Chapter 214: Average Strength

Chapter 214: Average Strength

The first confrontation faced by Sein and his fellow initiates from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring was not against the group led by Gade from the Divine Tower of Land Academy.

Instead, they clashed with the dispersed remnants of the Divine Tower of Radiant Thunder’s forces, which had already been routed twice by the Divine Tower of Land Academy.

These remnants, small in number and varied in prowess, were not under the leadership of a top initiate. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

The top initiates referred to Quasi Mages who were recognized within the academy and highly regarded by their instructors.

Besides Sein, the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring had only two such figures—Daniel and Anna.

The Divine Tower of Shadow fared worse. Sein had previously eliminated two of its top initiates, leaving Poppuri as the sole top initiate still standing.

The Divine Tower of Radiant Thunder initially had five top initiates. Cyrus the Boltwave Adept had been eliminated from the trial area by Sein long ago, while another was soundly defeated by Gade the Heart of Land and forced to retreat using the divine tower badge.

The Divine Tower of Land Academy boasted seven top initiates, five of whom, led by Gade, were set to besiege the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

The other two remained behind to defend the large resource points in the Divine Tower of Radiant Thunder’s territory to prevent any counterattacks.

This disparity in the number of top initiates provided insight into the relative strength of the major divine tower academies.

The assault by the remnant forces from the Divine Tower of Radiant Thunder on the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s resource points resulted in only minimal damage.

However, once the initiates from the Divine Tower of Radiant Thunder were eliminated and exited the trial space, the initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy swiftly made their presence known. This arrival served as a wake-up call to the initiates from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring, who had been enjoying a streak of consecutive victories until that point.

An imposing force of nearly seven thousand initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy, led by Gade and two other top initiates, converged on the resource points held by the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

The sheer number of attackers from the Divine Tower of Land Academy was double that of the entire group led by Sein and his fellow initiates from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Despite the defensive advantages held by Sein and his group, their so-called “momentum” was eclipsed by the sheer strength and numbers of the elite initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy.

Meanwhile at the Blackgrave Forest Resource Point...

A layer of deep yellow, geo elemental armor materialized on his body, providing a level of protection surpassing most elemental shields.

His gaze was intently fixed on the Blackgrave Forest Resource Point, where an unmistakable golden pillar of light revealed the presence of the current leader on the individual ranking for this year’s regional academy war.

“CHARGE!” Gade commanded, pointing his massive hammer rod forward.

Under his command, thousands of initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy began casting spells in unison.

The initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy, unlike those from the Divine Tower of Shadow who predominantly practiced necromancy and umbra elemental magic, displayed a more balanced and extensive mastery of elemental magic.

Many had delved deeply into various elemental magic spells, allowing for a broader range of skills.

In contrast to the Divine Tower of Shadow’s reliance on undead and dark summoned creatures, the initiates from the Divine Tower of Land Academy excelled in strategic command and coordinated combat.

They could strategically focus fire on vulnerable areas of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s defenses, orchestrating their attacks in rhythmic and wave-like patterns.

Beyond that, they had honed a range of specialized sequences for unleashing elemental magic spells, placing a strict emphasis on achieving extensive coverage.

Their approach aimed to optimize the impact of their magic spells, deploying them in a manner that efficiently blanketed the entire resource point while minimizing the waste of mana.

This type of initiates, honed for warfare, exemplified the Magus Civilization’s approach to combat. They leveraged the power of long-range magic spells to obliterate less advanced beings from other planes, turning them into mere energy particles.

The Divine Tower of Land Academy offered specialized courses in tactics and magical Synergy, which were made mandatory for all initiates.

Although the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring had similar programs, they were less frequented by its initiates.

Sein, for instance, showed no interest in such courses.

The relatively recent establishment of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring meant that many of its systems were still evolving, contributing to a certain immaturity in various aspects.

While the academy could develop top initiates like Daniel and Anna through specialized training, elevating the overall average strength of its initiates was a longer-term challenge.

The growth and maturation of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring would undoubtedly require considerable time.