Gray had to admit that Yegan from the Phoenix Tide Academy wasn’t the only eye-catching guest to arrive. From the way others couldn’t stop fidgeting like ants when staring at the rest, he knew the rest were also prominent masters in their own way.Z-sphere has a total of 3 academies that everyone from all 30 strongholds can go to.These academies are all out of the strongholds, with some only 3 hours away via vehicle from the closest stronghold. Make no mistake, on foot, they were faster than vehicles. But for the wealthy who have vehicles, they preferred to have their families drive them to the academy. After all, it was more comfortable to sit in a vehicle while evading the many giant creatures outside the stronghold.Looking at the guests standing before, Gray felt more inclined to favor Yegan than the others who had their noses high up in the air. The dean, a man with a chubby belly, a bald head and an ever-smiling face, stepped forward in suit to address them. "Students of t
As expected, Gray was among the bottom feeders.Well, you could call it that since no one knew his true strength. Looking at the guests and teachers who were seemingly bored but had no other choice than to keep watching, Gray shook his head wryly. Because this 5-decade competition was important, the guests from other territories and the teachers, had to stay and watch, no matter how boring it seemed. Tall chess pieces, be they important or not, could affect the ranking results for every Stronghold. Thus, all eyes must be on the scene to ensure the results are truthful. Gray was at the very, very bottom of the list. "Hey Cripple, after the 4 matches, it's gonna be you and me!" A burly youth quickly threatened while running his thumb across his throat. You-Are-DEAD!Gray said nothing, turning his attention to the 4 elevated platforms at the center. If you get pushed out, you lose. That said, the maximum time per fight is 5 minutes. After that, the one with the least injuries or t
"Oi~... it's the famous trash of the school.""Tsk, Mo Deg is doing us a favor by teaching that shameless son of a bitch a lesson he will never forget in a hurry.""Pff~... Too funny. With the way his legs are dancing, are you sure he can even last 3 minutes on stage?""3 minutes is too much. I bet 10 Bronze tokens that he'll get kicked out in under a single breath. Just watch and see."Many didn't hide their contempt when watching Gray slowly make his way to the stage with his 'crippled' leg.Of course, in Gray's true nature, he couldn't allow himself to let good this opportunity of taunting the others and growing hatred points from them.Hey, it's best to get them pumped up and beat him up to a pump to make him stronger right?During his time in the Forest, he discovered a new advantage he had neglected all along.With his current strength, even if he was beaten by his peers, the bonus points he would get
Mo Deg, a burly macho youth with slash wounds on his muscular arms, quickly jumped onto the stage with a loud bang.He had very short hair and a wicked smile on his lips."Gray RavenLeaf, since you dare call all of us trash beneath you, then I'll let you know what true garbage is!""Get ready for me, because I don't want you to say I sneak attacked you!""Gray frowned in disgust. "What? Why are you still talking and polluting the air with your smelling mouth? If you want to fight, then fight! What's the big deal talking so much?""You!-" Mo Deg was so furious when seeing several people in the crowd laugh.You dare make a mockery of him?Boom!Mo Deg vanished and appeared before Gray, ruthlessly knocking him down to the ground without warning.The guy was so hard that Gray fell on his back and bounced up into the air before falling again.F***!Gray inwardly cursed, now recalling hi
We, who, what, you… eh? Everyone was looking at each other, confirming that what happened happened. What sort of shameless victory is this? They have seen people getting beaten up and winning because they suddenly felt the determination to get to and strike a finishing blow. But never have they seen someone get beaten up so badly, yet still have the confidence to call others trash. What was even more distorting was that he made his strong opponent suddenly break down in terms and run away, making him win by default. Shameless!Bahahahahhahahah~Yegan opened his mouth and laughed to the sky, despite everyone's disapproval of Gray's victory. "Interesting… What an interesting fellow."Rubbing his beard in intrigue, the corners of his lips raised even higher. "I like him. He has my demeanor when I was younger." "_"[The guests and teachers]: Are you sure? It's true that Yegar was quite shameless in his past days and even now, but they didn't think he was shameless to this extent.
