125 – 4vs1
I never thought I would run into him at this moment.
No, since they were assigned to the same test center, the current confrontation was an inevitable result.
Our team is strong enough to be described as the strongest. But I couldn’t say for sure that there wasn’t a class equal to ours.
The most dangerous among them is Jean Granger. I don’t even need to explain how strong he is.
“…Be careful.”
Not only me, but the entire team, including Yulia, were wary of the enemies they encountered.
It was a natural reaction. In the first place, as long as Granger had the title of No. 1 In the rankings, it was safe to say that there was no one in the academy who did not know him.
Even if that wasn’t the case, even if you read the ominous flow of magic flowing around him, you can’t help but notice that he’s an unusual guy.
“Tsk. Why is that ignorant bastard here?”
That’s right. By the way, Rachel. Aren’t you in a position to say that, even if no one else knows?
Have you already forgotten that a while ago, acting alone and having an adverse effect on team play?
As Rachel said, her eyes clearly showed a wary look. Especially since you watched the Dalian just yesterday, you must have realized how strong Grainger is.
Of these, no one would be more confident than Granger. Layered almost won with a special move, but it was difficult to confirm victory because he couldn’t see it to the end due to the teacher’s interruption.
Who knows, Granger may have learned his special moves by departing from the flow of the original story, just as Layard changed with his last words.
But that didn’t mean there was no chance of winning in the battle that was about to unfold.
“I’m alone.”
Sharon’s calm voice.
As he said, he was blocking our path by himself. I don’t know exactly what the story was, but I guessed roughly.
Because he is a single-minded general who surpasses Rachel, the possibility that he played a proper team play is close to zero.
Are you leaving the team behind and wandering around alone? Or was it that he was left alone after attacking regardless of whether his teammates were eliminated or not?
Although the possibility is slim, it cannot be ruled out that the team member was deliberately eliminated because he thought it was a hindrance.
No matter what, the important thing is that Granger is alone.
Even if you can’t beat him in a one-on-one match, it’s a different story in a 4-on-1 situation. There was a good chance of winning because each team member was an elite team with top ranks.
“This is rather an opportunity. Now we have to catch him while he is alone.”
“Yes. Crow is right.”
There was absolutely no reason for us to leave first here. It would be foolish to miss such a golden opportunity.
With a quick conclusion and a battle stance, Granger snorted.
“Ha. Are you going to attack me?”
“You’d better not look at me funny.”
“You are laughing. No matter how much they stick together, in the end the rabbit will only be eaten by the lion.”
I agree with the words themselves. A rabbit cannot defeat a lion no matter what.
But we’re not rabbits, we’re at least like wolves.
If a wolf and a lion fight one-on-one, the lion will win, but if a pack of wolves join forces together, the lion is just prey to run away from.
“So how long are we going to talk about?”
“I’ll give you a signal. Get in there.”
Personally, I really wanted to win this battle. Of course, test scores and scores are important, but how embarrassing would it be to lose to just one of these four people?
So I have no choice but to do my best to some extent.
Although my fighting power is weak because I have no direct means of attack, my magic has unrivaled utility that no other magic can match.
Simply put, it means that he is the best supporter in team battles like now.
As I was about to send a signal to Rachel with one card out, Granger moved first with a creepy laugh.
“Ha!! Where are you going to play pranks again!?”
“Rachel!”
Rachel created a wide flame shield blocking the way when the summoned giant shark flew this way in an instant. The magic of the two conflicting attributes collided and a huge amount of steam filled the cave.
“Kuu···! Sight!”
This is not good. The opponents are all enemies except for themselves anyway, so you can fire anywhere, but we have no choice but to shrink because we have to be careful not to hit our allies.
“Less!?”
“I can’t see it!”
“First, shoot! Get out of my way!!”
With her warning, Rachel held out her hand and let out a wide range of flamethrowers. Since she was at the front of her line, there would be no allies within range of her attack, but Granger seemed to have easily dodged her attack as well.
