Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death

"He's taken hostage! If he's got the guts, release him and we'll have a fair fight!"

"Is this the behavior of a man?"

"Fairness?" Xu Fang laughed. "You only allow me to surround you, but you don't allow me to bring prisoners. Is this what you call fairness? Are you always this hypocritical?"

The crowd was speechless.

Yes, I don't seem to have any grounds to criticize Xu Fang. He was besieged, so it's understandable that he resorted to unconventional tactics.

"It's no use holding him hostage. This is a free-for-all. If he's eliminated, it'll save a spot!" someone shouted.

"Then come on then." Xu Fang's smile remained unchanged: "Perfect, there are seven of us here. If you take down the two of us in one go, wouldn't it be wonderful if all of you advanced?"

No one made a move.

This is indeed a chaotic free-for-all, but the problem is that these people are currently in an alliance, unlike Xu Fang.

If someone attacks recklessly, regardless of whether they advance to the finals, they will first and foremost find it difficult to survive in the military, because no one would dare entrust their back to such a person.

Using any means necessary is acceptable, but it depends on the situation. The military is a very pure place.

Never mind...

The hostage slowly woke up and began to struggle violently, making clanging and rattling noises.

But before he could finish speaking, a sudden chill arose.

"Ah!"

The poignant words turned into a loud sneeze, creating an inexplicably comical atmosphere.

"How to say?"

Xu Fang asked, holding the frozen hostage in front of him.

"Release him, and we'll let you go," the leading military mages said through gritted teeth.

"You all step back, back to the corner," Xu Fang said. "Don't look at me like that. What bad intentions could I possibly have?"

Helpless, the crowd could only slowly retreat. Xu Fang grinned and patted the hostage's shoulder: "Go, brother, it's up to you now."

The hostage tried hard to speak, but the icy air numb his tongue, making it impossible for him to utter a sound.

Xu Fang left quickly, and the crowd rushed up, surrounding the hostage and shielding him from the wind and thawing him.

Finally, the hostage straightened up, glanced at the crowd surrounding him, but remained silent, looking utterly dejected and listless.

"Old Zhang, cheer up! It's eleven to one now, the advantage is in our hands!"

The leading mage comforted him, saying, "You were just caught off guard and ambushed. It's not that we're incompetent, but that the enemy is too cunning."

Old Zhang shook his head: "Too late..."

"Old Zhang, what are you saying? Has a small setback brought you down?"

"fart!"

Already feeling down, Old Zhang became enraged after being criticized, and suddenly lifted his shirt, shouting, "Look for yourselves, do we still have a chance?!"

After seeing what he had on him, everyone was first shocked, then fell into a deathly silence.

"bomb···"

One person squeezed out those two words from his throat.

Chapter 53, Intermediate Ice Element, Success!

The bomb is a valuable item that has only been around for about a month and has quickly become popular throughout the Central Military Region.

From mid-level officers to novice warriors, no one could resist such a powerful and energy-efficient artifact.

But at this moment, in the eyes of these military mages, these few small black bullets were so repulsive.

"This is just a model, it doesn't count..." one person stubbornly insisted.

The other person shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, stop deceiving yourself. A loss is a loss."

Bombs aren't demon-slaying tools; they're expensive, and you either have them or you don't.

For mid-level mages like them, it's perfectly normal to carry a few bombs with them on every mission.

If the two sides were mortal enemies, Xu Fang could have used real bombs.

In fact, the magical energy needed to detonate the bomb was provided by themselves—they had just used a large amount of magical energy to thaw and warm the hostages.

With the kill radius of a standard-issue bomb, wiping out this whole circle of people wouldn't be a problem at all.

Their gazes were somewhat blank.

In the Lintong Military Region, they were always the best, admired and adored by their comrades, and considered themselves to represent the highest combat strength of the younger generation of military mages in Lintong.

But then Xu Fang appeared.

Just one person, a high school student, shattered their pride.

They lost.

They didn't even lose in the clash of magic; they lost because of their weak combat awareness. They were used as pawns, and every move they made was calculated by their opponents.

—In fact, Xu Fang only used one mid-level spell throughout the entire event.

"Go back now, you've all been eliminated." Flying Horn descended slowly from the sky and said calmly, "As for your preliminary round rewards, they will all go to Xu Fang. Any objections?"

