Destroyer of Ice and Fire
Chapter 43: Attack then, brave warrior!
"Three arcane gates? Teacher Huston, the Ferguillo from Iron Forest Academy youâre talking about, heâs already a high-level arcane master with three open arcane gates?" Ayrinâs voice rang once more. "Then isnât he just like you, teacher Huston?"
"I just knew you wouldnât miss an opportunity to hit my face!"
Huston madly shouted these words in his mind, resisting the urge to spit out blood. "The reason the Hegemonical Cup of Starry Skies Academy Braves is a popular throughout the entire kingdom and makes countless people crazy is precisely because this tournament can be seen as duels between the future elite arcane masters of the entire kingdom! There some figures whoâve already opened their third arcane gate in this tournament, and even, inside teams that can fight their way to the end, there might be existences with four open arcane gates, whose strength wonât be any lesser than elite arcane masters.
Or I could say that some geniuses inside a few teams will immediately become members of elite arcane teams as soon as they leave school, become characters whose mere mention will strike fear into people!"
"That powerful?"
Ayrin sucked in a mouthful of cold air. Then he immediately asked excitedly, "Teacher Huston, how do these people train then, how do they progress so fast?"
"How am I supposed to know the way they train." Huston said with a black face, "Almost every one of these guys are strange people with unusual bloodlines. Some among these guys might have Awakened at ten years old already. They spent five or six years condensing arcane particles by the time they reach your age. Some people were born with terrifying spiritual power, and as soon as they open an arcane gate they open two of them straight away."
"Teacher, what I said is all true!" Moss again shouted really loud at this moment. "That Stingham from Golden Lion Academy is very possibly one of these weird guys you talked about, teacher. His physical strength and arcane power are both just so much higher than usual, itâs even possible he has very high-level dragon bloodline!"
"Dragon bloodline? Do you know how many arcane masters on the whole Doraster continent have dragon bloodlines? Even people with a few percent of dragon blood already have hackles-raising talent. here arenât many existences with dragon bloodlines even adding all the celebrities in previous years together. If he truly had dragon blood, would he go to a second-rate academy like Golden Lion?"
"Itâs becoming more and more absurd, I donât feel like talking to you anymore."
Huston humphed after saying a couple sentences, then turned his head and walked away.
"Teacher Huston, listen to me!"
Moss stood foolishly where he was, shouting as if his life depended on it. But Huston was like a gust of wind, he simply ran as fast as he could. In a blink, even his shadow couldnât be seen anymore.
"IâŠ"
Moss almost passed out.
"Letâs go!" The other freshmen also felt Moss was truly a little insane, plus they were afraid to be together with Moss and Ayrin, for fear Huston would come to believe they were a band. In an instant, only the two of Ayrin and Moss were left in this clearing inside the Thinkerâs Stone Forest.
Probably because it suddenly felt a little lonely, Ayrin couldnât resist telling Moss, "Belo isnât here eitherâŠ"
"What does it have to do with me if that glass guy is here or not! Itâs not like Iâm friend with you guys!" Moss blew off his top all of a sudden. "Also, you. Just now you kept interrupting me while I was talking, if you have questions canât you ask them some other time. It made Huston not believe a word of what I said!"
"Werenât you just trying to warn Chris about Ferguilloâs and Stinghamâs moves and tactics, so she can be on her guards and train for them?" Ayrin didnât understand. He scratched his head and said, "Why do you absolutely have to make teacher Huston believe you? As long as what you said is the truth, I can also take you to see Chris."
"What, you can see Chris?" Moss calmed down at once.
"Yeah, I saw her twice. Sheâs even the one who taught me the way Iâm training now," Ayrin said, as if it were entirely normal.
"What youâre saying is true?" Moss became excited all of a sudden. He pulled Ayrinâs arm. "Hurry up, take me to her."
"Why are you so anxious?" Ayrin looked at Moss as if he were looking at a moron. "Chris is still healing from her wounds, she hasnât resumed her training yet. Plus, I remember hearing teacher Huston say just earlier that our Holy Dawn Academyâs team has to beat Divine Shield Academy first before we can meet Iron Forest Academy or Golden Lion Academy. If you want to scout, you should scout Divine Shield Academy first."
"Divine Shield Academy⊠Clan LannisterâŠ"
Moss stared blankly. He always thought that this Ayrin guy who came from Cororin was both dumb and foolish, but Ayrinâs words made him feel that he himself seemed to be a moron right now.
Indeed, he didnât seem his usual self after seeing Stingham and Ferguilloâs display in Iron Forest Academy. He couldnât even manage calm rational thinking.
Was it because of his fear of monsters like Stingham and Ferguillo?
Or was it because he was unwilling to believe it was impossible for him to match up to them in the future, that he could only stand below them?
