Wizard: My career panel has no upper limit

Chapter 164 Equal Education System

With a wave of her small hand, a barrage of water bullets rained down from the hydrofoil.

Amidst the soft, crackling sounds of explosions, extremely noticeable and dense wounds were inflicted on the lion scorpion's body.

The lion scorpion's tail lashed out with lightning speed, but Dale, who was prepared, easily dodged it.

Upon realizing that its attack had missed, the giant monster seemed to instantly lose interest in the cute little snack.

With a single pounce, it devoured another combat slave, and its half-lying body gradually began to move, completely ignoring the dense barrage of water bullets rained down on Dale like a dive bomber.

The fine wounds that kept appearing on his body were now visibly healing amidst the abundant blood.

At the same time, Ron also began his own operation, unleashing a concentrated attack technique of mental interference.

At this point, the "mental interference" had become incredibly powerful after the advanced course and Soren's personal guidance, coupled with its "lag circle" characteristic.

The lion scorpion that was hit visibly slowed down, its head shaking as if trying to get rid of the disturbances that made it uncomfortable.

Ron quickly constructed a spell model, releasing invisible sound waves from his fingertips that precisely struck the lion scorpion's ears and eyes, among other sensitive areas.

Although these sound wave vibrations are invisible, their effects are exceptionally significant.

Unfortunately, neither "Radiance Ring" nor "Slime Splash" is suitable for this situation; otherwise, the restraining effect would be even better.

Caught off guard, the lion scorpion was hit by a series of penetrating attacks, and dark blood even appeared between its mouth and nose, and its movements became noticeably slower...

This series of actions was fluid and seamless, with almost no pauses, demonstrating Ron's extremely high level of spell control.

His objective was clear—to exhaust the lion scorpion's strength and focus, while searching for its weaknesses to prepare for the final, decisive blow.

The other contestants on the field all looked on in surprise, especially Trish, who was closest to them, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

It is well known that potion masters are often lacking in combat skills, but Ron's ranged attack effect was the most remarkable among everyone present, except for Holt.

His precise control over spells and calm tactical considerations demonstrated a combat prowess that was quite different from his identity as a potion master.

However, the Manticore did not turn its attention to this place as Ron had expected because of his harassing attacks.

Instead, it hooked its tail with its stinger, hoisting another slave with a whooshing sound—this time, it was the giant insect with many wings.

Ron continued his restrictive attacks, unleashing sonic oscillations and mental interference in quick succession.

In fact, the reason why the lion scorpion's tail hook didn't catch Dale was thanks to his precise use of the mental interference wave beam to strike her while she was attacking. Otherwise, the little sea monster that was just gliding with the wind wouldn't have been able to avoid it so easily.

Ron frowned, watching the lion scorpion, its movements dwindling, as it lay sprawled on the ground, devouring its prey...

The other person was focused on chewing the crunchy, hard food in their mouth.

It seems to have a particular fondness for this, with a much higher predatory desire for individual insects compared to other slaves.

On the high platform, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Hayek's lips.

“Interesting. It seems my experimental subject has received enough flesh and blood energy.”

At this moment, Ron couldn't hear those words, but through his extraordinary perception, he could see the massive energy fluctuations within the lion scorpion's body, which erupted like a volcano, after it had completely swallowed the last mouthful of blood...

He felt a chill run down his spine; his ominous premonition had been confirmed.

He immediately realized the situation might deteriorate rapidly and quickly warned Dill through mental contact:

"Prepare for retreat; the Lion Scorpion may be about to fully awaken!"

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the contestants who were still attacking the lion scorpion at close range were completely unaware of the danger that was about to befall them.

After their success with Ron's attack, they seemed to follow suit, becoming more confident and their tactics more aggressive.

The originally sluggish lion scorpion suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed. Its eyes instantly transformed from chaotic to sharp as knives, and its muscles seemed to expand imperceptibly.

Even more terrifying was the invisible sense of oppression emanating from it, which made all the contestants present feel a chill.

The lion scorpion flashed, its stinger shooting out like lightning.

It instantly pierced through the combat slave controlled by one of the contestants, a bear-man whose entire body was engulfed in eerie blue flames.

