Magic!

Today is the start of the Academy Stars Competition.

Colorful flags were flying in the two courtyards, and banners were fluttering in the wind. It was very lively.

In junior high schools with a curriculum concept, all holidays are even arranged to facilitate students to watch the games.

Hundreds of students gathered on the playground to watch the progress of the competition on the giant crystal screen - but the competition had not yet started, and the screen only had a bright red countdown to the start of the competition and scrolling team introductions.

Group after group of junior college students walked through the green playground, holding high colorful flags and banners to represent the team they supported.

“Support the holiday, long live the holiday!”

"Come on, President Traveler! Everything will be invincible!"

"When the Arctic wolf roars, the academy trembles!"

"Sister Black Rose, I can do it!"

"Glory, shine, shine in all directions!"

"Miss Clara is a god, the cutest in the universe!"

"It is recommended that the college hold 365 similar events a year!"

Several men and women in suits and leather shoes also imitated the students, holding banners supporting the clowns and shaking light sticks in their hands, but their expressions were quite embarrassing.

"Is this considered the scope of our work? Is this what us elite investigators come to the academy to do?" One of the men couldn't help but complain.

"There's no way, that's what Captain Greenbeard asked, saying it was a direct order from Supreme Council Member 004." Another woman shrugged, feeling helpless.

"I really don't understand what these big figures in the Supreme Council are thinking. There must be their reasons for doing this." The male investigator sighed.

The corner of the playground.

A senior wearing an exquisite little dress with elegant and soft features was introducing the Academy Star Competition to a dozen curious freshmen:

“According to the rules, the competition will be divided into three parts.

"The specific content of the game is completely confidential before the official start. The only information currently known is that the first game will be played in a dream.

"If you can win the competition, you will not only get a generous bonus of 1,500 college gold coins, but you will also have the power to serve as the vice-principal for a year and entrust the principal to do something for you!"

The senior is still a young man, but he is still a handsome young man. But as a second-year student in the Department of Necromancer and Life, he is considered one of the best academic leaders in the entire junior high school. He is the extremely enviable and eager target of this group of freshmen!

Among this group of freshmen, a girl's eyes were fixed on the senior's elegant and exquisite face, which was like a work of art. After the boy's introduction, she shyly raised her hand and asked:

"Do you have a supportive team, senior?"

The young senior in black clothes turned to look at the Clara team that had just been displayed on the crystal screen, and his tone was suddenly full of soft affection:

“I’m rooting for Clara, Russell, and Subway.

"When these three geniuses were still in the junior college, they had many interactions with me. I also pursued Miss Clara, although there was no result in the end.

“Unfortunately now, I can no longer catch up with them.

"But I also understand that there is no need to chase those geniuses who are at the forefront. I am just a child born in an ordinary family without extraordinary powers. The academy gave me the opportunity to receive supernatural education. I will do whatever I can to Do your best within yourself.”

As he spoke, many thoughts appeared in the young man's eyes, and scenes from the past came to his mind.

From the various encounters in the woods when he was forced to join the White Wolf Club, to the three-person couple's meal in the cafeteria, to that crazy night when countless demons ran wild and roared.

The slightly shy girl looked at the senior's focused expression while watching the crystal screen, and silently sighed in her heart:

"Kuroba-senpai also has many stories."

…

At this moment, Russell and Subway are both in Clara's mansion, waiting for the game to start.

After becoming a fourth-year student, Clara moved to a larger and more gorgeous villa with the entourage of the Old Order. The new residence is spacious enough to accommodate a dozen members of the Old Order without being too crowded.

"The first game of the Academy Stars Tournament will be played in a dream. We just need to sleep in the villa and wait for the dream to start.

"After passing the first game, you will get different advantages in the second game based on your clearance results. If you fail to pass the game, you will be eliminated directly.

"If you want to win the championship, it's best to establish an absolute advantage in the first game!"

Russell explained the situation to the two companions beside him.

Subway and Clara nodded and tentacled.

"By the way, Subway, you must have prepared those audience summons used to set the rhythm." Russell confirmed to Subway.

"Of course, those spectators have already mixed into the large playground of the junior college, mixed with other students who are watching the game normally. They can set up the rhythm, create dramatic tension or shout shock whenever necessary!" Subway patted its chest.

As a person in the drama, Russell understands the influence of the audience on the outcome of a competition. The more the audience dislikes something, the easier it is for a reversal to occur. And if you or your teammates perform amazingly well, you need the audience's cooperation to express shock and enhance the effect.

So before the competition started, he asked Subway to learn the magical "audience summoning technique" in advance.

