Nightfall had finally arrived, inducing a sense of nervous anticipation within every member of the War God Academy team as the second round of the inter-academy competition approached. In their respective rooms, most of the team focused diligently on cultivating since Alec kept providing them cultivation pills, Selene had been curious about the source of these pills and had considered asking Alec about it on multiple occasions. However, in order to avoid putting him in an awkward position, she refrained from doing so, initially, the team members were hesitant to continue collecting the pills, fully aware of their significant value. Yet, over time, they grew accustomed to the arrangement, in fact, they shamelessly competed for the pills, as Alec constantly found ways to secure additional sets for them. Having heeded Alec's advice to allow the residual energy from the pills to dissipate, they temporarily stopped consuming them in order to exhaust the

“Young lady Selene, I am but a humble mercenary unworthy of your attention, my services were hired to kidnap both Alec and Pale without any disturbances, but little did I anticipate the sensitivity and perceptiveness of the little mages under you,” the skeleton masked figure confessed.“The moment our harmless group of mercenaries entered, we were immediately attacked, we had no choice but to defend ourselves,” he continued, causing both Selene and Alec to be taken aback by his smooth and eloquent words. If Alec hadn’t been present during the incident, he might have questioned the truth of what occurred, that’s how convincing the skeleton masked figure portrayed himself.“Humph! Don’t you dare use your disgusting abilities against me! Who do you think you are, calling yourselves mercenaries?, You Dark Guild mages are the ones I despise the most, it seems like your group only assumes the title of ‘mercenaries’ when things aren’t going your way,” Sele

# Previous Night Later that night, shortly after the masked intruders had fled, Selene left the room to speak with the Royal guards responsible for safeguarding their section of the building. She intended to address the lack of assistance despite the commotion that had taken place at their building.Meanwhile, the rest of the team focused on restoring order to the room, Alec remained seated near Pale, patiently awaiting his awakening. Lost in contemplation, Alec pondered the nature of his connection to the masked individuals who had sought him and Pale. While it seemed that one group aimed to capture them alive, the Zero Clan enforcers appeared determined to eliminate Alec. The attackers had targeted him relentlessly, and Pale had been the only one who had been rendered unconscious and nearly taken away.“Agnes, help me wake up this sleepyhead, I need answers, and I can’t wait any longer,” Alec instructed, address

# Back to presentThe Dean of the War God Academy finally shifted his attention away from his battered team, though he could still hear the Head Abbot giggling beside him, but he was determined to maintain his composure, as he refrained from succumbing to rage.“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second round of the inter-academy competition,” announced the red-haired referee that had been chosen to oversee the battle as he ascended into the air, utilizing his control over mana, he projected his voice far and wide, reaching every spectator as if he stood right beside them.With his mastery over the sound element, this task proved relatively effortless.“Are you all ready to witness another blood-curling and intense battle as these two academies compete to determine who would go on to fight for the title of the new supreme academy after one year?” asked the referee, prompting the crowd to erupt into cheers filled with boundless energy. Their collective enthusiasm resonated througho

While the whole crowd was wild with joy, only the real experts watching the match could tell that it was far from over, as Connor had not been able to land a critical strike on Michael, despite appearances.Suddenly, Michael’s shredded body turned into specks of light and disappeared. As Connor, who seemed to have been expecting this, quickly turned to face his back.Bam!“Come on, show me more! Show me more!” Michael giggled as he jumped around Connor, his sword still sheathed and held in his left hand. He stared at Connor with a wide, uncontainable smile after he had landed a quick jab on Connor’s face .The crowd was taken aback as the fans of Bloodline Academy fell silent, while the Holy Grail Academy supporters erupted in wild cheers. They started to boast about Michael emerging unscathed from the strike, finally finding their voices to retort against the previously taunting Bloodline Academy fans.Agnes,