He immediately adjusted his breathing, bringing his mental state to its peak while closely observing every movement of the Scorpion, looking for possible weaknesses.
From previous observations, he had already discovered that although the Scorpion was remarkably fast, it had a short pause whenever it changed direction;
More importantly, although its venomous sting had a wide range, it required a short recharging period after use.
A grasp of these would at least enable a full retreat during its attack.
The Scorpion’s next target was the multi-legged creature covered in black carapace that had been attacking it consistently.
It took large strides forward, moving so fast it nearly left a blur, and in an instant, it was in front of its target.
The arrogance on its owner’s face had long vanished, replaced by pure terror.
He seemed dumbfounded by the sudden change, reacting a half-beat too slow.
By the time he wanted to order his slave to retreat, it was already too late.
The claws sliced through the air like knife blades, ripping the multi-legged creature’s body into halves in an instant, its innards and blood splattering across the ground.
The final screeching sound it made was utterly shrill, as if accusing its owner’s incompetence in its dying breath.
Then with a sharp turn, the tail sting struck towards Li Yue with lightning speed.
The Leopard Woman reacted swiftly, almost instinctively rolling backward, but she was still a step too slow.
Although the venomous sting didn’t hit a vital spot, it left a grim wound on her arm.
"Li Yue!" Trish exclaimed, immediately starting to cast a healing spell, trying to slow the spread of the poison.
But judging by Li Yue’s expression, the poison was spreading at a speed beyond Trish’s expectations.
The Leopard Woman’s arm swelled quickly, her skin turning an unnatural purple, clearly a sign of poisoning.
Her breathing became more and more rapid, and her eyes began to lose focus, a large amount of sweat seeped from her pores, mingled with blood streaming onto the ground.
Ron watched silently, calculating various possibilities in his mind.
At this moment, rushing forward to help would only put himself in danger.
Moreover, with the Scorpion’s speed, he would likely be intercepted before he could reach Trish.
Analyzing the situation calmly, preserving his strength, and waiting for the right moment was the best choice.
With a major force disabled, the Scorpion turned towards its most despised target—the Earth Elemental Golem of Holt.
The Earth Elemental Golem was indeed, as everyone expected, the ideal choice to fight against the Scorpion in this battle.
Its inorganic traits rendered the poison entirely ineffective, and its sturdy rocky body could withstand most physical attacks.
This was the reason why Holt dared to let the Golem remain at the frontline position.
But at this moment, the Scorpion had clearly fully awakened, its strength far exceeding everyone’s expectations.
It emitted an earth-shattering roar, raising its front limbs high, carrying immense power, and struck directly at the chest of the Earth Elemental Golem.
This strike was evidently more forceful than all previous attacks, even bringing a frenzied whistling sound in the air.
"Boom!"
Under this blow, the chest of the sturdy Earth Elemental Golem cracked directly, nearly a third of its upper body was shattered!
The Golem’s arms detached from its body, falling to the ground with a dull thud.
Then more rubble fell from its broken body, revealing the vulnerable energy core inside.
The once-unbreakable defense now seemed so fragile, as if it would completely collapse in the next second.
Holt’s face turned pale instantly, evidently suffering from the mental rebound of his Elemental Body being attacked.
He staggered back a few steps, disbelief written all over his face.
Even someone like him, an experienced Law Enforcement Team Captain, was intimidated by the Scorpion’s power, unable to remain calm.
At this moment, all the participants felt an almost suffocating pressure.
"That slap just now was clearly approaching the level of an Official Wizard. Outside, it could potentially blow up a small hill..."
Ron was secretly assessing in his heart while continuing to look for a winning opportunity.
The battlefield had turned into a sea of chaos and panic, most of the survivors had lost the courage to fight, only hoping to retreat unharmed.
Yet, amid this chaos, Ron captured a critical detail:
After several consecutive high-intensity attacks, especially the all-out strike against the Earth Elemental Golem, the Scorpion’s movements seemed to slow slightly.
The dark golden mane had also lost its previous luster, and the crimson glow in its eyes dimmed a bit.
"I understand a bit now..." Ron silently analyzed in his mind:
"It seems this Abyss creature’s burst period cannot last long, each time only maintaining for a short period, then it must consume blood or energy attacks to absorb new energy."
Thinking of this, he immediately adjusted his tactics based on this discovery:
"Dale, continue to keep your distance, but be ready to attack on my signal. We need to exhaust its stamina and strike when it enters a weakened state."
On the high platform, the observing Masters were closely watching the situation on the field.
"This Alchemist named Ron is quite interesting."
Commented a female Master wearing a deep blue robe:
"Most of the participants have lost their composure, only he still maintains calm and rational judgment."
"Indeed." An elderly man with white hair nodded in agreement:
"He seems to have already seen through the weaknesses and combat patterns of the Scorpion, such observational skills are rare among Apprentices."
The Vice Principal Hayek stood beside them, his face without any expression, yet a subtle emotion surged in his heart.
"If I had not given the priority training rights to Soron and Yuni last time, perhaps this little fellow would have been my student now..."
According to the talent equalization system of the School, each Official Wizard needs to leave the priority training rights to other wizards of the same level after selecting a mentoring object for a period.
Because Hayek successfully trained Corina last time, he received enough benefit corrections.
So for a long time, he lost the priority guidance rights over newly discovered geniuses.
"But that’s fine." Hayek quickly adjusted his mindset:
"The Scorpion experiment has already gathered sufficient data, and I can also take this opportunity to see the true level of these candidate sequences."
On the battlefield, the Scorpion began a new round of predation.
It set its sights on another participant who couldn’t escape in time, a female Apprentice controlling a half-human half-snake creature.
With a swift leap, the Scorpion charged forward, opened its bloody mouth wide, about to swallow the snake person whole.
At the critical moment, Holt’s voice came from the side: "Everyone avoid it! Fighting separately will only get us killed one by one!"
He controlled the broken Earth Elemental Golem, forcefully launching a charge, crashing into the Scorpion’s side.
Although the Golem was already incomplete, the collision still made the Scorpion’s attack deviate from its original trajectory, temporarily saving the female Apprentice.
Ron saw this and remained calm.
This short cooperation actually benefited everyone:
Only by depleting the Scorpion’s stamina can they increase everyone’s survival chances.
"The time has come." Ron said softly, then raised his hand to signal Dale.
The Little Sea Siren immediately swooped down from high above, drawing a beautiful arc with her hands in the air.
A series of Water Elemental Bullets were released from her fingertips, accurately hitting the Scorpion’s eyes, causing it to howl in pain.
Simultaneously, Ron began his action.
He activated the Transformer’s Skin, then dashed towards the scattered corpses on the battlefield.
In the chaotic battlefield, no one noticed the energy fluctuations on him that were completely concealed.
Once the Transformer’s Skin was activated, it quietly began absorbing the lingering Soul Energy on the battlefield.
With biological deaths exceeding a certain time, souls naturally dissipate.
And from what he knew, there seemed to be no Masters currently within the school proficient in Necromancy.
So Ron wasn’t worried about his secret absorption of Soul Energy being detected by those Masters.