() The Blue Water Empire Royal Martial Arts Arena was filled with people, and the fiery passion gradually condensed into a high fighting spirit above the venue. The excited students who had already walked to the edge of the stage to start preparations couldn't help but get excited and started to try.
It was almost time, and even the guests on the martial arts stage had basically taken their seats, but the bald dean still didn't notice Shen Yun's figure, which made him scratch his shiny bald head a little irritably, and his eyes tightened. Staring at the entrance in the distance, he didn't even notice that Marquis Hughes came to greet him.
"Hey, what's your idea...?" On the side, old man Wulan was leaning on the back of his chair, squinting his eyes slightly to recuperate. Seeing the expression of the bald dean, who looked like an ant on a hot pot, he couldn't help but asked with some doubts. .
Although he still felt that there was no need to force Shen Yun's improvement in strength. But since the dean was so persistent on this, he didn't bother to argue with the bald man. Anyway, the other party was the real one, and he was just a deputy. He had no power and could not do anything. Lord. But didn’t this damn bald man promise just now that he would take care of the matter of delaying the game? Why hasn’t he done anything yet...
Hearing Ulan's question, the dean blushed slightly, rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said: "Of course there is a way, I just want to wait and see..."
"Immoral?" Ulan hit the nail on the head. He knew the bald man very well.
"Not really, well..." The bald dean became even more embarrassed. He hesitated for a while, then whispered in Ulan's ear: "I just went down and walked around and did some work on the defensive arrays in the five arenas. Hands and feet, if that kid doesn't show up in a while, those magic circles will collapse, and it will take some time for the Royal Mage Group to come and repair it..."
Today is a match between 8 and 4 for the two series of magic and martial arts. Therefore, the martial arts arena has prepared 10 large arenas to support the 8 games starting at the same time. There will still be two arenas as backup. However, if it is really like the academy The director said that if 5 arenas have been damaged by "definition", the remaining arenas will definitely not be enough to support the start of the competition as originally planned.
"Well..." Ulan was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "In this case, the little guys in charge of detecting the magic circle will have to suffer a lot."
"It's just a salary. Anyway, the salary of the Royal Mage Corps is so high, so a fine is not a problem." As if he had figured something out, the bald dean changed his meager guilt after cheating someone just now, and boasted that it had nothing to do with him. He whistled, then straightened his face and said: "It's almost done!"
"Crack, crackle!"
At the bottom of several arenas, a crisp sound like lightning and thunder suddenly came from the bottom.
The students and the referee who were waiting at the edge of the ring to get ready looked a little surprised at the sudden strange noise coming from the bottom of the ring, feeling a little baffled. A few people with high elemental affinities, such as Yu Qianqian, noticed some chaotic elements surging at the bottom of the ring. They all cautiously took a few steps back.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Suddenly, a blast like a bomb exploded in the arena, but it seemed a bit dull because of the blockage of the arena. There was no scene of flying sawdust, and no one was injured. Only a few wisps of black smoke drifted from the edge of the arena, telling everyone that there was indeed something under the arena. Something went wrong.
"Oh, what's going on?!" The bald dean stood up with a look of ignorance and surprise that could compete for the Oscar winner's position.
There was no need for the big shots on the martial arts stage to speak. The Royal Mage Group, which was always ready to deal with emergencies, had already sent several people to check, and soon they came to report the results under the leadership of a middle-aged mage.
"My lords, after our inspection, we found that the defensive arrays of five arenas have been damaged to various extents." The leader was a middle-aged mage, with a pair of extremely gorgeous magic crystal glasses on his mediocre face.
, but it gave him a bit more official temperament out of thin air.
"What's the reason?" Perhaps he felt guilty. The bald dean hadn't spoken since the other party came over. The person who asked the question was Carter, the leader of the Royal Mage Corps and the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. His beard was almost the same as Ulan's.
The tall old man's face was blushing abnormally at this moment, and he seemed to feel very embarrassed.
Seeing his direct superior asking questions, the middle-aged mage's face became serious, and he replied in an extremely serious and responsible tone: "Sir, through the joint efforts of me and many colleagues, we have been able to confirm the cause of this accident.
It was because of the use of unqualified magic crystals that the magic circle was unable to operate at critical moments. These magic crystals, which seemed to be full of energy but actually had less than half of the elements, used very sophisticated counterfeiting techniques to deceive the eyes of our purchasing staff.
!”
"Sir, it's time to crack down on fakes!"
"Yes, sir, it's all the magic crystal's fault!"
"Pfft...cough." Seeing the angry expressions of the members of the Royal Mage Corps behind the middle-aged mage, the bald dean could hardly help bursting out laughing, while Ulan on the other side was also dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
Mages known for their erudition and elegance would tell such lies that even children would not believe.
Well, a child might believe it...
However, who is in front of them? Captain Kalt, one of the most powerful 12th-level men in Blue Water. Do you think he will lie with you?
