Chapter 334: Chapter 334 Challenge.

Soma, who saw Akane was gone, turned to look at Leon for the last time and saw him being carried away by the officials while receiving glares from Tiara.He ignored the hostile glare and then turned his back, leaving the Area with a composed gait. While receiving much applause, from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of scouts blending themselves within the spectators, mumbling, scratching a paper and busy with their own world.

"Well, whatever, let's just go back".

After giving the brooch back to the officials, Soma leaves, walking alone in the empty corridor, when a presence catches his attention in front of him.

"Lin Fan!? So, you chose this path".

Lin Fan, being addressed by Soma, stopped and assessed Soma from head to toe. From the match earlier, he felt something resonate within so slightly that he leaked the inner energy he accumulated inside his stars, and it resonated with the one inside Soma. Both of them collided, making Lin Fan, who saw it, open his eyes wide.

"How?".

"Call it, Luck!".

"!?".

As Lin Fan was lost in his thoughts, Soma sighed and decided to walk past him, but he stopped upon hearing his next move.

"...Soma, let's do the final match today after I finish my match!".

"Huh?".

Soma stood dumbfounded after hearing the sudden challenge from Lin Fan. He looked at the boy's eyes, clearly stating that he did not want to receive a 'No' for an answer.

The situation was becoming complicated when Lin Fan suddenly declared.

"Let's go all out from the get go and I will prove to you that you are nothing in front of my might!".

A fiery aura began to emerge behind Lin Fan, capturing his blazing heart, which was filled with intense belief that he was the best in his generation.

However, to Soma's eyes, the flame was portrayed as another being with horns and protruding fangs on each side; it was like the personification of Ashura, the Demon God from Mythology.

However, despite being almost baited by Lin Fan's intense passion, Soma had no authority in this competition to decide the match schedule.

The moment when he tried to refuse and said to follow the schedule, something inside him awoke.

His heart thumped so much that it sent boiling blood from within him, awakening something dormant.

[The user's understanding of Martial Saint Second Techniques Increased]

"!?(What!?)".

The martial saint system had lain dormant all this time. Suddenly, for the first time, it began to show its interface once more. This situation lit the fire within Soma's heart, and unconsciously, his lips parted sideways, showing his fearless grin.

Seeing that, Lin Fan also grins, and both look at each other in the eyes. The eyes were filled with ferocity.

Soma turned his back, which made Lin Fan falter for a moment, but soon, after Soma spoke his mind, his flame abruptly soared to the sky. Sёarᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"After the match, recuperate first and be the best of you before facing me. I will ask Headmaster Roland for the change of schedule. I can't wait to face you, Lin Fan".

"Hmph, that should be my line".

Lin Fan snorted while he turned his back, and both of them said,

"Let's see who is the strongest one here!".

*****

Akane's face contorted like she swallowed something sour hidden within the shadows. Her steps were fast until she stopped at the corner of the corridor.

There are no souls except her plus. The aura that leaked from her body engulfed the entire corridor in a heavy and gloomy atmosphere.

"So, even the savior's strength is impossible to beat, Soma. Fuu, what should I do now?".

She sighed with myriad worries that plagued her brain, as well as a bit of fear that slightly stuck to it, terrorizing her whole consciousness, which was always doubting him.

While contemplating, her pocket trembles. She reluctantly takes it and sees Lucy's worried message asking about her whereabouts.

"I never thought being close to Leon could get me close to the Saint. How convenient a connection is…".

With her finger tapping the screen, she replied to the message swiftly but soon stopped and mumbled the word she had just spoken.

"...Connection!".

After seeking the person she had in mind, she began to dial the person and when it rang for the second time, the other side picked up the call and, with a hoarse voice, said.

{What is the matter, young lady?}

"Well, I have something you guys have to do!".

{...Very well, give me the details!}

****

In the other corner of the stadium, the returnees gather. Lucy's face is pale, and her mind is in distress. She witnesses Leon's figure carried by the teachers out.

"Lucy, don't mind us and go toward your sweetheart!".

