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

Chapter 693 Different Paths
"How...how could this be? How could you betray me?"

Damian never imagined that the person he trusted most, his brother who had come through the wizarding trials with him, would choose to betray him.

They've been through so much together, faced countless trials, and through every choice and hardship, they've come to completely trust each other.

Under Damian's astonished gaze, the face of his trusted confidant gradually changed, transforming into a familiar one.

He was also the wizard who had just self-destructed.

Having shed his disguise, Li Daoxian chuckled and said, "You're right. Your brother did not choose to betray you, but it seems that you don't understand him as well as your brother understands you."

Upon hearing Li Daoxian's words, Damian was momentarily dazed, and everything flashed through his mind. In an instant, he understood the crux of the matter.

"So that's how it is. No wonder he suddenly suggested I sign a contract, no wonder he knew so much about that thing. It turns out that everything was done intentionally by you."

"Those who impersonated me tested my methods by self-destructing their fake bodies. No matter what they did, you can all accept the final outcome..."

“That’s right,” Harry said calmly. “Your ambush force outnumbers us by dozens of times, making a direct breakthrough virtually impossible. By the time you learned of our retreat route, our normal escape route was already cut off.”

"The only thing we can use around this map is the ruins. The large amount of shielding equipment left inside can be put to good use."

Harry looked at Damian, who was struggling.

"Don't even think about notifying the outside world. Everything here has been shielded. The magical shielding from the explosion will last for a minute even with continuous dispelling by wizards. Besides, your men don't seem that loyal; they're all just waiting to see what happens."

"Three minutes is more than enough time for us to replace you."

"Thank you very much for your cooperation."

As Harry finished speaking, Li Daoxian simultaneously swallowed Damian with his black tentacles. Damian's secret was revealed, and all the information was laid bare on the mind network, completely transparent.

At the same time, they also discovered that there was indeed a mole who leaked their information during this operation.

Their original evacuation route, down to every supply point and deployment, and even the extent of the evacuation area, were all leaked in detail.

This is why the other side was able to block the perimeter of the ruins when they discovered that the evacuation was not in accordance with the planned schedule.

"There really was a mole."

Harry's pupils contracted.

If the sacrifice of Li Daoxian and others during the first training session gave Harry a clear understanding of the war wizards' responsibility to protect the world, then this experience was truly valuable.

So this information leak during the mission was tantamount to telling Harry that the world was no different from what he remembered; even among war wizards, sordid things could happen.

However, these thoughts only crossed his mind briefly.

The most crucial part is still the mission objective.

Damian took all the spoils from the ruins with him.

He trusted no one at all, even his closest confidants.

The so-called trust was only one-sided. Just like their titles, his confidant considered Damian a brother, while Damian only considered him a confidant.

Damian believed that carrying all his valuables on his person was the safest course of action.

Harry took out a black crystal from Damian's storage space. The crystal was dark and opaque, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

Neither magic nor spirit can touch it.

It looks like an ordinary object with absolutely no magic.

However, according to Damian's test, any contract that is proposed will be signed as long as it is touched by this crystal, almost ignoring any loopholes in the contract and breach of contract.

This is one of the few things Damian has achieved in testing so far.

Harry fumbled around for a moment and then put it into his storage space. After all, this mission was a simulation, and these things couldn't be taken out and had no practical use. Their professional value might only be that they would increase the score on the settlement screen at the end of the training.
Harry kept thinking while pretending.

He was impersonated as Damian's confidant.

Lee Do-hyeon, who was originally disguised as Damian's confidant, then took the opportunity to transform into Damian.

Once the surrounding smoke dissipated and the barrier vanished, Li Daoxian, disguised as a unit, returned to the crowd.

The surrounding wizards immediately swarmed around him, chattering at Li Daoxian.

"Boss, are you alright?"

"How are those people?"

"Boss, do we still need to set up a defense?"

Li Daoxian didn't care whether those people were genuinely concerned or testing him. A dazzling flash of light from his right hand pierced through a wizard at the very back, whose eyes were shifting between light and shadow.

Li Daoxian was confident in his disguise, but he wouldn't gamble on whether the wizard, whose reaction was clearly abnormal, had discovered some flaw.

Rather than creating unnecessary complications, it's better to strike first.

In any case, Damian didn't have much respect for these subordinates.

This is true.

The surrounding wizards were somewhat frightened by Damian's sudden outburst, but they did not show any obvious resistance, clearly because they had seen too many such incidents before.

However, Li Daoxian still offered an explanation: "He is the mole."

Without uttering any further words, and with a tone that seemed to seal the deal, the other wizards accepted this explanation.

"No wonder these wizards we were supposed to ambush suddenly changed their route; it seems he was the one who tipped them off."

"I knew this guy had been acting so strange these past few days..."

The surrounding wizards all chimed in.

Li Daoxian, under the pretext of obtaining crucial information and needing to return to study it, downloaded new instructions and sent the wizards back to their stronghold to increase their defenses.

After the wizards were evacuated, Harry and his friends openly followed the original route to the evacuation area, entered the teleportation rift, and returned to the Wizarding World's war headquarters.

This time, they not only brought intelligence, but also the mission items, so Harry received a very high score after the training.

Originally, repeating the easy difficulty level would not grant rewards, because the class reward is only given the first time, and repeating it will only give the same content.

However, because Harry also received the quest item this time, which was considered an overachievement of the quest, he was given an extra reward.

Harry retained control of the Revelation Tree tendrils that he had replicated. Harry was very excited.