This spell was invented by a poor bard in ancient times. It can summon a group of human-like creatures that have no fighting power or other functions and can only clap and talk. They are used to act as a facade for themselves in performances that no one is watching.

After confirming that all other details and preparations were OK, Russell, Subway, and Clara, guided by the Old Day Christians, walked into the large room prepared in advance and lay down on three soft beds. .

Dozens of eyes of the three people closed at the same time.

The white magic circle arranged in the room by the teacher in advance for the needs of the competition was activated, and an indifferent mist filled the room, bringing the atmosphere of deep sleep and peaceful sleep. Russell and the other three did not deliberately use mental resistance to resist, relaxed themselves, and fell asleep.

Other Old Day believers were waiting inside and outside the room.

…

In the Arctic Wolf's mansion.

Under Bai's confused and hostile eyes, Duncan pulled the Arctic Wolf into a small room, isolated the sounds inside and outside, and comforted the shivering Arctic Wolf:

"Arctic Wolf, listen to me. Don't worry about exposing your secrets in front of your brother. The first game is just a dream test. In this dream, your abilities are no different from those of a real fourth-grade expert!"

Arctic Wolf was doubtful: "Are you sure?"

"Sure and sure, believe me!" Duncan said confidently.

After pushing the comforted Arctic wolf away, Duncan turned his head and chanted in a low voice in a tone that was not suitable for stating objective facts:

"Professor Opal, who is responsible for designing and weaving dreams, directly used the subconscious ocean data of some students in the college as a component of dreams because of laziness, which caused a bug in the operation of the dream program.

"As a result of this bug, the Arctic Wolf, who was believed to be a fourth-year almighty by most students in the college, was actually judged to be a fourth-year almighty by the dream after entering the dream, possessing the power and abilities of a true mid-fourth-year transcendent. ."

Follow your words!

…

Near the residential area of ​​the Higher Education Institution, two investigators in disguise, a man and a woman, were walking on a quiet street.

"It's so quiet on the road. I can't see other college students and entourage. They are all watching the live broadcast of the competition in their villas." The male investigator sighed.

"This just makes it easier for us to move. Don't forget the tasks assigned by the captain." Another female investigator reminded.

The task assigned to them by Green Beard is——

Run near the mansions of other competing fourth graders and make noise.

These noises will interfere with the sleep quality of dreamers and indirectly affect the performance of contestants!

After repeated selections, the two investigators chose the villas of Arctic Wolf and Hui Yao as their targets, because there were no servants or relatives in these two villas, and making noise was the least likely to be discovered and driven away.

"I always feel like this mission is weird." The male investigator said as he walked away.

After turning a corner, the two came to the back of the Arctic Wolf Villa.

The two investigators took out the radio used to make noise from their pockets, walked to the back wall of the Arctic Wolf Villa, sat down against the window, turned on the radio, and slowly turned up the volume.

Such a covert cheating method is difficult to detect. Even if they are caught, the two of them can argue that they were listening to the radio!

"It will be troublesome if we wake up the fourth-year senior officials. We just need to adjust the volume to a suitable volume that can interfere with the quality of sleep." The disguised female investigator carefully adjusted the sound button of the radio and ordered:

"After confirming that there are no problems with the Arctic Wolf, the two of us separated and went to Huiyao's villa."

In the room separated by a wall and a window, Arctic Wolf, Duncan and Bai were all lying on Simmons' big bed, their eyes closed, and they seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Duncan was not worried about the consequences of sleeping like this. Anyway, he had changed into a "lucky star" in advance.

…

[The dream scene is being generated. 】

[We are extracting familiar scenes from the contestants’ subconscious to construct a dream. 】

In the clear voice of a female announcer, Arctic Wolf opened his eyes and found that he was still in the room of the villa, sitting up on the snow-white Simmons bed.

The same goes for Duncan and Bai beside them.

"Brother, why are we still here? Shouldn't we be in dreamland?" Bai asked his brother blankly.

If you ask me, who should I ask? Wearing sunglasses, a white suit, white hair, and a sinister and cold face, the Arctic wolf tried hard to keep his facial expression unchanged and quickly thought about how to answer.

Duncan explained:

"We are already in a dream. There is no doubt that the High School itself is a familiar scene in our subconscious."

The corners of Arctic Wolf's lips curled up and he nodded in affirmation:

"Duncan is smart, that's right."

By the way, since this is already a dreamland, do I really have the strength of a fourth-grade almighty?

Arctic Wolf's heart skipped a beat and he tried to get out of bed.

At this time, he only felt that his body was much lighter than before, and the coordination of his limbs had reached an astonishing level, as if every cell was obeying its changes. The whole world was a thousand times clearer than before. He seemed to be able to see things invisible to the naked eye and feel the weak flow of magic power.

