69novels Chapter 723 : Chapter 723
Chapter 723 : Chapter 723
Chapter 723: But I… Firmly Believe She Is Still Alive
The clash between the top-tier academies was imminent.
The terrifying bombardment of Transcendent means caused violent roars in this area.
Fortunately, this area was somewhat suburban.
Everyone was not foolish and knew that large-scale fighting in the city center was very expensive, but here… was another matter.
In the blink of an eye, the area where Yang Yunhan was located was already covered with the protective measures of the various academies, such as the Elf's Shared Protection Spirit Magic, the Wizard's Dual-Pole Catalytic Energy Shield Sorcery, and the Witch's Dual-Direction Restraint Sealing Spell.
In short, no one should have any designs on the target before the final victory was decided.
This was specifically to guard against the despicable tactic of the Holy Angels, who would run away with the person.
Of course, this was also for Yang Yunhan's safety.
After all, he was just an ordinary person without any Transcendent means; any tiny ripple of combat aftermath could cost him his life.
And also, to prevent him from taking advantage of their fight and running away on his own.
Yang Yunhan was staring blankly at the barrier of the "safe space" constructed by these Transcendent powers.
The external battle had now completely washed away his previous stupor.
This was the first time he had witnessed the terror of Transcendent power with his own eyes.
Right in front of him… such great power.
The thought that he could also master such terrifying power made many things seem suddenly unimportant…
The Spells released by the Witches with a wave of their hands, their composure and calmness in dealing with every attack aimed at them, and then instantly transforming into terrifying flame monsters, becoming the absolute focal point of the battlefield…
The Elves performed gorgeous magic, splendid and dangerous.
Their figures moved nimbly in the air, and the arrows shot from their longbows were like elusive ghosts.
But these were far inferior to the massive mechanical construct unleashed by the Mechanical Wizard from the Wizard Academy!
Looking at the dense and illogical mechanical parts, which performed repetitive movements with intricate precision, the mechanical construct possessed a rhythm that was like the breathing of life.
The unique sounds of metal collision and friction, and the weighty feeling of its massive size, gave those who looked directly at it a sense of boiling excitement.
Yang Yunhan had subconsciously ignored the abilities of the other Wizard schools of thought, as if, in this instant, he had found the power he was pursuing!
A real man should pilot a mecha!
Let all those old toys and broken computers go to hell!
"Hunter-Witch 35-Type Standard Model Multifunctional Sorcery Tool Armor?"
The Witch student, who was struck and sent flying by this behemoth, spoke with an embarrassed expression.
"Although your strength is vulnerable, you still have some vision."
The Mechanical Wizard was hidden within this massive mechanical Sorcery Tool.
More than half of his body had undergone mechanical modification to control and adapt to various types of mechanical Sorcery Tools.
This behemoth was also a Sorcery Tool.
A Sorcery Tool meant that no other race besides a Wizard could use it, and these specific models of Sorcery Tools also restricted non-Mechanical Faction Wizards from using them.
Even if others captured it, it would just be a pile of scrap metal.
However, this item wouldn't be easily captured by others, as the ultimate fate of this type of Sorcery Tool was self-destruct, to deal the most fatal blow to the enemy.
"Idiot! Our Witch Academy has already begun to popularize the Seed of Knowledge. Knowing the model of this thing means we will soon know its weakness! What are you bragging about."
The Mechanical Wizard, who was momentarily speechless, felt a bad premonition upon hearing the Witch Academy's mockery, but he didn't want to lose the confrontation in terms of morale.
As a Mechanical Wizard, he naturally knew the weakness of this mechanical Sorcery Tool, but this didn't mean that they could only sit and wait for death just because the enemy knew the weakness.
The power of the mechanical Sorcery Tool would not be reduced by a single bit because of this!
They naturally knew about the Seed of Knowledge.
It was a specialty product of the Witch Academy.
He heard that their Wizard Academy was also preparing to cooperate with the Witch Academy, but currently, it had only been popularized among a batch of lower-grade students who went to the Expansion Realm for the Joint Exam Hunt.
However, this hunt was rumored to have caused a huge mess due to the combined efforts of the various academies, and the cooperation regarding the Seed of Knowledge might be significantly affected.
They were actually very covetous of the effect of the Seed of Knowledge, but they wouldn't back down now because of it.
But realizing the reality, they were also very clear that the Appraisal Spell on the Witch Academy's Seed of Knowledge was truly terrifying.
The mechanical Sorcery Tool only achieved decent results at the very beginning after its debut, but in the subsequent battles and confrontations, those Witches quickly learned its weakness and began to specifically target it.
Therefore, his pressure increased exponentially as time went on.
And the mechanical Sorcery Tool also began to show functional faults and weaknesses visible to the naked eye.
