Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 44 Competition

After learning about the Illusionary Stone, the two strolled along the street for a while.

I happened to be walking right past the entrance of Mingzhu Affiliated High School.

After watching her return to school, Bai Mo turned around and hailed a car, returning to Zhilan High School.

Tomorrow is September 15th, and the final round of the Mobi Club competition will begin.

So, Teacher Suning will be having a meeting with them this afternoon.

It wasn't anything important, just an explanation of where the competition would be held.

And incidentally, to get her students focused and on the important things.

"The competition starts at 9:00 AM tomorrow at the Shanghai Grand Arena. I want to see you there at 8:50 AM."

Su Ning stood on the podium. There were only four people in the classroom, including Bai Mo. She adjusted her glasses, picked up the chalk, and wrote a number on the blackboard.

"Including our school, there are twelve teams that have qualified for the competition, corresponding to the twelve districts of Shanghai. The other three military regions and one county are not participating in the competition."

She looked at the four people below the stage and continued:

"As I mentioned before, the competition will be conducted through a random draw. The draw will be conducted by the captains of each team."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Bai Mo.

Bai Mo nodded, indicating that he understood.

The next day, at the Shanghai Grand Arena, a few people stood scattered in the empty arena.

All eyes were fixed on the five people on the eastern platform, three of whom were representatives of the official competition organization, the University Alliance.

The other two are from Pearl Academy and the Magic Association.

At this point, the speech by the leader of the last university alliance to speak also came to an end.

"I hereby announce that the third round of the 73rd All-Magic High School Exchange Meeting in Shanghai has officially begun!"

Bai Mo, as the captain of their school's team, stepped forward to draw lots, just like the captains from other schools.

As the lottery numbers were drawn, the corresponding schools were displayed on the large screen.

They glanced at the ball in their hand; there was a big three on it, indicating that their player was the opponent who had drawn number nine.

Bai Mo didn't pay attention to the situation of other schools. He looked up at the big screen and saw that number ten had been drawn. It was called Yushu Magic Middle School.

"Tsk~ What a coincidence." Bai Mo muttered to himself before leaving the arena.

There will only be two matches a day, which means they won't be able to play until tomorrow.

He approached Su Ning, Zhou Tianyuan, and the other two and asked, "So, Teacher Su, what's the situation with Yushu High School?"

"They are from a high school in the core urban area. There are five team members, two of whom are intermediate-level mages, one specializing in lightning and ice magic, and the other in earth and fire magic. I don't know if they have mastered intermediate-level magic. The other three are just ordinary beginner-level mages."

Su Ning glanced at Bai Mo and then recounted what she knew about Yushu High School.

"Oh!" The other three all looked solemn; there were actually two mid-level mages!

Bai Mo, however, remained nonchalant, not taking it to heart, but his eyes lingered with curiosity as he asked:

"No, Ms. Su. That's not what I'm asking about. I want to ask if there's any connection between Yushu High School and our Zhilan High School? Zhilan and Yushu, they're such a perfect match! Is there any story behind it?"

Rolling her eyes, Su Ning said irritably, "What story? It's just a coincidence."

Shrugging, Bai Mo felt a bit bored; he'd thought there might be some gossip going on. Their school was founded thirty-six years ago, and a photo of the old principal in his youth still hung on the school wall.

Her name was Qin Zhilan, and she was an elegant woman with a refined appearance and demeanor.

"Teacher Su, we don't have a match today. What do we do next?"

The first match was about to begin, and both contestants were about to go on stage. Zhao Qingying noticed this and asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Su Ning turned his gaze to the competition field and then said, "The participating players have the right to watch. You can stay here to watch the game, or you can go back to school to train."

Upon hearing this, the four exchanged glances and all said, "We'll stay and watch the game."

Bai Mo didn't know what the other three were thinking; he simply thought watching the game would be more interesting.

When Su Ning was their team leader, her classes were taught by other teachers. Upon hearing this, she decided to stay on as well.

Once everyone was seated in the stands and the two fighters had announced their names, the match began after the referee blew his whistle.

The two teams have red school uniforms on the left and blue uniforms on the right, making them quite evenly matched and easy to distinguish.

Those who can stand here are still a group of novices, but they are already very proficient in basic magic and can draw it in a second or two.

After a second of silence, the first member of the red team unleashed the magic.

Sensing the sudden drop in temperature, all the spectators knew he was a magic user.

"Ice Vines - Cover!"

Snow began to fall from the sky, and the frost on the ground quickly spread from his feet to the five people opposite him. In the initial stage of the competition, the ice type did have a significant advantage.

Slow-moving mages have little chance of escaping the frost's onslaught, and level three ice vines are difficult to destroy with level one fire spells.

