Jacqueline exclaimed, but they were all held back by their respective opponents, unable to immediately provide support.
"Hahaha!" Noren laughed, rocking back and forth:
"Weren’t you just boasting about how weak the Apprentices of the Black Mist School were? Now their clones have cleaned you up! Kaiser, where’s your face now?"
"Shut up! Help me!"
Kaiser struggled desperately within the vines, cursing continuously.
His muscles bulged, scales glimmering with red light, as he struggled against the tightening vines.
But the plants were tough as steel, and even with his enhanced strength, he found it challenging to break free.
"Damn it, these vines are much tougher than before!"
The Earth Elemental Golem had already rushed to the front, its fist raised high, ready to smash down.
The golem’s eye sockets glowed with a cold blue light, and a special energy fluctuation began to appear on its fist’s surface, clearly preparing to release some elemental impact at the moment of impact.
A massive shadow loomed over Kaiser, like the scythe of death, ready to harvest his life.
In a moment of critical danger, a thin blue thread-like line suddenly shot out from afar, precisely wrapping around Kaiser’s leg.
Then, with a sudden yank, it dragged him and the vines enveloping him away from the spot.
The golem’s fist heavily crashed into the ground, causing the entire platform to tremble.
A pit several meters in diameter appeared at the location, surrounding stones cracked, showcasing the terrifying power of the blow.
The center of the pit even had a layer of translucent energy residue, like a still pond, indicating the terrifying destructive force contained in the strike.
"What a useless drag." Noren retrieved the thread, shaking his head in sigh:
"Next time, don’t count on me to save you. Knowing they’re organizing a counterattack, you still boasted there, deserved the beating."
Eliot and Lina exchanged a glance, both showing helpless expressions.
"You should let him learn a lesson, Noren." Lina said calmly, her slender fingers maintaining the gesture of a Spiritual Link:
"Getting hit won’t kill him anyway, might just have to lie down for a few days. Such a lesson will make him remember that in battle, any complacency can be a deadly weakness."
Eliot nodded in agreement:
"That way, he might learn the importance of staying cautious on the battlefield. After all, the more arrogant one is, the more likely to become the number one target. If he doesn’t even learn this lesson now, he might be even more reckless next time."
Kaiser now had a face ashen, both because of his recent disgrace and the undisguised mockery of his teammates.
But he dared not confront Eliot and Lina—though he was known for his strength among the new students at the Crystal Tower, Eliot and Lina’s talent and strength were recognized as genius level.
Moreover, they both had strong family backgrounds as support. In this world where strength is respected, he could only bite his anger.
"Just wait, I’m going to unleash all my power on those damned clones!" Kaiser gritted his teeth, tearing off the remaining vines still wrapped around him, eyes locked onto the Holt clone advancing slowly not far away.
His finger joints cracked, scales on the skin surface becoming vividly red under the stimulus of anger:
"Let me show you what true power is!"
However, just as he was about to launch an attack, the atmosphere of the entire battlefield suddenly changed.
A peculiar chill filled the air, not a drop in temperature but a fear that seeped into the bones.
Several sensitive Apprentices of the Crystal Tower involuntarily shivered, as if something ominous was approaching.
More clones appeared from all directions, quickly gathering into a tightly formed squad.
Among them were clones of Trish, Holt, and several other Apprentices of the Crystal Tower—only two figures were missing.
"What are these clones doing?" Jacqueline watched the movements opposite with vigilance, electric lights flickering uncertainly between her fingers:
"It seems like they’re..."
"They’re forming a team!" Eliot’s pupils suddenly contracted, his large ears quivering violently, catching some subtle energy fluctuation in the air:
"Worse, clone Lina is establishing a Spiritual Link! Just like us!"
Indeed, at the center of the clone squad, clone Lina was making seals with her hands, countless tiny light points appearing around her, drawing a complex energy network in the air connecting all the clones.
Those light points twinkled like stars, forming a miniature Star Map, with an energy thread connecting every two points, overall resembling a precise neural network.
"Damn!" Eliot cursed:
"Everyone pay attention! The clones have not only copied our appearance and basic abilities but even mimicked our tactics and cooperation patterns with crystal clarity!"
More worryingly, these clones seemed to have undergone some kind of enhancement.
Their aura was stronger than the original versions, and every move carried a hidden oppressive feeling.
Coupled with the fact that the clone squad included two elites from the Black Mist School—Trish and Holt, with Trish’s Natural Magic control ability and Holt’s Earth Elemental Golem being formidable forces.
The clones launched an orderly attack.
Trish’s clone controlled countless vines breaking from the ground, forming a giant net pushing forward;