Magical Cat

After winning, Elaine calmly walked off the field and returned to the edge of the crowd.

The students all turned to look at Elaine, but Elaine pretended not to notice and just kept looking at her toes.

She doesn't like being the center of attention and dislikes having people focus on her.

But what Elaine hates is what others desperately want.

For example, Barbara felt incredibly uncomfortable seeing Elaine steal the spotlight and all the classmates' attention focused on her.

In particular, Ms. Melina showed a look of relief towards Elaine.

Barbara desperately wanted to take his place, but there was nothing she could do.

She didn't know Elaine's true feelings; she just projected her own experience onto Elaine and assumed that Elaine was probably having the time of her life.

And so, Elaine maintained her sour expression, which annoyed Barbara.

"Teacher, it's time to continue drawing lots!"

Barbara was also eager to face Elaine immediately, eliminate her as soon as possible, and reclaim the limelight that rightfully belonged to her.

Barbara's classmates could all see her jealousy, but they just chuckled to themselves.

The draw continued, and the second round of matchups was decided.

After the first round of competition, seven teams advanced, so there will definitely be one team that receives a bye.

Barbara's team was drawn to have this bye opportunity.

But Barbara wasn't satisfied with just getting a bye; instead, she threw a tantrum, leaving everyone bewildered.

As for Elaine, she was matched up against Webber's team.

Having witnessed Elaine's methods, it would be a lie to say Webber wasn't nervous. He pulled his teammates aside and whispered among themselves, seemingly unsure of what countermeasures to take.

The teams that advanced to the second round still have all five students who were in the top five.

But then, their luck ran out.

Only four teams can advance in the next round, and one of the teams from the top five will definitely be eliminated.

It now seems that the focus has shifted from Elaine and Webber's side.

This time, Elaine was in the first match and took her place on the field very early.

Li En sat beside Elaine, looking at the formidable enemy opposite them.

Li En has gained a lot of weight and can no longer stand easily on Elaine's shoulders as she used to.

After undergoing psychic body tempering, his previously light body gained weight, and his size increased as well.

Perhaps this is the price of power.

Webber's teammate was also a boy, a follower who usually followed him around. He was short and fat, looking like a dwarf, and his appearance was also very sleazy. If you changed his clothes, he could immediately blend into the most chaotic neighborhood of Falling Star City.

Shorty's grades were average in the class, neither high nor low.

In the previous game, at least the short and stout guy didn't drag Webber down and performed adequately.

"Are you ready?"

Melina asked habitually.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Melina waved her hand and announced the start of the match.

At the very first moment, Webber made the first move, chanting a fireball.

As for the short, stout guy, he rushed forward a few steps, intending to use his flames to disrupt Elaine.

The short, stout guy is also a fire elementalist, so this is a battle between three fire elemental mages.

Li En simply draped his tail over Elaine's calf, accompanying her during the battle.

His mobility was the best on the scene, and keeping up with Elaine was a piece of cake.

As the short, fat man approached, Elaine also flew backward, choosing to dodge his attack by moving aside first.

Unlike the other students who chose to dodge the magic by moving around, Elaine retreated straight backward, keeping an eye on her opponent's movements as she ran.

Li En had told Elaine that as long as she could handle today's combat exercise, she wouldn't interfere actively, but would only provide assistance.

Li En also wanted Elaine to seize every opportunity to grow; otherwise, it wouldn't be a good thing if they fell too far behind.

Elaine was also sensible and did not lose herself in Li En's help. Instead, she understood the intention behind it and was happy to accept it.

The short, fat man couldn't close the distance, and he wasn't as fast as Elaine, so he couldn't start casting the spell.

But at that moment, Weber completed the fireball spell first.

The fireball streaked across a dazzling trajectory as it shot toward Elaine's position.

Elaine stared at the rapidly approaching fireball, neither changing direction nor taking any countermeasures. Instead, she stood still and began chanting a fire blast at the short, fat man.

The short, fat man ran three or four more steps before entering his casting range and beginning to chant a spell, but cold sweat had already soaked his forehead.

"Wait, how come her Fire Rush spell has such a long range?"

"Fine, I've already taken the hit, and she can't dodge Webber's fireball anyway. Victory is still ours!"

The short, stout man's mind raced, and he gritted his teeth to continue singing magic duets with Elaine.

But the next moment, a burst of flames erupted from the short, fat man's body, triggering Melina's Water Shield, but Waver's fireball missed Elaine.

The fireball gradually dissipated three or four meters away from Elaine, and when it reached her, it could no longer maintain its shape and dissipated into elements.

Elaine only felt a heat in front of her, but was not actually harmed.

"Wow, how did she calculate Waver's casting range so accurately?"

The students gasped in surprise, utterly shocked.

They were also familiar with this situation: the magic exceeded the control range. When they practiced target shooting, if their mental energy was insufficient, the casting range would shorten, resulting in them missing the target.

This is also why people don't usually overexert themselves before meditating to recover.

If you force yourself to stay in a bad state, the effect of your practice will only be worse, so it's better to maintain a good state all the time.

What shocked everyone was that Elaine had calculated Waver's casting range with such precision.

If it were them, they probably would only have a rough idea of ​​their own spell casting range.

At this moment, Safina adjusted her glasses and calmly added, "Eleanor can just use her maximum casting range, Kaweber."

After a moment's thought, the students immediately realized the answer.

"Yes, Elaine is ranked first in regular season points, so her casting range is definitely farther than Waver's!"

Everyone belatedly realized what was happening, but a bitter feeling welled up inside them, and their gazes towards Safina and Elaine became strange.

"Is this the world of top students?"

The other students couldn't help but feel inferior and doubted whether they were really stupid.

They couldn't even figure out such a simple question at first.

Upon hearing Safina's comment, Barbara, who was watching the match, bit her lip in anger.

A casual remark from Safina always gave her a humiliating feeling, as if her intelligence was being trampled on.

But she also knew that Safina didn't mean anything by it; she treated all the other students the same, as if they were all idiots.

This experience made Barbara so angry she was practically twisting into a grotesque shape.

"You think you know everything? Stop talking nonsense!"

Barbara muttered something indignantly.

Even after the last special lesson, when her elders talked to her, she still found Elaine and Safina, who always stole her thunder, annoying.

"You damn Webber, better behave yourself!"

Barbara didn't hesitate to silently cheer on Webber, whom she also disliked.