Ch 1136 - Ch 1140
Chapter 1136: 1136
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"The Hall of Knights has three hundred and sixty-five guardian knights . When the probationary Servants, Servants, Muses, or Great Muses are sent to other places to provide aid, these guardian knights are in charge of their safety . The knights also train to improve their strength… but the number of guardian knights on standby in the Hall of Knights is usually around two hundred . They are all outstanding talents that are specifically chosen . A guardian knight can easily take on a student in the top eight teams," Asha'ruiya said .
"The number of Advanced Mages that you guys have is pretty shocking!…" Mo Fan exclaimed .
In his country, every Advanced Mage had an outstanding status . In a city like Bo City, the person in charge was only an Advanced Mage, but a single Hall of Judgment of the Parthenon Temple had a thousand Adjudicators, all Advanced Mages . Meanwhile, the Hall of Knights another three hundred and sixty-five guardian knights, and these knights were the most talented ones chosen from the Advanced Mages!
The armed force of a single mountain was comparable to that of a country, not to mention that the Hall of the Goddess was the actual core of the Parthenon Temple!
"Colleges are still colleges, after all… you only realize how many experts there are after coming into the real world!" Mo Fan exclaimed .
"Of course you would feel tiny when you're comparing yourself with the Parthenon Temple, but you should be content too . You're basically the strongest student in the world . No one would dare trouble you," Asha'ruiya said .
Mo Fan shook his head . No one would dare trouble him? Lots of people were waiting for their chance to trouble him! Besides, he was a fan of stirring up troubles too! If he was not strong enough, how could he satisfy the needs of his ruthless heart?
"Be careful when you're up against the Egyptian team, their undead isn't really theirs," Asha'ruiya switched the topic back to the tournament .
"What do you know?" Mo Fan furrowed his brows .
"I believe they must have found some ancient magic from a pyramid . These ancient magicks aren't forbidden . "
"So a power that doesn't belong to them… alright, I'll try my best . "
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The final match finally took place on an island after a few days .
Venice purposely arranged the important match to be held on an island surrounded by the sea . The island looked like a floating stage in the middle of the waters from afar, surrounded by an ocean-blue, transparent barrier .
The spectators were on boats this time . Four luxurious cruise ships were situated on four sides of the stage . The people could easily see the match through the barrier on the liners .
Fireworks were launched into the sky in Venice, making a spectacular bridge extending across the ocean to the stage where the match was being held .
The Egyptian team was already standing on the stage . As the team that had entered the limelight out of nowhere, they had stirred a great discussion about the Undead Element among the crowd .
The Undead Element was a very rare Element, granting Mages the ability to control undead and refine dead beings . The Undead Element had been controversial since its invention, and was actually forbidden by the Holy Judgment Court for a long time in history .
Currently, the Undead Element had grabbed everyone's attention in the World College Tournament . It might even turn the Undead Element into a new trend!
"The funny thing is, both China and Egypt are where the two Undead Kingdoms are located . Millions of undead attacked the Ancient Capital during the Calamity . It almost wiped out a city that existed for a long time . Meanwhile, the pyramids in Egypt aren't the friendliest places, either . They are like volcanoes that could erupt at any second, bringing unimaginable disaster to the cities nearby…"
"You are damn right about that . The Ancient Capital has been troubled by the undead for thousands of years, while Egypt was once ruled by the pharaohs . Even though the Chinese aren't really keen on learning the Undead Element, I believe Egypt is planning to develop the Undead Element, and promote it to the world!"
Both Egypt and China had the biggest Undead Kingdoms in the world . No one expected the two countries would be facing one another in the grand finals of the World College Tournament .
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"So no one managed to find out how the Egyptians are able to summon their undead endlessly?" Jiang Yu asked .
"Let's just beat the crap out of them . A bunch of trashy undead; their dirty tricks aren't going to work against us!" Guan Yu did not think highly of the Egyptian team .
The starting members in the match against Egypt were Mo Fan, Jiang Yu, Mu Nujiao, Guan Yu, and Zhao Manyan .
The Chinese team had fought the mixed battle not long ago . Most of their members were seriously injured in it . Nanyu, Ai Jiangtu, Mu Ningxue, Mu Tingying, and the others had not fully recovered yet, and were most likely not going to participate in the match . Meanwhile, the Egyptian team was fully rested up!
"Jiaojiao, is your third Element Ice?" Mo Fan asked .
"Yeah," Mu Nujiao nodded .
Mu Nujiao's Elements were similar to Mu Ningxue's . Her primary Element was Plant, secondary was Wind, and tertiary was Ice . In terms of strength, Mu Nujiao was on par with Zu Jiming, and her Elements were very effective against undead .
"If only Mu Ningxue was here; the undead are very weak against ice," Jiang Yu said .
"That's true, if she was here, the weaker undead would basically be useless against her Ice Domain . "
The team had fought against the undead in Egypt during the mirage of the pyramid . Back then, Mu Ningxue had frozen the army of undead with her Ice Domain, relieving the friendlies of a great amount of pressure .
"My Ice Element isn't as strong as Mu Ningxue's, but I won't have trouble freezing little undead . It's very effective if I use my Plant Element too," Mu Nujiao said .
"Mmm, I'm counting on you!" Mo Fan said .
The Ice Element was the most effective against undead, followed by the Plant Element . Mu Nujiao's primary Element was Plant, and tertiary was Ice, yet her secondary Wind Element also worked well together with the Ice Element . She was obviously going to play an important role in the fight against undead .
The Mu Clan was one of the top four renowned clans in China . After learning that Mu Nujiao had successfully advanced to the grand final, the clan invested a fortune in her, hoping that she could earn some reputation for the Mu Clan in the match .
Mu Nujiao was greatly motivated, too . The advisors were placing their hopes on her because the team was up against the Egyptian team and their undead!
"Remember to destroy the undead crystals to finish them off . The crystals will be located at different places for different undead, so don't lower your guard," Mo Fan reminded them .
