Outside the duel arena, there were crowds of people. Accompanied by various voices, a large number of students gathered around a bulletin board, talking happily about something.
The sixty-four teams on the bulletin board were lined up one by one in order of qualifying, which was clear, and Ron's 302 dormitory was impressively listed.
"Sure enough, we have qualified..." Karaqi said excitedly. She has been in this academy for two years, but this year is the first time she has qualified. She is so excited.
Ron said, "What's so strange about this, didn't Teacher Vivienne tell us earlier?"
Aurora said, "Her information is internal information, and the academy has not announced it for a day, so it will not be accurate..."
"Oh, so..." Ron suddenly realized.
He looked over line by line. He saw the 787 dormitory, which ranked first in the college's qualifying competition, and the 947 dormitory of High Firth. The dormitories with good results in last year's qualifying competition were all on the list. The pressure is heavy.
"As long as we beat one more team, we will be able to squeeze into the 32nd place..." Aurora's face was full of spirits.
At this time Ron asked, "By the way, who is our opponent in the next round!"
The fat man smiled, "The teams that entered the final round were randomly drawn before the competition, so we don't know yet!"
Lan Terry said in a low voice, "If we meet Merklin's 787 dormitory team in the next round, I'm afraid we will be eliminated directly..."
Everyone nodded, looking at the dazzling 787 dormitory on the list, with worried expressions on their faces.
"Whatever, it's not our turn to win the championship anyway, it's already amazing to be able to reach the 32nd place!" Ron thought to himself mockingly.
Aurora sighed, "That's right, being able to squeeze into the 32nd place is already very impressive, of course, it would be even better if it goes further..."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Hey!" Homelin's laughter came from Ron's mind at this time, "Ron, the game hasn't started yet, and you are discouraged as the captain. How can this work?"
Ron smiled wryly, and said to Homelin, "Grandpa Homelin, do you think I am willing, who doesn't want to fight for the first place? But look at the overall strength of our dormitory, let alone them, even if I single out Merkelin, I may not be able to win Ah, he's so strong..."
"That guy is indeed stronger than you!" Homelin smiled, "But it's not invincible!"
Ron's eyes lit up, "Grandpa Homelin, do you have a way for me to defeat him?"
Huo Meilin smiled and twirled his beard, "There is no way, it depends on how much you can comprehend, if you comprehend, you should have a chance to defeat them..."
After hearing Homelin's words, Ron couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
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Time soon arrived at night, the sky was full of stars, and Ron was sitting cross-legged on a big rock on the back hill outside the undead classroom. The place was dark, quiet, and hidden, and it seemed to have become his best training place. .
The phantom of Homelin's soul sat opposite Ron with a solemn expression, his voice slowly rang in Ron's ear, "Ron, if you want to defeat a strong team like Merklin, summoning skeletons is not enough, You also need to learn a more advanced undead magic—curse..."
"Curse?" Ron's heart skipped a beat, he had never heard this word before.
Homelin said, "Yes, it is a curse. Curse is an extremely advanced undead magic. The difficulty of learning is not comparable to that of ordinary undead magic. Let's put it this way, out of ten necromancers, less than one can master undead magic." The curse in the…”
Ron was taken aback, "Isn't it? Only one out of ten can learn it?"
Homelin said, "To be exact, one out of ten is good enough. Even in the heyday of the Scourge Church 100,000 years ago, there were very few necromancers who learned to curse..."
"The function of the curse in undead magic is to weaken the opponent's strength, so that he will receive stronger damage when he is hit. That is to say, the curse itself does not hurt people. The key is to reduce the opponent's resistance and attack power. Wait, weaken the opponent to the greatest extent, and achieve more favorable results for your own offense... "
"Curse art is an extremely mysterious cultivation method. Everything in it must pay attention to the word 'enlightenment'. It also uses soul power. The use of curse art is completely different from ordinary undead magic. Once you understand it, you will learn it. If you don't understand, you will never learn..."
Homelin paused for a moment and continued, "Undead magic like curses, even if some people become holy wizards of the dead, that is, powerful people in the sanctuary, they can't comprehend curses, and some people are only junior necromancers. Cursing, that is to say, the ability to comprehend the curse has nothing to do with personal strength, and has nothing to do with the strength of the individual's soul power. Comprehension requires personal talent and luck, that is to say, not every necromancer can curse! "
Ron thought for a while and asked, "Is it because the curse technique is extremely mysterious, so it is kept secret from ordinary necromancers?"
Homelin shook his head, "Absolutely not. Except for the taboo undead magic, most undead magic is open to the public. Curse is no exception. It is easy to learn if you know it, and you still can't if you don't. It needs to be touched. When it comes to the so-called 'door', generally speaking, it is easier for people who have a deep understanding of undead magic to learn curses..."
Ron said happily, "Grandpa Homelin, can you defeat Merkel by learning the curse technique?"
