A total of 400 students passed the knockout round to enter the preliminary round, of which the ratio of Salonian students to Reoks students was 1 to 3.

The venue for the competition was still in the shallow forest to the north of the castle, where the professors of Reox had built four rings about 30 yards long and wide, ranked by rings 1 to 4, and divided all the students into four groups to compete.

The prizes of the competition were also announced by the old dean himself the next day, and since this competition was the first magic exchange competition in the history of the two countries, the winning prizes were directly allocated by the Imperial Royal Magic Association.

All the students who enter the finals will be distributed according to the winners of the competition, a total of sixty-four, although there is no specific announcement of what the rewards are, but it is rumored that in order to motivate the students of the two houses, the old dean and Father Andrew each took out a legendary magic equipment, which undoubtedly made the students' desire for victory more intense.

What is Legendary Magical Equipment?

The so-called legendary-level magic equipment is not because of how powerful those magic paths are, but because the magic props that were owned by the original owners and all the famous magicians in history will be called legendary-level magic equipment.

This applies to all weapons and equipment.

As far as the wizarding world is concerned, what can generally be called a legendary prop, then his original owner must be an outstanding great magician!

And to be able to get the magic items that the great people of the same dream have, for these children who are still apprentices in magic, it is a wonderful thing.

Even Scott, who has always been calm and calm, seemed a little eager to try after hearing this, not to mention Alan and Lavia, on the contrary, under the temptation of such a reward, I am afraid that only Jiang Zhe can guarantee his normal heart.

After all, Jiang Zhe had never thought of using auxiliary props to enhance the power of magic, and of course, tattoos that he had always been obsessed with were excluded.

Allen had been babbling about how to group them up before the group stage match, but when the roster was announced, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Perhaps there was a god who listened to his prayers without sincerity, and it was very fortunate that Jiang Zhe, Scott, Allen, and Lavia were all divided into different groups, Jiang Zhe was in No. 1, Scott was No. 3, Allen was No. 4, and Lavia was No. 2...... Seriously, although Allen's battle with his two roommates has always been close to victory, you must know that in the ring in this competition, there are a full thirty yards, and Allen's self-confidence can only be maintained within the range of ten yards, once this value is exceeded, then he has almost no chance of winning under Jiang Zhe's dense fireball blows and under the restraint of Scott's irritating series of curses.

Only when the distance between the two is within ten yards can Alan have enough confidence to defeat his two friends, just ten yards!

However, Lavia does not seem to be happy with this grouping, and perhaps she expects to meet Jiang Zhe, whom she sees as a fierce rival in the first match, because at this time, the physical strength and energy of the two have not been depleted, and this kind of game can see the real gap between the two.

Her eyes that seemed to be burning with a raging fire made Jiang Zhe feel very heavy pressure.

To be honest, after seeing the announced group list, Jiang Zhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because until now, he still has a hesitant attitude towards how to deal with the battle with Lavia, after all, from the beginning to the present, although Lavia keeps saying that he is a strong rival, but in fact, whether it is Jiang Zhe, Scott and Allen, they have long regarded Lavia as a companion and friend.

I'm afraid what Jiang Zhe is looking forward to seeing the most now is that Lavia is very 'unfortunate' to lose in the group stage...... But unfortunately, he is not a believer in any of the gods......"...... The winner was the 2nd Grade Fire Blue Magic Class, Lavia Fahualia! Thank you Lavia for a great competition!"

As a professor's voice fell, there was a round of applause around the ring, and it could be seen that both the students of that grade were full of affection for this second-year girl with outstanding strength and good looks.

"Wow, that's amazing, Lavia, you actually defeated the fourth-grade senior......" Looking at the girl who returned from victory, Alan said with a grin and clapping his hands.

"It's just the first game...... Lavia said lightly, looking at her expression, she didn't seem to care about Allen's praise, and even her eyes didn't show the slightest bit of pride and pride.

You know, Lavia was called 'Proud Lavia' by other female students in her grade...... It's a strange phenomenon...... "Aren't you hurt?" Lisa, the best roommate, asks about Lavia's condition at the first moment.

"No ......"

"Hee-hee, then we're relieved, congratulations, Ive......"

"Oh, that's no ......"

"Huh, Ivey, are you really okay? I feel ......."

Glancing at Jiang Zhe, Lavia smiled and said, "I feel good, very good!"

I feel terrible...... As if seeing the terrifying flame called Battle Intent from Lavia's eyes, Jiang Zhe sighed secretly.

