[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1243521,1673,"Chapter 289: I'm not a weakling!","magus-supremacy-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Stepping out of the underground chambers reserved for the second-year students, four figures emerged—Raze, Vince, Vanica, and Vorden. These were the warriors comprising Team B of the second-year division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Team A had been composed of Scarlet, Greg, Jay, and Raze, but with Gordon sitting this round out to even the teams, the lineup had shifted accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Team B of the second-year students stood across from their upperclassmen counterparts—Team B of the third-years—each group stationed on opposite sides of the battlefield, their gazes sharp, their nerves simmering beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every year, the rules of the tournament are different,\" Captain Amir's voice sliced cleanly through the buzz of the eager crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this year… it's no different,\" he finished cryptically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sky above shimmered. Two giant crystals, each the size of a dragon's egg, began descending slowly, one crystal coming to rest behind each team. Gasps rippled through the crowd, confusion dancing across their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are they planning now?\" someone whispered among the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before more could be said, Raze turned to his teammates, his tone hushed but resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're doing this to prove to the world—and to Grey—that we're not weaklings. We are not pushovers. So we fight with everything we've got.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your motivation only works if Grey's watching,\" Vorden muttered, arms crossed, unimpressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is watching,\" Vanica replied, her eyes flicking toward the sea of spectators. \"I can feel it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk.\" Vorden scoffed but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir's voice boomed again, grabbing everyone's attention. \"The rules are simple: Destroy your opponent's crystal within the thirty-minute time limit, and you win. If time runs out, it's a draw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the ground beneath them began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks snaked across the arena floor, and the battlefield began to widen—its size expanding, shifting, transforming until it resembled a full-scale coliseum, as vast as a football field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey, seated among the spectators, leaned forward in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The coliseum… it's changing shape!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched in disbelief as the compact arena stretched into a sprawling battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This... This is powerful Earth Magic! But who—Amir doesn't use Earth Magic… Wait. The Principal?' His eyes darted toward the black booth widening even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lucian… the Principal is here?!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir turned sharply toward Lucian, who sat in regal comfort, fingers resting lazily on the armrest of his chair and a playful grin tugging at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you do that?\" Amir asked, raising a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian chuckled. \"I just thought the game needed a little more… excitement. A bigger field makes for better entertainment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The field was already large enough,\" Amir argued, exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucian shrugged. \"If they're going to entertain me, they better give it their all. Bigger stage, better drama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir sighed, then turned back to address the crowd. \"Apologies, everyone. Our dear Principal decided on some last-minute changes. But the rules remain: destroy the crystal in thirty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took his seat once more, a smirk playing on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the tournament… commence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the signal was given, tension crackled in the air. The expanded battlefield gave each team ample distance to strategize. What was once a moderate arena had now doubled in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To safeguard the crowd from stray attacks, a transparent, reactive barrier shimmered to life around the spectating stands—its mana-sensitive core flaring at the first sign of magical disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strategy's in place,\" Raze murmured. \"Let's begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackles of lightning coiled around his limbs like serpents as he narrowed his gaze toward the distant enemy crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It now loomed under a darkened shadow, guarded fiercely by a lone figure—Selene—while her three teammates charged forward like arrows loosed from a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go!\" Raze roared, his body bursting with lightning as he shot forward like a thunderbolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-year student leapt high into the air, water swirling at his fingertips. With a sweeping motion, he hurled several water bullets, bursting spheres that raced toward Raze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Raze flipped, ducked, and weaved between them with practiced agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, sharp spikes of earth jutted toward him—deadly and fast—but a metal shield appeared just in time, blocking the attack with a resounding clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the opposing side, another third-year coated his feet in lightning and blitzed forward, his goal clear—the second-years' crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing this, Raze spun, blasting a surge of lightning at the water mage, slamming into him and sending him skidding backward, hair frizzled from the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning surged around Raze's boots, shaping into electrified greaves. With a thunderous bang, he bolted after the attacker threatening the crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vince, hold the front!\" Raze barked, forming a lightning arrow in his palm. He hurled it forward, but the enemy barely evaded it, the projectile exploding into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning third-year retaliated, flinging a bolt over his shoulder. Raze ducked under it with inches to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should've kept your focus on your fight, I got things covered here.\" Vorden's voice echoed coolly as mist began to envelop the crystal, cloaking him and Vanica in a dense shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" the lightning attacker shouted in frustration, accelerating—dust exploding beneath his feet in his desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, Raze kicked the air, propelling himself with a thunderclap, and slammed into the ground directly in front of the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning exploded outward, creeping like fanged vines up the attacker's legs—stinging and paralyzing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the mist swallowed the crystal in its depths, Vorden's confident thought rang out in the haze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You can't break what you can't even see.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the battlefield, Vince faced off against a looming third-year who was radiating Earth Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water mage lay groaning behind him, still recovering from Raze's earlier strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? The weak little brother of Dave,\" the Earth user sneered, his lips curling into a twisted smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince didn't flinch. A metal sword shimmered into his grip, and a gauntlet coiled around his left hand like armor forged from resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Vince,\" he replied, steel in his tone, \"and I'm no weakling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To me, you're nothing but a substitute,\" the older student growled. \"I've always wanted to knock that smug grin off Dave's face. He's too strong—but you? You're perfect for revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, earth began to encase the upperclassman's body. Rocky layers formed over his feet, up his legs, his chest, and arms—until he looked more like a walking boulder than a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince's metal armor gleamed beneath the sunlight. His eyes didn't leave the third-year for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will crush you, weakling!\" the Earth mage roared as he charged with surprising speed for someone so heavily armored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not Dave! And I'm not weak!\" Vince bellowed in return, dashing forward to meet the challenge head-on—sword raised, heart burning with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-05T15:21:23.698Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e49a793a427bb993bda0ad9be4823c6814f6dfb59844951c444dd9bd6997df5","magus-supremacy-chapter-290","magus-supremacy-chapter-288",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]