Although the dream could not perfectly simulate the sensory experience of the fourth-grade power, these changes alone surprised the Arctic Wolf.

Arctic Wolf held the table in the corner of the room with his left hand, turned his wrist slightly, and with a thought, the wooden table turned into a stone table with a bang.

Transfiguration!

Oh my God, I really became a fourth-grade powerhouse!

The Arctic Wolf forcibly suppressed his joy and did not show it in words.

At this time, a voice similar to that of a female announcer sounded in my ears again.

[The powerful Vampire Duke is chasing you with his strong Vampires! Watch out for these vampires! 】

[Any contestant who is killed or fails to clear the level within the time limit will be deemed to have failed the challenge and will be eliminated directly. 】

[Kill the vampire duke to open the door to space, leading to the challenge chamber for the final intellectual challenge. 】

[Complete the final intellectual challenge and solve the puzzle to pass the level! 】

[The night opens, and a large wave of vampires is approaching! 】

Before the Arctic Wolf could understand this information, the light outside the window suddenly disappeared, and the entire room became dark, as if it had fallen early into the night.

The sound of vampires grinding their teeth and tramping footsteps could already be heard outside the house. It seemed that the entire villa and garden were surrounded by vampires in an instant.

Is this coming?

Arctic Wolf was shocked, but he comforted himself repeatedly. Now that he is a fourth-year expert, he is the strongest in the team, and there is no need to be afraid at all!

"Let me see these disgusting vampires." The Arctic Wolf put his hands in his pockets, walked to the window, opened the window, and snorted coldly at the vampires surrounding the villa:

"You guys are a bit noisy."

…

Junior high school, big playground.

Hundreds of teachers and students formed small groups and small circles, sitting on the green lawn and watching the scene on the huge crystal screen.

The crystal screen has been divided into 5 large areas, each area displays a team's dream.

A boy who was chewing French fries pushed the girl in front of him who was drinking a human blood drink:

"Countess, do you vampires or vampires really have a title system like Duke and Prince? I thought this was invented by the board game "Dark World"."

The girl in front wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, turned around and said:

"Seagull-san, why are you asking this? I am a mosquito-turned-spirit, how can I know about vampires?"

In the center of the playground, the giant bear was sitting with a group of students from the White Wolf Club.

"Support the boss, he will definitely win the championship!"

The girl Osprey held up a banner in support of the Arctic wolf and shouted, "When the Arctic wolf roars, the college trembles."

This girl from the Department of Astrology and Numerology, who once participated in bullying Kuroba and was later rescued by Russell in the gymnasium equipment room, is still in the first grade, and it seems that she has no hope of being promoted to the second grade in this life, but she doesn't care much about it.

The giant bear with a strong body and an elegant and handsome face hugged his legs and stared at the dreamland of the Arctic wolf shrouded in darkness and surrounded by vampires, feeling uneasy.

The first game was in a dream, which was different from reality. Would it be more suitable for Arctic Wolf so that he would not be exposed so easily?

The giant bear's body trembled suddenly as his thoughts were sinking, and he suddenly remembered something.

Dream, dream assessment?

In a conversation with Miss Thorn Bird, Thorn Bird, the legendary witch who is best at spiritual magic, once mentioned casually——

Arctic wolves have the habit of sleepwalking!

Sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking!

This won't have any impact on the dream game, right?

…

real world.

The back of Arctic Wolf Villa.

Clang.

The two investigators who were adjusting the volume of the radio almost jumped when they saw the window being opened.

I saw an evil and cold man in a white shirt and sunglasses standing by the window, looking at the two investigators who were adjusting the radio outside, and snorted disdainfully from his nose:

"You guys are a bit noisy."

It's an arctic wolf!

The two investigators turned pale and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

How could it happen? Shouldn't the Arctic Wolf be in a deep sleep now and participating in the dream assessment?

Wouldn't he just wake up and teach himself a lesson?

What the two investigators didn't see was that under the Arctic Wolf's sunglasses, his eyes were slightly closed and sleepy, as if he was still dreaming.

"Sorry, Mr. Arctic Wolf. We just happened to be... uh... listening to the radio."

The male investigator explained cautiously.

The Arctic Wolf didn't seem to accept the two people's explanations at all, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised:

"It's really disgusting. It seems I have to give you some color..."

P.S. When I was writing this chapter, I saw Kuroba, a freshman who was once bullied by the White Wolf Club, becoming an enviable senior. I suddenly felt a little emotional, and I felt like time was passing by and time was flying by.