"Well, this is the reason..." Carter twirled his beard, and the corners of his eyes wandered twice. Seeing that the leaders of the surrounding colleges and senior officials of the Di Du were looking at him with concern, he couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and then he looked confused.
He said: "This reason is possible. I received a report two days ago that fake goods have been rampant in the empire recently, but I didn't expect it to be so rampant!"
The whole place was silent...
The officials looked at each other for a few times, and then started shouting in anger or solemnity.
"Hmph, these fakes are actually circulating in the palace, who gave them the courage?! Investigate, we must investigate strictly!"
"It seems that the city's commodity safety regulations are about to be revised again, and penalties must be increased to prevent this situation from happening!"
"That makes sense. The fines can be placed at the disposal of each department to increase their enthusiasm!"
"Yes, yes, and..."
"Hey..." Looking at the farce-like scene in front of him, the bald dean sighed, and suddenly felt a little uninterested: "I suddenly thought, if Andalus did not have such a life and death enemy as dark creatures, what would happen to Andalus?"
What has it become?"
"It's not that serious, it's just human nature." Ulan looked at it more openly and just smiled slightly: "If you want to know the answer, wouldn't it be enough to kill all the dark creatures in your lifetime?"
"It makes sense, haha, I think so too!"
Except for the bald dean and Wu Lan, there was only one person among the big shots present who did not participate in the "crusade" against the counterfeiters. At this moment, Marquis Hughes was frowning and looking at everything in front of him until he couldn't bear it anymore.
Only then did he say: "Okay, the fraud can be discussed later. What we have to solve now are other problems."
After saying that, he turned around and asked the middle-aged mage who was still standing aside: "I want to know how long it will take to repair these magic circles?"
Although Marquis Hughes did not have the highest title, his real power in charge of the military was frightening. Naturally, the middle-aged mage did not dare to neglect him. He bowed slightly before replying: "If it is to be completely repaired, it will take at least 3 hours."
Completed, and...since the magic crystals we brought are from the same batch as before, I don’t know if there are any fakes..."
"3 hours... too long!"
After thinking for a while, Marquis Hughes proposed to everyone: "My lords, I have an idea. There are still 5 intact ones left in the ring, and there are a total of 8 games today. Why don't we divide it into two batches, each with 4 games?
Come and do it. This way you don’t need to waste time waiting, and you can see the students’ performance more clearly. What do you think?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone naturally agreed. Anyway, this kind of battle between students rarely lasts for more than an hour. In any case, this method is much better than waiting for 3 hours.
Now that the solution has been decided, there will naturally be dedicated staff to make notifications.
"Hey, I regret it..." All the followers sat back on their seats on the martial arts stage. The bald dean looked annoyed and said to Ulan next to him: "Why didn't I blow up the whole stage?
Woolen cloth……"
"..." With a quick glance, Wu Lan was too lazy to pay attention to this dissatisfied bald man.
Seeing that Wu Lan ignored him, the dean was silent for a while, and suddenly became excited again: "I have already made arrangements to put that kid's game in the second batch. With this 1-hour buffer, plus the
The ancestral search skills in the little girl’s clan should be enough, haha, I’m so smart!”
Wu Landang didn't hear anything and continued to close his eyes to rest. After a while, he seemed to hear a slight snoring sound...
…
Shen Yun is in a very bad mood now!
Because he was worried about the girl's injury, Shen Yun didn't want to fight the strange man with ink armor at all. He just hoped to get rid of him quickly and find a safe place to treat the girl.
The man in black armor is really too powerful, which can be seen from the wound on Shen Yun's waist and ribs that was still easily torn open after the energy protection. This kind of real fighting that is completely beyond the scope of the students has made the students who have been there in the past few months
Shen Yun, who was accustomed to the "sparring mode" among students, felt strongly unsuitable and at a loss.
In this case, it would have been difficult to rescue the girl who was right at the opponent's feet. Fortunately, Shen Yun had unique skills. He relied on the "Shadow Secret! Clone" similar to the clone technique to attract the opponent's attention, and then he used "
With the acceleration effect of "Fatal Strike", Shen Yun actually successfully rescued the girl. Even when he had stepped down from the stage and ran out, the other party did not realize that he was missing.
However, that's where the good luck ended. Looking at this monster that was neither human nor ghost, Chen Yun's heart sank.
The upper body remains the same, but there are four sharp snake teeth on the pale face. The lower body has changed greatly, like an octopus. The two legs of the man in ink armor turned into tentacle-like things, and as his upper body became unnatural The twists and turns slapped the ground continuously, causing the ground to crack into cracks of different thicknesses. Looking carefully, they turned out to be two snake tails glowing with scales. The war skirt that originally looked abnormal was wrapped around the roots of the snake tails. It does not affect the movement of the snake's tail and can protect part of the snake's tail, which is quite practical.
Just now, when Shen Yun thought he could open the door of the training ground and rush into the special path of Blue Water Academy before the man in black armor arrived, the man in black armor turned into what he is now after a burst of roaring and twisting. Then, with a few clicks of his tail, he jumped in front of Shen Yun, firmly blocking the way.