"It's useless. The final winner will still be us."
The Mechanical Wizard snorted coldly, but he didn't say why.
"Just by yourselves?"
"Why not?"
The Mechanical Wizard looked at the communication window projected inside the cockpit.
He had just contacted students from the Wizard Academy in this nearby area, so their Wizard Academy support would arrive soon.
At this point, everyone's means were clashing, and the final result was quite similar.
The advantage or disadvantage was only reflected in the number of people.
Moreover, they hadn't shown any decline yet, and his Mechanical Wizardry was sufficient to hold on until support arrived.
And the facts were indeed so.
The Wizards passing through this area were escorting the new students they were recruiting back to the academy.
Although today was the first day of volunteer application, not every student they were receiving was lured; for people the academy valued, the academy would also personally arrange for high-grade students to escort them.
However, they didn't mind making a detour to help at this moment.
After all, as Wizards from the same Wizard Academy, they naturally couldn't just stand by and watch other academies bully their own people.
"Your Wizard Academy has more people?"
Everyone looked at the rapidly approaching group of Wizards in the distance with resentment.
Just as everyone thought this struggle was about to shift, the arrival of another group of people stunned many of those present.
Especially the people from the Witch Academy and the Aphrodite Academy, who subconsciously looked at each other, thinking the new arrivals were the other's support.
It now seemed that neither was the case.
But the fact that the support rushing to the Wizard Academy was delayed was undeniable.
"Damn it, it's the people from the Witch Academy!"
As they got closer, although they still couldn't clearly distinguish the figures in the distance, the people delaying the Wizard group were all girls.
They subconsciously determined they were from the Witch Academy.
"We have more support?"
"How come I don't know?"
The brief exchange instantly made the Witch side hesitate.
"Wait, that figure looks familiar! It seems to be Millian?"
A member of the Little Han Support Group here vaguely recognized one of the figures and immediately spoke up.
"Millian? How did she show up here?"
"Shouldn't we be asking where she got the energy to get involved in this matter?"
There were many people from the Little Han Support Group here, so they were quite familiar with Millian.
The former Millian was the core figure of the support group!
She was the one who single-handedly established the support group in the Expansion Realm, and Millian was also the only person who could maintain stable communication with Big Sis Xiao Han.
Therefore, her status back then was self-evident.
And Xiao Han's death had the greatest impact on Millian.
Millian was originally not a supporter of their plan to lure Yang Yunhan to the Witch Academy this time.
Did she change her mind?
She was rumored to have been running around everywhere these past few days, trying to prove that Xiao Han hadn't really died.
Did she finally accept reality and was now preparing to take Yang Yunhan back?
Many people here were also filled with regret, because after the interaction just now, they didn't think Yang Yunhan was qualified to take over the Little Han Support Group.
He wasn't even qualified to be a mascot…
The reason they were still persisting and competing with the other academies, not withdrawing, had already exceeded Yang Yunhan's inherent value, because this battle had already escalated to the level of a struggle between academies!
No one wanted to lose!
Although Millian did not appear to be very strong in the Expansion Realm, her combat power, as a core-level member of the Witch Academy, was also beyond doubt.
Coupled with the several students who were willing to follow her and the members of the intelligence group who followed Xiao Han, this was also a force not to be underestimated.
And the reason why these intelligence officers, who served Xiao Han, were willing to help Millian was naturally because Millian had news about Xiao Han, and… she firmly believed that Xiao Han had not died.
"Stop… stop! This senseless consumption on our part is meaningless. How about… we first eliminate those who are not qualified from this competition, and then we decide the winner?"
Facing the suddenly increased pressure from the Witch Academy, the people from the Wizard Academy proposed a suggestion.
And the "unqualified people" they referred to were naturally the Aphrodite Academy.
They had the fewest people this time and no support.
Especially with their fighting style, a Ranger's survival ability was definitely top-tier.
They were using their own advantage to balance the fight between the Wizard Academy and the Witch Academy.
In a three-way brawl, the one with the weakest combat power naturally preferred to play both sides, so to prevent the prize from being snatched, they naturally needed to eliminate these Elves first.
"I agree completely."
The Witch Academy agreed without even thinking.
They were not afraid that the Wizards would stab them in the back during the alliance.
Perhaps this was the tacit understanding in combat.
Of course… the main reason was that the Witch Academy side also had plans to stab the Wizards in the back during the alliance, provided the timing was right…
But this plan was unlikely to materialize.
No one was a fool to expose their back to someone else to be stabbed, but a simple alliance to expel some irrelevant people was necessary.
Thus, the Elves of the Aphrodite Academy were instantly bewildered, becoming the target of an inverse siege.
Just moments ago, they were planning to ally with the Witch Academy to oppose the incoming Wizard Academy support…
In the end, the clown turned out to be themselves!