Mo Fan had killed lots of undead before . His success against undead was remarkable . He believed the two powerhouses had lost against the Egyptian team because they were not familiar with the undead!
The team nodded and followed Mo Fan's instructions .
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"Participants, in your positions!"
The main judge gave the instruction .
Every participant began to feel nervous as the countdown started .
"The match begins now!"
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The main judge declared . The five members of the Egyptian team started channeling their spells when the main judge's voice was still echoing in the air .
Gray Star Orbits circled them and swiftly combined into gray patterns with a hint of redness on the ground . The patterns were different from Star Patterns . They were emitting an evil, dangerous glow!
"Rise, my soldiers!" Meos bit her finger and sprinkled the blood onto the soil .
A single drop of blood immediately dyed the area within a few hundred meters red, as if the area had been placed under a curse…
The trees, flowers, and grass wilted, like their lives had been drained away .
The ground started to loosen up gradually, and began to vibrate like boiling water!
Ghastly cries were heard coming from below the soil, as undead wrapped in black shrouds stained with blood crawled out from the ground . They were emitting a murderous aura, while their eyes, glowing with a green light, were stared at every living creature on the stage viciously!
Around thirty undead covered in red shrouds had appeared . The Egyptian team had five members, and when the whole team was Summoning undead, they could easily Summon up to a hundred undead . A strong aura of death immediately surged across the island that initially had a delightful atmosphere .
"It's the Dark Red Mummies!" Mo Fan exclaimed .
During the conversation with Asha'ruiya, the woman was willing to forget the conflict between them and share the information she had gathered about the Egyptian team's undead with Mo Fan .
The Dark Red Mummies were the most plentiful undead that the Egyptian team could Summon, and they were also the trickiest undead to deal with . These undead would just keep coming, as a single drop of blood falling onto the ground was enough to Summon around thirty of them . The Dark Red Mummies were the essence of the Egyptian team's strategy, and if they could not find a way to overcome it, they would eventually be worn out by the undead, just like the English team and the Greek team!
"The undead crystals of the Dark Red Mummies are located at the back of their heads . Guan Yu, you just need to aim for their weak point!" Mo Fan said .
"I'll try!"
Guan Yu moved rapidly and appeared behind a Dark Red Mummy in the blink of an eye . The mummy had a fairly slow reaction speed . By the time it turned around, Guan Yu's claw gauntlet had already stabbed into the back of its head!
No blood or brains were jetting out from the cut . The Dark Red Mummy slowly fell to the ground and melted, leaving nothing behind .
"It really is at the back of their heads, around ten centimeters down from the top, but their skulls are pretty hard . I wouldn't be able to hit it if it wasn't for my claw gauntlet!" Guan Yu immediately regrouped with the team after eliminating a mummy . He was acting very cautiously .
"They are coming!" Mu Nujiao shouted .
"Stand in your positions, don't let them split us up!"
"They will have to cross some mountains first!" Zhao Manyan slammed his hands onto the ground . A few folds started rising rapidly, forming some broken terrain . It would take the brainless undead some time to make their way through it .
Chapter 1137: 1137
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Growth of All Things!" Mu Nujiao flung her sleeves, scattering countless green seeds across the broken ground that Zhao Manyan had produced .
Demon trees with sharp blades emerged rapidly from the ground . It only took them a few seconds to grow from a sprout to a six-meter-tall tree!
"Dancing Leaves!" The trees swayed under Mu Nujiao's control . The blade-like leaves immediately danced wildly in the fierce wind that she had summoned .
The leaves were incredibly sharp, shredding the cloth wrapping the Dark Red Mummies with ease and further penetrating their sturdy skin . The Dark Red Mummies leading the charge were shredded in an instant…
The leaves were dyed red after killing a score of the Dark Red Mummies leading the charge .
"I'll trap them all, Mo Fan, just take them all out!" Zhao Manyan said .
"Got it!" Zhao Manyan squinted . He slammed his hands on the ground had when he saw the rest of the Dark Red Mummies were still trying to get over the hills .
A powerful Earth Wave surged toward the hills . Four huge walls rose into the sky and rose around the Dark Red Mummies like a sturdy cage!
The Dark Red Mummies reached out with their claws, trying to climb up the walls . However, they had only climbed a few meters up when a Meteorite Fist came down from above and smashed several Dark Red Mummies into pieces…
More burning fists were thrown into the cage, cleaning up the undead trapped inside Zhao Manyan's cage . The Dark Red Mummies were soon crushed and burned to pieces…
The undead were still able to move when their bones were broken, but their heads, arms, lower limbs, and bodies were being burned by the strong flames . The impact of the raining fists was deadly enough, but they still had to endure the flames . Not a single Dark Red Mummy managed to survive, the squad was completely wiped out!
"I should be the one counting on you instead!" Mu Nujiao smiled .
Mo Fan's destructive Spells were absolutely insane . She had eliminated around twenty undead when she had using both her Wind Element and Plant Element, and yet a single Rain of Burning Fists from Mo Fan had wiped out the whole army of Dark Red Mummies!
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The dust slowly cleared up . The team was relieved, as the Dark Red Mummies were not as tricky to deal with as they initially thought . It did not take them much effort to kill them .
However, green eyes like glowing stars vaguely appeared amid the flying dust, as rows of the same mummies showed up once again . The smiles on the Chinese team's faces soon disappeared .
"No f**king way!" Zhao Manyan started cursing .
When the team was busy eliminating the first batch of Dark Red Mummies, the five members of the Egyptian team had Summoned an even bigger army of undead . There were a lot more of them this time, around two hundred!
A giant mummy as tall as a three-story building stood out among the bobbing heads of the Dark Red Mummies . It was also wrapped in dark red shrouds, but its arms were replaced with two huge axes . Its deathly aura reached a height of a hundred meters in the air!
"Death Axes Mummy, that guy is going to be a pain!" Mo Fan said .
"Take care of the little shrimps, I'll deal with the big one!" Guan Yu said .