She seems to be in very good shape today...... Does she just want to fight herself again?

It's terrible!

Sneaking a few glances at Lavia, Jiang Zhe had to admit that this girl seemed to have become a little strange, no, it wasn't strange, at least once before...... A year ago, in the school celebration competition, it was in the open space not far from here...... That strong, proud, and unyielding girl ......"...... At the beginning of the second match of the fourth game, Sissy Balchin, a student of the fourth-grade earth-based blue magic course, asked the above two students to enter the arena quickly against Alfonso Eames, a fifth-grade summoning class......"

“...... At the beginning of the third game of Field No. 3, Aggie Manton, a student of the third-year enchantment course, and Allister, a fifth-year wind class of the wind department, asked the above two students to quickly enter the arena......"

The game continued, with Alan and Scott seemingly playing a game of guessing which side would win, but Lavia and Jiang Zhe remained silent.

In fact, it's not that Jiang Zhe wants to be silent, but for today's Lavia, he really doesn't know what to say.

Compared with the domineering aristocratic lady before, Jiang Zhe was more inclined to the current Lavia, ......, "What do you want to say?" As if noticing the stares from beside her, Lavia asked softly.

"Uh, no. Jiang Zhe was stunned, looked at the arena and shook his head and said.

At this time, the game in the No. 1 arena seemed to be over, and the professor who was the referee took the list of students and shouted, "The third game of the No. 1 field begins, the second-year fire green magic course student Soth, to the fourth-year curse magic class Bobby Divi, please the above two participants quickly enter the arena and repeat the ...... again"

Finally it was his turn...... "Whew!" With a long breath, Jiang Zhe was about to turn around and walk towards the No. 1 arena, when suddenly his sleeve was grabbed by a small hand.

"Absolutely...... Don't lose!"

Oh, what a headache to motivate...... Shaking his head with a wry smile, Jiang Zhe nodded and said, "Hmm!"

"Come on, buddy!" Pushing Jiang Zhe's back, Alan said with a grin, "Hurry up and be defeated by your opponent, I don't want to meet you in the final, hahaha!"

"Curse?" frowning and muttering, Scott reminded in a low voice, "Soth, the strength of curse magic is not in damage, but in weakening the opponent step by step, don't let the opponent have time to chant the spell, and disturb him with fireballs as much as possible!"

"Hmm, thank you, Scott......" Nodding at Scott, Jiang Zhe glanced at the grinning Allen, and then at Lavia, who seemed to be paying attention to the arena, and walked towards the No. 1 arena.

"Hey, second-year kid, second-year kid can also enter the group competition?"

"Good luck......

"It's a pity that this kid's luck can only go so far, how can a second-grade kid be with Bobby Dee in the fourth grade...... Dee, what's that fourth-grader called?"

"Bobby Diviy, but I don't think that kid named Soth got into the group by luck!"

"Soth?'s name seems familiar......"

"Hey, isn't that one of the three stupid guys who scored zero in the second-grade History of Ancient Magic? Haha, this kind of guy can also enter the group competition?"

"Hahaha, isn't that interesting, hey, second grader, to beat that fourth grader, we'll cheer you on!"

"Haha, how can you win ......"

In the midst of a series of noises, sneers, mockery, and banter, Jiang Zhe stood on the arena with a normal face, as if he hadn't heard these sounds at all.

"Oh, what a second-grade ghost," the boy standing opposite covered his forehead with a headache, shrugged his shoulders and said with a little apology, "Your name is Soth, right, I'm sorry, Senior Soss, can you please admit defeat?"

Looking at the other party, Jiang Zhe shook his head and said lightly, "It's a pity ......"

"Hehe," said the boy named Bobby Divi, shrugging his shoulders and laughing at himself, "I think that's the answer," he said, taking a yellowish wooden wand from his robe, and said with some apology, "then go ahead, I'll do my best not to hurt you!"

Glancing at Jiang Zhe and then at Bobby Divi, the professor who was the referee raised his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"

"Come on, second grader!"

"Hahaha, you want to win!"

In the midst of the insincerity of the No. 1 arena, a girl in a white magic robe frowned and whispered, "It's too much, obviously I don't really cheer him up......" As she spoke, she glanced at Alan and them, and said suspiciously, "Those are his friends, why don't you cheer for him?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a young man with monocles beside her said lightly, "Will the sound of cheering make the magic more powerful?"

