Chapter 161: All Backstabbed

After confirming that there was still a considerable amount of magical energy remaining within the Celestial Finch, Janna suddenly gained a new understanding of the Celestial Finch’s endurance.

“When did this happen?”

“It was just recently. I suddenly discovered that the magical energy inside me had inexplicably increased quite a bit...”

Seeing the “I don’t know either” look on the Celestial Finch’s face, Janna speculated that this was probably one of the signs of its impending evolution.

“Alright, since you’re fine, then stay by my side————·

“Master, I can barely hold on anymore～”

Just after finishing her conversation with the Celestial Finch, the Hundred-Eyed Specter, who had been maintaining the Mirror Illusion all this time, floated in front of Janna,

and wrote a few words on the mirror surface with a slightly aggrieved expression.

Seeing this, Janna didn’t delay any further and immediately stood up, speaking to Hugh Stone beside her:

“Senior Hugh, a reminder: in one more minute, my illusion will dissipate——”

“One minute? That’s enough.”

Picking up the golden shield in his hand once again, a burning flame reignited in Hugh Stone’s eyes.

“Janna, if it weren’t for you this time, we would’ve all been wiped out by the enemy—thank you!”

Upon hearing this, not only Hugh Stone but also the other White Coral Academy apprentices who had narrowly escaped death stood up one after another,

and thanked Janna with sincere gratitude on their faces.

“You’re welcome. It’s what I should do.”

Meanwhile, Vivian Rose, who had long been accustomed to Janna’s powerful means, didn’t show the same politeness as the others. She simply tightened her grip on her wand and quietly stood beside Janna.

“Lo, in a moment, cast the [Subconscious Deception] illusion on Charles, make him leave the Secret Realm now. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out later, he might lose his life here.”

“No problem.”

Charles was the White Coral apprentice who had been knocked unconscious by Reiman’s lightning witchcraft.

To prevent him from being caught in the upcoming battle, Hugh Stone had Lo Silverfox cast the Deception Illusion on him, activating his nameplate through subconscious triggers while unconscious, allowing him to leave the Secret Realm as early as possible.

“This time, it’s finally our turn to fight back!”

A cold wind blew through the slightly yellowed branches and leaves of the tall trees.

With the elimination of two Mist Tower apprentices, the remaining fourteen black witch apprentices didn’t continue to pursue the White Coral group. Instead, in a tense and delicate atmosphere, they began facing off against each other.

The factions in this confrontation were both clear and chaotic.

The six remaining Mist Tower apprentices were not only guarding against the Blackbone Grove group but also had no trust among themselves.

It was more like... every man for himself.

Similarly, although the Blackbone Grove apprentices still had numbers on their side, they couldn’t be sure whether the next person to backstab them would be a fellow academy member.

Especially Reiman, the strongest among them, whose direct attack that killed a Mist Tower apprentice made him a prime target in this standoff.

“Everyone, let’s not fall into the trap of those White Coral apprentices!”

The speaker was none other than Karina Storm, the Blackbone Grove female apprentice who had earlier used wind witchcraft to break Bell Moonshadow’s [Fog Gathering] talent.

As one of the few present whose rank had reached the peak of Second Tier Apprentice, Karina Storm, though disdainful of everyone turning on each other, had to temporarily act as the peacemaker to maximize her own gains.

“Those White Coral apprentices are already gravely wounded. What we need to do now is prioritize eliminating them—”

Boom boom boom—

Before Karina Storm could finish speaking, an orange fireball-like creature suddenly appeared behind her. Like spitting, more than ten fist-sized fireballs, carrying an intense heat, came howling in her direction.

“Enemy attack!”

Wind fanned the flames. Facing a bizarre fire-element creature whose attack intensity far exceeded ordinary fire witchcraft, Karina Storm didn’t dare confront it directly. She activated Wind Evasion while dodging like a frantic fox.

“It’s the White Coral group! They still dare to fight back?”

Shadow Bind, snow flurries—seeing the continuous barrage of witchcraft, the black witch apprentices could no longer maintain their standoff. They immediately raised shields and launched a counterattack.

“Hmm?”

Just as Karina Storm managed to bypass the Flame Guardian and, riding the wind, approached a White Coral apprentice closest to her, she saw a face identical to her own appear right in front of her.

“Ah—!”

Before she could react, a soul-piercing scream erupted from the mouth of the strange White Coral apprentice in front of her. At such close range, the [Soul Scream] attack struck Karina Storm’s soul like a heavy hammer.

“Enyard—!”

Level 29 [Soul Scream], even against a Level 19 Second Tier Apprentice, still packed a devastating punch.

Janna, transformed by Lo Silverfox’s [Mask Illusion] to resemble Karina Storm, overwhelmed the enemy with forceful momentum.

“Boom boom boom——”

As the flames returned, Karina Storm was caught off guard and eliminated with ease.

“Impossible—”

Watching the White Coral apprentice who looked exactly like “Karina Storm” eliminate her so effortlessly,

the previously arrogant black witch apprentices immediately became alert.

“Crack crack crack—”

Lightning snaked through the air. Before Reiman’s dark purple lightning witchcraft could get close, a golden shield over two meters tall instantly shielded Janna.

“Just now, was it you who cast mental control on me?”

Staring intently at the Janna behind Hugh Stone, whose face was identical to “Karina Storm” and marked with strange patterns, Reiman’s gaze was filled with deadly danger.

“You guessed right.”

With a bright smile, Janna stepped in front of Hugh Stone again, meeting Reiman’s murderous glare without a trace of fear.

“Senior Hugh, leave him to me.”

Hearing Janna’s voice through telepathy, and knowing well her formidable means, Hugh Stone nodded swiftly and lunged toward the Mist Tower apprentices, who had the fewest in number.

“There’s not much time. We just need to wipe out the Mist Tower apprentices with the smallest numbers!”

“You dare!?”

Hearing Hugh Stone’s brazen words and realizing they were the target of a joint attack, the Mist Tower apprentices, enraged, immediately released various venomous bees and mosquitoes to guard themselves.

But before the White Coral apprentices could even strike, the Blackbone Grove apprentices suddenly turned on the Mist Tower group, backstabbing them without mercy.

“You all... deserve death!”

Although they had anticipated it, witnessing the Blackbone Grove apprentices so easily switch sides with just a few words from Hugh Stone,

all the Mist Tower apprentices became even more convinced that the previous two “backstabs” had indeed been orchestrated by Blackbone Grove—·

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