Chapter 76: The end of the Battle of the Halls

Eliot himself could not believe what had happened.

Not only did he lose, but he lost while using his ring.

Just at the moment when he thought he was going to win and at the moment when he should have won, he lost!

'What the hell was that? Is his speed that high? That was much faster than his other move!' He thought in shock as he struggled to his feet. Matt's last hit was quite powerful, and even though he has a strong defense for his high power, he was still affected.

It wasn't much, though.

He looked from afar at Matt, who was celebrating with Isla, and frowned.

'Could he also have a weapon with a special ability? He pulled out a sword during the fight, but I only saw it once...' He thought, and although many were talking to him around him, he ignored them.

He focused his gaze on Matt.

Matt also noticed his gaze, so he turned to look at him.

A clash of gazes occurred then as if two lightning bolts collided at a midpoint between the two bodies, but neither looked away.

Still, Eliot averted his gaze soon after.

"I'll wait for you at the first academy, Matthew Dietrich." He said as he turned and walked out of the arena.

As much as he longed for the win and the reward, he had to admit that he had lost. And among the prizes, though all good, the only one he wanted was to go to that Academic Library.

So, he withdrew from the place without looking back.

And with his retreat, so did most people come back to reality. A loud cheer from the first years rang out, and in turn, the principals rose to their feet.

"The academy will be in charge of delivering all the rewards to you during these days. Your teacher will give them to you, so good luck. Right now, the army will give you the distinctions that recognize you as army members." Said the director, and then the soldiers handed out all the distinctive badges individually to each member.

They were all the same because there was something else they had to do.

"Although you see that all the badges are the same, you will see that on the back is the position you ended up with; that is what will determine the rank you will receive in the army. You just need to go to an army headquarters to receive the corresponding rank, according to the amount of victories you have had."

"With that said, there are a few more rewards that do need to be delivered today." Said the director and pulled out a small tray from his storage ring. This tray had several things on it.

A vampire ring, two practice books, four blood bags with 2 liters of blood each, and finally, an envelope with money.

"Matthew Dietrich, this is the first part of your reward." Said the director as he passed this to him.

Many people looked at him with jealousy, but no one could deny that he deserved it, so even though they were jealous, they recognized Matt's strength.

"There are still two more rewards to be bestowed upon you. The first one you decide when to use it, come find me when you see fit. As for the second, it will be delivered to you shortly." He replied, and Matt nodded to him.

"All right, director. Then I'll look you up when I'm ready." Matt replied, and the director nodded to him.

"Good." He said and looked at all the students again.

"Congratulations to everyone who won something in this hall tournament, but I remind you that this is just the beginning. The path of a vampire is a difficult one to walk, but it has numerous rewards, and only those who are willing to take risks can walk it, so I hope you all keep striving to become strong.

I have nothing more to say; you may retire." Said the director, bringing this hall tournament to a close.

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Matt and Isla returned to their rooms and celebrated their victory while eating large amounts of good food. The rest of the day was spent celebrating quietly.

They didn't need to attend class because they would have several days off. Therefore, their post-victory celebrations went on for a couple of days...

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