Chapter 119: The Good, the Crazy and the Bizarre (2)
NcTThe rules of this prac lesson were as follows.il5
Ud5Defeat peers or seniors to steal their armbands. The stolen armbands can be then changed to points which get determined by the Grade of the opponent, and those points can be consumed at the shed to purchase items.Vofm
ArWIt was a battle royale of students; one that naturally forced them to forge groups to fight against stronger foes, while also motivating them with the fact that those points can be exchanged for items.EGvMig
RNe21OWhichever item the students were after, it was clear that this shed was their final destination.QlL
fhQJr“…What?”qJ35yQQ
WEgj“Ren… That shouldn’t be on fire, is it?”9GH
rB24“No…”X1EL
Hk1y6“Then why is it on fire?”h8S1zmV
t6S0e“…Don’t ask me.”Xi4L
M5pMqAETheir final destination was on fire. In the midst of everyone’s confusion, Ren and Ron found an enormous structure behind the shed. Actually, ‘found’ might not be the right way to put it, because it was literally right behind the shed.o9IFr5
LdCPCq“…That’s big.”jKNhx
SUd1aIt was big.4pA3v
qnSVery big.BtgaIZ
74M7The building that couldn’t be described by any other word than ‘big’ was standing tall and proud in the middle of the forest. It was made by weaving rocks and trees, and was as big as a stadium.j2eJ
gI7Is『Come this way if you want the rewards~』VWxKNLq
LZGuOThere was a pamphlet there, which obviously meant that this was the replacement of the shed, and that meant that the 2nd year students had set the shed on fire but…ZTXnU
NlHQXy“When did they even build this?”F7CCPz5
OcKRUTbIt was only possible thanks to the combined strength of a druid, who was loved by the forest, and a genius Golem Mage who knew everything from the creation to application of a golem core.gfj
dOQlm“Ren. Look at that…”ZHA
9jtRon said while pointing at three massive holes that were as big as the front gates of a mansion. They were so obvious that anyone could find them.TL4KVk
dP6rw9X“…Entrances.”BzNWMW
HUYLtThey were so obvious that Ren even wondered whether it was a trap or not. She was also disinclined to go with the ‘correct’ method.CaVp
kf9Gi“I think the top of that building… is where you buy items.”XGJh2W
dCPqx2zOn top of the mysterious fortress, Mr. Harris the forest keeper was waving his hand with a bright smile on his face.fwc
m4t5His shed was on fire, so how could he have such a bright smile on his face? The freshmen students had no way of knowing about the shed reconstruction contract that was going on behind their backs.vyoZ
Nc4In any case, it meant that they wouldn’t be getting anything out of this prac lesson if they failed to reach that far up.y16wks6
Ycsif“Let’s climb the wall,” suggested Ren.Nzfb1oa
8yz“Hnn? Can we?”WTmm
Lmo2“No one said we can’t.”QuYtcP
heOzuCmRen started off by morphing her body into that of a werewolf, and quickly began climbing the wall.AnBqPT
e0h– Kung!q8Ro96
ZkH4Kicking off the ground, she jumped onto the outer wall and used her sharp claws to climb it.wagU
A5R– Kugung!3UA
TaE“Uaht?”gStThV
EAdABGSuddenly, a stone fist shot out of the outer wall and pounced on Ren who was trying to climb the wall.TQaX
egdT“Uhht…!”W5MNN74
XN6hctWith superhuman reflex skills, Ren quickly dodged the fist but there were more – several more stone fists and branches popped out of the outer wall to attack her.f5dYqP5
8tVI8– Slam!PaW5
PCqCEZrIn the end, Ren couldn’t dodge all the attacks and fell down.XGj
VPePU0“Ren! Are you okay?!”w0i
5FK“Ugh… They suddenly turned weak in the middle so I’m fine.”qRkCk7O
31y2That was a warning – a warning from the owner of the fortress that they will not allow any petty tricks to take place.7i9fFYu
SATqMRw“Hmm~. Interesting. Except for the smell of beast fur, that is.”WljJT
B7xA sarcastic voice echoed from behind. Ren and Ron both recognized who that was.nieG3
SpMju“Princess… Miruam.”YT9J
Njz“You mean Your Highness?”o6b
52P7zw“Y, Your Highness…”QDAdCE
tFiGH8fHer crimson eyes cold-heartedly pierced through them and pressed down on them from above.1QoX5k2
uwbos6Meanwhile, more and more freshmen peers showed up behind Princess Miruam, and all of them were befuddled by the absurd and out-of-place fortress.PEfIm
