Water and Fire Twins Magician

The bald senior had a pale face and a haggard look, with bloodstains on his body. He returned to the Sacred Heart College base with heavy steps, facing the flying snow, carrying the battle report of his disastrous defeat.

He saw that the Imperial Army was guarding the perimeter of the garrison. This was not surprising, after all, they had attacked the Imperial Capital's garrison twice tonight, dispatching more than 20 people, and it was impossible for the Imperial Army, who were monitoring the entire trial site, not to have noticed.

After the theft, the Imperial Army had already sent more people to keep an eye on the two camps to prevent a recurrence. So, the two sneak attacks tonight were actually carried out under the surveillance of the Imperial Army. But they did not take any action. Perhaps they saw that the first evil Shengxin was defeated, so they let the Imperial Capital teach them a lesson as a punishment for Shengxin?

But in any case, from this moment on, the Imperial Army's surveillance has changed from covert to overt, and it seems that a third sneak attack is impossible.

The bald senior walked directly to the leaders of the Sacred Heart camp and confessed the fact of failure.

Including Allen, no one said to Baldy, "How dare you come back?" Because they knew the strength of Baldy and his team very well. Now that even he had lost so thoroughly, who else could save the situation?

Seeing that Dijing had already met the conditions for completing the trial, and had evidence of his own violation of the trial rules, he was defeated by a team led by a rookie from the other side for two consecutive battles, more than 20 people were captured, and his second-in-command was seriously injured...

There seems to be only one way left for Sacred Heart College, which is to wait for two more days, until the imperial army retreats, and then all members will go out for a final battle with Dijing to grab the raw water.

But according to the bald man's message, this is also Teikyo's wish. This makes Alan doubt this seemingly only option.

"I can't understand. Since they have already obtained the original water, they can actually win this trial directly. Why do they use the original water as bait to force us to face off? They are not as good as us. They don't have the burden of clearing up their previous shame. There is really no need for them to fight us to this extent, let alone destroy us completely."

"...I don't understand it either." The bald man replied, "If it was just a fight for face, then they have defeated our sneak attacks twice in a row, captured more than 20 people alive, and seriously injured me. This is already a great victory that can be recorded in history. Why would they risk fighting us head-on?"

Allen thought deeply, "Let's think about it from another angle. They forced us to fight, which means they have a reason to fight..."

"Could it be the batch of ice core fragments and minerals we stole?" The bald man said in disbelief: "They have already obtained the raw water. Compared with them, these are just waste."

"…But what if they don't get the raw water at all?"

The long night finally passed, and there was only one day left before the Frozen Abyss was blocked by the blizzard again. This was also the last day of the Frozen Abyss excavation trial announced by the Imperial Army. The climate in the Frozen Abyss had become extremely bad, with snowy winds blowing everywhere, and the surroundings were gray, making the rising sun look like a moldy and hairy salted egg yolk.

On this day, Sacred Heart College made a major adjustment to its tactics: in this extremely chaotic situation, they made the decision to retreat.

They decided to transport the stolen goods away at the same time. They had arranged a group of people to be abandoned, take the responsibility of the theft, and surrender to the Imperial Army, emphasizing that this was a personal act of greed and had nothing to do with Sacred Heart College. This was a very risky step, because the Imperial Army was not stupid, and it was completely unpredictable whether they would believe their words. Whether they would severely punish those who surrendered, or disqualify all Sacred Heart members, was still unknown.

The reason for making this decision is that they feel that it is extremely unreasonable for Dijing to challenge them even though they have obtained the raw water. No matter what Dijing's purpose is, they are determined to fight. They don't want to be defeated, right? If Dijing is ready to completely destroy Shengxin, they must have been prepared. If they rush into the battle, wouldn't it be exactly what Dijing wants? After all, those two teams are a lesson. According to common sense, if Dijing gets the raw water, they will definitely evacuate as soon as possible or avoid fighting with other parties to ensure the final victory. But if Dijing does not get the raw water, their request for a fight becomes reasonable. Because Dijing will never be able to defeat Shengxin based on other gains alone, so they hope to take away all of Shengxin's gains through the final battle and achieve a final comeback. Therefore, retreating at this time is the only way to ensure Shengxin's victory.

This decision was very risky. In fact, the Sacred Heart also made the final decision after intense discussions. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, their retreat was slow and low-key. When they had completed their retreat, the Imperial Army had already begun to issue evacuation warnings to the trialists who were still in the abyss. Then, a blizzard would descend on the entire frozen land of the abyss, and the Imperial Army would completely withdraw, and the safety of the trialists would no longer be guaranteed.

At the Sacred Heart College garrison, Alan was the only one left standing on the bare snow. He greeted the retreating imperial army, then turned around and disappeared into the wind and snow.

He needed to confirm one thing.