Chapter 70
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the arena, the students of St. John and Quinn stood facing each other with solemn expressions.
Although the results of the exhibition match would not be counted towards the overall points, no one wanted to be the loser.
This was especially so for the students of St. John.
Vincent was very strong to them. He was able to win in a one-on-two battle. They were fearful of him.
However, it was currently a team battle. They did not believe that Vincent would have the ability to fight one-on-five.
This was also their only chance to defeat Quinn, or rather, Vincent.
Since the start of the compet.i.tion, Quinn had maintained a winning streak.
The three top schools all had rankings. St. John's was first and Mokissner was not far behind them.
Quinn was ranked third, yet Vincent had managed to maintain an all-win record.
St. John and Mokissner were ashamed. They had lost a match each and both to Vincent from Quinn.
"Team exhibition match, begin!" announced the host loudly.
Both schools started to move forward.
St. John only had one goal. Their target was Vincent.
They knew that so long as they defeated Vincent, no matter how strong the other students were, they would still be able to defeat them.
Vincent could tell what was going on. He stood at the back. In this battle, he was willing to give up his main offense and switch to control.
Although his h.e.l.lfire's characteristics were of an elemental type, Vincent had managed to develop it into an all-rounded superpower.
Vincent had strategically planned his team's position so that he would be in control.
From that moment on, he was the central nervous system of the team.
Chris and Avril stood at the front, while Nabil and Angelina stood in front of Vincent.
If Teacher Chris was there, she would know that this was the best plan that Vincent had come up with so far.
The students of St. John charged towards them. They were greeted by a huge wave of water-type elemental abilities.
Chris took out a crystal core and swallowed it. He transformed into a t.i.tan Giant Ape!
t.i.tan Giant Ape was a high-level monster. It was over fifty meters tall and had high attack and defense. It had the strength of an overlord in close combat. Ordinary monsters were no match for it.
"Roar!"
Chris pounded his chest and roared as he faced the waves.
Avril immediately pulled out two mountain-splitting axes and threw them outwards.
Just as Chris was about to collide with the waves, more waves appeared behind him!
It was Angelina's superpower, Absorb!
Boom!
The waves collided with one another. Water splashed out in all directions, and the entire arena was submerged in water.
Over at St. John's side, there was a huge bear that was covered in snow-white and azure-blue light. The lights were flas.h.i.+ng behind the waves.
Although the bear was not as tall as Chris's t.i.tan Giant Ape, it was still more than thirty meters tall.
When the two huge beasts collided, they did not show any mercy. They seized the opportunity to attack one another with all their might.
It was as if the team battle had turned into a one-on-one battle.
The two mountain-splitting axes that Avril threw were blocked by Louis.
His Eight-armed Vajra had the strength of four people.
Whilst he blocked Avril, he fired his psionic gun repeatedly. He also formed a fire net in front of him to block Avril's attacks. At the same time, he was also supporting the Giant Thunder Bear.
Nabil released his Holy Light Binding superpower to restrict the two students with offensive superpowers. He then unleashed 100,000 Lightning Strikes.
The 100,000 Lightning Strikes struck the two students. However, it pa.s.sed through their bodies without causing any damage.
Vincent stood at the back and watched the situation unfold. He frowned.
The two partic.i.p.ants had never displayed much combat strength in the previous battles. A situation like this had never occurred before.
Therefore, Vincent was quite confused and shocked.
Vincent threw out a Fire Vine and tied it around Avril's waist to pull her back.
Bang!
A big pit suddenly appeared where Avril was standing before. The pit was full of spikes.
If Vincent's reaction had been a little slower, Avril would have fallen in. Even if she did not die, she would have been seriously injured.
After saving Avril, Vincent raised his right hand and slammed it on the ground.
"h.e.l.lfire Prison!"
Teng!
Black flames rose and spread under their feet. Vincent trapped the St. John students in a cage.
Louis had faced the h.e.l.lfire Prison before, so he was not fl.u.s.tered. He grabbed it with his two arms, shouted, and tore the cage into pieces.
He dispelled his superpower and cast it again. He then turned behind to help the others.
How could Vincent let him off so easily? Vincent used the Flamethrower Barrage to stop Louis.
The Giant Thunder Bear clapped its hands, and countless bolts of lightning appeared in its palms. It then grabbed the cage.
If it were any other time, the bear would have been able to break out of the h.e.l.lfire Prison easily.
