Magical Cat

As Barbara lamented the injustice of the world, today's sparring session also culminated in the final showdown.

Elaine faces off against Safina's team.

At this moment, Safina's face was full of excitement, and even her thick-rimmed glasses seemed to gleam.

Safina's teammates, on the other hand, were terrified by Li En, looking at the seemingly harmless kitten with trepidation.

"Safina, how do we fight this?"

The fact that the kitten on the other side could catch magic with its bare hands left Safina's teammates feeling hopeless.

"I'll do my best." Safina's words seemed to lack confidence.

But then she continued, "As long as Elaine is eliminated, we can still win. Don't worry about that little kitten. Focus on attacking Elaine, and I'll help you."

Safina pushed up her glasses with her finger, revealing a serious expression.

Safina's words reassured her teammates considerably.

Although they were still afraid that Lee En would suddenly rush over and become fierce towards them, they believed that if they did as Safina suggested, they should have a better chance of winning.

Although the girl was shy and introverted, she was obedient.

"Classmates, we've reached the final match. Let's see who the ultimate winner is!"

When Melina saw that they were her two most outstanding students, she became interested and temporarily took on the role of host.

Once both sides were ready, Melina announced the start of the match.

Li En still didn't rush to make a move.

The classmates who bully Elaine won't help him grow.

But for Elaine, this was a rare opportunity to hone her skills.

Especially Safina on the other side; among all the first-year students, besides Elaine, she was the one that Li En thought the most promising.

Safina, Magic Level: [18].

Li En used his Quantitative Eye to examine Safina and discovered that her magic level had quietly increased by two points.

He turned to look at Elaine, [17].

Elaine's magic level is still lower than Safina's, but now it's only a little bit lower.

In terms of progress, Elaine's improvement was even more obvious, with a full four points higher.

Based on previous understanding, in the last semester of first grade, the closer one's magic level is to twenty, the better.

Reaching a magic power level of 20 means you've already broken through to the level of a magic apprentice. After that, you only need to pass an assessment of the magic you've mastered, and once you pass, you'll become a novice magician.

A novice mage starts as a formal mage, and can obtain registration and certification by joining the Adventurers' Guild.

Elaine had Li En's assistance, so her magic power increased faster than Safina's.

As the match began, Elaine dared not underestimate Safina's team and pulled back to create some distance.

But she had already used this trick once, and others wouldn't fall for it so easily again.

As expected, Safina and her teammates positioned themselves in parallel, then approached Elaine at a leisurely pace, maintaining a numerical advantage at all times.

Seeing that creating distance was useless, Elaine rushed forward a few steps and took the lead in chanting.

Safina knew that Elaine's chanting speed and casting range were her strengths, so she did not rush to retaliate.

"Be careful, quickly move out of her casting range."

Safina gave loud instructions, and her teammates immediately followed them.

Both reacted quickly; in fact, they responded as soon as Elaine began chanting.

But Elaine still managed to unleash a fireball at them.

"Get out of the way!"

Safina shouted and lunged to one side.

Elaine's fireball landed where Safina had been standing, and the heat from the explosion sent her flying slightly.

Safina's teammates immediately got up and cast spells on Elaine.

She was also a fire-attribute mage, so naturally she chanted a fireball.

However, compared to Elaine, her spellcasting speed was much slower.

Safina then got up and looked up to see Elaine rushing towards her, clearly intending to eliminate her with a fire attack.

"The maximum casting range is much longer than usual, and the kitten can also assist in this aspect."

Safina firmly believes in the data she observes in her daily life.

The fireball just now clearly exceeded Elaine's previous maximum casting range.

But Safina knew this wasn't the time to dwell on such things. She glanced at her companion and then decisively began chanting an electric spell.

The electric magic summons several streams of electricity that flow across the ground before surging towards the enemy to attack.

This magic's attack form isn't particularly good, but it can be surprisingly effective when combined properly in certain situations.

Elaine frowned as she approached. She hadn't even entered the range of the flames yet, but Safina was already chanting. This meant she wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand.

Safina, true to her academic prowess, saw through Elaine's intentions and then waited patiently for Elaine to come to her.

At this stage, each of them has very limited magical abilities and methods, making it too easy for their intentions to be seen through.

Elaine gritted her teeth and continued her actions, immediately beginning to chant once she was within range of the flame impact.

As electricity surged from Safina's feet and flowed toward Elaine, Elaine completed her spell.

But the moment Safina finished chanting the spell, she did something strange.

She suddenly lay down on the ground, her body pressed against the earth.

Above her, a burst of flame erupted precisely where her torso had been.

Melina, who was standing by ready to intervene at any moment, shook her head with a wry smile.

This is the foundation of a noble family: magical knowledge.

The Flame Impact spell, while seemingly a target-locking spell, actually detonates flames directly at the target's location.

As long as you can get out of your original position the moment the flames explode, you can avoid damage.

The simplest and most direct way to dodge, like Safina's method, is naturally the wisdom summarized by countless mages in actual combat.

These practical skills are not taught in academies; students can only learn them on their own.

Teachers like Melina who lead their students in practical exercises are very rare.

This kind of class may seem easy, but it requires constant monitoring to ensure that students are not harmed.

To avoid trouble, many teachers simplify their course content, prioritizing safety above all else, as long as they don't get complaints from students and parents.

The less trouble, the better.

Therefore, there are fewer and fewer teachers in the academy who are serious about teaching these real skills. They just go through the motions to complete the teaching tasks and get by day by day.

Seeing such a way of dealing with the impact of flames for the first time, Li En and Elaine were also taken aback.

But then excitement immediately appeared on their faces.

"I learned something new!"

"Can you really dodge a flame impact like that?"

Both Li En and Elaine were very smart and immediately grasped the key point.

The flame impact left almost no trace, erupting directly.

However, for spells like fireballs, those with strong enough mental power can change the trajectory of the spell as the opponent reacts.

But this is something that first-year students obviously cannot do.

At that moment, Safina's teammates' magic also arrived.

Elaine immediately followed suit, and only when the fireball was close to her did she suddenly lunge to the side.

The fireball veered slightly in the direction Elaine lunged, but it still couldn't catch up with her.

Li En and Elaine had already experimented with this when they were shooting targets before.

The further away magic is from you, the more difficult it is to control your mental power.

At first, everyone's magic couldn't hit the target's location. They had to rely on strong mental power to make their magic travel further.

And now there's a new topic.

To hit a moving target, their mental strength is required to be even higher; otherwise, it's a waste of magic.

"This magic is really hard to master."