Chapter 102: 102 Domineering.

The fight continued with a bit of change happening from Kurobe’s side. His aura flared menacingly, turning the atmosphere heavy.

Kurobe vanished as he arrived before Jin’s front. His decision confused others, who wondered why he wanted to clash head-on.

Was it because he was confident in winning? Or is there another meaning behind his action?

Whatever it was, the candidates and the observant, tightly pried their eyes open to see the conclusion of the test.

Jin slapped Kurobe’s sharp claws, which were inching away from his face, and slipped under while throwing a palm strike directly toward the cat boy’s chest.

Kurobe was flung backward with a loud ’boom’, his brows knitted together to feel the throbbing in his chest, and witnessed Jin chase after him.

They clashed intensely, stirring the other people in the place at how perilous both were in just a test.

The spectators gulped their saliva, their hearts latched with throbbing nervousness, which tightened their expressions.

Words like:

“Are they going to be okay?”.

“This was not a test anymore”.

“Should we stop them?”.

“Let’s observe for now and act when things turn dangerous”.

“…”.

A crackling of thunder charred the ground black. Kurobe’s figure was blurred by the lightning enhancement in his body. He danced wildly in the area, fully absorbed in his fight.

On the other hand, a green wind that swirled calmly around Jin’s side reflected his precise control of the battlefield.

It was not a battle anymore; rather, it was like a teacher guiding his disciple in a spar.

Kurobe, who felt his blood pumping hard in his chest, revealed a vicious grin. He felt elated, for this was something he yearned for in every training session with his father, who also acted as his teacher.

Jin calmly accepted his attack, slowly guiding Kurobe toward the path he sought.

A path to become the strongest and the number one martial artist in his homeland, just like his father. That path slowly carved out as the fight intensified.

’Haha, I can still grow more than this. ’ In a moment when blood rushed to his head, narrowing his vision of his surroundings like his sister.

Kurobe heard a solemn and eerie whisper that jolted his survival instinct, flaring. “That’s enough”.

His vision stretched as color faded from his eyes. Kurobe felt a shadow of death approaching calmly, bringing an end to his trance mind.

The world spun in his eyes before he felt a heavy blow in the back, blasting all the air in his lungs.

“Gahak!”.

“Calm down, Kurobe”.

When those words filtered through his twitching ears, Kurobe saw Jin, who pinned him down with his hand on his collar and wrist.

He inhaled but flinched as he felt a burning sensation spread from his trachea to his lungs.

“Keep continuing your breath, steady and calmly”.

Kurobe felt a touch on his forehead, and the boy’s voice soothed his ragged mind. The crackling lightning around his body dimmed, his long hair shortened, and turned back to how it was, black.

He kept regulating his bated breath until he found peace within his mind.

“Nihihi, Thank you, Jin… No, Instructor Jin”.

“Stop your gibberish,” Jin said, standing up and extending a hand toward Kurobe. “Can you stand?”

The cat boy didn’t hesitate to grasp the hand offered to him. He let Jin pull him up and stood firm with his two feet once more.

After he regained his clarity, Kurobe looked toward the surrounding arena, which had scorched dirt and gouged areas that cracked like spider webs.

Kurobe exhaled and shifted his attention to Jin. “Thank you for your guidance”.

“No, you are pretty awesome in your own way”. Jin shook his head and muttered. “Go back, it was about time for the next candidates”.

He didn’t reply and gave the human boy one last bow before walking toward his peers, who awaited him with blazing anticipation in their eyes.

“How was it?”. A flat tone pierced Kurobe’s attention as he turned to the source.

“Big sister, he was amazing”. Kurobe nodded, his tone filled with a smile of admiration.

“Right!”. Kaede snorted, puffing her average chest, seemingly proud of the human boy.

“No, why are you the one who is proud?”.

However, from his perspective of a demi-human who adored strength. The strength Jin possessed slightly drew Kurobe to his side.

A dawn of realization hit him as Kurobe twisted his neck at his sister, who blankly stared at the arena, watching Jin casually face another challenge despite still being a candidate, just like him.

“Big sister, are you?” Kurobe voiced his concern about the rare emotion in his sister’s flat expression.

“Hm?”. Kaede tilted her head, unable to comprehend his brother’s question.

“No, forget it”.

The cat boy parted his lips and shook his head sideways. Not wanting to dwell on the matter. Then, he turned toward the arena where Jin faced another candidate.

“So, Iris, you are the next to come?”. Jin said, looking at the approaching Elven girl who had drawn much attention from others.

“What? Are you dissatisfied with me?”. Iris spat and placed a hand on her waist.

“No, I don’t mean it that way”.

Jin clapped a pal to hide his exasperated sigh. Since Iris was freed from her responsibilities in caring for Nina, she has slowly reverted to how she used to be.

A violent and rough girl who loved freedom more than anyone.

Iris’ beautiful face loosened into a smile before swiftly knitting her brows in a deep frown. She waved her other hand to summon a swirling wind that gathered around her like a barrier.

Her golden tail swayed intensely as the girl kept pouring a large amount of mana into her hands, creating a magic circle that emitted a blinding green light.

“Come Zephyros”.

When Iris recited the name, the atmosphere halted. Black clouds gathered into e giant whirlpool that hung above her. Then, a wind pillar mowed down toward the land.

It swallowed everything on its path, including Iris, who stood in the middle of that chaos.

A moment later, the pillar bursts forth, hurling a violent breeze that pushes away anything in its surrounding area.

{I have come, My Liege}

An ancient male voice rang like an echo, prompting everyone to look at the source. They witnessed a huge wolf clad in a green aura of wind, standing behind the Elven girl like a guardian.

“How about now? Are you ready to face me?”. Iris glared at Jin, her lips twisted in a sadistic grin.

“Let me ask? Why are you so eager to fight me?”. Jin raised his brows, unable to understand the shift of emotion in Iris’ heart.

“Nothing grand, I just want to know my limit, that’s all”. Iris raised an arm and pointed it toward Jin.

Around her there were six flickering glow like stars, it pulsated as it sucked the surrounding air and transformed into an arrow that hovered above her.

“Prepare yourself, Jin”.

“No, No wait a minute”. Jin raised his hands to stop the girl’s pushy attitude. “If you are a mage or someone who battles with magic, your capabilities to summon a great spirit are good enough for recognition”.

“So you don’t have to show anything more and let the other do the test…!?”.

The wind arrow grazed his cheek, cutting his words. It kept flying straight, leaving a green tail that pierced the arena wall without resistance.

’Huff, so it came to this in the end’. Jin shook his head and jerked a hand to activate his wind magic.

A green aura emitted from his skin, then the wind around the world shifted and gathered around him, lifting his feet slowly from the ground.

“What in the world!?”. Dannan was astonished at seeing the boy slowly leaving the ground and hovering midair.

The spectators and the candidates lifted their gaze with eyes that almost popped out of their sockets.

This act of showing one’s own capabilities shattered their common sense. The boy was not only proficient in swordsmanship but also excelled in magic manipulation.

“This is utterly madness”.

They were unable to recognize whose voice had spread around the place, but it resonated deeply within the shocked people who were watching an enigma fighting for a spot in the academy.

Iris swallowed the tension in her heart. She properly aimed at the boy who looked down on the world.

“Now, with this we can…!?”.

However, her spirited tone dimmed as she saw a massive magic circle hanging above them. It shone in an ominous green glow and brought despair to the land.

“How about that, Iris?”.

Jin’s voice was calm, but it reverberated over the entire academy, like a god who wanted to punish the mortal world below.

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