Under Deo's distant gaze, Han Shuo nodded his head woodenly and didn't say much. He glanced at Fanny and stepped inside the magic barrier.
When he arrived at Emma's side, Emma looked at Han Shuo kindly and said, "Your name is Bryan, right?"
Han Shuo was startled and looked at Dean Emma in confusion and said, "That's right, how did you know?"
"Hehehe, of course I know about you. You made a great contribution to the Necromancy Major during the Dark Forest excursion. Mm, go in and have a good fight. You're not a good boy." Emma smiled happily at Han Shuo and spoke slowly.
Han Shuo seemed to think there were some hidden connotations in Emma's words from the way she looked at him, but he didn't quite understand what she meant. He didn't pursue it and nodded politely at Emma, then walked into the square.
After Emma opened the shield, Han Shuo and the rest of the Dark Major, as well as the Light Major, all entered the square again. As they walked in, Han Shuo suddenly noticed that what people saw inside and outside the shield was different. When they looked in from the audience's perspective on the outside, they could see everything clearly even though the lighting was dim.
But when Han Shuo stepped inside himself, he discovered that it was much darker inside than outside. There were even a few wisps of mist floating around inside. There were all kinds of trees, artificial mountains, and ditches, making the entire battlefield a place littered with obstacles.
Han Shuo didn't dare to release the original demons inside the magic shield. After all, there were so many spectators outside. Not only were there masters of all disciplines, but the Space Grand Mage Dean Emma was also present. With so many seasoned experts watching and the existence of the shield, Han Shuo didn't dare to risk releasing the original demons.
Even without the original demons, Han Shuo wasn't affected by the fog or the twilight because of the way his brain was developed. The sensitivity of his ears and eyes was far greater than any of the other students present in the square.
Using his eyes and ears, Han Shuo discovered that the five from the Light Major seemed to be setting up something under the guidance of Keelung. On the contrary, the four from the Dark Major were all hanging their heads in dejection. They looked as if they had all been forced to fight.
That made sense. Ever since they had lost Phillide, they could tell from Deo's conversation that even Deo had given up on this year's battle. Letting them fight was just for show.
Of course they weren't willing to go on stage for a fight they knew they would lose, but they couldn't disobey Deo's orders either. It was no wonder that their heads were down and their morale was non-existent. Since they had entered the battlefield, the four of them had had no desire to discuss details with Han Shuo. It looked like they were planning to do what Deo had said and just put on a random show.
From where Han Shuo stood, he could see all of their expressions. Still, he didn't say much, just chanted a bit of magic incantation and summoned some little skeletons and zombie warriors into battle.
The little skeletons and zombie warriors appeared faster than normal under Han Shuo's incantation. The six skeleton warriors and three zombie warriors appeared in the square almost instantly. There was no pause between them, and their speed was astounding.
"Wow. That guy's incantation speed is really fast. He's summoned so many creatures in the blink of an eye."
The observers in the crowd were students and teachers from all Major. Of course, they understood that the chanting of a magic incantation had to match the speed of the concentration of mental power. If there was a short interval between the two magic spells, it meant that the speed of concentrating mental power was also very fast. They all showed astonished expressions when they saw Han Shuo summoning so many dark creatures in such a short time.
Even Dean Emma's eyes gleamed as she looked at Han Shuo with interest, as if she was very curious about what Han Shuo was about to do.
"Huh. Light magic is the opposite of dark creatures. He might as well save his mental power for a few more necromancy spells instead of wasting his mental power summoning dark creatures." One of the dark masters sneered as he looked at Han Shuo.
Fanny was sitting next to him, so these words were obviously meant for Fanny. Anger appeared on Fanny's face, but she didn't say anything.
After summoning the skeleton warriors and zombies, Han Shuo was secretly pleased. Previously, when he'd summoned so many dark creatures, he'd felt a significant drop in his mental strength. However, this time, after completing the summoning of so many dark creatures, the amount of depleted mental energy was negligible to Han Shuo. This was a practical demonstration that Han Shuo's mental strength had also increased quite a bit.
With joy filling his heart, Han Shuo chanted another incantation and a few more skeleton warriors, zombie warriors and ghouls appeared.
By the time he had summoned these dark creatures, Han Shuo had already left the group of dark major disciples and arrived at the far left corner of the square. There was cover provided by artificial mountains and fake trees, as well as fog enveloping the area. Therefore, the Light and Dark major disciples wouldn't be able to see his movements.
As the dark creatures came out, they waved the weapons in their hands at Han Shuo's command and quickly began to set traps in the area.
