Chapter 68 Magnus Is A Monster, And Mission Problems

The tournament area was packed with people, not only students but outsiders from the city that wanted to watch the tournament live! Of course, these people had plenty of money, as the seats were limited, so they were hella expensive!

Ordinary people would watch the thing live on TV, and that was more than enough for them. Damian was there, sitting alongside the other students from his school. Darius and Vanessa were there too.

A fat man said a few words, like how he was glad to have everyone there and that the fights would soon start.

"Typical thing from boring tournaments."

The first few fights happened with students Damian never saw in his life, which meant he spent most of the time speaking with Vanessa, Aurora, and Magnus. But then, Magnus was the one called out to the ring, and that was a fight Damian wanted to watch.

"Destroy him, bro!"

Everything was allowed in that tournament, and a powerful superhuman acted as the fighting supervisor. He would stop the fight in things went out of control, as no one wanted a dead student broadcasted to everyone around the globe!

Magnus jumped from the bleachers, and when his feet touched the ring, the stone beneath it crackled with the power of his body! He was a freaking beast, having 2,10 meters of height, around 140kg of pure muscle, and looking like a feral human!

Damian looked at Magnus, and only one thing crossed his mind, "I am happy he is a friend…."

As for the other student, it was a man too, but way skinner than Magnus, and when the two were facing each other, it was like Magnus was strolling in the park with his kid.

The moment the fight started, Magnus' adversary used his superhuman power. He unsheathed a katana and slashed forward so quickly no one could see a thing! Then, like a ranged attack, a flash flew from the blade and went directly toward Magnus!

Magnus was not stupid to do nothing and let the attack hit him, but everything happened so fast that it was impossible to dodge! Instead, he put both arms in front of him and activated his body-enhancing ability, enduring the attack.

Blood came from the wound on his arm, but it was nothing grand and only a tiny cut. It surprised the other student, who often did not see others capable of resisting his sword attacks.

"My turn now," Magnus said, activating his ability to its fullest!

He grew in size again, and his nails turned into claws, both in his hands and feet! Magnus looked like a fusion of a man and beast, dashing toward his adversary.

The speed at which Magnus dashed toward the other man was incredible, and Damian, who did not leave his eyes from the fight for a second, could barely see it!

"My body is powerful with high attributes, but Magnus' ability is a body-enhancing one, so it is hard to compare to him now, but maybe in the future."

Damian knew he had his advantages, with his mental abilities and items, but fighting directly in one-on-one combat against Magnus or others with similar skills was just suicide! Also, he preferred to act in the shadows, controlling everything from the outside and planning his moves.

"It feels more like a villain this way!"

When Magnus got close to the student, he punched the man flying out of the ring with a broken arm!‌ The supervisor decided to stop the fight there and give Magnus a victory.

"Woooow! Did you see how fast he went?"

"No, I did not; that was how fast he was! Incredible!"

"The tournament is finally getting more exciting!"

The crowd said as they yelled and cheered after witnessing such a display of power. All the students from Garmony were also celebrating; why?

Well, Garmony Upper School had more victories than Orton's, but still, the most critical aspect of the tournament was the final, so they were not acting like the winners yet. So whatever school won would count more than just the number of victories throughout the tournament.

"Saw that, bro?"

"I did; you are freaking incredible!"

After seeing Magnus fight, Damian wondered how Aurora would fight! Her power was unique, and Damian noticed how she was not speaking about it, and most of the professors did not even know it!

He leaned toward her, asking,‌ "what power will you use to fight?"

Damian did not know, but Aurora already spoke with Magnus to utilize his power during the tournament, "for now, I will use Magnus', yet I don't know if I can change it during the tournament…."

That was the only weakness of her power. Sure, Damian knew that after they left the school and went to the real world to get jobs and fight the beasts, all she had to do was kill those who might share her secrets, but during school time? Impossible.

She did not have the strength to protect her secret, and the more Damian thought about it, the more he wanted her to enter his organization.

"We act in the shadows, and she has a secret to keep. Could it work?"

Damian was lost in thought when Darius poked his arm and asked him to go.

"What is it now? Don't tell me we have problems," Damian whispered as he and Darius leaned against the bleachers' side.

Darius went close to him, looking around, making sure no one was listening, "correct. I heard that they will move the items during the last day of the tournament, tomorrow, so we have to act tonight!"

"What? Are you serious? Like right now?"

"No, during the night. The Orton's principal wants a sparring match with me, probably excited after watching the tournament, so you will have a distraction to act!‌ But there's a problem,"

"If you take the bloodstone, they will know, and the tournament will end sooner, causing many problems. So is there a way for you to steal it and put something similar on the same display? The bloodstone has no aura, so no one will notice the difference if it is a red rock."

When Darius said that, Damian smirked as he thought of something, "hehe, slimes are always the way."