Huo Meilin smiled, "I can't say for sure, but the cursing technique weakens the other party, which is equivalent to strengthening yourself in a disguised form. It can be said that if you learn the curse technique, it is equivalent to improving your own strength..."
Ron was very excited, "I want to learn... I want to learn..."
Homelin smiled and said, "Very well, I will teach you as much of the curse as I know. Whether you can comprehend it or not is up to you. Now start learning the first curse—dark vision..."
After Homelin's detailed explanation, Ron fell into a deep understanding. Just as Homelin said, cursing is easy to say, but hard to say. The key lies in a word of enlightenment. ,exactly.
An hour has passed, two hours have passed... Ron sat there motionless, his eyes wide open, quietly comprehending the so-called curse, Homelin was not in a hurry, and looked at him with a smile, He clicked a few words from time to time, but it was a pity that Ron heard it in his ears, as if he was listening to a scripture, and he couldn't understand it at all, let alone comprehend it.
Dim vision is to reduce the enemy's eyesight, so that the opponent can't see his own actions clearly, thus weakening his combat effectiveness.
However, although this curse technique is also one of the undead magic, the operation method of this soul power is completely different, and there is no comparison at all, which makes Ron fall into deep distress.
To learn the curse technique, one must understand what is a curse
The so-called curse is when one hates a person but has no ability to revenge and makes the other person suffer misfortune. It can also be understood in this way that curse is not a means of attack at all.
Ron shook his head. It doesn't make sense. Since it's not an attack method, how can it make the other party react. Could it be that just chanting some spells in the mouth can make the other party blind, amputated, mutilated, and aged? This is simply a fantasy.
Ron fell into deep contemplation. According to what Grandpa Homelin said, the curse technique also requires the use of soul power, but how to use soul power to complete the curse technique
The so-called curse technique is not like summoning a skeleton. Through the medium of soul power, a physical thing appears and then attacks the enemy. Curse technique is ethereal, colorless and invisible.
Colorless and invisible? Thinking of this, Ron couldn't help laughing, would there be such an attack method in this world? But it really does exist. Grandpa Huomelin said it right. This curse technique is all about the word enlightenment.
But what is colorless and invisible, is water? Is it the air, or the soul? Spirit
spirit... wait...
A gleam of light suddenly flashed in Ron's eyes, and a gleam of joy appeared on his face. Could the so-called curse technique be a mental attack
Ron's heart almost jumped, and the answer was about to come out.
Ron knew that the mental power of a strong man could do many things, one of which was to create illusions. This curse technique was to influence the illusion created by the opponent's mind through the use of soul power.
Like dim vision, isn't it just a psychological hint formed by powerful mental power to create the effect that the other party can't see anything? Is this the true meaning of the curse technique
Unknowingly, Ron actually touched the true mystery of the curse technique? The so-called talent is nonsense, who would have thought that the curse technique is a mental attack.
A long time has passed, Ron was still sitting blankly, Homelin smiled and stood up, "Forget it, Ron, cursing is not so easy to learn, otherwise there will be curses all over the street." The Necromancer..."
Ron raised his head, with a confident light in his eyes, and said softly, "Grandpa Homelin, I think... I have a little trick!"
What? Homelin was taken aback. Ron actually touched the threshold of the curse so quickly? This... this is impossible.
Homelin said in a trembling voice, "Ron, what you said is true!"
"Yes! Grandpa Homelin..." Ron nodded, and in order to convince Grandpa Homelin, he cast a dim vision on the spot.
I saw Ron's eyes fixed, and his hand was slowly raised, releasing a trace of soul power.
And then... it was over, like nothing happened.
For such a short moment, Homelin was extremely excited. He clearly felt that Ron had indeed mastered the curse technique of dim vision.
After a long time, Homelin finally suppressed the excitement in his heart, took a deep breath and said, "Ron, let me tell you what's good about you. You can understand things that others can't understand for a lifetime. I don't know you Was he born in this world to learn undead magic... "
Ron was very excited, "Grandpa Homelin, did I really learn the curse technique?"
Homelin nodded.
"Great!" Ron jumped up happily.
After a while, Ron asked, "Grandpa Homelin, after using this curse, will the enemy be completely blind and unable to see anything?"
"No!" Huo Meilin shook his head, "They can still see things, but their eyesight has deteriorated and they can't see clearly!"
"Ah! So it's not blind!" Ron was disappointed, "It's just reducing the opponent's eyesight, it seems... it doesn't seem to be of much use!"
"Hehe..." Huo Meilin laughed, "The undead magic you mentioned to completely blind the opponent is no longer an ordinary undead magic. I am afraid that only gods can use it. Dim vision reduces the opponent's vision in actual combat. For melee occupations, it doesn't play a big role, but for ranged occupations... Hey, what will happen if an archer can't see the target clearly?"
"Ah—well, long-distance occupations are almost useless..." Ron suddenly realized that this dim vision is not as useless as he thought.