Facing 'Frieren'

Humanity will eventually surpass us.

"Don't neglect your training, Frieren."

"If someone could kill you."

"Or it's the Demon King."

"Or perhaps, he's a human mage."

"I can't wait, Serie."

"From now on, we will see many magicians and all kinds of magic."

Rienta remained silent for a moment before leaving her Personal Space.

"Rienta!"

Fern saw that Rienta, who had been missing for a long time, had finally appeared, and that he had no wounds on his body.

Relieved, she asked, "Where's that Rienta?"

He's gone.

Then, Rienta glanced at the other examinees and said:

"Don't forget the magic you promised."

Dunkel said, "Don't worry, we'll hand it in to you after the exam."

Rienta glanced at Dunkel indifferently, then paid him no further attention.

Frieren tilted her head in confusion, thinking for a while but still couldn't figure it out.

He then spoke:

"Now that Rienta has returned, let's not delay and begin the battle."

"... Can we win?" Dunkel asked, looking at the spirited Frieren.

"Don't worry," Frieren said confidently.

"I am the mage of the team that has conquered the most dungeons in human history."

Having said that, he led Rienta and Fern into the hall.

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Dunkel sighed.

His original plan was for everyone to go together, but Frieren refused.

That would indeed increase the chances of winning, but there might not be many survivors.

Furthermore, 'Rienta,' a clone of Frieren's disciple, actually took on several of the examinees single-handedly.

So he abandoned the idea.

The three entered the hall.

Rienta cast the 'Rho Aias' on herself and Frieren.

Fern concealed his magic, hiding to the side and waiting for an opportunity.

Then.

Both Frieren and her clone, 'Frieren', flew into the air.

Both men targeted each other's weaknesses, but neither had a chance to strike.

Seeing this, Frieren no longer hesitated and made the first move.

"Lightning of Annihilation!"

Upon seeing this, the clone 'Frieren' also used the same move as Frieren.

The moment the two bolts of 'annihilation lightning' collided, the entire hall was instantly filled with scattered lightning.

Fern took the opportunity to hide behind a stone pillar.

Just as the two Frieren spells canceled each other out and they landed on the ground facing each other.

A long sword carrying three illusory sword shadows rushed towards the vital points of the clone 'Frieren'.

Because of the shared memories, Rienta's attack was blocked by Defensive Magic.

But that wasn't his purpose.

Similarly, the clone 'Frieren' that released Defensive Magic also gave Frieren an opportunity.

"Hellfire!"

A towering, dark red flame erupted from beneath the feet of the clone 'Frieren'.

The clone 'Frieren' had no choice but to use Defensive Magic again to block the attack.

At the same time, he unleashed a 'Hellfire' towards Rienta.

Just as they had anticipated, the clone 'Frieren' would prioritize dealing with Frieren, and then consume Rienta's 'etherealization' time.

Rienta used 'Etherealization' to narrowly evade the attack.

His 'blurring' time is running out.

But the clone 'Frieren' was unaware of this.

Therefore, his task was to support Frieren and coordinate with Fern in their attack.

When the clone 'Frieren' attacked Rienta.

Frieren unleashed another 'Lightning of Annihilation' at her opponent, once again seizing the moment when the magical perception was interrupted.

The clone 'Frieren' flew somewhat awkwardly into the air to dodge the attack.

At the same time, he unleashed 'Lightning of Annihilation' towards Frieren below.

Many of Rienta's longswords have already been gathered inside the arena.

But he still controlled the phantom sword generated by the Shadow-Driving Magic to attack the clone 'Frieren'.

Meanwhile, the Projection Magic swords continued to be scattered aimlessly throughout the hall.

This attack was once again blocked by Defensive Magic.

No damage was caused to the clone 'Frieren'.

Just then...

Fern, who had been waiting for the right moment, finally appeared.

A 'Ordinary Offensive Magic' imbued with all her magic power slammed into the back of the clone 'Frieren'.