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More than two hundred Dark Red Mummies were charging at the Chinese team . They were starving and ferocious, just like demon creatures in the wilderness . What if the students were overwhelmed by the undead, and the assistant judges were unable to lend a hand in time? Would the students be eaten alive by the undead then?
"Rock Golem General, crush them!" Jiang Yu summoned his Summoned Beast .
The Rock Golem General was incredibly huge . It stomped its foot and killed a few clueless Dark Red Mummies .
The Dark Red Mummies were not slow . They immediately pounced on the Rock Golem General after realizing that it was stopping them from pushing ahead .
Many of the Dark Red Mummies were hanging onto the Rock Golem General . Their claws and teeth were extraordinarily sharp, enough to tear the Rock Golem General's rock-solid armor apart!
"Rock Impale!" Jiang Yu ordered .
The Rock Golem General let out a roar . Long rock spikes suddenly burst out from its body and impaled the Dark Red Mummies that were hanging on it, blood splattered through the air…
The impaled mummies were still able to move . They could not feel pain at all . They continued to tear and scratch at the Rock Golem General . Realizing the danger it was in, the Rock Golem General tried to shake the Dark Red Mummies off it .
"Set up the area with your Ice and Plant," Mo Fan told Mu Nujiao .
"Sure!" Mu Nujiao knew how important it was to secure the area . They had to hold their ground when the tide of undead came . It would be troublesome if the members of the team were split up .
"Damn it, the World College Tournament has suddenly turned into a tower defense game; we're forced to defend ourselves passively, just like the English team and the Greek team!" Zhao Manyan cursed in displeasure .
The undead just kept coming . The Chinese team had no choice but to defend themselves in order to stay in formation . However, the undead would just keep coming if they stayed in one spot, and they would eventually be overwhelmed . Mo Fan had to admit that the Egyptian team's strategy was pretty shameless . It was supposed to be a showdown between the students representing their countries!
"I'll find a way to take them out," Mo Fan said .
"Mo Fan, they are summoning more undead… holy crap, can such a small place really fit so many undead!?" Jiang Yu screamed .
It went without saying that the undead were not underground to begin with . It was similar to Summoning Magic, as the undead were Summoned to the battle from the Land of the Undead .
The Egyptian team continued to cast spells, Summoning endless undead from the ground . The numbers were shocking . They had yet to eliminate the Dark Red Mummies surrounding them when they saw a new tide of Dark Red Mummies charging at them . It was simply disgusting!
"Jiang Yu, Summon your beasts, we have to take this batch out first," Mo Fan said .
"Sure!" Jiang Yu started drawing the Star Constellation of the Summoning Element . He opened a gap to the Summoned Beast Plane, and summoned a herd of Iron Hoof Beasts . The Iron Hoof Beasts were a lot stronger than the Dark Red Mummies . They trampled the Dark Red Mummies into minced meat!
Unfortunately, the Advanced Spell of the Summoning Element did not last very long . The Iron Hoof Beasts soon disappeared back through the gap and returned to the Summoned Beast Plane . Jiang Yu would have to cast another Advanced Spell to Summon them again .
Jiang Yu did not have an endless supply of energy, but the undead of the Egyptian team were actually endless . The old batch of undead had just died when a new tide of undead showed up . It even had two Death Axes Mummies, along with the Dark Red Mummies!
"What the f**k, two of them?" Guan Yu had just taken out the one before when he saw two of the same giant mummies approaching the team . Even he could not help but curse .
"Cover me, I'll see if I can clear a path!" Mo Fan said to the others .
"Allow me to blind them first!" Zhao Manyan said .
Zhao Manyan suddenly saw Mo Fan looking back at him as if he was a retard . The man initially had no idea what he said wrong . It only took him a while to realize it, as he said with an awkward face "Hehe, I forgot that my light would expose you when you're using the Shadow Element . "
"I'm off!" Mo Fan put on the Dark Noble Mantle and vanished into thin air . One had to look closely to barely see a faint shadow weaving through the undead like the shadow of a sparrow . It was silent and untraceable .
A new batch of the Dark Red Mummies was already within a hundred meters of the Chinese team . Jiang Yu's Rock Golem General was no longer able to hold the mummies off . The Dark Red Mummies moved past it like two strong currents . Mu Nujiao had no choice but to activate her Plant Spell to trap the Dark Red Mummies…
Mo Fan wove through the chaotic battlefield and slowly approached the five members of the Egyptian team standing close together .
If the Egyptian team was careless, Mo Fan could easily get himself an ace with a single Sky Lightning Claw, but Mo Fan did not believe it would be that easy . {TL Note: 'Ace' = a League of Legends reference; the announcer will say 'ace!' when an entire team is wiped out . }
Mo Fan did not dare move any closer . He observed the magic that his opponents were using, and realized that they were indeed casting Undead Spells . They did not break any rule, and were not using any forbidden magic, either . The only strange thing was they kept dripping their blood to conduct some kind of ritual…
"How do they Summon the undead so endlessly?" Mo Fan was curious .
If they could promote the ability to Summon endless undead to the world, wouldn't the Undead Element be unbeatable? They no longer had to worry about the overwhelming numbers of the demon creatures in the wilderness, as they could simply Summon hundreds of thousands of undead to raze the kingdom of demon creatures to the ground . If they were Summoning the undead at the cost of their blood, they just needed to recruit more people . Besides, didn't the experts say donating blood was actually good for people?
"What is that magic Curse?" Mo Fan took a closer look and realized that a magic Curse would appear whenever the members of the Egyptian team were offering their blood, but it also disappeared very quickly .
If Mo Fan could learn more about the magic Curse, perhaps he could find a way to overcome the situation!
Mo Fan was busy observing the ritual when he felt a great chill ran down his spine . A sinister-white claw was reaching for the back of his neck, as if it was aiming to take his life!
Mo Fan broke out in cold sweat . He immediately ran for his life .
He turned around and saw a long robe floating within inches of him . There were no legs under the cloth, but he could see a ghastly pair of long, rotten claws half a meter long!
