Chapter 160: Group Purification

Silence.

Absolute silence.

Watching the Mist Tower apprentice who had been killed by Reiman, all the Blackbone Grove apprentices wore expressions of intense wariness.

They could no longer tell whether Reiman had done it deliberately or had been affected by a mental illusion spell.

Even if they were more inclined to believe the latter, a seed of distrust had already quietly taken root in the hearts of all the Blackbone Grove apprentices.

“You from Blackbone Grove are just a bunch of untrustworthy scum—” On the other side of the field, apart from Reiman’s situation, another duel had also come to a conclusion.

Because the Mist Tower apprentice had been ambushed and lost an arm at the start, in the end, they left with regret and resentment.

But just before exiting the Secret Realm, that Mist Tower apprentice aimed their final words squarely at all the Blackbone Grove apprentices.

It was that very sentence that completely shattered the already fragile cooperative relationship between Blackbone Grove and Mist Tower.

Even if they knew there were people from White Coral Academy stirring up trouble, who could say for certain whether the Blackbone Grove apprentice who severed the arm didn’t also harbor personal intent?

Moreover, why were the ones repeatedly ambushed always Mist Tower apprentices, and never Blackbone Grove?

Unceasing speculation spread through everyone's hearts.

Having lost two of their members for no reason, the Mist Tower apprentices had now become the weaker faction.

“To think such a simple provocation actually caused their cooperation to start collapsing—”

After the Mirror Illusion faded, Vivian Rose, sitting beside Janna and watching the show, spoke with a faintly mocking tone.

“After all, there's no such thing as trust between black wizards. Even if they can tell this is an open scheme targeting them, the nature of black wizards forces them to keep playing along with the script…”

As she spoke, Janna’s gaze involuntarily drifted to Bell Moonshadow at her side, and then to Lo Silverfox, who had played a crucial role in this round of 'provocation.'

Just a few minutes ago—

When the number of White Coral participants in the group battle had dwindled to nine, Janna, seizing the moment, decisively took action.

Facing a situation where the opposing side had an overwhelming numerical advantage, Janna's first thought was to find an opportunity to defeat them one by one. Second, to use divisive tactics to fracture the temporary alliance between Blackbone Grove and Mist Tower.

Once the broad outline of her plan was decided, Janna first used the advantage of hiding in the shadows to employ Sound Transmission Witchcraft, and informed Bell Moonshadow to activate her [Fog] talent and divert the opponents' attention.

Then, she immediately instructed several White Coral apprentices, including Hugh Stone, to seal their hearing and begin withdrawing from the fog zone.

After completing those two steps, Janna officially made her move.

Seizing the moment when their enemies were distracted by the fog, she used both Siren Chanting and Spore Parasitism to throw the entire battlefield into a brief lull.

Taking advantage of that gap, Janna quickly located Lo Silverfox within the mist, and together they used his [Sensory Deception] illusion and her own Mental Charm to influence two Blackbone Grove apprentices.

Having done all that, just as the fog was about to be dispersed by a strong gust of wind, Janna commanded the Hundred-Eyed Specter to expend all his strength to cast a Mirror Illusion large enough to hide over a dozen people, providing temporary refuge for the White Coral apprentices.

“Miss Janna, thank you for your healing—these are three nameplates.”

“You’re welcome, Senior Hugh.”

Receiving the nameplates he handed over, the smile on Janna’s face became even more gentle.

Seeing this, and noting the complete extraction of the [Curse] from Hugh Stone by the Celestial Finch, along with his nearly healed wounds thanks to Janna’s level 29 Quick Healing Witchcraft, several other White Coral apprentices immediately handed over their own nameplates, requesting her help in purifying their curses.

“Because my Contract Summoned Creature consumed a lot of magical power while healing Senior Hugh earlier—

So, I can now only suppress the curse temporarily, not eliminate it completely—”

Hearing this, the surrounding people looked at Hugh Stone with slight resentment in their eyes.

“So, you only need to give me two nameplates, or the equivalent value in Marsh Arrow Frog tongues.”

Upon hearing that there was a discount and a delay in payment, those who had initially harbored grievances about Hugh Stone monopolizing healing resources quickly let go of their anger.

Nearly everyone rushed forward to hand over their nameplates or twenty Marsh Arrow Frog tongues to Janna, fearing they’d be the last and left behind.

After all, compared to a mere twenty academic credits, being able to stay in the Secret Realm for one more hour would more than make up for the loss.

“Miss Janna, you really know how to make money.”

Hearing Hugh Stone’s voice via Sound Transmission Witchcraft, Janna’s expression remained unchanged.

While instructing the Celestial Finch to purify curses for the paying apprentices, she replied to Hugh in an earnest tone.

“That’s also thanks to your cooperation in the performance, Senior Hugh. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to gain everyone’s trust so smoothly.”

Hearing Janna’s message, Hugh Stone, now mostly recovered, could only shrug helplessly.

Just a while ago, when he returned to the Mirror Illusion seriously wounded and had just sat down, he heard Janna’s offer of paid healing.

Moreover, the price was not the stated three nameplates, but actually only two.

When Hugh Stone readily agreed to the deal, Janna proposed one more thing: that when paying the nameplates, he must hand over all three in front of everyone and appear extremely satisfied with the treatment.

The extra nameplate would be returned to him in private afterward, so no one else would notice.

Watching everyone around gratefully hand over their nameplates to Janna, Hugh Stone felt only a mix of amazement and admiration.

Amazed at how completely Janna had ensnared the naive White Coral apprentices.

And admiring how under her pure and innocent appearance, she harbored such cunning schemes.

“You’ve worked hard, Aph.”

Looking at the Celestial Finch who was now panting heavily, Janna gently stroked the feathers on its head.

“Master, A—Aph is honored to be of service to you—”

“Alright, rest up and spare me the formalities.”

With only two hours remaining until the end of the assessment, and with the curse magnetic field in the inner core area weaker,

Janna didn’t need the Celestial Finch to continue purifying her curses at regular intervals for now.

“It’s fine, Master. Aph is just physically tired right now, but still has plenty of magic power left…”

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