“Go have your seat, Azuma,” Mr. Frank said as Adrian made his way to the very last seat at the back and sat down.His eyes were still on Damian. Both of them stared at each other intensely but with different emotions. Damian was looking at him with shock and anger, while Adrian was looking at him with a smug grin on his face. Just as he expected, Damian’s facial reaction to finding out he was alive was indeed priceless. He would pay any price to relive this moment again.But his staring was cut short when he felt the gaze of somebody else on him.He looked towards the direction, and his heart stopped beating for a second.It was Ruby.“She is beautiful,” was the first thing Adrian said in his mind as he acknowledged her. All the events that had happened since he was killed until now felt like it had been a long time since he saw her.But he quickly looked away and frowned. She cheated on him, and that day was the same day he was killed. The person he cared for the most was the same p

Adrian walked down the hallway with his hands in his pockets. He was still thinking about the class lesson he received earlier when he spotted three guys bullying another boy.The boy was frightened as they kept slapping and kicking him, pushing him to one another like he was a basketball, and the boy did nothing but stay there, enduring the bullying. Students also walked past without looking twice, giving Adrian the understanding that this was completely normal.Adrian watched for a while, contemplating whether to step in or pretend he didn't see anything. This was his first week in this school, so he should avoid trouble at all costs. Besides, the strong will always bully the weak.That was a universal law that always happened, no matter where you looked, and with that thought, he turned away and continued walking.But he stopped in his tracks as he thought about it again. This exact situation reminded him of when he was at the lowest of the low, when he had nothing and nobody saved

The hall of the event was massive. Massive enough to be as big as a football stadium. The middle of the arena was a platform that was made of a material that Adrian didn't know, but he was sure it was harder than metal.The whole place looked exactly like a stadium, with rows of chairs leading from up to down. Students from Adrian's class were in attendance, plus those who didn't participate in the tournament, and there were also people from other classes who had free time and wanted to entertain themselves.In the center of the arena stood Lirielle, calm as ever, with a lollipop tucked in her mouth and her hands in her pockets. This was her very first match, and beside her loomed her summon, the Majestic Frostwing Eagle.The A-Rank beast was a sight to behold. It was towering nearly nine feet tall at the shoulder, its feathers beamed with a bluish-white color that seemed to glow under the sun.Massive wings capable of generating freezing gales stretched wide, while its long, iron-lik

The Mantis lunged again at Noir, raising its forearms in the air and bringing them down with such powerful force, but Adrian, this time, had a boost and easily sidestepped, leaving the Mantis to hit the ground. Before it could turn, Noir kicked the summon away, making it roll on the ground before getting back up and rushing towards Noir again.Noir pulled out his broadsword and charged towards the Mantis too, dodging one of its strikes and sending his blade to hit one of its legs to shake its stance and make it fall down, but his plan was seen by his opponent.The Mantis pinned the incoming blade to the ground, and one of its hands pierced Noir through the gap in his shoulder armor and slammed him into the ground.The knight grunted in pain before managing to roll away from a couple of slashes aimed for his head, before resummoning his blade and preparing for the next attack.Adrian and Kellan kept exchanging blows, and this time, i

“2 days?” Adrian screamed, almost jumping out of the bed.“Calm your horses down,” Miren, the nurse, told him as he settled back down.“What about the tournament? What…” Adrian couldn't finish his statement as she interrupted him.“It's over already. Lirielle got first place, Damian second, and fortunately, you got third.”Adrian facepalmed immediately as realization dawned on him.He had just lost his once-in-a-century chance to obtain an A-Rank Dungeon Core.He needed power. He needed more power, and that Dungeon Core would have raised his strength to a great height, and now it was gone.Of course, he knew he would have to fight Damian and Lirielle, but at least he would have tried. Mother Luck would have helped him, and somehow, he would have won, but now the opportunity was gone.Damian, James, and Victor. They were the cause of this. If only they had left him to do his thing in peace.“Damn them,” Adrian muttered silently to himself.“They'll regret this,” he gritted the words th