Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

Chapter 234: Chapter 205: To Harvest the Leeks, Provoking the Entire Sophomore Class, the Arena Battle Begins_2

According to information leaked by senior Cai, among this year’s sophomores at the academy, less than two hundred have reached Fourth Order Level 100.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that these favored sons of heaven who entered Dragon Academy are trash, but they are far too proud, unwilling to lower their standards and choose Fourth Order hero-level or lower advancement quests.

After all, this status is a foundation of one’s strength; the higher the difficulty of the Fourth Order advancement quest one passes, the deeper their roots will grow, making for a stronger basis in the Sea of Realms.

That’s why each and every one of them sets the minimum standard at Fourth Order hero-level advancement quests or higher.

Yet, hero-level and lord-level Fourth Order advancement quests are not so easy to pass, as Zi Liyuan learned from the intelligence he had gathered.

Even with his current strength, he dared not guarantee the completion of a lord-level Fourth Order advancement quest, which speaks volumes about their difficulty.

However, without having become a Fourth Order powerhouse, Zi Liyuan still had confidence that he could take down these Fourth Order champions within the academy.

It’s not that he looked down on them; the ranking tournament’s arena has a protection mechanism, so it’s impossible for competitors to kill their opponents.

With that being the case, what did Zi Liyuan have to be scared of!

Facing such blatant provocation from Zi Liyuan, Cai Cheng gave an embarrassed smile, but executed his plan very seriously nonetheless.

Within just half an hour, the word had spread like wildfire: this year’s national college entrance examination top scorer was taking part in the sophomore arena ranking tournament.

How could sophomore students with any trace of valor stand such a challenge from a freshman?

Especially since the rumors said Zi Liyuan had no respect for sophomores at all, that he came specifically to suppress the entire second-year class!

Consequently, the sophomores were seething, each with faces red with bottled rage, itching to flay Lord Zi’s skin and even strip away his tendons!

As for the righteous indignation of the sophomore students, Zi Liyuan didn’t mind in the slightest; he quietly waited in the ranking zone.

When he received a call from Cai Cheng, he knew that his business was done, and what followed would be his stunning ascent to the top.

Thus, Zi Liyuan used the guide jade card to submit a match request for the sophomore arena tournament.

At the moment he initiated the match, a shimmering screen appeared above the entire arena.

Zi Liyuan vs ???

His name was displayed at the front, rapidly scrolling through potential matchups. After several rotations, the scrolling slowed down and finally locked onto a name: “Ouyang Lin.”

First match of the rookie challenge: Zi Liyuan vs Ouyang Lin!

Simultaneously, within the light screen, brief information about both contenders was revealed, such as their classes and levels.

“Wow, the first matchup lands me the number 998 contender. Senior Cai’s publicity did the trick. Well then,” Lord Zi didn’t hesitate to open the operation interface in his guide jade card and bet in the arena ranking tournament, wagering 10,000 Contribution Value on himself.

At that moment, the luminosity above the arena displayed the betting information for both parties.

Zi Liyuan (20,000)

The betting stakes next to his opponent Ouyang Lin’s name continued to skyrocket.

When the last ten seconds of the match countdown began, and with the betting now locked in, unable to accept further stakes, the final betting amount for both sides was revealed.

Zi Liyuan (31,150) vs Ouyang Lin (2,219,860)

The former had a little over 30,000; Lord Zi himself had bet 10,000, presumably Cai Cheng had done the same, and the remaining 11,150 points might be from some speculators hoping for an upset.

On the other hand, Ouyang Lin’s bet reached a staggering 2.22 million, clearly showing the sophomores eagerness to teach Lord Zi a lesson.

When the matching time ended, the battle began instantaneously.

A dazzling light burst from one of the arena platforms, and in the next moment, Zi Liyuan and Ouyang Lin abruptly appeared on the platform.

“The national college entrance exam’s top scorer dares to run wild in our sophomore campus, who gave you the courage?” Ouyang Lin looked down at Zi Liyuan with disdain, starting off with a taunt.

