A major battle is impossible. The aura of Wizard Apprentice is strong outside the cave, and countless apprentices are waiting for them to rush in and fight. If Leo and Alice get angry and rush in to fight, they will be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Leo activated the three magical artifacts on his body: two rings and a brooch. Three layers of protective shields opened, his shadow merged with his body, and he took deep breaths, desperately compressing the air.
His heart pounded violently, his blood surged, and Leo's entire body swelled and grew larger, increasing in height by twenty centimeters with each breath.
With his power fully activated, and despite having a plan, there were too many opposing wizards, so it wouldn't be surprising if he accidentally died.
The wizard's robe ignores 60 points of attack, while the physical body ignores 110 points of attack.
Over the past ten years, his physical body has become much stronger, increasing from 100 points of attack to 110 points, plus the addition of three layers of defensive shields.
With such a damage reduction bonus, Leo can confidently say that he can withstand 400 points of attack without taking any damage.
400 attack points—that's the skill level of High-Rank Wizard Apprentice!
Before he knew it, Leo was unaware of how strong he had become!
Alice burst out of the cave, plummeted downwards. The cave entrance was in the middle of the mountain wall, with a cliff below, which was also her escape route.
The Wizard Apprentice who surrounded her said those sarcastic things to provoke Alice and provoke her out of the cave.
Alice did as they wished, but what they didn't expect was that Alice, who rushed out, didn't fight them to the death, but instead ran away immediately.
That's right. According to Leo and Alice's plan, if they were surrounded by more than one Wizard Apprentice, running away would be the best option.
Leo jumped out of the cave and first saw Alice falling rapidly.
Then I saw that both sides of the mountain wall were filled with Wizard Apprentice. I couldn't see how many people there were, but I could sense that they were all surrounded by the aura of Wizard Apprentice.
This number is outrageous; no matter how you look at it, it's all enemies.
The murderous gazes cast at Li Xi by these Wizard Apprentice alone sent chills down Leo's spine!
"Boom boom boom"
As soon as Leo and Alice appeared, the cave entrance was bombarded with countless spells, sending large swathes of rubble flying and causing many rocks taller than a person to loosen and fall.
Leo, with his feet firmly planted on the mountainside, accelerated his descent like Spider-Man.
He had no choice but to run fast, as a barrage of witchcraft rained down from behind. Even though Leo dodged with all his might, he was still hit by dozens of spells.
Having a defense that ignores 400 points of attack doesn't mean you can easily handle a barrage of sorcery.
In three breaths, the brooch-shaped magical artifact worn on Leo's chest shattered, meaning that a protective shield had disappeared.
Leo could only ignore the 350-point attack.
The current witchcraft skill level starts at least at 400 points, and Leo was forced to flee in panic, only able to dodge by exploiting blind spots.
"Don't let them get away."
Someone must have seen Leo and Alice still fleeing under such intense attacks, and they became enraged.
With a loud shout, the elemental energy surged, and countless Wizard Apprentice were frantically absorbing the elemental power in the air.
The next second, more magical attacks rained down on Leo and Alice.
Leo was about to curse. How could they bully someone like this?!
" Ice Soar "
Faced with more attacks, Alice waved her staff, and a pair of ice wings formed from condensed Ice appeared behind her. With a flap of her wings, Alice suddenly accelerated and slid towards the ground.
The sudden acceleration caused a large amount of magic to crash against the mountainside, making it impossible to lock onto Alice.
Leo didn't know this kind of exquisite witchcraft, but he slammed his foot on a protruding rock on the mountain wall, unleashing tremendous force that instantly left a deep footprint in the mountain wall, and his entire body slammed into the ground like a cannonball.
Compared to Alice, Leo's movements were much easier to control, and all the attacks came crashing down on Leo in an instant.
Feeling the hellish sorcery attack behind him, Leo's hair stood on end, and every cell in his body was frantically warning him of danger!
" Shadow Jump "
Just as countless spells were about to blast Leo away, Leo figure vanished instantly.
They reappeared in the shadows, about 100 meters below.
But as soon as Leo showed himself, he was met with even more witchcraft.
The saturation-coverage sorcery attack is ineffective to dodge unless you run out of the attack range in one go; Shadow Jump is not an invincible escape skill.
It wasn't that no one knew Leo would escape from the shadows; Leo had already used this technique when fighting other apprentices.
Therefore, the moment Leo disappeared, all the shadows on the mountain wall were locked in place.
" Shadow Jump "
Leo had barely caught his breath after his head appeared in the shadows when he immediately hid back in the shadows and continued his escape.
Countless spells, trailing beautiful flames, chased after them, while Leo and Alice ran frantically ahead.
The entire vertical mountain wall was riddled with holes, and countless boulders fell down. The once beautiful mountain wall now looks like a pitted, scarred mess.
