Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 682 Getting Beaten Up in Various Ways

[Operation failed.]

[Effective Actions: 0, Combat Duration: 5s, Combat Ability: 0, Combat Awareness: 0, Key Decisions: 0.]

Current score: 0, Target score: 100

Noah looked at the rating on the screen, feeling immense pressure.

A string of zeros made him rub his hair.

Just then, he heard Lucy beside him scream. Clearly, she had also been defeated in training.

Then he heard Lucy's somewhat indignant voice: "This is too difficult. I can't use any of the spells on my skill ring, and the spells I can use can't target them."

Noah:…

Almost forgot, there was also a very special little wizard among them.

They can at least learn skills to fill magic gaps, but Lucy can't use magic in the normal way, so this training should be much more difficult for her.

Noah glanced at Li Daoxian in front of them.
Li Daoxian had obviously heard Lucy's complaints, but he didn't respond at all. He just kept smiling at them, seemingly intending to let them solve it themselves.

Noah then saw that Yuan Hua and Melissa, the two assistant instructors, were also meditating with their eyes closed, participating in the training as well.

Clearly, this training session was not only for the athletes, but also for the assistant coaches.

Noah looked away.

"This is much more difficult than I imagined. However, the fact that Assistant Coach Li Daoxian didn't intervene means that these training sessions were all planned, which means they must have a way to complete them..."

Noah pondered, his mind replaying the scenes from just moments ago.

Just then, he suddenly felt something being touched, and then the scenes in his mind were suddenly broken down into countless images, which seemed to be connected by invisible lines.

In each scene, it's not just what he remembers; more importantly, every part and every detail within the scene is broken down into different structures.

The replay function of the potion-assistance system can do this too?!
Noah was genuinely surprised.

The fact is, it can not only help with post-mortem analysis, but also assist in analyzing the overall situation.

The surrounding environment and environmental factors from all directions are clearly displayed.

Noah's gaze focused behind him, where a faceless wizard was flying at an incredible speed from afar.

A magical aura, both silent and swift, enveloped him.

Both were low-level spells, but their use by the other party quickly closed the distance between them without alerting them.

Noah glanced at the magical fluctuations emanating from his opponent.

The opponent's magical fluctuations were not concealed. In a one-on-one battle, there was no need to consider supplies and logistics. The opponent was clearly aiming for a quick victory.

Therefore, they only concealed information that was easier to obtain and expose.

However, under normal circumstances, one should be able to detect such magical fluctuations from the other party even without magic.

After completing the special awakening, Noah's various stats were greatly improved, especially after sharing Ava's talent. He has an extremely high sensitivity to concepts, with magic being the most basic and grandest concept.

"It's because I was in an unfamiliar environment, and my keen senses gathered too much information. Compared to the complex environment of the rainforest, the opponent's concealed magical fluctuations were not noticeable, which led me to focus my attention on the surrounding environment first."

The order in which I obtained information was incorrect, and my processing of that information was also too superficial.

If I had been able to assess the distribution of magic in my surroundings beforehand, I would have been able to prepare for this sudden surge in magic level, even if it wasn't a wizard, but some other magical creature.

Noah zoomed out the replay analysis, returning to the very beginning of the battle.

His gaze was fixed on his opponent.

The moment the opponent appeared, an illusion was created on the spot, and the body disappeared.

Almost instantly, he determined his direction and quickly closed the distance. Then, he unleashed his magic. From the opponent's perspective, he was like a wooden target. After defeating himself, the opponent even paused for a moment before standing up and spreading his hands, seemingly not understanding why it was so easy.

Noah pulled forward for another two seconds.

They discovered that their opponent had indeed been silently casting spells as they approached.

Silent casting of spells...

This shouldn't be something that enemies on easy difficulty can possess, right?

However, Noah thought about it and realized that he could forgo casting spells with incantations and cast them instantly, which seemed like a viable option.

Noah checked it twice more, and then he had an idea.

In the previous round of the competition, as logistics personnel, they witnessed the battle between the war wizards and the Blue Star world. At the time, they thought the battle was very exciting and intense. However, when they fought themselves, they realized that there were too many factors influencing the battle.

Mastering magic is one aspect; on-the-spot reaction, mental fortitude, information processing, and strategic choices can all directly influence the final outcome.

However, the most crucial point is information.

This point was already evident in the previous round of results, where the battle between the two sides largely consisted of information gathering.

My defeat in this round was also because I failed to conceal my tracks, allowing my opponent to discover me immediately and thus calmly begin their subsequent battle plan.

Having figured this out, Noah shut down the debriefing and resumed combat training.

The first training test component is: combat.

[Are you sure about your skill selection? You can adjust the magic combinations in your skill bar at any time.]

The familiar system notification appeared again. This time, Noah made an adjustment, replacing his original Fireball spell. In one-on-one combat, high-level magic seemed to have no chance of being used. Low-level magic could forgo casting and hand gestures, but high-level magic was inherently beyond his own level, making hand gestures and casting essential. He estimated he wouldn't have a chance to use it for the entire match.

So Noah replaced Fireball with Silent Strike.

He then confirmed his magical combination.

[Skills locked. Begin preparations for the first round of battle.]

【3, 2, 1.】

With the notification, Noah immediately concealed himself upon teleporting, then focused on sensing changes in magical energy, and soon discovered a noticeable fluctuation in magical energy from his side and front.

Noah activated Swift Steps and, upon seeing the figure moving crouching in the jungle, unleashed an instantaneous burst of fireball.

Hit!
The figure tried to escape, but the exploding fireball gave it no chance.

The blazing flames exploded, the central area instantly turning to ash, and billowing waves spread outwards, the bright firelight reflecting in Noah's bright eyes.

It worked!
Just as Noah was getting excited, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

He looked down and saw only a black dagger.