He retained access to the tendrils of the Revelation Tree, and could even use them in reality after the training ended. This meant that he could freely use all the arcane magic he had learned before.

This is the biggest takeaway from this level.

This also means that clearing a level is divided into normal clearing and perfect clearing. If you can achieve a perfect clear, you will receive additional rewards.

Tactical choices in combat are important, but even more important are strategic decisions made in different situations.

In the previous round, if he had chosen to launch a direct attack and fight to the death, it would have been almost impossible for him to achieve the condition of everyone surviving.

Magic is finite, and their wizard levels are not entirely superior to the enemy's. If they are held back, casualties are inevitable.

However, by speeding up the pace, using the withdrawal to lure the other side, assuming their identity, and constantly inducing them with benefits while covering up unreasonable aspects, the other side had no time to review their actions and could only communicate by following their line of thought. In the end, the mission was completed with ease.

Of course, during this process, Li Daoxian, Yuan Hua, and Melissa all demonstrated their abilities. Without these people, they would not have been able to quickly eliminate the pursuers in the ruins. If they had not prevented the information from being leaked, a direct confrontation would have been inevitable.

Fortunately, the team members were very capable.

Everyone must survive.

Now, his next task is to continue challenging himself with teamwork of normal difficulty after reviewing the previous performance. With the experience from last time, he has gained more insights into command and decision-making.

……

It wasn't just Harry; most of the other young contestants were facing the same situation.

Those young players who want to continue challenging themselves with high-difficulty battles will continue to fight in difficult training sessions.

Due to time constraints, the young wizards who wanted to complete all the training first have switched to teamwork.

Basically, Noah and Harry are currently moving in two different directions, and Noah is the one making the fastest progress.

The battle on Noah's side has also reached a fever pitch.

He's no longer thinking about training; he only has one thought in his mind: to defeat his opponent.

Fight, lose, review, adjust, learn, fight.

Noah was also focused on this monotonous process.

He was truly enjoying the process; he had come to enjoy the thrill of the game through constant battles and the judgment of his opponents.

Every opponent in every battle inevitably has their strengths.

Many times, magic that one might consider insignificant can actually have unexpected effects when combined with various supermagic feats.

For example, in some of the battles just now, Noah encountered a kind of spell—the human immobilization spell.

This spell is highly random and very effective. Once it takes effect, it almost means the wizard has to withstand the subsequent spells, which can tip the scales of victory in a battle. However, this spell has two problems.

One is the duration, and the other is the probability of effectiveness.

Most wizards have relatively high spell immunity, and an active mind and focused mental world ensure that they can quickly realize when they are affected by most negative influences. Every wizard prepares some purification or invigorating magic to avoid being without effective countermeasures when attacked by spells such as illusions or illusions.

Normally, the ability to freeze a person is only used as a supplementary means.

But Noah encountered something completely different.

The opponent only used two spells from beginning to end: a spell to immobilize humans and a spell to ward off evil.

Among them, the Human Freeze Spell is the absolute core magic, and the opponent has mastered any combination of the Supermodel Special and the Human Freeze Spell.

Magic Amplification + Magic Enhancement, the Human Immobilization spell creates a strong control effect, allowing you to seize the initiative directly.

With the combination of spell delay and enhanced magical effects, the Human Freeze spell creates a long-lasting petrification effect without the extremely long casting animation of the petrification spell.

Spell upgrades and spell enhancements: the safest way to control spells...

The opponent has many similar combinations, all of which are human immobilization spells. Before being hit by the spell, one cannot perceive the difference between them at all.

The Nightmare Curse is the opponent's final weapon.

Nightmare Curse is a slow-acting curse, taking much longer to take effect than other curses, but in return, it suppresses immunity to mental will.

The Nightmare Curse can absorb the mental energy of the target to strengthen itself. The longer it lasts, the stronger the effect becomes. The target's perception, mental immunity, and magical focus will all be affected.

The most crucial of these is mental immunity.

Because it directly affects the effectiveness of resistance to immobilization spells on humans.

The "Remove Curse" spell can be used to break the Nightmare Curse, but it can be interrupted by a human's Immobilize spell.

In the early stages, the opponent primarily used the two supermagic feats that enhanced interruption effects: Spell Power or Spell Ascendance. Later, as Nightmare Curse weakened the effects of Perception and Saving Throws, the opponent switched to Spell Delay and Spell Power to extend the duration of control.

Noah missed the initial window to break the spell, and was then controlled to death in a nightmare, perfectly transformed into a nightmare puppet.

Noah's various magical preparations failed to work, and he died silently in the nightmare, unable to distinguish between reality and dream even in death.

This is the effect of combining a supermodel's specialization with different spells.

Noah's approach to dealing with these situations was simple: learn. Noah didn't know where Li Daoxian had obtained these combinations of magic and specialties, but there was no doubt that in the living room setting, these were the best means of combat.

When encountering various combat combinations for the first time, without understanding the principles behind their effects and the underlying magic, it's easy to suffer losses or even lose one's life.

In a real battle, there aren't many opportunities for repeated attempts.

Noah felt that as long as he mastered these combinations, he would always have a suitable one to defeat his enemy.

Wouldn't that mean we've won the battle?

Noah did the same.

Various spells and specialties were combined and arranged in his hands, forming one formula after another.

Faced with different situations, he can use his mind probe and the super-fast reaction brought by his talent of time slowing to choose the most effective magic for targeted attacks.

Later on, Noah would deliberately let his opponent use his spell combinations, and only after fully understanding the opponent's battle strategy would he defeat him.

(End of this chapter)