Magical Cat

Safina knew that her casting speed was not as fast as Elaine's, but she still cast her spells in response to Elaine's chanting.

Elaine frowned slightly; she didn't think Safina would waste her time.

"Trying to neutralize my magic and trap me?"

Elaine frowned as she looked at the flames burning ever brighter around her.

Her school uniform was flashing, and the damage was caused not only by the high temperature of the flames, but also by the rapidly depleting oxygen.

It doesn't matter that Safina's casting speed is slower than Elaine's, as long as she can block the incoming fireballs and hold out for enough time.

In terms of magic power, Safina still holds the advantage, and this war of attrition is actually more advantageous for her.

Elaine mentally simulated the upcoming battle, but could only sigh helplessly in the end.

If it were truly just a clash between the two of them, Elaine would definitely lose this battle.

Unfortunately, some things are destined to be unfair.

For example, Elaine is a commoner, while the other students are all nobles.

Or perhaps, her cat has some kind of superpower.

Of course, a pet's behavior has nothing to do with its owner.

Elaine launched a fireball first, which was unsurprisingly neutralized by Safina's lightning ball, which she cast a moment later.

The two collided, resulting in a violent explosion, with electricity flying everywhere and purple flames bursting forth.

At this moment, the little lark had already stirred up a whirlwind, which was about to lift up the flames on the ground as well, forming a terrifying fire whirlwind.

Just then, a lithe figure burst out from the crowd and charged straight at Safina.

Safina changed the direction of her magic, which was originally aimed at Elaine.

But it was too late; he lost his footing and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a wicked little cat hissing appeared before her eyes.

ฅ(*`ω´ฅ) Haha!

The next moment, Safina was protected by a water shield, which shielded her from the threat of the evil kitten.

But the students watching the game were in an uproar when they saw this.

"No, how can this be considered a loss for Safina?"

"This isn't right, isn't Ms. Melina mistaken?"

"It's just a kitten yawning, there's no threat at all, can't we just rule this wrong?"

Everyone was engrossed in the show when they were suddenly interrupted, which naturally made them unhappy.

Most of her classmates were more accepting of Safina winning in the end.

Li En coldly looked at the protesting students, then raised his claws and slammed them into the ground, leaving three deep and clear scratches.

If this were to happen to someone...

Everyone was stunned. After a moment of blank staring, some quick-thinking students took the lead in clapping.

"Fantastic! What a fantastic match!"

Others, belatedly realizing what was happening, also clapped and nodded in agreement.

"I benefited immensely, truly benefited immensely!"

"The battle between these two top students is truly an eye-opener for us."

"It's all thanks to Professor Melina's practical advice; that lesson will benefit me for life!"

The students applauded enthusiastically, but their eyes were fixed on Melina, filled with pleading.

Seeing that Ms. Melina was just looking at them with a strange expression and had no intention of saving anyone, the students spontaneously clapped, kept giving Elaine thumbs-up, and showered her with praise, but their feet were inching closer to Melina.

Li En stood there, watching their comical, cowardly attempts to survive, and thought to himself, "No wonder you guys are nobles; you're quite pragmatic, aren't you? And your skin is incredibly thick!"

Most of her classmates looked down on Elaine and even spoke ill of her.

It's really impressive how they can come up with so many different ways to praise Elaine.

Elaine was speechless at her classmates' reactions.

As if they had rehearsed it, these guys collectively moved closer to Melina, clapping and praising her, occasionally letting out an awkward cheer.

As they got closer to Melina, the twenty or so people suddenly scrambled up and hid behind their teacher.

"Teacher, is that Warcraft? I've seen it in my textbook!"

"Waveber, you fucking bought some monster eggs, didn't you?"

"You little brat, you only abandoned us because you realized something was wrong, didn't you? You've got us all in deep trouble today!"

After being constantly complained about by his classmates, Weber couldn't hold back any longer and retorted, "I don't know what happened either."

"The academy has repeatedly emphasized that we must buy magic eggs from compliant stores. Your family is so rich, do you really need to skimp on this? Look at what you bought!"

"Teacher, please help! We're in danger!"

"..."

The students chattered excitedly, afraid that Li En would harm them.

Melina quickly raised her hand to stop their noise.

"Quiet!"

"The teacher is certain that it is a normal magical beast and would never harm you."

Melina had barely finished speaking when someone chimed in, "I told you so, we're still in illusion, glug glug..."

Melina was almost driven to the brink of agitation by these students who loved to spout conspiracy theories; she wanted to cover her mouth whenever she heard the word "illusion."

"That magical beast was taken to class by Elaine for almost a whole semester. If it were really dangerous, you would have been eaten long ago."

"Besides, it's just a kitten, it won't eat you, at most it'll hiss at you and scratch you..."

Melina, noticing the scratch marks on the ground, changed her tune, saying, "Scratching or biting you won't happen unless you provoke me."

The students quickly shook their heads, afraid that Li En would misunderstand them.

After much persuasion from Melina, everyone reluctantly believed that Li En was not a monster.

But people still have many questions.

"Teacher, even my dad's fully-formed magical beast isn't this strong. If this kitten is really a magical beast, isn't it a bit too advanced?"

At this moment, Safina was also released from the water shield.

She had long known that her chances of winning were slim, but she hadn't expected Li En to be so fierce, able to walk through a wall of fire with his bare hands and easily trip her up.

She hadn't seen clearly and genuinely thought it was Li En who tripped her.

After all, Li En's two hind legs were quite long and had a lot of strength.

But Li En wasn't that rude; he just tripped her with a splinter.

Now, Li En's magic is becoming more and more proficient, and he can even change the shape of the wooden spikes.

"Also, what's with those wood-attribute spells? Did Elaine cultivate both attributes, or...?"

The students' curiosity grew stronger.

The way he looked at Li En and Elaine was completely different from before; it was clearly now filled with fear.

Especially Li En, whose methods were exactly the same as those of the monsters in the textbook.

Because at this stage, magical beasts should still be cubs that only replenish mana.

"Please calm down, everyone. You can ask Elaine about these issues privately later."

"But I hope everyone understands that magical beasts are every mage's most important partners and secrets, so it's best not to pry into other people's privacy too much."

"Now let the teacher announce the final winner of today's sparring match and present the prize."

Melina's words reminded everyone that they had just been competing.

The students immediately lined up, waiting for Melina to present the prizes.

Right now, everyone is filled with curiosity.

Curious about what the prize is, and also curious about the increasingly mysterious Elaine and her dangerous magical beast.