All of a sudden, Jude felt like half of his body was frozen in frigid ice while the other half was scorching hot. He felt an overwhelming dizziness, as if someone was continuously pummeling on his head with a hammer.Bang! Bang! Bang!He could hear his heartbeat. Beat by beat; it pounded like a war drum. With every heartbeat, the streams of ice and fire began to merge together.The freezing and scorching streams of blood intertwined, but remained distinct. They formed a delicate spiral inside Jude’s body and began to flow rapidly.Within the training hall, the serene moonlight scattered through the high windows. It created a delicate white cloak on Jude’s body.His face flushed like a cooked shrimp as he stood blankly in front of the sandbag. Steam began to rise from his hair, his body, and his pants as his sweat evaporated.He didn’t know how much time had passed.Ka!He slowly twitched his body. A loud, crisp sound resounded from one of his joints and echoed across the room. Subsequ
Boom!!Kelvin's head was rumbling.Boom!!His head once again rumbled as his body violently jerked before falling down. Boom!His head smashed onto something hard, causing him to grimace in pain.As he slowly opened his eyes, he could only see a dim, blurry background. In front of him, a silhouette was moving back and forth, as if it was busy closing the window and cleaning up the room. Next to the silhouette was a window; lightning flashed outside, brightly illuminating the room as if it were day."Oww..."Kelvin moaned as he tried to raise his hand to rub the back of his head, but his body wouldn’t move: a mixture of pain, itching, and numbness had left it paralyzed. It was as if his limbs didn’t belong to him; they firmly laid on the ground beside him like four wooden sticks."Am I dead?" His mind was still chaotic. He had a flashback: while taking a shower, he had accidentally touched the power outlet with his wet hands, electrocuting himself in the process. With his own eyes, he
Jude found a seat in the back of the bus next to his sister. He glanced at the students sitting in the seats in front of them and saw that everyone else was also wearing Summerville’s uniforms. The girls were dressed like his sister, wearing a white t-shirt paired with a black miniskirt and black leggings.On the other hand, the boys were wearing stylish slim-fit white shirts, black trousers and black shoes. They looked neatly uniformed.The students were chattering in groups, with laughter all around them.Not long after they stepped on, the bus stopped again, and two more students from the academy came in.After many stops in the same manner, two handsome boys hopped on while chatting; one of them was tall and slim, while the other had a sturdy build. Both looked confident and classy, and they immediately drew the attention of the girls on the bus.Jude sat next to his sister and saw her unconsciously staring at the two guys that just boarded the bus. He was comparing himself to the
The class was about to end but Jude still hadn’t decided on which attribute to enhance. At this point, he finally believed this supernatural ability was actually real."Riiiiiiinnngg"After the crisp sound of school bells, the etiquette teacher collected his rosewood box and left the classroom. The class went from complete silence to chaos.Jude remained seated in his desk, startled by the mess. He straightened his back and let out a relieved sigh. Suddenly, he felt his belly deflating and quickly covered it with his hands. A sense of hunger -- never felt before -- came from his stomach.He bent down and looked around, checking to see that no one was looking at him. He reached into his pockets and took some blue papers out, each of which had either the numbers 1 or 5 printed on them. Counting the bills, Jude slightly knitted his brows."Only fifteen dollars to spend... this is far from enough for one week. Also, I remember eating breakfast just now, but when the potential reached 100%
The martial arts dojos in this world were similar to the taekwondo dojos back on Earth. Their primary purpose was to promote physical exercise and workout. There existed a dojo ranking system, but most dojos were basically superfluous and non-lethal, aside from those high-ranked traditional ones. The ones not fighting for the top rankings were only useful for exercising and for showing off.In this culture, martial art was similar to music or dancing, a part of the regular educational curriculum aimed at making the children more versatile and well-rounded.Jude followed other students and spread out into pairs. Facing him was the same girl from last time.She had ordinary looks: a slim waist, flat chest, and her silver hair glimmered crimson under the fading sunlight."Rank 15, Daris.""Rank 16, Jude."The two stood facing each other, then greeted by using their ranking and names."Begin!" Sharmilla yelled.Jude and Daris stopped worrying about the other combatants and focused entirel
Jaderipple Lake. Clear blue waters, lush green mountains, and glistening yellow stones. A few white birds slowly glided above the lake. A cool wind whistled through, making the surface of the azure lake ripple, blurring the reflection of the endless mountain range on the water.The boys walked along the stone-filled riverbed and soon found a great spot for a picnic. Then, they began taking out tools and food from their backpacks.Jude looked at the girls seated in the shade. Aside from the ones they already knew were coming, there was also a gorgeous surprise in the form of a girl named Felicia. This dazzling beauty’s white dress fluttered in the wind, and her blond hair was tied together and hung over her left shoulder. Her crystal clear skin was gleaming with a halo, and her eyes were filled with aloof loftiness, like the clearest sapphire in the world.Withdrawing his gaze from her, Jude looked at himself, Joseph, Fayne, and Reese. None of them knew how to dress up. Their attires w
"It’s a Panaja Snake, a highly toxic amphibious snake! We need to get the poison out right away!" Jude instantly reacted and quickly recognized this type of snake. He had not been just blindly living his new life all this time; he had already memorized most of this world’s common knowledge. On top of that, the young Jude who grew up in the countryside had previously dealt with this type of snake before.As soon as he finished talking, he kicked a cobblestone.Bang!The stone landed beside the black snake. The snake immediately slithered into the stream out of fear, leaving behind only a trail of ripples as it quickly disappeared."How do I detoxify the venom!?" sobbed Fayne‘s cousin Angela, the only girl who had not been bitten."Rinse it with water, find some poplar leaves, then chew them to bits and apply them to the bites!" Jude yelled.During this critical time, all the students were overwhelmed. This clearly contrasted the calmness Jude had as a mental adult. He directed the boys
Jude stopped overthinking and began sorting things out. He took off his clothes and blew out the oil lamp. He then went onto the bed and covered himself with a blanket. In the darkness, he calmed down and fell asleep.Dong... Dong... The morning bell kept ringing.Bright sunlight was shining over the white bed. Jude was sleeping face up and he opened his eyes slowly. Still a bit dizzy, he took a deep breath and looked outside the window. He then slowly removed the blanket and got off the bed.The peeling light red paint on the walls and floors revealed the pale-yellow colored lumber underneath. A silver framed painting of a wheat field was crookedly hanging on the wall. The window on the right was half-open, and the chilling wind whistled nonstop through it.Ka-ta Ka-ta...Amplified by the wooden floors, Jude could acutely hear Maria’s footsteps from the living room. He tried to clear his head by rubbing his temples several times. Jude grabbed the loose part of his oversized grey-whit