"Mo Fan, I knew you are going to show up eventually, so I specifically brought the Specter Priest to play with you . Aren't your destructive Spells impressive? Go ahead and see if you can kill the Specter Priest!" Meos called out in a mocking tone .
"Specter?" Even with Mo Fan's outstanding mental strength, he did not sense the danger coming from behind him . On top of it, the creature did not seem to have a body . Only an empty, long robe was hovering in front of him . It was quite obvious that it was the specter Meos was referring to!
They were different kinds of undead . Mummies and zombies were the most common ones, followed by skeletons, and then the phantoms . Specters were the least common .
The phantoms were placed between the mummies and the specters . They had flesh, but it was disposable . Their spirits were their true form .
Meanwhile, specters did not have bodies . They were the trickiest creature to deal with in the world, as they were immune to every Element apart from the Light Element!
Since the creature did not have a body, none of his destructive spells were going to work against it . It was obvious that Meos had specifically summoned the specter to deal with him!
"Everyone seems to enjoy picking on me," Mo Fan put on an indifferent grin .
"Your magic is so powerful . If we don't pick on you, how are we supposed to win the match?" Meos replied .
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Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was not in a rush to attack the members of the Egyptian team . The Specter Priest was keeping a close eye on him . It would surely attack his weak points if he tried to cast an Advanced Spell .
Meos said in a mocking voice once again, "Magic is all finding the right Elements to engender and subdue other Elements . You're so stubborn that you've only Awakened Elements with high attack . Therefore, it's very easy to target your weaknesses!"
Meos was not impressed by Mo Fan's destructive spells .
"Do you seriously think every Tom, Dick, and Harry can take me on so easily? Are you that naive to think that a specter of this level is enough to take me out?" Mo Fan chuckled .
"Stop running then!" Meos assumed Mo Fan was only pretending to be tough .
All Magic save the Light Element was ineffective against a specter . It was a gift that the Egyptian team had specifically prepared for Mo Fan!
Mo Fan went into the woods . The trees were extremely tall . A person could easily vanish without a trace by hiding among them . Mo Fan's eyes glittered after he went into the woods, firing more than ten Giant Shadow Spikes at the Specter Priest!
The Giant Shadow Spikes sealed off the Specter Priest's movement, but Meos did not seem to care . So what if Mo Fan managed to immobilize the specter temporarily? His magic would never be able to kill it!
"Telekinesis!" Mo Fan's eyes suddenly turned silver . The overwhelming force struck the Specter Priest like a fierce tide!
Even though the Specter Priest did not have a body, a force with enough strength could still shatter it!
Mo Fan's mental strength had reached the intermediate stage . The force of his will was not any weaker than an Advanced Spell . The Specter Priest did not stand a chance against it, and its spirit immediately scattered after it was struck by the force of Mo Fan's will!
Meos's face darkened when she saw Mo Fan able to take out her specter so easily .
"Meos, is this really the plan you prepared to deal with Mo Fan?" Sayed could not help but ask .
"Shut up!"
"His Space Element is pretty strong too . We have to be more careful!"
Meos was unwilling to accept the outcome . She murmured some strange chants and summoned a few more Specter Priests .
"Meos, stop it, you are only wasting our Pharaoh Spring! A Specter Priest is equal to over two hundred Dark Red Mummies!"
"I don't care, I must kill this asshole right now!" Meos hatred for Mo Fan was off the charts . The man had even made her pants slip down during the treasure hunt . She would never forget the humiliation!
Meos had Summoned three Specter Priests this time!
A chilly wind started blowing, followed by the ghastly cries of the specters . Mo Fan withdrew into the woods again, taking his time to eliminate the specters .
"Such useless undead, I will eliminate as many as you Summon," Mo Fan taunted her, trying to enrage Meos even further .
Focusing, Mo Fan saw the Specter Priests lunging at him . He raised his hand and stopped the specters in their tracks!
Stasis Command was only available to Space Mages whose mental strength had reached the intermediate stage . Ai Jiangtu had used the same move to stop the spells fired at him . He simply stood in front of the team fearlessly and defended them . Now that Mo Fan had obtained the same ability, it did not matter how quick these Specter Priests were . Mo Fan just had to reach his hand out and unleash a Stasis Command, and the specters could only struggle to break free!
The Specter Priests hissed like snakes, trying to escape from Mo Fan's control . Mo Fan's eyes glittered, using his will as swords to stab the Specter Priests .
"Do you think that my Shadow Element doesn't have any attacking moves? Giant Shadow Spikes Formation!"
Mo Fan unleashed the Nyx Regime to strengthen the Giant Shadow Spikes . Several shadow needles and swords stabbed the two Specter Priests repeatedly, the dark energy penetrating their spirits and eventually destroying them as they rotted away!
Mo Fan dusted off his hands . It did not take him long to take out the Specter Priests . He glanced at Meos with a grin .
"You won't be smiling soon!" Meos said coldly .
"I told you, stop sending out these weaklings, they are nowhere enough to take me out," Mo Fan said .
"Death Saber Mummies, come out!" Meos dripped a few drops of blood onto the ground . A few dark-red Curse patterns formed under her feet, opening up slowly, like an entrance to the netherworld .
Three Death Saber Mummies rose slowly from the ground . They were incredibly huge . It felt like the small island was unable to resist their steps . The death sabers they were holding were absolutely terrifying too, as if there was nothing that the sabers could not slash in half!
These Death Saber Mummies were slow at moving, but the damage of their sabers was shocking . They raised their sabers simultaneously under Meos' command and slashed ferociously in Mo Fan's direction . The black shockwaves were surprisingly wide, able to easily raze all the buildings on a street to the ground!
"A bunch of scrubs!" Mo Fan was utterly fearless, and his eyes glittered .
An invisible aura burst out of his body . The deadly slashes could not move any further!
"Kill him!" Meos snapped furiously .
The Death Saber Mummies gathered all their strength and slashed forward again, but the outcome was still the same . The sabers, and the black wind blades they produced, halted in their tracks just as they almost reached Mo Fan, and were unable to move even an inch further!
