Adopting A Stray Cat Chapter 1042: The Last Day

Chapter 1042: Chapter 1042: The Last Day

When An Yun opened his eyes again, he was already outside of the trial tower. He looked back at the huge crystal screen in front of the tower with a somber expression.

He was quite confident in his mission this ti. Initially, ng Yu had set aside the dissenting opinions within the Phantom Spirit family and elevated him, a re guard, into Heaven Academy. His orders were to monitor Qin Sisi and, if the opportunity arose, to injure or even kill her.

Regrettably, over the past three years, he never found a chance to make a move on Qin Sisi. Firstly, the magic classes were tightly scheduled and the training missions were strenuous. Secondly, Qin Sisi rarely acted alone; Xiao ng and Yun Cheng were often by her side, making it difficult to strike.

An Yun felt guilty towards ng Yu; she had been kind and had obligations towards him, yet he found it hard to repay her.

In this graduation assessnt, students could fight and ’kill’ one another, but no one would truly die; it was rely a drill. An Yun decided to take this opportunity to confront Qin Sisi head-on, both to test her strength and to practice for future attacks.

He admitted that Qin Sisi was quite decent in character, but it couldn’t be helped—so people are just born enemies.

After he had injured Qin Sisi while disguised as Xiao ng, using the Dripping Water into Ice technique, he thought he had succeeded. But unexpectedly, Qin Sisi had a magical artifact that turned the tables, leading to his elimination.

An Yun knew that victory and defeat were common in warfare, but for so reason, this failure made him feel like he might never be able to defeat Qin Sisi.

Master Yipiao looked towards An Yun and asked, "Student An Yun, are you convinced by the outco?"

An Yun paused slightly before replying, "I am willing to accept the loss."

Master Yipiao nodded with satisfaction. Being able to face one’s own defeat was the only way to make greater progress in the future.

However, Ya Ling rushed to An Yun’s side and accused him, "You fool, that Qin Sisi was a fake, how could you not see it?"

Ya Ling had been studying Water Magic and Ice Magic courses with An Yun for the past two years. They were quite familiar with each other and had a decent private relationship. Therefore, Ya Ling spoke bluntly and without mincing words.

An Yun glanced at her and countered, "Then how were you eliminated?"

"I..." Ya Ling was left speechless by the question. Like An Yun, she had failed to realize that the Qin Sisi who had been hit was a decoy, which gave the real Qin Sisi the chance to turn her defeat into victory.

Qin Sisi, still within the Illusion picture scroll, once again heard that deep and clear voice: "An Yun has been eliminated, Qin Sisi scores an additional one hundred points."

When others heard this statent, they were all the more astonished. Less than half of the assessnt had passed, and Qin Sisi had already eliminated two people, garnering over two hundred points at an incredible pace.

However, Qin Sisi’s mood was not at all relaxed. The number of tis she could use her decoy doll was up, and the mini-doll that had been hanging on her keychain had disappeared. She had initially intended to save it until the end as a life-saving asure, but now she had used it up in the first two battles.

The first ti was part of the plan. She sensed that the battle with Ya Ling would not be easily won, as she had just fought against a Fifth Order Demonic Beast while Ya Ling had been waiting in the wings with a well-rested advantage.

So she deliberately showed weakness, causing Ya Ling to lower her guard, thinking that Qin Sisi was physically drained and truly hit by the Ice Arrow Rain. Then, seizing the mont when Ya Ling was off guard, Qin Sisi launched her trump card.

The second use of the decoy doll was out of sheer necessity; at that ti, Qin Sisi was indeed injured by the Dripping Water into Ice technique, her whole body cold and rigid. If she did not quickly leave An Yun’s attack range, she would undoubtedly be killed and eliminated from the competition.

In the subsequent final assessnt, the gifts from Master Yipiao were primarily geared towards enhancing magic power, without anything as miraculous as the decoy doll. Now without any bargaining chips in hand, she could only fight head-on.

Now, aside from Sisi in the Illusion picture scroll, there were five others. Qing Pu and Li Li were both Interdiate Magic Stars, a rank above her. If she encountered them, it would undoubtedly be a fierce battle.

Xiao ng, Yun Cheng, and Wen Xuan were of the sa level as her. She was not afraid of them, but they were all her friends, and she really did not wish to fight against them, even knowing that it would not lead to actual death.

In such a psychological state, Qin Sisi chose a more secluded place to kill Demonic Beasts and earn points. There were still several days left in the assessnt, so she decided to watch the situation unfold for now.

The fourth and fifth days were calm, but on the sixth day, that voice finally rang in Qin Sisi’s ears again: "Wen Xuan is eliminated, Qing Pu gains one hundred points."

A heaviness settled in Qin Sisi’s heart. Wen Xuan was eliminated; actually, she was well aware of Wen Xuan’s strength. Aside from his excellent Music Magic, his other Magic Attributes could only be considered average, and it was unlikely for him to reach the end.

But, knowing is one thing; hearing about the elimination of a close friend personally, Qin Sisi still felt sorrow for him.

The subsequent few days were again silent, the remaining individuals seed to have vanished, with no news at all. However, to Qin Sisi, no news was good news.

Moreover, she felt the changes in the Illusion picture scroll. As ti went on, the Illusion picture scroll was gradually shrinking, aning it was forcing them to encounter each other. The smaller the Illusion picture scroll beca, the higher the chances of them eting.

By the tenth day, the Illusion picture scroll had beco a square with each side roughly one thousand ters long, and the hiding spots were getting scarcer. The final battle was imminent.

In the morning, just after Qin Sisi had slain a Fourth Order Demonic Beast, she heard the sound of fighting nearby. Following the sound, she found Qing Pu who had just finished off a Fourth Order Demonic Beast, and thus, Qin Sisi ran into Qing Pu on a narrow path.

After a mont of eye contact, Qing Pu smiled slightly and said, "Qin Sisi, do you dare to engage in a fair fight without the use of weapons or elixirs?"

It must be said, Qing Pu’s words were very tempting. If Qin Sisi simply agreed, she would imdiately receive praises like "spirited," "brave," "heroine among won," and "a woman who does not allow herself to be outdone by n."

Yet, a surge of enthusiasm welled up in Qin Sisi’s heart, but reason quickly subdued that near-boiling enthusiasm as she replied with a cool tone, "Weapons and elixirs are part of one’s strength as well. Why not use them?"

Qing Pu was taken aback. Since Qin Sisi was not falling for it, things were getting tricky. Her weapons were better than his, and she had more elixirs. The fight could turn into a protracted battle. Even though he was confident in defeating Qin Sisi, he preferred a quick battle to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"So you’re saying you’re scared?" Qing Pu continued to provoke with his words.

Qin Sisi nodded and responded candidly, "Yes, I’m scared."

Indeed she was scared; it was already sowhat unfair to have people of different ranks fight each other. Now, expecting her to remove all her advantages was essentially leaving her with no hope of victory.