24 Chapter 24: Inter-class competition ends

His eyelids yanked open and he found himself in an extravagantly large room, this room was over thirty meters wide yet only a bed which was located at the center and a stone chair which was also located next to the window at the left. His eyelids felt heavy and his body felt stiff. His nose twitched slightly when it perceived the usual wet dog odor not too far from the room, his eyes quickly drifted to the right side of the room where a giant banner with the image of a black hound was drawn

"Lockwood banner… this must be the Lockwood family castle" he sighed in relief. Initially, he thought he would be admitted by the holy church due to his injuries in the exam if this happened the consequences will surely be severe. He placed his hand on his chest and noticed the pain was gone

"Sure enough they did a number on me" he wore a bitter smile on his face. If he knew the competition was going to end the way it did, he probably would have returned to the wall with Daemons medal. Not only did he fail to return with any medal, but he and five other recruits were also soloed by a single blood mage

"What the F**k!!!" he screamed in frustration. His hands instinctively drifted to his neck area where he hung the medals during the competition, the last thing he could remember was escaping the range of Gins energy attack, while attempting to stabilize himself, a blood spear shot towards him like a bolt fired from a crossbow. He attempted to dodge but his body was already at its limit, the last thing he saw was Kira who had a bloodied dagger on his left hand and a cut wound on his right wrist.

"To think he had more spells in his arsenal… Sorcerers are amazing even battle mages are inferior… I doubt we would have won if gin and myself got the chance to fight him after taking out the trolls" He said with a bitter smile on his face. This competition helped him assess the strength of each class and from what he saw, the sorcerers stood at the very top, with the oracles chasing closely behind. Some may argue that the enchanters deserved the number two spot but the truth remains that gin was able to showcase such level of power because of the pieces of magic equipment on him which he was able to acquire probably due to his family background, the enchanter class will always remain a non-combat class, should Gin continue walking this path, he may never make it to silver class enchanter. On the other hand, the oracle class members have the option to focus on light-based offensive spells, mages who walk this part are usually referred to as knights of light, members of the holy church which even the emperor of the Gyro kingdom shows respect to.

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

After the knocking for the third time, the door yanked open and a middle-aged man with perfect short black hair walked in. He wore a simple white textile cloth, brown leather trousers with brown boots, even though this was the normal dressing of the commoners who lived at the residential district, the quality of the cloth greatly varied. Even from a distance Derik could that every piece of cloth on this man cost more than a silver coin, this was more than an average citizen's monthly income. Scott wore a charming smile on his face as he approached Derik, but hidden within the charming smile were traces of worry in his eyes. Even if Derik is not a legitimate member of the Lockwood family, he's still a member of the Lockwood pack.

"You did well… Don't be too hard on yourself" Scott said

"My position on the ranking list?" Derik simply asked

"Blood mage Kira, first… God's touch Gin, second… Battle Demon Cyrus, third and Son of wind Derik, fourth" Scott said with a bitter smile on his face, his eyes remained fixed on Derik's face hoping to see his reaction but to his greatest surprise, the young archer remained indifferent about it. It seemed as if he was expecting it

"How long was I unconscious?" Derik asked after remaining silent for a while

"Weeks" Scott laughed.

"Week's?!!" Derik screamed in shock and roll of the bed, he stared at Scott suspiciously, hoping he has misheard him

"I'm not joking" Scott nodded as he spoke "Even if your injuries can heal at a very fast pace, it still doesn't mean you can't be psychologically worn out" Scott explained slowly

"You pushed yourself to your limit… and the people of Briton adore you for that" Scott added

"I see... What about the others?" Derik asked

"You mean Donald and the others?... their injuries were not as 'fatal' as your own…" Scott said. He didn't expect Derik to genuinely care for a group of people he only spent a few days with. He glanced at Derik for the last time before leaving the room.

