I Can Copy Curses

The cadets were trembling in fear as they heard the continuous sounds of blasts since the war began. They had been preparing for this very moment since they were children, but they were helpless against the mass attacks from the warships of other races.

Fortunately, the other races hadn't sent anyone to specifically attack the academy or any other locations—only warships were deployed for the time being.

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Suddenly, the entire place trembled, causing the cadets to lose their balance and fall.

"What was that?" Erza asked, looking around.

Mark frowned. "Probably one of the attacks from the warships hit the academy, but the protection barrier helped us block it."

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Another attack hit the academy, but once again, the protection barrier successfully blocked it.

"Damn! At this rate, there's nothing we can do," Zeref said in frustration.

"Don't complain," Mark said. "It's at least better than being attacked by a barrage of demons, angels, and celestials."

Mark added, "Though I'm pretty sure they're just testing humans with these warship attacks since they haven't sent any individuals yet. It won't be long before they do, though. We just have to be prepared when that happens."

Zeref, Tracy, and Erza nodded. They understood that this situation was preferable, even if they felt useless here. If the demons, celestials, and angels attacked directly, there would be dire consequences. People would die if that happened.

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Outside the academy entrance, Elijah watched everything happening around him with a calm expression. In that moment, he made a decision. He had wanted to do this for a long time but couldn't because of his responsibilities as the leader of the Mortal Blood Alliance and as the leader of the transmigrators. Now that those things didn't matter anymore, he could finally do as he wished.

"Hey, Elijah, what are you still doing outside? Come inside!" Josh's shout reached Elijah's ears.

Elijah smiled and walked back to the academy, joining Josh and the other alliance leaders.

"We'll switch to battle tactics number 18," Josh said, looking at the other four leaders. "The teachers, Vice Dean, and Dean will handle the strong ones in the Ace and Conqueror ranks, leaving us with the Crown ranks and those below."

He added, "We'll handle the Crown-rank ones, while the new advisors Killian and the others will handle the Diamond ranks. The rest should be handled by the cadets."

"Have you informed the new advisors?" Elijah asked.

"I asked Roan and Veronica to summon them here. They should be in the academy," Josh said, frowning. He had expected them to be here as soon as the attack started, but their absence was troubling. What could be more important when other races were attacking?

Elijah nodded as he looked up at the warships in the sky. "They'll be sending soldiers any time now." The warships had halted their airstrikes for the moment, not because they were planning to send individuals, but because human battleships and warships had also appeared in the sky.

Even though the attack had taken the human race by surprise, they were still in human territory, so the other races had to be cautious as well.

Just then, Josh and the others' predictions came true. Soldiers began pouring out of the warships of the other races. One group had four arms and four eyes, another group had wings on their backs, and yet another group had rings above their heads. They were from the Demon, Angel, and Celestial races.

Josh, Elijah, Tony, and the other leaders' faces became solemn as they witnessed the enemy soldiers in the sky. They knew defending against them wouldn't be easy, but they had one advantage: the enemy was in their territory, so they could use the surroundings to their best advantage.

At that moment, seven more figures emerged from the other races' battleships, their auras so overwhelming that even Josh, Elijah, and the other leaders had a hard time remaining standing.

"That aura... it's so evil!" Elijah said, feeling the killing intent in the air.

"If I'm not mistaken, they're the seven demon kings of the Demon race," Josh said solemnly. "Only they would have such a powerful killing intent."

"The seven demon kings?" Elijah sighed and smiled wryly. "We only have the so-called Ten Seats, the strongest of the human race, to protect us. Meanwhile, the Demon race has the Seven Demon Kings, the Angel race has the Five Archangels, and the Celestial race has the Six Eternals. It seems we're bound to lose this war."

"Don't lose hope so soon," Josh said. "We have plenty of Ten Seat-level candidates in the human race whose strength may even rival the Ten Seats. There's Kane, all the old masters from the Seven Super Families of the Archons, the head of the Hunter Association, Archons, and Martial Will. Any of them have the strength to go toe-to-toe with the Ten Seats, so I believe we won't lose this war—not without a fight, at least."

Elijah sneered. "Did you forget about the so-called Zenithans and demons using human bodies to infiltrate the Limitless Void? All of this has probably been orchestrated by the one called Boros, and he and his army aren't even here yet. I'm sure the other races are here just for fun. They don't care what happens to us humans. As long as they can kill us and weaken our power, they'll be happy with the result."

"Shut up!" Josh shouted. "Why are you talking negatively all of a sudden? We have to hope we'll win. This is war, Elijah—get your mind straight."

Elijah shook his head. He was only saying what no one else would say, and it was a hundred percent true.

"Sorry, we're a little late," Killian's voice sounded as the group of new advisors arrived.

"What took you guys so long?" Josh asked, visibly irritated.

Frey smiled. "We were celebrating."

"Celebrating?" Josh almost lost his temper. "Are you out of your mind?"

Killian laughed and said, "Orion Darkwood is dead, and we were celebrating the news."

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