Chapter 56: Another Surprise! (Part 3)
«Unbelievable, it's the fire element student Ding Yuming!»
«Go for it, don't let Song Jie win again!»
«Take him down! Take him down!»
…
The crowd erupted in cheers when they saw Ding Yuming take the stage, all rooting for her.
Song Jie stared at them, surprised to hear, «Is this girl Ding Yuming? Thankfully, she doesn't look like she does in the anime!»
At this moment, Ding Yuming was far more beautiful than any depiction in the anime!
However, Song Jie knew she was a formidable opponent.
He was aware that Ding Yuming might have awakened a second element, and it was likely a psychic one! The psychic element belonged to white magic and was particularly troublesome!
If Ding Yuming used her psychic powers to disrupt his star path, he would be in serious danger!
«Keep your distance, strike first!» Song Jie knew all about Ding Yuming.
If it were anyone else, they might really fall into a trap.
«Are you ready?» the referee asked the two contestants.
Song Jie and Ding Yuming both nodded.
«Follow the plan I told you about,» Ding Yuming reminded her teammates again.
The other three nodded simultaneously, agreeing that her plan was excellent!
«Begin!» As soon as the referee's words fell, Song Jie acted swiftly.
He took advantage of the distance, even attacking from afar, but Ding Yuming and her team were not about to stand there waiting for his assault.
In an instant, the four of them spread out, not giving Song Jie any openings.
However, Song Jie released «Radiance · Flicker,» causing golden light to burst forth in the arena!
«Damn, that's sneaky!» The surrounding students thought Song Jie would use an offensive spell but were surprised by the «Flicker.»
The other three were affected by the «Flicker,» but Ding Yuming was not!
At the moment the flicker occurred, she completed her elementary fire spell!
Blazing flames surged forth, creating a wall of fire between her and Song Jie!
This was to prevent Song Jie from charging forward suddenly!
Song Jie was also affected by the golden light, but he remembered Ding Yuming's previous position.
Without hesitation, he completed his light element star path and unleashed a laser in her direction!
If he could take out Ding Yuming, the other three wouldn't be a threat.
As the golden light faded, Song Jie looked in Ding Yuming's direction but saw no trace of her.
He felt a bad premonition and immediately started drawing his star map!
Ding Yuming knew Song Jie would predict her movements, so she had already prepared for a secondary move!
As the flicker faded, she counterattacked Song Jie with her spell!
«Fiery Fist!»
«Boom!!»
Ding Yuming's fist ignited with blazing flames, and the next second, she aimed at Song Jie and struck with all her might!
A massive fiery fist burst forth, creating waves of heat that spread in all directions.
«Light Shield!»
«Holy Shield!!»
Song Jie completed his mid-level defensive spell just in time!
The fiery fist struck the holy shield, scattering flames but failing to break through Song Jie's defense.
«Earth Wave!»
«Sink!!»
The earth element mage seized the opportunity to complete his spell and unleashed it towards Song Jie.
Having just blocked Ding Yuming's flames, Song Jie found the ground beneath him cracking open!
With incredible reflexes, he rolled away from the earth spell's control!
His constant outdoor training had honed his reflexes.
«Watch me!!» The lightning mage surrounded and completed his spell!
«Thunder Seal!»
«Rage Strike!!»
Disrupted by the earth element, Song Jie couldn't dodge and had to brace himself for the impact!
He raised his arm, shooting a beam of light into the sky!!
With a thunderous roar, the beam shattered the lightning strike.
Song Jie, too close to the blast, was caught in the aftermath.
As he stood up, Ding Yuming unleashed another fiery fist at him!
«People with brains are really tough to deal with!» Song Jie thought as he completed his star path spell!
This time!
Rapid Fire Burst!!
With a swift motion, the light streaked out, shattering the fiery fist instantly!
Flames and strong winds swept around, forcing the three to retreat several steps.
However!
Just as they thought Song Jie was done, they saw him casting another spell at Ding Yuming!
«What!!»
The crowd was shocked. Less than a second had passed, and he was casting again!!
Ding Yuming didn't expect this either, as Song Jie's casting speed was too fast!
«Fire Spark!»
«Explosion!!»
Ding Yuming quickly completed an elementary spell to try and block!
But!
Song Jie's Rapid Fire Burst was comparable to a mid-level second-tier offensive spell!!
Ding Yuming's elementary spell was no match!!
In the next moment, the light exploded before Ding Yuming, sending her flying.
Immediately after, Song Jie turned to the other three, continuing to unleash Rapid Fire Bursts!
The characteristic of Rapid Fire Burst was its continuous firing, saving a lot of time.
Knowing its power, Song Jie didn't aim directly at them but chose to explode near them, using the shockwaves to attack.
The wind element mage dodged quickly, but the other two were knocked out cold.
The surrounding students couldn't believe that the situation, initially in Ding Yuming's favor, had reversed so quickly!
«What's with his light element? How is it so strong!!»
«This is ridiculous. Since when could the light element dominate? Isn't it supposed to be defensive magic?»
«I'm a light element mage too. Why is my light element so weak?!»
…
The crowd was stunned, resigning to their fate.
In the end, the wind element mage couldn't escape either and was defeated by Song Jie.
At this point, Ding Yuming shook her head. The fire explosion had blocked part of the impact, so she wasn't completely defeated like the others.
However, her condition wasn't great, and Song Jie was staring at her.
Clearly! They had lost!! Despite their meticulous plan, it couldn't keep up with the changes, and Song Jie gave them an unexpected «surprise!»
«I concede,» Ding Yuming knew any movement would result in another spell from Song Jie.
The crowd felt helpless, knowing Ding Yuming was no match for Song Jie.
However, despite losing, Ding Yuming's team was the one that exhausted Song Jie the most!
They also showed the best teamwork! Others had fared much worse!
Now, the tension rose as Song Jie was just four victories away from a one-against-two-hundred streak!! …
(Chapter End)
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