Who says I can't become a Grand Master?

Chapter 38 [Melee Mage] + [Explosion Magic]

Zhou Wangshu smiled elegantly:

"There's nothing wrong with that. Students taught by professors always have some unique personal characteristics. I remember that when Xia Qiwei was a student, she also quite liked close combat."

"Oh? Is that so?" A professor nearby immediately asked with great interest.

"Dean, you were Professor Xia's mentor before, weren't you? What was she like as a student?"

Zhou Wangshu smiled. "Back then, she was such an annoying brat."

Xia Qiwei, standing opposite, felt her face burning as she listened.

It feels like going back to your hometown for Chinese New Year and having the older generation bring up embarrassing things from your childhood.

But Dean Zhou was highly respected, and she felt embarrassed to interrupt him.

I could only maintain an awkward smile, secretly hoping the topic would end soon.

However, she was indeed somewhat surprised by Zhang Qingzhe's performance.

There's a reason why this kid has been wanting to change majors.

It seems he's really not good at the [Sculpting School], but he's very proficient in the [Life School] and physical abilities.

Xia Qiwei pondered to herself.

At the same time, he remembered a promise he had made to Zhang Qingzhe to keep him in check—

We need to help him find a way to combine the "Life School" and the "Energistic School".

She was just trying to brush it off at the time, but now it seems to have become a problem.

She had to find a way to cover up this "lie," otherwise Zhang Qingzhe might really get angry and turn his back on the "Life School" without looking back.

At this moment, the dean switched the screen to focus on the top two players on the leaderboard—Zhou Keming and Zheng Hangfei.

Both players performed admirably, employing clear tactics:

Avoid engaging with strong opponents in the early stages; prioritize eliminating weaker opponents to quickly accumulate points and card advantages.

Apart from the two of them and Zhang Qingzhe, the performance of the other freshmen was not satisfactory.

Some people are unfamiliar with using randomly drawn cards;

Some people simply cannot adapt to this realistic combat atmosphere;

Some people even vomited on the spot because of the pain and the smell of blood.

"This is the worst class I've ever taught."

A senior professor, with a stern face, repeated the same assessment he made every year, causing the young faculty members around him to chuckle.

Dean Zhou still appeared very tolerant:

"After all, this is the first time simulating actual combat, and the students need an adaptation period. We've been at peace for too long now, and young people are too far removed from the battlefield, so it's inevitable that their combat awareness has declined."

"So, our [Energy Shaping School] really should recruit more [Witch] freshmen," another beautiful witch professor remarked.

"Yes, although the [Witch] is unruly, her combat talent is undeniable," someone echoed.

Unfortunately, as a special mutant among humans, the number of [witches] is ultimately too small.

Even though the [School of Evocation] is a traditional gathering place for [Witches], the number of people they can recruit each year is still very limited.

Moreover, the rise of the "Construction School" in recent years has also drawn away a significant number of students from the "Witch" program.

This makes the relationship between the "plasticity school" and the "structuralism school" even more delicate and tense.

That's why, when Xia Qiwei heard that Zhang Qingzhe had a "witch" sister, she strongly encouraged him to let his sister apply to the "Energy Shaping School".

Moreover, she would never easily let Zhang Qingzhe transfer schools just because "her younger sister might enroll."

By the way—

Newly enrolled witches with exceptional talent do not need to participate in this standardized assessment.

Upon entering the school, they will be directly accepted as personal disciples by senior "Grand Masters".

Young people like Xia Qiwei don't even have the chance to choose.

That's why Xia Qiwei couldn't bear to part with this promising talent when she met Zhang Qingzhe.

At the foot of the hillside, there was a thicket of bushes covered with unidentified wildflowers.

Zhang Qingzhe temporarily hid here, away from the fierce battle above, and began studying the [Fireball Card].

The battle raged on the hillside, with corpses rolling down the slope every now and then.

Fortunately, this was all just a dream simulation, and the corpse would soon turn into data and disappear.

If this were a real battlefield, filled with the stench of blood, it would probably be even harder for people to bear.

At this point, Zhang Qingzhe's ranking had fallen out of the top ten.

However, he didn't care at all and continued to proceed according to his own plan.

The professors watching from the outside gradually shifted their attention away from him and focused more on Zhou Keming and Zheng Hangfei.

Some professors have even publicly stated their intention to recruit them as apprentices.

However, Zhou Keming, who was in the dream battlefield, was not at ease at all.

Especially when he saw Zhang Qingzhe disappear, a strange pressure quietly welled up in his heart.

He couldn't help but worry that Zhang Qingzhe would suddenly appear from some unexpected corner and launch a surprise attack on him.

Just then, Ma Yinuo, the girl with the ponytail who had previously escaped from Zhang Qingzhe's clutches, formed a temporary team with Zheng Hangfei.

This girl has excellent social skills. She has changed several "partners" in the chaos, but all of them were inexplicably eliminated.

With Zheng Hangfei's help, she barely managed to get four points, just enough to squeeze into the bottom of the top ten.

Zhang Qingzhe, who was sitting on the ground in the bushes studying the fireball card, was unfortunately discovered by the two men.

When Ma Yinuo saw Zhang Qingzhe, her first thought was revenge.

Although the boy was quite handsome and belonged to her type.

However, when he made his move, he disregarded his own physique.

Based on her extensive "experience," she judged that he was a straight man.

She never hesitates to destroy boys she can't control.

Now that Zheng Hangfei is backing her up, she has become even bolder.

From a distance, she raised her hand and fired a fireball that was ready to be unleashed.

The [Magic Circuit] within Zhang Qingzhe's body suddenly trembled.

A sense of impending danger made him instinctively roll over.

The fireball struck the spot where he had been hiding, sending dirt and rubble flying everywhere.

A charred, shallow crater remained on the ground, and the pungent smell of gunpowder permeated the air.

Zhang Qingzhe looked up and saw Ma Yinuo getting into position, already gathering power for her second fireball.

He had been studying for so long and wanted to try out his findings.

So he tried to infuse the [Fireball Card] in his hand with magic essence and fired one in the same direction as Ma Yinuo.

The professors in the stands watched this scene with great anticipation.

This was the first time Zhang Qingzhe had used an attack spell from the [Energy Shaping School] during this simulated assessment.

However, what happened next surprised everyone.

The fireball not only failed to launch, but exploded in Zhang Qingzhe's hand.

The explosion was incredibly powerful, as if a dozen Fireballs had been detonated simultaneously.

Fortunately, Zhang Qingzhe reacted extremely quickly and instantly activated the [Primary Shield] card.

Otherwise, he might become the first contestant to "commit suicide" and be eliminated in this year's assessment.

This sudden turn of events stunned Ma Yinuo and Zheng Hangfei, causing them to miss the best opportunity to pursue.