No one spoke.

"I'm very disappointed with your performance. When you get back, each of you will write a 10,000-word battle summary, carefully analyzing all the stupid things you've done!"

One by one, people left.

Only Feijiao and Xu Fang remained on the scene. Xu Fang had thought that the head instructor would have many questions for him.

For example, the scorching sun, or the stars, or how he got his God's-eye view.

But Feijiao didn't mention this at all, and instead asked Xu Fang about his future plans.

"Judging by your level alone, it will be difficult to stand out in the finals. But after watching today's battle, I believe they will be the ones who suffer."

Feijiao laughed and said, "After the finals, are you planning to join the Forbidden City Army directly?"

"I don't have that idea yet." Xu Fang shook his head: "I'd rather go to a magic university than become a military mage."

"We have military academies too!"

"That's different."

Are you kidding me? A magic university full of beautiful women, is it something a monk's temple like you can just scam?

"Think it over again," Fei Jiao said, not trying to persuade him further. Xu Fang was still young. Besides, this was a matter for Commander Jiang to worry about; Xu Fang wouldn't be assigned to a subordinate position anyway!

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Since Xu Fang eliminated all his opponents in one fell swoop, he enjoyed the preliminary round reward meant for five people all by himself.

They are a regenerating magic tool, a top-tier magic tool, and an ice-type spirit seed.

Holding the energy-returning magic tool in his hand, Xu Fang activated his magic energy, and soon streams of magic energy flowed back.

There were enough of them to replenish the energy of a mid-level mage; the source of their energy was the free elemental magic energy in the air.

But it's not very useful for Xu Fang; the little ghost fire is much better than him.

More than its function, Xu Fang wanted to know its underlying principles, at least what the core magic array looked like, so he could see if he could replicate it.

As for the other two, the top-tier magic weapon was probably equipped with a sturdy and durable pair of shoes because of the extremely high damage rate of Xu Fang's magic weapons.

What interested Xu Fang the most was the ice-type spirit seed.

This top-grade ice-type spirit seed, whose total value exceeds the combined value of two energy-regenerating magical artifacts, is named "Liuli".

It can increase the power of ice-type skills by 3 times, and also adds the special ability "Ice Mirror", which can condense and create a magical mirror to offset damage to a certain extent.

Xu Fang was really looking forward to seeing how many new poses this little thing would unlock after being modified!

The final was scheduled for two months later.

Over the past two months, the military mages of the Lintong Military Region have undergone unprecedented and grueling training, with all sorts of bizarre and unheard-of training methods that have caused them immense suffering.

Xu Fang, the instigator, secluded himself in seclusion, rarely venturing out of his home.

He was trying to break through to the intermediate level of the Ice element in two months, a small goal that even the Black Church dared not set.

Generally speaking, after breaking through to the intermediate level, mages will find the new magic system easier to master and faster than the old magic system.

But if someone says that it only takes them less than two months to go from awakening to breakthrough, they will only be considered crazy.

However, Xu Fang is possible.

He has ice-type stardust, but no ice-type star particles. The little creatures that leisurely roam in the ice-blue ocean emit a golden light.

They're all seasoned veterans, so their teamwork is top-notch.

The stardust was filled with surging energy, and the ice-type star rings shone brightly, their edges coated with a layer of golden blades.

The stars violently impacted the barrier, and one, two... countless cracks appeared on the barrier's surface.

With a thought from Xu Fang, the barrier shattered after a collision, releasing a large amount of magical energy.

In the blink of an eye, the stardust expanded seven or eight times, transforming into a nebula. The seven stars also became a total of forty-nine, creating a spectacular sight as they swirled within it.

Mid-tier Ice-type skill, achieved!

Without hesitation, Xu Fang tore open a page from the Star Map Book that Shi Zheng had given him.

hum!

As if guided and controlled by some force, the forty-nine stars are connected in a specific orbital combination, forming star trails.

Immediately afterwards, the star trails arranged and combined, and a six-pointed star appeared under Xu Fang's feet, revealing a star map!

"Ice Lock·Bone Grinding!"

Four incredibly thick ice chains appeared out of thin air and, under Xu Fang's mental control, rushed toward a water glass placed on the table.

Click!

Bang! ! !