The poisonous stinger pierced the bear-man's chest, and the eerie green venom instantly seeped into his body.

The blazing blue flames were extinguished in an instant, and the black bear's muscular body slumped to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, its life force rapidly fading away.

Even more terrifying, the lion scorpion did not stop there. With a swipe of its huge forepaw, it slammed the contestant directly into the protective barrier.

With a muffled thud, the contestant's body slammed heavily against the rune barrier.

Blood spilled from his mouth, and the light in his eyes dimmed rapidly, clearly indicating that he had lost consciousness.

The contestant's chest and abdomen were torn apart by claws, exposing his white ribs, with blood and fragments of internal organs scattered all over the ground.

This series of actions was so fluid and fast that almost no one could react in time, and the atmosphere on the battlefield instantly became deathly silent.

Many participants had fear written all over their faces, their legs were weak, and they had completely lost the courage to fight.

Ron observed all of this, remaining calm on the surface, but his vigilance had been raised to the highest level.

He immediately adjusted his breathing to bring himself to his best mental state, while closely observing the lion scorpion's every move, looking for possible weaknesses.

Through his previous observations, he had discovered that although the lion scorpion was incredibly fast, it would pause briefly each time it turned.
More importantly, although its stinger has a wide attack range, it requires a short period of charging after use.

If you grasp these points, you can at least escape unscathed when attacked.

The lion scorpion's next target was the multi-legged creature covered in black carapace that had been attacking it.

It strode forward at such a speed that it almost left a blur, and arrived in front of it in an instant.

The arrogance on its owner's face had vanished, replaced by pure fear.

He seemed stunned by the sudden change, and his reaction was a beat slow.

By the time he came to his senses and tried to get his slaves to retreat, it was too late.

The claws sliced ​​through the air like blades, instantly tearing the multi-legged creature in two, its internal organs and blood splattering everywhere.

The final screech was extremely mournful, as if it were still accusing its master of incompetence before its death.

Then it turned around again, and its tail spikes flashed towards Tanuki Moon.

The leopard woman reacted extremely quickly, almost instinctively rolling backward, but she was still a step too slow.

Although the poisonous stinger did not hit any vital organs, it left a gruesome wound on her arm.

"Tanuki!" Trish exclaimed, immediately beginning to cast healing spells in an attempt to slow the spread of the poison.

However, judging from Li Yue's expression, the speed at which the toxin spread was significantly faster than Trish had expected.

The leopard woman's arm swelled rapidly, her skin turning an unnatural purple, clearly indicating poisoning. Her breathing became increasingly rapid, her eyes began to glaze over, and copious amounts of sweat seeped from her pores, mixing with blood and flowing onto the ground.

Ron watched this scene quietly, already calculating the various possibilities in his mind.

At this moment, rushing forward to help will only put yourself in danger.

Moreover, given the speed of the Manticore, he would likely be intercepted before he even gets close to Trish.

The best option is to calmly analyze the situation, preserve one's own strength, and wait for the right opportunity.

Having crippled one of its main combatants, Lion Scorpion has turned its attention to its most hated target—Holt's earth elemental colossus.

As everyone expected, the Earth Elemental Colossus was indeed the ideal choice to fight against the Manticore in this battle.

Its inorganic properties render toxins completely ineffective, and its solid rock body can withstand most physical attacks.

This is why Holt dared to keep the Colossi always at the forefront.

But at this point, the Manticore had clearly fully awakened, and its power far exceeded everyone's expectations.

It let out a deafening roar, raised its forelimbs high, and slammed them down with tremendous force onto the chest of the earth elemental colossus.

This slap was clearly much more powerful than all the previous attacks, even creating a violent whistling sound in the air.

"boom!"

The sturdy earth elemental colossus cracked at the chest with this blow, and almost a third of its upper body was shattered!

The colossus's arms detached from its body and crashed to the ground with a dull thud.

Then more rubble fell from its broken body, revealing its fragile energy core.

That once impenetrable defense now looks so fragile, as if it will collapse completely at any moment.

Holt's face turned pale instantly, clearly suffering from the mental backlash of being attacked in his elemental form.

