343 Moss’s Strategy!

Locke noticed Jay Jie’s expression and could understand how he felt. He also hoped Moss’s Absolute Defense could reach that invincible state to play an imperative role in the battle against Magical Beasts.

However, he respected the truth more as a professional.

“Firstly, his Absolute Defense is limited by its usage and cooldown time. Secondly, based on what I know, the shield Moss can summon under Absolute Defense will be limited in range.

“If one were too far from Moss, even if the shield would reflect the energy, the energy would weaken accordingly. If the range is too far, it might not work.”

“I see.” Jay Jie heaved a deep sigh.

Locke patted Jay’s shoulder and said, “You don’t have to feel sorry. The idea you just thought of is good. If Moss and the others know about it, they will easily pass the next round against Eastern University, and it is only a matter of time before they win the competition.

“Moss can also use it to resist Magical Beasts, but it won’t be as effective as you think.”

After hearing Locke’s words, Jay Jie felt much better. He smiled and said, “Professor Locke, thank you for your affirmation. Ultimately, the cultivation of professionals cannot avoid the battle against Magical Beasts.

“That’s why our Department of Education has been trying to develop better ways to train students so that they can contribute more to our fight against Magical Beasts after they graduate.”

Locke nodded and said, “Yes, only by eliminating the Magical Beasts can our planet return to its former peace and beauty.”

“Yes, the first- and second-year student exchange competition is one of the best ways to discover talents. Many outstanding professionals have emerged in this competition.

“The Ministry of Education will provide them with better educational resources based on their performance,” Jay Jie said, smiling toward the ring at the center of the Shenlu Martial Arts Arena.

“Indeed, but I still hold my view from before. The competition should give more opportunities to newcomers. Don’t make it seem like the second-year students are the main attraction.

“Only those like Kyoto, who are more willing to give newcomers opportunities, can let us discover outstanding talents earlier.” Locke used this opportunity to emphasize his suggestion.

“Yes, I’ll bring your suggestions to the ministry and develop a reform plan as soon as possible.” Jay Jie humbly listened and gave Locke his assurance.

He smiled again when he mentioned Kyoto’s newcomers. He continued, “Besides Moss, Kyoto’s other five rookies are commendable. Nat, Noel, and the others have displayed their strength and are playing an increasingly important role in the team matches.”

“Haha, let’s wait and see what surprises they’ll bring us next.” Locke’s eyes were full of anticipation as he watched Team Kyoto walk to their lounge.

…

As Team Kyoto was about to enter their lounge, the entire arena suddenly shook violently. The southwest corner near the lounge was shaking even more violently.

A moment later, more than ten substantial spatial rifts appeared. While everyone was still shocked, hundreds of Magical Beasts emerged from the spatial rift.

The sudden turn of events dumbfounded Aurora, and she did not even know what to say into the microphone.

He probably didn’t even know what to say into the microphone. “T-This… T-That’s…”

Locke hurriedly stood up and arrived next to Aurora.

He grabbed the microphone and said severely, “Everyone, quickly gather at the central stage! The top 70 presidents follow me to the southwest corner to fight off the Magical Beasts! The other presidents will be responsible for the audience while they retreat!

“The other professionals and competition participants are to cover the audience’s evacuation according to your location! Only join the battle after ensuring the audience’s safety! Let’s Move!”

Locke’s words were urgent, and everyone mobilized at once.

…

Moss had a terrible feeling when the arena trembled. Soon, he felt waves of spiritual power surging into the arena. Before Locke gave the order, Moss shouted, “It’s a large herd of Magical Beasts!”

Hearing Moss’s shout, Bishop turned around. He saw a spatial rift in the arena’s northwest corner.

Groups of Magical Beasts, including Cloud Treading Leopards, Magical Spirit Spiders, Amethyst Winged Lions, Ironclad Flame Tigers, Iron-back Demon Bears, Netherlock Ghost Snakes, and so on, surged from the spatial rift.

Then they heard Locke’s order. Bishop furrowed his brows and quickly shouted into his earpiece, “Team Kyoto, we have an emergency. Protect the audience and be careful. Let’s move!”

Bishop was the first to lead the charge toward the southwest corner. Upon seeing this, Moss immediately summoned more than a dozen shields.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Moss looked like he was scattering flowers, accurately throwing shields into his teammates’ hands. Then he quickly turned around and rushed toward Bishop.

He thought of how to deal with the situation as he dashed forward.

‘Surround and attack!’ These words quickly appeared in his mind. With that in mind, he already had a clear battle plan. As such, he quickly summoned shields while moving, using them to set up a line of defense.

As he approached the Northwest corner, he shouted, “Catch my shield! We can surround the Magical Beasts and quickly eradicate them.”

Simultaneously, he kept summoning shields while quickly throwing them out. With the addition of Moss’s shield, the professionals fighting the Magical Beasts formed a more effective encirclement.

However, the appearance of the Magical Beasts was relatively scattered, and even now, there were still more emerging from the spatial rift.

Even though most professionals had surrounded the Magical Beasts, a tiny number of beasts had escaped into the arena.

Moss saw that the encirclement was stable and constantly shrinking, so he adjusted his battle plan. He would deal with the scattered Magical Beasts and cover the audience to evacuate safely.

“Quick, get behind me and run toward the northeast exit!” Moss shouted at the dozen or so audience members crouching on the spot, already scared out of their wits.

Simultaneously, he used his shield to create a small protective barrier. Then he would continuously circle it and use his Holy Blade skill to deal fatal blows to the Magical Beasts.

Time was of the essence in a life-or-death battle, so steadiness, brutality, and accuracy were the criteria for Moss’s attacks. As such, he protected the first wave of audience members as they retreated and then ran to the next wave of those in danger.

When Moss killed most of the scattered Magical Beasts, he immediately activated Absolute Defense and jumped into the encirclement.