Chapter 76-1: - Chaos (5)

Chapter 76-1: - Chaos (5)

The fact that Baek Yu-Seol received special training became a big issue within the academy.

More than a hundred people came to watch, and even the professors were quietly whispering.

Eisel was also one of the people who came to watch Baek Yu-Seol's duel.

Not alone.

With friends.

"Hey, Eisel, who do you think will win?"

"Um, um?"

Eisel hesitated for a moment in response to Hariren's sudden question.

Another friend picked up her answer.

"Of course, the second-year senior will win. How can the first-year student win against a senior who goes through field practice and even missions?"

"That's true. But you never know, right?"

"Where do you see that?"

Watching her chattering friends, Eisel smiled wryly.

That was right.

Friends.

Eisel was not alone.

Earlier, Hariren approached her and said, "Let's have a meal together."

And when they went out for a meal, there were three more girls. They were honest with her.

"We've heard about you. But recently, we've seen you again. We became curious about who you are."

They asked her various questions, pure curiosities that one could have about a person named Eisel.

Some questions were awkward to answer, and some asked impolite questions even at the first meeting...

On the contrary, since Eisel showed such honesty, they were able to open their hearts to her.

In just a few days, Eisel managed to slip into the group of Harirens friends.

Most of the girls were commoners or nameless nobles.

The noble-born among them would furrow their brows, saying that commoners should stick together, but those kids didn't care about such things.

Instead, they treated Eisel no differently because she was a commoner.

The child of a traitor? They didnt know, but she was a celebrity, for now!

Among the teenage commoner girls, Eisels image was generally like that.

And all of this... thanks to Baek Yu-Seol. Because of him, Eisel was able to receive such positive attention by showing extraordinary and remarkable behavior alongside him.

"So, what do you think?"

As the topic came back around to her, Eisel replied, "If we look at it objectively... the senior will probably win."

She gave an ambiguous answer.

It was true that the senior would likely win.

In other words, it could also mean that Baek Yu-Seol had a chance of winning.

However, considering the situation, it would be difficult to win.

If he dared to defeat the senior here, it would cause a tremendous uproar.

That was why Eisel was curious about his decision.

Would he swallow his pride and intentionally lose to the senior by hiding his skills?

Or perhaps, should he just overpower the senior?

"Hmm, well... It's true that Earth-type attributes have particularly strong defenses, but I don't think Baek Yu-Seols firepower is that strong."

"No, I heard last time that he even broke through a shield with his magic sword."

"Still... Can a magic sword really penetrate a Class 3 Earth-type defense?"

His senses detected a movement. Although it was a forest, there shouldn't be any wild animals in the duel arena, so it must be Baek Yu-Seol.

"Earth Spear!"

Without hesitation, he launched a sharp spear made of stone towards the sound, and something was struck with a thud and fell.

"Good!"

Immediately, he inscribed a magic circle on both hands and quickly approached the spot.

"Huh...?"

There, a monkey doll was hanging from a branch, swaying back and forth with its tail.

Kallivan's gaze shifted to something held in the monkey's hands.

"... Symbols?"

In that instant, the monkey clashed its symbols together, releasing a tremendous shockwave.

**Bang! Boom!**

"Argh...!"

However, true to his Earth element mage nature, he didn't retreat but instead increased the weight of his body like a rock, withstanding the shockwave.

The impact itself was not powerful enough to be lethal, and he could easily block it with a simple shield of a Class 1 level.

But that wasn't important.

"It's a trick!"

As soon as he realized that, he hastily erected an earth barrier onto his own back.

And as he expected, followed by the sound of wind cutting through the air, Baek Yu-Seol approached from behind and swung his shining sword.

**Clang!**

The magic sword tore the earth barrier apart, but unfortunately, it couldn't pierce through it.

"Wave Break!"

Gripping his left fist tightly without holding a staff, Kallivan rolled forward, causing the earth barrier to burst and scatter dust in all directions.

While Kallivan skillfully created another barrier and hid behind it, he probably didn't suffer any damage.

However, Baek Yu-Seol, who was nearby, undoubtedly did.

"... Nothing?"

However, at the spot where the rocks exploded, there was no trace left except for a single golden bell swaying lightly.

Mistaking the golden bell for an attack, he quickly defended himself. But... nothing happened.

"Damn it!"

Swiftly turning his gaze, Kallivan saw Baek Yu-Seol sprinting away, several strides ahead.

"How unnecessarily quick!"

However, now that the distance had been narrowed down to this extent, it was well within the range of magic.

**Crack!**

As Kallivan swung his staff, the ground beneath Baek Yu-Seol suddenly rose, causing his surroundings to collapse.

Fragments of rocks defied gravity and flew towards the sky, while sharp rock slides formed in reverse, pressuring Baek Yu-Seol.

However, with movements so agile that he resembled a monkey, he skillfully evaded them.

He spun his sword to deflect the rock fragments and cleverly slipped away from attacks that were impossible to avoid by hiding within the natural barriers of the terrain, including trees.

As a result, at some point, Baek Yu-Seol had moved beyond Kallivan's magic range.

"Damn it!"

It happened in the blink of an eye. Thanks to the advice from his mates to be cautious of teleportation, Kallivan had kept over half of his attacks reserved, anticipating Baek Yu-Seols use of teleportation at any moment.

But to deliberately restrain his teleportation, causing the attacks to miss... It was unexpected.

Kallivan swiftly chased after Baek Yu-Seol from behind.

In that moment, along with a sensation of his soles floating, his senses detected magic.",