Chapter 72
Everyone was getting ready to fight . Some teachers gave their cla.s.s some advice, while Harry was looking for the best seat to get a good view . Ed and the rest of the cla.s.s were deciding the order of teams . It was decided that Ed"s team would be last; this way they can get a general idea of the other cla.s.ses" strength . Ed and his team were the strongest in E cla.s.s, maybe even in all cla.s.ses, so it was only natural to save best for last .
As everyone finished deciding, the king stood up and spoke . "The tournament will start now . Remember, as soon as you touch the ring, the fight starts!" Everyone was on edge . They were all waiting for the king to give the order to start .
"The battle starts…Now!" The king"s voice echoed around the academy grounds . Everyone heard it .
From five different directions, twenty-five people had entered the ring . They were all humans . It seemed that these were all the weakest of the cla.s.ses, as they were chosen to start first .
As the fight was about to start, Ed noticed something wrong . All other cla.s.ses targeted his cla.s.s . His cla.s.smates were caught off guard and two of them were thrown off the ring by all sorts of magic . The three that remained were all present during Ed"s sparring sessions . Seeing the movements of Ed and his teammates, they were able to adjust to them, but only slightly . One of them was a girl, and her hand was burned by a fireball .
"I see . They will be eliminating the weak ones first . " Ed was both calm and furious at the moment . They were following a valid strategy, but it was still underhanded . Ed"s cla.s.smates retaliated with some magic . They did their best but were still overwhelmed . E cla.s.s was the first to lose its members in this round . But, they were able to injure some of the other students .
"It seems like you"re going to lose Harry . " The smug teacher had a triumphant smile on his face . Even though it wasn"t only A cla.s.s who beat E . Harry didn"t bother to answer him and kept watching .
"It seems like you"re going to lose Harry . " The smug teacher had a triumphant smile on his face . Even though it wasn"t only A cla.s.s who beat E . Harry didn"t bother to answer him and kept watching .
Now the other four cla.s.ses turned on each other . Each one found an enemy and started fighting . The tournament allowed weapons so some of them didn"t rely only on magic . It seemed like A cla.s.s" students had an advantage over the others . They were able to overpower their opponents, be it at swords or magic . Suddenly, one of A cla.s.s" female students shouted at her teammates .
"Get back!" They all followed her orders and retreated . Now, only the other students were left in front of her . "Blazing tornado!" The girl used a skill similar to what Ed used against Leon before, excluding the wind blade . The tornado was a mix of Fire and Wind magic . Anyone close to it was sucked in and burned severely . Only 5 people were able to dodge it or use countermeasures against it . She alone eliminated 10 people .
"The following teams can enter!" Many people were focused only on the fights and forgot the time . Five minutes pa.s.sed so easily . Now more people could enter the fight . Now there were 35 people on the ring . E cla.s.s was disadvantaged due to having only five members . The members this time were ones who joined Ed"s training sessions from before .
As soon as they hit the ground, one of them used Earth magic to shield them, and buy them time . They were targeted this time as well, but thanks to the wall, they bought a couple of seconds . As soon as the wall crumbled, E cla.s.s used magic simultaneously . Fire, Wind, Water and Earth magic was used . Although it wasn"t as spectacular as the tornado, it was still very powerful . This team was training all these days to be able to succeed .
As soon as they hit the ground, one of them used Earth magic to shield them, and buy them time . They were targeted this time as well, but thanks to the wall, they bought a couple of seconds . As soon as the wall crumbled, E cla.s.s used magic simultaneously . Fire, Wind, Water and Earth magic was used . Although it wasn"t as spectacular as the tornado, it was still very powerful . This team was training all these days to be able to succeed .
Thankfully, their training paid off . They were able to knock out six students, two from C cla.s.s, two from D cla.s.s and one from each of the remaining cla.s.ses . It was the first A students to fall off . Their teacher looked furious, while the students seemed to look down on the student that fell . "How dare you get knocked out by that trash cla.s.s?!" Norris was looking at the students as if he was a piece of trash . He even tried to kick him but was stopped by the princess Alicia . He didn"t seem to want to fight her and backed off .
The attention was now back to the tournament . E cla.s.s was losing members one after the other . Their attack was successful, but they couldn"t handle the collective attacks of the other cla.s.ses . Once again, E cla.s.s fell down . The students looked heartbroken and joined the ones who fell first . Ed looked at them and spoke . "You did a great job . If it was a one on one, I"m sure you would beat the c.r.a.p out of them!" Although everyone knew it wasn"t the truth, they were still grateful for his encouragement . Ed was getting impatient, waiting for the time to reach 15 minutes so he could join .
A cla.s.s continued to dominate . They had the most members and their teamwork was good . They kept knocking off one student after the other . Only some B and C students were now left . Even D cla.s.s was thrown off this time . The B cla.s.s students were 6 with some Oni who could use magic in a great way, be it defense or attack, so they could hang on with their teammates . C cla.s.s only had two members left; one of them was the student who fought Hayato in the mock-battle .
His name was Charlie and he was the only one, other than A cla.s.s, who wasn"t injured . He was now fighting an A cla.s.s student .
A cla.s.s continued to dominate . They had the most members and their teamwork was good . They kept knocking off one student after the other . Only some B and C students were now left . Even D cla.s.s was thrown off this time . The B cla.s.s students were 6 with some Oni who could use magic in a great way, be it defense or attack, so they could hang on with their teammates . C cla.s.s only had two members left; one of them was the student who fought Hayato in the mock-battle .
