Below the watchtower.
'Rushing straight ahead won't work… Even if I enhance my speed or try to be fast, it still won't work… I need sothing that can defend against those water arrows…'
Mark kept pacing back and forth as he started to think about a plan to pass this trial.
This is the second ti he's taken part in real combat-type scenarios, so he is just as inexperienced as the other students. The only advantage he has is that his grade is higher and his mana control is better.
(The first real combat experience for him was in that Cyclops dungeon… as a prince, obviously he hasn't taken part in dangerous activities before that…)
While walking back and forth, Mark noticed the broken skin parts of the mosquitoes nearby.
So of the skin parts were still intact, and the water from the attack was dripping down from them.
Then he noticed that the wings of those mosquitoes were still fully intact, even though their bodies had been destroyed.
'Hmm? How are these frail-looking wings still intact after that insane attack?'
Mark walked over to those wings with a curious look on his face and picked one of them to observe closely.
He is currently a few ters outside the 500-ter attack range of that water arrow magic circle, which keeps him safe and allows him to explore without fear of attack.
After a few monts of close investigation, Mark ca to the conclusion that these wings are made up of a flexible kind of muscle fiber, and they won't break if not particularly targeted.
Looking at those wings, Mark suddenly got an amazing idea.
'Wait… I can do that!'
With a new idea in his mind, Mark started to prepare for the trail.
…
On the other side of the watch tower.
A shadow-covered figure suddenly appeared above the branch of a giant tree.
Risa glanced at the giant watchtower and frowned a bit.
'My assassin sense is tingling… Even my instincts are telling not to go close… Is there so kind of defense chanism placed here?'
Risa has taken the training of veteran assassins; she has bypassed many defense chanisms, like automatic magic attacking circles, thus imdiately noticing the presence of that magic circle on the watch tower.
Risa glanced at a giant mouse that was wandering on the ground nearby, and she imdiately grabbed its neck with her hand.
'You go there first!'
She threw the mice ahead and then hid far away to observe the outco of the experint.
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And sure enough, just when the mouse entered the 500-ter range around the watch tower, a massive water arrow ca flying and hit the mice directly at an incredibly fast speed.
The impact of that attack was so strong that the mouse's bodies directly exploded on the spot, and blood splattered everywhere on the ground.
A frown appeared on Risa's face after she saw that scene.
'It's a very strong defense chanism… With my current level of shadow magic, I can't bypass it directly… I need an indirect thod.'
Risa might be quite clumsy at other things, but when it cos to combat and assassination-related stuff, she's extrely skilled.
The rumor that her whole family is jealous of her skills is not wrong; she's indeed talented.
Risa noticed the presence of a giant hole in the ground from the corner of her eyes, and a smirk appeared on her face.
'Found it…'
…
Watchtower, rooftop.
'Hoh… It seems he is planning sothing…'
Yoseh sipped the juice and stared at Mark's every move with great curiosity in her eyes.
To her, the performance of the students was just a way to pass ti; all she wanted was to see an epic show.
Just as Yoseh was getting excited, Mark made his move. He pointed his wand towards the ground and cast his spell.
[Grade-4 Earth Magic: Frictionless Earth Carpet!]
Mark turned a small area of the ground into a frictionless zone, which ans that if he jumps at it with any amount of force, he will directly start to slide, and unless so external force is applied, nothing can stop him.
Yoseh frowned at Mark's choice of magic.
'Uh.. what is he trying to do… I don't think this will give him enough speed...'
Before Yoseh could think of what Mark was trying to do, he jumped on the slippery, frictionless floor and started to slide towards the watchtower.
A massive water arrow flew towards him in an instant, but Mark wasn't intimidated this ti; he waved his wand and cast,
[Grade-4 Earth Magic: Frictionless Absolute Clay!]
'Clay' is commonly used in many products to repel water and moisture.
When Mark saw those flexible mosquito wings, he got the idea that he could just make the water repel by casting water repelling magic, and he wouldn't need to create a powerful shield that way.
Mark's magic might be only in grade 4, but his mana control has already reached grade 3, so it was easy for him to create the clay strong enough that it could properly repel the water arrow.
And that's exactly what happened.
The water arrow hit the clay barrier, but it did nothing, and the water got scattered in various directions.
When the water fell on the frictionless floor, its water elents made it even more slippery, and Mark's sliding speed increased even further.
In other words, Mark used that water arrow to his advantage while directly ignoring the impact of the attack with the help of the clay barrier.
Yoseh was very surprised by Mark's strategy, and she couldn't help but nod her head in satisfaction.
She got up from her chair and glanced down at Mark, who had entered the watchtower without a single injury, and an amused smile appeared on her face.
'As expected of a genius… He created two new spells on the spot… This kid is insane…'
'Clay' type earth magic existed before, but it wasn't as good as Mark's; the absolute clay spell was Mark's own creation.
To put it another way, Mark quickly devised the "friction-less carpet" and "Absolute Clay" spells in order to successfully complete a trial.
Creating a new spell out of nowhere is an extrely difficult process, but Mark did it twice simultaneously in a matter of minutes.
This just shows how insane his talent is.
After seeing this, even Yoseh had to acknowledge Mark's amazing thinking capabilities.
Yoseh brought out a small list from her space ring, and she added full marks in front of Mark's na.
'With his talent, it won't be long before he will be standing shoulder to shoulder with us grade 2 mages… This is the horror of a monster…'
Mark's title as the 'A once-in-a century genius' is no joke.
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