OVT“Your Highness. What should we do?”VWMq
1MLDBehind the venomous serpent were freshmen students with wagging tails. It had only been a week, but the Princess already had a bunch of followers.vJws0Ua
R87UOa“It will be hard to meddle with it from outside. This was made by a druid in the middle of a forest and will therefore repair itself when broken.”gTFsKKK
L0p0VJ“Then do we need to… go through the entrances?”Khro
UYKu“That seems to be the only option.”hkn
ef5LsvvLeaving those words behind, Miruam unhesitatingly walked towards the entrance. It didn’t matter if it was a trap or not – no one could stop her confident strides.5sQ
CrSVOt“What are you doing! We will follow after Her Highness!”WWn
hONU4A bunch of followers went after the Princess. One of them was Germain Luther, who was titled a Grade 2 Knight in the grading test.dwKZW
HlHhmfy“Hmm… What should we do?” asked Ron.F3ML
ElQGh1“I am not going into the same place as that woman.”TxDV
fLBNaturally, Ren and Ron walked into the entrance opposite to the one the Princess and her group went into. Slowly and surely, the freshmen students entered the fortress.wJE
EoyiTJThere was no telling what was happening inside it.oBPCIL
5QrD9e****vwX4
3BKb“Uah… What are we supposed to do?”OfUU
hq25WX4“How do I know?”N1c
tsKYjThe new students along with the wolf siblings who entered the fortress using one of the three paths gazed at Dorron, who was sitting in the middle of a wide room.hUAQfq
jYWmThey had 40 on their side against 1 single person. Despite that, Dorron Warsky was overpowering them in terms of spirit.IEcBW
gFHr5f– Swing!fL4Y
6ZvhFifteen magic swords were letting out sharp cries while rotating around him. Five of those had attributes and were excellent at AOE skills whereas the rest of them were purely physical.FwKan
tN9dkThere were two attributed magic swords to Dorron’s left; two to the right and one in the front. Unexpectedly, it was safe to say that the middle was the safest when attacking as a group.9hFs3
9Puc“You guys.”2rL
Sie45VBRen declared to the peers that were with them.p6pssV
tYk1i0g“We siblings will march through the front. You guys attack from different directions all at once.”nkVXdb
ooE“W, who do you think you are to…”u8iQcS
UyL1LGz“Say it if you have a better plan in mind! We are taking the brunt of the risk, okay?”RWB7yl2
bXkmRuo‘Hooh,’ thought Dorron. He was impressed. The mercenary with a lot of experience noticed that Ren was playing with them using preconceptions.9NY
IcXvD“Ugh… That’s the future captain of Warsky Mercenaries though.”EriL4
n8ON8IE“We don’t need to defeat him. All we need to do is go past him and continue going up.”ix5WVO
iNvJiK2There were 40 on their end, and the wolf beastmen had volunteered to take the front, which seemed to be the most dangerous. Left with fewer concerns, the freshmen prepared themselves for a charge.H05F6W
jyyZ“Let’s go!”8ZStpu
rYSCAfter beastifying themselves, Ren and Ron marched forward.zDLPbUN
O6cuhRen’s plan was simple. There was only one attributed magic sword in front of them.s2wRN
NcevyzThere were 20 to his left and 20 to his right, with only 2 people in the front. Logically speaking, it was very clear where Dorron would be focusing his attacks on.d4uCuPP
AJNHT“Ron! We’re not going to fight him! We will jump over him!”WDNc
rRP9ZsI“H, huh? Is that okay?”2nxG
ys0tBWk“Yeah!”LpkP
Z2KtAH“…”xBRa
GDoIn the middle of her dash forward, Ren and Dorron looked at each other, and following that…ZMppwj
YHft“Huh?”EbRAw
AXuI“Hnn?”xvmmu4N
KktOSuddenly, more attributed magic swords were allocated to the center. Magic swords of lightning and flames fell at the wolf siblings.iBSd4N
hPz“Uahk!”MTLgfbe
r2aJu“Hottt…!”KDeKY
6P8V1The two of them tried their best to dodge the attacks but they were soon attacked by even more magic swords that slashed through the place they were at.uYPsqI
hxSe“Eeek…! Why!?”gRzlo
31Q7Her gaze appeared to be asking the question, ‘Why just us?!’ In response, Dorron returned a businesslike reply.B0yVVL
bh5d2“My employer told me to mercilessly bash the two of you up if you ever decide to trick your way through.”0IJ
5t2a0b5“W, what!?”nfm