At that moment, projections of the two appeared above the arena, and their voices echoed throughout, allowing all spectators to hear their exchange.

And Ouyang Lin’s mocking words instantly garnered the support of the second-year students, with many shouting that they wanted to thrash Zi Liyuan thoroughly, ideally leaving him with a psychological shadow, to see if he dared to be so brazen in challenging the entire second-year level again.

“Pfft, been at Dragon Academy for a year and not even Fourth Order, what a wannabe big shot.”

Rolling his eyes, Zi Liyuan unapologetically grabbed his magic wand and began a grand summoning.

The massive form of the Ridgeback Tortoise, akin to a small hill, positioned itself in front of him.

Following it was a huge dark-gray summoning array, then the friction of bones and the rhythmic clatter of hooves began to sound.

Squadron after squadron of the Skeleton Cavalry Corps, in neat formations, marched out from the summoning array. In just a moment, an army of nearly three thousand Skeleton Cavalry appeared on the stage.

Instantly, the second-year audience in the arena was in uproar, those who had been shouting provocations fell abruptly silent.

Especially when they saw two rings of light illuminate around Zi Liyuan, turning into two aura fields and enveloping all the Skeleton Cavalry, the arena became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

All were prodigies, having studied at Dragon Academy for a year, they had a certain understanding of various auxiliary status enhancement skills.

The aura abilities activated by Zi Liyuan, if not “Attack Aura” and “Sinister Moon Aura,” what else could they be?

The Attack Aura was passable, not considered very powerful among the basic aura skills but rather a more cost-effective one.

Zi Liyuan had leveled this skill up to Level 19, but the increase in physical damage was only by 100 points.

But the Sinister Moon Aura was different; it was an advanced aura, a highly rare strategic skill.

Sinister Moon Aura: Upon activation, consumes 10 points of Spiritual Energy per second, and all friendly units within the Soul Value’s coverage gain Sinister Moon Enhancement, damage +20%, physical defense +15%, magic resistance +10%, speed +5%.

A full 100% enhancement, and the increased damage includes both physical and magic damage!

And with added resistances and speed, one could say the strategic significance of this aura was immense.

Considering that Zi Liyuan summoned nearly three thousand Skeleton Cavalry right from the start, the enhancement now seemed tremendously fearsome.

And at this moment, Ouyang Lin on the stage was already dumbfounded.

If it were just a single Ridgeback Tortoise, although being a Level 80 Epic Boss with high defense and health but very low attack, it would probably be the weakest among its peers at the Epic Boss level.

He might need a lot of time to kill this Ridgeback Tortoise, but he was confident he could do it.

However, his opponent had now directly summoned an entire Skeleton Cavalry army and massively strengthened them; that was just over the top!

It was supposed to be a one-on-one duel, but how did it suddenly turn into a mêlée?

And it was the opponent’s team against just him, totally outrageous!

“Hmph! Raging winds, wreak havoc! Destroy everything with a Tornado Storm!”

Clear the field!

He had to clear the field, otherwise he’d be ground down alive by his opponent!

Without a second word, Ouyang Lin threw out his AOE wide range attack skill, aiming to mow down the Skeleton Cavalry Corps.

“Attack!”

Zi Liyuan couldn’t be bothered with tactics; the opponent was just a Third Order Level 80 wind Mage after all.

A fragile Mage, if cornered, would probably just be a matter of one Charge from the Skeleton Cavalry Corps to roll him over.

The Skeleton Cavalry, spears in hand, as the Skeletal Horses began to sprint and accelerate, the entire corps turned into a torrent of white bones, charging towards Ouyang Lin.

The wild wind howled, the tornado invaded, countless Wind Blades rampaged within the tornado storm.

Tornado Storm VS Skeleton Cavalry Corps

The skeletons plunged headlong into the tornado, and numerous Wind Blades sliced at them.

Bones shattered and flew, skeletons were torn to pieces by the wind and swept up into the storm, scattering all around.

But with nearly three thousand Skeleton Cavalry, how could a single tornado storm possibly annihilate them all at once?