The crowd did not notice that figure riding so arrogantly in their midst. At the moment, every one of them was miserably thinking only of their destination—the sole thought of which caused their scalps to go numb.Cielo was the fastest. Standing upon that heavy sword, he was also the most agile of the bunch. After receiving instructions from the tutor, he had gone first and flew down the mountain upon which the border of the Trinity College was perched, gliding towards that green forest.The endless sea of trees spanned across the horizon, towering trunks spreading out thick leaf-covered branches overlapping each other to form a uniformly dense forest.This was an expansive forest, extending from the foot of Trinity College’s mountain all the way to the Valley of No Return in the distance. At this instant, the mountain range was bathed in a strange dark gleam under the sunlight, contrasting sharply with the jade-green forest. It was as if a hideous bloody wound had been carved out on
“I… I can’t go on… I need to rest.” One of the slightly weaker youths plopped down on the ground with a huff. Covered in dirt from head to toe, he had never been in such a wretched state his whole life.James and the other youth also stopped in their tracks. They were in not much better shape than the first youth.Cielo paused and looked at the three miserable persons. He smiled. “All right, let’s take a rest.”He understood now why the Trinity College arranged for such a battle simulation.At the end of the day, this bunch of so-called beast tamers and warriors was just a flock of immature spoilt brats. They had never met with real adversity before. If sent to the battlefield without undergoing extra training, they were sure to end up in the tummies of the demons and uncontracted beasts within a few days.Looking at each other’s sorry state, the three fools noted the contrast between themselves and Cielo’s fresh form. They were struck silent in that instant.Gurgle!James blushed red
Cielo shrugged slightly. “I’ll go find something to eat.” He walked into the forest without waiting for the boys’ replies.The three youths looked at Cielo who was “bearing hardship without complaint” and were almost moved to tears. Each of them secretly vowed not to make any trouble for Cielo. Even in the upcoming competition for the armbands, they would protect Cielo and ensure his safety.After they had eaten another batch of game meat that Cielo had caught, they were even more grateful to him.Unfortunately… The wild beasts that they had just avoided now swarmed over them again.The three youths were completely exhausted and had no strength to fight on. Shrieking and howling, they took to their heels and fled.Cielo’s slender figure nimbly navigated the tangled tree branches. He leaped from tree to tree, his hands behind his back. When he looked at the team of three foolish boys who were being miserably pursued, his smile was especially brilliant.Rito, who was mostly sleeping dur
“Christopher, if you call yourself a man, you wouldn’t touch someone innocent! You can take it out on me instead!”The moment James saw Christopher walk towards Cielo, anger immediately swelled in his heart. What frustrated him even more was that Cielo was actually standing there stupidly, instead of running.Christopher shrugged and said, “James, save your energy. I said I only want the armband. I won’t hurt this thin boy. In any case, I have a soft spot for feminine men.”With that, Christopher looked toward Cielo with a gaze filled with mockery.Rito snorted at the back of his mind. He wondered what would have happened if Velicia was here. Among all people, Velicia was the only one who could attest to how manly Cielo was! Plus, he would not select a contractor who was not manly at all! What feminine?‘Boy, are you not going to use the God’s Eyes and put this punk to place?’ Rito asked in agitation.Cielo was silent. He was standing a middling distance away. The glow of the campfire
“Watch and wait?” There was a knot lodged between James’ brows as he stared at Cielo.Cielo glanced at him and tilted his chin towards another patch of forest by the lake. “Look who’s there.”James looked in the direction that Cielo had shown. What he saw nearly made his eyes drop out of his head.“What the fuck is Christopher doing there?”A few heads faintly emerged from that patch of forest. Cielo and the others could only see them because they were on higher ground.“Why are they still here?” James’s face was perplexed. “Haven’t we taken their armbands already?”The tutor said that they would eliminate the teams that lost. Christopher and his companions should have left the forest several days ago. So why were they here now?Rito rolled his eyes at the back of Cielo’s consciousness.Cielo scoffed as well for these fellows' naivety. “The battle simulation rules are that the ones who have lost their armbands will be considered losers. But… the tutor did not say that they could not r
Christopher’s face darkened. They had fought so hard and for such a long time, yet they had not even seen the armband at all.Almost instantly, Christopher’s sinister gaze turned towards the black and white teams. He laughed coldly as he said, “What is the point of making such a useless struggle? Do you think that everything is over so long as you hide the armband? I advise you to hand it over so that you won’t be asking for trouble.”It also stunned the black and white teams. Looking at their empty elbows, the leaders had unpleasant looks on their faces.“Christopher, don’t be unreasonable. We have never removed our armbands. Since we have taken part in the battle simulation, we also understand the rules, so why would we hide the armbands?”“You guys didn’t hide them? Then how about you explain the whereabouts of your armbands?” Christopher continued.Then, a young man from the blue team said, “I have indeed seen the armbands on their elbows just now. They were still there when the m
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, the huge Sacred-tier uncontracted beast revealed its enormous body. Its head was lifted high up and even though only a quarter of its body was standing upright, it was already three meters tall.The extent of its size had far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Most of them, especially the young men who came from large families, almost fainted from shock. After all, this was their first time face-to-face with an uncontracted beast that could potentially kill them with one move!The young man who was closest to the sacred-tier uncontracted beast was already scared out of his wits. Large beads of cold sweat streamed down his back continuously and soaked his clothes.“Save… save me… save me…” The young man was so frightened that he did not dare to move. He was completely covered under the sacred-tier uncontracted beast’s shadow.It felt as if death was never as close as this situation.Most of the young men were stunned. They had never met this kind of
The Dark Crawling Mamba did not give Cielo any time to recover but used its head to charge at him head-on.Cielo avoided the attack with a flying leap. He aimed the Vanquisher in his hand at the Dark Crawling Mamba’s head and struck!It was as if he had struck a piece of hard metal. Not only did he do no damage, but the area between his thumb and index also earned a wound.Blood trickled past the area between Cielo’s thumb and index finger and flowed over the Vanquisher sword. The faint scent of blood immediately spread.Roar!The Dark Crawling Mamba swept its tail sideways. Cielo blocked it with his sword on instinct, but the force was so great that it sent him flying.Boom!The youths who were watching were terrified. When they saw that Cielo was engaged in an arduous struggle, their expressions grew extremely grim.James and the others in the underbrush panicked. Leaving behind the two youths who had been frightened out of their wits, they rushed directly towards the lake.“Damn it