Yulia showed her disapproval by biting her nails.
“At this rate, it’s just a waste of mana. We need to get the steam off.”
“I’ll try.”
Which magic would be best in this situation? It’s difficult to reveal my true identity, so I’d like to use it only in card magic. After thinking about it for a while, I came up with a good magic trick and used it right away.
When I threw the card and stuck it to the wall, a hole formed in the middle and a powerful wind began to suck in all the steam.
“Okay! I see it over there!”
As her vision returned, she found Granger, who had moved her seat.
He was smiling an eerie smile with his hands in his pockets, as if he didn’t feel any sense of danger.
“Is the talent show over, kids?”
“Don’t be shy and look around!!”
She seems to be quite excited by the battle, and Rachel starts to use her fire magic.
Granger waved his hand to summon a turtle and defended the flames with his shell. And just like before, fire and water met and steam came out.
“This is how it will be restored to its original condition…!”
“I was aiming for it on purpose.”
She realized that an environment filled with steam was to her advantage. That’s why he deliberately brought out only water-type summons to suit Rachel, who has a fire personality.
It was like falling into a trap. If it stays like this, no matter how much I blow off steam, the same composition will just repeat itself. Rachel, our team’s key offensive tool, specializes in fire magic. Even if you attack with other attribute magic, it will be difficult to inflict meaningful damage on him.
I need to find a different solution. In a situation where a breakthrough was not easy to see, the opponent began to take advantage of the advantage. Three wild horses appearing out of the mist and galloping at us.
“Dangerous!”
Thanks to Julia who put her protective shield on Rachel, who was in front of her, she was able to narrowly avoid it. If she was even a little late, she would have been trampled on by her hooves and eliminated.
Of course, the attack didn’t stop there. The biggest feature of summoning magic is persistence. The summon’s attack, which did not end with a single shot and continued until all of its mana was exhausted, was vicious enough to tremble even if it was attacked once.
Above all, it was difficult to deal with it properly because the field of view was extremely limited. Yulia is doing her best, but the composition is so dangerous that if she goes wrong, her situation will collapse completely.
“Kick!”
The sound of Grainger’s ridicule heard from beyond the fog dealt a considerable blow to the mentality.
Especially, Rachel, who had a weak patience, went wild. However, it was difficult to move hastily as the range was too wide to respond with fire magic and there was a possibility that we would be in danger.
“You bastard! Aren’t they fair and square!?”
Rachel is almost maddened with excitement. Her greatest strength, the superior wide range, was rather holding her back, so she must have gone crazy.
Biting her lips, I felt troubled and at the same time heard my own respec towards the enemy.
Doesn’t she become number one in the rankings simply because she has a lot of magical power and a fraudulent personality? She had no choice but to say that she was born with a fighting sense and intelligence.
In addition, the uses of summoning magic are endless. How many different types of summons pop out of the fog. There were even types I had never seen before in the original.
I feel the gap again. I was proud to have become stronger in my own way, but is it still a long way off?
No, but it was too early to give up already. The game wasn’t over yet, but I didn’t want to feel helpless. Anyway, Granger also has a clear weakness in the beginning of the original work.
That weakness is still creating opportunities for us in real time.
What’s your weakness? It is arrogance.
Overly immersed in the pride of being the best, he looks down on others and openly reveals his vicious personality even in battle. Thanks to this, even though he has the power to end the fight right away, he deliberately drags on the battle and tries to fool the opponent.
Gringer could have taken us down right now if he wanted to. But he didn’t do that and chose to harass us for a long time.
In this unfavorable situation, the only way to turn the tide is to attack that arrogance.
But I was at a loss as to what to do in detail.
First of all, we’ll have to get rid of this infernal fog.
It was then.
“Northwest.”
“What?”
She turned her head at her random remark and saw Sharon, her green eyes shining bright.
That’s…