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nDalton Stranway was called next by Professor Stella. She was looking at Dalton with an expectant gaze, gesturing for him to start.

nSnap!

nWithout any incantation or chant, Dalton snapped his fingers to activate the Darkness Manipulation Spell.

nThen two beautiful Dark Lotus Flowers appeared beside him…

nAfter doing this, he looked at Vale calmly and nodded.

nThis action alarmed many students. He ignored the judges and other students to look at Vale!

nAubrey was the one who was shocked the most as she stepped back from Vale.

n“Leo winked at Lisa… That’s understandable since Lisa is cute. However, Dalton and Vale? W-what’s going on?” Aubrey muttered softly but Vale had certainly heard her.

nHe wanted to smack her head for overthinking Dalton’s action, but Chad had already flicked his finger and hit Aubrey’s forehead.

n“Ouch!” Aubrey touched her forehead while looking at Chad like she was about to cry.

n“Hey. You’re embarrassing Vale… Dalton is just challenging him to make something better.” Chad said with a sigh.

n“I know! I’m just teasing them.” Aubrey answered.

n“Ahhh… I’m sorry.” Chad immediately apologized.

nLisa only chuckled at this as she found this interaction funny.

nAs they were chatting, Dalton had already finished his second Spell… It was Spectral Hands, and it seemed that he was really challenging Vale at this point.

nAfter all, everyone in the class knows that Vale has Ghost Hands. Since he summoned the Spectral Hands while looking at Vale, they could certainly tell that Dalton was looking for a fight.

n“Lisa Grayback!”

nAs soon as her name was called, the hall immediately went silent.

nThis made Lisa feel nervous even more.

n“You can do it, Lisa.” Aubrey whispered as Vale, Chad, Blair, and even Leonore, spoke softly to encourage her.

n“Isn’t she the commoner who passed the public recruitment?”

n“Incredible… She didn’t quit yet?”

n“She’s cute. Someone must be protecting her.”

n“Heh… Are you talking about Leo? Didn’t he winked at her a while ago?”

n“Ohh! Is that true?”

nThose words weren’t said out loud, but since Lisa’s Phantasm State was active, those words were very clear to her.

n‘Don’t mind them… Just show your best performance to everyone.’

nWhile Lisa was walking up to the stage, he suddenly heard Vale’s voice inside her head!

n‘Telepathy?!’

nLisa immediately turned her head and looked at Vale in surprise.

nHer action had obviously garnered some attention as they also looked at Vale curiously.

n‘Ahem… Focus. Don’t mind me…’ Vale immediately said, as he didn’t expect Lisa to have such a strong reaction.

nLisa seemed to have noticed her mistake as she quickly turned her head back and stood at the center of the stage.

nProfessor Stella then gestured for her to start.

nLisa closed her eyes and took a deep breath… It took her a few seconds to ready herself before she triggered her Spell Model.

nAs soon as she opened her eyes, the Dark Energy that surrounded the stage started manifesting and turning into a visible arrow…

nAs many of them thought that it was too simple for the examination, they suddenly realized that several more Dark Arrows appeared beside her.

nSoon, a total of 30 Arrows were formed as they floated around her!

nIt didn’t end there, Lisa pointed up as the arrows flew upwards and hit the ceiling before vanishing into thin air!

n“Incredible… You could really save your Spell Lights with the Darkness Manipulation Spell. It can be used for defensive, support, or even offensive moves.”

n“Indeed… Unfortunately, I can barely manipulate my Dark Energy. It will probably take me a few more years to copy that.”

n“Hmph… She’s still a commoner. After she graduates, she’ll just become a mercenary or work as a bodyguard for other families.”

n“Hahah… That’s true… I hope I can hire her.” 𝘪𝑟.𝑐ℴ𝘮

nVale sighed after hearing those words as he etched in his mind the faces of these people.

nHe would consider using his Touchless Extraction with these people later on.

nLisa then continued with her next Spell. It was a Darkness Coil…

nSince a target was needed to cast the Spell, she aimed the Spell at the dummy that was prepared on the stage.

nUnlike the Dusk Imprisonment that drains the target’s life while being wrapped by the dark energy, the Darkness Coil would bind the target and stop them from using their Spell Lights.

nNevertheless, the image of the Darkness Coil normally depends on the caster. In Lisa’s case, her Darkness Coil looks like a black python wrapping over the dummy and squeezing it tightly.

nIt was a simple performance but since the image of the Black Python looked real, everyone could tell that her Mastery wasn’t just at the early stage of the Elementary Realm.

nWhew~

nLisa heaved a sigh of relief as she left the stage. She felt that she had a decent performance just now. She believes that she may not enter the top 10, but it’s possible to enter the top 20 with that performance.

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n“Aubrey Hall!” Professor Stella announced,

nAubrey went to the stage and tried to create a Full-Body Armor similar to what Warren had done. However, as she manipulated her Dark Energy to create a helmet, she stopped herself from doing it and felt satisfied showing her face to everyone while her body was covered with Dark Armor.

nFor her second Spell, she used her favorite Spell, the Dire Chains.

nIt was the one she had used against the Evil Creature before, and it was already at the peak stage of the Elementary Realm.

nLeonore followed next as she used her Dark Manipulation Spell to create a flying sword and used her Flesh Bane spell, which wasn’t visually appealing at all.

nFinally, it was Vale Chambers’ turn.

nHe walked onto the stage calmly, wearing his black coat with silver buttons over his uniform. He looked at the three professors who were the judges of the test and bowed respectfully.

nAs soon as he finished his greetings, Professor Stella gestured for him to start.

nVale didn’t hesitate and spoke softly.

n“Darkness Manipulation.”

nWhoosh~

nWith the activation of the Spell, everyone witnessed how his Spell created a cape or cloak of Darkness that draped over his shoulders and covered his body.

nIt was a marvelous sight but it wasn’t just that.

nThe Cloak of Darkness was dark, with a cold and sinister aura surrounding it. Vale didn’t notice, but his Incorruptible Body seemed to react to how he activated his Spell!

nThe audience gasped as they realized that if they ignored its sinister aura, Vale’s Cloak would be more beautiful and elegant than Leo’s stiff Cape of Darkness!

nLisa was also a bit stunned as she felt that Vale was competing with Leo instead of Dalton, who was challenging him openly a few minutes ago!

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