There Is No Spring in the Stolen Field

64. test (2)

I was standing in front of the blue flag at the end of the clearing.

Seria stood in front of me just as it was told beforehand.

At the same time as the word “start”, Kairin and Leon ran towards the red flag.

And one person ignoring them and running toward us. It was Zeke.

Seria drew her sword.

“Dog star.”

“yes.”

“Please take good care of the flag guard.”

“yes.”

After those words, Seria slowly increased her speed towards the running Zeke.

I watched the battlefield with my arms crossed.

Is that the other side of the offensive team with only Zeke and the rest of the defense?

However, two people are presumed to be the opponent’s defense in the distance. Alfonso and Cairo were the only ones.

Raven.

There was no Raven.

Even looking around, there was no trace of Raven.

With her ability to emerge from the shadows of others, I could never be caught off guard.

It wouldn’t be strange if he showed up behind me right now and took the flag.

Alfonso must have been the one who burned the forest in the evaluation just before, but huge pillars of fire blocked Kairin and Leon.

Judging by how hot it was up to this point, it seemed that it had been implemented at a high level despite already exhausted stamina.

However, there is currently one member of our attack team who denies the very existence of wizards…

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Kairin sneered and stretched his arms behind him.

A half-moon-shaped artifact was held in her hand.

Leaping into the air, she split the pillar of fire in half.

I saw Alfonso’s eyes widen at the disappearing pillar of fire, as if it hadn’t been there.

Isn’t it really so deceitful? I thought so too.

However, as learned from practice, not all magic can be nullified.

The fact that intangible magic without a form cannot be cut. And with a little sense, there was nothing that couldn’t be defeated.

Alfonso could be seen squeezing out mana, which was already almost empty.

I could see the wind condensing at the tips of his hands.

The wind turned into a sharp blade and headed towards Kairin.

Certainly wind-type magic was close to intangible, but that didn’t mean it had no form.

And it wasn’t Kairin who couldn’t react to it.

It was a beastly reaction speed.

She cut through the wind pressure that attacked her one after another.

The blood drained from Alfonso’s face.

“What are you doing! Alfonso!”

Cairo scolded Alfonso in a heavy voice.

Cairo was dealing with Leon, the weakest member of our party, and Leon was struggling against Cairo.

First of all, Leon was unable to even approach Cairo.

Cairo wielded a bow that appeared to be twice as large as a normal bow, and the arrows he shot showed strength unlike those of Yuri.

It was as if Kane’s strength was concentrated only in his arm, and he wondered if he would fly away like that.

Leon could clearly feel that the more he blocked each step, the more difficult it became.

Even though he had already wrapped his sword, he could see the scratches on his greatsword itself.

Seriously, I wondered if it would be better for me, who hadn’t done anything yet, to provide cover.

I shouted at Seria, who was blocking Zeke.

“Hero, I think Leon is a bit behind, so it’s okay if I cover him!”

“Just focus on defense! Sirius! You can’t even see Raven!”

He was right.

Seria still seemed to have enough room to grasp the situation on the battlefield when dealing with Sieg.

“All right!”

Even if Leon was a bit behind, I couldn’t help but cheer for Kairin to somehow sort out Alfonso and join him first.

I watched each fight, observing Raven’s presence as much as possible.

That was the moment.

Seria, who had been able to channel Zeke’s attacks well, lost her balance and lost her posture for a while.

It was because the hands protruding from Seria’s shadow grabbed Seria’s ankle.

“It’s great!”

To avoid Zeke’s attack, Seria forcibly twisted her motionless body in the opposite direction and plunged her sword into the shadow.

The hand lost shape and melted into shadow again.

And starting from Seria, Raven started to intervene in our party members’ fights one by one.

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Kairin, who slowly approached the flag while destroying Alfonso’s magic one by one, had no choice but to hesitate.

It was because the moment she was about to cast the spell, a hand extending from the shadows hindered her movement.

There was no way that a magician like Alfonso would have missed the momentary gap.

Alfonso stretched out his hand and threw a sharp thunderbolt straight ahead.

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Kairin, who had no choice but to react slowly compared to the fast-flying magic, allowed his attack.

Her body bounced off and crashed into a huge tree at the corner of the clearing.

“…cool”

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Karin coughed in pain.

I had to find Raven’s body.

It was only natural that he would be at a disadvantage if he didn’t do anything like this.

At least I had to find Raven and keep him from intervening in battle with the others.

