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

Chapter 688 Besieged

Upon hearing this, Harry looked Li Daoxian up and down.

From the outside, he looks no different from the one outside.

Could it be that they really replicated Li Daoxian's skills completely?
Harry muttered to himself.

If he remembered correctly, Li Daoxian seemed to be a domain wizard, and supposedly one of the stronger ones. If that was the case, then his collaboration this time could indeed be considered a simple one.

While Harry was still thinking, he heard Yuan Hua say, "Then I'll take on the rescue role."

Melissa bluntly stated, "I'll play support."

The other two teammates quickly assigned roles, and clearly, everyone had a clear understanding of their own situation.

Li Daoxian nodded and looked at Harry: "Then you will be the supporting attacker."

Harry nodded, having no questions about the arrangement.

He had previously passed the normal difficulty assessment of combat subjects, and most of his experience was in combat. The magic he was familiar with was mainly of the elemental type of energy manipulation. To be honest, if he were to take on a support or rescue role, he would need to readjust.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Harry is very confident in himself.

Perfect timing! Now that I have teammates, I can confidently unleash my magic. Before, when I was fighting alone, I had to consider defense and movement, but now I don't have to think about that anymore.

That's a good thing.

After the roles were assigned, the system unusually displayed a second notification.

[Role assignments complete, the breakout officially begins.]

Ok?
Harry was slightly taken aback when he saw the notification, but he quickly realized his mistake: he hadn't asked about his teammates' condition.

Clearly, the role assignment process is a time specifically reserved during training for them to get to know each other.

My teammates were generated by the training system, and based on the intelligence level of the last simulation, they should know my information, but I don't know anything about their skills.

bad!
Didn't you say that your teammates this time all have excellent combat awareness and teamwork? Can't you take the initiative to introduce yourselves?
Just as Harry was feeling a bit frustrated, Li Daoxian had already taken the initiative.

Yuan Hua raised his hand and cast a buff spell.

【Harmony between man and nature】

Harry felt the power surging through his body and looked in surprise at the various buffs on his status bar.

Increased mana regeneration, expanded sensory range, increased mental agility, increased spellcasting focus, increased elemental affinity, increased movement speed, increased stamina...

It was just a magic spell, but it created a series of beneficial buffs.

Teaching Assistant Yuan Hua...

This teaching assistant, who seemed to have little presence on the show, was actually overlooked by many because he possessed the knowledge of two schools of potion-making.

Harry was still under the buff of the Harmony spell when he saw a new buff appear next to the status bar.

【Blessing from Chaos】

You will have a certain probability of sensing the approaching danger, a certain probability of avoiding the danger, and a certain probability of your spellcasting being enhanced.

Needless to say, this must be an enhancement spell cast by Assistant Instructor Melissa.

However, it seems inferior to Yuan Hua's. Since the probability exists, once this thing cannot be triggered, it is as if it has nothing, and it is not as stable as Yuan Hua's buff.

"Attention, enemy spotted, one o'clock."

Li Daoxian's voice came from beside Harry's ear.

Before anyone noticed, Li Daoxian had directly activated the Mind Network.

Harry didn't have time to check the buffs at that moment; he looked up and headed towards one o'clock.

Even with Li Daoxian's reminder, and thanks to the enhanced perception, there was nothing unusual there.

However, through information sharing within the mental network, and by reassembling and absorbing the intelligence information transmitted by Li Daoxian, it can be seen that there is indeed something unusual over there. Various data have slight deviations, which are within a reasonable range. However, considering the deviations of multiple data, it can be concluded that there is definitely an ambush there.

These subtle anomalies are easy to miss if you don't check them carefully.

Harry glanced at Li Daoxian ahead of him, thinking: Is Assistant Li Daoxian's perception really that high? Or did he use some kind of magic? I don't think I sensed any magical fluctuations just now...

Or is this purely systems analysis?
Even if Harry himself had been aware of these data, he would never have been able to make such an accurate judgment.

