Chapter 49: The losses (1/2)

The screens showed both team's initial position. The E class had 3 men and 2 women, same as C class. However it was only in team constitution, Ed had inspected each and every one of them during the tests and he could tell there was a big difference. Unless his classmates were hiding their true power like him, they would stand no chance.

Both teams rushed out to search for the other team's flag. C class, however, had 1 of the boys hide nearby to scout in case their flag was found which was the logical choice. However, E class rushed out in a team and didn't even split out to cover more grounds.

Soon enough they met with 2 of C class's team. One of c class' boys used earth wall to block the others view of him while his friend was charging his magic as a fireball. E class rushed towards the earth wall to destroy it and didn't even consider it being a trap.

As soon as the wall fell down, the other man released his fireball and the other team's members couldn't dodge, one of the men took a direct hit and fell on the spot while another man and a woman got some burn injuries.

Since they weren't paying attention properly their opponents took the chance and hit them with some more magic. Three members of E class had to resign in less than 5 minutes into the battle. Although the other two members that were left seemed smarter than their teammates and chose to flee, they soon met up with other members and lost. The battle didn't last even ten minutes and a victor was already decided.

The injured ones were carried to the infirmary inside the academy and were given some pills to help with their injuries. Other than the man who was hit directly, the others' injuries weren't too serious and would only require a night in the infirmary to heal up. It wasn't a battle to the death so injuries such as these were within the academy's calculations.

After the battlefield was set up once more, two more teams headed out. This time it was decided by drawing straws instead of the teacher's look of doom. Ed's team was going to be the last one; the next team going out had 3 women and 2 men while C class had 4 men and a woman. The battle went the same way except this time E class was able to take down one of the men from C class and lost by having their flag stolen.

The next two matches had better performance overall with E class using the weaknesses they saw from the previous matches and one of the teams almost managed to steal the flag, only to be stopped in the nick of time. E class's morale was at its lowest right now, their only hope was Ed's team but they didn't have many expectations. The remaining team had almost the highest ranking students from C class.

”Let's decide on a plan before starting.” Ed proposed to make a plan, a serious one instead of playing around.

”Can anyone here use earth magic?” Ed scanned his teammates and waited for them to answer.

”I-I can!” Stephanie answered him with seemingly all her courage.

”Good, we'll have you stay near the flag and create earth walls around it. Although others might discover it faster they'll take time to break them all down. Also, try to make some pitfalls and have them hidden around the area.” Ed had given her some points that would help her defend the flag better.

”Why don't I protect the flag, I can beat down anyone who comes!” Ellie seemed eager to protect the flag and forgot one of her weaknesses.