Chapter 66
“Don’t lump me in with those dandies.”
The Little Overlord of the Silver Spear, Ivan, stood on the stage in his three-headed, six-armed form, looking incredibly imposing.
“I’m a genius who awakened his magic at age four, began studying under the greatest mage of our time, Larnitis, at age eight, and reached third-rank crystal-red magic power by age ten!”
I was quite astonished to hear that. Reaching third-rank magic power by age ten… That’s too strong, isn’t it?
“A genius? I can’t see it at all,” Lian Qi stared at him coldly, seeming to calculate how to deal with his three-headed, six-armed defense. A close-quarters fight would definitely be a disadvantage.
“Tch, don’t get cocky just because you beat Wood! I’m the strongest one in the student council—Patrol of the Silver Spears!”
He loudly shouted the name of his Inherent Magic.
Countless silver spears shot up from the ground, instantly covering the entire stage. As far as the eye could see, it was an endless, thorn-like field.
The audience was in an uproar. Even I couldn’t believe Ivan’s magic could reach such a scale. He’s from the Evocation school; it looks like his characteristic is to solidify his magic power and then shape it into spears.
Lian Qi dodged left and right, finally finding a place to stand. She was surrounded by silver spears on all sides, with no way to advance or retreat. Ivan gave a cold laugh!
“Kid! You have no escape! Your magic is supposed to trigger an explosion when your hand touches an object, right? But as long as I don’t let you touch me, I’ll be fine! Hmph, I have to say, for a mere Enchantment-school mage, being able to do this much really impressed me. But unfortunately for you, your opponent is me.”
“So what if it’s you?”
“Tch!” He waved his hands like a band conductor, and a portion of the silver spears on the stage automatically floated up and shot toward Lian Qi—
Isn’t that remote control, something Manipulation-school mages specialize in? Ivan is supposedly from the Evocation school, but to think he’s also proficient in Manipulation magic?
The silver spears rained down on Lian Qi, one wave smashing down right after another.
I couldn’t help but worry about Lian Qi…! Even if she’s from the Enchantment school, known for reinforcing the body, she can’t withstand this forever…!
As Ivan controlled the spears to attack Lian Qi, he said with a grim expression, “Teacher Larnitis is the greatest mage of our time. He only ever accepted the most talented children, and I… I am his last and final disciple. He was always my role model… until one day, when I witnessed him being defeated by the Demon King with my own eyes…”
Ivan flicked his fingers, and the number of flying spears suddenly doubled.
“You tell me, what’s the use of learning magic???”
He waved his hand, and spears smashed into Lian Qi.
“You tell me, what’s the use of being talented?”
He waved his hand, and spears smashed into Lian Qi x2.
“You tell me, what’s the use of working hard?”
He waved his hand, and spears smashed into Lian Qi x3.
“No matter how outstanding you are, you can never surpass the Demon King! You might even attract the Demon King’s attention and get yourself killed. Anyway, I’ve seen through it all. Life is short, so you might as well do more comfortable things, like, for example, picking up girls.”
Watching Lian Qi get hit by the spears again and again, my heart was in my throat. After the dust settled, Lian Qi stood in the same spot, holding a defensive posture. Although she was covered in wounds, the magic power coiling around her was still… very strong!
Lian Qi stared at him coldly from behind her crossed arms, a small smile playing on her bleeding lips— “Is this all the power you have? It feels like you’re just tickling me.”
Ivan was slightly stunned, his expression turning to anger. Perhaps in his eyes, Lian Qi, covered in wounds, was just acting tough.
“Refusing to admit defeat, are we?”
He waved his arms wide, and all the silver spears on the stage rose into the air!
“This next attack will knock you off the stage!”
“Bring it on!” Lian Qi’s magic power exploded, and the ground beneath her feet cracked in a spiderweb pattern.
“Don’t you dare dodge, if you have the guts!”
All the silver spears converged in the sky, ten thousand spears becoming one. A rod-shaped object at least ten meters long appeared before everyone’s eyes!
“Inherent Magic! Overlord’s Silver Pestle!”
Ivan controlled the Overlord’s Silver Pestle to smash down on Lian Qi!
And yet, Lian Qi really didn’t dodge? The Overlord’s Silver Pestle was coming at her with the force to crush everything!
I saw her concentrate her magic power in her hands and meet it head-on.
BOOM—!!!
…
Lian Qi caught the Overlord’s Silver Pestle with both hands! She gritted her teeth, holding on as the latter’s powerful impact pushed her backward!
Her feet plowed two shallow trenches in the ground! There was no sign of it stopping! She was about to reach the edge of the stage—BOOM!!! The light of an explosion engulfed Lian Qi and the Overlord’s Silver Pestle.
“It exploded—?” Ivan was surprised.
Looking over, Lian Qi stood at the very edge of the stage, surrounded by a sea of fire, the fragments of the Overlord’s Silver Pestle in front of her.
“I see you haven’t improved at all since you were ten,” Lian Qi said coldly, gritting her teeth.
It seems the explosion just now canceled out the pestle’s momentum!?
“What did you say!” Ivan looked around and found there were no more silver spears to use. He “tsked” in annoyance— “Then I’ll just use Patrol of the Silver Spears again!”
“You don’t have the chance!”
The moment she spoke, Lian Qi had already flashed in front of him and pounced.
“You’re seeking your own death!”
His three heads and six arms all grabbed silver spears and thrust them forward! The silver spears actually shattered when they hit Lian Qi’s body!? Ivan was shocked— “Even if you’re from the Enchantment school, we’re at the same rank, it’s impossible…”
“Your silver spears have too narrow of an impact area. I just need to concentrate my magic power to coil around the parts about to be hit to defend!”
Lian Qi grabbed his head with both hands and slammed him to the ground!
“This head that’s been spouting so much nonsense must be the main body, right!?”
Ivan’s head showed signs of a high-energy reaction!
“Stop—! Stop! Ahhhhh!”
“If you can, just break it off like a gecko’s tail! Let me see if your three-headed, six-armed self has three lives!”
BOOM! Ivan exploded!
Lian Qi still didn’t let go of his head, and once again, it showed a high-energy reaction!
Ivan struggled desperately, his whole body bristling with countless silver spears like a porcupine, all of them stabbing into Lian Qi! This scene made me gasp.
“Let go…!”
“I won’t! You’re clearly the one who’s ignorant and unskilled, and you still want to blame it on the Demon King!”
Ivan’s head exploded again.
It wasn’t over! Ivan’s head showed a high-energy reaction for a third time! Immediately followed by—BOOM!!!
Finally, Ivan, blown black, lay in the crater left by the explosion magic.
“It’s precisely because geniuses have all degenerated into messes like you that everyone has to pin their hopes of defeating the Demon King on a transmigrator from another dimension, isn’t it!”
Lian Qi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and turned away from him. And the referee, who had long since hidden under the stage to avoid the battle, only then announced Lian Qi’s victory to the whole crowd.