Ropes and snares, as well as further deepened trenches, became hidden dangers in the area. The skeleton warriors raised their bone daggers to work quickly, The ghouls quickly moved the earth to pile it up at the front, forming a wall that would prevent others from entering from the side. The zombie warriors then used the wooden clubs in their hands to make the mud walls a little thicker and firmer.
The three dark creatures began to work orderly and without confusion under Han Shuo's mental manipulation. Under the gaze of the outside students and teachers, they began to set the damaging traps calmly and seriously, as if Han Shuo were a calm hunter.
Originally, they all had the attitude of watching a joke, but when they saw so many dark creatures appearing and working quickly to set the traps, their expressions changed from comical to grave.
"As long as a necromancer's mental power is strong enough, he can summon an infinite number of dark creatures. Only necromancers can use their dark creatures to do work that requires manual labour. This is the kind of advantage that all other majors can't match.
"This little fellow's methods have taken full advantage of the necromancer's ability to use dark creatures. His mind is quite nimble. I think there will be a point of interest in the battle this time." Dean Emma gave Deo a slight smile and said quietly.
Deo snorted slightly, his expression still cold and distant. "He still has to lure people into his traps for them to be effective. I think the necromancer will have a hard time doing that. When he appears before the main students of Light, a wave of magical attacks will be enough to lay him low. By then, his traps will be completely useless."
Deo couldn't help but feel a little sorry when his words were finished. If he'd instructed the other four to work with Han Shuo, he might have been able to lure the light-hearted disciples into the traps and cause some real mischief.
But the battle had officially begun, and no matter how much Deo regretted things, there was nothing he could do about it now.
Coldly surveying everything in the square, Fanny's bright eyes landed on Han Shuo. She didn't relax for a single second, paying no attention to the taunts and jeers of those around her.
It was said that a man who goes about his business seriously is the most attractive. At that moment, Han Shuo was going about his business without a trace of panic or desperation. There was even a hint of relaxed confidence playing on his lips. Add to that the fact that Han Shuo's current actions were in Fanny's name, and he truly had a mysterious appeal to Fanny at the moment.
Due to the effect of the magic shield after entering the square, the sounds and scenes from outside the square were completely blocked by the shield. Han Shuo couldn't see anything outside the shield after entering.
The dark creatures were still busy. After giving his orders, Han Shuo began to walk like a ghost between the shadows of the trees and the man-made mountains, He silently approached the centre between the Light and Dark Majors.
Han Shuo's movements weren't particularly stealthy, nor did he deliberately display a fast pace, but with Han Shuo's current vision, his control over his movements had already reached the level of amazing and magical. Normally, anyone passing through the shadows of the trees and artificial mountains would have to pass through an area of light. Any of the other students would be able to see someone passing through if they concentrated a little.
As these students walked, they would inevitably unconsciously turn their heads to observe their surroundings. Only when they moved their eyes or blinked would Han Shuo suddenly pass through two shadows. It was as difficult for an ordinary person to grasp this moment of open space as it was to scale the heavens. It could even be said that it was a wonderful art, but the current Han Shuo had mastered it.
As such, no one discovered any traces of Han Shuo's footsteps as he slipped through the shadows and arrived at the artificial mountains in the centre between the Light and Dark Majors. The students and teachers watching from the outside also found it strange that the students inside didn't seem to notice Han Shuo. This bizarre phenomenon made them feel that something was going on.
However, Emma and several other archmages with unparalleled vision happened to observe some oddities at the same time. Emma didn't say much after her eyes lit up, but two Wind and Water Archmages exchanged shocked glances. Their originally disinterested expressions immediately turned to Han Shuo.
Deo's face darkened even further. He had not thought that Han Shuo would have such ridiculous powers of judgement and vision. As he reeled in shock, he couldn't help but look at Fanny behind him, wondering if Han Shuo's miraculous abilities came from Fanny.
Han Shuo stopped in the shadow of an artificial mountain and stood there without moving. The Light Major disciples had spread out and were cautiously exploring in all directions on light footsteps, slowly moving towards the Dark Major's territory, using the surrounding trees and man-made mountains to hide their movements. It looked as if they hadn't lowered their guard even though Phillide had been taken out of the picture.
On the contrary, the four from the Dark Major Side were lazily approaching the central area. Their expressions were sullen and dejected as they complained incessantly. They seemed to be venting the anguish in their hearts. In their condition, they were likely to be crushed by the first round of the Light Major's attacks.
