Rise of the Dark Witch

Half a year has passed by in a flash.

The eighth trial four-color arena has begun!

Standing in a sealed room, Roja thought about the rules of the four-color arena.

The four-color arena is held once every three years and lasts for one year.

After one year, the players will be ranked based on their points, and the top ten players will receive special rewards.

A win is worth one point.

A tie is worth zero points.

One point is deducted for a loss.

"The time limit for each battle is one month."

"If you feel that your opponent is too strong and cannot be beaten, you can admit defeat in advance."

"If there is no winner after one month, it will be judged as a draw."

"You need to report your own witchcraft, witchcraft weapons, potions, props, etc., and you can only use the reported witchcraft and props in battle."

"And the inability to use powers and props beyond Level 2."

Roja once felt that he had the third-level casting materials, the Dark Spider King, the Hubble Ring, and all the trump cards. It was possible for him to win the championship, let alone the top ten.

As a result, third-level casting materials cannot be used?

Hubble ring banned?

As a pharmacist, he can only carry ten bottles of the massive amount of medicine in the space ring?

After eliminating all kinds of trump cards, whether he can successfully enter the top 100, let alone the top ten, is still a question.

"I know it's all about fairness."

"Prevent wizards from using too powerful potions and props, causing the game to turn into a battle between the rich second generation."

"But it really hurts me!"

"The third-level spell-casting materials are obviously made by me with my own skills, why don't you give them to me?"

It's a pity that the rules are like this, and it's useless no matter how he complains.

Boom——

A heavy bell suddenly rang in my ears.

The walls around the room gradually became transparent.

Through the translucent wall, Roja found that he had arrived in the endless desert.

"Is the battle venue a desert?"

After taking a look at the surrounding environment, Roja looked forward.

His eyes suddenly fell on his opponent across a distance of a hundred kilometers.

That was a red wizard wearing a bloody robe!

"Is the opponent in the first game actually the Red Wizard?"

Among the wizards of black, white, green and red colors, the red wizard is the strongest in the same realm.

Because the Red Wizard signed a contract with the Demon God, he can borrow the Demon God's power.

The Red Wizard has more demonic power than other wizards. How can he defeat other wizards?

"I hope it's not too strong."

Roja felt a little uneasy.

He had previously carefully asked Aita about the four-color arena.

He was a little surprised when he learned that Aita was ranked 91st with only 26 points.

But after listening to Aita's explanation, he quickly understood.

Is it possible for two wizards of equal strength to win a battle without getting hurt?

The four-color arena has a life support system to ensure that every contestant will not die.

Just because you won't die doesn't mean you won't get hurt!

Once seriously injured, recovery can take anywhere from a few months to tens or hundreds of years.

It can be said that in the four-color arena competition, serious injury means elimination.

You must do everything you can to win without getting hurt.

If you encounter evenly matched opponents, it is best to discuss not disturbing each other for a month and end in a draw.

There are times when you can’t fight even if you admit defeat.

If you want to get a high ranking in the four-color arena, in addition to having strong strength, you also need sharp eyesight and the determination to make choices.

"The opponent is the Red Wizard, blessed with the power of the devil."

"Even if I'm much stronger than him, I'm still at risk of being seriously injured."

"Besides, am I really stronger than him?"

Roja was thinking.

The other party also stared at Roja and frowned.

Heavy bells rang one after another in the tense atmosphere.

Boom——

The walls around the room become increasingly transparent.

When the last bell fell, the room had completely disappeared.

The battle really begins!

"Quick victory!"

Roja showed no signs of clumsiness and gave his best from the beginning.

"Wood Soul Armorer, come out!"

Twelve twenty-meter-tall wooden soul armor warriors appeared.

Each of these Wood Soul Armorers is equipped with a second-level magic pattern witchcraft, and each one possesses the strength of a top overlord-level magic beast.

The strength of any Wood Soul Armorer is comparable to that of the weaker second-level wizards in Magic Machine Academy.

What's more, there are twelve heads here!

and--

"The Jenga of Time, the Twelve!"

