After hearing Lisa command, Pochan dashed toward Misty. A two-metres high dumpling like creature was going to collide with a fragile 120cm girl. Misty expression was ashen. She quickly shouted "I admit defeat!". After such high consuming magic spell, Misty did not have much energy left. She knew that she would not be able to block the advancing strange creature in front of her.
Pochan managed to halt his advancing body just 1-2cm in front of Misty. Everyone jaws dropped. What a peculiar way to win and an unexpected winner.
Pochan went back to his original 20cm small body and jumped toward Lisa bosoms. He loved the comfortable feeling given by those soft small buns. After looking carefully, Pochan was actually similar to a meat bun. Lisa brought Pochan down from the stage, ignoring the strange looks from everyone.
"Hahahahaha.. Lisa! You are truly my best friend, my lady of luck!" Linda laughed.
Looking at the strange expression on Lisa and Elsa faces, Linda proudly explained that she secretly betted on Lisa chance to be the winner of her group after being taunted by some students. She was angry because those students were badmouthing her best friend. Unexpectedly, Lisa truly won and caused Linda to earn a fortune.
"I did not expect this little guy was quite strong." Elsa said while rubbing Pochan head.
"Pooooo.. Pooo.. Pooooooo… pooochaan!" Pochan was trying to communicate with Elsa. Lisa obviously understood what Pochan was saying but she decided not to tell Elsa. This little creature was actually a small pervert!
"What does he say?" Elsa asked. "Just some rubbish talk, you can ignore it" Lisa flatly replied.
"Sighhh.. Where is Erza? I betted a lot of money on her to be the champion of this competition." Linda was worried. Elsa and Lisa were speechless. But they were also worried, would Erza truly miss out this competition? What happened to her?
Up on the honoured seats, the principal was congratulating Madam Olivia for having a good granddaughter. Lisa's first summoned creature was not as simple as everyone thought. In addition, managed to summon such creature as her first contracted partner, Lisa future was bright.
"She still has long way to go." Madam Olivia said casually but the principal knew how happy she was. After all, Lisa was her only living relative. Her son and her daughter-in-law had passed away during the Second Realms War.
It seemed like Erza group was fated to clash against Meghan group. Linda was somehow in the 10th group fight, up against the rank 23 student. Her name was Jessica Portman, a warrior in the middle stage of Apprentice realm.
As soon as the fight started, Linda jumped down from the stage without any hesitation. Everyone was dumbfounded. Even though you were a weakling in combat, wasn't it better to give your best shot first? After all, this fight was watched by many people. Did she know how to spell shame?
Linda parents covered their faces in shame as their few colleagues was teasing them due to their daughter behaviour. Fortunately, as businessmen, they originally had thick skins.
Surprisingly, despite the boos from the audiences, Linda just stood there unmoving. She did not talk at all and was just staring at Jessica.
Jessica was planning to teach Linda a lesson which she would never forget. But seeing how coward she was, Jessica was feeling contempt.
She then turned her attention to the other eight students. The fights continued and more students were eliminated. Jessica was truly deserving her rank. She swept away her opponents one by one in a convincing manner.
After a while, Jessica was the only one standing on the stage. She felt really proud of herself. She looked at Linda and sneered.
"What are you looking at? A coward like you didn't...." Jessica did not have a chance to finish her sentence as she felt pain on the back of her head. Her vision blurred and she lost consciousness.
There was actually a person standing behind her. Unexpectedly, it was Linda! As everyone was trying to understand what was going on, the 'Linda' below the stage started to disintegrate into papers.
'Origami!' Some people loudly exclaimed. This was a rare skill for thief! Coupled with thief signature move 'Camouflage', it was a great combination.
"Didn't your teacher teach you, do not count your eggs before they hatched?" Linda said a in mocking tone. Everyone was stunned by the end result. Someone who they thought was a coward, was actually playing trick on them.
Linda parents were boasting endlessly to their colleagues. They were very happy with their daughter performance. She was calm and patient. She knew both her strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, she managed to secure the win in an efficient way, with a smart trick. Those were important traits to define a good businessman.
Linda went down from the stage with her head held high. Elsa and Lisa welcomed her. "You really hide deep. Are you actually a rogue?". Rogue was a special class. It was a mix between warrior and thief. They were similar to a sword mage who was a mix of warrior and mage.
"Well, a girl always needs to hide her trump card well in this kind of society." Linda proudly said. They were talking happily but the atmosphere in Meghan group was quite depressing. They lost two leaders in such manners within a short period of time. Lisa and Linda were using Misty and Jessica as their stepping stones. Moreover, they were not the strongest in Erza group. How could Meghan group hold their heads high whenever they bump into Erza group in the future?
There was a short lunch break after the 10th group fight. Elsa, Lisa, and Linda ate their lunch together while waiting for Erza. However, there was no shadow of Erza even after the lunch break ended. The championship continued. There were few surprises but most fights were won by the favourites.
"The following students please come to the stage. Emily Stone, Mo Qing, Linley Fare, ...… , and Thomas Watson." The judge called for the next group and the audience were getting more excited. Finally, they were able to see the TOP 10 new students in action.
Rank 10 Emily was an upper level Earth Mage Apprentice. As soon as the fight started, she casted 'Earth Barrier' to surround her, followed by a wide range attacking spell 'Earth Spikes'. The other students were trying their best to interrupt the spell but to no avail. No one also had a skill like 'Origami'. At the end, Emily finished her spell and won in overwhelming style.
Next, rank 9 Qing Tian was a warrior at upper level Apprentice realm. Holding a broadsword, he swept away his opponents in overbearing manners. Despite holding such a big sword, Qing Tian movement was quite fast. No one was his equal on the stage. The other students had tried to gang up on him but they were still defeated at the end.
Rank 8 Meghan Ford was a mage speciliazing in mind control. She was also at upper level Apprentice realm. During the fight, she controlled five students and made them fight against the other four. She later attacked their minds and managed to become the last one standing on the stage.
Max Well, Harry Well, and Qi Di all managed to win their fights in convincing manners. Max Well was a thunder mage, while Harry Well was an archer. Qi Di was a warrior holding a great sword. They were all at upper level Apprentice realm.
"The following students please come up to the stage. Paul Glacier, Tina Yu, Yue Qing, ….... , and Anthony Bandera." The judge called the next group.
Paul was standing in the middle of the stage, ready to fight. However, no one was going after him. They decided to fight amongst themselves first. They knew that they were not Paul's match. Therefore, rather than being eliminated in a miserable fashion, it was better to fight the other people first. In that case, they still had a chance to showcase their abilities to the audiences.
Few minutes passed and there were only 3 people remained on the stage, Paul and two other students. The two students decided that they had performed well enough and went toward Paul to try their luck. However, before they got any chance, two big explosions sent them flying out from the stage.
If one looked closely, the ring on Paul right middle finger was glowing faintly. Some people realized that it was actually a divine artifact! The Ring of Explosion! The ring was previously owned by the head of Glacier family, Paul's father. It seemed like his father had given the ring to Paul. Some people concluded that Paul position in the family was rather high. Of course, his talent was also very high, otherwise he would not be able to subdue the divine ring.
Paul calmly went down from the stage after being announced as the winner.
"Finally, the next fight will be Qi Long's turn. After that, it was your turn, Elsa. But where is Erza? Will she truly miss out this competition?" Linda was really worried.
While everyone at the fighting arena was looking forward to Qi Long fight, inside one of the academy training fields, there was a naked girl floating above sea of flames. She was sleeping. Suddenly, her eyelids twitched and the girl opened her eyes.