CHAPTER 27: CH 27: TEMPEST ISLAND [3]

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Name: Henry Mordant (Karl Max)

Race: Human

Age: 23(14)

Innate Skills: Seed of Life (On Cooldown), One with Shadows(Inactive)

Active Skills: Unbending Baron, Life Drain, Double Slash, Lotus Ice

Elements: Ice, Light (locked)

Prime: First Order

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Strength: E

Agility: F

Intelligence: D

Durability: E

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Mana Meter: ◻️◻️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️

[Capacity: E]

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’I really hope the mana is enough for this.’ I thought as I looked at the black haired from the branch I was standing on.

Reinhard was currently locked in an intense battle with a full unit of infantry who were geared from their head to toes with slitted helmets.

And they came from every direction. All aiming their weapons at an unarmed Reinhard, who was completely dependant on his element to fight them.

But man, was his fighting style fabulous!

His arms carried strength capable of denting several armors with a single punch. His movements were so fluid and fast that my eyes couldn’t even keep track of them.

"So this is the power of a Third Order..." I whispered under my breath, completely awestruck. Arlott had previously said so when Reinhard was undergoing his first subdivision of the test.

But with all that said...

He didn’t look to be in the best fit either. For every one soldier that fell, four others took it’s place.

It was an unending wave.

However fortunately, I had some plans to perfectly trap them long enough and have Reinhard kill them all.

And I was sure his Earth element would be crucial in ending the mud sponges.

But before I could leap into the battlefield, a loud thunderclap rang across the skies. In fact, it was so loud that I felt my ears ring for few seconds before I could hear again.

Then came a sweet, sultry voice.

"Candidates Henry Mordant and Reinhard~"

My head snapped up to the skies from where the sound had come.

I saw nobody up there but still the voice continued, "You might have come here. But do you even know the rules of the game?"

Down below I saw Reinhard spotting me among the branches. I nodded but he ignored it and focused back on the unknown voice.

"There weren’t any rules to this. Was there any?"

"Sily~ of course there was." I felt myself drawn to the voice. It was strangely hypnotic.

"The rule is simple. Whoever gets the maximum number of kills gets the higher marks in this test. Of course, they also take in account the way you showcase your skills."

I slowly turned my head to Reinhard and seeing the greedy glint in his eyes, my worst fears came true.

’He is going to take all the kills for himself now...Her words also came at the exact moment when I was about to initiate a teamfight. Shit, did she do that intentionally?!’

But more importantly...

Who is she?

And fortunately for me, Reinhard wasn’t that dumb. He took asked, "Who are you? I won’t take advice from any random stranger."

"The audacity haha. I am the messenger, the guardian of these lands. Hear my words or ignore them, that’s not something I need to bother myself with. My work was to transmit this message, which I have already done. The decision now lies in your hands."

Saying those words, her presence disappeared. And I could see her words having an immediate effect on Reinhard as he charged at the infantry with renewed vigor.

But vigor isn’t enough to deal with such an uncountable infantry.

I bit my lips as I contemplated whether or not to help him. On one hand I knew I needed to help since that was actually the main goal. Teamwork was the main thing required, regardless of the so called messenger’s provocative words.

Because that’s what Principal told us to do. I was almost certain that this lady was a scam, meant to disrupt our decision-making.

On the other other hand, I was completely sure that Reinhard would see my interruption as an attempt at "stealing" away his kills.

I looked behind me as a stiff smile smeared across my face.

’Why am I acting as if I even have a choice?’ I asked myself internally as I looked at the approaching army of the mud sponges from the other end. They too would be here in few minutes.

Coming to my decision, I leapt down and dashed straight towards the infantry.

Seeing me approach, Reinhard bellowed from a distance, "Don’t you dare kill them!! All these kills are mine!"

I ignored his words and quickly dodged the halberd that missed my face by just few inches. I rolled on the ground and summersaulted close to Reinhard.

Jumping behind his shoulder, I released a wave of freezing mist over a large area.

Every soldier in that radius suddenly found their vision blocked as the slits of their helmets were covered by a thin but durable layer of ice.

Neither could they open their helmets as more bursts of ice had frozen up the straps of their gear.

And thus they stumbled as they were trapped in their own armours, fumbling around with their metallic and thick gloves.

At first, Reinhard looked ready to attack me as I did the stunt. He lifted me up by my collar and shouted, "Didn’t I tell you to stay away from my kills??"

I stayed silent.

And only stared at the frozen group behind him.

Seeing my lack of response and my focused eyes, he looked behind him. Realising what I had done, he roughly dropped me on the ground and dashed toward the frozen soldiers.

And with just a few series of punches and jabs, he killed each and every one of them.

Rising up from the ground, I turned my attention to the others who were starting to surround us.

Understanding my intention, Reinhard quickly came and stood beside me.

I raised my hand and this time, slammed on the ground. Ice spread all over the ground.

And instantly froze most of the boots of the soldiers. The few who had jumped at the crucial moment to dodge my attack, ended up slipping on the polished ice as a result.

They were wearing metal boots with smooth sole for better movements on forest floors. No way would it help them move on an icy layer.

And I could tell this was something Principal Cormac had kept in mind while making this test.