6kv Chapter 405 : Ogre Flower
Chapter 405 : Ogre Flower
"So chasing down Marquell-Storm was just a distraction—"Looking at Louisto-Tulan landing heavy punches on those contestants who had transformed into avian magical beasts by the lakeside, Janna, in her【Flame Vine】form, couldn't help but sigh silently in her heart.
Immediately after, she paid no mind to anything else. Taking advantage of Louisto-Tulan’s attention being drawn to the bird-like contestants who had reached the lakeside first, Janna advanced at full speed in her vine form.
"Gah——"
Just as Janna was about to pass through the wall of fire at the lava lake’s edge, a sudden screech rang out from above her.
Quickly, Janna sensed the sound drawing closer and closer. Moments later, she saw a pitch-black raven fly directly in front of her.
"A rook?"
Seeing the transformation form that looked extremely familiar, Janna’s first instinct was to lash out with her vine whip and strike the strange raven.
However, just as she was about to make a move, the raven melted into her shadow like a drop of ink falling into water, slipping in smoothly and vanishing.
"Hm? That’s a new move."
Watching the raven dive into her shadow, even Janna herself couldn’t help but mentally applaud the maneuver.
But very soon, knowing that time was short, she didn’t bother dealing with the “threat” in her shadow. Twisting her vine-body like a crimson python, she forcefully broke through the wall of fire and crawled toward the shore.
"Thanks for your shadow."
The moment Janna reached the shore, the raven hiding in her shadow flapped its wings and flew out. Then, landing in the thick darkness, the raven transformed into a human form.
"So it was her———"
Seeing the tall figure with shoulder-length black hair, dark purple eyes, a pure face, yet a temperament as cold and deep as a still pond—Hela-Helheim—Janna immediately dispelled her【Flame Vine】form and returned to human form.
"You're welcome."
In truth, the moment Janna got ashore, she was already prepared for a surprise attack from her.
After all, Janna knew well that one of Hela-Helheim’s strongest transformation forms was the【Shadow Direwolf】, known for its formidable combat prowess.
If Hela-Helheim had chosen to ambush her in that form, Janna would have no choice but to clash head-on in her【Grotesque-Faced Tree Demon】form, even at the cost of her magic power.
Fortunately, Hela-Helheim didn’t seem to intend any aggression, which was a relief for Janna, who didn't want to waste magic power at this crucial moment.
After all, throughout the early stages of the【Transfiguration Trial】, Hela-Helheim had belonged to the “cautious development” camp—she had consumed little magic and maintained an excellent overall condition.
If conflict broke out now, it would inevitably turn into a long battle with massive magic drain—something too risky and not worth the gain for Janna at that point.
"Boom一"
Another thunderous crash echoed out. Amidst flying dust, Marquell-Storm, body covered in burns, finally broke through the wall of fire and collapsed to his knees a short distance away from Janna.
"Cough cough... Damn you, Louisto. I’ll never forgive you."
The massive depletion of magic power and extensive burns all over his body had pushed Marquell-Storm’s condition to a critically low level.
Yet, despite this, because his【Fury of the Hurricane】was so deeply feared, the other contestants still hesitated to attack, even upon seeing him in such a sorry state.
"Ka!"
Just as Marquell-Storm tried to push himself up, a flamboyant flower nearly three meters tall appeared behind him without warning.
Its petals opened, and before Marquell-Storm could react, the enormous bud swallowed his entire body in one gulp——
"Marquell-Storm has been eliminated!?"
Inside the【Glory Arena】, seeing Marquell-Storm’s shocking elimination displayed on the giant screen sent waves of uproar through the crowd.
"I bet money on him winning!!"
In the stands, after confirming repeatedly that Marquell-Storm had indeed been knocked out, a few gamblers who had wagered heavily on him cursed aloud.
"Who the hell eliminated him!?"
Even though, during the third stage set in the lava environment, Marquell-Storm had been dominated by Louisto-Tulan in his【Phoenix】form, his impressive evasion skills had still kept him narrowly safe.
Just when everyone assumed Louisto-Tulan was going to finish him off, he suddenly turned around and began attacking other contestants.
It was during this opening that Marquell-Storm broke through the fire barrier and successfully escaped the lava lake. In fact, even at that point, those who bet on him still believed he would be the final victor.
Especially among the audience at the Elemental Soul Wizard Academy, who had long heard tales of Marquell-Storm's feats, confidence in his strength ran high.
But when the enormous flower bud spat out a【Magic-Sealing Ring】and host John-Jones officially announced his elimination, everyone stared at the big screen, desperate to identify the one who had taken him out.
"It’s an Ogre Flower! The one who eliminated Marquell-Storm was actually Janna!?"
Recognizing at once that the contestant in the【Ogre Flower】form was indeed Janna, Gawen-Tull’s eyes flashed—not just with disbelief, but also with excitement.
"Don’t tell me... I really bet on the right one—"
Watching the screen as Janna returned to human form from her【Ogre Flower】state, Gawen-Tull instinctively tightened his grip on the betting slip bearing Janna Roland’s name.
"Marquell actually got eliminated!"
Inside the【Bonsai Secret Realm】, the other contestants, upon hearing Marquell-Storm’s last scream before elimination, turned their eyes to the “culprit”—an extraordinarily colorful yet deadly plant-type magical beast—the Ogre Flower.
"Bleh!"
After Marquell-Storm was forcibly teleported out of the【Bonsai Secret Realm】, the【Ogre Flower】made a spitting gesture and ejected the【Magic-Sealing Ring】covered in slime straight onto the ground.