Whoosh!
Carl suddenly appeared outside the Dueling Platform, yet he had not even reacted when, subconsciously, a new translucent Defensive Field quickly spread across his body, and he raised his arm to block.
"Hm?"
The next second, no attack came, and the raging flames had disappeared without a trace, Carl then finally realized what had happened, belatedly.
"Hiss..."
"What's going on?"
"Carl... lost?"
At the same time, noisy voices came from the audience seats behind. All the Council members present, each and every one, even Nois and Titus, were stunned for a second before they reacted.
As for Nickler, the elder, his face was no longer calm, but dark as if the bottom of a pot.
'Carl actually lost?'
'No, that Colin was actually able to defeat an Intermediate Third Rank Wizard? Didn't he just advance to Third Rank?'
Lanky Ryden looked at the projection of Colin in the center of the Dueling Platform and raised his eyebrows:
"This is interesting."
