Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

"It's the final Third Stage now, the decisive phase that will determine the winner."

After the previous two stages of the competition, the current situation is 18 members from Swarm's Reign Academy (6+12) versus 16 members from Edith Academy (6+10). Although Swarm's Reign has a numerical advantage, Edith Academy has three Resonance Crystals that can enhance the Songstress's Ability to a greater extent. Stay updated via My Virtual Library Empire

"How are you feeling? Can you still fight?" On the bridge, Serena supported Xia Kui, who had just finished medical treatment, checking her Status.

"I'm a bit weak, but I can still contribute." Xia Kui's neck wound had already healed, but her complexion was still somewhat pale. After all, she had just come out of the operating room. Even with today's advanced medical technology, a full recovery in just half an hour wasn't possible.

"You should stand at the back to protect Prin; this way, you can conserve some energy. We also need members with fast reflexes to guard against sudden attacks," Serena suggested. Now that Xia Kui was not in her best condition, Serena temporarily took over the command of the team. As for Prin Coco, she needed to focus on playing her music and was neither adept nor interested in battlefield command.

"Okay." Xia Kui nodded, not minding the arrangement. She wasn't the type of girl who fretted over small matters and was aware of the current situation.

"As for breaking through, let me do it." Dan Ke also came over at this moment. Although her injury was similar to Xia Kui's, her recovery as part of the Dragon Sequence was incredibly fast. Moreover, since the first bout had been over an hour ago, she had mostly recovered.

"Then we'll be counting on you."

While Swarm's Reign Academy finished discussing their plans, Edith Academy also nearly finished their arrangements.

"In short, Bennett, Koshi, Sitasia, and the others will launch a surprise attack on Swarm's Reign's rear guard, while Toklay, Ya, and the others will maintain the middle formation to prevent enemy breakthroughs, and the remaining two will protect the band members."

By contrast, Swarm's Reign decided to have four people protect the band members at the rear, with eight people making a collective frontal assault, emphasizing overwhelming their opponent with force.

After both sides were ready, the originally towering and separate bridges gradually lowered. Amidst the clanking of chains and gears, the massive bridge sections, each weighing thousands of tons, slowly came together again, rejoining and riveting together. Now, there was an unobstructed and wide bridge surface between the two sides, with no barriers left.

The battle was about to begin. Whether it was the competitors on stage or the audience on both sides, everyone's nerves were stretched taut at this moment, breaths held as they fixated on the center of the venue.

"Now, I declare the battle to begin!" The host at the microphone struck down the hammer forcefully, and the metallic chime immediately rang out, shattering the prior silence.

Members of Swarm's Reign looked at each other, confirmed their resolve, and began to break forward at full speed. Meanwhile, Prin Coco chuckled lightly, rubbing her nose, then pulled a flame-like red guitar from beneath the speakers and began to strum.

At the final showdown, she was ironically not so eager.

Indeed, such a competition, such a night, should be thoroughly enjoyed. If she played only for victory, it would be like imposing a cage upon herself.

Accompanied by the rising guitar and bass, Prin's mood swelled, and she even laughed out loud.

"Watch closely, Tilan. Playing the Songstress isn't child's play," she murmured, and then she sang the lyrics familiar to Tilan.

"I can't see, cause it's burning deep inside." At the rise of the first line, a seemingly transparent Flame spread out from beneath Prin Coco's feet, washing over everything it touched, and each member it brushed gained a faint red glow.

"Like gasoline, a fire running wild." As the second line fell, fiery red flames ignited in the eyes of every student from Swarm's Reign Academy, and their Magic Power grew more intense and turbulent.

"No more fear, cause I'm getting closer now."

"So unreal, but I like it anyhow."

Countless buzzing bees rose from both sides of the bridge, flaring like the Flame that obscured the night sky behind Prin Coco, resembling a sky filled with fiery red sunset clouds.

"I go faster and faster and faster."

"And faster and faster and faster and faster."

As her arm, strumming the guitar, swung down sharply, hundreds of Flaming bees dove like numerous deep red comets, with a dazzling light streaking through the night sky.

The melody kept circling and repeating, the emotion within deepening, until it was sung out like a roar that sent shivers up the spine and awe through the minds.

"I can't live in a fairytale of lies." Amid these winding, rapid streams of fiery meteors, Swarm's Reign's students became the leading stars, more dazzling and scorching. As thousands of deep red meteors swept by, the surging waves of fire spread forward. Even the audience on the shore a kilometer away felt an asphyxiating heat wave hit them.

The massive bridge, constructed of special steel, twisted slightly in the glow and heat of the flames. Some parts of the structure creaked softly due to thermal expansion. Originally black and steel in color, the bridge was now mostly dyed red by the reflected firelight from the water and sky.

This was Prin Coco indeed... Tilan looked at the blazing fire and vivid red filling her vision, a surge of warm air and breath rushing towards her, lifting her hair.