Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 244 Regretful Elimination

"Thank you for your understanding." Li Kaifeng, clutching his still-bleeding arm, returned to Nan Rongni's side with a heavy heart after receiving the other party's reply.

He's not stupid. Master Songhe has already shown him the way, and the die is cast. Whether he practices forbidden techniques, is eliminated, or goes too far, minimizing the damage is the most important thing now.

After spending a long time together, I have a general understanding of the backgrounds of each teammate.

Although he has the backing of the Southern School Alliance and the reputation built up by his predecessors, even the best reputation will be ruined once it is revealed that he practices forbidden techniques.

This is a huge blow to his entire future, and the accountability from the other party's teacher is something he cannot easily ignore.

Now that Mentor Songhe is present, there are no obvious problems, but the journey to the national server has come to an end.

"Li Kaifeng, you violated the rules of the duel. You should know what that means. What I said before wasn't just empty talk."

"You have been confirmed as one of the eliminated personnel. Please come back to China with us afterward."

Mentor Feng Li directly announced Li Kaifeng's elimination. Since the rules were set, they had to be followed.

"Yes, mentor," Li Kaifeng replied weakly, as if all his strength had been drained by those words.

Feng Li nodded, glanced around, and continued, "This simple assessment shows that some people have made great strides forward, while others are still moving at a snail's pace."

"For this year's Venice World Grand Prix, I'm setting a tone for you: the capable will rise and the mediocre will fall. Don't take this as me talking nonsense."

"If you're still clinging to a 'live and let live' mentality, then I can only say you'd better watch yourselves."

"Li Kaifeng has left as a regular player, and Zhao Manyan, who was on the substitute spot, has been promoted to a regular player."

"Mu Ningxue has returned to the National Team as a substitute. She is currently a high-level level 2 ice-type player and possesses a Domain Soul Seed."

"Alright, this personnel change is complete. Ai Jiangtu, you will continue to lead the team in the next training exercise."

"let's go!"

Feng Li nodded to Song He in greeting, and then left the competition venue with Li Kaifeng and the other three mentors.

"Welcome back..." Ai Jiangtu stepped forward, happily welcoming Mu Ningxue back. Putting aside the burden of her family, she herself is still very outstanding. She doesn't cause trouble, and she works hard in her cultivation. She is much less troublesome than those bastards.

"Yes, thank you~" Mu Ningxue was very happy with Ai Jiangtu's warm welcome, after all, he was the captain of the National Team.

"Congratulations, Lao Zhao!" Mo Fan relaxed after his mentor left, happy for Zhao Manyan's promotion to a formal team member.

"Congratulations, congratulations..." It would be a lie to say he wasn't happy. Zhao Manyan's face lit up with joy. Seeing the team growing stronger day by day, especially the leaders, he felt a sense of crisis.

So he secretly had his family send him a Star Control Magic Device, and in his haste, he barely managed to complete the advanced constellation today.

The rewards are very generous. First, he went from being a substitute to a regular player. If this news gets back, it will garner strong support from those people.

Some were happy while others were sad. Those who hadn't completed the higher-level constellations wore masks of pain on their faces, and this rotation served as a wake-up call for them once again.

The six people present—Nan Jue, Zu Jiming, Guan Yu, Mu Tingying, Nan Rongni, and Jiang Yu—have not yet managed to connect with the constellations.

Jiang Yu is close to finishing and will be able to finish soon. The remaining five are evenly matched, and with Mu Ningxue returning to the team, Mu Tingying's situation is extremely precarious.

Once you reach a high level, there is truly no one who is irreplaceable.

"Nan Jue, don't worry!"

As her best friend, Jiang Shaoxu cared about Nan Jue a lot. She hugged her arm, took the Star Control Magic Device off her own finger, and put it on Nan Jue's finger.

"Jiang Shaoxu~"

"This...this is far too valuable!"

Nan Jue felt somewhat guilty and wanted to take it off. Although she was also in a hurry, she felt that she couldn't accept something for nothing and that taking a benefit for free would make her conscience bother her.

"You can use this for now. I don't need it anymore. I'm now a high-level dual-elemental user and a mid-level one-elemental user. I've already mastered the control of the star elements."

"Even if we need to use Stars to control the magic artifact again, that will be a long time from now."

"Anyway, it's just sitting there. As your best friend, how could I not lend a hand when you're in trouble? I'm not a stingy person," Jiang Shaoxu said with a smile, suppressing Nan Jue's attempt to refuse.

"Well then, thank you!" Nan Jue took a deep breath and accepted Jiang Shaoxu's help. Xingzi's control over the magic weapon was indeed very useful to her, and Feng Li's words made her feel a sense of urgency.

The people standing nearby widened their eyes in astonishment upon hearing Jiang Shaoxu's words, especially those who had not yet completed the advanced constellation stage, whose faces turned green.

Why is it so complicated? Damn it, it's all Wang Teng's fault. He even lent this woman the Star Sea Magic Artifact so casually. Now look what's happened.

With Xingzi controlling the magic artifact, Nan Jue will be able to quickly complete high-level constellations. Given the superiority of the sound system, it will be almost impossible for him to be eliminated.

Even in major competitions, the importance of the sound magic system is much greater than that of other magic systems, and its usage rate will definitely not be low.

The number of spots available for actual combat in the university competition is very limited. The mentors have already set the tone, so it's hard to say whether you'll definitely get to play.

They might end up as mere spectators at the scene.

After all, there are too many big shots in the team. There's Wang Teng, who's like a monster, Ai Jiangtu, who's incredibly strong, and now Jiang Shaoxu, as well as Mu Ningxue. Add Mo Fan, and that makes five people.

If these five players alone can sweep through, then where would they get a chance to play?

Not to mention Nan Jue, who is about to rise to prominence, and Zhao Manyan, this wealthy man, seems to be making a comeback as well. Dongfang Lie also seems to be doing quite well.

A simple evaluation woke up those who were usually obsessed with aristocratic backgrounds, realizing that they were already close to being sidelined.

The mentors are determined to replace the members, and even the regular team members may be replaced at any time. Who knows if there are people like Mu Ningxue in the National Team?

Are you suggesting they gamble away their precious spots?

"As you all probably already know, Mu Ningxue has just returned to the team, so we'll postpone our challenge and take a day to rest."

"Tomorrow morning we'll head to the Mexican national team's stadium to challenge them, and after that we'll go directly to the Temple of Liberty in North America."

"That's where we really need to pay attention. As one of the five major magic associations, both the National Academy Team and the National Academy Team have always been among the world's top in terms of combat strength."

"The guards are likely to include high-level mages; those who haven't reached that level might not be able to participate in the challenge."

Ai Jiangtu had already put it very tactfully. If they didn't know high-level magic, they might not be qualified to challenge the dojo. Even if they tried to challenge him again, he wouldn't allow it.

The U.S. National Legion Medal must not be lost!

(End of this chapter)