"Moss, what you said is true? Those Ferguillo and Stingham are really so strong? Can we go to other schools and watch their matches or training?" Moss stood dumbly I place, but Ayrin didnât stop firing off his questions his way. "Is there someone as powerful as Stingham and Ferguillo in Divine Shield Academy? How about we first go to Divine Shield Academy and have a look at the guys in their team?"
Looking at Ayrinâs excited and earnest expression, hearing his continuous questions, Moss thoroughly recovered his calm.
"Ah, you." He looked at Ayrin. "I heard someone else say that the reason you keep shouting about condensing arcane particles these days is because you want to join the academyâs team and participate in the tournament. Donât you feel afraid at all when you hear how powerful Stingham and Ferguillo are?"
"Not afraid, thereâs nothing to be afraid of." Ayrin had a thoughtless look. "If all the opponents were weaker then you, then this tournament wouldnât be interesting."
"Youâre quite right. If they were all worse than me, if I were only beating on people weaker than me to begin with, then whatâs the point of this competition? If we just go on defeating weaker opponent along the way, then how could becoming a famous arcane master still be called a dream, what would be the meaning of it?" Mossâ eyes were thoroughly different now when looking at Ayrin. "Ayrin, I seem to remember, you were the one with the best results out of all of us in the test last time, correct?"
"Haha." Ayrin laughed. "Probably⊠Werenât we talking about Ferguillo, Stingham, and the issue about Divine Shield Academy though?"
"Since even you arenât afraid of them, even you are shouting about joining the academyâs team, then how could I lose to you, how could even someone like you be better than me!"
Moss looked at Ayrinâs proud laughter and started to shout in a loud voice, "Come then! Weâll fight first, then after I whoop your ass, weâll go scout Divine Shield Academy together, how about it? I can tell you that, although there isnât anyone as famous as Ferguillo in Divine Shieldâs team, theyâre still regulars at the national tournament! Their team has long been publicly acknowledged as a powerful team!"
"No problem! I wonât let you beat me though!"
Ayrinâs eyes were also suddenly filled with a blazing will for war. "Come then! Brave warrior of the starry skies, let me see how strong you truly are!"
"Donât blame me when I smack you down!"
There was only Ayrin in Mossâ vision now. He shouted loudly, then the ground at his feet suddenly shook, and he pounced on Ayrin like an arrow shooting from a bow!
"Explosive Blazing Punch!"
Boom! A ball of fire punched out.
"What!"
At this moment, when this fist burning with raging fire punched out, Moss noticed Ayrinâs every trace had already vanished from his front.
"Pop!"
A fist landed on Mossâ back from the rear. Moss shot forward four to five steps in succession before finally managing to stand firm.
"This guyâs speed actually reached such a level already?"
Moss turned around, his back in pain. He looked with disbelief at an Ayrin complacently pleased with himself.
"How is it, can you still fight, brave warrior?" Ayrin brandished a fist in his direction. "I only used half my strength."
"Youâre too full of yourself, now youâre dead for sure!"
"Storm Combo!"
A roar came from Mossâ throat. The movements of his entire body became twice as fast as they were only a moment ago. His hands and feet turned into strip after strip of flowing afterimages. In an instant, countless punches struck at Ayrin from every direction like a storm.
"Brave warrior, this isnât enough yet eh, Iâm a brave warrior who went through the trial of the ball bouncing room!"
"Brave your ass!" Moss shouted. But what made him incredulous was, Ayrin stayed free and effortless under his attack. With every one of his punches, Ayrin dodged with matchless ease, or simply slapped his fist away.
"Pa!"
A foot dragging a blur behind it ruthlessly kicked his belly.
"Ah!"
Moss hugged his belly, his whole person lift up from the ground. His two knees landed heavily on the ground. He even almost puked out everything he ate in the morning.
"Brave warrior, your spirit is admirable but your movements are too slow. Youâre lacking in training." Ayrin looked at his appearance and laughed out loud. However, he yelled at the same time, his will for war not diminishing the slightest, "How is it, can you still fight!"
"Youâre dead for sure!"
Mossâ rested his hands on the ground. It seemed as if raging winds were blowing from his throat.
"Whatâs that?"
Ayrin suddenly stared, his eyes open wide.
He saw Mossâ body swell up rapidly. Not the empty swelling of an inflated balloon, but rather the kind of swelling where his muscles bulged continuously, becoming tougher and tougher. Ayrin even felt arcane power clearly converging from the air to the inside of Mossâ body, seemingly turning into Mossâ muscles.
Groaning, tearing sounds came from the academy uniform on Mossâ body, when it was very loose previously. His figure had fully doubled, standing up from the ground like a mountain of flesh.
Even the muscles on his face bulged like rocks. His red hair stood erect. Mossâ features were now entirely looked as they always did.
The shadow of a giant loomed over Ayrin.
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