A light major student suddenly approached where Han Shuo was and looked at the artificial mountain where Han Shuo was hiding. He was paying attention to the direction where the dark major students were going to appear, drifting closer to the artificial mountain where Han Shuo was hiding without any guard at all.
This light-hearted disciple was about ten steps away from the nearest person. He had first looked over the artificial mountains as he approached, not paying much attention when he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. He began to walk over with his guard down.
In the shadows, Han Shuo's body was almost one with them. His body was like a boulder as he stood motionless. The crowd outside watched as the light major student approached Han Shuo in the shadows, taking a deep breath as the whole scene went deathly silent.
Suddenly, Han Shuo, hidden in the shadows, became a demon hidden in the darkness. His demonic arms suddenly opened as one hand covered the mouth of the Light disciple, the other hand abruptly closed on his body, pulling the Light disciple into the darkness.
Just as the light-hearted student reacted in astonishment, Han Shuo brought a fist down on the back of his head. The light-hearted student went limp and immediately fell unconscious. In the darkness, Han Shuo dragged the light major's student into the shadows and quickly changed his clothes. Then he stepped openly out of the shadows and slowly approached the centre.
The five light-major disciples were more than ten steps away from each other. They could see those beside them, but due to the fog and twilight they could only tell that they were on the same side by the same clothes. They couldn't see faces or features clearly. On top of that, winter clothing tended to be thicker, making all their bodies bulky. Therefore, Han Shuo's appearance didn't attract anyone's attention.
However, the students and teachers outside the square got a full view of what was about to happen. Outside, there was a frenzy of loud chatter and discussion. The necromancy major had suddenly become the centre of attention. The screams of Lisa and the others stood out even in the midst of the boisterous square.
"Oh my god, that's unbelievable, he just took out a person like that."
"The five from the Light Major had been observing their surroundings with their eyes for half a day. How could they not have noticed him approaching them, how is that possible?"
"He has become part of the Light Major team now. I think the Light Major are in big trouble this time. Their companion has suddenly become a ticking time bomb, but no one notices. This is very interesting!
Voices rose and fell in waves of incredible conversation. The students still found it hard to believe, but with the truth right in front of them, they had no choice but to believe.
"Master Fanny, your pupil is quite interesting!" Deo's usually cold and distant face had become much more tender as he looked at the composed Fanny. However, her subtly dancing eyebrows gave away her suppressed excitement.
With a feeling of comfort flowing through her heart, Fanny gave Deo a cool look and sneered, "How would that be? He's just there to make up the numbers, Master Deo is too complimentary."
Deo didn't say much after being shut down, and his expression was a little nervous as well. His eyes patrolled the demonstration area inside the square, watching for further developments.
At that moment, Fanny's heart was filled with satisfaction. She'd been constantly mocked and belittled by others because of her major's uselessness. Now, because of Han Shuo's rise to prominence, the gazes of those who looked at her were filled with astonishment and disbelief. Even Deo, who had mocked her before, didn't have much to say now. This made Fanny's heart almost overflow with joy.
Everyone had a vain heart, and Fanny had often been oppressed by others. Now that the situation was suddenly reversed, Fanny's joy and comfort was even more palpable. When she looked at Han Shuo now, she found him extremely pleasing in her eyes, and a trace of a sweet smile unconsciously curved her lips.
Inside the square, of course, Han Shuo was unaware that there was an uproar outside the square because of his performance. He walked out calmly and steadily, slowly moving towards the centre with the other four light-major students.
From the other direction, the four dark disciples slowly appeared. They had spread out their formation and kept a reasonable distance from each other. When they saw the light major disciples, the four dark major disciples abruptly stopped their footsteps.
Two Deep Slumber spells and two more Hand of Darkness spells came out of the mouths of the four dark major students. The two Deep Slumber spells floated towards Han Shuo and another light disciple. Two giant hands also suddenly formed in the dim sky and began to swoop down on the other two light-major students.
Light Major Captain Keelung stood in the middle, watching all this with a cold gaze, completely unmoved. This was because none of the dark major's attacks had landed on him, or perhaps it was because the dark major students knew that they would be useless against Keelung.
Han Shuo had also been attacked with a deep slumber spell. He shifted his body at that moment and walked quickly, avoiding the spell.
The Light Major disciple standing beside Han Shuo remained coolly calm as the Hand of Darkness appeared above him. A radiant slash suddenly appeared and shot high overhead towards the Hand of Darkness.
A bone spear suddenly appeared out of nowhere, followed by another. . It pierced the Radiant Slash attack, and both the bone spears and the Radiant Slash shattered into white points of light. At the same time, an Agony of the Soul appeared in front of the Light disciple, along with the Hand of Darkness.
