In the misty square, sparse figures began to appear.

At the edge of the square, a man in a black robe, carrying a bow and arrow, and wearing a hood walked slowly.

This is the square in front of the puppet palace.

"Well, what's going on? These puppet privates are safe with the wizard apprentices?" Lance looked over as he stood at the edge of the square, a little strange.

I saw the majestic puppet city palace at the end of the square. In front of the palace, many puppet soldiers were on guard, but in the face of the large number of wizard apprentices in the square, they didn't make a move!

This is clearly unconscionable. You must know that under normal circumstances, the puppets in the puppet city will choose to kill the wizard in the face of the wizard.

And the number of wizards in the square also startled Lance.

There are at least a hundred wizard apprentices here! and half of them are advanced apprentices!

This situation made Lance a little confused. He walked briskly.

"So many people are gathered here...... How did they start fighting each other?"

Before Lance could get closer, some of the wizard apprentices in the square began a scuffle.

He immediately stopped and took a closer look.

A moment later, Lance saw the clue. The wizard apprentices in the entire square are divided into four areas, and in the center of each area is a huge white tree. At the top of the tree, there is a gilded invitation. It seems that these wizard apprentices are fighting over this invitation.

The four major areas, southeast, northwest, and northwest are all marked with thick lines of light red. Many high-level apprentices, relying on their high mana, have already stepped into the red line and began to snatch them. And more junior apprentices chose to stand outside the thick red line, gathering together in twos and threes, looking like watching a play.

It looks like it's safe to be at least outside the red line.

Lance walked over.

His gaze swept over the audience, and he immediately understood the current situation.

In the eastern area, a black shadow suddenly rose into the sky, laughing wildly as it rushed up to the treetops, and quickly took down the invitation. Everyone couldn't help but exclaim softly, and when they saw the person's appearance clearly, they showed a look like a big realization. Pansas the Vulture was the first to get the invitation. The senior apprentices in the eastern area were all pale when they saw Pansas appear, and they hesitated for a moment, but quickly exited the area. The other two apprentices glanced at each other, staggered up the tree, held their staff high and began to bombard Pansas in turn!

There was a scuffle in the northern region, and Lance also saw Ellie's figure inside. However, when he saw Wesley, the forbidden spell mage slowly stepping into the entrance, he knew that the ownership of the invitations in this area was almost clear.

In the western region, a high-level apprentice on Rainbow Island used a level 1 group attack spell unusually domineeringly, and actually launched an attack on all the opponents in this area. His mana was unbelievably strong, almost the same as Pansas, around 95 or 96. Such a ferocious act of clearing the scene will naturally attract a strong backlash from everyone, and the rest of the people have taken action, wanting to invite him out of the gang first.

The most chaotic is in the southern region, where more than a dozen people gather, and there are not only high-level apprentices in it, but also many junior apprentices mixed in. They huddled together and resisted the attacks of others. Due to the largest number of people in the southern region, no one has been able to climb the big tree in the center after fighting for a while - the reason is also very simple, once someone gets close to the big tree, they are blasted back by the rest of the people with a spell!

......

"It's messy...... Is everyone snatching the invitation? what does that mean?" Lance was a little confused.

At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly walked over.

"Mr. Lance!"

Lance looked over with some surprise, it was actually Martha.

"It's a good thing to see you......" Martha's spirit looked very sluggish, and she looked at Lance with some joy: "Sister Ellie said that you must have been killed by the monsters of the puppet city, so I don't believe it." ”

"Hello, Martha......" Lance smiled, "Do you know what those invitations are for?"

"Invitation?" Martha was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, pointed to the white giant tree and said, "Are you talking about the entrance ticket to the palace?"

"Tickets?" Lance frowned.

"Yes, there are four tickets in total. Martha explained in a low voice, "When Sister Ellie and I arrived here, the four tickets were hung on them. Seeing that there are no guards in front of the palace of the puppet city, these guards are different from other puppets, they obey the command of Princess Hiro. It is said that this time, Princess Hiro specially released four admission tickets, as long as you hold these four tickets, you can be invited by her to enter the palace after this battle is over. ”

"No one wants to take Princess Hiro's doll by force, and every time the puppet city opens, there are people who try, but they all fail. This time there is a clear turnaround. It is said that the battle for tickets is only the first step, and those who are invited will enter the palace of the puppet city and compete in the next round. The winner will be rewarded with Princess Hiro......"

Martha whispered.

"The reward is a magic doll?" Lance asked rhetorically, "They would all believe such a ridiculous thing?"

Martha shook her head and said, "Except for a very small number of people who came here, the rest of them, even if they are high-level apprentices, are basically hopeless existences for promotion. These people are here to work hard...... Hey, and we're the real fools. At first, I thought that by following Sister Ellie Jie and Master Sark, I would be able to make a lot of money in the puppet city......"

Half of her cheeks were sunken, and her appearance was indescribably ugly, but Lance suddenly felt that this girl was much more pleasing to the eye than when he first met her.

"In the end, she's just a little weak, a little greedy, a little snobbish. Lance smiled bitterly in his heart, although this shortcoming seems to be a little more, but in the previous life, on the earth, such people did not abound?

Martha, who has experienced several life and death crises, has obviously become mature. Lance's dislike for her faded.

"These people fought to the death, and in the end, even if someone got the admission ticket, they were invited in by the princess Hiro...... But who knows if these puppets will suddenly change their minds? When the time comes, in the palace, if there is any mechanism, it will be difficult to escape. Lance looked at the apprentices who had fallen into a frenzy, and a grief flashed in his eyes.

These people are all hot-headed guys who are stimulated by the rewards given by the three major wizarding organizations. It's not that they don't think about the danger, it's that they don't want to think about it at all. The cruelty of the wizarding world is that for those who have no hope of promotion, what they lack is not a brain or courage, but an opportunity that is enough for them to give their brains and courage.

The current ticket is such an opportunity. If you catch the ticket, you will have a chance to get a magic doll and change your fate in one fell swoop.

......

The place where Lance and Martha stood right now was the edge of the southern area. It's also one of the most chaotic places in the scramble.

"Mr. Lance, let's stand back a bit. Martha reminded, "If you stand close to the red line, you will be considered a potential competitor by the wizards inside." ”

Lance nodded. The two took a few steps back.

"What's the time limit for the battle?" asked Lance casually.

Martha replied, "One day and one night." It's been more than a day now, and there are about ten hours left. Almost everyone who wanted to make a move had already joined the fight. ”

"I've got to go see how Sister Ellie is doing. With that, she prepared to head to the northern region.

Who knew that at this time, a terrifying fireball suddenly smashed out of the battle area and smashed into Martha's body fiercely!

The poor girl was caught off guard, and was suddenly hit by a huge fireball, not only was the whole person smashed and flew out, but the ultra-high temperature flames also instantly flooded her body!

She didn't even scream, and lay on the ground weakly.

Lance was startled, and he rushed with all his might. The magic flame was burning, and he couldn't extinguish it for a while.

In a matter of seconds, Martha's charred corpse emitted a foul stench.

Lance turned back angrily, only to see an apprentice from Rainbow Island in the southern area looking at him coldly, and slowly warned, "Get away, rookie." ”

"If you don't want to die, don't watch the show. I can't help but kill you. ”