His name was Charlie and he was the only one, other than A cla.s.s, who wasn"t injured . He was now fighting an A cla.s.s student .
"Hahahaha! This is fun! I haven"t had this much fun since fighting E cla.s.s!" he was fighting without using a weapon, contrary to his opponent . Yet, he was still overpowering him . Soon enough, he drove him to the edge of the ring .
"Seismic blow!" The A cla.s.s student was blown off the ring . Another one from A cla.s.s had fallen .Everyone was getting ready to fight . Some teachers gave their cla.s.s some advice, while Harry was looking for the best seat to get a good view . Ed and the rest of the cla.s.s were deciding the order of teams . It was decided that Eds team would be last; this way they can get a general idea of the other cla.s.ses strength . Ed and his team were the strongest in E cla.s.s, maybe even in all cla.s.ses, so it was only natural to save best for last . As everyone finished deciding, the king stood up and spoke . The tournament will start now . Remember, as soon as you touch the ring, the fight starts! Everyone was on edge . They were all waiting for the king to give the order to start . The battle starts…Now! The kings voice echoed around the academy grounds . Everyone heard it . From five different directions, twenty-five people had entered the ring . They were all humans . It seemed that these were all the weakest of the cla.s.ses, as they were chosen to start first . As the fight was about to start, Ed noticed something wrong . All other cla.s.ses targeted his cla.s.s . His cla.s.smates were caught off guard and two of them were thrown off the ring by all sorts of magic . The three that remained were all present during Eds sparring sessions . Seeing the movements of Ed and his teammates, they were able to adjust to them, but only slightly . One of them was a girl, and her hand was burned by a fireball . I see . They will be eliminating the weak ones first . Ed was both calm and furious at the moment . They were following a valid strategy, but it was still underhanded . Eds cla.s.smates retaliated with some magic . They did their best but were still overwhelmed . E cla.s.s was the first to lose its members in this round . But, they were able to injure some of the other students . It seems like youre going to lose Harry . The smug teacher had a triumphant smile on his face . Even though it wasnt only A cla.s.s who beat E . Harry didnt bother to answer him and kept watching . Now the other four cla.s.ses turned on each other . Each one found an enemy and started fighting . The tournament allowed weapons so some of them didnt rely only on magic . It seemed like A cla.s.s students had an advantage over the others . They were able to overpower their opponents, be it at swords or magic . Suddenly, one of A cla.s.s female students shouted at her teammates . Get back! They all followed her orders and retreated . Now, only the other students were left in front of her . Blazing tornado! The girl used a skill similar to what Ed used against Leon before, excluding the wind blade . The tornado was a mix of Fire and Wind magic . Anyone close to it was sucked in and burned severely . Only 5 people were able to dodge it or use countermeasures against it . She alone eliminated 10 people . The following teams can enter! Many people were focused only on the fights and forgot the time . Five minutes pa.s.sed so easily . Now more people could enter the fight . Now there were 35 people on the ring . E cla.s.s was disadvantaged due to having only five members . The members this time were ones who joined Eds training sessions from before . As soon as they hit the ground, one of them used Earth magic to shield them, and buy them time . They were targeted this time as well, but thanks to the wall, they bought a couple of seconds . As soon as the wall crumbled, E cla.s.s used magic simultaneously . Fire, Wind, Water and Earth magic was used . Although it wasnt as spectacular as the tornado, it was still very powerful . This team was training all these days to be able to succeed . Thankfully, their training paid off . They were able to knock out six students, two from C cla.s.s, two from D cla.s.s and one from each of the remaining cla.s.ses . It was the first A students to fall off . Their teacher looked furious, while the students seemed to look down on the student that fell . How dare you get knocked out by that trash cla.s.s?! Norris was looking at the students as if he was a piece of trash . He even tried to kick him but was stopped by the princess Alicia . He didnt seem to want to fight her and backed off . The attention was now back to the tournament . E cla.s.s was losing members one after the other . Their attack was successful, but they couldnt handle the collective attacks of the other cla.s.ses . Once again, E cla.s.s fell down . The students looked heartbroken and joined the ones who fell first . Ed looked at them and spoke . You did a great job . If it was a one on one, Im sure you would beat the c.r.a.p out of them! Although everyone knew it wasnt the truth, they were still grateful for his encouragement . Ed was getting impatient, waiting for the time to reach 15 minutes so he could join . A cla.s.s continued to dominate . They had the most members and their teamwork was good . They kept knocking off one student after the other . Only some B and C students were now left . Even D cla.s.s was thrown off this time . The B cla.s.s students were 6 with some Oni who could use magic in a great way, be it defense or attack, so they could hang on with their teammates . C cla.s.s only had two members left; one of them was the student who fought Hayato in the mock-battle . His name was Charlie and he was the only one, other than A cla.s.s, who wasnt injured . He was now fighting an A cla.s.s student . Hahahaha! This is fun! I havent had this much fun since fighting E cla.s.s! he was fighting without using a weapon, contrary to his opponent . Yet, he was still overpowering him . Soon enough, he drove him to the edge of the ring . Seismic blow! The A cla.s.s student was blown off the ring . Another one from A cla.s.s had fallen .