Chapter 407: Maguire Eliminated
“Thump—”
As Maguire-Storm’s Magic-Sealed Ring rolled onto the ground, the nearly three-meter-tall Ogre Flower rapidly shrunk.
A moment later, the petals receded. To everyone’s disbelieving gazes, Jia Na, who had transformed into human form, calmly picked up the Magic-Sealed Ring from the ground and then stored it in the dimensional space that came with her own Magic-Sealed Ring.
“It was actually her—”
Louis Tor-Turan, who was still harvesting points above the lava lake, was also incredulous when he saw Maguire-Storm unexpectedly eliminated.
Although Louis Tor-Turan had made Maguire-Storm extremely miserable in the lava lake stage, as old rivals who frequently “tore each other apart” in various Transformation Trials, Louis Tor-Turan was very familiar with Maguire-Storm’s methods.
Aside from the Law Fragment of Hurricane as his trump card, Maguire-Storm’s unparalleled speed advantage after transformation was what truly gave Louis Tor-Turan a headache.
Therefore, in this stage, Louis Tor-Turan’s core objective was not to eliminate Maguire-Storm, but rather to deplete his magic to the greatest extent possible, thereby weakening his advantage in the next stage.
After all, Louis Tor-Turan knew that until Maguire-Storm’s magic was completely exhausted, his flames would never be able to hit him. But looking at Jia Na, who calmly walked into the new Meditation Array by the lava lake shore, Louis Tor-Turan still couldn't believe that Maguire-Storm had been eliminated so easily by her.
To the point that Louis Tor-Turan even began to wonder if he had overestimated Maguire-Storm, and if his magic had actually been exhausted much earlier, leading to Jia Na, the “fisherman,” profiting from his misjudgment?
At this moment, Jia Na, as the focus of attention for everyone, both inside and outside the Bonsai Secret Realm, had all eyes fixed on her.
Some were scrutinizing, some wary, some defensive, and some suspicious—
It wasn't until Jia Na had already sat down in the Meditation Array and began to recover her magic that the gazes of others gradually shifted away.
In fact, not only Louis Tor-Turan, but a considerable number of people believed that Jia Na was able to eliminate Maguire-Storm purely by taking advantage of Louis Tor-Turan’s efforts.
Even though Jia Na had made several impressive plays in the previous assessment trials, as a Plant-based apprentice who only specialized in transforming into various plants, most people did not have high hopes for her.
The advantage of plants lies in their super endurance and low magic consumption, but the lack of mobility and strong dependence on the environment are also the most significant drawbacks of plant transformation.
Therefore, when he saw that the third stage of the Transformation Trial was a volcanic lava environment, even Gavin-Tuer, who was familiar with Jia Na, did not have much optimism for her.
After all, it is well known that extreme environments are always the greatest natural enemy for most plants.
Especially extreme High Temperature or extreme Frost, both can have a very detrimental effect on contestants who only specialize in plant transformation.
Fortunately, the Fire Vine, which possessed complete immunity to fire, allowed Jia Na to successfully avoid another disaster.
But what about the subsequent stages?
So far, the environments derived from the Bonsai Secret Realm have included forest, hurricane, and fire. This means that future stages may select new venues from elemental environments such as Frost, water, or shadow as trial stages.
And these are all elemental environments where plant transformation has no advantage at all. A breath, a calm breath—accompanied by a long breathing sound, Jia Na, who was at the center of the public opinion storm, quickly entered a shallow meditation state. Although she didn't show it, Jia Na's magic and stamina were both nearing the danger line, and her condition had severely declined.
Just a few minutes ago, when Jia Na, in the form of a Fire Vine, crossed the lava lake and had just reached the shore, her condition was already very poor. Otherwise, she would not have been so wary of Hai La - Herheim.
As others had guessed, for Jia Na, a Plant-based apprentice, surviving safely in a volcanic lava environment, which was completely opposite to her own attributes, was undoubtedly a huge test for her magic consumption.
But fortunately, the natural low magic consumption advantage of plant transformation, as well as Jia Na's precise use of every bit of magic through her Accurate Control talent, allowed Jia Na to successfully pull through.
Therefore, up to now, before encountering a trial environment suitable for her, she intends to prioritize steady development and not actively provoke conflict.
Until she saw Maguire-Storm. In addition to being a Plant-based apprentice, Jia Na was also a Summoning apprentice with super sensory abilities.
Especially after Jia Na gained the Danger Perception talent, her perception of the surrounding environment, and even her sixth sense, were greatly enhanced.
When Maguire-Storm, in a seemingly extremely disheveled state, broke through the wall of fire and landed not far from Jia Na, relying on her high perception and the feedback from her Danger Perception talent, Jia Na instantly determined that Maguire-Storm's current state was indeed very bad and not a pretense in cooperation with Louis Tor-Turan.
So, after two seconds of thought, Jia Na decisively chose the Ogre Flower, known for its high agility and high burst, as her preferred transformation. She then used the advantage of Plant-based magical beasts not being easily detected to quickly sneak up to Maguire-Storm, burst forth from the ground, and swiftly finished him off.
From thought to action, the entire process did not exceed ten seconds.
But it was precisely this decisiveness that allowed Jia Na to successfully eliminate one of the most threatening contestants in this Transformation Trial, also settling the score from Stormwind Valley.
“You are indeed very strong.”
Just as Jia Na was still meditating to recover her magic, a low, hoarse female voice sounded not far from Jia Na.
Looking over, she saw Hai La - Herheim, who had also entered the Meditation Array, staring intently at Jia Na. Her dark purple pupils were filled with scrutiny of Jia Na.
“Thank you.”
To Hai La - Herheim's inexplicable praise, Jia Na, who did not want to get into a dispute with her at the moment, merely smiled faintly and then closed her eyes again to enter a shallow meditation state. “Rumble—”
As the remaining contestants entered the Meditation Array, the roaring sound of the Elemental Tide, representing the third stage, quickly resumed.
