Chapter 10: (4/10)

Kain and Arthur wouldn't look down on this Skeleton Warrior despite many people in the audience laughing when they saw Avery's soul bound creature. If Avery bound a Skeleton Warrior to her Conjurer Soul, it means that this Skeleton Warrior is incredibly strong and unique in some way.

The Skeleton flexed its muscle and vanished into thin air. Two seconds later, it appeared behind Sizouze and attempted to stab two daggers in her back despite Sizouze flying fifty feet above the ground. Sizouze was wearing a full metal plate armor but she won't be stupid enough to let those daggers touch her. She quickly responded by using her greatsword to block those daggers. The Skeleton vanished again and appeared back at its original location.

"What the f**k was that?" Kain thought to himself. Kain believed he was an expert when it came to conjuring Skeleton Warrior but he never once stumbled onto a Skeleton with that kind of ability.

Sizouzi started to sweat because of how close that was for the Skeleton to kill her.

Arthur asked, "Such a fascinating Skeleton Warrior! What is its origin?"

Avery said, "Saint-tier Ghost Warrior. It came from Norelf Continents."

"No wonder why it's fighting technique is so different compared to Skeleton Warriors from Toria Continents."

The Flaming Phoenix faded away due to time expiration after exploding and revived itself fifteen times. On the last explosion, the Ice Gargoyle sacrificed itself to protect Avery due to its mana pool being depleted and couldn't cast another [Ice Barrier]. However, that explosion was not strong enough to kill the Gargoyle.

The Flame Walls that were protecting Arthur had disappeared. The [Firestorm] managed to fight back three layers of [Blizzard] but was also faded away shortly after that due to time expiration. The Ghost Warrior saw an opportunity to attack. It dashed toward Arthur and vanished into thin air. It seems like there is a range limitation for that ability and that was why the Ghost Warrior had to dash closer toward Arthur before using it. Sizouze threw her greatsword toward Arthur's direction and that managed to parry the backstabbing attack of the Ghost Warrior. The Ghost Warrior vanished again and reappeared in the location before it vanished. Sizouze opened her right palm and the greatsword flew back into her hand.

Arthur gave commands, "Sizouze, come down here to protect me." Arthur activated [Soul Bridge] and Arwen, the female Phantom Knight of Nivin Tribe, walked through the portal. "It's time for you to go play too, Arwen."

Arwen shot five Astral Arrows toward the Saint-tier Skeleton Ghost Warrior then sprinted toward him. The Ghost Warrior stood still allowing the astral arrows to penetrate through his body.

“Interesting… That Saint-tier Ghost Warrior is immune to ranged attacks.” Arthur advised himself after witnessing the five Astral Arrows penetrated through the Ghost Warrior without causing any damage against it.

The Ghost Warrior then faded away and reappeared behind Arwen to stab her using his daggers. Arwen had predicted this would happen and she quickly turned around to parry his attacks using her Astral Sword. The Ghost Warrior was very quick but Arwen wasn't slower. After parrying more than twenty attacks, Arwen started to strike back. The Ghost Warrior vanished again and appeared behind Arthur with an attempt of striking him from the back.

Unfortunately, its plan couldn't succeed because Sizouze blocked it on time using her greatsword. The Ghost Warrior vanished again and reappeared in front of Arwen to continue to fight with her. It didn't use any more vanishing skill because that ability had drained a lot of its stamina. The Saint-tier Skeleton Ghost Warrior understood it wouldn't be able to kill Arthur until defeating Arwen. That was why the Skeleton decided to reserve its stamina to focus on fighting with her instead of wasting it on attempting another backstab on Arthur. Their fight went on for eight minutes with the result of Arwen cutting the Saint-tier Skeleton Ghost Warrior to pieces.

"Arthur Castillon, I admitted defeat." Avery only had one mana depleted heavily injured Ice Gargoyle left. She was forced to surrender to prevent being killed.

"Thank you for the good duel. I have learned something new today. The information regarding Saint-tier Skeleton Ghost Warrior will be useful for me in the future." Arthur humbly replied.

Avery then banished her Ice Gargoyle while Arthur banished Sizouze and deactivated [Soul Bridge] for Arwen to travel back to her realm.

"Avery, Kain and I are not only here to inspect this Mages' Academy but to also recruit potential Conjurer Mages to the Gray. Would you like to join the Gray and work for Lord Noe Clerico?" Arthur asked Avery.

"Are you… are you serious?"

"I am."

"I do! Of course, I do!"

"Kain!" Arthur called out to Kain. Kain threw one of the LYAUR toward Arthur.

Arthur released the trapped creature from that LYAUR then gave it to Avery and said, "From now on you, Avery Dorinshyl, will be a member of the Gray. I will speak with Executioner Lyfalia Immeril about creating a temporary Mage's License for you. You will follow us back to the Commonwealth of Krorg to meet with Executioner David Bodwyn and he will escort you to Bifjorkian Theocracy to officially get sworn in by Lord Clerico. After that, you will be able to receive your official Mage’s License from the Mages Council."

"Thank… what about my family here in the Nalas Kingdom?"

"How many family members do you have?"

"Just my father, mother, and my little brother."

"As long as you have less than five family members, then they can travel with you as well. I don't think Lord Clerico wanted to keep a talented Conjurer Mage such as yourself in this small nation."

"Thank you, Arthur Castillon."

Arthur walked out from the dueling ground and saw Princess Sarra was waiting for him. Before Arthur could say anything to her, Sarra said, "Sir Arthur, you were so awesome!"

"Thank you, Princess."

"You may just call me Sarra."

"I wouldn't dare to. Excuse me, Princess."

Arthur walked away from the Princess toward Kain's direction. Kain said, "Your Majesty, should I massage your shoulder?"

"Stop joking… Let's go, Kain."

Kain and Arthur went to speak with Principal Bellas. Kain said, "We are happy with this inspection. Your Mages' Academy is acting the way it is supposed to now. We have even found a talented Conjurer Mage here. Other Student Mages…" Kain sighed for a second before continuing, "They will need more improvement. We have decided to not shut down Mages' Academy of Ganarion."

"Thank you, Kain Almos."