Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

The sound of someone coughing violently after choking on water was particularly abrupt in the silent forest.

Ernest glanced at her thoughtfully.

Talking about eating and drinking for free…

Iris's arrogance weakened like a deflated balloon.

She said nothing more and quietly put the snowflakes into the fire one by one.

Ernest found a tree trunk and stood upright to wipe the blood-stained staff.

Originally he didn't need to go to such trouble, but not long after he entered the arena, he was followed by several snowflakes of different sizes. Every time he found someone, the snowflakes would compete with him for the right to own the badge. Although it didn't affect the results too much, it was disgusting enough.

It's useless even if he melts them, new snowflakes can form almost instantly. If he goes too "too far" with her snowflakes, he may even encounter heavy snowfall.

Ernest raised his eyes and looked at the figure quietly burning snowflakes by the fire.

Due to the lack of attention to the rest of the people, Iris did not notice that everyone, including Lucius, had silently retreated away from the fire since Ernest appeared. Only she remained in place.

The tongue of fire almost licked her and danced freely, and could surge into a monstrous sea of ​​fire at any time, obliterating a person's existence in an instant.

Was she not vigilant enough, or did she not care at all?

Ernest chewed on the question wordlessly.

But he didn't put much thought into the inferred answer.

After all, inferences are sometimes wrong, and unnecessary issues are not worth mentioning again and again.

Most of the people in the group were acquaintances, and the atmosphere quickly returned to its previous liveliness.

Lucius was often dragged by Ernest to watch senior class fights, and then was beaten up by the enthusiastic seniors and sisters for legitimate reasons. This led Lucius to often suspect that Ernest, who seemed to get along very harmoniously with his classmates, had He offended everyone behind their backs.

And Angelia, who often couldn't find anyone after class and had to go to the training room to drag Lucius away who was being bullied, saw the bitterness in her eyes gradually fill up after she became familiar with him.

Iris, who didn't participate much in the chat, looked at the time and saw that it was very close to the start of the next stage.

At the end of this stage, there will be only thirty people left on the field.

Their discussion still shows no sign of stopping.

"Actually, I found one in the flower bed..."

When she came to her senses, she heard Vince Cooper say this.

But Ernest jumped up for some reason and reached out to snatch the small note that suddenly appeared in Wen Si's hand.

Vince Cooper took a step back in confusion, and then twisted his body neatly to avoid his attack.

Adrian clapped his hands with a smile, Angelia's eyes were serious, and Lucius looked slightly worried.

Levin Asceptin stood up and watched the farce with great interest.

At this time, Wensi had retreated to her right side, and the radio sounded instantly.

"Everyone..."

Ernest didn't seem to see Vince Cooper dodge to the other side, but followed the original route and launched several fierce attacks in the direction of Lucius and Angelia.

The few people who were chatting and laughing with Yan Yan a few seconds ago changed their posture and attacked the two of them in a tacit understanding.

Iris also deliberately threw a few ice picks at them, then used an attack to open Wen Si's hand, grabbed the note in his hand, and only caught a surprised look at him before turning around and running away.

The moment Ernest approached, Angelia turned into her real body and jumped away from Lucius quickly, leaving only a snow-white afterimage.

Lucius put up a protective shield in place, but...

"Number of people eliminated: 2"

"...The third stage of the competition has begun. The points accumulated in all previous stages of the players still present will be cleared. Participants, please..."

Before the previous broadcast ended, the exit notification followed.

Since there was point inheritance in the previous stage, why can't points be cleared in the next stage?

And if all the accumulated points in the thirty-to-ten promotion competition are cleared, then every next point will be crucial to whether the player can enter the top ten.

Among this circle of people, Lucius and Angelia, who are slightly less powerful, will definitely become the favorites.

After Lucius was eliminated and left the field, he discovered that the person who threw him out was really his brother, and his expression showed complexity.

Angelia didn't care much and directly used her body to jump into his arms. She found a comfortable position and rubbed her head into his chest, exposing her tail.

In the arena, Iris dodged the attacks from behind while looking for a way to escape. When she got rid of the pursuers, she leaned behind a tree and glanced at the note she had grabbed.

"On October 10st, Cooper said that the design of the family crest I wore was vulgar and looked like an assembly-line children's toy sold outside. In fact, I agreed with his idea, but they told me that I should work hard to maintain the dignity of the family at this time... But I really find it difficult to speak. I can't say that the family crest is not ugly without conscience. No, they said that I should have no conscience, so... forget it, I really can't say it. If I succeed to the throne in the future, I think The first thing I had to do was find a designer to redesign the badge."

Did he write it?

Iris looked at it a few more times suspiciously.

He was the most anxious when the note came out. It is understandable that this is a live game for the public...

But, but, regardless of other questions, first of all - why did this note appear in the flower bed?

She could see that his handwriting had been carefully controlled into a different style.

Since you know how to be cautious, why would you let something like this fall into the flower bed?

Taking a step back, is this really something he can write?

Iris felt that her world view was slightly shaken.

……

In the last hour, there were only ten people left in the arena, and the points continued from the previous stage, but each person eliminated in this round of the game would get ten points, and at the end of the game, the players would be ranked according to the number of points.

Iris didn't plan to participate in this round of melee. Anyway, the rewards for the top ten were the same. There was no difference between what the first and tenth got, so she had no interest in fighting for anything.

Moreover, this is a live broadcast for the public, which means that foreign opponents will also pay attention to this game. Why expose the trump card so early?

The college's attitude towards this can also be seen from the fact that the game lasted only one hour in the final stage.

I hope the students will gain momentum first, but not affect the situation too much.

She picked a few fruits, sat on a branch away from the crowd, and ate slowly until the end of the competition.

After participating in the closing ceremony and receiving the award, Vince Cooper looked at her and said slowly:

"We couldn't find you in the final stage. Didn't the academy tell you to come out and perform?"

Iris's clear eyes told him her answer.

Adrian on the side explained enthusiastically:

"Because there is no difference in rewards, and the academy is worried that we will end up doing nothing in there, we have privately informed us that we need to 'perform' a little bit."

Iris, who did not receive the notification and did nothing, nodded in approval:

“The college is very thoughtful.”

Everyone who has always been tacitly informed by her:...

"It's enough to just perform well enough."

Levine Asceptin said casually while holding up the ice cream he just bought on the roadside.

The crowd dispersed quickly, and Iris went back to rest.