Chapter 337: Chapter 337 Wrong Choice.

Time slightly moved backwards when Lucy was dumbfounded after receiving a message from Viana that told her to do anything.She stood in silence for a few seconds before she regained her mind and glanced at the others, gazing at her in worry.

"I am sorry, everyone".

Not wanting to worry her colleague further, Lucy pushed aside her phone and entered the room to visit her friend.

"What was it, making you petrified like that?".

Serafina came out from her seat and welcomed Lucy with open arms.

"Nothing serious, It's just…".

It was a bit complicated to explain in words; Lucy wondered why Viana asked her to do that, but in the end, not even Viana said anything when she met the boy.

Knowing vice-headmaster Viana's behaviour and how shrewd she is, Lucy begins to have a slight doubt about everything between Viana and Soma. "There must be something hidden under her meaning". Lucy muttered, not realizing that Serafina's pincer slowly approached and pulled away her cheeks, bringing a pain that stimulated her brain.

"You know what, Lucy, soon enough you will be under much stress if you keep dwelling in something you can't control".

"...Sera".

"Also stress is bad, especially for women it will make you look older by age".

"I am not old!".

Seeing her best friend returned, Serafina parted her lips in satisfaction and then dragged her toward the conversation she had with the other three.

"Sera wait!".

Lars, who regained his footing and mind, shouted her name, which garnered everyone's attention.

Those who already understand the situation shed an annoying sigh, judging his disgusting behaviour as an elite member of the Academy.

Looking at the desperation in his face, everyone in the room understood why, but like a kid who didn't want to admit the reality before him.

Lars still grasps the thin rope that hangs before him, trying so hard to grasp it as it gets far away from his hand.

"...Se-sera, that boy earlier, who is he to you?".

Lucy's eyes were wide open as she never thought the situation had turned chaotic. Meanwhile, Katarina sighed, and her eyes shrank dangerously, and they gleamed in a fierce glow, wanting to slit the boy's throat any moment.

Serafina also initially wants to ignore the boy's pursuit, but if she keeps her mouth passive, he will buzz in her ears like a summer mosquito.

She sighed, but when a loud commotion happened in the Arena, everyone's gaze turned to it except for Lars, who kept looking at Serafina's profile.

Everyone listens to the announcement from the emcee and the expedition parties, their eyes wide open because of this unfamiliar event.

"Lucy this was?".

Katarina, whose mind slipped from her lips, turned to Lucy, who stood near her.

"Well, sure, you guys won't know it because it was just recently created and now published."

Lucy began to explain the plan. With help from the teacher and some other people from the academy committee, she and the teacher designed a new event that would liven up the competition.

"Duel!? It seemed interesting, can we participate?".

Katarina seemed interested in the concept.

"Yes, of course it applies to all of the students in the Academy as long as you inform the official".

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Gary, who also listened, approached the glass window and saw the first duel had just started.

However, among many figures interested in the duel system, Lars dismissed all of them and strongly approached Serafina, who was distracted.

"Sera, tell me, please".

Before his hand almost reached out to her shoulder, a swirling wind reformed itself, creating a gap between their skin, which was almost touching each other.

"You bastard, you dare to touch me".

"Sera? I am sorry, but".

Everyone's gaze turned to the duo, and one of them seemed ready to fight. However, looking at the place they were in, Serafina's anger subsided and coldly announced in front of them.

"Soma is my partner in life and I dare you to disrupt it, you are dead!".

*****

"Why did it come to this?".

The atmosphere was at its peak in the stadium. Soma and Lars stood slightly apart, and Lee was in between.

Soma sighed as he looked at the VIP room when he saw Serafina's cold gaze staring right at him, telling him to do what she wished.

Earlier, before the duel, Lars' sudden challenge threw Soma off guard and wanted to ignore the boy completely, but when Soma received a message from Serafina, Things had changed.

{...Soma, please do something to that bastard; he persistently annoyed me and asked for my hand in a relationship to fulfil the promise I don't even remember; heck, I even don't remember the bastard's name. Can you please fulfil this cute wish from this girlfriend of yours?}

There were some points he wanted to retort, but he resigned and did what his partner wanted to because the boy seemed to have something to tell him.

