Annie's Otherworldly Adventure

30 The Prank Battle of the Alchemy Students (Part 1)

Since it was an invitational tournament, the school symbolically invited several other schools, the two most important of which were: Eddie Magic Academy and Nisa Martial Arts Academy.

The Eddy Empire, the oldest and most powerful empire on the Eastern Continent, was also Kane's former suzerain state. It is the origin of magic on the Gerson Continent, possessing the oldest magical heritage, and is now the headquarters of the Temple of Light and the Temple of Hope.

Therefore, the advantages of Eddie Magic Academy are obvious: the purity and tradition of magic, the fact that it is close to the Temple Headquarters and has more opportunities to come into contact with the Temple, and priestly magic is also one of their advantages.

Correspondingly, their weaknesses are also obvious. Their use of magic is more rigid than in other places. In Annie's eyes, the relatively unchanging fighting style of the Royal Magic Academy of Kane is already the most advanced fighting style on the continent. The conservative fighting style of the Eddie Magic Academy is even more formulaic.

The Kingdom of Nisa is the most powerful and wealthiest nation on the Western Continent. The Western Continent values ​​martial arts, and the martial arts skills of the Nisa Martial Arts Academy are, in some respects, the strongest. Therefore, the biggest opponents for Kane's students this time, besides the talented individuals in their own school, are the students of the Nisa Martial Arts Academy.

The above information was brought to you by the prodigal son Joyce.

After analyzing the situation of their opponents, the students in the Alchemy Department secretly devised a series of battle plans. Among them, the brilliant mind of Annie Aishe was indispensable. Hehe, the other students, you just watch!

To ensure fairness, the competition was held in a location a little further from the school, a place where Kane's students didn't often go. However, this wasn't absolute; at least our Annie Ashe went there all the time, as it was where Annie secretly practiced spatial magic.

Although there are magical beasts in this place, they are just easy prey in the face of the swarming students. Therefore, this battle is mainly a contest of strength between the students.

Although the other students don't go there often, it's still around the school, and the students are quite familiar with the general terrain. In this respect, Kane's students still have an advantage.

People from other schools had already gathered here, and as the competition bell rang, students from various schools who had registered entered the competition zone.

The first to charge forward were the soldiers, the martial arts students from various schools—they were always the most passionate.

The mages set off in the second wave with confidence. They were experts in long-range attacks, so they naturally wanted to stay away from the enemy.

Finally, the most special team—the students from Kane's Alchemy Department.

The moment the alchemy students entered the arena, they stunned the professors and their friends from other schools. While it was true that there were indeed students in the alchemy department who knew magic and martial arts, they were a minority. The fact that they flocked to participate in the competition like this was truly perplexing.

Registration remains voluntary, so the number of participants is beyond the professors' control, which is something Kane's professors are happy to see.

Regarding why the competition is open to all, rather than having a fixed number of participants drawn from each school, Kane explained: "To respect students' autonomy, we also do not limit how many students other schools can bring. As long as you register, you can participate."

This explanation is just a cover-up: Hehe, we don't limit the number of people, anyone who wants to come can come, but the question is, can you even come? So if there are too many of us, it's not like we're bullying you!

Of course, Kane didn't openly encourage students to participate; he genuinely allowed everyone to sign up voluntarily. As a result, the fact that almost the entire Alchemy Department participated in the competition not only surprised other schools but also surprised the professors at their own school.

Kane was pleased with this, but the number of people was somewhat higher than expected, and the academy needed to increase its supervision to ensure safety, which was its only headache.

Red flames flickered silently on the black school uniform robes, and various secret weapons were hidden beneath them. The alchemy students understood each other without saying a word, their faces showing the same bookish expressions as always, but if you looked closely, you could clearly see a sly smile in their eyes.

Most people outside the field had little hope for the Alchemy Department. Although it was a big deal, the idea of ​​alchemists going to the battlefield always gave people the feeling that they were there to be cannon fodder.

When Garget learned of this situation, he stroked his beard with a smile, looking quite expectant.

This team has quite a few amazing little people. Their results may not be expected, but it's safe to say that the competition will be even more exciting because of them.

Upon entering the competition venue, the alchemy students lifted their robes, revealing green patterned clothing underneath. This was something very familiar on Earth—camouflage!

Following Annie's instructions, the alchemy students took out potions and applied them to everyone's bodies. Before long, everyone's basic disguise was complete, making them look like a group of kids playing paintball.

The alchemy students shed their usual bookish and rigid personas, their eyes blazing with unbridled mischief. Joyce waved his hand and pulled out a bunch of things from his spatial ring.