No one on the blue team used this method either; they weren't just sitting idly by waiting to be defeated.

A girl with a high ponytail in the center of the blue team emitted a rich crimson glow. A ball of fire appeared in her palm, which she threw out in an instant, exploding directly in an open space between the two sides.

Countless flames spread out, like a rag, melting away all the ice and snow that were originally spreading towards them.

As the clash of ice and fire obscured the vision of both sides by the vapor, the two members of the blue team on the left and right flanks completed their spells.

A yellowish-brown light gathered on their hands, and the two of them slammed their hands onto the ground.

"Ground wave - collapse!"

"Ground waves - slow!"

As two earth-based spells were cast, a crater suddenly collapsed behind the red team's ice mage.

Just when everyone thought it was a mistake by the mage who cast the trap spell, they saw that the pit was the center of the trap.

The ground within a ten-meter radius suddenly became soft, like quicksand, and kept flowing towards the pit created by the collapse.

This is precisely the effect of another earth mage's Earth Wave - Slow.

The quicksand swirled like a whirlpool, engulfing the four members of the blue team. Only the last boy was fortunate enough to escape the slowing effect.

"It's a quicksand vortex we've encountered before!"

Zhou Tianyuan was also surprised when he saw this scene. This was the second time he had seen earth-type mages work together to produce such a magical effect.

"This vortex is much larger than the one we had before!" Mei Qian observed carefully and noticed the difference in an instant.

Zhao Qingying nodded in agreement, "Last time we encountered a situation with a range of only five meters, and the rotation speed wasn't this fast. Their teamwork is very smooth!"

"Should we create a fusion skill?" Zhou Tianyuan asked.

Su Ning was also watching, and when she heard this, she chimed in.

"The method of combining these magical skills was first developed by some mages who were particularly skilled in this area."

Later, someone improved upon it, making it a technique that two ordinary mages could perform together, but it requires a long period of practice and a high degree of coordination between the two casters. Besides, none of our school's teachers know this.

"The match is about to end." Bai Mo paid no attention to the red team, nor did he pay attention to the quicksand vortex.

This vortex looks complicated, but it can fly.

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Upon hearing his words, the others who were talking turned their attention back to the competition field.

The air became even more humid, and a brilliant blue star map shone behind the last member of the blue team.

"Surging waves!"

The team member's eyes shone brightly, and he appeared hazy due to the misty vapor surrounding him; only his voice was clear and authoritative.

"Expel them!"

The rushing water gathered and accumulated above his head, within which the azure star map shone brightly. The surging water churned and rolled.

One teacher remarked, "This must be the first person in this competition to unleash an intermediate-level spell."

"I didn't expect mid-level water magic to look so fierce!" Some contestants pondered.

Some students who knew intermediate-level magic sighed, "Damn, he actually managed to pull it off!"

On the field, as the blue team players raised and pushed their hands out...

The surging tide, like an angry dragon freed from its cage, crushed the quicksand vortex and crashed directly into the five red team members on the opposite side.

The red team hadn't even realized what was happening; they had no idea that the last player on the opposing team was actually preparing a powerful move.

Faced with the surging flood, they panicked; there was no way to dodge it, no way to escape it!

Seeing this, the referee waved his hand, and a majestic and thick rock barrier rose from the ground, helping the red team block the flood.

This also signifies their defeat.

"Tsk tsk." Bai Mo clicked his tongue. He had sensed something was wrong a long time ago. The blue team member had been moving backward little by little, and the magical aura around him was also increasing.

Sure enough, they were up to no good.

"It seems we should finish this match quickly." He turned to look at Zhou Tianyuan and the other two. "We can't let you guys get cocky."

"We were helping you hide," Zhao Qingying corrected. "Look at that red team, they must have used Quicksand Vortex in the regional competition, which is why the blue team was on guard and deliberately put the mid-level mage who can use Storm Wave at the very back."

Zhou Tianyuan stood up at this moment, looking smug, and said leisurely with his hands behind his back, "To repay your kindness, I will serve you with my life. Don't worry, I will definitely play a good support role."

"Wow, anyone who didn't know better would think you were going to take on three at once," Bai Mo said with a laugh. "You're making such a big deal out of it, but you'll be standing tomorrow."

Zhou Tianyuan: ? ? ?

"There's one more match today," Mei Qian said.

"Yes, it won't start until the afternoon," Su Ning nodded.

"Why does it have to start in the afternoon?"

"The morning's competition is over," Su Ning said. "If you want to watch more this afternoon, find a place to rest. I have some things to take care of."

After saying that, she got up and left.

Seeing this, Bai Mo also stood up. He glanced at the three of them and said, "I'm not planning to watch the game this afternoon. I'm going back. You can do as you please."

(End of this chapter)