However, it was fighting against Chris. Chris would not let it escape so easily.
Chris's palms were the size of two people. He shot out giant wind fans towards the Giant Thunder Bear.
The Giant Thunder Bear then turned its body and used its two palms to block Chris's palms in return.
Bang!
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Their two palms were against one another. The wind gusted out and created shock waves.
The other three people were completely trapped in the h.e.l.lfire Prison. They could not move at all.
Angelina saw an opportunity and used her monstrous waves to attack the three people.
After Avril was rescued by Vincent, she did not return to her position at the front. Instead, she took out her two psionic guns and started shooting. Her target was Louis.
Although Louis's superpower was powerful, he was still unable to help the three of them who were stuck in h.e.l.lfire prison. This was due to the combined efforts of Vincent and Avril.
St. John's five students were completely separated and fought on their own for some time.
Chris fought against the Giant Thunder Bear. Due to the h.e.l.lfire prison, it could only receive attacks pa.s.sively and defend. He was unable to take the initiative to attack.
Louis fought against Vincent and Avril's long-range attacks. Although he was not at a disadvantage, he was still suppressed by them.
Angelina continued to use monstrous waves to attack the three students who were trapped. The three of them could not move, so they could only defend pa.s.sively.
"Status buff!"
Nabil was the only one who did not have a target to fight against, but he did not slack off. Instead, he gave Chris a status buff.
"Holy Light Binding!"
Nabil used his superpower against the Giant Thunder Bear once again.
"100,000 Lightning Strikes!"
His target was still the Giant Thunder Bear.
Quinn and St. John had used two completely different methods to fight.
Quinn focused on four students and attacked their weaknesses.
St. John on the other hand targeted Vincent and had planned a decapitation operation.
Neither method was good nor bad. Each method had its own merits.
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The Giant Thunder Bear fainted after being continuously attacked by Chris and Nabil. The student's superpower was exhausted and he transformed back to his human form.
Chris, who had struck down the Giant Thunder Bear turned to look at Louis. He then charged at him. He roared excitedly.
Louis's expression changed. The Giant Thunder Bear's defeat had made it even more difficult for St. John to win.
Chapter 71: Return to the Black Hole
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The St. John's students were attacked by monstrous waves. The Water Elementalist from St. John was knocked out of the ring. He was disqualified from the compet.i.tion.
However, there were two students from St. John that were not impacted by the monstrous waves.
Vincent instructed his teammates.
"Nabil and Angelina, attack Louis!"
"Chris, you handle the other two people!"
Vincent had no idea why the attacks had no effect on the two students from St. John.
He guessed that it was probably because they were immune to elemental attacks.
There was no other way to explain why Nabil's 100,000 Lightning Strikes and Angelina's monstrous waves had no effect on them at all.
Although Chris was very unhappy with Vincent's arrangements, he still followed his instructions and attacked.
"Avril, I'll leave it to you," said Vincent.
Vincent turned around and looked at Avril. He then wrapped Fire Vines around her waist and threw her directly at Louis.
Avril swung her two heavy swords in the air and activated Fury.
"Fire Dance Tornado!"
Avril displayed her martial arts skill. She danced around whilst swinging her two heavy swords. Her swords were like wheels. The edges of her swords were fiery red in color.
Louis was shocked. Although he was strong, it was still impossible for him to fight against Vincent, Avril, Nabil, and Angelina at the same time.
As for the other two St. John's students, they seemed to be immune to elemental attacks. Therefore, they had to use physical attacks on them.
Chris sent them flying after a few attacks.
Louis was the only one left from St. John.
He had to fight against the whole Quinn team.
"I admit defeat!"
Louis did not bother wasting any more time and admitted defeat.
He could not even win with four people fighting alongside him. He would be overestimating himself if he fought against the entire Quinn team alone.
"Vincent, the way you fight is really strange!"
Louis looked at Vincent. He then turned around and jumped off the stage.
Vincent did not seem like he partic.i.p.ated much in the battle. However, the entire battle was under his control.
With every attack, he would reduce St. John's chances of winning.
This was Vincent's control-type battle.
It was also the terrifying aspect of control-type superpowered users.
Control-type superpowered users can determine the outcome of the battle before it even starts.
"Oh my G.o.d! Quinn is so strong!"
"I can't believe that they actually defeated St. John. St. John is the top school!"
"Without a doubt, Quinn will be the strongest school this year!"
The audience was very surprised by the results of the battle.