After delivering the message, Li Daoxian suddenly raised his hand.

Black tendrils shot out from the ground, intertwining with each other. Numerous runes poured out from the tendrils, intertwining to form a light curtain. Judging from the distorted light and shadow of the light curtain, it was clearly a direct blockade.

The black tentacles did not stop there, but continued to extend inward, their tips swelling and bulging, expanding instantly like a balloon.

boom!
A massive explosion erupted within the light curtain, the violent impact echoing across it. After repeated build-up of energy, the light curtain finally succumbed and burst open, the intense shock creating a deep crater and a massive mushroom cloud.

Li Daoxian calmly said, "There are still enemies, at 1:30, at the 12 o'clock direction."

When Melissa received Li Daoxian's message, she was already casting a spell with the aid of hand gestures, and the incantation of the spell was finally coming to an end.

She raised her hand and released a runestone, on which was engraved a distorted eye.

The runestones floated slowly above their heads, and dark gray lines emanated from their eyes.

From the thick smoke of the explosion, several figures scattered and fled in all directions.

Dark gray, mist-like lines, seemingly slow, actually swiftly adhered to the bodies of several people.

Layer upon layer of light curtains and obvious flashes of light indicating the dispelling of magic illuminated the scene.

Clearly, this was an attack from two other directions.

They didn't know what the gray mist was, but they could use a universal dispelling spell. As long as they had enough magic, dispelling spells could be considered the antidote to all magic.

After a brief exchange, the opposing team realized they had a numerical advantage and naturally adopted a fighting style that suited them better. If they could maintain their advantage through sheer numbers and prevent casualties, they could snowball their lead.

In contrast, Li Daoxian's side was different. They had very few people, and every bit of magic power needed to have a clear purpose. Magic that consumed a lot of magic power, even if the effect was good, could only be considered as a backup if the overall benefit was too low.

What is a specific function?
They can either directly reduce the enemy's numbers, or create chaos or obtain information to facilitate their evacuation.

Li Daoxian's magic was designed to reduce the number of soldiers.

However, the opponent reacted too quickly, directly tearing apart Li Daoxian's barrier. Otherwise, if the power had reverberated and intensified for a while, even if there were high-level wizards inside, they would have been blasted into dust.

Although she didn't succeed, Melissa still had a backup plan. Using the runestone in her eye pattern, she cast Zac's unique magic, Zac's Mark of the Weak. The mark can be triggered by a teammate's or one's own primary magical action. Enemies hit head-on by their own or a teammate's magic will be initially marked through mana dissipation. The gray mist dissipating from the eye will then follow the initial mark, applying a secondary mark.

Once branded, within a short period of time, all the information perceived, accessed, and understood by the branded individuals will be synchronously transmitted back to the brander, Melissa.

A saturation-style dispel spell could theoretically prevent the marking of the weak.

This is why Zach's Weakness Mark, while not weak, rarely proves effective in actual combat.

Some of the dissipating gray-black mist instantly disintegrated and disappeared without a trace, but another part remained completely unaffected, passing through the barrier and attaching itself to several of the wizards.

This is not reasonable.

The wizard on the other side thought so, and Harry thought so too.

Of course, Harry was greatly impressed by the cooperation of his two teammates.

He clearly saw the entire spellcasting process through the mental network.

The moment the enemy was spotted, Li Daoxian instantly cast a spell, while Melissa, with almost no communication, directly predicted and cast Zack's Mark of Weakness, confident that Li Daoxian's attack would be effective.

Melissa's magic followed almost seamlessly after Li Daoxian's magic, and she made full use of Li Daoxian's initiative.

The other party's reaction was very timely. Whether it was defense or dispersal, it was the most standard and reasonable response. However, reasonable means that it is the mainstream response, which means that it can be predicted and countered.

The original dispelling spell should have interrupted Melissa's counterattack, but Yuan Hua's balancing spell was simultaneously applied to the gray-black mist.

