Dalton Stranway was called next by Professor Stella. She was looking at Dalton with an expectant gaze, gesturing for him to start.
Snap!
Without any incantation or chant, Dalton snapped his fingers to activate the Darkness Manipulation Spell.
Then two beautiful Dark Lotus Flowers appeared beside him…
After doing this, he looked at Vale calmly and nodded.
This action alarmed many students. He ignored the judges and other students to look at Vale!
Aubrey was the one who was shocked the most as she stepped back from Vale.
"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.
He wanted to smack her head for overthinking Dalton's action, but Chad had already flicked his finger and hit Aubrey's forehead.
"Ouch!" Aubrey touched her forehead while looking at Chad like she was about to cry.
"Hey. You're embarrassing Vale… Dalton is just challenging him to make something better." Chad said with a sigh.
"I know! I'm just teasing them." Aubrey answered.
"Ahhh… I'm sorry." Chad immediately apologized.
Lisa only chuckled at this as she found this interaction funny.
As 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.
After 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.
"Lisa Grayback!"
As soon as her name was called, the hall immediately went silent.
This made Lisa feel nervous even more.
"You can do it, Lisa." Aubrey whispered as Vale, Chad, Blair, and even Leonore, spoke softly to encourage her.
"Isn't she the commoner who passed the public recruitment?"
"Incredible… She didn't quit yet?"
"She's cute. Someone must be protecting her."
"Heh… Are you talking about Leo? Didn't he winked at her a while ago?"
"Ohh! Is that true?"
Those words weren't said out loud, but since Lisa's Phantasm State was active, those words were very clear to her.
'Don't mind them… Just show your best performance to everyone.'
While Lisa was walking up to the stage, he suddenly heard Vale's voice inside her head!
'Telepathy?!'
Lisa immediately turned her head and looked at Vale in surprise.
Her action had obviously garnered some attention as they also looked at Vale curiously.
'Ahem… Focus. Don't mind me…' Vale immediately said, as he didn't expect Lisa to have such a strong reaction.
Lisa seemed to have noticed her mistake as she quickly turned her head back and stood at the center of the stage.
Professor Stella then gestured for her to start.
Lisa closed her eyes and took a deep breath… It took her a few seconds to ready herself before she triggered her Spell Model.
As soon as she opened her eyes, the Dark Energy that surrounded the stage started manifesting and turning into a visible arrow…
As many of them thought that it was too simple for the examination, they suddenly realized that several more Dark Arrows appeared beside her.
Soon, a total of 30 Arrows were formed as they floated around her!
It didn't end there, Lisa pointed up as the arrows flew upwards and hit the ceiling before vanishing into thin air!
"Incredible… You could really save your Spell Lights with the Darkness Manipulation Spell. It can be used for defensive, support, or even offensive moves."
"Indeed… Unfortunately, I can barely manipulate my Dark Energy. It will probably take me a few more years to copy that."
"Hmph… She's still a commoner. After she graduates, she'll just become a mercenary or work as a bodyguard for other families."
"Hahah… That's true… I hope I can hire her."
Vale sighed after hearing those words as he etched in his mind the faces of these people.
He would consider using his Touchless Extraction with these people later on.
Lisa then continued with her next Spell. It was a Darkness Coil…
Since a target was needed to cast the Spell, she aimed the Spell at the dummy that was prepared on the stage.
Unlike 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.
Nevertheless, 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.
It 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.
Whew~
Lisa 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.
***
"Aubrey Hall!" Professor Stella announced,
Aubrey 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.
For her second Spell, she used her favorite Spell, the Dire Chains.
It was the one she had used against the Evil Creature before, and it was already at the peak stage of the Elementary Realm.
Leonore 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.
Finally, it was Vale Chambers' turn.
He 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.
As soon as he finished his greetings, Professor Stella gestured for him to start.
Vale didn't hesitate and spoke softly.
"Darkness Manipulation."
Whoosh~
With 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.
It was a marvelous sight but it wasn't just that.
The 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!
The 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!
Lisa 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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