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
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Gray's battle prowess was something they had never seen before.With his bone, he swished, jabbed and jumped into the air, twisting his bone around like an enticing butterfly. His movements were smooth but very hard to pull off unless one had faced countless battles. Bam! Bam! Bam! Lohan's heart fell into his belly when leaving side to side with his ring weapons, sometimes blocking attacks.'He's too strong! I have nowhere to hide.'This thought popped into Lohan's mind, feeling his doing space growing slimmer and slimmer by the second. Bam. Bam. Bam. Bam! Gray was moving too fast that to the untrained eye, it seemed he had 8 arms attacking Logan at once."Buddy, you're open below." Bam! Lohan felt his body flip in the air when Gray kicked his thighs.Before he could even get up, Gray was by his side to deliver another fierce kick, sending him spiraling even more in the air.For a moment, the onlookers didn't know what they were watching. What was this?
While some teachers brought in the testing equipment, others raised their hands, using their elements and talents, to not only clear the dust, but fix the broken stages. Amazing! Other than the dean, the school had another somewhat popular formation master. "How does it feel to be the strongest?" Emelia's light voice echoed in Gray's ears. She had expected Gray to be strong, but not that strong! He had subverted her initial thoughts, leaving them blown into the wind. Monster! They had such a monster in their midst and they didn't know it? It was interesting how the eyes of the masses changed, now looking at Gray as though staring at a piece of precious jade. Of course, some also looked like they wanted to eat Gray alive, but Emelia didn't focus on them. "How does it feel to be famous?"Gray shrugged, "Feels the same to me."He has long been used to having eyes on him, though those eyes used to always be hateful. Now that eyes were fawning on him, he still felt the same. To
Whether people doubted him or not didn't phase Gray. Turn by turn, many were called. Boom! The first person punched a bullseye circle on the first machine and a reading appeared above. 1000 Calys!Wow!Many were impressed. You have to know that Caly was the Punch force value used in the Apocalyptic Era for awakened humans. It took into consideration the natural apocalyptic energy (qi) that explodes out from a punch force alone. The sheer quality and the amount are characteristics that intertwine with each other and are quantified as Caly.Punch force focuses on concentrating all power in one location and exploding it out in full force.it was simple, but the force contains a follow-up of despair for those unfortunate to get punched. If a normal human stood and received this full at 1000 Calys to their stomach, a giant hole would appear on their bellies… a hole so cleanly cut and precise that you would see the surfaces behind them. Wow! 1000 Calys! Awesome! The boy then wen
Those who failed and were 15, vanished like a burst bubble, with no one even finding their shadows around anymore. The Dean saw through some of their thoughts and sneered. How naive. Do you think the Stronghold can let its strong and able-bodied workers leave just like it? Believe it or not, there are already people stationed around every 15-year-old's home, whether they pass or fail. If they were wise, they would use this time to relax their bodies and do what they liked.Because from tomorrow, they will get dragged away from whatever place they were hiding in. None of them can cross the gates even if they want to. The gates were weeks away from here by mortal legs. So how were they going to do that? Did they really think they could keep running for the rest of the day and find a place to hide within the stronghold that no one would find them in? Aw~... How cute. But, there was another person whose fate he was very curious to know.'Gray RavenLeaf… What exactly are your res
"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
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