Magicians never make wishes

Chapter 101 Hunting the Lightning-Wielding Pterodactyl

"What happened?"

The crowd below the stage was filled with doubt, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.

The crystal ball not only emitted a dazzling orange light—the highest level of light—but it also shattered and exploded completely.

Even the person in charge had never seen the crystal ball shatter during the test.

"Then, that crystal ball is broken!"

Adele, who was below, thought of a possibility and immediately shouted.

Upon hearing this, the crowd below the stage couldn't help but have the same thought.

Yes, if it wasn't broken, how could such an exaggerated scene occur?

As a result, this explanation gradually spread among the people, and many of the unsuccessful candidates felt that this was the most reasonable explanation.

However, the person in charge immediately scoffed at this statement.

The crystal ball is a special testing device; even when faced with non-spiritual magic attacks of level three or higher, it is impossible for it to shatter and scatter across the ground.

Only pure mental power can have an effect on it.

Anyone with a bit of common sense or basic knowledge of magic can have the correct understanding.

To shatter the entire crystal ball, one needs at least a certain level of mental strength.

"What? You think so too?" Ronan asked the green-haired, smirking man beside him.

At this moment, the green-haired man with the sinister smile had a blank look in his eyes. After hearing Ronan's words, his expression became somewhat distorted. "What methods did you use? It was the method of a psychic, right? Don't think I can't see through it—"

He was still trying to find reasons for Ronan's actions, "Only special mental methods could have produced this result, it must be like this—"

"After saying all that, you're not planning to renege on your debt, are you?" Ronan raised an eyebrow.

"You maliciously destroyed the test crystal by cheating, and you still dare to ask me for a wager?!" The green-haired man with a sinister smile suddenly screamed.

Judging from his expression, he genuinely believed it.

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately became enraged and erupted in a commotion, shouting, "I knew there was a problem!"

"They cheated, no wonder—"

"How could this person be like this—"

Just then, a figure swooped down from the sky at an angle.

As it approached the ground, it floated down lightly.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of Ronan.

The newcomer had short gray hair and a stiff expression. Despite wearing only a magic robe, his descent from the sky was more agile than that of a bird.

His sudden appearance silenced the clamor in the room.

He did nothing, but with just a glance, his dangerous aura silenced the eliminated contestants in the audience.

Everyone seemed to understand the meaning behind that look—he really was going to kill someone.

"What cheating methods?" he asked calmly, looking at the person in charge.

"Lord Niru, this is a misunderstanding—" The person in charge was somewhat flustered and wanted to explain.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, hurry up and get on the ship." Niru seemed to be asking casually, not caring about the truth at all.

"Yes, sir." The person in charge placed one hand on his chest and bowed to him.

"All trainees who have met the requirements, please stand in the designated area."

The person in charge extended his hand to guide Ronan and the green-haired, smirking man.

The green-haired, smirking man immediately followed, walking ahead of Ronan.

He didn't mention the bet at all, clearly using this opportunity to deliberately renege on it.

Ronan walked at the very back, his expression calm as if nothing had happened, but his gaze was exceptionally cold.

But in his heart, he was already plotting to find a suitable opportunity to reclaim his Dragon Heart Shield.

Ronan followed them to the area where the successful candidates were standing.

Just as he was wondering where the ship was, the sky above his head was suddenly blocked by a huge flying boat.

The airship descended and instantly covered the entire sky. Some newcomers, seeing this scene for the first time, were so frightened that they screamed.

But most of the others stared excitedly at the airship in the sky.

Ronan noticed a white circle drawn where he was standing. It didn't look like some kind of strange magic circle; it was just a simple paint mark.

The white circle enclosed all those who met the criteria.

Before he could figure out the purpose of the circle, a soft, warm light fell from the sky and covered the area within the circle.

Suddenly, he felt his body become lighter, and a force lifted him up, quickly flying towards the open boarding gate at the bottom of the airship.

The buildings beneath his feet were shrinking, and it was the first time Ronan had ever looked down at the world from this height.

He even saw a strange creature flying high in the sky, somewhat like a pterosaur that appeared in movies and TV shows in his previous life, with faint lightning flashing as its wings flapped.

In the blink of an eye, the group of successful participants had arrived on the deck of the airship.

The airship started instantly, and a layer of magical shield resisted the strong winds from the outside, making everyone on the deck feel as stable as if they were indoors.

"The Voyager Star will take a month to reach the first academy—"

"Until then, no matter what happens, do not disturb me."

After speaking to everyone on the deck, Niru turned around and left without looking back before they could react.

Upon hearing this, Ronan frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss.

The escorts are completely ignoring everything; hopefully nothing bad will happen during this long period of time.

However, what you fear most is what happens.

Two days later.

Just as he was still worried that the people on the ship might cause some kind of disaster, the surrounding space became increasingly oppressive and gloomy, accompanied by occasional thunderclaps.

Ronan became alert and immediately rushed to the deck.

The deck was now deserted, even more so than when we arrived, as the magical shield effectively blocked the strong winds generated during high-altitude flight.

But outside the magical shield, the sky was filled with thunderclouds, and countless red lightning bolts streaked through the clouds.

Just one glance, and a sense of oppression and crisis hits you at the same time.

Ronan discovered that besides lightning, there seemed to be a group of creatures in the thunderclouds, constantly moving through the thick clouds and lightning.

Looking up, he realized that these creatures were exactly the same as the strange pterosaurs he had seen when he first boarded the ship.

They roam in large groups, the thick thunderclouds and dangerous, deadly lightning intertwined, as if it had become their hunting grounds.

Suddenly, a strange pterosaur charged towards the newly formed swarm of lightning, deliberately attracting the lightning to strike its body.

Its long beak opened wide, and a powerful suction burst forth from its mouth, swallowing the lightning bolt that had struck it in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Ronan suddenly realized what was going on.

The prey of these strange pterosaurs is this deadly red lightning.

Just as he was reveling in this strange scene, a strange pterosaur seemed to have spotted the flying boat.

It quickly let out a loud cry, attracting the attention of other strange pterosaurs.

Then, it took the lead in changing direction, leading its kind to charge towards the airship.

Ronan was startled.

Oh no! The airship is passing by and it's being mistaken for a food-stealing vessel.

A group of strange pterosaurs swooped down and crashed into the magical shield.

The flying boat's magical shield possesses excellent physical protection.

The numerous strange pterosaurs could not budge them in the slightest; instead, they fell unconscious and plummeted to the ground.

Ronan was secretly delighted, and had full confidence in the airship's defensive capabilities.

However, not long after, the strange pterosaur, which was falling, woke up, changed its posture, and rushed towards the airship again.

This time, these strange pterosaurs no longer used physical attacks; instead, they all opened their long beaks.

In an instant, streaks of red lightning shot out from the long beak, carrying a violent force, and slammed into the surface of the magic shield, bursting out with a series of booming sounds.

A long, narrow crack immediately appeared in the magic shield.