Chapter 38 38 - Bully

Ryan went back to his classes a little less stressed, now that he had settled things with Olivia, everything was a little more relaxed. He was still ragged by the rumors going around the academy, but he was already wondering what he could do to resolve the situation.

The Academy duels are recorded so that all confrontations are logged and saved on the internet. While this was a problem for weak students who might become memes, it was also a way to advertise promising students.

It was not uncommon to see famous travelers on posters and commercials, as was the case with one of his bullies during high school. Damian Smith was probably the person Ryan hated most in his entire life. For years, Damian had bullied Ryan, torturing him during and after school.

And now, Damian Smith was one of the biggest Travelers on the Internet. Appearing in podcasts, newspapers, and any dungeon analysis channel. He was making a name for himself as a master of 1v1 combat and dungeon cleaning.

Ryan's idea was somewhat simple if he could defeat Lyza, a famous traveler with great achievements within the guild, within seconds his name would resonate throughout the country. But for that, much more training was needed.

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Ryan ran out in front of his class, bumping into a few people, he quickly advanced through the crowd. Entering along with the first group, he quickly made his way out of the Academy.

Ryan was walking down the sidewalk, in front of the gigantic iron wall that surrounded the entire grounds of the Neodrazzil Travelers Academy. In front of the wall, it was already possible to see houses and some commercial buildings, mainly places where students and people linked to the academy lived.

'Do you have any idea how we can find a portal?'

<Yes!> Nyx said, as she appeared in front of Ryan.

A window appeared in front of Ryan, it was one of the screens of the demon system. In the middle of the screen was a compass of sorts, which pointed to the opposite side of where Ryan was standing.

'How? Actually, what is that?'

<I am smelling the magical activity of a portal. It's not that far away>

As soon as Nyx explained what it was about, Ryan turned and kept running toward where the compass was pointing. He crossed the street and kept running, passing cars and walkers. By passing as he ran without stopping.

His breathing was rapid, and so was his heart, which was beating rapidly. Ryan's eyes were glowing again, emitting a red light as he approached the scene.

The compass window was updated with each step Ryan took. Until he finally encountered a crowd of men in suits, some pedestrians were walking and looking at what was happening.

Several cars and trucks were stopped on a closed street. Soon, Ryan was able to understand what this was all about. A portal into a gas station. The color of the portal was green, which indicated that it was an intermediary portal.

Dozens of workers were around that place. Some groups of travelers were already prepared, as were the employees of the travelers' guild.

A group of five mages was chatting, while a warrior in full silver armor was sharpening his sword. Some hunters were feeding their pets, while thieves were rubbing poison into their daggers.

However, everyone fell silent when a young man appeared.

On his back was a gigantic golden sword. His armor glowed with the reflection of the light, there was a sort of golden aura around that silver armor. Each step of that young man was heavy, echoing as if he was commanding silence.

The youth's name was Damian Smith, the Prodigy student of the North Khalazhan Academy.

Even though he was a novice, as soon as Damian arrived he started shouting orders at those travelers. Some of the mages in front of Damian looked to be over fifty years old, and yet he felt entitled to shout commands to everyone.

"As you all know, today is my day! I don't want anyone to steal my aggro or eliminate the boss before me. I've already talked to the guild staff, and the ones who create trouble will lose their traveler's card!

Ryan then noticed how, in addition to the guild staff, some reporters were also present.

'So they are going to record Damian killing the boss...'

<Didn't you say that Khazalhan is a bit far from here? Why did Damian come all this way?

'Green portals are relatively safe for non-travelers, they must have taken advantage of this portal appearing to come here with the media.

A green portal was relatively unusual, they always had much more space than other portals. So with proper security, it was possible to let reporters into the portal without too much trouble.

While other portals usually led to enclosed dungeons, green portals almost always sent to mountainous terrain or forests. If you want to record a video or commercial of someone slaying dragons or any other creature, the best way is to enter a green portal.

Ryan was impatient, seeing Damian only made him more irritated. But a bigger question arose, how he would go about infiltrating that place?

Now he had a much more important goal. Knowing that Damian was there, Ryan had the idea to eliminate the boss before the team. Thus, ridiculing Damian in front of the reporters. Entering a portal only to find out that he had already been finished would be bombastic news, plus it would tarnish the story of his greatest enemy somewhat.

It was interesting for Ryan to see Damian suffer, and for some reason, he knew what had to be done. Even from a distance, just watching Damian's face made one of Ryan's eyes burn with hatred and thirst for revenge. If it were possible, he Ryan would kill him in the same instant.

The portal was glowing in the center of the gas station, several cars, security guards, and cameras were pointed at it. Ryan could not just jump towards the portal imagining that everything would go smoothly.

<Let's fly to the portal>

'But my flying speed is not that great'

<Exactly. You can fly up to the portal, and then, fall with all your speed into it. They won't be able to stop you, and they might not even be able to understand what just happened>

The idea was interesting. But would it work?

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