120 End of Round (1/2)

The Five-Force Push was a magic spell that possess the power of five different magicians, it wouldn't be surprising to see the automaton defeated after receiving the full brunt of the attack.

The spell didn't have such grand effects like everyone would expect from a combination spell, not only was the spell silent but also extremely quick. The spell created a beam that followed the automaton even if it tried dodging, it was a spell that hunts a moving target.

”A beam that could bend and follow the target?” Wallace observed the fight interestingly. The particle beam that was being used in outerspace had always been in straight line. It would annihilate any obstruction and leave nothing behind.

The battle of innovation with regards to the particle beams would be it's size, destructibility, and the distance that it could reach.

After seeing the Five-Force Push, Wallace was inspired to integrate the trick to a weaponized particle beam. Although he doesn't have the required knowledge to make it happen yet, he added it on the list of his future innovations.

”Haaa~ That wasn't really fair.” Hector couldn't help but voice it out. Of course, he made sure that only their team could hear it. It would be a problem if it was misunderstood by the fans of this Montego's team.

Wallace remembered that he had actually been warned by his mom prior to this competition. She was telling that all the competition that was hosted by Montego always had some dirt or mess.

'It seems that mom warned me correctly. Was that the reason why our school wasn't expecting us to win and just told us to show our best and not mind the result?' Wallace suddenly made some realization. So it wasn't as simple as giving up in becoming a champion in this competition, it could be because they were just aware how the organizers in Montego would act so they didn't set the bar high for the sake of the geniuses in their academy.

It was still a speculation but Wallace thought that it was close to the truth. Anyway, it doesn't detract that much on what this competition aims, they could still perform and show their abilities to people and they even have a chance to improve themselves.

'Now, how long would Kyla last?' It was the question that all members of the Zairus team was pondering about but none of them voiced it out as they only wanted to show their support for her.

They were also curious whether Kyla was still hiding something and would surprise them in this match. After all, she was also a genius and was selected here in this event for a reason.

***

'Calm down. I can't be nervous. It will only lessen my combat ability.' Kyla said in her mind. Although it doesn't show in her face, she was actually feeling a bit nervous because of the huge pressure that the final automaton was emitting.

She could only harden her resolve and face this opponent. She activated her Mana Shell and waved her right hand that wore the Mana Artifact. As she did this, it can be seen that black particles made of Mana was following every movements made by her hand.

”Hoo~ Look at the last participant from Zairus.”

”Oh, Isn't she the one who made a breakthrough in her Mana Affinity?”

”Yes, that was her, Kyla Rogers from Zairus who showed impressive progress from the first round. Although people was telling that she was only bluffing and had already reached the level of Inducement Control in the beginning, I believe that the girl had just comprehended the full essence of the skill and completed her breakthrough during the competition.”

”It sounded that you're really sure about it.”

”Haha. For someone who experienced the same thing, of course, I am.”

”It seems reasonable in my opinion as well. We were able to see her crude method on how she utilized her Inducement Control to her advantage during the first round. Now, let's see if there's any improvement.

Look at her selected Mana Artifact, Shadow Command's ring.”

”Interesting choice, many low level--or I mean Combat Magician students were unaware of this Mana Artifact. The students these day were only aware of the mainstream Mana artifacts that everyone uses or whatever was being taught in school. But this is an unconventional ring... although it may still prove to be difficult for Kyla in this battle, at least she may have a chance to last 15mins.”

As Wallace heard this point, he immediately nodded as he was also one of the students who was unaware of the Mana Artifact that Kyla selected.

The other announcer continued.

”Let's see, the Shadow Command's Ring was full of Crowd Controlling skills that would affect large areas. This ring wasn't that useful if you wanted to deal a large damage to your enemy but can be useful if you just wanted to trap, delay, or if you are just fighting with a large numbers of enemies.”

”Kyla was probably looking for a chance to delay the fight and last for fifteen minutes.” The announcer said. They seem to be familiar with all the 100 Mana artifacts placed on the shelves.