Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 664:  Black Mist 

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The tournament did not have any restrictions on the spells that could be used. The main point of the tournament was to encourage the greatest show of skill. With the Law of Resurrection, no one was afraid of dying. The Turkish leader Said using Corpse Explosion was not against the rules, but his actions still angered many people.

No matter what, Xiao Lin had to admit that Said’s strategy was once again successful. Sheng Guo could not defend in time and lost his life to the explosion. The opponent’s corpses had already been strengthened, and had extremely high damage through Corpse Explosion. Cheng Ming and Sheng Guo, who were on the outer perimeter, were the first to be hit.

Cheng Ming was also affected, but his reaction was quick. He summoned his golden sword aura to block a large amount of the damage. Even so, he was in a bad state. Sheng Guo’s overall strength was a little lower than Cheng Ming’s and he was also the closest, so his death was no surprise.

Looking at Sheng Guo’s disappearing body, Xiao Lin’s expression sank.. He looked over at Gu Xiaoyue, asking her, “Are you okay?”

Gu Xiaoyue’s face reddened a little as she gently shook her head.

The moment the corpse exploded, Xiao Lin had activated Ruin and blocked Gu Xiaoyue, so the woman was not affected at all.

Only three of them were left — Gu Xiaoyue, Cheng Ming and Xiao Lin. The Turkish academy might only have Said left, but he still had two corpses that could be used, so it was still three against three. The victor was hard to determine at that stage.

“Xiao Lin, I think we should retreat for now. It’s too open here. The enemy knows everything while we’re still stuck in the dark,” Cheng Ming said with some concern.

“Stall for time?” Xiao Lin guessed Cheng Ming’s intentions.

“That’s right. Even though that guy still has two corpses, corpses are not people in the end. As long as we manage to stall until the time ends, we’ll win with a record of three to one,” Cheng Ming said.

“The idea is sound, but if Said’s team dares to use this tactic, then they’ve definitely thought of this. I think the Japanese would have thought of doing the same thing when they fought.” Xiao Lin decisively rejected the idea.

“Necromancy is used through controlling death energy, and this black mist is not a regular spell. If I’m not mistaken, before the tournament ends, the black mist will cover the whole arena. At that point, we’ll have nowhere to run. Even though I still don’t know much about necromancy, I still understand some of it. As people who are alive, the mist won’t be good news for us.” Gu Xiaoyue pushed her spectacles and calmly analyzed the situation.

Xiao Lin looked at the woman with a mildly surprised expression. That knowledge was not something someone who did not understand much of necromancy could say.

“Gu Xiaoyue is right. Avoiding battle will only make us fall into that guy’s trap. We need to eliminate them before the battle ends!” Xiao Lin made the final decision as the leader.

The three of them started to hurry up, quickly leaving the black mist. Just as Gu Xiaoyue said, they noticed the strange mist slowly expanding when they left the area. The speed was not that fast, but it being a tournament arena, the space itself was not that large.

Xiao Lin and Gu Xiaoyue had already recovered their perception, but they still could not find Said. It was obvious that Said was hiding in the black mist, which was like a formless shield that disrupted both sides.

“Putting aside anything else, if we just look at the effects, this strategy is pretty good. It’s no wonder they managed to beat the rising Japanese academy. It wasn’t down to luck.” Xiao Lin praised the Turkish academy, but his cold expression did not seem like he was praising them at all.

Xiao Lin suddenly smiled lightly, mumbling to himself, “Said… Even though I don’t know what your power is, if this is all there is to your strategy, then you’re just unlucky you met me.”

“Huh? What did you say?” Cheng Ming did not hear it clearly.

“There’s not much time. I’ll just summarize it,” Xiao Lin said.

Cheng Ming earnestly prepared to listen. He trusted Xiao Lin a lot.

“Cheng Ming, your duty is to take care of Gu Xiaoyue. I’ll eliminate Said.”

A moment of silence followed. 

After a moment, Cheng Ming asked strangely, “Is that it? What else is there? I’ll take good care of Gu Xiaoyue. What else do I need to do?”

“There’s nothing else. You can just stay outside the black mist with Gu Xiaoyue.” Xiao Lin looked at the inky black mist as he calmly said, “Leave Said to me. In this black mist, I’ll still be able to fight.” 

Xiao Lin was planning on fighting alone. It was not the best choice, but it was the only one they had. Xiao Lin was definitely no less familiar with death aura than Said, but Cheng Ming was different. Cheng Ming could not help in a fight like this.

Cheng Ming quickly understood what Xiao Lin meant, and could only nod his head reluctantly. Xiao Lin was absolutely confident in Cheng Ming outside of the black mist that was filled with death energy. He believed that Cheng Ming would protect Gu Xiaoyue well. Gu Xiaoyue did not say anything, and merely looked at Xiao Lin with a complicated expression.

Xiao Lin once again returned to the black mist without any hesitation. After activating Miracle, he entered necromantic medication. Xiao Lin was already incredibly familiar with necromantic meditation, but his mastery was not that high. Since he had been busy learning elemental sword aura recently, Xiao Lin did not spend that much time on other matters.

In the space of necromantic meditation, the black mist was no longer completely dark to Xiao Lin. In his perception, in that limitless darkness, there were a few weak but white flames. Even though they were very small in the black sea of darkness, they were still very obvious.

“You can’t avoid me!”

Xiao Lin suddenly activated Ruin and rushed over without holding back. His opponent seemed to sense it, but Xiao Lin waas fast enough in his Ruin state that his opponent was not able to react, even if his opponent did notice it.

Boom!

Xiao Lin’s flame sword aura shot out, but the flames only maintained themselves for a few seconds in the black mist before being extinguished. Death aura was quite cold, and had an effect of countering elemental energy, but the counter went both ways. To Said, the last two mage corpses under his control were suddenly faced with a charging Xiao Lin, and Said was noticeably caught off guard.

A necromancer that lost his puppets would only be able to rely on himself in the end.