Chapter 102 The First Batch

Chapter 102 The First Batch

The students—or rather, Otherworlders—understood what was expected of them.

As they all stood in the gladiator ring, different thoughts were going on in the respective minds of each one.

What kinds of monsters would they fight? Would they be strong? Would it be dangerous?

Naturally, some were scared. However, most of them were pretty excited about what they were about to experience.

They were confident that none of their instructors would let anything bad happen to them.

Their lives weren't at risk at all.

Among the excited ones was Rey. He was excited for two major reasons.

One... he naturally wanted to see how his Class would give him extra Stats after Leveling Up. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

'I'm very close, so I should be able to reach Level 20 today...'

Then, there was the second reason.

'I want to see how everyone does in this practical exercise...'

They had never fought monsters during training, so this would be a new experience for most of the people gathered in the massive inner field.

'How will they fare? How will they use their abilities? I want to see...'

To be honest, Rey was only very curious about a select group of people.

The first was undoubtedly Adonis, but Alicia was a close second.

There was also Billy, and the rising star of the Alpha Class—Belle.

Rey was also curious about Trisha's abilities, and he wanted to see if she had improved since he last saw her fight.

'I'm also curious about how she uses that sword...' He smiled as he saw the thing hanging properly on her waist.

'This should be fun.'

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"GUUURRRR..."

Rey's excitement slowly began to drop when he first saw the caliber of monsters that were being summoned by the eleven Summoners and Lucielle.

Magic Circles of varying colors and sizes had appeared on the ground, a considerable distance from the students, as they waited for the promised time.

This wasn't the first time they would be engaging in joint training, but it was never anything like this.

The massive ring was enough for the students to spread out and do their own thing, but what happened was that a lot of students found themselves in groups.

Clusters of students littered the stage as a result.

'Even I have...' Rey had thought as he glanced at both his left and right.

"Are you scared, Rey?"

"Let's try our best, Rey!"

Tricia and Alicia—two of the prettiest and strongest girls around—were beside him.

'This isn't what I wanted! You people are disturbing me!'

Of course, Rey could not say what was on his mind, so he instead decided to just smile with absolute determination.

... A flash of light suddenly shot through the ring, causing a strong wind to blow all across the area.

The brightness of it was blinding, as golden fragments radiated from the direction of the unparalleled illumination that manifested before them.

And then—

~SWOOOSH!~

A single slash was heard by everyone who dared to listen. Their squinted eyes saw only one person slashing as he stood right in front of the horde of DemiWolves.

His single swing caused a rumble to engulf the area—almost as if a thunderstorm had begun to brew.

As the air unfurled around him, and space itself seemed to undulate... his golden power washed through the enemies.

Resulting only in the inevitable.

~BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!~

The shock that radiated from Adonis' strike sent debris and chunks of Monster meat skittering across the entire ring.

Blood and gore danced around him, though not a single one dared reach his perfect form.

And so, as everyone watched on in downright shock—seeing as Adonis single-handedly killed all the summoned monsters—he looked back at them and smiled calmly.

"Don't worry too much. These are weak monsters..."

The students trembled, all in sheer awe.

Their Hero had taken the lead and showed them how it was done.

No fancy Martial Arts or complicated Magic Spells.

... Just pure, unparalleled strength.

Smoke began to rise around Adonis, revealing the carcasses of the DemiWolves around him, as well as the gleaming stones that were already being displayed from within and without their torn bodies—Monster Cores.

"Next round, please." Adonis told the shocked summoners, who began to work on the next Summon.

As they did so, Adonis turned and smiled at his peers.

It was a kind and heroic one, devoid of any malice.

"There's no need to hesitate. Just use all you've learned and kill them."

It felt strange hearing those words being uttered from the lips of their dear Hero, but everyone listened attentively.

Inspiration had come.

"We can win."

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