Physics The Greatest Magic 84 Chapter 31: Earth Magic

"Serena!" I said with a happy confused expression

"What happened?" Serena asked as she walked up to us

"It's a long story..." I replied

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"Ah, I see... So he's not always reckless..." Muttered serena

"Oi."

"Anyways, why was he after you? Eleanor" Serena asked

"Even if you ask me... I'm not sure... I was hidden but somehow he saw through it, light magic isn't that good for fighting until you can use advanced cla.s.s spells..." Replied Eleanor

I guess light magicians have it hard...

"I'm guessing he was just farming for badges" I said as I looked towards the direction they headed

"Yeah, that explains it, I thought he might have been someone after her but I doubt there would be any students doing that." Said Serena

Don't jinx it

"So what's the plan?" Serena asked as she looked at me

"The plan is simple, Find Ariel and wait until the lady announces the new rule she had mentioned" I replied

"Understood" Said Serena

She's being less aggressive today... How many players has she fought...

Let's see... ! T...Ten!?

The number 10 was displayed under her badge number

"O-Oi... Serena, How many others have you fought?" I asked with a surprised expression

"hm? I didn't count but I got attacked by 3 groups, or was it 4? Either way I got to vent out a lot of stress and I feel relieved" Said serena with a satisfied expression

4...? What happened?

"Wow..." I muttered

"What about you?" Asked Serena as she looked over at my badge

"Eight" I replied

"Oh... doesn't that mean I'm ahead of you?" Asked Serena with a smug expression

"Not for long..." I muttered

"Fufufu... Don't worry, I'll make sure to protect you" Said serena as she started trembling

…

"Go ahead, keep laughing." I said as I tried to hide my embarra.s.sment

"pfft" unintentionally let out Eleanor as she grabbed her stomach and started trembling

Not you too...

"Ah... Sorry, it's just we're in the middle of an exam and watching you two is hilarious" Said Eleanor as she recomposed herself

Me and Serena looked at each other for a while before Serena walked over to her and whispered something in her ear, at the same time, she showed me a mischievous smile

"Eh? Is that true?" Asked Eleanor with a shocked expression

Huh?

"Of course, I guarantee it." Said Serena with a smile

"E-Eleanor, What did she say..?" I asked

"I'm sorry, I can't say..." Said Eleanor as she stared straight at me

What did she tell her...?

"Well, let's go find Ariel, We shouldn't keep her waiting any longer" Said Serena as she started to walk ahead

"Hey, what did you tell her?" I asked

"Don't worry" Said Serena with the same smile

This girl...

I looked over at eleanor and she suddenly got startled

Was she staring at my hair?

"I-Is there something on my hair?" I asked as I looked at her

"Nothing! N-Nothing at all!" Replied Eleanor with bright red cheeks

… What did she tell her...?

"Serena" I said as we followed behind her

"What? If it's about what I said, I'm not telling you" She said

"We're heading the wrong way" I said as I pointed to the right

"I... I knew that..." Muttered serena as we changed directions

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*Crack*

The sound of something cracking could be heard behind her, in that instant, she ducked and a bird made of wind barely missed her

She quickly recomposed herself and started running

"After her!" Shouted guy who appeareed to be the leader of the group

The guy along with the 3 others who heard this, pursued her

"There's no use in running, little girl, It'll be quick..." said the guy

The girl ran and the guy with his group chased.

She panted heavily as she kept a constant speed while avoiding the trees

"She's fast..." Said one of the guys

"Not fast enough" Said the leader

The girl stopped running

It was a dead end, she had entered an open plain in the middle of the forest and was surrounded, there was no where to run.

[4... each in a single direction...]

"Now, girl, give us your badge and we'll be on our way." Said the leader

Without saying anything the girl readied her staff

"So We're doing this the hard way... Don't say I didn't warn yo-"

*Boom*

The sound of a burst interrupted his speech, and a split second later he was sent flying on to the tree behind him

*Thud*

"Boss!" Shouted the other 3

His head and back crashed straight on to the tree, the impact was so hard that it caused him to spit out the saliva in his mouth as he dropped to the ground.

[That's one...] Thought the girl

"Haha... Hahaha!" let out the man as he slowly got up

[?!]

"Boss, are you fine?" Asked one of the guys as he kept his guard up against the girl

"Fine...? I've never felt better... Watch and learn... This magician is strong... I didn't even see her chant, haha... I'll fight her, no one interrupt..." Said the guy as he took off his s.h.i.+rt

The s.h.i.+rt dropped on to the ground and made another *thud* Sound could be heard

[Is that a normal s.h.i.+rt...?]

The guys physique was toned it suggested that he had gone through a lot of training despite looking only slightly older than her.