3ar8MYDThere was no way that Dorron Warsky the cheapskate would ever do something so tedious for free. He was adamant that he would not let the siblings go even if he had to let everyone else leave, and that intention of his was reflected by the bright magic swords.8KMh
XKMo1k“Ah! Seriously!”exjr
JaurHer shout was in vain.XBLAn
YI3Aks****LuCs
qa2XBThe structure of the fortress was very simple.75iumo3
Ng0zd5s3 entrances, and 3 gatekeepers; Alicia, Dorron, and Yuel. The roads merged once they were past them, which connected to 2 more gatekeepers.tbG
VtkZoIn the second level were two rooms which were being protected by Kranel Luden with dozens of golems and the almighty Heavenly Yaksha, Hua Ran.46eKW
wnXFM0There was no need to defeat them. All the freshmen students had to do was pass the rooms, and those that passed the first floor should be aware of that already.tusY2bF
PAgvrAnd after passing through the 2nd floor, they would finally reach the 3rd floor, where the culprit behind all this, Korin Lork, was waiting for them.wJjC
CXoxDThe original rule was for the students to be tested on their decision-making and adaptation skills, but there was one new student who was not bound by the constraints of those rules.yck
lsgQ‘Hmm… This should be the last one.’stuluZe
lZmm4hiKorin Lork was heaving a sigh while nonchalantly waiting for a visitor to arrive on the 3rd floor.nEjjjh
OnlHe was the final boss of this fortress, so to speak, but Rashid, who was currently in ‘stealth mode’ had no plans of fighting against him.WqqU
CfARashid was the master of stealth, and had arrived at the final floor while hiding from the eyes of Alicia and Hua Ran.CEcvv
6oQA little further down to the south from the headquarters of the renowned Arden Family was a desert, and living in that desert were the masters of assassination.J36
RX0aRashid’s household had the unique characteristic of being able to erase their presence and become one with the background. It was because of this ability that they had become infamous in the society of assassins.Hk3Cfh
HpikZAlthough Rashid had escaped from the family because he did not like those teachings, he still had the best talent as an assassin out of everyone in his family.UiR
TQ1There was no way that these so-called ‘heroes’ who peacefully killed monsters would ever be able to notice his stealth—evx
gxnXadX“Looks like I finally have myself a visitor.”UdzPQ2
f1SWxdX‘…!’ttmXP
SgntzmThe man who had been standing there nonchalantly was resting the spear on his shoulder by the time he noticed it. He still looked like he was going on a stroll in the town, but Rashid, who had gone through countless life-and-death situations, saw through it.uM0dmg
X6wRThat was the posture of a warrior preparing for a battle. It was the instinctive posture of an expert vigilantly looking around after noticing the presence of an assassin.8iJ6
nayO9“There’s no way you passed me already… But I gotta say, that is quite the skill you have in stealth.”Zqa
PxYWMHe was clearly talking to him, but Rashid did not reply to him. Even though Korin had sensed his approach, he had yet to notice his exact location.DZwLGY
Tp0dRashid quickly restructured his plan. He would crawl behind him and take the armband…FzMP
qcFa– Zaaaaa…!K0SR44
40QusiIt was then. Korin’s spear started emanating a dark mist of mana.r64MNFH
I4VsFb“Uht…!”hdos
IcMThe moment his body came in contact with that mist, Rashid felt like his soul was being muddied. He could stay there if he wanted to, but realized that nothing good will come out of staying there.9VK
qKCDHe was quick at making the decision but the silver spear was right in front of his face before he could even put that into action.jda
RTJ5sb– Bang!p6b
MaJcThe silver spear crushed apart the ceiling that Rashid was hanging off of. It wasn’t that hard to dodge the spear, but with this, the opponent was now fully aware of his location.LkSw
W6xlY“Rashid Ad Din Mustali. A notable Grade 2 Knight this year, right?”nzE
xOB“…It feels strange being called a knight.”BGcvGkH
LkFzogA“I guess a knight is not the best way to refer to a master of assassination.”md5FS
