Erza kept fighting with Veronica while trying to put her killing intent under control. The match continued on. There was a light halo around Veronica which made her looked like a pure and holy little girl. It caused few students to look at her in reverence.
'Holy Cross!' Veronica sent two slashes toward Erza.
Subsequently, Erza summoned her flame wings and jumped to avoid the incoming attacks. Erza hair turned red and she looked at Veronica from the sky with an indifferent expression.
Flying high on the sky, Erza locked on Veronica position and then started to flap her wings shooting out numerous fireballs. In the audiences eyes, the incoming fireballs from the sky looked like a greater fire magic spell 'Meteor Shower'.
Veronica moved around the stage to avoid the fireballs. She run zigzag, she activated her light barrier, and she even sent several 'Holy Cross' to clash with the fireballs. She had basically done her best.
Erza fireballs kept coming non-stop and the amount was increasing. The power behind those fireballs were also increased. Soon, Veronica was starting to run out of stamina and she had received numerous injuries all over her body. Her battle outfits were mostly burned away and people could see the white skin beneath. Even though she was still a 12 years old girl, she was very embarrassed exposing most of her body.
"I admit defeat!" Veronica finally admitted her defeat. The fight then came to a close. Erza looked at departed Veronica with a sneer. Without her realizing it, she had changed. She intentionally went to embarrass Veronica. If she just wanted to simply defeat Veronica, there were many other ways to do it.
Third Lady and Elsa were amongst the few people who realized Erza change. They were planning to talk with Erza later on to understand what was going on.
The second fight went underway, then the third fight, next was the fourth fight. The winners were all expected students. They were amongst the favourites.
Finally it was Qi Long turn to fight. On the fifth fight, Qi Long was up against a boy named Vincent Ward. Vincent was a rogue, just like Linda, a mix between warrior and thief.
Both contestants started the fight by dashing toward one another. Qi Long was holding a long spear, while Vincent was using dual daggers. Both daggers clashed with the long spear.
Vincent launched an attack from close range. Subsequently, Qi Long turned his spear around to parry the incoming attack. Vincent followed it with an attack from another dagger. Qi Long moved his spear around very quickly to parry the attack while dashing backward. The fight continued on.
Both fighters fought in a close range. Weapons clashed numerous times. As a rogue, Vincent speed was very quick. On the other hand, Qi Long was also moving very fast, especially after he buffed himself with 'Speed Up'.
Slowly but surely Vincent was on the losing side because of the strength behind Qi Long attacks. As a warrior with a power buff, Qi Long strength was tyrannical amongst his peers. However, it was still not enough to defeat Vincent. Vincent was using 'Smoke Screen' and 'Camouflage' to avoid some of Qi Long pursues.
'Pagoda Blessing!' Qi Long casted another buff on himself. His focus, perception, and stamina were improved.
'Pagoda Restriction!' Even though Seven Colour Pagoda clan was known for their supports, it did not mean that they did not have any attacking spell.
There was suddenly an illusionary pagoda floating above the ground. It radiated a suppressing aura all over the place. The pagoda had seven floors, each had different colours. Hanging above the pagoda, there were three moons in similar sizes shining magnificently.
Soon, Vincent found himself much harder to move around. Even breathing was also suppressed. He tried to fight back but the pressure was getting heavier. In the end, Vincent had to admit his defeat.
Except those from Seven Colour Pagoda clan, everyone was very surprised with Qi Long performance. It was very rare to see 'Pagoda Restriction' used by younger generation. Once again, it proved how high Qi Long talent was.
The sixth match went on, then the seventh. After a while, it was finally Linda turn to fight. She was up against Meghan in the eight match.
Since the beginning of the match, Meghan and Linda had been going against each other with their best abilities. Meghan was mind manipulator and had a strong spiritual attack. She could see through the fake body of origami easily. Coupled with Meghan strong perception, Linda was having a hard time to play her tricks.
'Soul Strike!' Meghan attacked Linda with a spiritual attack. However, it had little effect on Linda.
Surprisingly, Linda had a strong spiritual mind. Unknown to most people, one of the requirement to master 'Origami' was actually a strong spiritual mind. As a result, Meghan was forced to use other magics which she was not familiar with in order to deal with Linda. On the other hand, Linda tried to use her physical advantages to beat Meghan.
After a while, both fighters were starting to run out of stamina. As a mage, Meghan stamina was obviously worse than Linda. However, Linda was not in a much better position. She was lazy with her practices since she was more interested in business and money.
'Frost Bite!' Meghan launched her last attack. As the citizen of Black Snow Empire, Meghan was able to control the element of ice a little bit despite spesializing in mind control.
Linda ignored her defence and decided to throw her dagger as her final attack. She was also utterly exhausted. Meghan was stabbed on her shoulder and Linda was frozen.
In the end, the judge was forced to interfere with the fight since Meghan was bleeding heavily from the wound on her shoulder. As for Linda, she was frozen into an ice sculpture and the judge also needed to save her.
Even though it seemed like a tie, the match still needed a winner to fight in the next round. People were discussing who would be chosen as the winner. No one knew why but eventually Meghan was chosen as the winner.
Only few people were aware of the truth. Meghan family had actually promised some benefits to Linda and her family. As businessmen, Linda and her family decided to take the promises. After all, Linda had tried her best and already proven herself enough in this competition.
Linda match concluded the fights in Erza block. Now, it was the turn for Elsa block.
"Now, we shall begin the next fight, Elsa Menzel versus Charles Key. Both students please come up to the stage." The judge called for the ninth match.
Charles was a typical warrior. He had a big and tall body, fully covered in heavy armor. He hold a sword and a shield. This kind of warrior was a total nightmare for a thief.
However, against a mage, defensive warrior was at disadvantages. Most of them were slow so they would allow mages to complete their spells. Their damage outputs were also lower than other kinds of warriors, hence they would take a long time to break mages barriers.
'Frost Bite!'
'Breath of The North!'
'Storm Gust!'
Since the beginning, Elsa did not give Charles any chance to approach her. She finished three attacking spells in quick successions. Charles tried his best to break free from his freezing state. However, before he managed to do so, more attacks were coming in.
Elsa was a peak level Mage Apprentice while Charles was still at upper stage of Apprentice realm. Mages were also known for their high damage outputs, hence Charles was finding hard to resist despite his strong defence.
It was not long until Charles finally admitted his defeat. In the tenth match, there was a big surprise as Max Well lost to a boy called Mozart Clinton. Max was one of the TOP 10, and as a thunder mage, he was one of the strong favourites.
Mozart was a quiet boy with a long black hair tied on his back. He was a thief with a faint baleful aura. He was pretty fast and efficient when dealing with his opponents during the preliminary rounds. He was originally ranked at 49th and was also one of the underdogs in this round. During his fight with Max, he was very agile and managed to interrupt Max magic spells on multiple occasions.
The eleventh and the twelfth match went on as expected. On the thirteenth match, it was Paul turn and he was actually matched against Lisa. Lisa sighed and walked up to the stage. Lisa was silently cursing her bad luck. However, she would still give her best.
"Unlucky girl, she was actually matched with the young boy from Glacier family." Sir Adam gave his opinion. Madam Olivia did not reply him and just bitterly smiled at her granddaughter luck.
"Ready? Fight!"