Chapter 42
[ DING ]
[ REWARD CALCULATED ]
[ FIRE RESISTANCE : 35%
[ ICE AND WATER RESISTANCE: 35% ]
[ ALL STATS INCREASED BY 10,000 ]
"That’s useful," Zane thought while looking at his stats. "How am I going to report this mess to the Tower Leader?" he said aloud, looking at the burnt ground on his right side. The trees and garden flowers on his left were covered in ice, and the entire training ground including the corner of the tower was frozen solid.
"He really succeeded and froze the whole training ground..." Tower Leader Joy said while looking out through the window, drinking a cup of tea.
" He was able to learn that unique technique" Lileth asked while sitting under a tree, watching Zane.
"What do you expect? After all, his father is the one who created this technique," Celeste replied.
"I thought you were going to watch the Freshmen competition with Vane," Lileth said, flipping the page of her book as she read while watching Zane.
"What would be the point when people are just going to make you the topic of conversation there?" Celeste replied.
"That’s true, but I wonder how Vane deals with that kind of pressure," Lileth said, fixing the hair that had fallen over her face.
"Who can touch someone who is that strong? He is used to it anyway," Celeste explained, taking a fruit from her spatial storage bag and taking a bite.
"My body feels light and strong, and I can feel that my mana core has expanded, including my aura," Zane muttered, standing up and dusting off his clothes. "I need to take a bath and eat something," he added after sniffing his clothes.
Zane then went to bathe and eat.
Meanwhile, inside the Royal Academy arena, things were heating up as the competition was down to four final participants.
"Who do you think is going to win, my Princess?" Hannah asked while sitting in the VIP room.
"If Zane were here, I would say it’s him, but he isn’t," Princess Elena answered, looking around the stadium as if searching for him, since they had last spoken when they were four years old. "I think Princess Elena will win, considering how the people from the Celestian Empire are trained."
" That’s true, By any chance, is Zane the one who has been missing for a month now?" the principal chimed in.
"I heard from Eveline, who has been visiting him, that he has been learning a technique," Hannah replied while watching Elena wearing brilliant white armor with a golden sword at her waist.
"WE HAVE REACHED THE SEMI-FINALS NOW!" the announcer boomed. "The first fight will be Prince LEON VS Baron’s son BRENDON!"
Leon entered the stage, followed by Brendon.
"Are you both ready?" the instructor asked. Both competitors nodded.
"Let this fight BEGIN!" the instructor shouted, raising his hand and dropping it sharply.
"I have been watching you since the day you tried to propose to Eveline," Brendon said, his face far more serious than it had been in the maze.
"Ooh, you’re still holding onto that grudge from two years ago over a woman?" Leon replied. "Either way, whether you like it or not, I will continue to propose until she accepts me, and no one is gonna stop me." Brendon smiled, waving his hands loosely.
Leon didn’t waste any more time listening to Brendon and shot forward.
FWOOOSH!!
BANG!
Leon slammed Brendon’s head straight into the ground.
"If you damn try to do that again, I am going to kill you," Leon whispered into Brendon’s ear, his eyes wide open.
’Tch—This damn Royal brat. Can royalty just do whatever they want? Brendon thought, grinding his teeth as he tried to break out of Leon’s headlock. He then grinned. "Did he send you? If he did, he made a good decision. Otherwise, I was going to kill him and take Eveline away."
FWOOOSH!
Brendon activated his flames, forcing Leon to jump backward.
"Come at me! I’m not scared of you!" Brendon shouted.
While this was happening, Zane arrived at the arena and sat in the back row, quietly watching the fight.
"You fool, I wasn’t trying to scare you. I was warning you, because if he heard what you and your family have been doing, he will..."
"Shut UP!" Brendon yelled, charging at Leon.
Leon instantly disappeared and grabbed Brendon firmly by the neck.
"Brendon should have known that Leon was being serious," Freya said.
"Mmm... is there a deeper meaning behind it?" Arnold asked.
"Well, if you’ve noticed , his Leader Leon, likes to toy with enemies weaker than him," Freya explained.
"Yeah, I noticed, but I didn’t think much of it," Arnold replied, picking up a glass of water from the table.
"Well, right now he’s fighting someone far weaker than him, which means that guy did something to a member of the Royal family or did something to him ," Freya said, crossing her legs. "If I were you, I would rush down and stop the fight."
BOOM!
Leon slammed Brendon violently into the ground.
"He is so strong... he’s just smashing Brendon," nearby students began whispering.
"When he gets serious, he turns into a monster," Zane commented quietly.
He’s finally back. After this competition, I’m going to beat some sense into him. How could he forget about his cousin like that? Elena thought, grinding her teeth.
"STOP THE FIGHT, Prince Leon!" the instructor shouted, pushing Leon back and rushing to check on Brendon, who was bleeding and smashed into the ground.
"The winner of this match is Prince Leon!" the announcer declared, and the crowd of students erupted into loud cheers and applause.
"The next fight is between Eveline Everheart and Princess Elena of the Celestian Empire!"
"Wow, two of this year’s heavyweights are fighting each other. This is going to be amazing," the students talked among themselves.
’That girl... I think I’ve seen her in my memories’ Zane thought.
In a dark room, a deep voice echoed from behind a heavy curtain.
Step... Step..... Step..
"What brought you here? Do you want us to be caught?" the deep voice demanded from behind the curtain.
"I have prepared what you asked. The only thing left is to invade on the day of the Continent Competition," a man covering his face with a black mask said.
"Good. It’s time for chaos," the man behind the curtain replied, letting out a low laugh. "Hahaha, this is great. It’s time for Plan B."