YM778.TV Chapter 723: The Strongest Pillar Of The First Years [Part 3]
It was not only George who got triggered after seeing Ethan go topless once again. Almost all the guys started booing at him while vigorously cheering for the First Years.
Some of them even wanted to jump down into the Arena to fight Ethan to the death!
Sebastian, who had advised Ethan to go topless, chuckled because his plan worked.
\'See?\' Sebastian asked. \'I told you—this would rile them up.\'
\'Yep, they\'re mad alright,\' Ethan\'s Other Half chuckled. \'But for a different reason.\'
Soon, even George started to chant, "Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
And all the other guys started chanting as well.
The Head Prefect of Dud Manor no longer cared if Ethan lost in front of everyone.
He just wanted him to stop showing off to the girls, especially to his girlfriend, Sabrina.
Sabrina, on the other hand, wasn\'t the least bit interested in Ethan. However, she found George\'s jealousy really cute.
While the audience was shouting "Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!" repeatedly, all the First Years couldn\'t help but look at their opponent as if he was a monster.
"H-His shield didn\'t even have a crack," Marvin stuttered after seeing the crater where Ethan was standing.
Everything around him was destroyed, but he remained unscathed.
The worst part was that he even had the leeway to tie up his hair while he was being bombarded by spells left, right, and center.
After Ethan finished whatever he was doing, he once again held his wand in his right hand and rested his left hand on his waist.
"Are you guys done?" Ethan asked.
Seeing that none of the First Years was answering, he nodded his head and pointed it at the ground in front of him.
"Aqua Anguis."
Ethan had used this spell many times in the past, and those who had seen his battles plenty enough already knew that he would be summoning dozens of Water Snakes to attack his opponents.
However, what they were expecting and what happened in reality were two different things.
Three gigantic snakes that were as long and big as trains emerged from the ground and started to attack the First Years that encircled him.
The First Years aimed their spells at the Water Snakes, but their attacks didn\'t do any damage to their targets.
"N-Noooooo!" a First Year shouted before he was swallowed whole by the Water Snake, instantly teleporting him to the floating platform above the stands.
One after the other, the helpless First Years, who were unable to put a dent in their attackers, perished one by one.
While this was happening, Ethan stood completely still and eyed the Five Pillars, who had yet to step in to help their schoolmates.
He didn\'t order the Water Snakes to attack them and only made them clear out the First Years who charged at him earlier.
A few minutes later, only Ethan and the Five Pillars remained in the Arena, with everyone else eliminated from battle.
"That\'s my student right there," Professor Barret said with a satisfied look on his face, squinting at Ethan proudly.
He acted like a grandfather who had raised the young man since he was a baby, making Professor Rinehart chuckle.
"Well done, Barret," Professor Rinehart commented. "You have trained him well."
"But of course," Professor Barret replied. "I taught him everything I know."
While the two Professors were chatting, Joanne took a few steps forward and stood in front of the other Pillars with a sweet smile on her face.
"It\'s our turn, so do your best to not become extra baggage okay?" Joanne said.
"That\'s right," Lennox commented, as he also took a step forward, passing Joanne and acting like the leader of their group. "None of you should become extra baggage."
Joanne didn\'t mind Lennox\'s attempt to act as their leader because she knew that her brother wouldn\'t target her first.
Besides, she would likely be the last one standing, so was more than happy to let the arrogant First Year say whatever he wanted to say.
"Are you done with your strategy meeting?" Ethan asked.
"We are," Lennox replied. "Time to bring you down."
"Is that so?" Ethan nodded. "Good. Then let\'s start round two."
Without warning, the three Giant Water Snakes charged forward.
Joanne didn\'t hesitate, and summoned two shadowy wings on her back and flew away from the group.
Hecate took a step to her right and momentarily disappeared from where she stood, reappearing dozens of meters away.
Since there were exactly three targets in front of them, the three Water Snakes targeted Lennox, Heath, and Marvin, forcing the three to use their Trump Cards.
"Ignis Draco Dominus!" Lennox roared and summoned a Fire Dragon, who then clashed against the Water Snake headed in the young man\'s direction.
Marvin summoned his Giant Treant and hid behind its back, letting it face the Water Snake that was aiming for him.
Heath, on the other hand, transformed into a four-meter-tall White Tiger and roared angrily.
He then clashed against the Water Snake, pushing the latter back in their first exchange.
The Professors and the students, who were watching this battle, all cheered as they watched the Pillars show off their abilities against Ethan.
This was also part of Ethan\'s plan. He wanted to know just how strong the new Pillars of the academy were, and how they compared to his generation.
The Fire Dragon and the Water Snake clashed repeatedly until both dispersed in a powerful explosion.
The Treant, who was very resistant to the Water Element, was able to overpower the Water Snake and destroy it after a minute.
The White Tiger, who surpassed the Water Snake in speed and raw power, also defeated the Water Snake with relative ease, making it roar as if asking Ethan if that was all that he got.
Ethan, who had seen the effort of the three boys, clapped his hands together.
"Good job dealing with a basic-level spell," Ethan replied. "Now, it\'s time for me to raise the notch a bit, right?"
Lennox, Heath, and Marvin almost cursed after hearing Ethan\'s words.
They wanted to tell him that summoning three Giant Snakes wasn\'t a basic spell.
However, after remembering what kind of spell the Second Year had cast, the three of their faces immediately turned grim.
Aqua Anguis was a spell that could be considered a Pseudo-Intermediate Spell. The number of Water Snakes that one could summon using this spell depended on the caster\'s magical power.
Since Ethan had managed to create three Giant Snakes using this spell, it only meant one thing.
"M-Mommy…" Marvin muttered when the realization finally hit him.
Ethan chuckled evilly like a villain before raising his wand.
"Aqua Anguis!"
This time, instead of three, Ethan created a dozen Giant Water Snakes, which made even Lennox take a step back.
The level of difficulty of the battle they were about to face had just increased drastically.
Joanne, who knew that things would be extremely difficult if she lost the three guys in their group, shouted.
"Just focus on defending! I will attack, so make sure you survive until then!"
Without saying anything else, Joanne summoned countless shadow specters, who all charged at Ethan like a swarm of bats.
Right now, her only chance at defeating her brother was to use swarm tactics against him, since he had already defeated her in the past.
While this was happening, Hecate stood completely still as she entered a trance-like state.
A moment later, her eyes glowed golden before taking a step forward and disappearing from where she stood.
She was of the same opinion as Joanne—they could only beat Ethan if the five of them worked together.
Since that was the case, she would cooperate with Joanne in attacking Ethan, allowing the three boys to deal with the Water Snakes, who were all charging in their direction.