The already powerful Wood Soul Armorer's strength has undergone earth-shaking changes after time accelerated twelve times.

It can be said that every Wood Soul Armorer has a level in the top 100 of the Magic Machine Academy!

The twelve-headed Wood Soul Armorer, with the blessing of the Jenga of Time, can fight even the top ten second-level wizards of Magic Machine Academy!

"Rumble--"

The Wood Soul Armorer took heavy steps and rushed towards the Red Wizard at a speed exceeding two hundred times the speed of sound.

The distance of one hundred kilometers between the two of them is only one minute at two hundred times the speed of sound.

Looking at Roja rushing towards him.

Especially after seeing Roja using the Jenga of Time to accelerate the Wood Soul Armorer, the red wizard's face became extremely solemn.

The Red Wizard never expected that he would encounter a time wizard who knew the Jenga of Time in his first battle.

Moreover, the opponent also learned the Bronze God's Soul-Born Armor.

Fortunately, the twelve living soul armorers didn't look very strong, otherwise he could have surrendered directly with the help of Jenga of Time.

"Soul Armorer? Jenga of Time?... You are very strong, but I am not bad either!"

He was muttering a spell in his mouth, red witch marks appeared on his body, and his whole body was exuding terrifying magic power fluctuations.

Behind him, there were ripples in the void.

From the ripples, you can hear waves of terrifying roars, as if there are countless demons eager to come to the world.

That is the passage to purgatory!

Feeling the breath from purgatory, Roja's expression changed, "Is the contract with the sixth-level purgatory demon? Summoning the clone of the contracted demon as soon as you come up? Do you think I will let you get your wish?"

Once the clone of the sixth-level purgatory demon arrives, he will definitely be defeated!

However, summoning a demon clone is an extremely laborious and time-consuming task.

Generally, when a red wizard summons a demon clone, he needs to take defensive measures in advance.

Summoning in front of the enemy's eyes?

Isn't this courting death?

He raised his hand and said, "Red Fire Cannon!"

Fireballs that were as powerful as the full blow of an overlord-level monster were shot towards the red wizard.

The speed of the fireball is extremely fast, thousands of times the speed of sound.

With the blessing of the Jenga of Time, the speed directly exceeds 10,000 times the speed of sound!

The fireball with a speed of 10,000 times the speed of sound instantly spanned a distance of tens of kilometers and hit the red wizard who was summoning the demon god's clone.

boom! boom! boom! ——

The suns continue to bloom on the earth.

"Um?"

I found that the aura of purgatory not only did not weaken, but actually became stronger.

He has sensed the breath of purgatory creatures!

It was the purgatory creature that blocked the red cannon attack for the red wizard!

"How could it be so fast?"

From holding the summoning ceremony to summoning the demon from purgatory, does it take one second?

Summoning the clone of the sixth-level purgatory demon was faster than he could summon the Wood Soul Armorer. Isn't that ridiculous?

"Um?"

Roja soon felt something was wrong, "Isn't it a clone of the Great Demon of Purgatory?"

As soon as he finished speaking, giant centipedes from purgatory twisted their bodies and rushed towards him.

Each purgatory centipede possesses power comparable to that of an overlord-level monster.

And the number of these purgatory centipedes... exceeds one hundred!

The thousand-meter-long purgatory centipede rolled up the yellow sand in the sky and rushed toward Roja.

They opened their mouths wide as they approached Roja.

Poisonous needles shot out of their mouths.

That was an attack that could break through even the powerful defense of the Wood Soul Armorer!

If Roja was hit by a poisonous needle in the front, he would definitely suffer serious injuries!

"No wonder it can be summoned so fast. It turns out that it is just a purgatory creature, not a clone of the sixth-level demon?"

Roja looked at the hundreds of purgatory centipedes rushing towards him, his eyes filled with envy.

The benefits of contracting with a powerful demon are huge.

You can gain the power of the devil, listen to the devil's instructions, and summon the devil to fight for you.

