Chapter 216: Storming Out of the Gates, A Changed Moss (2/2)
These thoughts emerged within almost everyone’s minds as they saw the two teams walk onto the stage.
“Indeed… this increasing tension… I feel even more nervous than when I am personally competing.”
As she watched from atop the stands, Charlotte’s palms became clammy.
“The strong person Morgan was talking about, he should be in this team?”
His long hair scattered around his waist, a very quiet Jean Camus observed Holy Dawn Academy’s team with some surprise.
……
Charlotte’s thoughts were the same as the vast majority of the audience. Slowly but surely, the arena quieted down until only the sound of breathing remained.
“Please submit your lineups!”
“The match is about to begin.”
As they watched the teams hand in their respective lineups, many of the students from Holy Dawn Academy became even more nervous.
“Golden Stag Academy versus Holy Dawn Academy!”
Finally, the sound of referee Clancy cut through the tense and oppressive atmosphere.
“Hill versus Moss!”
“Warlock Hill! It’s Golden Stag Academy’s vice captain, Warlock Hill!”
“The vanguard for Golden Stag Academy’s team this time is actually Warlock Hill!”
“Spiritual genius Hill is officially making his appearance!”
“The first person from Holy Dawn Academy is actually that red headed boy again? Does Holy Dawn Academy really not have any secret weapons up their sleeve?”
Clancy’s announcement caused the entire audience to erupt in pandemonium like a volcano as the silence was completely shattered.
“It’s actually this fellow again. Just what is Holy Dawn Academy planning?”
Golden Stag Academy’s team members also couldn’t help but speculate amongst themselves.
“Haha, for this red haired boy to go up against Hill, is he not just looking for his own death?”
Loud taunts and laughter abruptly resounded from Golden Stag Academy’s portion of the stand.
“Hill has actually stepped out. It seems like they are actually using their full strength this time.”
Within the stands, Ivan, Charlotte, and the others glanced at each other.
No one knew what kind of strange bloodline Warlock Hill had, but his spiritual strength was abnormally high. Moreover, the arcane skills the used were so strange that people called it black magic.
If it was purely one on one, neither Ivan or Charlotte was confident in being an opponent for Hill.
Almost no one in the audience was optimistic about Moss’s chances.
Amidst the loud taunts and laughter, Moss was calm as he turned his head back and forth and looked at the stands.
He finally saw a familiar face within the crowd.
“Mother…”
Moss inwardly whispered to himself before taking a deep breath and stepping foot onto the stage and moving towards the centre.
At this moment, there wasn’t much fear in his mind even though he was facing such a powerful opponent in Warlock Hill.
“Moss seems to be a little different today.”
Ayrin didn’t hoist his fist and encourage Moss today like he usually did. Instead, as he watched Moss’s back, he strangely muttered, “His legs actually aren’t trembling in fear today.”
“Everything has proceeded smoothly so far. Now it all depends on your own performance.” Carter took a deep breath, but his hands wouldn’t stop shaking with excitement.
……
The entire arena quieted down once more.
Moss and Hill stood facing each other at the centre of the stage.
“It seems like this battle will be ending without any suspense.”
Hill made a gesture towards Clancy signalling that he was ready while shaking his head, a look of disdain on his face as he sneered in ridicule, “This is just a waste of time to begin with.”
“Ready!”
Moss didn’t even raise his head to look at Hill as he shouted at the referee.
“Ready to die,” Hill silently sneered in his mind.
“Start!”
Clancy waved the flag in his hand.
“Hiss……”
The sound of air being compressed rang through the stage like a tsunami.
No one could see any of Hill’s motions as an image of a snow white skeleton condensed behind Moss. Afterwards, the white bones turned into countless particles which attached onto Moss’s body.
Simultaneously, an invisible shockwave inexplicably spread across the stage and into the stands, causing many audience members to feel dizzy and lightheaded.
“Not good!”
The expressions of Clancy and the other referees simultaneously changed as their bodies began to release fluctuations of arcane energy. They were about to stop Hill’s arcane skill.
But right at this moment, they abruptly stopped breathing as Moss’s body began to enlarge at a speed which was hard to imagine while a golden ring of light spread out from his body and instantly struck Hill’s body.
“Sacrificial Halo!”
In the stands, Morgan and Jean Camus’s eyes simultaneously widened as they whispered the same name under their breaths.