Chapter 35 Saving Our Leaders

"Your abilities only end there? Turns out it's all just empty talk." The man cleans his hands using a handkerchief. His gaze was dismissive of the opponent and disgusted.

Am I like a disgusting creature before his eyes? Calista's people are like him, they are all arrogant, haughty, and always look down on others. This game deliberately shows who is weak and who is strong. Their hatred is just a lie, those at the top are deliberately oppressing those of us at the bottom.

The chosen team will be the true winner, while the weak team will fall into the abyss of death.

The water boils again. Generates hot steam. I maximized my speed, moving here and there.

Try. Can that guy beat me?

Damn.

He almost touched me. I quickly dodged. Professor Julian is very fast, he can even keep up with my speed.

I dodged something that almost hit me. A large water hole in the wall, is quite a powerful attack, without having to expend a large amount of magic spirit power.

[Lightning Elemental - Purple Pearl]

Purple lightning spread like roots. But what is this? A dome barrier made of water protected the man from the Purple Pearl.

The flow of lightning was stuck in the water dome protector, spreading around the water dome protector. The man was fine inside the protective water dome. His hand stretched forward, the hissing sound and thick steam dispelled the Purple Pearl easily.

Luckily I brought a bow and a supply of arrows. Initially, the others were supposed to take an aptitude test, but unfortunately, that never happened. Professor Julian confronted and attacked me.

If I can't attack him up close, I can attack him from afar. Shooting three arrows at once, the Lightning Elemental enveloped and made the arrows move very fast. Two arrows bounced off, but one arrow penetrated the water dome's armor.

Unable to penetrate any deeper, my arrow broke into two pieces.

Another water ball attack. I dodged the water balls, causing explosions and craters everywhere. The hallway was quiet, but didn't they hear the commotion?

"Enough of playing around."

Oh no.

I can't breathe. All the air was replaced by the water that had trapped my body. Since when did that guy imprison me in his water ball?

My movements were very fast, avoiding the water balls, but I didn't notice the hidden attack at all.

No.

It's not that I wasn't aware of the hidden attack, but rather that Professor Julian was able to activate the spell from within. If it's true. He released his magic spirit field around the passage.

Professor Lupine once explained about magic spirit fields. A magic spirit field is a magic spirit aura that is released, forming a dome or territory of the Magus itself so that a Magus can freely attack enemies within his territory.

I've fought high-level magus twice, but I was careless and so filled with anger that I couldn't think straight.

The longer I have difficulty breathing, the water ball makes me unable to exert my strength. Makes me weak and unable to turn things around.

I could feel my lungs filling with water, I couldn't get any air. My consciousness just disappeared, until no one noticed that I disappeared.

None of my team members knew, not even David and the others, they wouldn't care if I disappeared. Lyra and Helen will notice I'm not there. The two girls will be anxious and look for me. I don't want to cause trouble for everyone because of my actions. I regret having neglected them. Maybe this is my punishment.

***

Where I am?

This place is filled with water and only leaves a small island in the middle, in front of me is the vast ocean. When I was unconscious, I was already in this strange place.

From the top of a high hill, I can see the ocean below. This island is not that big. I was stuck in a ball of water. But I felt strange. I can breathe inside the water ball. There are four pillars surrounding me with me at the center of the pillars.

"Are you awake?"

Professor Julian?

That man who had brought me to this strange place. He used water that made him float in the air, and his magnificent robes seemed to shine, reflecting a majestic and powerful power, almost on par with Queen Catherine.

"Then... how can your little friends save you?"

Little fellas? What does it mean?

"They've come."

The man pointed in another direction. My eyes were as big as baseball's. I saw something that surprised me. Lyra, Helen, David, Gray, Finral, Wendy and Minerva.

Why are they suddenly here? What are they here for?

Isn't there going to be an assessment of team participants soon?

I as the Hill Valley Team just disappeared. Even though there is an individual assessment, in a team assessment, if I am not there as their leader. Of course, it will raise suspicion.

Again and again, I threw tantrums and gave them trouble.

The ball of water that imprisoned me made my voice muffled and they couldn't hear my voice.

See the shine in their eyes. David, the mayor's son. Am I not seeing it wrong?

There is no doubt about him saving me, as well as the others. After I ignored them they voted for me to become the leader of the Hill Valley Team.

I realized that they were trying to cover up our weaknesses. David, he's a good kid at times. Previously he was very annoying.

He stayed away from me when we had breakfast together in the training hall, but I also stayed away from him when we had breakfast together at the dining table, with the others.

They couldn't hear my voice, but I could hear their voices outside. David and the others, tried to save me, by fighting Professor Julian.

That man kidnapped me and my team members won't accept their leader being kidnapped.

I just surrendered and watched in the ball of water, without being able to do anything to help them. Professor Julian is very strong.

The man had released a spirit field, the Domain Area was his domain.

Lyra and David are level 13. Gray and Minerva are level 12. Finral, Wendy, and Helen are level 11. I'm afraid they can't face Professor Julian's immense power. I can only observe from here. No. I have to be sure, they will be able to beat Professor Julian.

[Fire Elemental - Volcano Explosion]

David is an expert in using the Fire Elemental, although he can only use one spell. A burst of fire shot out like an exploding volcano. He tries to destroy the Area Domain, but David is in trouble when the Volcano Explosion clashes with the Area Domain that Professor Julian created. Moreover, his Magical Elemental is Water Elemental.

"Thanks for holding it in, shrimp brain." Lyra expressed her gratitude, with a cursing tone.

"If it weren't for your plan, I wouldn't want to cooperate with you. Poor girl!" David turned around shouting, his voice booming.

"Wendy, Finral, help me." Still, Lyra ignored David.

The two people nodded their heads. They were so united with Lyra leading the strategy.

Lyra attacked the Domain Area, gathering all her strength into her feet. But there is no effect at all. Another attack almost hit her, but Wendy had already put up a protective dome of water, protecting Lyra from the attack. The next attack is Finral.

He has Spatial Elemental Magic, where Finral can make himself or someone move from place to place. At first glance, Spatial Elementals were very weak and completely useless. Usually, those who use weak attributes like that only support magus who are useless on the battlefield.

But that's not true at all. Finral's Spatial Elemental wasn't weak at all, besides he didn't know the word surrender. Finral will always try to be on par with us.

Even though I don't like them as members of my team, I have to be able to understand them. Understand their traits and personalities.

Lyra's movements were very fast, but the girl with braided hair increased her speed. By creating a Spatial Space in the Domain Area. This was Lyra's opportunity to strike back.

The impact of the foot was so strong, that the ground she stepped on caused a big crack. Professor Julian dodged the blow, so there was no longer any Domain Area to restrain their power.

Minerva, Helen, and Gray maintained calm expressions. They cooperate. Minerva is very good at speed, her Lightning Elemental makes the cold girl very fast and with the Tiger Claw Elemental Attribute, a type of Animal Elemental Attribute. Sheathing the daggers with tiger claws increases the sharpness of the two daggers.

A little more Minerva's attack almost scratched the man's neck, but the ball of water trapped it. Gray didn't remain silent, a flash of lightning spread. The thing that Gray did, I had done before using the Purple Pearl, but couldn't destroy the water ball.

The lightning turned dark. It's very strange, the lightning light is pitch black. Gray's dark lightning easily destroyed the water ball. On the other hand, a good opportunity for Helen to strike back with a wind slash.

One person against eight young Magus, minus me who was imprisoned in a ball of water. I didn't expect them to work so well together. Apart from that, their abilities were starting to become clear.