"It's just, I think it's not bad, I won't be ashamed when I lose, hahaha......"

Glancing at the arena, the girl turned her head, frowned, and said, "Geller, Gert, you guys are too much......"

Before she could finish speaking, a hand reached over, patted her on the shoulder, and whispered, "I don't judge Geller's words, but Gert is right, cheering can't make the magic more powerful! As for his companions, heh, if I play, will you cheer for me?"

"Of course!" Katerina said, nodding.

"Cut, who's going to cheer you on, I don't know how happy you are if you lose!" Geller said, snorting.

"I see...... "Gently straightening the monocle hanging from the bridge of his nose, the young man named Gert said with a blank face, "It's not that his companions don't cheer him on, but they don't think it's necessary......"

"Cut, how is that possible?" said Geller, clasping his hands over his chest, with a look of distrust.

"Is it impossible?" Seeming to be the captain of the group, Eddie stared intently at the arena and muttered, "I can feel the fire elemental around him, but ...... Let me see the second grade kid who can make Katerina feel oppressive......"

And at the same time, the No. 1 field!

As soon as the professor's hand fell, it only took a few seconds for Jiang Zhe's opponent Bobby Divi to cast a series of curses, blindness, powerlessness, restraint, and even the magic [Loss of Mana] that could only be learned in the fourth grade was also cast.

This is the basic textbook process for using spells to deal with magic, and it is just one [aging].

Being able to cast four spells in such a short period of time, it can be seen that the strength of this fourth-year senior named Bobby is indeed not weak, and he is also very cautious, and he did not release the water just because the opponent was a second-year junior, and preemptively shot to limit the opponent.

But then again, if he didn't make the first move, even if it wasn't Jiang Zhe, but other second-year students, he wouldn't necessarily have the slightest chance of victory, after all, the damage of curse magic really made people shake their heads.

"If you don't make the first move, this second-grader is too stupid!"

"Even if he wanted to be the first to do so, what could he do? Blue magic was the slowest of all magic, how could it compare to a curse?"

"Tsk, I'm still cheering for this kid in vain...... No chance!"

"Well, there's no chance......"

Glancing at the students watching the game on the sidelines with anger in her eyes, Lavia sneered and whispered, "Quietly watch, a bunch of fools!"

"......" glanced at Lavia with some surprise, and Lisa secretly said to Alan, "Ive...... I seem to be angry......"

"Hmph," said with a strange laugh, Alan glancing at the arena, shrugging his shoulders and gloating, "not to be angry yet...... If that guy loses, hehe!"

"There's no way he'll lose, as long as he gets serious......" Pushing his glasses, Scott said lightly, "At least I can't...... Again, that fourth-grader can't do it!"

"Oooh...... It's not possible, but I really hope that guy just loses, at least I don't have to run into him in the final, hehe......"

"Humph!"

At this time, Jiang Zhe can be said to be deprived of vision, but his hearing is still retained, so he heard the words from his opponent.

"Don't you admit defeat?

"No, it's going to be a hassle if you lose...... Please note, I'm going to fight back!" Shaking his head, Jiang Zhe, who had his eyes closed, raised his right hand, and a fiery red vortex slowly appeared in his palm.

Counterattack?

Bobby on the other side was stunned, faintly feeling a little funny, and the students around him were even more coaxing.

"Fight back? haha, can you fight back if you're blind?"

"Can your fireball hit your opponents? Don't hit the professors, hahaha!"

"Use your instincts, second grader, and don't forget that you've lost your mana......"

However, in the next second, the commotion stopped abruptly, and was replaced by a sound of surprise.

"Poor...... Almost hit, didn't that imp have the curse of blindness?"

"How is that possible! Even if he doesn't have the curse of blindness, don't you see, that kid has his eyes closed!"

"Perception...... This second-year imp has mastered the art of sensing the magic of his opponents?

"And what's the deal with the fireball he's casting? This speed...... I doubt my magic is a fire bomb......"

"Besides, it's impossible for a fireball to explode, but that imp's fireball is strange, and it will disperse when it explodes......"

The surprise of the students outside the venue was far less profound than that of Bobby Divi as the person concerned.

Originally, he thought that the phrase 'counterattack' was just a joke, but when the opponent's fireball smashed into himself, Bobby was speechless in shock.

The reason why he persuaded the second-grade student opposite him to take the initiative to surrender was because the second-grade students had not yet been exposed to the skill of 'perception', and the gap between mastering perception and failing to master perception was not measurable by grade at all.