They initially thought that Quinn's previous victories were all because of Vincent.
However, the most recent battle has shown that the other students from Quinn were not weak either.
They became even more powerful when they worked together.
"Quinn School wins the team exhibition match!" announced the referee.
Angelina cheered happily.
"Don't be happy too early. This is just an exhibition match. Our opponents have learned a lot from this match. During the real compet.i.tion, we might not win," said Vincent whilst frowning.
He had a feeling that St. John was much stronger than that. Their combat strength should be higher.
Instead, they had been very pa.s.sive since the start of the battle. They were from the No. 1 school in Falcon Country. It did not make sense.
The host then bid goodbye to everyone. Everyone left the Falcon Arena.
The next day, Louis came by to pick up Vincent and his team. After meeting up with everyone, they headed towards the black hole in the Jungle Capital.
There were thousands of people there. Vincent looked at Louis with a surprised expression.
He did not expect him to gather so many people.
There were a total of 180 black holes in the entire Falcon Country. There were five black holes in the Jungle Capital. The students headed towards Black Hole No. 3.
In order to make it easier for people to differentiate between the black holes in Jungle Capital, they had been ranked from strongest to weakest. Black Hole No. 1 was the strongest and Black Hole No. 5 was the weakest.
Black Hole No. 3 was in the middle. However, it was still quite dangerous for the students. Two days ago, there was a Monster Horde in Black Hole No. 3.
Black Hole No. 3 was under a psionic alloy tower. As soon as they arrived at the black hole, Vincent could feel a murderous aura.
The psionic alloy tower was tall, magnificent, and majestic. The tower emitted an extremely terrifying and powerful aura.
This was the aura of the Jungle Capital's powerhouses.
There were troops stationed around the psionic alloy tower. The weakest troops were all high-level superpowered users.
Everyone gathered at the ground level of the psionic alloy tower. A man dressed as an officer walked out. His face was cold. He did not smile.
"Who are you?" asked the man.
Louis walked forward and took out his St. John's student ID.
"General, I am a student from St. John's. We are all partic.i.p.ants in this year's special enrollment compet.i.tion."
"We have decided to go to the black hole to train."
The officer took Louis's student ID and checked it. After confirming his ident.i.ty, he smiled slightly.
"So, you all are geniuses from the various schools!"
"Two days ago, there was a Monster Horde in Black Hole No. 3. It's a tricky situation. I personally do not recommend you to enter."
Louis smiled faintly and turned to look at Vincent and Pujstark.
"General, thank you for your kind intentions," said Louis.
The officer looked at the specially recruited students. He had no choice but to let them in.
There were nearly a thousand people there. They all walked into the tower in a grand manner. They were then greeted by a black vortex. It was the black hole.
After entering the black hole, they could smell blood. The students saw a broken wall and many people that were covered in blood in front of them. The people were busy restoring the buildings and their defenses.
Vincent frowned slightly. He could see that the Monster Horde two days ago was very strong. It was definitely stronger than the one in Hero City.
"Alright everyone, we have entered the black hole. For safety reasons, I suggest that we move together," said Louis.
Louis turned his head and looked at the crowd.
"We have close to a thousand people here. It's too inefficient to move altogether. I suggest that we split up."
Someone retorted and everyone agreed with him.
After watching the situation unfold, Louis knew that it was useless for him to try and stop them.
He thought about it for a while and said, "Many of us are entering the black hole for the first time. For safety reasons, I think it's better for us to split up into three groups."
"If this is your first time entering the black hole, stay here and help. Don't go and fight the monsters."
"Those who are going out to fight alone, please don't stray any further than 5,000 meters. Otherwise, if you face any danger, we will not have enough time to save you."
"Those who want to fight together, follow me. We can also look after each other if we go together."
Louis's suggestion was well-received this time.
"Vincent, should we go in groups?"
Chris was eager to fight the monsters. However, it was obvious that he did not want to go with Louis and the others.
Vincent had his own secrets too, so he did not want to join Louis and the others either. He shook his head slightly and walked towards Louis.
"Louis, we'll go ourselves."
Louis did not expect Vincent to separate from them. He was stunned.
"Vincent, aren't you coming with us?"
Louis was confused.
Pujstark was also confused. He had decided to join Louis.
"No, we have our own way of fighting. If we go together, there will be problems for sure."
Vincent gave his reasoning, nodded at Pujstark, and turned to leave.
Louis looked at Vincent's back. He was confused.