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... Residential area…

Derik gazed at the medium-sized building entirely made out of stone, in the residential area, his family has could be considered as one of the best. Only a few families can afford to send their kids to join the adventurers association due to the one silver coin fee which was considered extravagant by most families. Within the residential area, his family was considered as one of the best. He shifted his gaze to the coachman who stood beside the carriage with the Lockwood banner and slightly smiled,

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Derik quickly returned to his attention when he heard footsteps, the wooden door yanked open and a man who looked like he was in his late fifties ran towards Derik with tears rolling down his cheeks. Upon arrival, John Angus took his time to check almost every part of Derik's body

"The injuries, the scar on your chest… the red spear struck your chest and you…" He slowly spoke. John shifted his gaze and stared into Derik's eyes who was smiling

"Don't worry… the Lockwood family has a powerful oracle working for them… she completely healed my injuries…" Derik lied. He pushed out his chest and patted it with his hand twice, with a proud expression on his face he asked

"I was amazing right?" … John was taken aback by the question; he didn't expect Derik to abruptly change the topic. He smiled and patted Derik's head and grinned

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"You were amazing… Your old man has become a celebrity because of you…" John said. Derik smiled in response, a small figure emerging from the stone house. He stared at Linda who stood beside the wooden door and wore a worried expression on her face for a while

"She will get over it… you don't have to worry about her" John quickly said when he noticed the slight change in his mood.

"It's ok… Mom is gone because of me… Even if she decides to hate me all her life, I don't mind… I will live with it" Derik quickly replied. He turned his attention who stood at the side of the door, refusing to come closer and smiled

"Don't worry… the next time I get to take on that blood mage… I will definitely crush him and become the strongest recruit… I will definitely make that noble family responsible for mom's death pay!" Derik said with a determined expression on his face. He hugged his dad once more and returned to the carriage which took him to the archery class castle which was located at the commercial district.

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…Archery Class Castle…

He stepped out of the carriage only to meet everyone waiting for him outside the castle, they all cheered and dashed towards him pouncing on him all out once. Derik shuddered involuntarily and quickly retreated, but his path of retreat was blocked off by the carriage behind him.

"Damn" he muttered with a bitter smile on his face

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The recruits clustered around Derik as they walked down the halls of the castle…

"Man… you were amazing… soloing multiple level five ogres… You looked like a god of war when you charged at those beasts alone" Dean laughed

"Domineering!!!… You're just too amazing… Everyone in Briton knows your name" George added

"I'm sorry my twin caused you so much trouble" Brian took the initiative to apologize

"Kira Ryan? … so he is related to you… I was planning to ask because I found it hard to believe… he's just so different … You don't have to apologize anyway…" Derik quickly responded, unlike Kira who had a pair of cold eyes, Brian was different. That's why he found it hard to believe they were related

"That Kira dude was amazing though… Capable of soloing all six representatives… soooo scary" James shuddered involuntarily as he spoke

"He used monsters, that's practically a cheat… he's a cheat!!" Mason said indifferently. Derik felt a warm palm touch his left hand and quickly shifted his gaze towards Mary who remained silent while staring at him

"Don't worry… I'm ok" he said

"The second stage of the competition… how did it go?" He quickly asked while avoiding Mary's unconvinced pair of eyes.

"Well… only Mason and Brian made it to the top twenty on the ranking list… it's not fair… you can't expect a support class to compete with combat classes like battle mages, sorcerers and guardian knights" George said

The others nodded in agreement and talked about other matters concerning their battles for a while. After walking for close to three minutes, they finally arrived at the castle's fifth floor. Beside a wooden door was Master Stevens who wore a warm smile on his face when Derik and the rest arrived

"The archery class lord is waiting for you… You better don't keep him waiting" he said with a warm smile on his face.

"I have never seen Master Stevens smile..." George said

"Crap… my mind is playing games with me… this can't be real" Dean said

"It's probably because Derik made it to the top four… it's quite reasonable" Mason quickly responded

"I guess so…" Brian nodded in agreement

"You shouldn't keep them waiting… You should get going" Mary said to Derik with a gentle smile on her face.