If the contracted demon god has territory, a younger brother, and resources, he can also get the resources rewarded by the devil god and use the devil god's younger brother.

When in danger, you can also escape to the devil's world to avoid disasters.

There are many benefits.

The premise is that you have a good relationship with that demon!

This red wizard is able to control hundreds of overlord-level monsters from purgatory, and he obviously has a good relationship with the contracted demon behind him.

"With so many overlord-level monsters, ordinary second-level wizards don't even have the power to fight back, right?"

"Huh? I see."

"Are you going to use these overlord-level monsters to hold me back, and then continue the summoning ceremony?"

"The moment he saw me, he was sure that he could only defeat me by summoning the Demon God's clone. You have very good eyesight."

Looking at the thousands of giant centipedes with a length of one kilometer that surrounded him, Roja knew that he must solve them as soon as possible.

Once he is held back and the other party summons the Demon God's clone, he will only be defeated when facing the Demon God's clone.

"No need to defeat them..."

"Use Mori Sheng Shu Kai?"

The forest world is very strong, but it is suitable for protracted battles.

In previous battles, the longer the battle lasted, the better it would be for him. This time, the battle situation was special and could not be delayed. He had to deal with the hundreds of overlord-level purgatory centipedes blocking his way as quickly as possible!

"It can only be this way."

Roja's eyes fell on the Wood Soul Armorer.

The environment has a great influence on the power of witchcraft.

For example, in the sea, the power of water witchcraft will be doubled.

For example, in magma, the power of fire witchcraft will be doubled.

The power of plant-based witchcraft is the same, and its power can be greatly enhanced in the forest.

This is a desert, where is the forest?

It’s the Wood Soul Armorer!

Wood Soul Armorers are made from plant clones, and are essentially not much different from plants.

The twelve wooden soul armorers are twelve moving humanoid forests.

He decided to use the Wood Soul Armorer as a casting material to use witchcraft.

"Wood Soul Armorer - Sealing Magic Vine!"

The twelve Wood Soul Armorers suddenly looked like sprouting trees, with vines sprouting from their bodies and twining towards the purgatory centipedes around them.

In just a blink of an eye, the purgatory centipedes that looked like mountains were tightly bound by the vines.

The vines transformed by the Wood Soul Armorer are inherently very tough, and have their own bloodline talent that can absorb magic and spirit. The magic-sealing vine also has the effect of sealing magic.

So Luo Ya controlled hundreds of overlord-level monsters with just one move!

Looking at the Purgatory Centipede struggling under the vines, Roja felt a little proud.

"Hehe, use the Wood Soul Armorer as a casting material for plant-based witchcraft. I learned this trick in the Endless Tower."

"Next, it's time to deal with the real master."

Feeling the increasingly intense fluctuations of purgatory, the other party is really going to summon the clone of the purgatory demon if it continues.

"I admit defeat." The red wizard stopped the evil god sacrificial ceremony, raised his hands and said calmly.

"Yes, really?" Roja was a little surprised. He didn't expect the other party to surrender so decisively.

If he met him outside, he would definitely think that the other party was pretending to surrender.

But in the four-color arena, there is no such thing as false surrender.

"Even if you don't summon the Demon God's clone, with your strength, you still have no problem fighting me for a few hours, right?" Roja asked doubtfully.

"Fight for a few hours and then lose?" The red wizard shook his head slightly.

The first battle ended with the Red Wizard admitting defeat.

Luo Ya wins!

This battle didn't even last a minute from start to finish.

As the two decided the winner.

Boom——

Heavy bells rang in the competition venue, and translucent walls appeared around the two people, and the walls became more and more solid.

When the wall was fully formed, Roja had returned to the room from the beginning.

Roja, who returned to the room, recalled the Red Wizard's choice.

"He is very strong, and he is fully capable of fighting me for several hours."

"But as he said, as long as he fails to successfully summon the demon clone, he will eventually fail."

"In that case, why not quickly admit defeat and fight the next battle?"

"The other party's choice is very rational. If I encounter a similar situation where I must lose, can I rationally make the same optimal solution as the other party?"