"Death Saber Mummies… they are just meat lumps to me now!"
The flames engulfing Mo Fan grew stronger . He did not seem to be drawing any Star Pattern, yet his fist suddenly burst into flames as he punched .
His fist slammed heavily onto the ground . Scorching lava immediately erupted across the area as a spectacular, fiery dragon rose and blasted a Death Saber Mummy into the air!
An extremely thick lightning bolt came down from the sky, disintegrating the Death Saber Mummy in midair, their blood pouring down like a rain!
Mo Fan had no trouble taking out the Death Saber Mummies when he was still at the Training Hall . Now that his strength had improved significantly, it was even easier for him to do so!
The three Death Saber Mummies did not have many chances to attack . One was blasted into pieces by lightning, one was compressed into a meat pie with the Space Element, and one was obliterated after being struck by Mo Fan's Lightning Explosion!
"I don't believe that you can kill them all!" Meos screamed, and Summoned more undead .
Mo Fan was not stupid enough to just stand there and watch her Summon the undead .
He dashed forward with the Fleeing Shadow . Mo Fan did not give Meos another chance to Summon undead . He fired the Giant Shadow Spikes to immobilize Meos and seal off her mind .
Meos was not willing to give up, either . She quickly ran behind a bunch of Dark Red Mummies and raised her hand, ordering the undead to pounce at Mo Fan .
Seeing that the Giant Shadow Spikes had failed to land on Meos in time, Mo Fan fired the Giant Shadow Spikes at the Dark Red Mummies instead, turning them into a bunch of statues, unable to move .
"Die!" Mo Fan compressed the area using his will again . The outline of a giant rhomboid landed on the area . The ground immediately sank a few meters, and the Dark Red Mummies were crushed into pieces, their blood mixed with the soil .
"Again!" Meos did not seem to care about the loss of the undead . She Summoned another bunch of them, this time around a hundred mummies .
"Ocean of Flames!" Mo Fan cast the Sky-Flame Funeral . Each fireball that landed on the ground immediately set the area on fire, turning the place into a burning sea . The brainless Dark Red Mummies continued to push forward recklessly, even though the whole place was set on fire . The heat was overwhelming, and the mummies were burned into ashes before they could reach Mo Fan .
"Again! More!" Meos continued to Summon more undead . The Dark Red Mummies pushed forward in waves . This time, a Death Axes Mummy was among the few hundred Dark Red Mummies that had appeared . Its size was similar to the Death Saber Mummy, but its body was not fleshy, but sturdy as rocks!
"It doesn't matter how many there are, they are still going to die!" Every time Mo Fan cast a destructive spell, it would kill hundreds of undead .
This time, Mo Fan used the Sky Lightning Claw, eliminating over two hundred Dark Red Mummies and the Death Axes Mummy!
Soon, a pile of corpses had stacked up in front of Mo Fan . Many spectators that were not Mages were disgusted by the sight . To their relief, they were quite a distance away, so the corpses were basically just a little patch in their eyes .
"Meos, take a rest; I'll handle him," Shreev advised her .
"We'll take him out together!" Meos swore .
Meos was very quick at Summoning the undead . She had Summoned at least five hundred Dark Red Mummies so far, yet Mo Fan had killed every single one of them! Meos's speed at Summoning the undead turned out to be slower than the speed of Mo Fan killing them!
If Meos failed to keep Mo Fan busy, the five of them would be in great trouble . Once Mo Fan reached them, the whole team would be in disarray, and their undead strategy would collapse!
"Alright, there's no way he can kill them all . It's only a matter of time until he's swallowed by our undead!" Shreev nodded . The two of them would work together to take Mo Fan out .
The undead Summoned by the other three members of the team were enough to keep the Chinese team at bay . Their priority was to suppress Mo Fan the maniac first!
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Mo Fan continued to push forward . The undead came in waves, so he was able to advance slowly since he was faster at killing them .
Mo Fan was confident that he could take Meos out when he got close enough, and stop the woman from summoning the undead .
"There's seriously no end to this . "
Mo Fan only took a few steps forward when he felt the ground shaking . More Dark Red Mummies crawled out of it, like maggots coming out to look for food . Their heads poked out from different spots, and soon surrounded Mo Fan .
Mages were afraid of fighting at close distances and being surrounded . Mo Fan assumed the Greek team and English team had lost because of this .
However, Mo Fan had survived the ocean of undead at the Ancient Capital . He was too experienced in dealing with undead . The undead would never be able to trap him!
Chapter 1139: 1139
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Endless zombies?
Nothing was ever endless in this world!
Zorro's Chaos Element was thought to be unbeatable, since it was able to bear up against the strength of every destructive spell, but didn't Mo Fan still defeat him with a single Sky Lightning Claw?
At the Nazca Lines, the creatures seemed to be endless, but it turned out that most of them were just illusions!
Similarly, the undead of the Egyptian team was not endless, either . It was just that the Greek team and the English team were unable to hold it together, and were eventually worn out in the long battle!
Even after Shreev joined the fight, Mo Fan was able to eliminate the undead at a remarkable pace . He was just too experienced in dealing with the undead, he was completely unafraid of them, and well aware of their weaknesses . He knew what spell would be the most effective to eliminate or suppress them!
Mo Fan's basics were extremely solid, too . He was able to cast Basic Spells by just waving his hands . When trapped by the undead, a higher-level spell was not necessarily the most effective way to clear a path, since Mages would not have many chances to cast them . If a Star Constellation was interrupted in the process, the Mage would still lose the energy needed to cast it .
Therefore, Basic and Intermediate Spells were the key to fighting the undead!
"Lightning Strike!" Mo Fan established an electric field . The lightning arcs with paralyzing effects surged wildly between the Dark Red Mummies and immobilized them .
