When Katherine fainted, the victor of the duel was decided .
Headmistress Evelyn appeared beside Katherine and checked her condition . She sighed in relief when she confirmed that Katherine was just suffering from mana depletion .
Evelyn raised her voice and announced the results .
"The winner is Christine!"
Once more, the arena erupted in cheers .
The upperclassmen cheered excitedly . This victory regained the pride of the upperclassmen that had been lost when Arami lost to Katherine .
Moreover, Christine seemed completely uninjured . The only change since the time she entered the arena was that her clothes were a bit ruffled . Even her hair was perfect, as though she had not fought a fierce battle just now and instead was in a tea party .
Headmistress Evelyn put a mana potion in Katherine's mouth and called a stretcher to send her away . She then looked at our side and spoke .
"Send the next person up . "
Dina nodded .
She looked around while thinking about who to send . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
But before she could decide, someone took a step forward and volunteered .
"President, let me go . "
It was a man, the vice-leader of the students' guards, Hugo .
Hugo was a commoner youth that entered the institute at the same time as Katherine . He was very talented and managed to reach the fifth-layer in just his second year .
However, Dina frowned when he stepped forward .
"Hugo, are you sure?"
He nodded firmly . "Yes, I must defeat her to avenge the leader!"
Dina's frown deepened . She thought for a moment before shaking her head . "I'm sorry, you can't go . "
"B-But!"
"You are just at the fifth-layer, Hugo . " Dina explained calmly . "Your strength is one layer below that Christine . Do you think you can win?"
Hugo bit her lips and looked down .
At that moment, I chuckled . "Sister, let him go . "
"Hmm?" Dina was surprised and looked at me in doubt . "Claus, why?"
I smiled . "Actually, Hugo has an opportunity . If I'm not wrong, Christine has less than twenty percent of her mana remaining . Katherine's last attack was not something Christine can resist easily . Although she looks uninjured, the mana she used to defend against that attack was staggering . "
Dina fell silent . She thought for a moment and realized that my words were right .
Sighing, she looked at Hugo and hesitated .
In the end, she exhaled and waved her hand .
"Okay, go . But be careful . Focus in a battle of attrition . Once Christine's mana is used up, the victory will be ours . "
"I understand . " Hugo nodded seriously . "Don't worry, I'll not betray your expectations . "
He then grabbed his axe from the ground and jumped into the stage .
When Christine saw him, she smiled .
"How nice, another a fifth layer from the students' guards . Are you here to avenge your leader?"
Hugo looked at her fiercely and closed his eyes to concentrate .
Below, Dina wrinkled her words in concern and looked at me . "Do you truly think he can win?"
I shrugged . "Perhaps, if he is cautious enough . I estimate he has a fifty percent chance . Plus, he probably will perform beyond his limits today . "
"Huh? You look very sure…" Dina shot me a suspicious look . "Why do you think so?"
I smirked . "Is it not obvious? He wants to impress his crush . "
Dina was stunned . She then looked in the direction of the infirmary . "… Katherine?"
I smiled . "… He will do his best to defeat Christine so to impress her . Maybe after the victory, he is planning to confess his feelings . "
Dina finally understood . "So that is the reason . You are very observant, Claus . "
I just smiled and did not deny it .
Back to the arena, headmistress Evelyn looked at both parties before raising her hand .
"Ready? Start!"
At her signal, the fight started .
Hugo moved immediately . He kicked the ground and charged towards Christine . At the same time, he swung his axe and created a mana wave that flew towards her .
Christine calmly created a mana barrier and stopped the slash . Just like the last fight, she made use of the time the barrier earned to cast a spell .
However, the spell she cast this time was not the powerful [Meteor Rain] .
Having used too much mana in the last fight, she opted for a less costly spell, [Fire Spears] .
Five spears of fire appeared behind her and flew towards Hugo, sealing his paths of escape . Hugo answered with a swing of his axe . The axe attack clashed with the fire spears, that exploded upon contact .
Hugo tensed up . He moved his axe in a circular form and created a mana shield to protect himself from the explosions .
It was an intermediate combat technique taught in the institute . [Attack Reflection]!
The explosions hit the shield, but Hugo was unscathed . He charged out and brandished his axe towards Christine's shoulders, but it was stopped by a magic circle that appeared in front of him .
Christine retaliated creating tens of wind blades around her that cut towards her opponent . Fortunately, Hugo was prepared . He retreated instantly once his attack failed to breach Christine defenses . He then avoided Christine attacks and charged forward again .
Christine frowned . She instantly realized Hugo's goal . He intended to force her to use her spells to consume her remaining magic power .
It was a simple strategy, but very effective . Christine had to use spells in order to defeat Hugo, but each spell she used meant less mana remaining in her core .
Moreover, she had to avoid using powerful spells . If she used a powerful spell and failed, her remaining mana would not be enough to continue the fight .
So, she had to save the huge spells for a decisive moment .
The battle continued that way . In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged tens of moves without results .
Christine started to panic . Her mana reserves were decreasing quickly . Currently, she had at most ten percent of her total mana available .
Of course, Hugo was not much better . Avoiding and defending against a peak sixth-layer mage's attacks was very hard, and sometimes he was unable to defend in time . Due to it, he was panting and his body was filled with scratches .
But although he seemed much more miserable, his situation was much better than Christine .
Dina sighed in relief . She held her chest and smiled . "It looks like we will win this one . "
I did not answer . Instead, I looked at the battle and frowned .
At that moment, Christine finally showed an opening .
Hugo did not hesitate when he saw it . He took advantage of this opportunity and instantly pounced forward .
In an instant, his axe was filled with a blinding glow . He used most of his mana in this attack .
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