3 The Hardest Practice Session Ever

Light knew how much of a hard task this was going to be. In numbers, both of the classes were evenly matched. So defeating them using numbers would be out of the question. But everyone knows there was no way they could defeat all the seniors, so you would be ranked based on performance and not by wins. But if there is a leader system, they would also be ranked based on teamwork. But this could be a pain if they got Jax as the leader.

"Students! To test your use of magic and teamwork, you will fight the seniors' Class A." Mr. Yonko announced.

Amidst the chatter of students, Someone asked if there would be anyone leading them.

Yes, it's Jax Brunya. Light was sure Jax was the only one happy with this decision.

In about half an hour everyone was in the ground in their gym uniforms.

"You must capture three bases of the seniors' team. You will also have three bases which you have to protect. " Mr. Yonko explained " the bases will be shown you shortly. And losing your leader would mean an instant loss for the team. We also have some nurses on the premises so please fight to your heart's content. And remember that a good fighter also knows when to quit."

Light was already searching for the bases and thinking of strategies. "Rando is a good fighter in close combat and can also deal some damage at multiple targets. His flight power can be checked by our flier but his magic can be a serious pain. So it would be better to have as many people as possible in the base and have people luring the other seniors into the base so that Rando would hold himself back so as to not hurt his teammates. We also have a ground type spellcaster, Mourlin, but I don't think Jax would tell her to defend."

In about 15 minutes the mock spar started and Jax did exactly what Light expected him to do. Light and the flier were scouting and only six people were defending the three bases. The rest split up and attacked the three different bases.

"This strategy may work if they were more or less equal in power. But when the difference in power is so high then such an obvious tactic will never work. " Mr. Yonko discussed with the other faculty.

Rando was already in the air. He was the opponents' sole scout and attack.

" Looks like they are going easy on us " Light thought.

Then he suddenly saw lava from the left side! "We have no lava users….it's Grancy from the seniors!"

She was their sole defense for Base # 3. Only Jax and Mourlin were attacking in that direction. "If Mourlin was with him then she could definitely make a wall for them to escape. But if Jax wants to attack…?"

Just then he saw a bridge of stone made above the lava.

Noooo!!!!! Light shouted. He ran as fast as possible to their location. He covered 300 meters in one second (and would have gone faster if the ground wasn't a forest) but still it was too late. Jax and Mourlin were surrounded in lava. By making a stone bridge, they cut off their open means of escape and gave Grancy more lava to work with.

"Jax! You seriously didn't know lava melts stone??" Light yelled.

No answer. "Of course the great Noble blood didn't know it. Why did I bother asking?"

"Maurlin, quickly make a wall in front with a downward bridge!"

"You seriously think you know how to use my powers better than me?"

"Ok do you have a better idea?"

"Well ….no!"

"Does anyone even care about me?" Jax asked.

"Maurlin quickly get over to our base #3 you are the only one who can repel Rando." Light explained ignoring Jax.

"Looks like they were told to go easy on us," he thought looking at Grancy.

Just then an announcement: " All seniors will now enter the ground."

This changed the entire game. There were 5 members on the right side and 6 members in the middle. Jax, Light, and Maurlin had no protection against those many people. They could easily be wiped out if even three people came through their path. Suddenly Jax said" Maurlin so I've been meaning to tell this, but I like you."

"Is that why we were the only ones attacking their base from the left ?" She asked.

"Well yeah ….."

Light was as close to punching him when Maurlin suddenly punched the lights out of him.

"Don't worry I didn't knock him out. He would be more annoying to protect if he was knocked out". Maurlin assured Light.

"Well, I have an idea but this could be a pain in the ass later. I need you to make walls every 5 meters and keep running till you reach the base."

"But..."

"Yes I know you won't have magic left to take on Rando but this is our chance. We can't lose the team leader or it will be an instant loss. We also will have to use this rule to our advantage."

"You mean we have to defeat Rando!"

"Yes ….. " and then an announcement came " 11 members from team juniors have been eliminated. The score is 0-0 "

"They took down all the remaining raiders!!!! " Maurlin said, " At least the defense is okay!"

"Not for long" Light said pointing towards the four seniors coming after them

"You go quickly to base # 3, I'll come behind you! " Maurlin said and Light nodded in agreement.

At base, he saw there were already three seniors including Rando there. One was Jang, his magic allowed him to turn his body into a Magnetic metal in which he can control the polarity. The second was Garo, his magic was to deflect magic attacks.

Together all three of them could easily take down all remaining nine of them, and the seniors haven't lost a single person.

"Of course I'm not useful in battle, no matter how fast I go I can only deal some damage if I have the highest possible acceleration and that would be to stop and start moving again. This window is so obvious even Jax would take me down."

In his words, both Jax and Maurlin showed up.

Jax looked at Rando and said, " Hey weren't you the friend of that Demo..."

He didn't finish his sentence. He couldn't, Rando's eyes had an emotion even Light never saw.....Anger.

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