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Chapter 109: The Third hand
The moment the final defensive formation activated beneath the Frostveil fortress, Gerald understood that they had made a mistake, but it was not the kind of mistake that could be fixed by simply breaking through the nearest wall and retreating. The entire fortress had been designed around the assumption that someone would eventually attack it, and every decision Frostveil had made throughout the match suddenly made sense. The three defenders they had seen earlier had not been protecting the fortress at all. They had been standing there to make the fortress look vulnerable, waiting for an opposing team to become confident enough to enter the courtyard before activating the formation hidden beneath it.Gerald immediately raised his spear and shouted for everyone to move, but the warning came a fraction too late. Ice erupted from the ground around them, forming thick pillars that sealed the exits while a translucent barrier spread across the entire courtyard. The air became so cold that
Chapter 108: The Fortress was a trap
Gerald’s eyes widened as the final defensive formation ignited beneath the ground.The forest around them changed in an instant. What had looked like an ordinary fortress surrounded by trees became a massive formation array, with pale-blue lines spreading across the ground and climbing the stone walls. Several pillars of ice erupted around the Eldoria strike team, cutting off their retreat while a translucent barrier descended over the entire area.Gerald immediately raised his spear and shouted, “Everyone, move away from the center!”Corven reacted first, grabbing Lira by the arm and pulling her toward the outer edge of the formation. Alric followed, throwing a fire spell behind them as a wall of ice rose from the ground. The flames struck it hard enough to crack the surface, but the formation immediately reinforced the damaged section.Gerald's expression hardened.“This isn't a fortress defense,” he said. “It's a containment formation.”A sharp pulse of Aether swept through the gro
Chapter 107: The First Fortress Falls
The battlefield had changed so many times since the strategic category began that most of the spectators watching from the academy no longer bothered trying to predict what would happen next. What had started as a contest of positioning and resource management had gradually evolved into something far more complicated. Frostveil's relentless pressure, Ironcrest's aggressive advances, Obsidian's patient interference, and Eldoria's constant adaptations had turned the forest into a living puzzle where every decision affected five others and every advantage came with a hidden cost.Elara had spent most of the match standing near the center of Eldoria's formation, calmly issuing orders while the rest of the team carried them out, but maintaining that composure had become increasingly difficult as the battle progressed. Not because she was nervous, but because every academy still remaining in the competition was proving why they deserved to be there. Frostveil adapted whenever their plans we
Chapter 107: The First Fortress Falls
The battlefield had changed so many times since the strategic category began that most of the spectators watching from the academy no longer bothered trying to predict what would happen next. What had started as a contest of positioning and resource management had gradually evolved into something far more complicated. Frostveil's relentless pressure, Ironcrest's aggressive advances, Obsidian's patient interference, and Eldoria's constant adaptations had turned the forest into a living puzzle where every decision affected five others and every advantage came with a hidden cost.Elara had spent most of the match standing near the center of Eldoria's formation, calmly issuing orders while the rest of the team carried them out, but maintaining that composure had become increasingly difficult as the battle progressed. Not because she was nervous, but because every academy still remaining in the competition was proving why they deserved to be there. Frostveil adapted whenever their plans we
Chapter 106: Mastering the Chaos
The shift Elara forced onto the battlefield did not settle into stability, it simply transformed the kind of chaos everyone was dealing with. What had been a structured clash between Frostveil and Eldoria, later complicated by Ironcrest’s arrival, now became something far less predictable. The terrain itself had been disrupted to the point where no team could rely on consistent footing, and the rhythm of attacks no longer followed clear patterns. Even so, that instability was not evenly distributed, because Elara had not created random chaos. She had shaped it.Eldoria’s position, though pressured, remained the most stable point within the battlefield, and that difference began to matter more with each passing second. Corven held the forward line, but no longer as a static wall. His barrier moved with intent, compressing and expanding in response to incoming pressure, turning direct impacts into sliding deflections that reduced their force before they could properly land. Lira’s const
Chapter 105: Under Crushing Pressure
The battlefield did not remain balanced for long after Ironcrest’s movement was revealed. What had settled into a tense three-way standoff quickly began to unravel, not because one side made a mistake, but because one side chose to act without hesitation.Ironcrest did not slow down as they approached.Gerald’s projections sharpened, tightening around the incoming signatures as their movement became clearer. There were three of them, their formation compact and efficient, their Aether output controlled but undeniably heavy. Unlike Frostveil’s cold precision or Obsidian’s creeping presence, Ironcrest carried weight. Every step they took felt grounded, deliberate, and unafraid of confrontation.“They’re not circling,” Gerald said, his voice focused. “They’re coming straight at us.”Corven let out a low breath, adjusting his stance as the barrier in front of him thickened slightly in response. “Of course they are. We’re in the middle of everything.”Elara didn’t move, but her gaze shifte
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