[Sort of like Mr. Blacksmith]

His excited expression under his short brown hair made him seem like a battle enthusiast, just like someone this girl knew.

"The boss took his s.h.i.+rt off... he's about to get serious..." Said the only girl of the group

"Hey, little girl, I apologise for underestimating you, Tell me your name." He said

"..."

"Or not, Anyways... It's a shame that you're a wind user... Not a very fair match up for you..." Said the guy before he started to chant something

Ariel who felt danger fake chanted cast 'Ventus Tormentum' right before he could finish

Yet right before the air pressure hit him, he leapt to the side and dodged it, while continuing his chant.

Before ariel could unleash her second attack he finished chanting

"Intermidiate earth magic: Earth Armour"

The moment he said that, the rocks on the ground around him started to merge up around his body, eventually engulfing it like some sort of armour

[Armour?]

"Well then, how about be start?" Asked the guy

A split second after, he charged straight at ariel

[!]

In what felt like an instant, he was right in front of ariel, with his arm pulled back, ready to send a punch flying.

He was fast, not only did the armour not slow him down, but it looked as if it made him faster

Without any hesitation, he threw a fist aimed straight at her stomach

Ariel tilted her body to avoid it, but it was a fake, his real aim was her head, he had already swung his leg at her while she was moving to avoid the punch

[It's over. Mages aren't built for resistance, all it takes is one hit] thought the man as his kick approached her head

"Scutum ventus" Said Ariel once she finished her fake chant

[When did she?!]

The mans leg came into contact with an invisible force of air, it was invisible to the naked eye, but he could feel it

[What's this...?] He thought to himself

Before shortly after getting blown back due to 'Ventus tormentum' which Ariel had casted while he was distracted

"Haha... 'Silent chant' and 'Quick Cast' Sure makes an insane combo..." He muttered

Ariel looked at him with a confused expression but ignored it

"I guess we should move on to round two, righ-"

"No" Interrupted Ariel

[What does she mean by that?]

"You're too scared to fight?" He asked

"No, the fight is over..." Ariel muttered

[I have no choice...] Ariel thought to herself

[What's she talking about?] Thought the leader

"Um... Boss..." Muttered one of the guys

"What? Can't you see we're in the middle of a fight?" The leader asked

"Above... You..." Muttered the guy

"Huh? What are you talking abo-"

The leader stopped talking after he looked up

His body began to tremble in excitement as he looked up

"Advanced cla.s.s wind magic..." Muttered Ariel

"You're kidding right... That advanced? There's no way that's on the level of an advanced spell..." He said with a nervous smile

*Boom*

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*Boom*

"What was that?!" Asked Serena who suddenly sprung up

It's hard to scare her but she isn't good with jump scares...

"That sounded like some sort of sonic boom..." I muttered

"A sonic boom?" Eleanor asked

"I'll explain later, We're nearly there, That sound came from Ariel's Direction!" I said as I started running

"Is she fine?!" Serena asked as she hastily followed behind

"I don't know" I replied

Please be fine...!

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"Arie-"

What the h.e.l.l happened here...? The trees are broken, the ground is slightly sunk in, It looks as if someone dropped a bomb here...

"John?" Asked Ariel as she picked up the badge of one of the unconscious guys

Three... Four... Four people knocked out and the terrain in this state... Ariel did this...?

"H-Hey, Ariel, What happened here?"

One of the guys knocked out was covered in earth, and their badges were all gone

"I was fighting these guys and lost control over a spell..." Said Ariel as she redeemed the last badge

The number under her badge number displayed 5

But for this result to happen after losing control of a spell... What sort of spell was it...?

Right when I was about to ask, ariel suddenly collapsed onto the ground

We rushed over to her to see what happened

"Ariel, can you hear me?" Asked Serena

"Mhm..." Said Ariel with a smile

"Ah... good..." Said Serena as she let out a sigh

"What happened?" Asked Eleanor

"She probably used up too much magic when her spell went out of control, she should be fine if she gets some rest." I replied

"I see... that's good" Said Eleanor with a relieved expression

I picked up Ariel and put her on my back

"Eh? John...?" Said Ariel as she got startled

"Rest up, we're getting away from this area, your spell caused too much noise" I said "I can walk..." She muttered

"Say that when you can stand" I replied

Ariel who couldn't think of any counter argument, gave up and said

"Thank you..."

"Yeah..." I muttered

Serena just stared at me without saying anything, I couldn't tell watch she was thinking

"What?" I asked

"Nothing" Serena replied as she looked away

"This is an announcement, 60 players remain, hidden rule will now be announced."

Eh? Already? c.r.a.p, In our current state...