PRKOqHe was shocked upon hearing the opponent reveal his background. The family of assassins did their best to hide their names and identities. Only a few of the people in the underworld would barely know about their names so how was a 2nd year student of the Academy aware of his upbringing?HQcvfk
x67v“You… should not have said that just then.”HoYL2zM
DvS4Now that he was aware of his identity, the only option was to make him into a speechless corpse but Rashid did not want to take it that far. The reason he ran away from his family in the first place was because he did not like the predestined path of assassins. His plan was to bash Korin up and threaten him, hoping that he would not share his background with others.uKxF
huwRashid immediately kicked off the ground. He was a master of stealth, but wasn’t necessarily weaker than knights when it came to his potential as a warrior.BUR
9B1U4Besides, he didn’t even have to use any of his last-resort assassination tools this far into the prac lesson.LIqp6m
5gBt8He was fully prepared. In addition to his preparedness, what gave him confidence was the fact that even an exceptional knight would show some gaps when fighting against sudden and unexpected surprise attacks.JINAUO
BdE1MRashid swung his arm and released the thing he was holding onto.7D6BU
vZY2Assassination Tool Number 13. Paralyzing Flower of Death.gEB7
fW6He scattered the paralysis powder made by grinding the tails of venomous scorpions. Unlike him, who had resistance to it, normal knights who mainly hunted demonic beasts had absolutely no resistance to such poison. Korin’s body was bound to stop moving the moment he sniffed even 1 gram of it.wGs
j3ne– Slam!ZputuQ
mK2mFvM“Huhp?!”McBy
JdUsHowever, the sharp spear came flying forward, threatening to penetrate through him. Rashid only managed to barely dodge it thanks to his innate reflex skills.H5s19o
irs“Nice moves.”E1vFCMX
ZV38A fierce kick immediately followed the spear as if he had anticipated the path of his escape. It crushed through his ribs and flung him away.aA3s
nAXPabak! Rashid rolled across the floor but it didn’t take long for him to restabilize his body. He then quickly manipulated his steel wires.MlRnm
fZuDjfIThe flexible wires of metal that were powerful enough to crush apart the armors of a knight were swung like whips.1AXo6bF
pMngX5hThose wires were colored in black and were therefore incredibly difficult to see but Korin tilted his head slightly back to dodge them with ease. It was a remarkable sense of distance and control.K0f
0JR“That’s a lot of interesting items you have.”IMJ
6QTeAfter dodging the flexible metal wires, Korin trampled on the ground and kicked the pebbles.H7eICZQ
Sd8H3c– Kwagagak!fcn6ag
kDvMVInstinctively, Rashid dodged the pebbles that were flying his way but the moment he escaped to somewhere else, he realized that Korin’s spear was already right above his head.A6sizVL
TNR‘I have to block it…!’Dc56
sI3VVhRashid took out a scimitar to block the spear. With a loud thud, the ground caved in and his legs wobbled from the pressure.RW3sGRa
00o‘Uhhk… W, what kind of…!’Y7SvgOE
Lz8qxThe horrendous brute force of Korin was threatening to rip his arm to pieces. Rashid noticed that he would be pressed down into the ground at this rate, and quickly took out a sphere from his pocket.ZvAHb2a
XnAc“Don’t tell me that’s a bomb.”pPnGfBl
rVn2“…!”89rlhA
2e4Korin immediately saw through him, but it was already too late for Rashid to back down from his plans. Despite the high chance of his own injury, he exploded the bomb right there and then.l7a5oU
suFHx– Kwaaang!UYt8OY
7DjLKIt was a bomb made by mixing special stones with charcoal, and was strong enough to cause burns on most knights.GQGKJ8I
dDa3p“Kuhk…!”eGJG7x
WXnQNaturally, Rashid was too close and couldn’t escape unscathed from the explosion either. His clothes as well as his skin were torn apart and scorched. Even that was only because he managed to protect himself with aura in time.IKv
1Um4‘He shouldn’t have had time to gather aura. It should have caused a lot of damage!’stWlnza
Or4aMO7His hopes, however, were soon betrayed.97Y4R
jglw“Kehk…! I don’t like this.”GD5z1Vp
iYGW“What…?!”d4RJ5g
