Chapter 443 - 140: You Beast, Lynch Blackwood

Chapter 443: Chapter 140: You Beast, Lynch Blackwood

She was an Alchemy major who loved studying goblin alchemy. Her greatest strengths were crafting bombs, Mecha, and other related alchemical items.

At this moment, she was piloting a roughly three-meter-tall goblin Mecha, rampaging through the jungle. Whenever she encountered a Goblin Tribe, she would toss down a few alchemical bombs, and her points would skyrocket.

"That girl, Adora..." Grand Mage Buddy of Imperial Capital Academy looked at the rankings, his expression complicated. "If she’d just been willing to team up with Carl and the others, it wouldn’t have come to... sigh."

But clearly, Adora Carrot paid no mind to Grand Mage Buddy and had no intention of joining forces with Carl’s group to hunt down Lynch. As a result, the instructors from Imperial Capital Academy could only let Adora do as she pleased.

「Meanwhile.」

The instructors at Hurst Academy had mixed feelings.

On the bright side, the younger students were performing well overall in this competition, and that girl, Charlotte, had given them a huge surprise.

Under her leadership, the younger students of the Undead Major were demonstrating terrifying mob-clearing efficiency.

Among the graduating students, Eliot, Maurice, and Lilith were holding strong in the top ten.

Eliot and Maurice, relying on the two Tier Two Black Corpses Lynch had given them, coupled with their well-balanced team composition, were thriving in the red zone.

Lilith, meanwhile, had formed a team with Avril and Ophelia, and with her potent Fire Element Magic, she had the goblins screaming and wailing.

Her teammates, Avril and Ophelia, were also ranked within the top fifteen.

Although the other graduating students weren’t as dazzling, their rankings weren’t bad either, thanks to good teamwork and high kill efficiency.

The one who truly worried the instructors, however, was Lynch.

The competition had started several days ago, but Lynch had yet to turn in a single trophy. With zero points, he naturally didn’t even have a rank.

"This... This isn’t right," Master Gwen said, frowning. "With that kid’s strength, even if he just casually summoned a few Skeletons to hunt, there’s no way he’d have zero points."

Master Lianna looked worried as well. "Could he have... run into some kind of danger?"

"Impossible." Master Casper shook his head. Although he’d never been fond of the Undead System, he had some awareness of Lynch’s power. "That kid is incredibly cunning, and his hidden strength is not to be underestimated." ℯℯ𝘭.

"Then how do you explain him not having a single point?" Master Lianna was so anxious she stamped her foot. "And that girl Avril, too! She’s clearly strong enough for the top ten, yet she’s just hovering around fifteenth place..."

Master Gwen’s expression turned grave. "Then there’s only one explanation. That group from the Imperial Capital Academy, led by Carl, must be keeping a close watch on Lynch. The two sides are likely playing a game of cat and mouse, which is why neither of them has had time to hunt, resulting in their poor scores."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the other instructors darkened.

Although they had suspected Imperial Capital Academy might target Lynch, the current situation was clearly more grim than they had anticipated.

For now, it seemed Lynch hadn’t been eliminated, but everyone knew this situation couldn’t last forever.

The fact that Lynch still didn’t have a single point showed just how much pressure he was under. It was hard to say how much longer he could last.

Furthermore, instructors couldn’t interfere in the students’ competition, so all they could do was silently pray for him and hope he could hold on a little longer.

Otherwise, once Carl’s group dealt with Lynch, they would surely turn their attention to Avril, Maurice, and the others. At that point, Hurst Academy’s situation would become even more dire.

"And who knows where that madwoman Annabella has run off to." Master Lianna was on pins and needles, unable to stop herself from grumbling, "How could she be gone at such a critical moment... If she were here, would she let that old bastard Buddy act so smug?"

"Relax," old Master Harvey said, looking quite composed. He took a slow sip of his drink and smacked his lips. "That kid... heheh, there’s a lot more to him than you think. Just you wait and see. It’s possible... that the ones losing out right now are those little rascals from the Imperial Capital."

"I hope so..." Master Gwen sighed, her gaze returning to the screen, her eyes filled with concern.

However, what the Hurst Academy instructors didn’t know was that while they were worrying about Lynch, the instructors at Imperial Capital Academy were also getting nervous.

Imperial Capital Academy’s performance was currently less than ideal. The fact that Carl and the academy’s other elites hadn’t been able to take down Lynch after several days was also making them vaguely anxious.

This was especially true for Carl’s master, a Holy Knight instructor clad in golden Armor.

He glanced worriedly at Grand Mage Buddy, who sat in the center, still looking completely unperturbed. The Knight couldn’t help but speak. "Grand Mage Buddy, should we perhaps alter our strategy? If that Lynch continues to hide, Carl and the others will be tied down indefinitely. At this rate, the group from Silver Moon Academy might take advantage. Look at Ailendra Moon Language—her score is already miles ahead..."

At these words, Grand Mage Buddy, who had been sitting with his eyes closed as if he had a perfect plan, slowly opened them.

A flicker of gravity passed through his deep eyes as he said in a solemn voice, "No. That Lynch feels... inscrutable. His strength is definitely not as simple as it appears. Don’t forget, on the day we landed on the island, he was able to communicate with us precisely using only his Spiritual Power. That level of control... is far beyond what an ordinary Tier Three can achieve. If we don’t eliminate him early, he will be the biggest wild card in this competition!"