The ground was reached in an instant.
Alice easily changed direction with her wings and flew forward at high speed, skimming the ground.
"Boom"
Leo crashed heavily to the ground, instantly creating a large crater. Ignoring the pain in his legs, he ducked low and darted away.
It's unclear which Wizard Apprentice's magic restricted Leo's Shadow Jump.
Just now, both of Leo's rings were shattered due to his mistake of being restricted by the Shadow Jump.
The three magical artifacts I had painstakingly acquired were now all shattered!
Just as Leo darted away, all the magical attacks from the sky crashed down, instantly turning the spot where Leo had landed into a chaotic mess.
Leo seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Even as the witchcraft rained down from behind him, he was still able to change direction at an incredible angle and escape at the crucial moment.
He was like a snake with eight legs, frantically trying to escape.
It must be said that this is one of the advantages of Body Refinement Wizard: their control over their bodies is absolutely abnormal, and they can perform all sorts of inhuman skeletal changes and all sorts of inhuman walking postures without any problem.
One second Leo was crawling on the ground like a spider, and the next second he could turn into a crab and walk sideways.
To save his life, Leo risked everything.
Of course, he dodged most of the witchcraft, but there were a few that he couldn't avoid. Leo didn't even think about how these witchcrafts tracked him; no matter how he dodged, they could hit him accurately.
Even without the three layers of protective shields, Leo, as Body Refinement Wizard Apprentice, still possessed a formidable physique.
After significant damage reduction, he takes around 200 damage, which is close to a minor injury.
However, after being hit dozens of times, Leo couldn't withstand it any longer.
The Healing Rune Array on his chest never stopped, frantically healing his injuries, but still couldn't keep up with the damage Leo had sustained.
Leo hadn't run far when he saw Alice had been ahead, running back towards him.
The pair of ice wings used for gliding were gone, and the protective shield on his body was flashing rapidly with a light that seemed about to shatter.
Alice looked no better than Leo.
Leo looked behind Alice and saw a large group of Wizard Apprentice using intense magic to herd Alice back like a rabbit.
The Wizard Apprentice who had been blocking their way on the mountainside also came down, holding their staffs and glaring at him and Alice with menacing eyes.
Alice and Leo had no way to escape; they were surrounded!
Leo tore off his tattered wizard's robe, revealing his body covered in wounds. Various elemental attacks were still desperately trying to stop the wounds from healing.
Leo simply ripped open the wound, tearing away these unquenchable attacks in the most savage and violent way.
In an instant, Leo was covered in blood!
The encirclement narrowed, and all the wizards stared at Leo, who was mutilating himself, shocked but not surprised.
This self-harm method is the fastest way to deal with the problem, and only Body Refinement Wizard could treat his own body so cruelly.
The Wizard Apprentice sized up Leo and Alice, and Alice and Leo looked back at them.
Countless Wizard Apprentice, each with their own summoned creatures, wielded staffs shimmering with elemental energy, poised to unleash terrifying power at any moment.
People from all six colleges were present, and there were also quite a few familiar faces that Leo had met before.
Seeing this, Alice had no choice but to stop and stand with Leo, staring at one of them with murderous intent, as if she wanted to devour her alive.
Although Leo didn't know her name, he knew that she was the one who had just mentioned Alice giving birth, and that he was the other main character in the birth incident. So Leo glared at her just like Alice did.
"Who is she?" Leo asked Alice, turning to the side.
" Aidelin, the Top-Tier Wizard Apprentice of the Black Skull Academy," Alice said through gritted teeth.
Leo memorized her appearance perfectly, ensuring that the sharp-tongued Aidelin wouldn't leave a trace of dust behind.
" Alice, is this your little man? You don't have much taste." Aidelin looked at Leo, who was covered in blood, and continued to mock Alice.
Leo did look terrible; his body was covered in red and black patches, his pants were half too short, and he had lost one shoe, leaving him barefoot, looking like a refugee who had just come from the slums.
Standing next to Alice, who is like an ice fairy, is like a combination of cow dung and jewels!
Alice didn't engage in a shouting match like a shrew. Instead, she pointed to the two thousand or so Wizard Apprentice had surrounded her and said, "The tournament ends in a few days. Are these all the remaining people?"
"Hahaha, you've been hiding for too long, you're completely unaware of what's going on outside."
"Let me tell you, there are less than five thousand apprentices left in the competition so far, and what you see now is only half of them," Aidelin said with a smile, pointing to the encirclement.
Alice looked around carefully, and her face immediately darkened. Among these people, the Purple Flame Academy had the fewest students, while the Black Skull Academy had the most. The number of students from the other academies was roughly the same.
"Haha, I can see that now. That's right, your Purple Flame Academy came in last place in this competition, while our Black Skull Academy is the undisputed number one."