I condensed my mana and hit the floor.

Dense threads of mana rode the earth and covered the entire clearing.

I didn’t think she would have left the testing room.

He must have been hiding here somewhere.

If he had really left, the homeroom teacher would not have tolerated it.

Where are you? Raven.

And a very faint remnant of mana that can be detected. Its location…

I slammed the thunderbolt spear into the spot where my shadow had fallen.

The eyes of the rest of our party were focused on me.

It was only natural that I, who was not dealing with anyone, cast magic at my side, in our camp.

However, I increased the output and collapsed the ground.

Dust rose and Raven’s shadow emerged from the collapsed ground.

“How did you know?”

It was Raven’s voice that seemed sharp.

It was a terrifying ability.

If I had been a little more inexperienced at detecting mana, Raven would probably have continued playing tricks in my shadow.

“Because I can’t just suck my fingers.”

Even though I detected her, she didn’t pose much.

It seemed that he was trying to avoid competing head-on with me.

“Five minutes left!”

The homeroom teacher shouted at everyone in a loud voice.

Time is running out.

When Kairin and Leon heard those words, they seemed to squeeze out their last strength.

“Haaap!”

Leon rushed toward Cairo with a spirited spirit.

Cairo’s fingertips were bleeding from how hard he had pulled the rope, but he pulled harder as if it didn’t hurt.

An arrow with a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye headed for Leon.

Leon’s sword was dyed in blue. The sword energy soon formed into a stable form and became one with the sword.

Aura Blade. A realm many prosecutors seek.

The tip of Leon’s sword split Cairo’s bow in half.

Cairo tried to draw the next bow, but it seemed that his fingers didn’t have enough strength.

Cairo raised both hands above his head towards Leon.

“I can no longer participate in the battle.”

I also thought his judgment was wise.

The evaluation could have been received again and again, but for an archer to lose a finger was the same as saying that he would give up his life as an archer.

“Cairo!!!”

Alfonso shouted at Cairo in an angry voice.

I was nagging that I was being pushed by Kairin, but since I was unable to fight first, I could understand her feelings.

But Alfonso’s situation was not very good either.

“Whoa… you fell behind.”

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Kairin frowned and spat out vulgar words.

Alfonso could certainly be said to be in an advantageous position with Raven’s help, but again, a perfect one-on-one composition was a landslide victory for Kairin.

As for Raven, I am currently thoroughly marking it.

“b*tch who only believes in artifacts and doesn’t know the subject!”

That’s what I said, but it was clear to my eyes.

The magic he poured out this time was the last magic he could pull out today.

He brought his hands together and created a huge magic circle.

I was a little taken aback.

Is it okay to use such magic here…?

Waves of lava large enough to cover the entire clearing came crashing down on us and Kairin.

The lava boasting tremendous heat seemed to swallow everything, friend and foe alike.

While keeping an eye on Raven’s location, I prepared the highest level of ice barrier magic that I could now.

Everyone present here could see that the current Alfonso was no joke.

Seria and Zeke also stopped their workshop and looked at the approaching tidal wave of lava.

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Kairin flew towards the lava with the speed of a thunderbolt.

Instead of holding the artifact with her right hand, she extended her left hand behind her.

Then another sword was gripped in her left hand.

Like the sword in the right hand, it was more like a crescent moon rather than a half moon, and it was slightly longer.

“It’s not really a card to show here!”

The moment the lava wave was about to hit us, Kairin crossed his swords and made a wide crosscut.

Light poured out of the artifacts, and the lava tidal wave turned into silver powder and disappeared as if it were a mirage.

Everyone gathered here couldn’t help but admire Kairin’s incompetence.

If you tried to offset that with the same magic, you would have to spend an absurd amount of mana.

After landing on the floor, Kairin brushed past Alfonso, who was kneeling and out of mana.

“This. Take it?”

She raised the red flag at the end of the clearing high toward the sky.

“The last minute!”

The homeroom teacher shouted one last time.

Raven is right in front of me, and Alfonso and Cairo are out of action. Since only Zeke remained, I thought it was safe to say that it was actually our victory.

It was a moment to breathe a sigh of relief.

“…bite.”

I heard Raven mutter quietly.

I turned and looked at Raven.

“Dog star!”

“no!”

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Kairin and Seria screamed in my direction.

By the time I figured out what had happened, it was already too late.

A huge red-eyed monster made of shadows burst from the ground and engulfed me.