In the artificial Shadow World.

A strong wind swept in from the distant plains, bringing rolling clouds. Gradually, thick layers of clouds drifted by, like a huge white curtain covering the sky.

The atmosphere on the grassland instantly became tense, as if even the plant life could sense the impending changes in the wind and clouds.

After her failed sneak attack, Huberrian landed again. In her hand, there seemed to be a thread of magical power, instantly pulling back the scorpion-tail dagger that had fallen in a distant location.

This made Felat's expression darken even more.

He had small instant-cast spells that didn't require chanting.

But not many.

And they still had cooldown times.

If he didn't carefully observe Huberrian and Lanqi's movements and deliver a fatal blow, he might be trapped in a deadlock rhythm by them.

For the examinees,

As long as they could hold out for 30 minutes,

It would also be a passing condition.

The wind grew stronger, like an invisible giant hand, waving wildly across the grassland.

The green sea of grass surged under the wind's influence, forming waves of grass, like a wild green ocean. The weeds danced in the wind, making rustling sounds, just like the sound of ocean tides.

Huberrian's slender figure flickered in and out of view on the grassland. Her body was tense, her center of gravity lowered. Amidst the swaying grass, she was like a venomous snake ready to launch another deadly attack at any moment.

She could also, at any time, choose to throw the weapon in her hand as a hidden projectile again.

Felat knew well that this was an heirloom artifact from the Alansar family.

Now it had fallen into Huberrian's hands, becoming her main weapon.

But he had never imagined that one day this weapon would actually threaten him.

High-quality magic cards, even if low-ranked, were indeed a bit troublesome.

......

Meanwhile,

The magic screen in the center of the Sage Academy conference room also displayed the attributes of this weapon that could be brought into the Shadow World—

[Inferno Scorpion Tail]

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Grade: Pink Holy]

[Rank: 3]

[Effect: Attacks have a chance to inflict abnormal states such as poisoning, bleeding, paralysis, and healing reduction. Can consume mana to recall this weapon from a distance, cooldown time 3 seconds. Can remove poisoned status, extract the target's poison and add it to this weapon, cooldown time 120 seconds.]

[Note: A scorpion tail from the inferno of the demon realm.]

"Without challenging the Shadow World, those who possess magic cards of Rare grade or above are almost all from noble families."

"A freshman having a Pink Holy card, and one that perfectly suits them, is rarely seen even among several schools across the Southern Continent."

The teachers in the conference room seriously discussed the weapon in Huberrian's hand.

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Magic cards of this quality have always been priceless.

Even many teachers mainly use Purple Rare cards as their main force.

Ultra-high quality magic cards can only be obtained by completing extremely high achievements in the real Shadow World.

Or when a card maker completes a miracle by chance.

Or, they are ancient cards that have been passed down through history without disappearing with their owners.

"Huberrian has extremely high strength and magic power, but poor spirit and stamina, which means she can't cast a lot of spells and is very fragile, so she simply converted all her magic power into physical enhancements for physical attacks."

"Apart from this weapon, invisibility spell and survival cards, almost all of Huberrian's other card slots are body enhancement spells. Essentially, she's an assassin."

"Just now, Huberrian almost succeeded."

"Not even close, Felat's combat experience and perceptual awareness mean she's still far from being able to threaten him."

Teachers from different groups at different round tables had been conducting teaching research since earlier.

"Actually, for her, she would be better suited with a support mage who can apply enhancement states, rather than a white mage specialized in healing."

Vice Principal Roen, sitting at the main lectern in the conference room, tapped his fingers lightly on the table and commented in a deep voice.

Obviously, a glass cannon like Huberrian is not a tank and doesn't need very strong healing.

"Even if Lanqi were a summoner it would be better, because many summons come with team-wide aura buff effects."

Generally speaking, among magic cards of the same rank,

[Summon Cards] consume the most mana, [Spell Cards] vary high and low, while [Equipment Cards] usually have lower mana consumption.

This is also why [Equipment Cards] are most popular in the Knight Academy.

And Lanqi's high spirit bringing high mana limit is enough to support him using a large number of summons.

Even if the summons he calls out would have poor overall attributes due to his low magic power, having all aura-type summons to assist teammates is still a good functional choice.

Obviously, Huberrian needs such support more at this moment.

"Yes, it's a pity."

"Let's see if Lanqi has any key spells or summons in his remaining card slots that can determine the outcome."

The teachers in the conference room nodded after hearing Vice Principal Roen's comments.

They didn't expect Lanqi to also have high-quality single cards like Huberrian, but they believed Lanqi must have high-power spell cards or summon cards, otherwise his high spirit and high mana limit traits would be wasted.

Many Sage Academy teachers,

Actually hope now that Huberrian and Lanqi can be admitted.

Because these two freshmen have already demonstrated sufficient qualities in an extremely adverse practical test.

Looking at ordinary circumstances, it should have been a sufficiently exciting chase and escape battle.

However,

For them to win against Fifth Order Felat head-on, they still lack many pieces of the puzzle to reach victory.

In fact, many teachers are clear about Huberrian's background.

Not just them.

The situation of today's entrance exam,

Is also being watched by some high-power figures in the kingdom.

Relying on Huberrian alone, there's absolutely no way to defeat Felat, even if Felat is currently sealed from chanting spells.

To win,

The only chance of victory lies with the uncertain factor that is Lanqi!

He needs to create opportunities for Huberrian.

The key lies in what cards Lanqi has in his two or three remaining card slots besides the large number of healing spells and the silencing spell [Friendly Communication]?

Since Lanqi pulled out [Friendly Communication],

The teachers in the conference room have been waiting for Lanqi to show his true abilities!

......

On the Elayven Great Plains in the artificial Shadow World.

Felat stood suspended in mid-air like a deity, coldly observing his surroundings.

He needed to put most of his attention on Huberrian, who was closer to him and more dangerous.

Not only did he need to constantly watch for when Huberrian would leave a fake body again and enter an invisible state to deliver a fatal blow, but he also needed to guard against what the distant Lanqi might do when he moves again.

What made Felat feel somewhat uncomfortable was,

The distant Lanqi was still calm and composed, seemingly without any sense of crisis at all.

It should be Lanqi who is the challenger.

While Felat, as the examiner and absolute powerhouse, should be the one being challenged.

From the start of the exam until now, the mindset between the two sides gradually gave Felat a question—

Who exactly is challenging whom?

Whether Lanqi truly had confidence or just liked to pretend, such a person made Felat feel irritated!