The finals between Annelotte and Bree Barnes were held as scheduled, and Regner and Kordak were naturally not absent, and several people gathered together to watch.
This girl Enelise didn't know where she got a flag, with the words "Sister Anne must win!" crookedly written on it. This little girl was waving flags and shouting during the game. She was full of fanboy temperament and attracted many people's attention.
The few people traveling with her tried their best to ignore her from the beginning to the end of the game - they didn't want others to know that they knew this girl, because it was too embarrassing...
And this day was a very sad and unforgettable day for Brie Barnes.
This arrogant veteran mid-level mage has never watched a single Annelotte game. Therefore, although Annelotte's call for winning the championship is already loud outside. But Brie Barns still regarded it as the ignorant heckles of these laymen.
On the day of the finals, he planned to use his experience gained from decades of immersion in magic to teach this newbie a good lesson. He couldn't compare with the high-level mages of the Court Mage Association, but he thought it was more than enough to educate such a magic consultant, but a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.
According to his assumption, he would easily resolve Annelotte's spell. Then use a few low-level spells to tease her, then use sharp methods to completely defeat her, and finally, the most important thing. He would say to the little girl who was lost because of the defeat: "Young man, there is no end to the road of magic. Maybe your level will be limited for some reasons, but as long as you study hard, your strength will be absolute." You will not be restricted because of your level. This is the true meaning of magic."
Before the final, Brie Barnes had already imagined the look of realization, excitement and gratitude on the little girl's face when she said these words. Hmm... It is said that the little girl is very beautiful. She must look extremely cute with this expression, right? If she could ask him humbly for advice, he wouldn't mind teaching her some spell-casting tips.
But when the game started, things completely deviated from what he expected as time went by.
At the beginning of the game, Annelotte gave him a mage salute, but as an old-timer, Brie Barns did not return the salute. This was what he had envisioned. Since he was determined to give her some guidance on magic doubts in the future, it was natural for him to accept her bow at this time. Yes, the beginning was developing perfectly according to his vision, but the old guy never expected that he guessed the beginning correctly, but not the ending. He didn't even guess the interlude in the middle.
Then, when the host announced the start of the game, Brie Barnes felt that the whole world had changed.
Annelotte cast spells at lightning speed. This little girl didn't know whether she should be called crazy or confident. She didn't pile up any defensive spells at the beginning, but just relied on her almost instantaneous casting speed to attack blindly. Fireball, ice storm, ice arrows, ice throwing knives, frost rays, magic missiles... At that time, Annelotte was like a magic machine gun. Brie Barnes was stunned by the colorful magic flying in the sky when the game just started.
The old guy swayed like a small leaf in a violent storm under Annelotte's indiscriminate bombardment. And the situation never got better. In the end, the defense he reluctantly arranged was violently destroyed by Annelotte. Then Annelotte stopped in time and asked him to surrender.
When had the arrogant Brie Barnes ever suffered such humiliation? He roared angrily, and then launched a sudden attack on the unsuspecting Annelotte. Immediately afterwards, Bree Barns escaped into the peaceful kingdom of unconsciousness under the angry shouts of the audience and the warm welcome of Annelotte's Advanced Missile Storm.
And this is what announced that the champion of the intermediate category of the Hawke Empire's first national martial arts tournament is the young mage from the Palace Mage Association, Annelotte!
Although this game was completely beyond Brie Barnes' expectations. But in the eyes of others, there was no suspense in the match between Annelotte and Bree Barnes, in the face of the Frost Maiden's lightning-fast spellcasting speed and accurate battlefield prediction.
Bree Barns' ability to use magic is as unfamiliar and clumsy as a magic apprentice. In this obvious contrast, many people even began to wonder whether this old guy who claimed to have been immersed in the magic world for several years had all the skills. Life has passed for dogs.
But the fact is that Brie Barns is not too weak. After all, he is also an intermediate mage who has made it all the way to the finals. Although he has not met top players like Rego or Regnar, he can still be regarded as a passer. How could he reach the finals if he was really a mediocre player
And the reason why he lost so miserably in front of Annelotte was not because of anything else, but simply because the Frost Girl was too strong.
Even the chief mage of the Court Mage Association had no idea that Annelotte would be that strong. It was a 19th-level quasi-legendary mage and the magic mentor of the imperial prince Joffrey. Even such a strong man had to tell Emperor Larvin after watching Annelotte's game that he could There is much to learn from Annelotte's battle.
From that moment on, Larvin finally understood what a precious talent the girl brought back by the Storm Sword Master Malolite was. If time passes, she may be no less important to the empire than the Sword Master Gale himself!
At first, Emperor Larwin was a little dissatisfied with Joffrey's pursuit of Annelotte. Because he felt that although this girl was young and had a high level, under the care of such a powerful father, she would inevitably become a vase whose appearance far exceeded its practicality. And he didn't want his son to be fooled by a woman's appearance.
But after learning the chief mage's evaluation of Annelotte, Emperor Larvin's attitude immediately changed. Not only did he no longer restrict Joffrey's movements, but to a certain extent, he even started to add fuel to the fire. Recently, news came from the palace that His Royal Highness Joffrey, the great prince of the empire, seems to be recruiting a magic assistant, and the candidate seems to be Annelotte, the champion of this tournament.
In this regard, anyone with a discerning eye can see the king's intention. Even if Joffrey is already a fifteenth-level high-level mage, he can only recruit a seventh- or eighth-level mage as a magic assistant at most. And want to recruit the champion of this competition, the fourteenth-level mage Annelotte, as his assistant? To put it mildly, Joffrey himself may not be able to defeat Annelotte! Although this was done under the guise of recruiting an assistant, the royal family actually took a fancy to Annelotte's amazing magical potential and wanted to completely absorb her into the royal family.
But even though they could see it, no one dared to say anything. After all, this matter was the intention of the royal family, and no one would be so stupid as to offend the royal family for no reason. Malolite, who was involved in this incident, has been missing. As long as he doesn't jump out, no one will object.
Of course, these news were circulated among the high-level officials of the empire. Naturally, there is no place to hear about a little loser like Regnar who lives in a cheap hotel. Therefore, this guy still chatted and farted with his companions leisurely while waiting for the reward day to arrive.
Although the competition has ended, the empire has not yet rewarded the winners of this competition. The reason is very simple. Many winners suffered injuries during the competition and are still not recovering from their injuries! For example, Brie Barnes, this old guy lost half of his hair on fire by Annelotte's fireball in the finals, and two of his ribs were broken by the girl's missile storm. Now he is lying in bed waiting for the priest to treat him every day!
A few days later, Regnar and other contestants finally received invitation notifications from the empire. They will go to the palace in two days. At that time, Emperor Ralwin and Prince Joffrey will reward the winners of this competition!