“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
After the battle simulation, the groups who encountered the Dark Crawling Mamba decided to leave the Valley of No Return as soon as possible. The winner and the loser was the last thing on their minds after brushing their elbows with death itself.Now, after the battle simulation finally ended, they were guided by the tutor to a grand hall where every professor of the Trinity College was waiting and sitting at the front table. At the center of the grand hall was a podium that the newly enrolled students would use later on.“And now,” said the tutor, “we will be finding out what class you are in and what grade your contracted beasts are! Through this, a certain professor will be assigned to you which will be fitting to your cultivation technique and contracted beast.”The tutor stood up from his seat.Seeing him stand up, the staff guarding the side of the hall immediately worked together to carry a crystal tablet into the hall and place it on the high platform in front of the principa
The test results were finally out from the crystal monument. Silence dawned upon everyone in the main hall as their gazes were fixated on the result.Divine Tier Beast, Black Serpent, Class S beast tamerAnother Divine Tier beast! A second Class S beast tamer!The teachers and students were in an uproar the entire time. They stood up one after another and looked at the enchanting body on the high platform in astonishment.Niel Klyn turned pale with fright and exclaimed in disbelief. “How could this be? Is he really from the main branch of the Regalia Clan?”Velicia, who had expected this, smiled while watching Cielo in awe.The principal could not help but applaud. “Not bad! Not bad. After many years, our academy has welcomed two Divine-tier beasts! Really,” he sighed, “the Hidden Families lived up to the expectations, huh? Congratulations!”Everyone applauded, and the professors were so excited that their faces turned red.The Tutor's hand, which was holding the roster, was trembling
Velicia’s cold gaze lit up when she saw Cielo. She waved her hands merrily at him and his roommates while she stood at the hall of the Mission Hall. It was as if, she was waiting for them and she knew they would come, especially Cielo.Cielo stopped two feet away from Velicia. Ruffling her hair with his right hand while his left one was still in his pocket, he gestured to James and Jason behind him, who was looking at Velicia with a star-struck looks.“They are my roommates, if you remember. James and Jason…” Cielo patted Velicia. “She’s Velicia, my friend.”Grinning at the two young men, Velicia showed her hospitable smile – a smile that was only given by a wife to her husband’s friends. Though Cielo did not see it, Jason noticed it and hid his smile immediately.“I already have a mission card,” said Velicia. She showed a card to them. “So, I have to go now. See you at class!”“Be careful,” Cielo advised. He stared at her departing back.“Let’s go and do the mission.”The Mission Hal
“Wait here.” As he spoke, Cielo jumped down from the tree and walked in the direction of the eight-horned giraffe.When James saw Cielo suddenly charging toward the eight-horned giraffe, he hurriedly jumped down as well. He pressed down on Cielo’s shoulder and asked him. “What are you going to do? Aren’t you digging your own grave by dealing with the eight-horned giraffe alone? I get it that you’re super strong in terms of the beast, but you cannot hurt the beast as per the rules.”Cielo explained. “I want to try and communicate with it.”“Are you stupid? I said that only Divine-tier…” Before James finished speaking, he saw Cielo extend his right hand, as if he was summoning something.James, wanting to see what Cielo was up to, subconsciously shut his mouth and stared at Cielo’s palm.He saw a little black snake suddenly appear in Cielo’s palm. It was the mini version of the Black Serpent he saw from the crystal the other day!Seeing this, James’s eyes widened as he exclaimed, “Is th