Three seconds later, Keaton did not give any prompts, but rather just commanded his bony summons to charge forward.
Skeleton soldiers with four limbs covered in armor rushed in front while Centaur Lady followed behind to engage in guerilla warfare.
Buzz!
Eight pillars of light lit up.
The eight second-year students on the dueling platform were instantly affected by the Slow Spell.
Their speed instantly decreased by nearly half.
At the same time…
The scepter in Centaur Lady's hand flashed again.
Four red lights shot out from the top of the scepter, entering the bodies of the four Skeleton Soldiers.
The next moment….
The four Skeleton Soldiers grew in size. Their height increased from 3m to 3.5m.
The skeleton soldiers' black bodies were also enveloped by a red mist because of this spell.
"It's actually Berserk Magic."
"This is too scary. The little deer that Brother Keaton summoned can actually use Berserk Magic?!"
"Is this the power of all Druids?"
The students in the audience cheered for Keaton.
Within the crowd, Audrey jumped up excitedly when she saw this scene.
Before the two sides began fighting, Audrey was really worried for Keaton.
In her eyes, no matter how powerful Keaton was, he was at most only a beginner magus.
But the moment she saw the five summoned creatures from Keaton…
She finally calmed down.
Five summoned creatures, although only two more than having four or three summoned creatures, it meant a world of difference.
To any summoner, the moment their summoned numbers broke through four and above, the prowess of the summoning magic would be greatly strengthened.
Many years ago, the summoning mages had managed to develop an array that was specially used to summon creatures.
Once the number of their summons reached four and above, the summoner could use this array to increase the combat power of the summoned creatures.
And now, Keaton's four skeleton soldiers had formed the exact same formation.
They protected each other and charged forward.
Not only could this reduce the pressure on themselves self, but they could also break through the wind resistance, increasing their charging speed.
Most importantly, when they followed such a formation to perform their charging, the magical energy in their bodies would be linked together to achieve the effect of 1+1 being more than 2.
Coupled with the berserk magic that Young Lady Lu had unleashed, The combat power of these four skeleton soldiers had already far exceeded their normal state, reaching the peak of a Rank 2 summoned creature
"Come on, Keaton. I'm sure you can do it!"
Standing in the audience, Audrey shouted at the top of her lungs to cheer for Keaton.
Although she knew that Keaton likely could not hear her, she still wanted to show her support.
...
On the dueling platform.
The eight second grade students were drenched in cold sweat.
Let's not mention the four Skeleton Soldiers charging at them, just the screams of blood from the audience stands caused their nerves to be fully stretched.
"What should we do?"
"Is there even a need to ask? We definitely have to fight!"
"I'll count to three. We'll cast our spells together!"
After some discussion, the eight second grade students came to a decision.
At this moment, they had nowhere to run. If they wanted to regain their pride, they would have to defeat Keaton on the dueling platform.
With this thought, the fear in their hearts disappeared.
After all, they were second-year students and Intermediate Mages.
There was no reason to be afraid of a freshman, a Beginner Mage at that.
Even if this magus was a little strange and could perform a quintuple summon, they still had no reason to retreat.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The eight of them cast their fireball spells at the same time. Eight fireballs that were compressed to the size of a basketball smashed towards Keaton's skeleton soldiers.
After releasing eight fireballs, they did not stop there. Instead, they quickly chanted an incantation, releasing the next spell.
Within the space, endless water vapor surged.
A huge circular magic diagram appeared in mid air.
As soon as the ice-blue magic diagram appeared, the group of first-year students in the audience felt a sudden chill.
Taking a closer look, the freshmen could not help but exclaim.
"It's actually a Rank 3 Magic Ice Spell. The eight of them actually worked together to release a Rank 3 spell!"
"First, use extreme heat then freeze it. Isn't that the combat magic that was mentioned in our textbooks?"
"Can Keaton's four Skeleton Soldiers withstand it? I remember that this spell in the textbooks can defeat a Rank 3 otherworldly demon."
Instantly, countless new students began to worry for Keaton.
Just as they had guessed, the reason why this group of people arranged the order of their spells in this manner was because they wanted to use the power of ice and fire to shatter the Black Warriors summoned by Keaton.
However, Keaton who was facing the pressure head on, did not move at all.
He continued to sit steadily on the stool in the resting zone, quietly watching the eight second grade students not far away.
His four Skeleton Soldiers were interconnected by an energy link, which increased their resistance by 25%.
The magical resistance of these skeleton soldiers was already considered very high. After they formed a formation, normal Rank 2 magic could not harm them at all.
Coupled with the blessing spell that Centaur Lady had cast earlier, they did not have to worry about the eight fireballs at all.
The only thing they needed to guard against was the combination of the eight to release the Rank 3 ice spell.
As expected….
The Skeleton Warriors did not even raise their weapons, but rather used their bodies to smash apart the eight fireballs.
Then, the skeleton warriors pulled out their blades simultaneously and raised them high above their heads.
The next moment….
The ice blue magic circle suddenly collapsed, and a huge ice cube took its place, directly stabbing towards the four skeleton soldiers summoned by Keaton.
Bang!
Four steel blades fell from the sky and struck the huge ice block.
A surging cold aura spread along the blades, rushing towards the four skeleton warriors.
Similarly, the huge block of ice also shattered into pieces under the attack.
As the white fog dissipated, the skeleton warriors reappeared before everyone's eyes.
Unlike before, the armor of the Skeleton Warriors now had an additional bluish tint. They stood motionless on the stage.
Seeing this, the eight second grade students laughed in glee.
However, their laughter did not last for long. The ice that froze the Skeleton Warriors was quickly shattered.
The four Skeleton Warriors soon regained their movements and rushed in front of them at lightning speed.
One kick after another landed on their bodies, sending them flying towards the steel railing of the dueling stage.
Blood spurted from the mouths of the eight second grade students as they collapsed to the ground.
The entire process took less than two seconds, and there was no time for the audience to even react.
The entire surrounding of Duel Stage No. 1 fell into absolute silence.