The sudden change completely derailed the Light Master's train of thought. The Agony of the Soul had landed on him before he had time to react. The Hand of Darkness quickly followed and grabbed his body.
"Deron, are you all right?" Keelung shouted in the distance and ran over when he saw what had happened.
Deron reacted immediately. Although Han Shuo's chant had just been sung in an extremely low voice, he could still hear it because they were so close.
Deron anxiously tried to tell Keelung to watch out for Han Shuo, but unfortunately he found it difficult to breathe with the Hand of Darkness wrapped tightly around him. The Dark Major student who'd cast it watched from a distance with a face full of excitement. The student grabbed Deron forcefully, knocking him unconscious.
Aside from Deron's fainting spell, the other light-major students easily dealt with the dark major's attacks on them. Keelung, who had not been attacked, quickly approached Deron to check on him.
Between Han Shuo and Keelung was an unconscious Deron. Han Shuo also approached the unconscious Deron as Keelung approached, apparently wanting to see how Deron was doing.
The Light Major Captain reached Deron first. He'd just bent down and was about to examine Deron's condition when three bone spears materialised, followed by two bone arrows and an Agony of the Soul.
Keelung gave an abrupt start and suddenly stood up, finally catching a glimpse of Han Shuo's face. He involuntarily shouted, "This is bad!"
A light magic attack was suddenly unleashed as an incantation was quickly recited. It formed a semicircle in front of his chest and began to rush towards him. The bone spears, arrows and soul torment were destroyed in an instant.
However, as the magical fallout began to subside, more bone arrows flew out. This gave Keelung a huge shock as he hastily retreated.
The release of magic depended on the amount of mental power and the speed with which it was focused. Although the time between two spells could be shortened, the more destructive a spell was, the longer the time between the two spells had to be. A spell like Bone Arrows required very little mental power, so it could be cast quickly in succession.
Seeing the situation, Keelung had sent out a response wave of magic and needed some time to recover. It was a pity that Han Shuo didn't give him the opportunity to do so. Three bone arrows flew out from behind him, causing him to panic and take one in the back when he couldn't dodge in time.
"That necromancer is disguised as Billy. This person is too scary! Take him down first. Keelung rubbed his bum and immediately shouted.
Off in the distance, the other two light Major disciples who were dodging the dark Major attacks only hesitated for a moment and immediately met up with Keelung to attack Han Shuo after hearing his shouts.
Han Shuo laughed out loud at that moment and raised his voice, "Fainting already counts as being out. It's now three of you against five of us, I think it will be difficult for you to win!"
Han Shou didn't stay where he was when he finished speaking. With the speed of a normal mage, he dashed to where the traps had already been set. Keelung and the others were stunned for a moment as Keelung said resolutely, "Kill this guy first. The other four from the Dark Major have no fighting spirit left, we'll deal with them later.
The other two from the light major nodded and rushed towards Han Shuo after hearing Keelung's words, leaving the four from the dark major to look at each other with some embarrassment. One of them shouted, "We're five now, why should we be afraid of those three? Let's take them out!"
Thus, the strange scene of Han Shuo running ahead, the three from the Light Major in hot pursuit, and the four from the Dark Major chasing madly ensued.
Outside, there was a lot of noise. If it was said that Han Shuo had been lucky when he had taken down a person in the shadows earlier, then his later interactions with Keelung and the speed with which his magic had unleashed and injured Keelung's buttocks proved that Han Shuo's strength was definitely unusual.
Add to that the fact that they had seen Han Shuo setting traps and now saw him running towards them, the audience immediately knew what sinister intentions Han Shuo had in mind.
"Oh damn, why is this happening?" Light Major Archmage Voigtlander had smiled smugly, confident of victory. He couldn't help but cry out at this moment. The development of the situation was completely beyond his expectations.
"Master Fanny, your pupil is very strong. To think that the Necromancy Major has such a talent. This is truly unbelievable!" Suddenly, several teachers who often mocked Fanny had a complete change of attitude, and they all spoke with great praise for Fanny.
This was Fanny's proudest moment in all her years of necromancy. Han Shuo's actions had won Fanny the respect of everyone present. She was crazy with joy inside, but still smiled modestly and said calmly, "This is nothing. Our necromancy major has great talent, we just tend to keep a low profile. Now do you understand how shallow your understanding was before?"
The other teachers looked at each other questioningly after Fanny had spoken. They hadn't thought that thanks to Han Shuo's bizarre rise, Fanny's presence would also be strengthened.