After acquiring the Lightning Tyrant, Mo Fan's Basic Lightning Spells were almost as strong as an ordinary Mage's Intermediate Spell . He could deftly cast Lightning Strikes as he wished at a negligible cost of energy . Even though a Lightning Strike was not strong enough to kill a Dark Red Mummy, it could still hold them off effectively . By casting a few more Lightning Strikes, or when the arcs of lightning were conducted continuously between the mummies, they would eventually inflict notable damage on them!
"Groundbreak!" Mo Fan slammed his fist into the ground when he sensed a huge bunch of mummies coming up out of it . He decisively used a stronger attack to eliminate them all .
If he was any slower, a few dozen Dark Red Mummies would soon crawl out of the ground . The Fiery Fist: Groundbreak basically wiped them all out in an instant!
The Dark Red Mummies ability to jump was fairly shocking . As a new batch of them arrived, some charged at Mo Fan while the others leapt into the air and lunged at him, trying everything they could to approach him .
"Telekinesis: Scatter!" Mo Fan was enveloped by a silver aura . A strong shockwave produced by his will knocked the mummies nearby flying, and they crashed back into their comrades!
"Fire Burst Feathers!" Countless spouts of flames appeared, before they were fired in all directions like feathers . The feathers exploded whenever they came into contact with the mummies!
A series of explosions took place around Mo Fan, like deadly, murderous fireworks! .
Mo Fan had recently learned a new move, Fire Burst Feathers, by combining the Basic spell Fire Burst and Little Flame Belle's Thousand Piercing Fiery Feathers . Its damage was more than double the previous spells combined!
Mo Fan's Fire Burst had already reached the fourth-tier, so the explosions were shocking . When they were launched in the form of Thousand Piercing Fiery Feathers, it felt like a thousand Fire Mages were casting Fire Burst simultaneously . It was not as effective against an Advanced Mage, because the attack did not focus on a single target, but it was perfect against the mummies!
The explosions were strong enough to inflict serious damage on the Dark Red Mummies . With the continuous explosions, a single Dark Red Mummy would be struck many times . Most of them died amid the explosions!
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"Isn't this guy's strength a bit too terrifying to be true? He just killed all our undead!" Shreev stared at Mo Fan with wide eyes .
Meos was stunned too . The man was nothing like a student . He was more of a killing machine in a war . There were so many undead surrounding him, yet he had managed to slaughter them all!
"Most of the spells he cast were only Basic or Intermediate Spells too, meaning that he still has a lot of energy left!"
"We have to Summon more undead, we can't afford to let him come any closer!" Meos said with a twisted look .
"But…we've used a lot of the Pharaoh Spring!"
"Don't Summon the Dark Red Mummies, they are just too weak for him . He must have fought in a large battle before . He knows how to preserve his energy, unlike the English team and the Greek team that kept relying on their Advanced Spells to destroy everything," Neferu of the Egyptian team noticed .
"It looks like we'll have to Summon even stronger undead instead . Shreev, try keeping him busy for now," Meos nodded .
Meos needed more time to Summon stronger undead, so she wanted Shreev to stop Mo Fan from coming any closer on his own .
"Me? I won't be able to do it, that guy is killing my undead like he's cutting weeds with a sickle… how did we end up facing such a troublesome man? The English team and the Greek team were so easy to handle!"
"I didn't expect him to give us so much pressure . "
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On the other hand, Mu Nujiao, Zhao Manyan, Jiang Yu, and Guan Yu continued to hold their ground . They had finally cleared a path through the army of undead, allowing them to see if the Egyptian team was sending more undead at them .
However, when they looked further into the distance, they were shocked to see a huge pile of corpses stacked up . It was almost a hill!
"It's Mo Fan!" Jiang Yu was astounded .
Was Mo Fan for real? He had killed more undead than the four of them, and was not under any kind of protection, yet he was perfectly unharmed despite being surrounded by the undead!
"Is he forcing himself?" Guan Yu was struggling to accept the truth . How was it possible for Mo Fan to have such extraordinary strength?
"No wonder it feels like the pressure has slowly decreased . As expected of the man that saved the Ancient Capital!"
"I almost forgot, Mo Fan went through the Calamity of the Ancient Capital, one of the cruelest battles against the undead in history! No wonder he's so experienced at killing them!"
With Mo Fan on the team, the other members were very much at ease . Both the Greek team and the English team were completely worn out when facing the Egyptian team . They could not even cast a single Basic Spell in the end . Compared to them, the Chinese team did not lose much of their energy . Mo Fan had purposely told them to refrain from using Advanced Spells . If a Basic Spell was enough to finish off an undead, don't use an Intermediate Spell!
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The students had not fought in any wars before . Even when they were training, they did not find themselves in a precarious situation, where losing the battle would cost them their lives .
On the other hand, Mo Fan had avoided death quite a few times . He had been surrounded by demon creatures many times . Perhaps even Ai Jiangtu and his military background was not as experienced as Mo Fan . The experience of trying to survive amid the despair of being surrounded by demon creatures was definitely not something students could learn from mere training!
The undead strategy of the Egyptian team might be useful against most participants, but it was nowhere near as effective against Mo Fan, who had survived an ocean of undead before!
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"Still trying to Summon more?" Mo Fan had an intimidating grin as he stared at Shreev .
Shreev was utterly terrified . He was scared that Mo Fan would eliminate him together with the undead . The truth was, Mo Fan's aura was totally different when he was on a rampage . He was basically a devil, with an overwhelming, deathly aura!
"I…I'll leave myself…" Shreev said with a twisted face . He never thought he would be the first person to be knocked out from the match .
"I'll give you a hand!" Mo Fan grabbed Shreev and sealed him off with the Giant Shadow Spikes, preventing him from casting a spell to Summon more undead .
He lifted the short man and tossed him toward the edge of the island .
The magic barrier was able to stop spells, but it would not stop a person from going through . Shreev fell straight into the sea, looking utterly miserable!
An assistant judge soon went over and scooped him out of the water . Shreev was not injured, yet he felt greatly humiliated after being tossed into the ocean like that!
"Screw that Meos, how could she ask me to stop that man? How could I possibly stop him on my own?"