First, distribute detailed maps created by Anne Ash, maps so detailed that they are accurate to the size and diameter of the Rat Cave.

Thanks to Abag for generously sponsoring this map; it went through a lot of work, crawling through mouse holes, climbing tree branches, and counting monsters!

The map is marked with many symbols, and next to them are corresponding annotations.

Blue symbol: Dig a hole and bury something, for example, a static water-washing magic circle, cover it with a disguise, hehe, the person who falls in will be soaked to the bone.

Red symbol: ambushes people, in trees, bushes. They attack any lone opponent as a group, regardless of winning or losing, and then run away.

Black symbols: These are designated escape and hiding places. If there is any emergency, please hide in these locations.

The battle plan was once again devised by the genius Annie Aishi. To others, the plan seemed as ridiculous as a game, but precisely because of this, it gained the support of most of the alchemy students.

Dear reader, please believe me, the real pranksters are those who seem very serious. And once such people go crazy, Gods above, please bless their opponents!

The alchemy students displayed their creations, and in an instant, there were all sorts of bottles, jars, potions, bags, potions, helmets, armor, shoes, and utensils—truly everything imaginable was there.

"Dear students, now is the time to prove the worth of us alchemy students!" Joyce shouted, and the alchemy students cheered in unison. After the cheers, they fell silent instantly, exchanged glances, and began their battle.

Dig a hole, dig a hole, I'll bury a water and soil magic circle, hehe, mages and warriors, watch out, you might fall in!

Climb the tree, climb the tree! I've hung a magic potion on the tree; if you accidentally touch it, you'll get itchy all over.

Be careful of the rope trap, or you'll be hung upside down from the tree. Also, there are magic potions in the tree and magic pits below. Going up will poison you, and coming down will cause you to fall into the pit. Be careful!

After finishing all that sort of work, everyone gathered together and headed to the designated ambush point.

"Oh no, what's going on? Where did all these traps come from? Which scout did this?!" A student fell into a puddle.

"Bang!" A student cut the rope binding him, only to fall into a mud pit, his face covered in mud, and angrily shouted, "Who, who, who, which scout did this!"

A magic student saw a dark shadow in the tree ahead and smirked arrogantly.

Hmph, trying to ambush me?

A spell was thrown, and then, "bang!" the magic shattered the potion bottle, carrying the powder, which gently and gracefully drifted towards the magic student, clinging to their skin, softly sticking to them, "Darling, I'll never leave you."

"Ah!!! It itches so much!" the magic student cried out, no longer caring about his proud magician image.

The students who were caught off guard shouted angrily, while others just snorted coldly.

"It's just a few petty tricks."

Tiren successfully avoided several traps. He guessed that a scout student had come to scout out the terrain in advance and used his familiarity with it to set up the traps before them.

The alchemy students did have a map, which allowed some of them to take shortcuts and avoid other opponents by setting traps. The scout students, on the other hand, made better use of their expertise to grab the flag as soon as possible. They wouldn't set traps, which didn't really help them win.

During the competition, students wore rose badges on their arms to represent the competition. Removing the badge meant admitting defeat. The alchemy students were not born combat experts; they were just here for a game. Once they encountered an opponent head-on and could not escape, they immediately removed the badge to admit defeat. After admitting defeat, they put their school uniform robes back on, used medicine to wipe the camouflage patterns off their faces, and left the competition area.

Of course, accidents are inevitable in competitions, and the school has prepared signal flares for everyone. If danger occurs, send a signal quickly, and the professors scattered in various locations will come to your rescue immediately.

As the competition progressed, the alchemy students suffered continuous losses, especially as they moved towards the core area. However, unlike students from other departments, most of the alchemy students, if they had time, would give their items to other students to fight before firing their own signal flares. Therefore, the further the competition went, the more Annie found herself carrying more and more items...

Potions, magic scrolls...

She even had a complete set of alchemical armor on her.

Once inside the forest, Annie no longer concealed the fact that she knew martial arts. It was also the first time she discovered that Joyce was actually a mage of both earth and water magic, and that his magic level was quite high.

"Haha, of course I, Joyce, am a genius who can do everything! Alas, it's a pity that heaven doesn't allow me to be too perfect, so my magical talent is only at the intermediate level. Alas, who am I? I am Joyce, and if I'm going to do something, I'll do it the best. That's why I chose to become a genius alchemist!"

Joyce looked smug, and the other students stared at him with admiration.

A dual-elemental intermediate mage, that's quite an achievement! And with the help of potions and other aids, he's bound to break through to the advanced level. Joyce actually gave up? It's unbelievable.