He staggered back a few steps, his face filled with disbelief.

Even a seasoned law enforcement captain like him was so overwhelmed by the power of the Lion Scorpion that he couldn't remain calm.

At that moment, all the participants felt an almost suffocating sense of oppression.

"That slap just now was clearly close to the level of a formal wizard. Outside, it could probably blow up a small hill..."

Ron silently assessed the situation while continuing to search for an opportunity to win.

The battlefield had become a sea of ​​chaos and panic. Most of the survivors had lost the courage to fight and only hoped to escape unscathed.

Ron, however, caught a crucial detail amidst the chaos:
After several high-intensity attacks, especially the all-out attack against the earth elemental colossus, the manticore seemed to slow down slightly.

Its dark golden mane lost its previous luster, and the crimson light in its eyes dimmed slightly.

"I understand a little better," Ron thought to himself, analyzing the situation silently.

"It seems that this abyssal creature's burst phase cannot last long, and each time it can only be maintained for a very short time. Then it must absorb new energy through blood feeding or energy attacks."

Come to think of it, since it's a selection process, the vice dean couldn't possibly pick out an opponent they couldn't possibly defeat.

With this in mind, he immediately used this discovery to adjust his tactics:
"Dale, keep your distance, but be ready to attack when I give the signal. We need to wear it down and wait for it to weaken before we make our move."

On the high platform, the mentors watching the battle were closely observing the situation on the field.

"This potion master named Ron is very interesting."

One of the female instructors, dressed in a dark blue robe, commented:

"Most of the contestants panicked, but he remained calm and made rational judgments."

“That’s true.” Another elderly man with white hair nodded in agreement.
"He seems to have seen through the lion scorpion's weaknesses and fighting patterns, a level of observation that is rare among apprentices."

Vice Dean Hayek stood to the side, his face expressionless, but a subtle emotion welled up inside him.

"If I hadn't given priority to Soren and Yuni in nurturing talent last time, perhaps this little guy would be my student now."

According to the school's system of equal distribution of geniuses, each formal wizard, after selecting a candidate for training, must give up the priority training right to other wizards of the same level for a period of time.

Hayek received ample benefits as a reward for his previous success in training Corinna.

Therefore, for a long time, he lost the priority to guide newly discovered geniuses.

"But that's fine too." Hayek quickly adjusted his mindset:
"This lion scorpion experiment has collected enough data, and we can also take this opportunity to see the true level of these candidate sequences."

On the battlefield, the lion scorpion began a new round of predation.

It set its sights on another contestant who couldn't escape in time—a female apprentice who controlled a half-human, half-snake monster.

The lion scorpion lunged forward, opening its blood-red maw, about to swallow the snake-man whole.

At the critical moment, Holt's voice came from the side: "Everyone, take cover! Fighting alone will only lead to us being killed one by one!"

He controlled the shattered earth elemental colossus and launched a forced charge, crashing into the side of the manticore.

Although the colossus was already incomplete, the impact still caused the manticore's attack to deviate from its original trajectory, temporarily saving the female apprentice.

Ron remained calm despite witnessing this scene.

This temporary cooperation is actually beneficial to everyone:
Only by depleting the lion scorpion's stamina can everyone's chances of survival be increased.

“The time is ripe,” Ron said softly, then raised his hand to signal to Dale.

The little siren immediately swooped down from the sky, drawing a graceful arc in the air with her hands.

A series of water elemental projectiles were released from her fingertips, striking the lion scorpion precisely in the eye, causing it to let out a painful roar.

Meanwhile, Ron also began his own operation.

He activated the Shapeshifter's Skin and then ran towards the shattered corpses scattered across the battlefield.

In the chaos of the battlefield, no one noticed the energy fluctuations on his body that were completely concealed.

Once activated, the Shapeshifter's Skin silently began absorbing the remaining soul energy on the field.

When a living being dies for a period of time, its soul will naturally dissipate.

As far as he knew, none of the current mentors in the school seemed to be skilled in necromancy.

Therefore, Ron was not worried that his secret absorption of soul energy would be noticed by the mentors.

(End of this chapter)