"You turn on people too quickly!"
The Elves, suffering a siege from both the Witches and the Wizards, couldn't help but curse, despite their normally good manners.
However, the Elves who liked to participate in snatching people were probably not the type to possess that particular Elf arrogance, but their temper was certainly not lessened.
Merely being besieged, the Elves began to retreat rapidly in less than a minute.
However, before they completely retreated, they voluntarily withdrew.
After all, the current situation, for their Aphrodite Academy, was basically equivalent to having no chance.
They didn't need to risk their lives for a mission.
"Our Aphrodite Academy withdraws! I, on behalf of our Aphrodite Academy, withdraw from the recruitment plan targeting Yang Yunhan!"
The Elves announced loudly while retreating from the battlefield at the fastest speed.
Elves are also very fast, but their offensive power is not as strong.
However, this was not to belittle the power of Elf Magic.
As a magical architecture that even Transcendent Witches would borrow from, Elf Magic was also a very terrifying power.
But for Elves below the Transcendent level, at the same level, the Elves' offensive means were indeed inferior to the Witches' Spellbooks.
"Now… the interfering people are gone…"
Seeing the Elves' figures gradually disappear from sight, the Witches were the first to launch an attack.
"You Witches from the Witch Academy are truly impatient…"
At this moment, the people from the Wizard Academy did not immediately make a move.
Instead, they observed the current situation.
Moreover, they still had some trump cards they hadn't used.
The support that the Wizard Academy had coincidentally encountered had now arrived.
Conversely, the two groups from the Witch Academy did not seem to be allied.
So, although they had driven away the Elves of the Aphrodite Academy, the situation still subtly presented a three-way standoff.
"Millian, what do you mean? Aren't you here to help us?"
At this moment, the Witch Academy side, vaguely sensing something was wrong, also restrained their intent to attack.
"I didn't come here to participate in your boring snatching activities."
Millian looked at Yang Yunhan and spoke.
"Then what did you come here for?"
"Before I came, I intentionally went to see a mentor. I got an answer from her, and also… an item."
As Millian spoke, she took out an item.
It was a Casket, but this Casket had a name known to all, "The Persuader - Book in the Casket."
Even the students of other academies had witnessed its terror in the recent Joint Exam Hunt.
Especially watching it in the hands of its master, striking the opponent's head again and again, it was utterly chilling!
"I didn't come here to lure Yang Yunhan, but just like you all, I came to find him."
Millian walked over to the restrained and sealed Yang Yunhan.
She reached out, raised the Book in the Casket high, and then fiercely struck the seal.
The protective barrier, which was a superposition of Elf Magic, Sorcery, and Spell seals, shattered with a loud crash!
Countless knowledge powers evolved into breakthrough annotations, bursting forth from the Book in the Casket, and the terrifying force shattered the barrier with a single blow.
"What are you doing!"
At this moment, the most frantic ones were the people from the Wizard Academy.
This Witch actually shattered the triple protection with a single blow!
If she ran off with Yang Yunhan, it would have nothing to do with them!
But Millian did not run.
Instead, she came up to Yang Yunhan.
"You! What do you want to do!"
Yang Yunhan subconsciously reached out to the shattered protective shield, and seeing the instigator appear before him like this, it was a lie to say he wasn't scared.
"Yang Yunhan, right? I know someone once told you that they would come to see you after your scores were released."
"You!"
Yang Yunhan instantly became agitated upon hearing this sentence.
Of course, he knew who said that!
"Her promises are never broken."
"Impossible! She's dead!"
"Is she?"
Millian was somewhat surprised.
She hadn't expected the news of Yang Yuehan's "death" to reach her brother so quickly, and this brother's reaction… was also beyond her expectation.
"How pathetic. You, her brother, would assert her death without having personally seen it, but I… firmly believe she is still alive."
Millian said firmly.
After she left Mentor Bai Yu's villa, although she didn't get any explicit answers, she knew that everything was settled!
Xiao Han definitely did not die so easily.
And the "promise" she just spoke of was something she heard from Mentor Bai Yu.
So the answer was already obvious: she came here… to witness that this Book in the Casket was the medium.
To witness the return of Xiao Han, who everyone believed was dead!
Presumably, those who were still reveling in having killed Xiao Han would be driven mad upon seeing this development, right?
"Should we use that?"
At this moment, the people from the Wizard Academy could no longer tolerate the unfolding events.
If they didn't use some means soon, things might truly develop in an uncontrollable direction!
"Use it."
With the end of this brief exchange, the leading Wizard took out an item from his Sorcery Storage Equipment.
And the moment this item was taken out, a vortex instantly surged on the level of Destiny that they could not perceive.
This was clearly a Sorcery Tool that could manipulate Destiny!