Cerberus Blackborn

Chapter 7

"Excuse me" a young student wearing glasses raised his hand, his face showing endless curiosity.

"Yes?"

"What are elites?"

Shawn laughed "that is a good question"

"'Elites' is the term used to describe the top three students of all the students in a certain year. For example, Olivia here is the ranked second among the all the third-year students and is hence classified as an elite."

Shawn showed a proud expression as he tapped his chest

"Just so you know, I am also an elite."

"I am currently ranked third among the third-year students" he said with a bitter smile.

"Then who is ranked first?"

Shawn turned to look at a beautiful girl with long brown hair who beamed with a confidence, her arms crossed over her bountiful chest.

A glint of lust flashed through his eyes before vanishing in an instant.

"That would be Roger" he said, his fists clenched as he radiated mana from his body. They could tell from the tone of his voice and his distorted face that he didn't seem to have a liking to the man.

Shawn saw the pale faces of the students before him who were suffering from the oppressive force of his mana and immediately regulated the mana hovering around him forcing it to disperse. A smile quickly appeared on his face in an attempt to lighten the mood.

"Anyway, enough about that." He said chuckling "Everyone grab your luggage. The girls should follow Olivia and as for the boys, follow me."

They were at the entrance area of the right zone of the estate and hence the girls along with Olivia departed with their luggage towards a gate in the wall that divided the two zones while Shawn led the boys towards a building with the number '1' plastered on its front. The building next to it had the number '2' on its forefront and the rest of the buildings after all followed the same pattern.

"If you check you ID cards, there should be information of the building number and room number. As you can this building number of this building is 1 and the next one is 2 and so on…."

"New first year students as well as current second year students stay in the single- and double-digit buildings i.e., Building 1 to 99. From three-digit buildings and onwards belong to third year students all the way to sixth year students. The lower digit buildings are located near the edges of the estate while the higher digit buildings are located near the central region."

The buildings were built just like normal apartment buildings except there were no stairs. Instead, there was a teleportation circle that transported students to different floors.

"Guess that all I can do for now. All you guys need to do is find the building with your individual building numbers and find your rooms. Oh, I forgot to mention something."

He said looking at the gathered students. He wore a playful smile as he said "You guys aren't allowed to cross over to the left or central zone. Doing so could lead to an extreme punishment and in some cases, you might be expelled. So for those of you naughty little things who think they can sneak into the girls' area should think again. Also, we will be meeting at the food hall at 7 am for breakfast so don't be late"

He waved his hand and maps of the entire academy appeared before every student there. And with those words, he left. Everyone scattered looking for the building numbers that matched theirs.

Cerberus glanced at his ID Card

'Building number: 90'

'Room number: 30'

His building was nearing the triple digits which meant that it was located further within the estate.

"Sigh…"

"It's going to be a long walk." Cerberus thought as he headed deeper into the estate, his backpack jingling a bit from his movements. Normally he would have flown but they had been warned that flying was not allowed within the estate as even creatures of flight had to walk when they entered the estate and so with a frustrated heart, Cerberus began to look for his building.

After twenty minutes, he finally arrived at his destination. A four-storey grey apartment building with the number '90' plastered on its front. Cerberus could see all the building lights were on through the windows indicating that all the students were most likely awake. Cerberus passed through the entrance of the building arriving at the area where the teleportation circle was located. The circle glowed when he approached it, multiple runes becoming brighter by the second.

Shawn had told them how to use the teleportation circle and so with a resolved look, Cerberus stepped into the circle. He injected his mana into the circle changing its glow from white to blue before commanding.

"Transfer to the second floor"

Shawn had explained that on the ground floor was only a few teleportation circles. Rooms 0-10 were located on the first floor, 10-20 were located on the second floor, 20-30 were located on the third floor and 30-40 were located on the fourth and last floor.

His room was room 30 and hence was located on the third floor.

Whirr…...

The teleportation circle flashed with a bright blue light teleporting Cerberus to the second floor.

Cerberus appeared in a corridor with various rooms lined up on each side. To his left was a wooden door with the number '20' carved into it. Cerberus walked along the corridor until finally arriving at his room at the end of the hall.

There was a small scanner above the door handle that emitted a 'beep' sound when Cerberus swiped his ID card on it before a loud 'click' sound was heard indicating that the door had been opened.

He entered the room and looked around his room which would serve as his residence for the rest of the year, maybe even his second year if he wasn't chosen as an elite.

In the room was a normal bed, a desk, a chair, a bathroom, and a toilet. It basically had everything he needed. At the end of the room was a door which led to an open balcony. Cerberus dropped his backpack on the bed and stepped out onto the balcony. He was met with the view of another building a few meters away which blocked him from viewing anything making the scenic value of the balcony useless.

Disappointed, Cerberus returned to his room.

There wasn't anything to unpack since all of his stuff was in the space dimension in his backpack which was probably much safer than leaving them in the open, so he decided to head to explore the building. He locked his room and arrived at the teleportation circle.

For a moment he pondered on where he should go before finally making a decision.

"Transfer to the top floor"

The teleportation glowed once more before he vanished appearing on another teleportation circle on the rooftop. Cerberus looked around taking notice of a few chairs and a table as well as a steel railing that indicated the edge of the building. Overhead were two moons that shone brightly further brightening the area around him.

He had arrived on the rooftop of the building.

Cerberus took a deep breath as he gazed at the stars and for a moment under the light of the moon and the weak breeze he felt a sense of calm and peace.

If only it could last longer…