Chapter 400 Stormwind Valley
“That’s right, these changes are all the work of illusion.”
Unlike Gavin-Tuer’s surprise, Lilith-Meg, as a Formal Wizard, could clearly perceive the 【Law of Deception】 contained within the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】.
Even the miraculous 【Elemental Tide】 just now was simulated and replicated from elemental laws by the 【Law of Deception】.
“Rumble—”
With the final roar, the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】, originally covered by forest, had completely transformed into a deep valley.
And Jia Na, who was hidden in the forest in the form of a tree, had no choice but to transform back into human form in front of everyone when the Elemental Tide struck.
Of course, it wasn't just Jia Na; Kunbu-Poison Spine, who had transformed into a spider and hidden in a tree, Hella-Hellheim, who had transformed into a Shadow Creature and hidden in the shadows, and even the male apprentice who initially transformed his hands into pangolin-like claws and buried them underground—under the baptism of the 【Elemental Tide】, a total of ten apprentices, including Jia Na, were forced out of their transformed states, revealing their whereabouts.
“It seems that so far, only six people have been eliminated.”
As Jia Na cautiously observed the others, the ten people, including her, were also being scrutinized by the other contestants with wary eyes.
After all, compared to overt threats, these guys who preferred to hide in the dark and reap the benefits were far more dangerous—
“Whine—”
Just as everyone was still wary of each other, suddenly, another anomaly occurred.
“It’s a storm!”
The wind whined, and birds and beasts were startled. In the valley, a hurricane visible to the naked eye was rapidly forming, its momentum so strong that even the contestants within the hurricane's encirclement felt as if their bodies were about to be blown away by the wind.
“Roar—”
The first to act was Maguire-Storm, who possessed the A-rank 【Hurricane Affinity】 talent.
Facing the super hurricane in the valley, Maguire-Storm not only wasn't afraid but actively transformed into a crowned cyan giant eagle, soaring against the wind.
“What is he trying to do?”
Looking at Maguire-Storm, who soared against the wind regardless of magic power consumption, most of the contestants’ faces were filled with confusion.
However, Louis Tor-Turan, who had dealt with Maguire-Storm several times, immediately saw through the other party’s malicious intention.
Without any hesitation, Louis Tor-Turan, also disregarding his magic power consumption, directly recited the 【Beginner Transformation】 spell and transformed into an owl with red feathers, flying rapidly towards the relatively weaker direction of the hurricane.
“Whine—”
Feeling the hurricane constantly approaching, some contestants also cast 【Elementary Transformation】 one after another, transforming into various types of bird magic beasts, tacitly flying towards Louis Tor-Turan’s direction.
However, as the contestants flew further away, they discovered that the hurricane had, unbeknownst to them, directly surrounded the entire valley. The hurricane, with its cyan magic particles, acted like a natural barrier, blocking everyone’s path.
“Maguire!”
Louis Tor-Turan, who was blocked within the hurricane circle, noticed the extremely familiar Law aura within the hurricane, and his expression began to turn grim.
As Louis Tor-Turan, who had participated in various transformation competitions with Maguire-Storm before, he was very clear about the direction of transformation that the other party excelled in, as well as their various methods.
And one of Maguire-Storm’s most malicious methods was to create various storm disasters using 【Law Fragment】 of hurricanes to suppress other contestants.
The 【Anti-Magic Bracelet】 not only prohibits contestants from using wizardry other than Deformation Art, but also restricts contestants who have comprehended 【Law Fragment】 from using the power of Law.
However, beneath this seemingly strict rule, there was also a significant loophole: once the trial environment was filled with a natural phenomenon born from the influence of a certain Law, then this power would become the key to activating the power of the same source of Law, allowing those contestants whose use of 【Law Fragment】 power was restricted to regain the power of Law.
Just like Maguire-Storm, in a hurricane environment that everyone avoided, he behaved as if he had been injected with a stimulant.
Not only did his magic power recover quickly, but he could also manipulate the hurricane to encircle the entire valley, preventing other contestants from leaving the valley.
And this was also the reason why Louis Tor-Turan felt angry.
At the same time, within the meditation formation, many people still chose not to rush out of the valley like Louis Tor-Turan, but instead chose to stay put and observe the situation.
“It seems the entire valley has been completely surrounded by the hurricane.”
Looking at Louis Tor-Turan and the others, who had returned from the sky without success, the emotions in Jia Na’s eyes became a little more serious.
“Crack—”
While others were still pondering countermeasures, the contestant skilled in digging tunnels this time directly transformed into a pangolin covered in hard scales and burrowed into the ground in a flash.
Similarly, Hai La - Herheim, skilled in transforming into various Shadow Creatures, also transformed into a Shadow Magic Wolf and leaped into the nearest shadow to avoid the storm.
“Is this what Professor McGonagall meant by adapting to the environment?”
Looking at the constantly approaching hurricane, and the other contestants around her who were either flying, burrowing, or transforming into various stones to hide in the valley, Jia Na simply stood quietly in a relatively flat open space and began to quickly recite the spell for 【Elementary Transformation】 according to her previous idea.
“Ever-changing—”
After the spell was chanted, Jia Na's originally fair skin quickly turned coarse and brown. Immediately after, her feet took root, her body transformed into a tree trunk, and her hands became branches. Driven by the surging magic power, in no time, Jia Na, who was standing on the flat ground, quickly grew taller, and the branches and leaves on her crown also became lush in an instant. “What the hell is this!?”
Matthew-Grayrock, in his pangolin form, dug a tunnel nearly ten meters deep into the ground, then concealed all the soil above the tunnel to prevent the storm's intrusion.
However, just when he thought he was safe, suddenly, dense brown tree roots, like a spider web, continuously extended into the ground.
In an instant, the brown tree roots completely destroyed the tunnel Matthew-Grayrock had dug, then continued to probe downwards until they reached about thirty meters before their Growth speed gradually stopped.
“Damn it! Where did these tree roots come from?”
It wasn’t until Matthew-Grayrock dug his way out of the root-occupied area again that he stopped, cursing, and looked up towards the ground, following the source of the tree roots’ Growth.
