Chapter 105: Strange

I willed my regenerative abilities to heal the internal damage to my stomach.

I had to fight more carefully. Though my regeneration could heal almost anything, that didn’t mean I could use it openly before the instructors, who I was sure were currently watching my fight.

Healing minor damage could be attributed to some spell that I knew, but such instant regeneration would definitely raise suspicions.

Haa…

The scorpion had not moved a single inch from its place. It was as if the creature was taunting me to attack.

Bending slightly, I sprinted towards the monster.

Once again I appeared before the scorpion, this time aiming for its claw, but before I could strike—

Swoosh!

The creature had disappeared from my view.

Boom!

The pincers smashed into my sides, throwing me like a ragdoll.

It felt like the monster had teleported beside me.

This time, not even my eyes could track its movements, let alone my body.

The only saving grace was that the battle had taken place in a desert. There were no obstacles for me to crash into, which largely reduced the damage that I could have sustained.

Still, the impact sent pain shooting across my entire body.

I couldn’t think straight, as a loud ringing echoed in my ears.

“Cough… Cough…”

More blood spilled from my mouth.

I willed my body to somehow stand up again.

As I stood on my legs, my body swayed a little before my vision began to narrow.

I felt a strong sense of repulsion from the bottom of my soul.

I wanted to kill this pest…

I wanted it to scream in agony…

I…

The scorpion’s thunderous roar reached my ears. Turning to look towards it, I could see the creature… burning through my vision that was growing narrower by every second.

“Student Kael… The test has ended. You may return to the teleportation passage.”

Huh?

Hearing a familiar feminine voice, I turned to look in its direction, only to find a red-haired woman standing tall before the burning scorpion.

Elsa glanced at me once before disappearing from the scene.

The scorpion’s roar had died down, as its body was turned to ashes.

Haa…

With a sudden deep breath, I felt my vision returning.

My mind had calmed down from the previous chaos.

I had thought I could defeat the monster, but seeing Elsa kill it with such ease made the reality clear.

I may have been able to kill it using all my abilities, but—

I was still weaker than a Gold Core. And if my instincts were right, this monster… it wasn’t an ordinary one.

I tried to placate my broken ego, which had sustained a bit of damage.

Sigh.

I guess it’s time to head back.

***

“This is madness!”

“He needs to be stopped. What the hell is that kid thinking?!”

There was a buzz in the area where the instructors were keeping an eye on the students through the screens before them.

Though the instructors had been assigned selected students to observe, currently the entire staff had their eyes glued to a single screen.

On the display, Kael could be seen standing close to the scorpion that had evolved into the Gold Rank.

The instructors had been observing the entire exchange since Kael had begun punching the ground to attract more monsters.

At first they were impressed by his skills, and then they were shocked by his utter domination.

The moment Kael released his mana pressure, it was as if the entire table had been turned upside down.

With ease, Kael had taken care of most of the monsters, with just a few peak Silver scorpions still alive.

One after the other, even those creatures fell to his blade until only one injured scorpion was left alive.

But then the events took a drastic turn, and the scorpion evolved to become a Gold Core.

The experienced instructors could tell that the scorpion was a lot stronger than the average Gold Core.

Even at Gold 1, it radiated a presence that only something at Gold 2 or the latter tiers could.

Many wanted to intervene but were stopped by Elsa Senor.

Being one of the most senior instructors in the academy, Elsa’s words carried their own weight.

So everyone waited…

The first clash resulted in Kael being thrown away.

Just seeing the impact from the attack, the instructors felt Kael was dead. But the kid stood up seemingly unharmed and charged again.

But after the first two attacks, Elsa disappeared from the room.

She had first thought that Kael could win, but maybe… she had overestimated him a lot.

Even surviving a single attack from something an entire rank above him was a feat in itself.

Appearing before the monster just as Elsa was preparing to destroy it—

Her eyes widened.

Reflexively, she readied herself for a fight, only to notice no imminent threat in her surroundings.

Scanning the area, the only one in her vicinity was Kael.

His body was swaying from time to time. His eyes…

Elsa felt they were turning a deeper shade of black.

Ignoring the sensation from her instincts, she used one of her spells to kill the scorpion with ease.

Only when the creature was on the verge of death did Elsa feel the invisible threat disappearing.

“Student Kael… The test has ended. You may return to the teleportation passage.”

Saying her part, Elsa glanced at Kael briefly, only to find his eyes returning to their original state.

Though she found the situation strange, Elsa had other work to do.

The test was concluded, and now she had to ensure the safe retreat of the students.

As for Kael, she believed he was capable enough of returning on his own.

Rubbing the back of her neck, Elsa disappeared from the scene.

The monster had now turned to ashes.

Storing his sword, Kael began to return to the teleportation area.

As he had come far off to fight the monsters, there was a long way for him to return on time.

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