He sat down cross-legged in the center of the room to regain his composure.

Although the first battle took less than a minute, he still used a lot of witchcraft and consumed a lot of magic and mental energy.

A small difference can make a thousand miles difference. He must not be careless in the battle in the four-color arena. Every battle must be carried out in the best possible condition!

"The four-color arena lasts for a year. It would be great if every battle was as simple as the first one."

Roja, who had not consumed much, returned to full physical and mental state within ten minutes.

"I want to have the next ring competition!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang again.

Boom——

Boom——

Amidst the heavy ringing of the bells, the walls gradually became transparent.

While the wall had not completely disappeared, Roja quickly observed the battle site.

"Is it in a continuous mountain range?"

"It's blocked by mountains and trees, so I can't see my opponent."

When the four-color arena begins, the two sides are one hundred kilometers apart, and only when the wall completely disappears will the competition officially begin and the opponent's aura can be sensed.

Just looking at the thousand-year-old trees growing around him, Roja was 70% or 80% sure of winning.

As a wood wizard, he is even more powerful here.

Boom——

As the last bell fell, the wall completely disappeared and the battle officially began.

"Well?"

Roja frowned suddenly.

He actually couldn't sense his opponent's aura!

"It seems that he is a wizard who is good at concealing aura."

"I'm not a perceptive wizard. If it were anywhere else, I might not be able to find you."

"But this is the forest, and the forest is my home court!"

He walked towards a thousand-year-old tree, and his figure suddenly melted into the tree.

Almost instantly, plants covering thousands of kilometers were under his control.

Not a single plant or tree in this forest could hide from his perception.

Even if the figure cannot be sensed, it will always leave footsteps when it moves, right? It always causes air movement, right?

As long as there is the slightest sign, his position will be locked.

sough--

The wind blows and the trees move.

Time passed little by little, but three full days passed, and Roja still didn't find his opponent.

Sometimes he even wonders, is something wrong with the four-color arena?

No match for him?

Otherwise, why haven’t I seen anyone for three whole days?

You must know that it only took less than a minute from the start to the outcome of his first battle!

"A competition of mental endurance?"

"I don't think I will lose, but it is such a waste of time."

"Since I can't sense you hiding, I'll force you to come out!"

In the next moment, plants across thousands of kilometers came to life.

These plants are growing crazily, constantly waving their branches, and their roots are constantly piercing deep into the ground.

"No?"

"Hiding in the sky?"

"Or lurking deep underground?"

Roja continued to increase his magic input.

After billions of magical powers were injected into it, the already lush forest became even more lush.

The branches stretch for thousands of meters towards the sky, and the leaves all over the sky are constantly dancing within a radius of thousands of kilometers.

The roots penetrate hundreds or thousands of meters deep into the ground, constantly twisting in the ground to look for enemies that may be hidden.

"Still not found?"

"hateful!"

"I am a wood wizard! This is my territory! You can't hide it!"

After not finding the enemy for a long time, Roja looked a little "frustrated".

He once again increased his magic output.

Violent magic flowed out of his body crazily and was continuously injected into the plants.

suddenly!

Roja felt a chill in his body.

That's the feeling of being targeted by prey!

The other party actually took advantage of the moment when he was furious and used magic power crazily, and his body had a flaw, to launch an attack.

How did the other party get close? Why didn't he find out? It doesn't matter anymore.

What matters is that the other party attacked!

puff!

A dark iron nail exuding ominousness was driven into his heart from behind and penetrated his body.

Facing the sudden attack, Roja showed a successful smile.

"Finally caught you!"

After a search, not even a hair on the enemy was found. Without using the evidence of two souls, Roja knew that with his perception, if the other party did not take the initiative to appear, he would never be able to find the other party in his life.

So he pretended to be furious and pretended to have lost his cool.

Then secretly use the True Knowledge Demon Eye to predict the future.

Although he had predicted the opponent's attack in advance, in order not to alert the enemy, he still decided to take the opponent's attack.

Now, it's time to fight back. (End of chapter)