l83eHis opponent had not a single wound on his body. Even though the bomb had exploded right in front of him, there weren’t any burns or injuries, and the only leftover trace of an explosion was the black ashes on his body.aMqRnQ
2kpVsk6“I’m sorry, but flames and heat don’t work on me.”Rkdj7
VA0『ᚲ』 — Kenaz.aNStCr
KbPB0ivKorin drew a letter in the air with his finger. It was a Rune letter meaning fire, and was at the level of an elementary-grade spell at best, but Korin’s Rune Magic was different.4IwxW
9YrA3– Hwaruruk!wjGdCTe
NQzSoaring flames pounced at him. Rashid quickly rolled sideways and dodged it, and saw the flames burn down the walls of the building while showing no signs of dying down.3oe
DucufTJ‘What was that just then? A… medium-grade spell?’7MIXD
if5uylzHe wasn’t even a mage so how could he use such a powerful spell in such a short period of time? Rashid gazed at Korin with disbelief in his eyes.uZpSTj3
Qlx8J4P“Feels good to use now that it finally does something. Anyway, if you want to attack me, don’t use flames or heat.”UpAR
ZcYfhW“…”3t7oKi
opklizKComplete resistance to flames and heat. Paralyzing poison didn’t work on him either, and yet he could shoot out medium-grade spells with one gesture of his fingers.Yq77br
jVW‘How unfair…’KSJHTVb
37C“You are a bit special, so… maybe I should be a bit serious.”46rt0M
RmRThud! It happened immediately after Korin tapped the floor with the silver spear.EHMSW
VaQ『ᚲ』 — Kenaz.adE
Z3R『ᛞ』 — Dagaz.cYtVj
jg8S7『ᛊ』 — Sowilo.vDUV
jcjLights of Rune suddenly lit up the entire room. Rashid was befuddled by the mana that was being emitted by each of those letters.v5WK
bqP‘Every one of these is at the level of medium-grade spells? Wasn’t he a knight?!’P1SjfAg
xS2lIt was an overwhelming display of power, and Rashid was appalled by that sight.XK6n
GJc“I was going to save it for Princess Miru and the siblings but… You’re my first customer so all this will be on the house.”K1G1Ngv
8rFZwd“C, can I turn it down?”KCKR
LEu3“Don’t say that. Think of this as your senior showing you some love.”WxAy3x
dRu4– Kwaaaaaaang!!3n1n
BZdpeRune Spells from all around the room simultaneously pounced at Rashid.CKqD
V6lF………nj1
rLXPwk……Ki6PLll
74a…X5A
JTeLt“Haak… Haak…!”QKd
R5RRashid heavily gasped for breath. His entire body was aching and screaming in pain and it was only thanks to his education as an assassin that he was able to keep himself conscious.kFZwCm6
aZ1“Not bad.”YSg2
M42wIn spite of carrying out such an intense fight and using an array of Rune Spells, the opponent didn’t seem to even break a sweat.CTWw1
2dJnWhat was even more shocking was that that probably wasn’t everything in his opponent’s arsenal. A ferocious wave of spearmanship and Rune Letters hidden throughout the room; a mysterious power to neutralize heat and flames as well as a mist of mana that interfered with everything nearby.Z91
G285It was a ridiculous set of abilities but what unsettled Rashid the most was that there might be even more in his kit that Rashid hadn’t been able to force out of him.rBP
kjM“Huhp…!”JkjV
TxUUHe was strong.SPa5qOp
UZW7d‘This is the power of a 2nd year student,’ Rashid thought before quickly getting rid of that trail of thought. There was no way every 2nd year students would be the same – that senior was just a monster of its own.mQcc
yMC“Good job. You can go.”XFh85j
MqA“Sorry?”IRZ6
RtjbRashid was confused by Korin opening up a path all too easily, after bashing him up like crazy.PTPQ
iI23Uo“You worked hard and deserve some rewards. Go up and get your items.”R9LD
cf36“…It would have been much better if you just did that from the start.”tyP7YK
PKSgM“Ah, and by the way.”A15
CS2After seemingly remembering something, Korin opened his mouth while tapping him on the shoulder with the shaft of his spear.qvmnZ1t
nHOtQ8“Since you are here anyway, aim to become a knight. Rather than a sword that kills, go for a sword that protects. That’s all knights are. If you do that, you’ll be a solid knight yourself.”eGqXBW
1IOctK“…Alright.”rD5LcoE
hVEpThat was the most senior-like thing he saw from Korin that day.HMiHYE
e8yLAe1But of course, Rashid wasn’t stupid enough to voice that out loud.rjd157r
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