And then... There were 6.Six people standing, 5 of them belonging to the most powerful clans in the Stronghold. Adler, Emelia, Lucinda, Lohan and Slytherin, all stood with majestic stances, having no blood on them. None of them have been challenged since the beginning because everyone knows how insanely strong they were. Just the intimidating aura they could unleash in Battle could make their enemies weak in the knee. Everyone knew they were top tier of the batch, with a large gap between them and the rest. Looking at the group, everyone subconsciously blurred Gray's image out, staring at them in awe. It seemed even Adler's group forgot Gray's existence when looking at their competition. Since there were 6 of them left, it was decided by the Dean that the matches wouldn't happen all at once anymore. Now, it was one match at a time. "Great!" Lucinda didn't waste time jumping high into the air, twirling and landing in one of the battle stages. Without her saying a word, Emel
And then there were 2… Lohan Wembuster and Gray RavenLeaf.No matter how many tricks Gray has, in the face of true strength, all tricks will disappear. The Wembuster clan was a powerful one with most, if not all its descendants bearing Wind attributes.Lohan, on the other hand, though seemingly quiet, wasn't one to mess with.If you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you. That was how he lived his life.There was another thing many knew about him. He was a person who loved battling and training like no other.He was a battle maniac, always wanting to drag people to the training grounds for training.In a way, he might be the purest among the heirs. But that didn't mean you could trample on him and he could let it go.With Gray, he had nothing against the fellow.His only annoyance was that he hated fighting People who were too weak.It was a waste of time and a true nuisance to always limit his str
With a loud bang, both men stepped on the stage, despite the turbulent emotions from the masses. What's going on? Why did the trash suddenly look strong in their eyes? The scene was dead silent, as everyone watched the Host lift his hands to announce the start of the match. Ready, Set, Go! Lohan was first to kick his feet, taking the bladed, sharp-edged rings on his waist and jumping high with a terrifying force. "Double Wind Roll!" Lohan's yell was terrifying, and as if obeying his words, a large roll of wind instantly gathered around his bladed rings. The crowd who were protected, could still feel the heavy aura surrounding the blades. Should it land on a normal person, they will no doubt be sliced into minced meat. How brutal! Even those who were awakened couldn't help taking several steps back. Because like an overpowered giant, Lohan's descending attack was indeed terrifying. But what shocked them the most, was that Gray continued standing still, with a calm smile on
Venturing into the academy, everyone was not disappointed. There were towering castle-like stony buildings scattered around with magnificent giant statutes. Wow! Was that water flowing out from the mouths of several stone dragon heads? Gray had never seen anything like this before! The buildings were all so gigantic, and the space stretched out for as far as the eyes could see, enclosing many hills, paths and terrains. Some buildings stood on hills, others stood on cliff sides, and some stood on ground floor with massive ancient fountains shooting out at the center of their many courtyards.Many people's hearts hammered in their chests, feeling country bumpkins seeing city life for the first time. Everyone who has gotten accepted into the academy, was obviously an awakened human. So kicking their feet, they steadily ran forward to cover more ground. Walking normally will take them forever to get to their quarters. So how dare they dilly dally when nightfall had already come?
After fighting, boxing, stabbing and punching, Gray finally saw the academy’s silhouette from a distance. “Really there?” Real or fake? The siblings, Fariel and Faron, who were behind Gray, were painting heavily, wondering how this guy could fight and keep running at the speed he did without even breaking a sweat. You have to know that they were panting so hard after running 5 hours at max speed while carrying their luggage. Fortunately, this guy didn't mind fighting off the many underground creatures and clearing the path for them. Who was he truly? Could this guy be a senior and not a first year like them? Giving each other tactful stares, suddenly, they didn't feel like geniuses anymore after being with Gray for this short time. Just this accident that happened earlier, allowed them to know how big the world truly was. Forget revenge. They must first grow strong enough to survive before thinking of ever making a move at their cousin who clearly had all the resources an
In another corner, a broken down vehicle was getting ambushed by flesh eating plants from all corners. The vines yanked the massive metal tires away, before reaching force to tears the rest of the vehicle apart. Bam! The 2 siblings in the vehicle broke through the vehicle’s roof, getting on it while fighting the many vines that came their way. “Brother!” The dainty girl with brown hair in a ponytail and short bangs, quickly called to her brother when feeling a sharp pain on her left leg. Oh no! One of the spiky vines was now wrapped several times around her leg, pulling her away without mercy. “Sister!!!” ~Slash! Slash! Slash! The brown curly haired boy sliced and diced with his long twin blades with a pale face when seeing his sister getting dragged into the ground below. They were supposed to go to the academy, grow strong together, so they can finally take their revenge on their despicable cousin who caused their parent’s deaths. Their journey towards revenge had just