Katarina beside her encouraged her. Lucy glanced to her side and saw the others also nod their heads, agreeing to Katarina's suggestion; she bowed her head and spoke.

"Thank you everyone. Please go toward the VIP room where the Headmaster is waiting".

"Roger that, now go!".

Being pushed by her close friend, Katarina. Lucy, took out her phone and start tiping on it and began to fasten her pace, disappearing from the site.

"Fufu, I never saw Lucy become like that over a boy".

While the other members fixed their gaze on Lucy, only Gary kept his composure to look toward Soma, who left the Arena with light steps.

"Leader? What is the matter?".

Lars' voice brought him back from his dream as Gary looked to the side, looking at his members.

"Let's go to visit the Headmaster!".

"Yes!".

Following Gary's lead, they all left the place and went toward the VIP room. Slowly, they walked, savouring the memories they had at the Academy.

Even though the group expedition lasted not even a year, it was because of the intense mental drain lingering between death and life every second. They began appreciating every moment they spent as if they wouldn't be alive again tomorrow.

Thanks to the deserted corridor, the group didn't get too much attention as they finally arrived at the VIP room that Lucy had mentioned.

Gary, the one in front, pushed inside the door, and it alerted everyone inside; one of them was Soma's group, where Lars' face beamed, seeing Serafina's smile.

"Sera!".

Upon hearing a guy casually call her name, her eyes knitted in a dangerous state and felt repulsive as Lars approached her side with open arms.

"Finally, I got to meet you again after a while. I miss you, Sera".

Hina, Xiao Lian and the others jerked their heads to Serafina's side, who was clearly in a bad mood. Hina sat dumbfounded while alternating her gaze toward both of them.

Meanwhile, the other groups saw the event in an intriguing manner, especially Beatrice, who covered her mouth, feeling lightened by the romantic nuance.

"Leave my sight!".

Lars' body stiffened as he heard a cold and indifferent tone from the girl he missed and yearned for the time he was risking his life. But, even so, Lars is a proud and confident male, so he brushed off the cold attention he received and stepped forward to shrink their distance further.

"Sera, I have come back from my expedition and want to fulfill the promise we made".

The room instantly became quiet. Hina and the others sat there baffled after hearing the boy's declaration. They turned to look at Serafina, but her reaction was different. Stay tuned with mvl

Serafina's face was blank. Clearly, she didn't have a recollection of that memory in her brain, or rather, she was not considering it in the first place.

Thinking it was a chance, Lars took another step forward, which made Serafina instinctively feel threatened. She unleashed her Mana, blowing away the wind around them, creating quite a stir.

"Sera?".

"Leave, you freak. I didn't recall making some promise with you and besides, who are you anyway?".

As soon as she said that, the room temperature dropped, and a chilling breeze brushed past everyone's skin, making them shiver in the cold winter with that rejection.

Being rejected is, of course, one cause of someone's reaction, but to get a question of 'Who are you?' from the girl he likes was like a death sentence that pierced his heart.

"Pffth, ahahahaha… You heard that, Khihihi… Who are you? Ahaahaha".

Katarina, who couldn't hold back her laugh, released all of it and let everyone in the room share her joyful expression.

One by one, everyone in the room began to tremble, holding their laughter after being contaminated by Katarina.

Because of that, the other party members from the expedition teams shed tears of laughter while clutching their stomachs—only Gary, who kept his composed attitude, saw the event and sighed, asking in his heart, "Let's go to the headmaster first!"

Lars, whose world was distorted, couldn't believe what was transpiring in front of him and took a step forward in a crazy manner.

His eyes had gone mad, and his body was trembling all over as if holding back something that accumulated deep in his stomach pit.

"That is a lie, right? Sera, I know you are just saying that to surprise me with something, because earlier when I entered this room, you were the first person who welcomed me".

Serafina's eyes shrank dangerously as she heard something unforgivable that escaped Lars's mouth.

"Hey, Jackass! I said, I didn't know you, so stop bothering me further. Leave my sight, before I blasted that disgusting smirk on your face!".