a third-level magic, and judging from Ruthie's appearance, there was no process of chanting the magic. In other words, it was cast instantly. Berg could only pray in his heart that attacks like the previous one could not be used continuously.

Collapse

"Ouch."

Without any warning, the ground in front of him collapsed. Although Berg wanted to slow down immediately, the inertia of rushing forward prevented him from stopping. His body also began to lean forward because he could not maintain his balance. As a last resort, Berg could only choose to waste his magic power.

"Flash"

Berg couldn't help but look up as he crossed the three-meter-wide crack. There was no doubt that the magic just now came from Ella, who was a healer.

Not only did he learn light and holy magic, but he also learned earth attribute magic!

Berg frowned in surprise, but the reality prevented him from continuing to admire her. Ella's third block appeared again, and unlike the previous two, the third attack seemed incredible to Berg.

'Ice Wall', 'Stun Bomb' and 'Wind Binding', three different restrictive magics attacked from four different directions. 'Ice Wall' blocked the forward momentum, 'Stun Bomb' fell from the sky, and as for 'Wind Binding', it launched a pincer attack on himself from the left and right sides respectively.

Is there really a magic caster who can use magic of three different attributes in such a short time?

For a moment, Berg felt as if he was fighting against multiple magic casters. Although these were non-lethal first-level magic, they were a huge obstacle for him to approach Lotte.

With anxiety welling up inside him, Berg continued charging forward without slowing down, hiding his body behind the shield, his entire body glowing red.

"charge"

Like "Flash", "Charge" is almost a must-have skill for warriors. It not only strengthens their own defense in a short period of time, but also charges towards a single target and smashes the target in front of them. If the user's level is over 40, it even has the special effect of attracting hatred.

Like a siege vehicle, Berg, whose whole body was wrapped in red light, raised his shield and slammed into the ice wall at an unstoppable speed. He only lasted for less than half a second before the ice wall, which was as thick as a fist, was smashed to pieces.

But when Berg raised his head again, Luti had already distanced herself from him again.

"Tsk, he's not just a healer, he's worthy of being the Demon King of the Commander Clan."

After thinking for a moment, Berg gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.

"In that case, let's change our strategy temporarily. Aguirre, I'll leave the magician to you. I'll deal with the healer!"

"good!"

The archer had seen what happened to Berg, and he understood that if Berg didn't get rid of the healer who kept harassing him, he would never catch up with the magician. Once the distance between the two sides widened, the battle would be over. Now the only thing the archer could do was temporarily suppress Lotte and prevent her from taking action, giving Berg time to deal with the healer.

After quickly communicating, Berg changed his target and chased straight to the left. Judging from the speed, Ella was much slower than Luty, so it shouldn't take long to catch up. Of course, if Cang Yan's healer could add "acceleration" magic to Berg, Berg wouldn't have to work so hard. However, Angeline's speed of advance was beyond everyone's expectations, so Berg only had time to add the most basic "strength increase" and "fortitude" before he had to go to the front line.

Seeing that it was Berg chasing after her, Ella opened her mouth in daze. The reason she separated from Ruthie was to make herself independent. Then, as long as the archers shot arrows at her, she could pretend to be defeated and retreat, and leave the rest to Ruthie and Angelique. But now, Berg, who was good at close combat, took the initiative to approach her, and things became troublesome.

It was very easy to let go of long-range arrow attacks, but close combat was completely different. You had to retreat while pretending to have used all your strength. This could definitely be considered a skill, but I was certain that I hadn't learned it.

If she were Berg, she would never let the archer face the magician alone. Ella could assert that Hela suppressed the existence of the bow in every aspect. It was simply a fantasy for a single archer to restrain Lotte.

[Perhaps Berger still doesn't understand Hela's power... He miscalculated.]

Ella couldn't help but click her tongue. Now she only had one option left: to fight back. Stacking up the "acceleration" would certainly prevent Berg from catching up with her, but that would expose the fact that she had just been letting Berg win. If Berg saw it, it would undoubtedly be regarded as an insult to them.

"In that case, let's pretend we defeated Berg with all our might."

At least it is less likely to be discovered if you defeat the opponent than if you lose on your own initiative.

After inserting the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment into the snow, Ella, who had originally turned her back to Berg, stopped, turned around, and gathered golden light on the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment.

It was not a "Holy Pestle Strike", but a "Charge" in close combat. The purpose was to let Berg know that he had learned close combat magic so as not to scare Berg.

Sure enough, just as Ella imagined, Berg's forward momentum paused, and he stopped completely when he was five meters away from Ella.

"I didn't expect that the Demon King is not only a healer and magic caster, but has also learned warrior-type skills."

"I just understand a little bit."

"Just a little understanding won't stop His Majesty."

"If we can't match speed, we have to stop and fight back."

"Is this also the Branch of Disaster's tactic... Compared to it, our Blue Flame is indeed lacking in many areas."

Having said that, Berg narrowed his eyes slightly, placed the round shield at his side, and raised the one-handed sword in front of him. Although he didn't think the attack of the magic wand would be very fierce, he couldn't just watch Ella accumulate strength.

"Well, excuse me then!"

He approached Ella with pure physical strength, without resorting to magic. With "charged" magic, the user's next attack consumes the remaining power, preventing them from making large movements. A magic caster or archer could have broken the "charged" state with a ranged attack, but unfortunately, Berg was alone, so he could only resort to feints to find Ella's weaknesses.

But what he didn't expect was that Ella's "charging power" was just a reminder.