Vrmmmmm! The vehicle roared to life, its engine bellowing like a beast unleashed. Gray's cheeks flapped wildly, his gums fully exposed as Yegan's car surged forward with incredible speed. "Fuck!" Gray cursed inwardly, his fingers digging into the seat. In this post-apocalyptic era, seatbelts were a forgotten luxury, a relic of a safer past. Just having a car, especially one pieced together from rusted scrap, was a miracle in itself. If Gray had been born before the apocalypse, he would have marveled at these current steampunk-inspired vehicles that ran on water and sometimes coal. The engin
The Dean looked at Yegan's gangster attitude and wasn't offended. Reaching for the bottom of his desk, he calmly took out 2 vials and threw them Gray's way. Gray held on to them in confusion but soon understood their uses thanks to the dean and the system. The first was a Grade Z-3 Energy gathering elixir. It was blue and would make many newly awakened humans breakthrough in strength. Having a Z-3 grade potion was very unbelievable. Do you know what Z-3 is? In Z-sphere, pills, potions and elixirs are graded from Z-1 to Z-6. Weapons and skills are also graded as such. For people like them at the bottom of the awakened food chain, a Z-3 potion was like a godly item dropped from the heavens. The next vial contained 4 red booster pills that will give anyone additional strength for at most an hour after taking it. It's just that your eyes will give away the fact that you took it. Still, when fighting for your life out in the forest or dangerous places, who cares if your ey
"Teacher," Lohan's voice humbly bellowed. "Apologies, won't be going with you at once. But I swear to report to the academy soonest."He came from a clan and had several matters to finalize before leaving. What's more, if he left his mother without so much as a simple goodbye, he truly believed the woman would storm the academy and break in just to give him a good beating. Don't underestimate his mother. In their clan, although his father was a Patriarch, his mother was stronger than his father. It's said that growing up, his mother used to beat his father in battles so badly that anyone with common sense would stay away. But his father seemed to be a different breed, sticking his mother like glue. One thing led to another and now, they're married with 2 children, himself and his younger sister. It was amazing how many times Lohan had heard his father falling off from bed from his mother's kicks. His mother loved wearing handles and always walked with her hands on her waist an
Many recruiters stared at Yegan with envious eyes. This guy managed to indirectly recruit 4 of the top 6 giants into his school. Lucinda and Emelia were going to his academy, alongside Gray and Lohan who now had different identities, being his students.All 4 are going to Phoenix Tide Academy, who would've known the odds would be so different? Luckily for the other academies, they could still recruit a few more impressive students below the big 6. Of course, many talents had long decided to attend Yegan's academy too. It can be said that before today, several people had done their research, already having a clue of where they wanted him You could say that Gray was the only oddball who didn't even bother researching what academies would benefit him or not. After all, understand that it's just recently that the system came to him. With his previous 1.4 spirit score, although he didn't want to give up, he subconsciously knew his fate. Thus, never bothered researching the big acad
True or false? Many looked at the intimidating Yegan and suddenly felt shivers crew up their spines. Gray's head was lowered, so no one could see what his expression was. But if it were them, they would definitely jump at the chance of leaving Yegan's side. F***! Didn't you know what the female recruiter said? The last time Yegan had a student 35 years ago, his training was so intense that the student appealed to the academy on his knees, crying and begging for a way out. The student looked like he was begging for his life, even promising to work free for the academy and do multiple jobs on their behalf if it meant he would never get Yegan as his teacher again. Yegan has only had 2 students he took in all his life. The first one unfortunately died out on a mission and the 2nd disgraced him, throwing his face when begging to be removed from his care. People speculate that Yegan began stricter in his teachings after the death of his last Student. Anyway, the one pleading gave
"What is it? What is it?... What is the score?"Many people poked their heads over other's shoulders, clenching their fists to bite the anxiety that was eating them up inside. And then… the score finally stabilized. [49145]Boom! Many felt their chests, breathing in and out like crazy while others rubbed their eyes to ensure they weren't dreaming. 49 thousand, 1 hundred and 45.That score was too shocking! Many didn't even have to quench their shock before Gray bombarded them with another surprise attack. Putting his hands on the Spirit Ball, Gray felt the surge of energy explore every nuke and cranny of his body.It took a long time, a little longer than others .. and when it stopped, many cleaned in, forgetting to breathe. With their awakened eyegazes, they could further than a normal human. [ Purity (%): 100 ][Spirit Score: 5.2]--Silence--The whole place fell in utter silence, as they still couldn't believe their eyes. This… this… isn't this witnessing history in the ma