"Are both of you ready?".

The boys nodded their heads, created a distance from one another, and prepared their stance.

{Woah, we have a surprise match going on here. Contestant Soma, the powerhouse in this competition, is challenged by an elite student who just returned from his expedition from the dungeon, meet him Lars Evans}

Excited cheer erupted, and many female students who knew him shouted his name, but the boy himself seemed unaware of that and only gazed at Soma.

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"The duel starts!".

Lars drew his dual dagger and grabbed it backhanded while standing still, seeming not to consider the opponent before him as an equal.

"Hey, you. Listen to this!".

Soma, who had no idea what the boy wanted to do, tensed all the muscles around his body, and he saw Lars point his index finger at him and speak.

"Right this instant leave the arena and never get in touch with her ever again!".

"...".

As soon as Lars's aloof tone left his mouth, Soma's demeanour changed. His gaze was devoid of light, and he focused completely, drawing all of his strength.

Initially, he just wanted to teach him a lesson for trying to woo his girlfriend, but Lars audacity to order Soma around like a servant made the anger in his mind wake up.

"You Commoner won't know her strength either her wealth or power. Sera is cut above others, and she is nothing like a frog like you can possesed…".

Unknown to the boy, Soma's hesitation had reached rock bottom, it disappeared completely, hearing Lars's stupid monologue.

"She probably only wants to have fun with a guy like you, and throw you away when she is done…".

"...".

Soma kept silent, but Lars, who missed the meaning behind it, kept talking.

"...You understand right? You are not worthy of taking her hand. Are your parents never told you to never take something beyond your measure?...".

"!?".

"...Hmph, it seems they are a failure who couldn't teach you thoroughly".

No one knows where it started, but suddenly, the stadium is enveloped by an eerie silence.

"Huh, What is it?".

The ground shook, and the atmosphere had just turned heavier; it gripped everyone's throat, sending a chilling pressure of murderous intent, piercing their core.

"...Wha!?".

Lars, who was caught off by the situation, stiffened his figure when he saw a silhouette of a terrifying existence standing before him, clad in crimson colour and raw killing intent that ripped away his consciousness.

"What are yo, Aaaaaahh?".

Before he could finish his question, a blood-curling scream reverberated in the stadium, and it made everyone who heard it shiver in fright.

Soma, who had just destroyed the boy's right foot by stepping on it, thrust his fist, which destroyed Lars' teeth.

A nerving-wrecked, cracking sound, colliding with a heavy thud, sends Lars's consciousness far away, but his body is stand stilled, because Soma properly holds him in place.

Another thud resonated within their heart. It sent a devastating chill to everyone who was present.

Not just the people in the Arena who directly receive the full brunt of its killing intent. The people in the VIP room also suffocated after seeing the scene.

Serafina's earlier annoyed expression changed to worry and wonder. "Why did the situation turn out like this? Soma, are you okay?". Serafina muttered.

Katarina and Lucy had pale faces, and even Gary, the strongest student in the Academy, stiffened like a statue after feeling the intent that pierced his skin.

"This is indeed dangerous".

Hina and Xiao Lian, who have known Soma longer than anyone, have never seen Soma become like this. With a determined expression, they gritted their teeth but soon were stunned by a commotion behind them, as they saw a woman figure rushed from the room.

On the Arena, Lars, whose face is destroyed and his consciousness is on the brink of death, is tossed around the Arena by Soma; utilizing his speed, he delivers a punch, kick and everything at his disposal to utterly destroy the boy within his grasp.

Lee, as a referee, couldn't do much and could bitterly swallow the reality in front of him when a student tried to attempt a murder.

"St-stop, Soma!".

His inaudible shout feels so distant, and the carnage within the Arena still continues, spilling teeth and blood scattered everywhere around it.

"This is useless. I didn't think Soma was this powerful!". Lee muttered in his heart and decided to call the one who could possibly defuse the situation.

However, faster than his finger could press the call button, a brave figure of a woman wearing a green cheongsam dress and beautiful figure, stand in the Arena and shouted,

"Stop, Xiao Ma!".