Shreev was regretting listening to Meos' instructions . Even though a new member would soon replace him, he was still knocked out from the match!
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"Mo Fan, you're going to pay for that soon!" Meos snapped .
Shreev was indeed unable to hold Mo Fan off . The Egyptian team had lost its first member!
"You're the next!" Mo Fan replied with a calm smile .
As a matter of fact, it had been a while since Mo Fan had so much joy in a battle, the sensation of blasting the undead into pieces with every punch…
He sighed . He was really a man of great sins . How could he be enjoying the pleasure of murdering the undead?
It must be Little Loach!
The Soul Remnants of the undead he had killed were like shiny gold coins lining up to enter his pouch!
That's right, that must be the reason behind it . Little Loach was able to refine the Soul Remnants . The Soul Remnants of these undead were of high-quality, too! He just needed to kill a few more to acquire the fifth-tier Thunderbolt!
The higher the level of a destructive spell, the more effective it was . The same principle applied here in the World College Tournament . It was the main reason why people were not willing to waste their money on upgrading their Basic and Intermediate Spells .
However, based on Mo Fan's personal experience, it was actually very useful to upgrade both the Basic Spells and Intermediate Spells . He was able to cast the spells quicker, the cooldown was shorter, and the energy required was lower, too . The benefits were actually quite insane!
Mo Fan's Fiery Fist was pretty strong, yet it was only enhanced by a Spirit-grade Seed, the Rose Flame . It was only useful with Little Flame Belle's Calamity Fire, but he did not have an endless supply of them .
Meanwhile, his Soul-grade Lightning Seed was able to amplify the damage of his Lightning Spells by six times!
If he could upgrade the Intermediate spell Thunderbolt to the fifth tier, then with the Lightning Tyrant, its damage was going to be higher than an ordinary Advanced Spell . In addition to that, he could cast the spell more rapidly at a lower energy cost, allowing him to eliminate the undead easily!
As such, Mo Fan was hoping that Meos would summon more Dark Red Mummies to attack him . He would soon acquire the fifth-tier Thunderbolt!
As he thought, Meos did Summon some new undead, but it was not more Servant-class or Warrior-level undead, but a Commander-level undead!
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Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The substitute member of the Egyptian team soon entered the match . As everyone expected, he immediately began to Summon the undead endlessly . It felt like he was quicker at Summoning the undead, as the island was soon filled up with the mummies . It even felt like the island could sink at any moment .
Mo Fan was still a few Soul Essences short, so his eyes gleamed excitedly when he saw how diligent the new member of the Egyptian team was!
-Fifth-tier Thunderbolt, here I come!-
Most people would want to stay as far away from the undead as possible, but Mo Fan was pouncing on them greedily, like he had just seen a bunch of naked ladies…
"Damn it, he doesn't even treat me seriously!" Meos's face darkened .
It took her great effort to summon a Commander-level undead, yet Mo Fan simply disregarded it and charged at the army of undead to continue his massacre .
The rest of the Egyptian team was dumbfounded .
-This Mo Fan, is there something wrong with his brain?-
"Eat him!" Meos snapped furiously .
A pitch-black, centipede-like skeletal demon shrouded in a Cursed aura dug its way out of the ground, shrieking a ghastly cry!
The skeletal centipede was around sixteen meters long, with a pointy tail . Its neck and head resembled that of a human, but it had two huge skulls . Its four eyes were glaring at its target menacingly . It was like a demon that had climbed out of Hell, incompatible with the living creatures in this world!
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"It's the Tactile Centipede Demon!"
"How could they Summon a creature like that? It's difficult to control a creature that has such a strong lust to kill . People might even die in this match!"
"What can we do about it? The Undead Element has always been difficult to control . It's currently listed as a Dark Magic, but we all know something bad is going to happen if it's used in a battle between Mages!"
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"We've neglected the risks involved," the governor of Venice sighed .
It was impossible to stop the match now . Even if there were casualties, it was necessary to decide the winner between the Chinese team and the Egyptian team . The outcome of the match was extremely important to the countries involved, as the prize for the first place was a lot better than the prize for second place!
"Let's just hope the participants stay safe . I bet the world won't approve of the Egyptian team's method even if they win the match . There are quite a lot of Evil or Forbidden Magicks that can grant a Mage extraordinary power for a short period, but the people that pursue them always bring doom upon themselves, resulting in great disasters to mankind . Only orthodox Magic can guarantee our future," the representative of the Holy Judgment Court said disdainfully .
The Holy Judgment Court was an organization that the Magic Associations of the Five Continents had established . They were not responsible for punishing Mages that committed crimes, but those that practiced Evil Magic!
Magic was derived for all kinds of uses, and humans had invented all kinds of magic in the past . However, the only magic that was suitable for humans to practice and pass down was the magic included in the Four Main Magic Types .
Those that were not deemed orthodox were considered Forbidden Magic!
Among the Forbidden Magicks, those that could endanger people's lives, influence their consciousness, or bring massacre upon living creatures were counted as Evil Magic!
The magic that the Black Vatican used to turn people into Cursed Beasts was a typical Evil Magic .
Turning living people into Dark Beast Monsters and Cursed Beasts, giving normal people the power to Summon undead or use the Undead Element; anyone that practiced these Evil arts was a target of the Holy Judgment Court . Unfortunately, the Black Vatican had infiltrated society, making it extremely difficult to identify them . It had grown into a powerful organization, so governments, associations, renowned clans, alliances, and militaries had to work together against it .
The magic that the Egyptian team used was still under the Undead Element, so the Holy Judgment Court did not have a valid reason to forbid it . As a result, the organizer had no reason to forbid its usage in the tournament…
However, even though the Egyptian team did not break the rules, the people could still tell if they were crossing the line .
Their actions were the same as athletes consuming a kind of drug to boost their performance, and because the drug was newly invented, it was not yet listed among the forbidden drugs!
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The Tactile Centipede Demon summoned a Cursed wind that looked like a puff of black smoke . It was going after Mo Fan . It raised its spear-like legs and lunged at Mo Fan!
