“A.I. Chip, scan the surroundings!”
Leylin ordered. Immediately, a light blue 3D image was projected in front of Leylin’s eyes.
“There doesn’t seem to be any danger!” Leylin nodded his head and chanted an incantation.
Along with the chanting noise, Leylin’s face took on a morphing process. His eyes became larger, his lips paler, his hair changed colour, as if a totally different person. Even his height was shorter by a few inches.
What was surprising was that after this rank 0 spell, the energy waves from Leylin’s body gradually weakened. It regressed from a level 3 acolyte to that of a level 1 acolyte slowly.
[Shapeshifting spell (Modified), able to the change the height and appearance of a person, even the energy waves radiation! Consumption: 3 magic power, 3 spiritual force!]
Shapeshifting spell was a spell that Leylin specially chose back when he was leaving the academy.
After he advanced into a level 3 acolyte, he managed to reach the requirements for the A.I. Chip to make modifications to it. Back in Extreme Night City, he had already completed the modification for this Shapeshifting spell.
Of course, no matter how much the A.I. Chip modified it, the Shapeshifting spell was after all a rank 0 spell. It could only conceal his energy from acolytes, but not the detection from official Magi. If not, Leylin could have used the spell to make himself be a level 2 acolyte when he returned.
Moreover, the Shapeshifting spell could only slightly lower the energy waves, allowing him to pass off as a low-level acolyte. It could not be used to conceal as a regular human or official Magus.
However, the bloodbath in the secret plane was only for acolytes. So the disguise would not be found out by other acolytes.
“It’s done!” Leylin looked at his reflection in a mirror.
A blonde male acolyte, with the energy wave of a level 1 acolyte. Under this state, even if it was Bicky or Merlin, they wouldn’t be able to recognise him.
“However, a person’s habit cannot be changed so easily. I had better avoid meeting any familiar people. ”
Leylin’s eyes flashed, and he disappeared into the shrubbery.
……
As for other places in the secret plane, many acolytes had already begun to face off and there were several explosive yet short-lived battles.
Beside a small pool, a black haired acolyte with a black cloak used lightning to obliterate an Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolyte into ashes.
On the other side of the plane, Jayden’s expression darkened, and suddenly countless vines shot out from his body, wrapping around an opposing acolyte from Whitewoods Castle into a ball of vines. Along with the contraction of the vine, fresh blood seeped through from the gaps of the vine, falling drop by drop on the floor.
Battles like these happened constantly throughout the plane. On the whole, the level 3 acolytes from Abyssal Bone Forest Academy has an advantage in 1 versus 1 combat. As for other level 1 and 2 acolytes, if they meet with these level 3 acolytes they would be killed immediately.
A pockmarked brown haired acolyte wore the uniform of Sage Gotham’s Hut. His eyes were not big, but it was filled with anxiety and wariness, as he continuously scanned the surroundings.
“Damn it! I was actually sent here. The distance from the gathering point with the academy is too far…”
The acolyte hurried his step as he berated incessantly.
* Peng! *
Suddenly, a few large holes appeared from the ground. Yellow brown mud spikes emerged from it. In that instant, it pierced through that acolyte’s grey robes and inner armour, rupturing a huge hole in the stomach area.
With a look of anguish and disbelief, the acolyte’s eyes were drained of life gradually with the blood and innards flowing out from his body.
A dozen minutes later, the grasses in the surrounding shook. Leylin took off his green costume and walked towards the corpse of the acolyte.
He crouched down and retrieved a red badge from the acolyte’s chest.
“It’s only a level 2 acolyte! Value is 3 contribution points!”
Leylin kept the red badge in his robes. The various academies had different badges. Abyssal Bone Forest Academy’s was black throughout in colour, while the ones from Sage Gotham’s Hut were red. Naturally, the badge from Whitewoods Castle was white. Moreover, there were different shapes for the different levels of acolytes.
“A.I. Chip! Bring forth my stats!”
[Beep! Leylin Farlier, level 3 acolyte, Knight. Strength: 3.1, Agility: 3.3, Vitality: 3.7, Spiritual force: 8(13.2), Magical Power: 8(13) – (Magical Power is in synchronisation with spiritual force). Status: Healthy]
“A Shapeshifting spell and Ground Spear has already consumed 5 points of my magic power and spiritual force. I have to conserve my spiritual force and try to use potions to battle!”
Leylin’s eyes flashed.