Chapter 113: The Real Surprise Attack: The Pressure On The Great Witch

Helen is very well-known at the academy.
Or rather, there are few people in the academy who don’t know this former disciplinary committee member.

Yes, she used to be a disciplinary committee member—and even a squad leader.
As for why she’s now a “former” member…

“Helen, you’re not allowed to touch him! Tea-bao is my prey.”
Lina looked at her cousin and immediately understood what she was thinking, whispering in a small voice.

“Relax, relax~ my character is trustworthy, okay~ I won’t steal the meat from your bowl.”
“Big liar! You stole my snacks so many times when we were kids!”

Upon hearing this, the golden-haired girl immediately jumped up. Can such a guarantee even be trusted? Helen used to eat all her snacks as a child!

“Pfft~”
Jiang Cha let out a soft laugh, interrupting the interaction between the two cousins. “Helen-senpai and Lina really get along well.”

“Tch, it’s alright, I guess. After all, she’s my cousin, I can’t exactly kick her out.”
“Hey, hey, hey, you little rascal, do you even have a conscience?”
Helen rolled her eyes. “So you forget about your sister just because you have a lover now?”

“But your taste is not bad. Hmph, why doesn’t anyone as beautiful as Jiang Cha exist in our year?”
“I have senior Sinaro’s contact info, you know?”
“Sorry, I was wrong. Training, right? Let’s start now.”

Seeing Jiang Cha open her campus card as if about to make a call at any second, Helen immediately went down on one knee in submission, no longer daring to flirt.

‘I knew you were a wife-fearing man.’
Jiang Cha murmured in her heart and exchanged a glance with Mephist, a mischievous little cat smile playing on her lips.

“Where are Helen-senpai’s teammates?”
Trying to change the subject.

“No need. We can handle you ourselves. Let’s go together.”
Helen may not have noticed the subtle tension between the two, but she simply shrugged and smiled teasingly.

“I’ll go get them!”
Lina turned and ran, seemingly worried her cousin might get hurt.

“I don’t need them, do I?”
Helen scratched her head, calling after Lina’s retreating figure.
“I’ll call them just to watch the fun!”
Helen: “……”
Her fist clenched.
How come every time she sees this cousin after a few months, she’s more infuriating than before?

…

Helen is very strong.
She’s a fifth-year student, but even within the fifth-year cohort, there are differences. Just like Jiang Cha and Lina’s small team are part of the “elite class” of their year, Helen is also an elite student.

A super-genius combat witch with top results in the Witch Cup.
Even as a student, her actual combat ability already rivals that of many veteran witches. She led her team in many competitions over the past year and has seen actual battlefield experience.

Now she has just returned from the battlefield and plans to rest for a while.

So how strong is she?
Let’s put it this way: in the same level of great witches, Jiang Cha’s team with Mephist and the little one could fight on roughly equal terms, maybe a 20% chance of winning.
But Helen defeated Jiang Cha in just thirty seconds.

Really, just thirty seconds.

Her actions were simple: she opened with a standard magic shield, using her mana to withstand Jiang Cha’s full-on attack for five seconds, then executed a high-level transformation spell, Red Dragon Transformation, and split Tea-bao in half with one claw.

She then turned, fired a fireball to destroy Mephist’s shield, kicked her down, and Mephist immediately surrendered.

“You guys’ team… has very obvious strengths and weaknesses. Especially against full-on offensive opponents, it’s particularly hard to deal with.”

The battle was over in less than a minute, and when Jiang Cha revived, everyone was in shock.
Helen was already analyzing their team’s strengths and weaknesses.

“Don’t treat Daisy as an offensive big witch. Newly promoted big witches only have one extra trait compared to small witches; their combat strength hasn’t increased significantly.”

Mephist, experienced and mentally prepared, was fine, but Jiang Cha saw for the first time the actual power of a hit-and-run type combat big witch in a duel.

—Daisy hadn’t grown into her full potential yet, and mentor Carol always held back to let the kids win, so Jiang Cha had never truly felt the gap between a big witch and a small witch.

In short:
Faster, stronger, more precise.

Helen isn’t a hexagonal fighter, but even her weakest “side” is stronger than Jiang Cha, with maximum offensive power. Jiang Cha’s defense is relatively weak, so being pierced in one hit is normal.

Mephist’s transformed defense is stronger, but only slightly—more like folding paper, allowing her to endure a little longer.

“Will we face this level of opponent in the Camilla Cup?”
Jiang Cha sighed helplessly, looking at Mephist.

“Usually not, but…”
The white-haired noble witch averted her gaze slightly.

There are countless geniuses in the witch world. Even a naturally “overpowered” witch like Violet exists. Who can guarantee there isn’t someone else?
Descendants of the great sage are rare, but they do exist, just like a monster-class prodigy like Jiang Cha.

“I don’t think you’ll meet someone like her. I know all the well-known young prodigies. They wouldn’t enter an amateur cup. But your defense is too weak. Even if it wasn’t her, any mature hit-and-run type big witch could pierce it.”

Helen shrugged.
“Your team’s strength is already high for your grade, but you’re not in the academy tournament—you’re in an amateur cup. The Camilla Cup’s under-18 bracket is jokingly called the ‘baby cup,’ but even among babies, there are big gaps—Magikarp isn’t the same as Charmander, right!?”

Jiang Cha doesn’t even count as a “baby” in this world—more like a pet egg. But this egg was overpowered, so it can fight already.

“Not impossible to endure, just undertrained. That’s simple.”

“This isn’t a stage you come from. Come on, Lina, help out. Carol, don’t hold back—teach these kids some real skills.”

Calling Lina has a hidden agenda—Helen’s cousin will likely follow the same hit-and-run path. By teaming up with two hit-and-run big witches, she can learn a lot.

The reason for not calling the other teammates is practical: adding another big witch would make it impossible for Jiang Cha to survive, so only Lina was called.

“But Mephist and Violet? Well…”
“In this temporary team, Jiang Cha isn’t just the firefighter, she’s also the command tower. In the eyes of the enemy team, this is like a huge taunt battle. Her tactical importance is massive, and as long as she’s on the field, you don’t need to worry about the enemy targeting others. Basically, she’s like a 5v5 team’s three-piece Uzi, got it?”

Thus… Jiang Cha’s following days were extremely tough.