Chapter 419: Thousand-Faced Witch
Hearing John Jones's call, Daniel Jones, who had been standing by, also strode forward.
Compared to his usual serious demeanor, Daniel Jones, holding the “Trial Report Card” at this moment, had a much softer expression.
“Before that, please allow me to introduce the three examiners participating in this review.”
At this point, the image on the large floating screen above the Glory Arena quickly switched, directly from Jia Na-Roland to the three distinctly different seats in the front row of the audience.
“So they are the true examiners of this Transformation Trial—”
As the screen switched, Jia Na-Roland finally saw the true faces of these three mysterious examiners.
Even before the trial began, Lily-Meg had told Jia Na-Roland that in addition to “Duration Points” and “Nameplate Points,” there was also a “Performance Score,” or “Hidden Points,” given by several Metamorphosis experts based on the contestants' performance in the Transformation Trial.
Therefore, to obtain more points, Lily-Meg suggested that Jia Na-Roland perform more operations during the trial that could make people feel “bright-eyed.”
During the pre-competition planning, Jia Na-Roland and Lily-Meg's idea was simple: if they couldn't secure first place, maintaining a top-ranking position would still provide significant assistance for Jia Na-Roland's subsequent entry into the White Tower.
After all, “Hidden Points” accounted for thirty percent of the total score; although not decisive, they could help improve one's ranking.
It was precisely for this reason that, at Lily-Meg's suggestion, Jia Na-Roland also conceived many clever ideas based on her Specialties areas of Metamorphosis.
“The first is the esteemed Kuroro-kin, from Dordogne-White Tower, known as the ‘Puppet Master.’”
It's him?
At the moment Daniel Jones introduced him, Jia Na-Roland couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.
After all, Kuroro-kin now looked completely different from when he came to White Coral Academy to repair the Magic Tower last time, when he wore a white smiling mask, a black cloak, and had a huge mainspring inserted into his back, giving him a bizarre appearance.
At this moment, although he also wore a white smiling mask, his attire was completely that of a knight, especially the greatsword on his back, which did not look like an appropriate accessory for a Wizard not of the Bloodline Side.
As for Daniel Jones's introduction, Kuroro-kin merely nodded slightly, without saying an additional word.
Seeing this, Daniel Jones, who knew the other party's character well, did not linger too long but continued to introduce the latter two examiners.
“The second is Metamorphosis Master Alwin-Storm from the Element Soul Academy.”
Hearing this surname, Jia Na-Roland's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Like Maguire-Storm, Alwin-Storm, as the second examiner of the Transformation Trial, also had short blue hair, the same strong physique, and a hint of “wildness” in his appearance.
“No wonder Maguire-Storm is so arrogant; it turns out one of the examiners is from the same family as him—”
At this moment, unlike Jia Na-Roland's thoughtful expression upon hearing Alwin-Storm's surname, Maguire-Storm, standing not far from her, had his gaze fixed firmly on Jia Na-Roland, and in his eyes, there were various complex and intense emotions.
There was unwillingness, annoyance, despondency—and also the prolonged scrutiny of an arrogant “hunter” accustomed to his role, upon encountering an “unconquerable prey.”
“Jia Na-Roland—I remember you!”
Of course, among the contestants present, besides Maguire-Storm, there were also many other contestants whom Jia Na-Roland had personally defeated.
However, compared to Maguire-Storm's ignominious exit, Hai La - Herheim and Louis Tor-Turan, who were eliminated by Jia Na-Roland only at the last moment, exited much more gracefully.
Therefore, the look in their eyes when they looked at Jia Na-Roland was more of an unwillingness of a “heavenly chosen one” being crushed by another “heavenly chosen one.”
“The third is this time's special guest of the Glory Arena, also a Metamorphosis Master of remarkable fame on the Wizard Continent—the Thousand-Faced Witch!”
When Daniel Jones spoke of the third examiner's identity, a noticeable murmur of discussion arose in the audience.
Leaving aside everything else, just the name of the mysterious organization Witch Faction was enough to evoke endless conjectures.
Not to mention that this time, a Thousand-Faced Witch, who held considerable fame within the Witch Faction, came to participate in the evaluation.
“Ah!?”
Upon learning the identity of the third examiner, no matter how good Jia Na-Roland's Muscle Control talent was, her expression “collapsed” for a moment.
“The third examiner is actually Professor McGonagall!?”
Upon hearing this news, Jia Na-Roland's gaze was fixed unblinkingly on the Thousand-Faced Witch.
However, the other party's attire was completely different from Lily-Meg's usual flamboyant dress, and her true face was completely covered by a veil.
All of this made Jia Na-Roland somewhat unsure whether this person was truly Lily-Meg as she remembered her.
“Right, the audience seats!”
Jia Na-Roland, who had specifically noted the audience seat locations of Lily-Meg and Gavin-Tuer, immediately cast Eagle Eye Technique and looked in that direction. Sure enough, just as Jia Na-Roland had thought, besides Gavin-Tuer and Goblin Billy, Lily-Meg was not in her seat.
“It really is Professor McGonagall!” Jia Na-Roland, having confirmed her guess, turned her gaze back to the Thousand-Faced Witch on the judging panel, and an inexplicable sense of security quickly grew in Jia Na-Roland's heart.
“I didn't expect one of the examiners to be someone I know.”
As Jia Na-Roland's Metamorphosis mentor and the referrer to the Witch Faction, Lily-Meg's true identity as a “Witch” was something Jia Na-Roland had only recently learned.
The Thousand-Faced Witch, or the Void Witch, were “legendary” figures that Jia Na-Roland had known about from various newspapers a long time ago.
However, when such a “legendary” figure with A-level spatial talent truly appeared before Jia Na-Roland, besides excitement, she felt more of a sense of unreality.
“The above three are the examining judges for this Andrew-Gump Metamorphosis Trial—”
After he finished speaking, the floating screen once again scanned the faces of the three examining judges, and finally, the picture changed, and the screen re-focused on Daniel Jones's face.
“Now, based on the final scores given by the three examining judges and each contestant's score in the Transformation Trial, I will officially announce the final trial results for everyone—”