Mo Fan harrumphed coldly when he noticed the creature .
The creature might look intimidating, but it did not necessarily mean the creature was strong . It wanted to scare him with its horrible appearance, yet it had forgotten to ask his demon blood for approval!
"Be gone!" Mo Fan kicked the shoulder of a Death Axes Mummy and launched himself at the heads of the Tactile Centipede Demon!
Gathering his will in the form of a fist, Mo Fan threw a punch at the left head of the Tactile Centipede Demon!
There was a powerful impact . The Tactile Centipede Demon rocked backward after receiving the hit . A huge part of its skull broke into pieces!
The Tactile Centipede Demon skidded a few dozen meters back . When it finally recovered from the strong hit, its eyes emitted a terrifying, bloody glow!
The Tactile Centipede Demon opened its mouth . Surprisingly, the Tactile Centipede Demon's throat was not located in its two heads, but between its two brains…
Its two brains were hanging out the nasty opening; it looked incredibly strange and hideous!
"Trying to spit something out?" Mo Fan chuckled coldly . He raised his hands as he was wrapped by a mysterious silver light . The Star Orbits of the Space Element vanished seconds after they were drawn, granting Mo Fan the power to control everything!
"Have a taste of rotten flesh!" Mo Fan unleashed his will and directed it at the Dark Red Mummies below him .
The Dark Red Mummies were lifted into the air like little chicks, before they were unceremoniously shoved right into the open mouth of the Tactile Centipede Demon!
The Tactile Centipede Demon was about to spit out a cursed wind, yet its mouth was stuffed full of Dark Red Mummies . The cursed wind was stuck in its throat, leaving the creature in terrible pain!
"Have some more! The giant centipede I saw at Dongting Lake was a lot healthier than you . Look how skinny you are, the people might think that Egypt is suffering from famine, since they can't even feed you well!" Mo Fan calmly grabbed another bunch of Dark Red Mummies .
These little undead had no chance of escaping Mo Fan's control . They were lifted into the air and were shoved into the Tactile Centipede Demon's mouth like rice .
"What are you doing, just stuffing them in your mouth? Swallow them!" Mo Fan was utterly impatient . He threw another punch, and knocked the cluster of Dark Red Mummies deeper into the Tactile Centipede Demon's throat .
A part of the Tactile Centipede Demon's body swelled up when the Dark Red Mummies were forcibly knocked down its throat into its body . They had most likely reached its stomach!
"Explode!" Mo Fan clenched his fist, detonating the Dark Red Mummies inside the Tactile Centipede Demon's stomach . The flames surged wildly in the creature's stomach, further expanding it . It skeletal body could not endure the overwhelming force, and the creature soon exploded into pieces!
Broken bones scattered across the place . The Tactile Centipede Demon's upper body slammed into the ground not far away from Mo Fan, while its lower body and tail stuck into the ground like a giant sword, right in front of Meos . Her face immediately paled!
"It's pretty nasty to look at, too bad it didn't manage to take many of my hits!" Mo Fan chuckled . Meos felt her chest throbbing after seeing Mo Fan's smug attitude, and almost had an urge to vomit blood .
"I can Summon as many creatures like it as I want!" Meos insisted .
Sayed could no longer stand it . He said in a low voice, "This Mo Fan is very experienced at fighting against undead, and he has lots of Elements with powerful Basic and Intermediate Spells too! The undead strategy isn't as effective against the Chinese team as it was against the other teams! We'll need to work together to Summon a strong undead . If we don't take him out soon, our Pharaoh Spring is going to run out!"
"That just means we'll all the Pharaoh Spring even quicker . Be patient, let's try and wear him out!" Neferu said .
It did not matter how discontented Meos was . The truth was, she was unable to Summon a Commander-level creature like the Tactile Centipede Demon for a short period…
"Meos, your Tactile Centipede Demon was torn to pieces . "
"This Mo Fan knows the undead can regenerate! Damn it!"
"Stop wasting the Pharaoh Spring, just keep Summoning the Dark Red Mummies . I don't believe the mummies won't overrun them!"
Meos was almost spitting flames out of her eyes, but she could not do anything to Mo Fan . Even a high-level creature like the Tactile Centipede Demon was defeated within moments!
The Tactile Centipede Demon's bones were scattered across the place . However, Mo Fan still managed to locate its undead crystal accurately . He crushed it into pieces, not giving the Tactile Centipede Demon any chance to regenerate!
The Tactile Centipede Demon was weaker than it seemed . Its only strength was its ability to regenerate after it was shattered into pieces .
However, Mo Fan was well aware of its ability . He was way more experienced than the other participants . The Egyptian team could not stop him without Summoning five or six Tactile Centipede Demons to keep him busy!
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"More of these things? Awesome!" Mo Fan seemed annoyed when he saw the undead charging at him, but he was actually overjoyed inside .
They are giving him money again!
Although Mo Fan had yet to discover how the Egyptian team was able to Summon so many undead so endlessly, he noticed that the odds of these undead dropping a Soul Essence were a lot higher, at least twice or thrice the odds of the undead at the Ancient Capital! It was likely that the Egyptian team was expending some energy to Summon the undead, and since the energy that remained after the undead were killed was still abundant, the chance of them dropping a Soul Essence was higher!
A Servant-class Soul Essence was around five million, and a Warrior-level Soul Essence was around twenty million . Mo Fan was earning a fortune by just casting Basic and Intermediate Spells . He was hoping that the match would drag on longer, so he could strengthen all then Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Spells of his five Elements . He would then be unbeatable!
To prevent the Egyptian team from noticing that he was actually earning a fortune from their undead, Mo Fan had to pretend that he was struggling a little too, just so the Egyptian team would assume that they might be able to take him out by Summoning more undead!
"Forty-nine Warrior-level Soul Essences, hehe, that's the fifth-tier Thunderbolt!" Mo Fan mumbled with a cunning grin . By his rough estimate, the Soul Essences that the Egyptian team had given him were worth around eight hundred million!