Alex agreed with Slick, but not because he thought they would be picked off easily by the other teams. [color=77FF00][b]"Well, the other teams, if they are competent at all, will have already started moving. Us sitting here, chatting won't help us in winning this"[/b][/color] he told the others. [color=77FF00][b]"What's mo-"[/b][/color] he was cut off by the sudden increase in the magnitude of the electromagnetic field surrounding the island. He shot a glance at the others and they seemed to have also noticed this change in the air. Then Charlie suddenly summoned four rings, keeping one for himself and distributing the rest to the other three. [color=77FF00][b]"Judging by the magnitude, there are few people enrolled in the academy that could cast such a spell. I'd say it was probably Arcadios or Meruin. If its the latter then are you sure these rings will be enough to protect us from her attack, presuming it is an attack that is and not something else entirely..."[/b][/color]