This special balancing magic transfers the impact of the magic from one half to the other half.

Thus, half of the magical effect was completely preserved.

After being branded by Zack's Mark of the Weak, information about the branded wizards themselves, as well as the information they received, kept appearing in Melissa's mind in a continuous stream.

This transmission is not through magic or spirit, but through chaos.

Unless the opponent is also skilled in using chaos magic, there is no way to stop them.

Upon receiving the message, Melissa forwarded it directly to the Mind Network almost without hesitation.

Normally, Melissa would only focus on the key parts of this vast amount of information, but now that Li Daoxian is here, this information can be fully utilized.

Everything was made up of data, derived from chaotic observations, comprehensive and thorough. A massive amount of data was piled up on the mental network. Harry glanced at it, but just one glance made him dizzy.

Harry believed that after more than a month of intensive learning, his ability to receive and understand information had improved significantly. After all, at the beginning, he would feel dizzy and overwhelmed even if he received all the information about a potion recipe, but now he could receive several magical frames at the same time with ease.

Even so, just glancing at the data that was being transmitted still exceeded my capacity.

Even this information caused a slight blockage in the mental network.

However, all this information was quickly swallowed up by Li Daoxian.

The next moment, Li Daoxian raised his hand, and a dazzling green light shone between his fingers. Then, a twisted hole appeared in front of him, and the green light broke free from his fingertips and disappeared into the hole.

At the same time, Li Daoxian said, "Yuan Hua, prepare a mental barrier. It would be even better if you could construct a mental labyrinth."

"Melissa, keep collecting."

As Li Daoxian spoke, he also fed back the processed information to the Mind Network.

"The other side is preparing to seal off the space and launch a mental attack."

The former was to prevent them from escaping, while the latter was a means of further limiting their own fighting ability due to their numerical superiority.

The green light disappeared into the void.

The next moment, in the distance, in front of several wizards who were chanting, twisted black holes quietly appeared.

Before the wizards could react, the green light that shot out tore through their shields and reaped their souls.

Dig!

Is this killing curse really that powerful?

Harry's eyes practically popped out of their sockets.

At the same time, Li Daoxian's calm voice came: "The wizard who wanted to cast the spatial anchor has been killed. There are four more teams of wizards on their way. We don't have much time left."

His tone was calm, and he had instantly killed several high-level wizards. Yet, he showed no emotional fluctuation at this moment. Nothing could be more charming than Li Daoxian at this moment.

At least, that's how Harry feels right now.

His gaze toward Li Daoxian was sparkling with starlight.

Harry made up his mind that after this training was over, he would learn the Killing Curse. With his dual-casting talent from his mirror hands, he would surely have an advantage in spellcasting as well.

However, before that, he had to take action.

My teammates are already fighting, so I can't fall behind.

Harry took a deep breath, his chanting and gestures nearing their end, and simultaneously extended both hands, unleashing the Crimson Meteor.

The two fiery meteors condensed in the air and then crashed down towards the opponent's location, leaving long trails of flame.

A semi-transparent net appeared in the air, blocking the meteorite, and then a dazzling ray flashed twice before piercing through the middle.

Harry stared in disbelief, unable to believe that the magic he had been building up for so long had been so easily broken.

When the ray flashed for the third time, it instantly filled Harry's entire field of vision.

What beautiful light!

Was this targeting me?

The next moment, Harry realized something was wrong; if he were hit, his head wouldn't fare much better than those meteorites.

Li Daoxian raised his hand, and the black tentacles pulled Harry directly, leaving a faint echo of magic in place.

The ray passed through.

The barrier shattered, revealing a tiny, intact hole.

The brilliant rays suddenly shifted laterally, but were blocked by the lingering magical echoes, which directly decomposed and digested them, breaking them into two pieces.

Harry looked at the hole in the barrier and suddenly felt a splitting headache.

(End of this chapter)