Universe Infinite Canteen

The curly-haired girl was momentarily stunned, but soon she regained control of the Fire Dragon and locked onto a new target.

However, as the person ran a few steps, the Fire Dragon almost caught up—then the figure vanished.

Another Invisibility Talisman?

At this moment, Liu Yinmo suddenly spoke out to warn, "Be cautious of those unseen foes; they might take the opportunity to sneak up and launch a surprise attack."

While speaking, he took out a Heavenly Eye Talisman and placed it on his forehead.

As he chanted the spell, the talisman transformed into an eye within moments.

The gray-white pupil swiftly scanned the surroundings, but it didn't detect any lurking figures—until Liu Yinmo looked up and spotted someone about twenty paces away.

The person was holding a talisman, deeply engrossed in casting a spell.

—Qiutong, who was also the first to be targeted and then disappeared.

Speaking of which, this wasn't the first time Liu Yinmo had met Qiutong. Their families had business dealings back in Xindu, and as a child, Qiutong had even visited the Liu Family to celebrate the New Year with her father.

Liu Yinmo had casually shared some candies with Qiutong.

But that was nine years ago. At that time, Qiutong was just eight years old, and he was eleven.

Over time, the Liu Family's business grew increasingly significant, and their interactions lessened, but Liu still remembered this little sister who loved to roll around on the ground, seemingly bursting with endless energy.

Years later, Liu Yinmo was identified as having Grade B Talisman Master potential and ended up attending Heroic Concealment where he became the ace in his junior year.

Whereas Qiutong was determined to be Grade D and was rumored to have attended an obscure small school. Their life paths seemed to have diverged ever since that winter of brief interaction.

Liu Yinmo never imagined that one day he would meet Qiutong again, let alone that they would become opponents.

However, now was not the time for reminiscing. Liu Yinmo hadn't forgotten Director Su's instructions; memories of the past flickered briefly in his mind then vanished as he swiftly refocused on the battle at hand.

For Su Bicheng, this was a fight that absolutely could not be lost, and for Liu Yinmo, the same was true.

As the ace of a school, having enjoyed applause and praise, he naturally had to shoulder the corresponding responsibility to uphold the school's honor.

Logically, Qiutong, as a first-year student, wouldn't need to be overly worried, but Liu Yinmo silently calculated the time in his mind.

He realized Qiutong's spell casting was taking quite long—she had been invisible and running away for a long while now—so this was likely a very powerful talisman.

And not just Qiutong, Liu Yinmo noticed the other four people also behaving oddly. They had previously scattered and run, but now they had simultaneously stopped, standing still.

Even those engaging with his side, after dodging attacks, would quickly return to their original positions.

Was there something special about those places? Liu Yinmo immediately grew more vigilant.

He pinpointed Qiutong's location, directing the curly-haired girl to steer the Fire Dragon to interrupt Qiutong's spell casting.

Then he advised the others to prepare their defenses, and he himself pulled out a Dragon King Armor, the highest tier of Water Element defensive talismans.

Although the heavy rain had stopped, there was still plenty of standing water on the ground—using the Dragon King Armor was nothing if not apt.

Just as the Fire Dragon was about to pounce on Qiutong, Wang Yi, who was closest to her, timely intervened by casting a Water Arrow Talisman, blocking the Fire Dragon momentarily.

And it was this brief moment that allowed Qiutong to complete her final incantation.

The talisman in her hand suddenly split into several parts, transforming into silver snakes that drilled into her palm.

Liu Yinmo's pupils sharply contracted; he had recognized the talisman.

—Hand Palm Thunder! It was actually Hand Palm Thunder!

This was a high-level Thunder Talisman, and Thunder Talismans were renowned for their attack and damage capabilities, even surpassing those of Fire Talismans.

Hand Palm Thunder was among the best of them, but because it was difficult to master, even in top-ranked talisman master schools, few people could wield it.

If it hadn't been for his own eyes witnessing it, Liu Yinmo wouldn't have believed that Qiutong, a first-year freshman, could grasp such an advanced talisman.

However, Hand Palm Thunder was a close combat talisman that condensed thunder in the palm before striking, and since there was still some distance between the opponents, Liu Yinmo assumed Qiutong would next charge in his direction.

Yet, in the next moment, the girl had already made her move, slamming her palm towards the ground in front of her.

Silver snakes surged out from her palm, spreading in all directions.

Could this be possible?

Liu Yinmo was stunned. Like him, Qiutong had made use of the water on the field, utilizing its electrical conductivity to forcibly transform Hand Palm Thunder, originally a close combat talisman, into a range attack.

However, unlike the Fire Dragon, Hand Palm Thunder could not be controlled after being released, meaning not just them, but Qiutong's four teammates were also within the radius of the attack.

Even the spectators at the edge of the field would be affected.

More specifically, the teachers and students of Heroic Concealment would be affected because Ma Lu and others had already preemptively stood up on the benches, with Principal Ma even pulling Ms. Lu up with him, the two now pressed tightly together.

They waited together to watch Heroic Concealment get shocked.

Electricity conducted very quickly. As soon as Qiutong struck her palm down, even if others realized what was happening, it was too late to react.

The silver snakes reached them in the next second.

The curly-haired girl only felt a numbness spreading from head to toe. She couldn't even move a little finger, let alone control the Fire Dragon.

Though the others, with Liu Yinmo's warning, did react by casting protective talismans, yet these mostly were designed to counter physical attacks.

Facing the invisible and colorless electric current, they were somewhat at a loss. Among them, Liu Yinmo suffered the most, having encased himself in a Dragon King Armor.

Since the Water Armor also conducted electricity, this resulted in a greater contact area with the current for him than for others, causing him to receive more damage. Before he could use any of his abilities, he was stunned and passed out on the spot.

Even Su Bicheng, who stood a bit farther away, had his hair standing on end from the electricity.

In contrast, the four from Hou De were not attacked by Hand Palm Thunder. The electricity that reached them merely bypassed them.

Thus, they took advantage of the moment when the students from Heroic Concealment were incapacitated to organize a new round of attacks, effectively cornering two people.

The last two, after the numbness passed, though they continued to resist stubbornly, were no match for the larger group. After a quarter of an hour, they too fell due to being outnumbered.

Seeing the last student raise their hand to surrender, Su Bicheng's face turned ashen.

She couldn't accept the outcome before her.

What followed was her imitation of Principal Tang's earlier tantrum, grabbing a nearby Ministry of Education official and shouting,

"I, I want to report, they cheated! The results of this match should not count.

"You all saw how my students were electrified by that Hand Palm Thunder, yet Hou De's students were unharmed, which clearly indicates they cheated!"

The official hesitated upon hearing this, but before he could speak, Ma Lu said,

"We didn't cheat. They weren't electrified simply because they were standing on higher ground and wearing thick-soled shoes."

"You still deny cheating, then why is your sports field uneven?" Su Bicheng angrily asked.

"Because we're poor. Our field hasn't been maintained in a long time, so it's naturally a bit uneven, isn't that normal?" Ma Lu spread his hands.

"As for the soles of the shoes, this batch is new from the school, not much worn, so naturally, the soles are thicker. What, is that also not allowed?"