At least, the curse of blindness was in vain...... "I'm so surprised, Junior Soth......" narrowly avoided the oncoming fireball, Bobby Divi said in surprise, "It seems that I really underestimated you...... But are you really a second-year junior?"

"Yes!" With his eyes closed, Jiang Zhe slowly condensed a fireball in front of him, and the steaming fireball swept through an incredible arc, smashing into the opponent without any difference, and then exploded with a bang.

"Hey, it's terrible to be hit," Bobby felt a little unbelievable as he narrowly avoided the fireballs as he narrowly avoided the incoming fireballs, holding his magic hat to avoid being blown away by the airflow from the fireball explosion.

Originally, the curator's textbook battle was to weaken the opponent little by little, consuming the opponent's magic and physical strength at all, but this will, a fourth-year student who learns curses, is forced to run back and forth on the field by a second-year junior who learns fire-based blue magic.

This...... That's, isn't it?

Wait, if I'm not mistaken, the junior in front of me has already cast the sixth fireball technique, right? Although the magic power consumed by casting the fireball technique is not very much, but he has already lost his magic power, how can it ...... Hasn't his magic run out yet?

And he's not alone in this question...... Glancing at some of the dumbfounded academies beside the arena, Lavia snorted haughtily.

Idiot!

What if the mana is lost?

It's just a fireball in about two seconds, and with this level of mana consumption, even tomorrow morning, he won't be unable to cast magic because of exhaustion.

Although he has lost the meditation ability that the magician regards as life, he has the special ability to restore his physical strength and magic power all the time to make up for it...... A protracted war won't work for him!

The longer the time dragged the floor, the more disadvantageous it became...... "Whew!" exhaled softly, and Lavia turned around and walked towards the castle with a solemn expression.

"Evie, are you gone?" asked Lisa, confused.

"Well, don't look any further, if I lose to an opponent like this, I will never forgive him for the rest of my life! I'll go back first, I need time to think about the future ...... of the game"

"Oh......" Looking at Lavia's back in understanding, Lisa tugged at Alan's sleeve and said, "Ivy seems to be a little wrong......

"What's wrong," Alan said with a smile after glancing behind him, "Don't worry, Lisa, she should be in the best shape among our people, well, she's the most combative right now......"

"Really......"

"That's it!"

While the two were talking, suddenly something incredible happened on the field...... In the eyes of everyone, the fourth-grade student Bobby Divi, after dodging a burst of fireballs, suddenly stood up straight, looking at his expression and eyes, it seemed that he was going to perform some magic, but in the next second, he actually fell in front of everyone.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhe noticed that something was wrong in time and controlled the fireball thrown at him elsewhere, otherwise if he hit it right, he would burn a few places even if he was not disfigured.

"What's going on?"

"How did it fall for some reason?"

"Could it be that second-grader used some special magic?"

"It's impossible, that kid keeps controlling the fireball......"

The professor, who was the referee, came to Bobby Divi's side for the first time, squatted down to check the student's physical condition, and after a careful examination for more than a minute, the professor stood up, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just unconscious!" As he spoke, he nodded to Jiang Zhe, as if praising him for moving the fireball elsewhere in time.

"Match 3 of Arena 1, Winner, 2nd Grader, South!"

"The opponent suddenly fell unconscious, this kid is really lucky!"

"Although it's good luck, but this kid's strength is not bad, at least he has mastered the perception, and he has also used so many fireball spells in the case of the loss of mana......"

"Hmm...... But still good luck......"

"Good luck?" said Eddie with a solemn expression in the corner of the arena, "If I'm not mistaken, the last magic that the fourth grader cast was a psychic magic...... It's really unexpected, the party who casts the spiritual magic is unconscious, but the guy who is affected by the spirit is unharmed...... Katerina, the boy named Soth, has a very high mental power......"

"Tsk, boring game!!" Geller scratched his head and pouted, holding his arms, "That's not that fourth-grade guy being careless, and why don't you age?"

"Aging can have a serious impact on living organisms, it's the magic of game limitation!" Gert reminded his companion with a blank face.

"Speaking of which, it's that kid's luck to meet an opponent who can only curse, if it is to meet me, hum!"

And at the same time, in another corner of the arena...... Vincent Flores glanced faintly at the arena, snorted coldly, turned around, and walked in the direction of the castle.

"Good luck, good luck indeed, if you meet me in the group stage in the future...... Hmph!"

(To be continued)