For Frieren, the Ordinary Offensive Magic evolved from 'Zoltraak' was still a very new type of magic.

Therefore, it will still take some time to make the right response.

But for Fern, 'Ordinary Offensive Magic' is the kind of magic a mage should master.

It was also the magic she practiced the longest.

Similarly, Rienta's Projection Magic works the same way.

However, this attack was still blocked by the clone 'Frieren'.

It's Defensive Magic.

Frieren watched this scene without any surprise.

If it were me, I would definitely be wary of Fern, who is hiding.

After blocking the attack, the clone 'Frieren' slowly extended her palm.

A black hole appeared in her palm.

'Black hole collapse.'

It slowly drew in the surrounding rubble, then collapsed into a high-purity magical energy aggregate that exploded.

Frieren remained unmoved and effortlessly dodged the attack.

Rienta and Fern also used their own methods to evade.

Immediately afterwards.

Frieren unleashed a spell that manipulated the stones like puppets.

He manipulated the rubble in the hall to gather into a gigantic stone giant.

Frieren took the opportunity to stand on the stone giant's head, looking indifferently at the clone 'Frieren'.

The clone 'Frieren' found that this area-of-effect attack had no effect.

The surrounding rocks were also manipulated by Frieren.

He raised his hand and unleashed the 'Lightning of Annihilation' at Frieren.

After Frieren blocked the attack with Defensive Magic, she and the stone giant beneath her feet unleashed the 'Lightning of Annihilation'.

Upon seeing this, the clone 'Frieren' re-established its Defensive Magic.

But this time, it was shattered directly by two bolts of 'annihilation lightning'.

Fern attacked again, once again with an extremely fast 'Ordinary Offensive Magic'.

However, the clone 'Frieren' still managed to react.

Use Defensive Magic to block the sneak attack.

Seeing this, Frieren murmured, "It seems this will be a protracted battle."

At the same time, outside the hall.

The candidates also began to fight against the clones that were moving deeper into the interior.

Fortunately, Metti could pinpoint the exact location of each clone, allowing each examinee to find their most formidable adversary.

Even a clone without any weaknesses can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

After dealing with the clones, everyone regrouped in front of the hall.

After re-examining the area, Mettty said, "The locations of Dunkel and Fern's clones have been determined."

"Then only the location of the copy of Examiner Sense remains undetermined."

Upon hearing this, Lanto remained silent for a moment before saying:

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, the copy of Examiner Sense has already been dealt with by the copy of Rienta."

"?"

A big question mark appeared above Sense's head.

She had originally thought that it would be Übel who would deal with her clone.

Übel's most proficient magic is called 'the magic that can cut almost anything'; anything she thinks can be cut, she can cut, no matter what it is.

Two years ago, during the Level 2 Magician exam.

Bulger First-Class Mage specializing in Defensive Magic, was the examiner at the time.

His magic is called 'Immovable Cloak,' an extremely powerful Defensive Magic.

The standard for passing the exam is to make him take a step back.

Many candidates tried their best but still couldn't get Bourger to back down.

Until, Übel began his exam.

With a single strike, Bulger was cut in half at the waist.

The unmoving outer garment seemed to exist as if it didn't.

As a result, Übel was disqualified from the exam.

Afterwards, she asked Übel how he had managed it.

"Isn't it natural for the fabric to be cut?" Übel said.

Hair too.

Sense knew from the beginning that his clone was no match for Übel.

But unexpectedly, it was Rienta's clone that solved the problem of her own clone.

However, that copy seems a bit strange.

Not only could they speak, but they also refrained from killing the examinees after capturing them.

Instead, they were made to hand over a portion of their magic, and then they were led to the deepest part of the royal tomb.

Übel smiled and said:

"I was hoping to see the battle between the original and the clone, but they only disappeared for a short while and now only Rienta is left."

"That guy is ridiculously strong..." Wirbel remarked, then continued:

"By the way, have you decided what kind of magic you're going to give him?"