His strength was quickly drained away, and he collapsed to the ground, vaguely seeing the figure behind him.

[Operation failed.] [Effective actions: 1, Combat duration: 7s, Combat ability: 15, Combat awareness: 3, Key decisions: 0.]

Current score: 5, Target score: 100

Noah checked his overall score.

Having a combat ability score over 15 only serves to remind myself that the other stats should also be out of 100. It's probably because I instantly cast a Explosive Fireball, which boosted my combat ability to double, but essentially, this is still a function provided by the system in training mode.

Noah glanced at the ratings and immediately began the debriefing.

He wanted to know how the other party had dodged his attack, when they had arrived at his side, and what kind of magic they had used.

Soon, Noah dragged the replay bar and saw the opponent's actions.

The magical fluctuations I sensed, and the stealthy figures moving about silently, were all bait released in advance.

Mirroring technique.

I clearly saw an opponent use it in the last round, but I didn't pay much attention to the spell at the time.

When making his initial choice, Noah skipped the Mirror Image spell, since it had no combat capabilities and the resulting image was fragile and had many flaws.

However, in the hands of the opponent, the mirror spell was used as a trap.

While he was completely focused on the outcome of the explosion, the wizard on the other side used Shadowstep to appear behind him.

Clearly, this opponent is completely different in style from the last one.

This one looks more like an assassin.

Noah watched repeatedly and finally came to two conclusions: one must act cautiously and judge whether the information one has collected is correct and whether it is misleading information given by the other party.

Secondly, one must always remain vigilant, even if the opponent has been defeated, to ensure one's own safety.

If, after releasing the explosive fireball, one had quickly adjusted their position or observed the surrounding situation and been able to deploy a shield, the outcome might have been different.

Of course, it's just a possibility.

There's no way around it; magic needs to circulate.

The silent, swift footsteps and the exploding fireballs had instantly depleted Noah's magic reserves. He could no longer cast a magic shield instantly and could only gather the surrounding magic to assist in its construction through gestures and chanting.

Noah began another round of practice.

This time he did not adjust his magic combination.

The countdown ended, and Noah returned to the rainforest once again.

He constructed a shield, used magical perception to enhance information gathering, and finally determined the direction of his opponent.

As soon as he silently approached, he saw the surrounding trees suddenly come to life. Dark holes appeared on their thick trunks, like eyes and mouths, menacingly surrounding Noah.

Fortunately, Noah reacted quickly and created distance, thus avoiding being surrounded.

Since he hadn't encountered an opponent and couldn't expend too much magic power, Noah chose to chant the Exploding Fireball. The activated trees were blasted apart by the fireball and immediately lost their vitality.

It seems that although they have been enhanced by magic, they are still essentially trees and are afraid of fire.

However, the range of the exploding fireball was limited. Although it destroyed some of the living trees, other trees bypassed the flames and rushed up.

Noah assessed the strength of the treants and chose to use fireballs to target them one by one.

While clearing out the treants, he also focused his attention on the surrounding movements. He thought that the enemy's use of the treants to restrain him was probably a pretext to launch a sneak attack.

Noah was wrong.

He had just finished clearing the treant when a fiery monster covered in lava appeared in front of him.

Noah watched as the creature, tens of meters long, rose from the ground and took off running.

Just kidding, the temperature of that guy's constantly burning flames is higher than his fireball spell. When his fireball hits the other person, it only makes the other person's fire burn even brighter.

This is a direct targeting.

Before even seeing their opponent, they were already struggling to cope with the opponent's magic.

The second creature summoned by the opponent completely countered his offensive magic; the only way to win was to directly attack the wizard himself.

But... it's difficult.

Noah could sense the other party's location using his magical perception, but the sense wasn't very clear, indicating that the other party had also used concealment magic.

The direction is behind this lava giant.

Noah looked at the skill combination he had chosen, and none of them were helpful.

Since we're going to lose anyway, we might as well go all out.

Noah was taking a desperate gamble, concealing his presence and attempting to bypass the lava element by taking advantage of the complex environment of the rainforest.

Having lost its target, the Lava Elemental Lord unleashed a wave of lava, melting away the forest in front of it piece by piece.

Noah was lucky, though. Although there were dangers along the way, he managed to avoid them several times with his nerves on edge, and finally found the wizard surrounded by treants in the woods behind the lava monster.

He saw the wizard, and the wizard looked up.

Despite his face being devoid of features, Noah could feel the other person's gaze.

The lava behemoth behind Noah turned around, clearly indicating that the opposing wizard had taken control of the defense.

Noah used up all his magic and unleashed five explosive fireballs.

A barrier appeared in front of the wizard opposite him. The first exploding fireball struck it, causing a huge explosion. The barrier teetered on the brink of collapse from the impact.

Have the opportunity?
Noah had just conceived this idea when he saw a large pool of ice crystals suddenly appear in front of the opposing wizard. The swirling ice flowers and cold air spread outwards, and the volume of the exploding fireball suddenly shrank.

A blurry face appeared faintly within the ice crystals.

Noah looked at the ice crystal monster that was expanding in front of him, then at the fire monster behind him, and then at the empty magic power in his body.

He sighed.

It was then blown by the snow and ice into an ice sculpture.

After being defeated, Noah quickly opened the replay and compared the magic skill bar to check the opponent's skills.

After comparing the two, he finally understood what the other party was thinking.

From the beginning, the opponent had no intention of launching a preemptive attack; they simply wanted to overwhelm their opponent with magic. The opponent continuously summoned elemental creatures, and if the opponent couldn't deal with them, they would be dragged into the opponent's rhythm and eventually worn down.

The opponent didn't expect that they wouldn't even be able to withstand the second wave of attacks.

(End of this chapter)